Even if you're a corrupted magical girl, you still have to try to redeem yourself.

"Never mind! I can't stand it for another second! Let's hold Lin Jiezi down first! Yellow-haired dwarf, didn't you wake Xiao Yuan up once? Xiao Yuan is yours to handle!"

Baqi couldn't hold back any longer. Her white military uniform turned into a streak of light in the darkness, pointing directly at Lin Jiezi, who was fighting Yuki Yuki.

"Understood!" Helica replied quickly and rushed off in the other direction.

With both of them acting at the same time, even if Nishio Reki wanted to stop them, he was powerless to do so.

Indeed, we can't wait any longer.

It seems that Yuuki En, who can rival Lin Jiezi, only has the advantage of being rational; it is impossible for her to defeat Lin Jiezi.

Letting the two of them continue would be tantamount to letting Yuuki Yukino slowly head towards the end that no one wants to see.

Nishio Reki nodded with difficulty to the other two magical girls who had not yet acted but were already eager to try, and rushed out first, joining Baqi and Helica in the battle.

Sakura Hanako and Mizuno Yuu did not hesitate. With the protection of magic and cover fire, they arrived from behind Nishio Reki, greatly reducing the pressure on the three who rushed into the battle.

The already chaotic battlefield became even more chaotic with the arrival of these people.

Stopping Lin Jiezi or Yuki En is no easy task, and now that the two are combined, the difficulty increases exponentially.

Everyone was mentally prepared for this, but when they actually started doing it, they found that the difficulty was much higher than they had imagined.

If Yuuki En is seriously injured, it could easily escalate to the situation described by Nishio Reki. However, the idea of ​​subduing Yuuki En, who is capable of sparring with Hayashi Keiko, by simply holding back is a pipe dream.

Lin Jiezi charged relentlessly towards Yuki Yuki, and Yuki Yuki, for some reason, relentlessly pursued Lin Jiezi. The attacks from the others could only serve to disrupt the attack and could not directly separate the battlefield.

Amidst the chaotic clash of various magical powers, the magical girls who managed to remain conscious were completely lost, unsure of what they should do. They could only launch attacks on their surroundings, forcibly separating the two combatants.

Such a battle, without command or purpose, is simply unsustainable unless one side runs out of magic power first.

However, the first to run out of magic power were the other magical girls who were responsible for restraining the enemy.

The protective light surrounding Helica dimmed further, and the attack that she had been able to withstand before now felt as heavy as a boulder, forcing Helica back several steps.

Herlica frowned and looked at Sakura Hanako behind her, only to see that Sakura Hanako was already kneeling on one knee, struggling to hold up the huge syringe to keep herself from collapsing.

"Huff, huff... I can't take it anymore. I've already given all my magic to my seniors, but it's still too much."

One person maintaining the protection of four people requires four times the magic power; the price behind such powerful support abilities is just as fair.

Compared to the original magical girls or Yuuki Yuuki, whose magical power was already ridiculously high, they were indeed somewhat lacking in magical power.

"Damn it, they can't be separated at all! Do they have inexhaustible magic?" Baqi exhaled a breath of pent-up anger, rubbed her aching wrists a few times, and charged forward again without hesitation.

"No matter what, we have to persevere."

“Nishio is right, I can hold on for a little longer.”

The panting magical girls, though their magic power was almost depleted, were still struggling to keep going.

But the depletion of magic power means the emergence of an opening.

Although Yuuki Enishi still had some strength left, she was unable to withstand Lin Jiezi's attacks.

Lin Jiezi's finger pierced Yuki En's abdomen, causing Yuki En to fly out like a cannonball.

But the direction of the shot was towards the ground.

When Yuuki Yuki was knocked down from mid-air and fell to the ground, everyone's heart skipped a beat.

Lin Jiezi wasn't going to let it go after defeating Yuki Yuki; at this moment, she raised her leg and kicked downwards like a hero in a tokusatsu movie.

With her magic and stamina almost depleted, the magical girl was already too late to save Yuuki Yukino before Hayashi's falling attack.

Now they could only watch as Lin Jiezi fell like a meteor, crashing into Yuuki Yukino, who was caught off guard and had no chance to fight back.

If hit by such an attack, even Yuuki Yuki in her transformed state would probably not be able to withstand it.

