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

This is not all that Seiyuu Academy has to offer. Genken Mashiro, who is now truly in charge of Seiyuu Academy, is certainly hiding many more secrets.

I just don't know how much those shareholders actually know.

Yuuki Yuuki pondered for a moment, then countered with a question: "Shareholders? Because the shareholders didn't want the scandal at St. Yuuki Academy to be exposed, they chose to suppress the news, which is why they're preventing people from entering St. Yuuki Academy? I remember that video and the events behind it were ultimately glossed over. Was that also the shareholders' intention?"

Hong Moli swallowed the dried fish, took another one from the snack bag beside her, and fed it to Bai Gui Qianyou as if no one else was there. She explained while feeding Qianyou the snack.

"The news of the ban is certain, but it has nothing to do with preventing other unauthorized personnel from entering the school."

Yuuki Yukino tilted her head curiously: "Why are you so sure?"

This time, it was Hyakki Senyou's turn to answer Yuuki Yuen's question with a blank expression: "The reason is simple, because St. Yuuki Academy is a noble academy."

Yuuki Yukino immediately understood; she should have thought of such a simple reason long ago.

The students at St. Yuu Academy are all extraordinary. Not to mention that Hong Moli is a hard worker and a true academic genius, the girl sitting opposite her, Bai Gui Qianyou, is the daughter of that minister.

She had almost caused the minister's daughter to be defeated, yet now she could sit and chat with her so casually. Just hearing about this made Yuuki Yuuki feel like it was all unreal.

But people like Bai Gui Qian You are everywhere at the Holy Ancient Academy.

Unless the people at the school are stupid or have some other ulterior motive, they certainly wouldn't allow ordinary people to disturb their normal teaching, especially since this is a prestigious academy.

Not only will inspection and security work require double the manpower, but if the normal teaching process is delayed or some unnecessary trouble is caused, it will be an extremely serious mistake.

“Looks like you understand, that’s how it is.” Hong Moli nodded in agreement. “Just the fact that people want to interview me, the acting student council president, after school is already giving me a lot of trouble. If they let them into the school, my workload will be overwhelming.”

“Mari’s workload is piling up too,” Hyakki Chiyu said earnestly.

Hong Moli nodded helplessly: "Indeed, besides my original job, the school specifically told me not to make wild guesses or say anything carelessly, so I don't know anything else. But having to deal with the people blocking the door every day with the disciplinary committee members has also added a lot of trouble."

Aside from Kuroba Reise, all the student council presidents that Yuuki En knows seem to be very stressed and overworked.

Sigh, every time topics like St. Yuu Academy, the student council, or the corrupted magical girl come up, they always drag poor Ms. Kuroba out to be whipped. Yuuki Yuuki feels a little sorry for her.

Are you really unable to bear it?

Of course it's fake, it looks like a cat.

Hong Moli continued speaking quite naturally:

"Oh, by the way, the person who told me at school not to think too much about this was Mashiro Gorogen, because she was still paying me for being the student council president, so I continued to do it. Maybe because I did a good job, she didn't have any intention of targeting me."

Upon hearing the name Genken Mashiro, Yuuki Yuuki became extremely alert, instantly sitting up straight: "Didn't she say anything else?"

"No, she knows I don't like her. Even if she has something to say, she won't come to me directly. Even if she does, she gets straight to the point and leaves after saying what she said."

Hong Moli scoffed at this point.

Everyone knows that Koumori became a magical girl entirely because she was used as a guinea pig by Urouge Mashiro, and Koumori has never hidden her hatred for Urouge Mashiro.

However, revenge was a bit unrealistic for Koumori, and Urouge Mashiro gave Koumori extreme freedom, which is why Koumori didn't fall out with Urouge Mashiro.

Perhaps for Mashiro Gakuen, having someone as outstanding and well-known as Koumori as the temporary student council president would save her a lot of trouble.

