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

According to Sumireko Yumehara, she sensed something was wrong outside, so she dragged Yuki Yuki into the empty dreamscape to find out what was going on. However, she found that Yuki Yuki couldn't communicate, so she knocked her unconscious and threw her out.

No one knows the specifics, but Sumireko Yumehara has personally proven one thing: she still has the ability to transform and freely enter and exit the Dream Realm, but she can no longer connect to the magic of the original magical girl through the Dream Realm.

Regardless, Sumireko Yumehara inadvertently did everyone a great favor this time, and also put some of the magical girls who were wary of Sumireko's existence at ease.

Before everyone began their great battle to get to know each other, Yuuki Yukino planned to keep Yumehara Sumireko by her side at all times. One reason was that she needed to charge her handheld console, and another was that it would be safer to have Yumehara Sumireko with her.

Even when she came to soak in the hot springs, Yuuki Yuen casually stuffed her handheld console into her luggage. It seems fortunate that Yuuki Yuen insisted on doing so despite everyone's objections, otherwise the situation might have been very different.

Seeing that the handheld console had been turned off, Yuuki Yukino put it back on the bedside table.

"Xiao Li, there's something else I want to ask you."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"You just called Lin Qishi and Mizuno Yu, right? Did they say anything?"

"It's nothing, I just mean everything is fine there."

Yuuki Yui pondered for a moment, then her soft voice revealed an unparalleled seriousness: "Even the Lava Mountain Lantern is one of them?"

Allowing the Lava Lantern to come into contact with the original magical girl has always been the most dangerous thing Yuuki Yuuki has ever considered, without exception.

This time, the Lava Mountain Lamp did a great favor for everyone, but it also directly came into contact with Lin Jiezi herself. No one knows what extent that battle maniac will go in order to fight Lin Jiezi in the future.

If in the future, Lava Lantern really seeks out Lin Jiezi to settle the score, and if Lava Lantern fails to defeat Lin Jiezi, it will only affect Lava Lantern alone, which would be fine. However, Lin Jiezi's awakening would be a catastrophic blow to Yuuki Yuen herself.

This is something we must be wary of.

Just thinking about it made Yuuki Yukino's head spin even more.

Faced with Yuki Yuki's question, Nishio Reki did not hesitate at all: "The situation with Rokuzan is also fine. She was not hurt by Hayashi Mustard and did not ask about Hayashi Mustard."

"Really?" Yuuki Yuki looked up at the ceiling. "That would be best."

……

A little earlier.

"Find her some clothes, lest she really catch a cold."

As he spoke, Rongshan Deng threw his rather unattractive, even somewhat dowdy, coat onto Lin Jiezi, who was lying on the ground.

Although Lava Lantern looked a little disheveled, with several scrapes on his body that no one would have imagined would appear on him, anyone could tell at a glance that Lava Lantern was in an extremely good mood.

But there seemed to be something missing in the expression on the mountain lantern, or rather, there was a sense of unfinished business.

The reason is not complicated. While Rongshan Deng was carrying Lin Jiezi's simple and unadorned attacks and wielding his greatsword, Lin Jiezi suddenly fell to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.

Without an opponent, Lava Lantern had no choice but to stop its attack, reluctantly bringing this abruptly ended battle to a close.

The battle was over, but Lava Lantern didn't leave.

"That's why I said..."

As he spoke, Rongshan Deng crossed his arms and unconsciously shivered.

Even when she doesn't transform into a magical girl, she's just an ordinary person, so it's understandable that she felt a bit cold after giving her coat to Hayashi.

Although Lava Lantern didn't show it, her actions confirmed it.

Lava Mountain Lantern, who had crossed her arms, glanced at Mizuno Yu, who was wrapped tightly in her coat around Hayashi Mustard's neck. Everyone could guess what she was about to say: "Even I didn't realize that your little companion was so amazing? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Besides Yuuki En, the only other person who can speak smoothly with Lava Mountain Lantern is Mizuno Yu.

