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

In short, Tian Yinxiang seemed completely oblivious to Helica's current situation, standing there nonchalantly.

After standing there for a while, Tianyin suddenly shivered and sniffed, "Hey, aren't you two cold? If you still want to talk, let's find a place to sit for a while. If I don't have anything to say, I'm leaving. I'm getting a little cold standing here."

You're quite the social butterfly, aren't you?

Yuuki En felt there was nothing to say about her and Tensei. Putting Herika and her together, although it wasn't like Herika meeting Sakuragawa Nana where the two bickered, one was silly and the other was angry, so it didn't seem to be much better.

Yuuki tentatively suggested, "How about we leave first..."

Before she could finish speaking, Helica crossed her arms and drowned out Yuuki Yuuki's voice with an even louder tone: "Let's talk, why not? If you like talking so much, let's talk to our hearts' content."

"Herika, don't get angry with this guy."

"Who's upset? I'm not upset at all. I really want to have a good talk with her."

……

There were many places to sit down and chat, but Yuuki Yuki never expected that Herika would drag her directly to the coffee shop where she worked.

When Minato Nana saw her arrive, she was very welcoming. She personally helped her put on an apron and pushed her behind the counter.

Yuuki Yui had originally planned to take this opportunity to slack off for a while, but unfortunately, her wish would not come true. Now she could only make coffee for Herika and Tenshin with a bitter face.

However, since the two were sitting very close to the counter, Yuuki Yuki could hear what they were saying.

Helica made no attempt to hide her lingering resentment about what had happened before. Just as Yuuki had guessed, Helica told Tensei that she was very concerned about the other members of the band's subpar performance.

Tianyin initially maintained her previous attitude, stating confidently that failing was failing, and that no matter what she said, their performance level was not up to par, which really angered Herika.

Later, after Helica repeated several times that he was not allowed to talk about her friends, Tian Yinxiang slowly realized that what Helica cared about was not whether everyone's playing level was good or bad, but that he had casually commented on Helica's teammates.

So Tianyin apologized very readily, so readily that Herika couldn't tell if he was being sincere or not. Instead, she felt no sense of satisfaction at being apologized to; it was as if she had a piece of bread stuck in her throat, which made Herika even more annoyed.

After that topic was over, it was time for Helica to interrogate the band Tianyin Sheng.

Tianyin Audio doesn't mind sharing its secrets, such as how long it has been in the band or how long it has been practicing its instruments.

She formed a band with Sakura Nana, which was also the first band of Tianyin Audio. This band was actually only formed for a little over half a year, and the members were only the three of them from the beginning.

The band's three members are also quite standard. The bassist has been removed, and the band consists of a drummer, a keyboardist, and Nana Sakuragawa, who plays guitar. Although Nana Sakuragawa is nominally the lead singer, the three members' song parts are actually quite similar. Perhaps only the drummer, Tenshin, is relatively less involved.

However, Tian Yinxiang has been practicing drums for quite some time. According to Tian Yinxiang, she initially liked playing the game "O-Drum Master," but later discovered that the drum set has more drums and more complex sounds, so she started practicing drums when she was in elementary school.

It wasn't anything special from elementary school onwards. I knew Yuuki Yuki, and Tenrai Helica actually started learning the ukulele when she first started elementary school because she longed for the Rose Garden.

However, Helica later felt that the guitar was cooler and more in line with her idol, Tamaki Yuki, so she switched to an acoustic guitar. It wasn't until she actually decided to form a band that Helica started playing the electric guitar.

When Helica asked Ten-Sound how their band was formed, Ten-Sound's answer shocked Helica and Yuuki Eri, who was listening in.

“The three of us go to the same school. Cai Cai heard that I had been playing the drums since I was little, and she also heard Xiao play the piano very well in music class, so she came over and invited us to join the band.”

“No, wait a minute, you’re not a student at our Moonsea Middle School, are you? I know that everyone at this Christmas party except for Sakuragawa Nana is considered an outsider.” Helica raised her hand to interrupt Tianyin’s words.

“Yes, I’m not from Yuehai Middle School,” Tianyin nodded in response.

"Then how come the three of you go to the same school? In Moonsea City, the only high schools besides Moonsea High School are Saint Youjiu High School. Unless you go to high school in another city, no, unless neither of you goes to high school in Moonsea City." Helica pointed at Tianyin, her face full of objection.

