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

Nishio Reki didn't know why he believed the black-haired girl's words so much, nor did he consider why she knew his name.

Without even a hint of doubt, Nishio Reki started moving, turning around and stumbling as he ran back the way he came at an even faster speed.

A loud bang echoed behind Nishio Reki, followed by a series of colliding sounds like raindrops hitting a windowpane.

Nishio Reki couldn't look, much less stop. The residents of Tsukimi City's ingrained wariness of magical girls made her realize that the only thing she could do now was protect herself, otherwise all the magical girl's efforts to protect her from leaving would be in vain.

But in the next second, the black-haired girl flew past Nishio Reki and crashed into the solid road, rolling several times.

The barely noticeable bright red stain made the girl's black cheongsam appear even darker under the streetlights.

这只只味着一件事。

Nishio Reki has no chance of escaping.

But she kept running, using all her strength, squeezing out her last bit of potential, running with everything she could.

Hey.

Nishio Reki clearly heard footsteps landing in front of him.

The girl with light yellow hair appeared in front of Nishio Reki as if she were strolling leisurely, so fast that Nishio Reki could not catch a glimpse of how she got there with the naked eye.

Even among the many magical girls that Nishio Reki had personally witnessed, the other girl's speed was simply too fast.

But the girl's movements were slow; she slowly raised her palm and then slowly lowered it.

Then, it landed precisely on Nishio Reki's shoulder as she ran, forcibly stopping her body.

Nishio Reki felt as if his shoulder was about to shatter, but that was due to the reaction force generated by his movement being forcibly stopped, not because the other party was trying to kill him.

But compared to the physical discomfort, the mental pressure, like facing an impenetrable cliff, was even more suffocating for Nishio Reki.

I'm fine, but that's only for now; it means the other party doesn't intend for me to get into any trouble.

If the magical girl in front of him wanted to, Nisio Reki knew that even ten of him couldn't withstand it.

“You have no magic within you.” The girl spoke expressionlessly, her emotionless eyes reflecting Nishio Reki’s body trembling slightly with fear: “Then, everything that happened here has nothing to do with you.”

Nishio Reki wanted to take a deep breath, but the non-existent lump in his chest made him feel suffocated.

"Then, the only one left to be dealt with is you." The girl gave a gentle push, causing Nishio Reki to fall to the ground. She then turned to look at the black-haired girl who was slowly getting up from the ground.

Am I saved?

As Nishio Reki was thinking this, his pupils involuntarily contracted.

This was the first time she had ever looked closely at the black-haired girl's full appearance.

A strange feeling seemed to linger in Nishio Koyomi's heart, as if something was missing from his mind, or as if a layer of fog had veiled it, making it difficult for him to imagine any information related to the girl.

This was a cognitive obstacle that Yuuki En had mentioned, but this was the first time Nishio Reki had felt its existence so clearly.

However, Nishio Kotsuki's intuition kept reminding him of one thing, something that he himself found hard to believe but could not refute.

That girl was myself.

So, what exactly is this?

What on earth happened?!

No matter how rich her inner thoughts were, all she could do now was kneel on the ground, clutching her aching shoulder, and watch as the light-yellow-haired girl walked step by step toward the black-haired girl.

"Judgment is meaningless to you. You, who do not exist within the laws of magical girls, cannot return to the cycle." The girl raised her hand and inserted her palm into the black-haired girl's abdomen once again: "I will dig out all the foreign objects from your body and let this world return to its most original and harmonious state."

This……

This is completely different from the trial between magical girls that Yuuki Yukino mentioned.

Rather than using excessive methods like physical intimacy to reach a judgment, Nishio Reki believes this is more like a blood-soaked murder.

The hand was moving inside the girl's body, as if it were prying open her tangled internal organs, searching for something.

How disgusting.

So disgusting, so disgusting, so disgusting.

How scary, how scary, how scary.

But, but that black-haired girl, the girl that Nishio Ryū somehow believes to be himself, must be feeling even more pain, right?

After all, the black-haired girl's eyes were becoming increasingly vacant as she groaned in pain.

Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, Nishio Reki felt that things couldn't continue like this!

"Let her go!"

Nishio Reki got up from the ground and ran towards the girls.

Just as Nishio Reki approached, the magical girl with light yellow hair suddenly reached out and precisely grabbed Nishio Reki's throat.

"This is none of your business."

She was serious.