"Also, although everyone saw Saint Shion's video, and Saint Shion said that she would be waiting for everyone at Saint Yuu Academy, and that she would reveal everything to the public at Christmas, all of these are true."

“But Sheng Shiyin is still missing. Nobody knows where she went or where the video originated. The version I saw was one that someone else had forwarded.”

"Even the date for the press conference that was to be made public hasn't been set yet. As the acting student council president, I certainly know more about the situation, but as far as I know, no one has made any preparations for the press conference until the weekend."

In other words, is Sheng Shiyin still missing, and there's no sign of the so-called press conference?

It's fine if Shengshiyin is hiding, but organizing a press conference definitely requires a meticulous plan, including the time, place, people, content, how to promote it beforehand, how to settle the attendees, and what the meeting process should be. There are many intricacies involved.

Even if Mashiro Gorgen has some kind of plan, surely she wouldn't keep the student council president, Koumori, from knowing the details at this point?

Yuuki Yuuki did believe that Seishion's video was released as part of Genki Mashiro's plan, but it caused far too much trouble for Seishion Yuuki Academy, which was hardly the work of Genki Mashiro.

Either Mashiro Urokin believes that the cost of making a mess of everything is less than what she wants to achieve, after all, she is the one who raised a huge black magic mark in Nijiba City.

Or perhaps there's some other hidden story between Seishion and Gen Ken Mashiro.

In short, the dark magical girl's tea party before the start of the new week, where there was no tea but dried fish, yielded so much information.

Although Hong Moli was inside the St. Yuu Academy, she couldn't obtain any more useful information.

If Yuuki Yukino were to ask Koumori to investigate, she might be able to find something different, but Yuuki Yukino doesn't intend to do so.

Yuki Yui didn't want the other person to put themselves in danger. The last time Yuki Yui asked them to help Helica, she had already caused them a lot of trouble.

Therefore, the matter of Mashiro Gorky will be put to rest for now.

All that's left is the final exams and band rehearsals.

Before exam week, Minato Nana generously gave Yuuki Yuuki a week off.

Christmas Eve falls during exam week, so students from all schools don't frequent cafes much, making it a relatively leisurely time. Minato Nana even mentioned that she's fine alone at this time of year, so Yuuki Yuki readily agreed.

Regarding the rehearsals for the Christmas party, after discussion, everyone decided to rent a practice room to practice every day. After the practice, if everyone wanted, they could go to Minato Nana's shop to review together, so that Yuki Yuki could help Minato Nana as much as possible.

For the girls, every day here is special.

Today is clearly even more special.

Helica, the absolute top student, didn't show up at school all day.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: A Song for All

Helica hasn't shown up at school all day.

Even when someone called to ask about her situation, she would be shut down with a "Don't make a fuss." Later, Herika simply turned off her phone, which almost made everyone rush to Herika's house to see what had caused her to become so withdrawn.

If Helica hadn't finally posted a message in the band's group chat reminding everyone not to be late for rehearsal tonight, everyone probably would have actually gone.

Everyone had been waiting in the temporary rehearsal room for quite a while, but Helica still hadn't appeared.

The girls also tried to pass the time by practicing, but without Helica, they felt like something was missing when they practiced.

Of course! Because the only guitar is missing!

But it wasn't just the guitar; without Helica, the band felt like it was missing a soul.

After practicing for a while, Sakura Hanako, who had been somewhat distracted, began to get restless.

Everyone cares about their comrades who fight and live with them, but Sakura Hanako's feelings are particularly evident. Only someone with her personality could piece together the soon-to-be-disbanded Nijisanji.

"I hope nothing has happened to Senior Tianlei."

Yuuki Yui shook her head, reassuring Sakura Hanako: "It shouldn't be. I didn't sense any battle atmosphere, and neither should everyone else, so it shouldn't be related to magical girls."

Baqi then continued Yuuki Yui's words: "Things that have nothing to do with magical girls are a piece of cake for that blond dwarf. If she does anything else wrong, I'll laugh at her for the rest of my life."