Mizuno Yu didn't intend to avoid the topic, but she also didn't reveal everything: "This situation is a bit complicated, and even I don't know how to explain it."

"I can tell." Rongshan Deng replied, "It's alright, I can listen to you slowly."

“That’s possible, but I need to go home first,” Mizuno Yu replied.

"why?"

"Because I wasn't wearing any clothes."

"Ok?"

"Because I really wasn't wearing any clothes."

Keep in mind that everyone is completely naked after just coming out of the hot spring, so it's absolutely impossible to immediately undo the transformation.

The magical girls were alright; they could sneak home to change their clothes. But it wasn't possible for Hayashi Mustard and Yuuki Yuuki, who were in a coma.

So, the final decision was that Mizuno Yu and Rokuyama Akari left, Sakura Hanako took the unconscious Hayashi Keko to the hospital, and the rest of the group brought Yuuki Yuki back.

This is actually why Baki and Herika left in such a hurry.

In the phone call they had just finished, Mizuno Yu told Nishio Reki that she had told Kouyama Tou the general outline of the matter, not only because the two of them had a good relationship, but also because even if she wanted to keep it from Kouyama Tou, he would definitely try to find out the truth.

Lava Lantern's final reaction was understanding and respect, but he knew he would have to fight the original magical girls again sooner or later, though he could give them some time.

It's impossible to control Lava Lamp's actions; it's already quite remarkable that Lava Lamp hasn't taken sides with everyone.

No one would risk antagonizing Rongshan Deng just to conceal Lin Jiezi's affair; this is the most basic principle.

Therefore, if anyone wants to get anything done, they must act even faster.

Meanwhile, Lin Jiezi, who had been taken to the hospital, slowly woke up. At this moment, she did not know what had happened. Sakura Hanako certainly would not tell the people around her the truth, but only told others that they had escaped as survivors in the battle of magical girls.

Although there were no actual casualties, Sakura Hanako's words were highly credible, and no one around her suspected anything.

This is hardly a perfect ending, and there's still tomorrow to come, but at least this huge farce that could have affected the entire city ended at such a small cost, which is certainly something to be thankful for.

However, the chain reaction triggered by this farce has yet to show any signs.

There has never been just one person in Moonsea City who could detect Lin Jiezi's magic.

……

The Holy and Eternal Academy, the Great Underground Cathedral.

"This magic, that's right, it's this magic. Sure enough, good things will happen when I return to Moonsea City."

Leaning against the bench behind the huge podium, Gen Ken Mashiro slowly raised his head, as if he could see the huge conflict that had taken place on the edge of Moonsea City.

"Everything is in place. The wish I've been so determined to fulfill is now within reach. It's just a little bit more, just the very last bit more."

As Genki Mashiro spoke, she placed her hand on her side, gently stroking the light-colored long hair beside her.

"So, you should also prepare as soon as possible to fulfill your duties as a 'Saint'. Can you do it?"

"No problem." The girl, whose face was being stroked by Mashiro, revealed herself from under her messy long hair: "I can do it, Mashiro-neechan."

Chapter 48: Lingmeng Lingwu's Dad Makes a Big Announcement

Everything that happened on the page about the hot springs was very sudden, but its effects faded just as quickly.

There was some discussion online at first, but by noon the next day, everyone had almost forgotten about it.

Ordinary people have no idea how thrilling the events were, but an incident involving a magical girl that occurred in the suburbs with no casualties and almost no witnesses received almost no attention.

So, the hot spring trip didn't cause the girls any trouble—except for Hayashi Mustard and Sakura Hanako being stopped and questioned by gossipy people.

After all, Sakura Hanako used the excuse that she had escaped from the attack of magical girls to take Hayashi to the hospital, and she had no choice but to do so in order to settle Hayashi in.

Therefore, it's normal for those who experienced these two events to be asked all sorts of questions.

