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

Yuuki Yui didn't know, but she had to be extremely careful and cautious in dealing with the situation.

Yuuki Yukino watched the video again, and then again. Just as she was about to watch it a fourth time, the video disappeared.

Yuuki Yukino placed her phone face down on the table and asked Baqi, who was also deep in thought, "Baqi, what do you think?"

Baqi put her hands behind her head, leaned her body back completely against the chair back, hooked one foot on the steel bar of the table, and rocked the chair so hard it creaked.

"Respond to each move as it comes."

"why?"

"Who is this video for? The media? Shareholders? Ordinary people? Or us? Or is it for Mashiro Gorokane?"

Baqi's words coincided with Yuki Eri's thoughts.

The most interesting thing about this video is that different people can interpret it in different ways.

Taking the example given by Bachi as an example, the media will find it to be big news, shareholders will feel it is a huge crisis, and ordinary people will naturally only pay close attention with the mentality of watching the excitement.

When Tomoe refers to "us," she is undoubtedly referring to magical girls. Not only Yuuki Yuuki, but even Inuyama Tomoe is curious about how many secrets St. Yuuki Academy still holds, and what secrets lie beneath that mysterious coffin.

If Seishin were to reveal these magical girl-related details to the public, it would be questionable whether this so-called secret would implicate Yuuki Yukino.

As for Mashiro Urokin, no one knows what she thinks, and no one knows whether she was aware of the release of this video.

"Baqi, have you ever thought about this?"

"what's up?"

"Why was this video released at this particular time?"

What does Xiaoyuan mean by "this time"?

"After I fought the original magical girl, ordinary people couldn't understand what happened back then, but as for the magical girls, apart from Sakuragawa Nana who doesn't understand anything, there must be someone who doesn't know how serious the situation was back then, right?"

Ba Qi's expression changed.

She only thought about what tricks Sheng Shiyin might play, but she never considered the reason why the other party would play such a trick.

If Yuuki Yuen is right, and Yuuki Yuen's complete descent into darkness and Lin Jiezi's rampage were indeed the triggers for her actions, then this staged resignation ceremony, which was put on display for the entire Yuehai City, was aimed at Yuuki Yuen and her group.

"On Christmas Day, if we want to know what Saint Shiyin will say to others, we must go to Saint Yuyou Academy in person, otherwise we will inevitably be put in a passive position."

Seeing the serious look on Tomoe's face, Yuuki knew that the other woman had realized what she meant, so she continued speaking.

"If my previous guess was correct, Saint Shiyin was waiting for us to appear at Saint Yuu Academy on Christmas Day."

Baqi continued Yuuki Yuuki's words: "Then, when we arrived at St. Yuuki Academy, we became the best evidence for St. Shion to expose her so-called secret, and we also became part of her plan. Wait, St. Shion isn't that smart."

Yuuki Yui nodded, and Kureha Takeshi gave up: "That's right, Seishin's brain isn't capable of thinking that far ahead, but we have no choice but to go. Even if we don't go, I'm sure that guy will have other solutions."

"Xiaoyuan, what do we do?"

"Respond to each move as it comes."

Chapter Fifty: Sensible little children are so adorable!

"Big Sister! You've finally come back to see us! We've all missed you so much!"

As soon as Yuki Yuzuru entered the kindergarten's activity room, which was covered with foam mats, a little girl couldn't contain herself and stood up to give Yuki Yuzuru a ninety-degree bow.

Yuuki Yuen clearly heard several suppressed laughs coming from the people who came with her. Feeling extremely embarrassed, she still tried to remain calm and forced a few dry laughs: "Ah, hahaha. Everyone, please sit down first. We can discuss group matters during our free time later."

"Roger that!"

The little girl suddenly straightened up, standing ramrod straight. The sound of her slapping her hands on her pants was a little frightening, and Yuuki Yuki couldn't help but wonder if this child really was a promising candidate for the Yakuza.

Once the farce was over, the kindergarten teacher cleared her throat and gave instructions in a high-pitched voice typically used when coaxing children.