More importantly, if Lin Jiezi and Yuki En were to come into direct contact, the consequences would be unimaginable.

They only noticed Lin Jiezi's fall, completely unaware of the orange-red flash that skimmed across the ground.

The loud bang of the kick hitting its mark sent dust billowing up from the ground.

It's all over.

Each magical girl was heartbroken and rushed into the smoke and dust, hoping to salvage the already dire situation.

But in the dissipating smoke and dust, the scene the girls saw was completely different from what they had imagined.

Lin Jiezi's kick did indeed hit the target.

But what struck wasn't Yuuki Yuuki, but a... giant stone cage.

It was a huge, uneven, sword-shaped rock that the girl with short black hair was supporting in front of her.

The shockwave from the kick dispersed the surrounding dust and also lifted a streak of bright red dye from the forehead of the girl who held the greatsword to her chest.

Click, click, click.

The greatsword struck by Lin Jiezi was covered with cracks of all sizes, just like every time Lin Jiezi shattered the defenses in front of her.

However, this time seems to be a little different.

Between the cracks in the giant rock sword, the orange-red light shone even brighter, and even from a distance, the other magical girls could feel the scorching heat emanating from it, as if it could burn everything in its path.

Amidst the shattered rocks, a giant sword resembling flowing magma was suddenly drawn by the girl, whose face was contorted with excitement. The scorching blade slashed upwards, cutting into Lin Jiezi's side.

A palm-sized magic crystal appeared at Lin Jiezi's waist; it was the same thing that had blocked Nishio Reki's halberd thrust at Lin Jiezi earlier.

However, before the blade of the flaming greatsword forged from lava, the fragments of magic were like sparks ignited, merely bursting into flames and leaving a hissing sound in the girls' ears before vanishing without a trace.

The sword's edge, a perfect hit.

The raging flames instantly engulfed Lin Jiezi, causing her to stagger back several steps.

That's right, the original magical girl has temporarily stepped aside.

Having accomplished this feat, the girl looked back at the fallen Yuuki Yuki, then at Hayashi Keko engulfed in flames, casually hoisted the greatsword onto her shoulder, her pupils, engraved with black demonic runes, gleaming with fanatical light, and her gaze swept over the dumbfounded girls standing beside her.

"Hey? I said?" Lava Mountain Lantern tilted its head, and the greatsword was thrown down again, but it was not pointed at Lin Jiezi, who had already escaped from the flames, but was directly stuck into the ground.

"There's something so interesting going on, why didn't anyone call me?!"

Chapter Forty-Seven: Temporary Calm

Nighttime, in Nishio Reki's small rented room.

"Okay, I'm all set. You've all worked hard, get some rest tonight."

Holding up his phone, Nishio Reki answered repeatedly to the other end of the screen before putting it down and casually pressing the lock screen button.

The phone, its screen turned off, was casually placed on the bedside table by Nishio Reki. Only then did she raise her dark eyes and look at the pink-haired girl lying on the bed.

"Don't worry, all the troublesome matters have been dealt with, Xiaoyuan, just rest assured."

Yuuki Yukina, covered by the blanket, blinked her eyes, scooted her body closer to the headboard, and straightened her upper body slightly.

"I'm not a patient, I don't need such meticulous care."

"No! Little Yuan, do you even know how dangerous the situation was back then?" Nishio Reki pointed his index finger at Yuuki Yuan without any mercy, his somewhat annoyed look causing Yuuki Yuan to straighten up and then shrink back into the blankets.

Although Yuuki obediently crawled back inside, she actually couldn't remember anything that happened that night.

All Yuuki Yui could remember was that she accidentally had Lin Jiezi see the black demonic markings on her body in the locker room, and then Lin Jiezi suddenly transformed into that terrifying appearance.

Then she was attacked by Lin Jiezi, and then she lost consciousness. It seemed like she slept for a very long time and had a very long dream. Only then did Yuuki Yui see the other magical girls who looked exhausted around her.

However, not all the magical girls appeared around Yuuki Yui. Mizuno Yu and Sakura Hanako were missing from the group surrounding her, and Hayashi Mustard, who had gone berserk, was nowhere to be found.

Incidentally, when Yuuki Yukari woke up, she was already lying in bed at Nishio Reki's house.

