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

Actually, Sumireko Yumehara could do it if she wanted to, but living inside the game console would be more comfortable and would consume less magic power.

Nishio Reki hooked his finger and scratched Wu 17 (8=) 8 Leng Qi Liaoyi's cheek, and started the conversation a little embarrassedly.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed his true thoughts, and Nishio Reki quickly changed his words.

"Uh, speaking of which, being intimate... no, not intimate. What I meant was that although I said this memory was a Christmas Eve gift for Xiaoyuan, I actually prepared another one because I was worried that Xiaoyuan wouldn't like it."

Yuuki Yuki really liked Nishio Reki's special gift. Rather than some not-so-practical trinkets, Yuuki Yuki preferred to receive something she liked, either something like a game or related merchandise, or something more practical.

And the practicality of those memories is far superior to that of pots, pans, dough mixers, blenders, and washing machines.

This is a gift that can change my future!

Yuuki Yukino rubbed her hands together, her face full of anticipation: "I really like it. But of course, the more gifts the better. What else did Kotori prepare for me? I'm a little excited."

Nishio Reki seemed even more hesitant: "Well, shall we go to Yui's room to talk about it?"

“Come to my room, um…” Yuuki Yu was about to agree when she suddenly remembered something terrible.

She spent some time in her memories, but the amount of information in those memories was too much, and it would take Yuuki En a while to digest them all.

Therefore, she momentarily forgot that there were actually two people hiding in her room.

Reminded by Nishio Reki, Yuuki Yuuki's expression immediately turned ugly.

"My room? Well, let's just forget about it?"

Yuuki Yukino's unusual behavior was so obvious, especially in front of Nishio Reki. It was impossible for Nishio Reki to hide Yuuki Yukino's concerns from his eyes.

Nishio Reki knew that Yuuki Yuuki had concerns, but he couldn't see through what those concerns were.

Perhaps it's because Xiaoyuan hasn't fully recovered from what he showed her and isn't in the mood for much, which is why she's politely declining his offer.

After all, Xiaoyuan's expression suddenly became very awkward.

After a moment's thought, Nishio Reki decided it would be better to ask Yuuki En directly.

"Why? What's wrong, Xiaoyuan? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

"No, no, I'm not feeling unwell." Yuuki Yui stammered a few times before realizing that she had obviously lost her composure in front of her childhood friend.

After all, it's always easier to shed that diplomatic facade in front of people you're close to.

However, some concealment is necessary. If Xiao Li found out that two girls were practically naked in their closet, it would be a disaster.

Haha, it's a miracle they didn't blow up the room while they were in such a small space.

No matter what, I've made up my mind that I absolutely cannot let Xiao Li go in!

However, Yuuki Yukino's conscience really bothered her to deceive her childhood friend.

"It's my room, and it's really not appropriate to go in right now. I was tidying up the room before Xiaoli came, and it's a mess now, so... it's better not to go in."

Yuuki Yukino stammered as she explained the reasons for her actions to Nishio Reki.

Nishio Reki immediately spotted the problem and subtly exposed Yuuki Yukino's lie.

"But before I came, didn't Xiaoyuan say she was sleeping? Is that why she opened the door for me so late?"

“Yes.” Yuuki Yui agreed without hesitation: “I was so tired from tidying up that I just went straight to sleep.”

"Is that so?" Nishio Reki nodded, unsure whether he truly believed Yuuki Yukino's explanation.

“Of course.” Yuuki Yuen got up from the sofa and went to her room before Nishio Reki caught up. She opened the door a crack and quickly glanced inside.

Everything seemed normal. There was no sign of Baqi and Herika running away. All that was left was the messy bed that Baqi had taken out and the various clothes that were scattered all over the floor.

Phew, thank goodness.

"Look, everything in the room is normal." Yuuki Yukina pulled the door open completely, showing Nishio Reki the mess in the room.

“Uh… um…” Nishio Reki was about to say something, but he was also shocked by this terrifying scene and couldn’t say a word for a long time.

Nishio Reki and Yuuki Yuuki have known each other for over ten years, and this is the first time she has seen Yuuki Yuuki's room so messy. If Yuuki Yuuki hadn't said she was cleaning the house, Nishio Reki would have suspected that someone had broken into Yuuki Yuuki's room and committed burglary.