If he refused, this magical girl would really snap his neck.

Although the teacher has a human appearance, the anthropomorphic feeling emanating from her body made Nishio Reki instantly make this judgment.

No, this can't go on.

Otherwise... otherwise... I really would die!

If I die, I will never see Xiaoyuan again; if I die, I will have no future.

but……

But why did my body and my mouth start moving on their own?

"No! I absolutely cannot let you continue doing this!"

Nishio Reki grabbed the magical girl's wrist with his other hand.

"Although I don't know how I know this, and I don't know what I'm thinking, I just know that I absolutely cannot let you continue like this!"

But Nishio Reki also felt that the force with which the other person was gripping his throat seemed to have increased.

"I... I'm not the kind of person who would risk my life. If I were in danger, I would definitely hide. If another version of me could fight so hard, even to this extent, then this matter must be very important!"

As Nishio Reki spoke, he didn't notice that the black-haired girl, whose hands were also gripping the magical girl's arms and desperately trying to pull the hand that had sunk into her body, had a look of surprise and a look of determination in her eyes.

"Because, because I believe in another version of myself! I'm sure it's working hard for something more important than life itself!"

"Since that's the case! No matter what I'm capable of, I'll stop you with all my might!"

The girl's answer was simple and casual.

"Oh."

Several times stronger than before, the force tightened suddenly on Nishio Reki's neck.

Chapter 75 Anchor Point of Time

"Since that's the case! No matter what I'm capable of, I'll stop you with all my might!"

"Oh."

The girl casually agreed, but the grip on her hand suddenly tightened.

It’s over.

I acted rashly and did something that could have been fatal.

This is not something I would do at all.

Perhaps it's because he believes in that girl, whom Nishio Reki considers another version of himself, for some reason.

Maybe it's because I've spent too much time with Xiaoyuan that I've become a fool who would risk everything for something like this?

Even though I don't even have the ability to distinguish between magical girls and corrupted magical girls, I might very well be helping the wrong person?

No, that's the only impossible thing. What I did must have been the right thing!

Nishio Reki firmly believed this.

But it's really coming to a complete end...

Nishio Reki closed his eyes, praying that the pain he was feeling would end completely in an instant.

However, the feeling of having my neck broken, which I had carefully imagined, did not come. Instead, the grip on the hand that was holding my neck loosened.

Nishio Reki timidly opened his eyes a crack.

She has witnessed many unbelievable things during her time with Yuuki Yuuki, who is a magical girl.

But for Nishio Reki, this was the first time he had ever witnessed a battle as exaggerated as today's, or a scene as bizarre as today's.

The situation on both sides has reversed.

The light-yellow-haired magical girl who had initially reached into the other person's body was now trying to pull her hand out.

The girl, kneeling on the ground, her face and lips drained of color, her paleness frightening, gripped the other's hands tightly, refusing to allow him to have his way.

"Hehe, I've got you this time."

The black-haired girl revealed a malicious smile, yet it appeared incredibly bright and happy to Nishio Reki, before looking at Nishio Reki, who was also tightly holding the hand of the blonde girl.

"If it were you, you would definitely feel that you didn't do anything, but you actually did me a huge favor. If you hadn't suddenly rushed out and made this guy hesitate, I wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily."

As the black-haired girl finished speaking, she pursed her lips and revealed an even more sincere smile.

"To be able to recognize me at a glance, that's really me. I can cooperate to this extent without even communicating, hehe."

Just as I thought!

The unrealistic fantasy that Nishio Reki had was not a fantasy at all, but a spiritual resonance of shared blood and unified thoughts.

It's not just that intuition, but also my unconscious actions without thinking, and my unconditional belief, all stemming from the resonance I feel when I see another version of myself.

Nishio Reki has so many questions he wants to ask, such as why did another version of himself appear? Why did this other version of himself become a magical girl? And is there any connection between this other version of himself becoming like this and Yuri?

She had so many questions to ask, but now was clearly not the time.

The black-haired girl, another Nishio Reki, had already shifted her gaze to the light-yellow-haired girl who was still struggling to leave.

"Thanks to your existence, you gave me a wake-up call." The other Nishio Reki's pale lips curled into a somewhat pathetic, victorious smile: "You should know what this is, right?"

The light-yellow-haired girl remained silent, completely releasing Nishio Reki's neck, and began trying to escape from the other Nishio Reki sitting on the ground using both hands.