"Okay, kids, the older sisters are here to play with you today too. Remember, like before, don't push or fight. Be a polite and well-behaved child, okay? Did everyone hear me?"

The children sitting on small stools shouted in unison, "We heard you!"

"Then let's all put our little stools away, okay?"

"it is good--"

Standing not far from Yuuki Yuuki, Tenrai Herika moved two steps closer to him and whispered in his ear, "So, it's finally the weekend, and next week is the final exam and the Christmas party. Instead of rehearsing and studying, why are you in such a hurry to come here?"

"Huh? Didn't I say that?" Yuuki Yuen was genuinely surprised, covering her mouth as she glanced at the girl standing next to her and the teacher who was leading the children to tidy up the room and prepare to play: "This is a volunteer activity of the Nijisanji Club."

"Go away, I'm not kidding you." Helica pouted, her eyes full of disgust.

“Volunteer activities are certainly a reason. Besides, we still don’t have a new song in the works. Isn’t it a good opportunity to gather material?” Yuuki Yuen smiled and curved her eyebrows.

"That's all?" Helica asked, still somewhat skeptical.

“As for other reasons, there is indeed one.” Yuuki Yui said, putting away her playful expression: “You also know about Seishin’s message. I guess it was written by Genken Mashiro, but we still have no idea what she’s going to do.”

“What does what you’re talking about have to do with this place?” Helica asked again.

"Do you remember... never mind, you don't know what happened back then." Yuuki Yui stopped mid-sentence and denied it herself: "During the school trip, Seishion approached me, her purpose was to keep me away from Utsuki Mashiro, she mentioned a lot of things at the time."

St. Yuu Academy is the organization that supports magical girl affairs behind Tsukimi City. The church has a chapel of nuns that controls the power of corrupted magical girls. This information about the church was given to Yuuki Yuuki by St. Shion.

Yuuki Yukino vaguely remembered the content of the conversation, but many details were unclear at the moment. If Seishin hadn't suddenly filmed a video that reminded her of the incident, she wouldn't have been able to recall it so easily.

Therefore, Yuuki Yuuki discovered two blind spots that she had previously overlooked.

The bishop and the dean are the same person, which means that Mashiro Urokin not only became the dean of St. Yūgyu Academy, but also controlled all the affairs of that church.

However, it's difficult for Yuuki Yuuki to deduce whether the video's mention of Seishin specifically stating that the headmaster would be handed over to Urouge Mashiro as a successor was meant to convey a message to her.

However, the second blind spot is that Sei-on once mentioned that Gyoken Mashiro was an adopted orphan who was later called "Sei".

This orphanage specifically takes in orphans who are under school age and whose families died due to conflicts with magical girls. So, Mashiro Urouge should also be in this orphanage.

Yuuki Yui not only knew about it, but had also come to investigate it once before, but had to put it aside because her teacher suddenly mentioned the death of the former dean during a meal.

It was on that occasion that Yuuki Yui learned that the former director of the orphanage had died in the aftermath of the magical girls' battle, and that no one knew about Urouge Mashiro's childhood anymore.

This clue should have ended there, until Yuuki Yuuki's memories were fully restored after she mastered Nyarlathotep—although her memory was blank for more than ten minutes after she handed Yuuki Yuuki over to Nishio Reki, it didn't matter much.

Having regained her memories, Yuuki Yui recalled that magical girls were not uncommon in Tsukimi City, but they weren't exactly rare either. If the orphanage director really did die because of a magical girl's attack, then the incident most likely occurred near the orphanage.

However, she had no memory of any magical girl battles taking place near the orphanage. After Yuuki Yui checked the information, she found that her memory was correct.

Of course, the possibility that an accident might have occurred while the director was away from the orphanage cannot be ruled out, but Yuuki Yuen felt increasingly suspicious, and felt that something was missing if she did not come to check it out herself.

"That's roughly how it is," Yuuki Yui explained in a few words.

"Okay, fine," Helica mumbled, sounding somewhat dissatisfied.

"But the final reason is just irresponsible speculation. The main thing is that everyone had fun, so let's treat it as the last time we could relax before the final exams," Yuuki Yui brought the conversation back on track.