But Hayashi Keiko knew nothing about what happened after she went berserk, and she was also a socially awkward person who stuttered; Sakura Hanako, as a magical girl, also kept her mouth shut, and even if someone asked, they couldn't get any really useful information out of her.

As for Yuuki Yuuki, she went back to school the next day as if nothing had happened.

Let's call Yuuki Yuki's abnormal state "complete corruption." While Yuuki Yuki's complete corruption is certainly terrifying, once that state is lifted, the aftereffects on Yuuki Yuki are practically nonexistent, so it won't affect her normal life.

After everything returned to normal, the band that Helica had formed continued its practice as usual, as if everyone had reached some kind of strange consensus, and no one mentioned what had happened last night.

However, the series of activities undertaken to create a new song came to a standstill, and everyone tacitly agreed to temporarily put the ridiculous activity on hold.

Although everyone knows that everything that happened at the hot spring was a coincidence, there is no one who would remain unmoved after such a thing had happened.

However, in the following days, Helica, who frequently showed up at the activity room with dark circles under her eyes, proved with her actions that she had not given up on creating new songs, but the results were still as unsatisfactory as before.

In the past few days, everyone continued their lives and rehearsals as if nothing had happened, and Yuuki Yuen couldn't help but wonder if this stability would continue.

But the peaceful daily life is destined to be nothing more than wishful thinking on Yuuki Yuki's part.

Even if Yuuki Yui doesn't deliberately cause trouble, even if she does nothing, trouble will still find her, forcing her to take action.

On an ordinary afternoon, Yuuki Yui was sitting in the classroom, basking in the winter sunlight streaming down her bedside, drowsily listening to the teacher on the podium giving a final summary before the final exams, when her phone, which was in her pocket, suddenly vibrated.

Yuuki quickly took her phone out of her pocket and glanced at the name displayed on it before anyone noticed her phone ringing.

Yuuki Yukino was a little surprised that someone would approach her at such an inopportune time.

Hong Moli? What does she want with me?

A fleeting thought of doubt crossed Yuuki Yu's mind, but it was only for a moment. After all, it was class time, and what Yuuki Yu should do at this time was to quickly hang up the call.

But hanging up like that doesn't seem like a good idea. Maybe Hong Moli really has something important to say to me?

Taking advantage of the moment before she could put her phone back in her pocket, Yuuki quickly glanced at the teacher on the podium.

The instructor's attention was completely focused on operating the projector, his eyes glued to the computer screen on the podium, explaining as he went.

Knowing that the teacher wouldn't notice her for a while, Yuuki quickly opened the chat interface with Koumori.

The chat interface showed that the last time the two chatted was a few days ago, when Hongmo sent a greeting after learning about the situation on the night of Yuuki Yukari and Hayashi Keko's battle.

Therefore, Hong Moli did not send any new messages.

Perhaps the class schedule at St. Yuki Academy is different from that at Moonsea Middle School. At Red Jasmine Academy, it might be during breaks between classes or even self-study time when there are no classes.

It's also possible that the situation on Koumori's side was so urgent that she didn't have time to send a message, but Yuuki Yuen didn't sense any unusual magic. Even if such a situation existed, it wasn't that likely.

I'll call Hong Moli back after class and ask her if she needs anything.

Forget it, I'll just ask Hong Moli directly in the chat box; that way I'll feel more at ease.

Yuuki Yukino opened her phone's keyboard, but before she could type half of the question about the specific situation, her phone vibrated again.

The name of the caller who jumped to the center of the screen was clearly written as Hong Moli.

If Koumori had only made one phone call, Yuuki wouldn't have taken it too seriously. When it came to trusting Koumori, she was undoubtedly number one. Even if Yuuki was curious about what Koumori wanted to convey, she would only ask in a casual, conversational way.

However, the two consecutive direct phone calls had different underlying meanings.

This is a situation that should warrant Yuuki En's serious attention.

"Excuse me, my stomach hurts a little, I need to go to the infirmary."