The reason why everyone brought Yuuki Yuki to Nishio Reki's house to rest was very simple: there was a barrier near Nishio Reki's house that could block the transmission of magic power, making it difficult for outsiders to detect any unusual magical activity inside.

When Yuuki Yuki was first consumed by the power of darkness, it was because of this barrier that no one knew about her battle with Nishio Reki that night.

Yuuki had heard about what happened during the time she was unconscious from others. Although their accounts were brief, they still made Yuuki's heart pound and left her feeling terrified.

Others' explanations of Yuuki Yuuki can be summarized as follows:

After seeing Yuuki Yukino's black magic markings, Lin Jiezi went berserk and attacked her. Yuuki Yukino, influenced by Lin Jiezi's magic, was also swallowed by the power of darkness and thus began fighting with Lin Jiezi.

Just as Yuuki En was about to be defeated by Hayashi Mustard, Lava Mountain Lantern, noticing something interesting, suddenly jumped out and intervened, single-handedly accomplishing the feat of restraining Hayashi Mustard.

Meanwhile, the other magical girls, whose magic power was almost depleted, joined forces to hold down Yuuki Yuuki, and finally, the few who were closest to Yuuki Yuuki took her back.

Anyway, that's the version that Yuuki heard. Everyone's version was very brief, but Yuuki had personally witnessed Hayashi Mustard's actions more than once, and had also seen the headline on the news that night about the hot springs being destroyed by magical girls. She could guess that what actually happened was far more complicated than they described.

The only saving grace was that the hot spring they went to was located in a suburban area near Moonsea City, a separate area from the city. It was also quite late, and the only people still soaking near the changing room were these magical girls, which prevented any casualties.

But the area that was completely destroyed in the news still made Yuuki Yuen feel uneasy.

To be honest, Yuuki Yuuki always felt that others were hiding something from her, but she couldn't find any evidence.

"Tell me, are you really not hiding anything from me?" Yuuki asked sullenly.

"How could that be? Is there anything we could hide from Yuuki?" Nishio Reki denied it outright, then tucked Yuuki back into the rumpled blanket. "So, Yuuki, how are you now? Do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"I'm perfectly fine." Yuuki Yuuki grabbed the blanket and tucked the area below her nose completely inside it.

The game console placed on Nishio Reki's bedside table immediately drew objections.

"Is nothing wrong? Do you know how much effort I put in to hold you down? And how much magic I used up?"

"Oh, you must be tired too?" Yuuki Yuuki reached out and poked the screen of the game console.

On the game console screen, Sumireko Yumehara sat there with her legs crossed, looking exhausted as she swayed back and forth with her feet on the table.

Behind Sumire Yumehara, golden wheat fields sway in the wind, and cattle and horses graze among them, making Sumire Yumehara's figure appear so serene.

Before the band's activities started, this place should have been a wasteland. It's amazing how much it has developed in just a few days without me noticing. It seems that Sumireko Yumehara is quite satisfied with Yuuki Yuki's newly purchased farming game, "Animal Crossing: New Horizons".

However, Sumireko Yumehara is slightly different from her usual self at this moment; she is still in a state of divine liberation.

Hearing Yuuki Yukino thank her, Yumehara Sumireko, who was chewing on a stalk of wheat, curled her lip and said, "Come on, come on. I'm not the same childish person I used to be. Don't try to please me like that. You should take care of yourself first. Don't try to tough it out if you have any problems."

"But I'm really grateful to you. I don't know what would have happened to me if it weren't for you." Yuuki Yuu rolled over in bed, rested her chin on the back of her hand on the pillow, and blinked at the game console screen.

"I told you not to give me that nonsense. If there's nothing else, I'm going to deactivate the divine release and go to sleep." Sumireko Yumehara snorted coldly, and the handheld console screen turned off on its own without Yuki Emi having to operate it.

If Sumireko Yumehara didn't speak, Yuuki Yuuki would almost forget about her for a moment.

Among the magical girls who subdued the corrupted Yuuki Yuki and brought her back was Yumehara Sumireko, who deserved the most credit for it.

When everyone was finding it difficult to defeat Yuuki Yuki, they suddenly noticed that the ground beneath Yuuki Yuki's feet began to collapse, and then the corrupted Yuuki Yuki disappeared from their sight.

Not long after, Yuuki Yuki, who had already deactivated her transformation, was suddenly thrown out again, along with a handheld game console that she was carrying in her arms.