Helica reluctantly accepted Yuuki Yuuki's explanation, but became more and more agitated as she spoke: "No problem is no problem, but isn't having lunch together, studying together, and practicing the band together a relaxing part of youthful life? Especially the band! It's a band! A band!"

“Excuse me, I’ve never found being in a band easy,” Baki interjected, having watched Yuuki and Helica chat for quite some time.

Before Helica could even retort, the teachers and children who were tidying up the small chairs were already ready. Now, the group of children were excitedly waddling over to the girls like a flock of little ducks, looking at them with expectant eyes.

The children's expectant eyes, coupled with the approaching orphanage teacher, made it impossible for Herika to continue arguing with Baki.

Herlica's patience was incredibly high in front of children. Even though Herlica was so easily impulsive, she knew she shouldn't show her irritable side in front of children.

There were seven people this time, and since the girls had formed some regular groups with the children during previous volunteer work, the play and care session went very smoothly.

All Yuuki Yuki and her colleagues had to do was take good care of the children, while the children had to learn all sorts of tedious knowledge when no one was there to play with them, and the teachers also had to be responsible for teaching. Therefore, this volunteer activity was a good thing for everyone involved.

Yuuki Yuen had been a little worried about whether Baqi and Li could adapt to this kind of work, but it turned out that she had worried too much.

Nishio Reki was naturally gentle, so it wasn't difficult for her to get along with children. Baqi was an even more interesting child, and it didn't take long for her to gather a large group of children who followed her.

If things go smoothly, that would be ideal.

As for myself, all I need to do is be the leader of my own group of kids, no, I mean the head of the Yuki Clan.

But after playing for only half the game, Yuuki Yuki felt that the atmosphere here was a little strange.

How should I describe it? Perhaps the kids weren't having enough fun?

Although it sounds strange, the children are always overjoyed when I come, but this time, Yuuki Yuen sensed a slightly low atmosphere.

This situation wasn't limited to my group; other groups also seemed to have a similar, somewhat unpleasant atmosphere.

It wasn't serious, but it still bothered Yuuki Yuki a little.

The people we're dealing with are children, so finding the root of the problem isn't difficult.

For example, the source of the low atmosphere in my group was the little kid who greeted me loudly as soon as I walked in.

Whether out of curiosity about this unusual situation, as a playmate with the children, or simply as a kind-hearted person, Yuuki Yuen did not want to turn a blind eye to it.

It would be ideal if we could obtain more information from this anomaly.

Although that's unlikely to be the case.

Having made up her mind, Yuuki Yukino began to take action.

"Wakayama, come here for a second." Yuuki Yuen's face was serious, still playing the role of the yakuza boss, always maintaining her persona from collapsing.

If we continue with this RP method, other children won't suspect anything.

Just as Yuuki had predicted, as soon as Yuuki finished speaking, the children surrounding her immediately erupted in excitement, chattering and clamoring.

"Wakayama, Wakato! The boss is calling you!"

"Could it be that the boss is about to issue a secret order?"

"War may be brewing! Everyone should prepare!"

The children's stories were strange and bizarre, but Wakayama, who was called by Yuuki Yuki, seemed to be startled and let out a short cry of surprise. Then he looked left and right and realized that Yuuki Yuki had indeed called him. Only then did he reluctantly push through the crowd and walk forward.

Ruoshan, who always plays role-playing games the most enthusiastically, is now standing at the very back of the circle of children, looking rather strange, as if he's lost in thought.

Children this young don't know how to hide their emotions. Any unhappiness will show on their faces. For example, Ruoshan doesn't seem very energetic right now, but he still maintains the persona he has when playing with everyone.

"Boss, are you calling me?"

"Wakayama, I have something to tell you." Yuuki Yui supported herself on the ground, ready to get up at any moment.

Ruoshan lowered his head and spoke softly, but loud enough for those around him to hear clearly: "Can't I just give orders to someone else?"

"You're the leader! Of course I have to give you orders!"

"Yes, yes! We're not even qualified!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, or the boss will leave again!"