"I'm not a middle school student either?" Tianyin scratched his head.

Helica frowned: "So you're from Dongye University?"

"No, no." Tianyin waved her hand: "Xiao and I are both from Plum Garden."

“Plum Garden…” Herica’s brows furrowed even more.

In her memory, there seemed to be only one school called Plum Garden.

"Wait a minute, Plum Garden, which junior high school is that?!"

"Yeah, what else?"

Helica and Yuuki En simultaneously sized up Tensei from head to toe, looking at her impressive height, which was comparable to that of Lava Mountain Lantern and the God-Liberated Sumireko Yumehara, her strong arms that could take down eight Helica without transforming with a single punch, and her innocent expression that seemed untouched by the corruption of intelligence.

Fortunately, Yuuki Yuki and Tenrai Herika didn't know that Sakuragawa Nana's phone still had a group photo of them after their first performance. Tenrai broke the stereotype that drummers could only be photographed holding two chopsticks, no, two drumsticks. He carried a drum by himself and stood at the back of the group. Otherwise, they would have been even more surprised.

But this did not stop the two girls from letting out a sigh, or rather a wail, in unison.

"Is this xx a middle school student?"

Chapter Sixty-Three: The Kindness of Barbecue!

Anyone who came could tell at a glance that Tian Yinxiang was a burly woman, tall and strong, with powerful arms, a steady gait, and a body as solid as a wall, her physique imposing...

Alright, alright, enough with the weird little tongue twisters. In short, Tian Yinxiang is a powerful woman who can carry a drum and take a group photo.

but!

"Yes, I'm a middle school student." Tensei said with a serious expression, saying things that neither Yuuki Yuki nor Tenrai Herika could have imagined.

When an answer is too abstract, people can't help but wonder if it is actually true.

But when the speaker took out his student ID that day, Yuuki Yuki and Tenrai Herika's hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

Yuuki Yukino had no comment on this.

Do I really have something to say?

Well... young people these days are really precocious.

Even Helica, the Thunder Goddess, was starting to feel a little embarrassed.

I'm a senior student who's about to enter university, and I was yelling at a junior high school student and saying so many willful things.

When Helica initially used a very tough exterior to hide her inner thoughts, she had only one purpose: to protect her vulnerable self.

So while Helica's approach was certainly not a good or even correct one, she unintentionally adhered to a principle—she would never be willful with children younger than herself.

This is how it is with Sakura Hanako, and it's the same with the kindergarten children, so why is it different with Tian Sheng?

It's so embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing.

Although Sakuragawa Nana is younger than him, the situation is different. Sakuragawa Nana is a middle school student and has to be responsible for her actions.

As for Tianyin, he's just a kid who speaks his mind, so what's the big deal? Why should he get angry?

Helica smiled awkwardly, hoping to salvage her image even slightly, if only by a little.

"Uh, so, Tianyin-meimei?"

"Ah, what's wrong?" Tianyin's big eyes sparkled with even greater confusion, and even that not-so-bright look seemed much cuter to Helica.

Helica fiddled with a strand of blonde hair that had fallen across her face, trying to distract herself and hide her guilty conscience about showing a fierce side to the children: "What do you want to talk to us about?"

Tianyin put her hands on her hips and said, "I don't know! We can talk about anything! Someone who can write songs like that can't be a bad person. I think you guys are different from what Cai Cai said. So I want to get to know you."

From this sentence, Herika can glean several pieces of information: firstly, Tianyinxiang still highly approves of everyone's original song; secondly, Tianyinxiang has considerable musical experience, otherwise they wouldn't be able to openly say that it's an original song; and thirdly, Sakura Nana must have said a lot of bad things about her.

Ugh, the thought of Sakuragawa Nana talking badly about her behind her back made Herlica furious.

No, I have to be patient, I have to be patient. I must maintain a good senior image in front of Tianyin. I absolutely cannot stoop to her level.

Herlica wore a smile that she thought was gentle but was actually a little scary. She scratched her hair and laughed, which she thought was also very friendly: "Ahaha, I see. Actually, I'd like to get to know you too, ahaha."

As a result, Tianyin's words exposed his mistake.

"Really? But you didn't seem to react that way just now!"

"The past is the past, the present is the present, and people change."

"You've changed too fast, that's a bit strange!"

"Not surprising at all, not surprising at all. Oh, right, I suddenly remembered something, listen to me..."