Sakura Hanako agreed with what Yuuki Yuki and Tomoe said, but she was still a little uneasy: "That being said, but Tenrai-senpai has never done this before."

Mizuno Yuu put down the bass she was holding and went to Sakura Hanako's side to comfort her: "Sakura, relax. I also think Tenrai will be fine. If she was really in a bad mood, she wouldn't have asked us to come here to rehearse."

"I...I think so too!" Lin Jiezi nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Sakura Hanako was still not satisfied: "But what if Tenrai-senpai is just putting on a brave face? What if he's encountered some trouble, but he's forcing himself to rehearse so as not to worry us?"

"Don't worry, Herika isn't..." Yuuki Yuuki hadn't finished speaking when she realized something seemed off.

It seems that Helica really is the kind of person who pretends to be fine in order to be strong. Thinking about this, Yuuki Yukino also began to worry.

But you still have to finish saying what you've said, even if it's not very convincing.

"She's not like that!"

As Yuuki Yuen spoke, she winked at Nishio Reki, who didn't need to be there for the rehearsal but was still sitting to the side, resting his chin on his hand and playing on his phone. She wanted Nishio Reki to say a few words to salvage the current situation.

Nishio Reki clearly saw Yuuki Yukino's gaze, but for some reason, he acted as if he hadn't seen anything and shifted his attention back to his phone.

Xiao Li isn't that kind of person, so why didn't she show any concern when Herlica disappeared for a whole day?

Nishio Ryū isn't in a hurry; there are plenty of others who are.

In her haste, Sakura Hanako put her bass back into its case, closed the lid, and strode toward the practice room door without even taking her own instrument.

"I'm still so worried, maybe I should go check on him..."

Just as she reached the door, the practice room door was pulled open, and Sakura Hanako nearly bumped into the person at the door.

Even if they don't crash into each other, they'll still scream.

"ah!"

But the person who almost got bumped into at the door had an indifferent attitude.

"Watch out, you almost bumped into me, Sakura Hanako."

Helica, speaking words she wouldn't normally say, walked into the rehearsal room in full view of everyone, wearing casual clothes that clashed with the uniforms of the other girls from Moonsea Middle School, sporting dark circles under her eyes like a panda, and carrying her guitar.

Helica removed the guitar from its case, took off her coat and hung it on the wall, opened the case to take out the guitar, connected it to the effects pedal on the ground, stepped on it twice to turn on the effects pedal and test the sound. Herlika's actions were so smooth that everyone was stunned.

Having done all this, Helica looked up and, as if unaware of the strange looks from the girls around her, asked in a very casual tone.

"What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me?"

Well, it seems Helica really didn't notice the strange looks she was getting.

Sakura Hanako only remembered that she had rushed out to find Tenrai Helica when Helica spoke again.

Now that we see Helica is safe and sound—although she has some dark circles under her eyes and her mental state is a little different than usual, she has recovered well.

"Senior Tenrai! What have you been doing all day? Do you know how worried we were?" Sakura Hanako asked, half questioning and half complaining.

"Me? I spent a whole day finishing our new song." Helica said calmly, as if she had just eaten a bowl of rice.

But this statement is not as simple as throwing a pebble into a calm lake and creating ripples; even if it were to be thrown, Helica would have thrown a mine.

"what?!"

The girls spoke in unison, and then spontaneously surrounded Helica.

However, no one noticed that Nishio Reki was still sitting there playing on his phone as if nothing had happened.

"You short, blond guy, you said you finished the new song? Don't brag!"

"Senior? Senior, are you telling the truth, senior?"

"Heavenly lightning? You finished it all in just one day?"

The surprised and delighted expressions on the other people's faces made Helica unable to contain her own smugness.

Helica had been feigning composure ever since she entered the room, all for this very moment.

“That’s right, I’ve completely finished it. It’s just a new song, no problem at all.” Helica still had a straight face, but the upturned corners of her mouth completely betrayed her true feelings of secret joy.