In an effort to salvage her image—though Helica didn't know what the point of salvaging her image would be, she just wanted to do it anyway—Helica launched an incredibly aggressive offensive of awkward conversation.

If the other person hadn't been someone like Tian Yinxiang, who, although a bit direct, was easy to talk to and unafraid of embarrassment, the others might have found an excuse to escape from Helica's presence.

However, Tian Yinxiang was able to have a good chat with Helica, but at the cost of doubling everyone's awkwardness.

Yuuki Yukino, who was standing behind the counter helping other customers grind coffee, was so embarrassed that she was sweating profusely. If she were Helica Tenryu, she would definitely find a place to hide.

Not only Yuuki Yukina, but Minato Nana couldn't help but poke Yuuki Yukina and whisper in her ear what exactly was going on.

Yuki Yui knew why Tenshin Ino was there, but how could she know why Tenrei Herika was having such an awkward conversation with Tenshin Ino here?

Yuuki Yukina explained the whole story to Minato Nana in a way she could understand. Minato Nana, with an expression of deep agreement and "Leave it to me," sat down next to Helica and joined their conversation.

Less than five minutes after being given a demerit, Minato Nana fled back because she couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere over there.

Lowering her voice, Minato Nana glanced at Heracles while muttering to Yuuki Yuuki, "I can't take it anymore, how do those two keep talking?"

"How would I know?" Yuuki Yuuki also peeked over to look at Helica's side.

They seem to be talking about food right now, but the gist is: I think family-run restaurants are delicious? I also think family-run restaurants are delicious. I like the chicken cutlet rice at family-run restaurants. I also like things like the chicken cutlet rice at family-run restaurants.

Can't you two talk about something related to the band? You could easily chat about things like competitions or songs, right?

"Or, why don't you go?" Minato Nana nudged Yuuki Yukina again.

Yuuki Yuki glanced at the Hell Scroll over there with a look of utter despair: "What am I supposed to do there?"

“You brought them here,” Minato Nana replied.

It was clearly Helica who brought them here, wasn't it? I certainly didn't want to create such an awkward atmosphere!

"There must have been a reason for bringing her here, right? Weren't you planning to ask about Sakuragawa Nana?" Minato Nana continued.

Nana Minato is absolutely right about this. The only common topics that Yuuki En feels are related to Tensei are the band and Sakuragawa Nana.

As for Yuuki Yukino's curiosity about Sakuragawa Nana, half of it was to help Helica get revenge, which required finding Sakuragawa Nana's weakness. The other half, or more than half, was because of Sakuragawa Aika.

When Sakuragawa Aika approached Yuuki Yuuki, she expressed her hope that Yuuki Yuuki could defeat Sakuragawa Nana in the competition they had decided on themselves at the Christmas party, to teach Sakuragawa Nana a lesson and make her understand that borrowed dreams are not acceptable.

However, given the current disparity in strength between the two sides and the reactions of Helica and Tianyin, this is clearly impossible.

Moreover, Sakura Aika's idea was rather ill-considered, as her older sister had pointed it out when they were having dinner together that evening.

Sakuragawa Aika believes that the reason Yuuki Yukino possesses the strength to defeat Sakuragawa Nana is simply because she is Yuuki Tamaki's incredibly strong younger sister, so she should have great musical talent and a passion for music.

However, Yuuki Yuuki was well protected by her older sister from a young age; in fact, it could be said that Yuuki Tamaki spoiled her a bit too much. This protection included preventing Yuuki Yuuki from coming into contact with anything related to the band.

If Yuki Yuki takes the initiative to reach out, Yuki Tamaki will certainly not refuse. For example, after explaining to Yuki Tamaki the reason for wanting to form a temporary band, Yuki Tamaki also agreed.

But Yuuki Yukino never thought about those things when she was a child.

Yuuki Yui truly didn't know that the attack on her home by the corrupted magical girl was related to her sister's band, but her sister's more or less concealment made Yuuki Yui guess that her sister might know more—although most of the time Yuuki Yui thought it was her sister's self-blame for running away from home and not being able to stay with her family.

Her older sister even deliberately avoided mentioning the band. Yuuki Yuki had asked her a few times when they were little why her sister didn't continue forming a band, but Yuuki Tamaki always changed the subject. After a while, Yuuki Yuki stopped asking.