"Well, everyone's going to perform on stage tomorrow, and Helica didn't say what we should wear, so I was thinking of looking for something suitable to wear on stage and getting ready."

Yuuki Yui solemnly recited the lie she had just made up, wondering if she could use this method to fob off Nishio Reki.

"Is that so? Everyone should assume that they will wear school uniforms, right?" Nishio Reki actually thought about Yuuki Yukina's statement, but ultimately couldn't come up with a reasonable answer.

Nishio Reki simply pulled out his phone from his pants pocket: "Just to be on the safe side, how about I call Tenrai Herika now and ask?"

If a phone call were made and it rang in her own room, Yuuki Yukino would have no way of explaining herself.

Getting away with it is one thing, admitting it yourself is another, but being discovered by Nishio Reki is a completely different matter.

Yuuki Yui was startled and quickly tried to stop Nishio Reki, but she didn't want to be too obvious, so she could only try to persuade Reki to give up indirectly.

"No need for that. Who knows what Helica is doing right now? It's Christmas Eve, so it's best not to disturb her."

Nishio Reki's thumb, which was about to dial, paused in mid-air. Then, under Yuuki Yuki's expectant gaze, it moved to the lock screen button and lightly pressed it down.

"Yeah, you're right."

Phew, thank goodness, I've finally escaped this ordeal.

Actually, it should be said that one wave subsides only for another to rise.

Nishio Reki put his phone back in his pocket and then rubbed his hands together.

"Since Xiaoyuan is going to tidy up her clothes anyway, and she's made such a mess of the closet, why don't I help her tidy up?"

Chapter Seventy-Eight: They're doing something strange!

Christmas Eve, in Yuuki Yuki's wardrobe.

"Can you hear me? What are they saying?"

Tenrai Herika leaned against the dark wardrobe, half-asleep, clutching a large bundle of her own clothes in her arms, and tilted her head to ask Inuyama Tomoe, who was not far away.

Herika had asked Baqi this question several times that night, and when Baqi heard Herika repeating the same question tirelessly, she glared at Herika angrily.

"Keep your voice down, I'm listening. If you keep interrupting, not only will I not be able to hear you, but we'll also be discovered. Do you understand?"

Although Herika couldn't see Baqi's eyes clearly in the pitch-black space, she could tell from Baqi's obviously lowered voice and somewhat impatient tone that Herika, half-asleep, instinctively covered her mouth with both hands.

Although Baki couldn't see Helica's movement, he could only hear a faint rustling sound.

Forget it, there's no need for me to lower myself to the level of this short, blond-haired, delirious man.

Thinking it over, Baqi gripped the wardrobe door tightly from the inside and pressed her ear against it.

At this moment, Baqi was wearing even less clothing than Helica. Although Yuuki had thrown her clothes at Baqi's face before leaving, the narrow space of the wardrobe barely allowed them to stretch out and put on their clothes.

Although it wasn't actually that cramped—Helica and Baki could sit facing each other with their knees drawn up and not touch each other—changing clothes was a real challenge. So Baki could only drape her clothes over her body, and Helica had no intention of changing.

Since we can't see it anyway, let's just leave it as it is.

Just as Bachi was intently listening to the sounds outside by pressing her ear against the cabinet door, Helica started again.

Ba Qi felt a face pressed against hers, and in her daze, she tried to eavesdrop like herself, but the force of her body almost pushed the cabinet door open.

If Baki hadn't grabbed Herika's hair and pulled her back, Herika wouldn't have just nearly forced the closet door open; she would have rolled right out of the closet.

Herika, who was pulled back by her hair by Baqi, still looked completely dazed.

"Can you hear me...?"

"Shh... Keep your voice down! They're coming in!" Baki, both angry and annoyed, tugged at Herika's hair harder before letting go.

As soon as Baqi finished speaking, the voices of Nishio Reki and Yuuki Yuuki could be heard coming from outside the wardrobe.

"How about I help Xiaoyuan tidy up? Look how messy this place is. Even when Xiaoyuan was little, it was never this messy. How did you manage to do it?"

"No, no need to trouble yourself! I just wanted to tidy up! I was a little drowsy, so I was a bit... Ahaha, never mind, I feel bad leaving Xiao Li here, how about we go out?"

"I don't mind seeing Xiaoyuan's sloppy side. In fact, it's quite rare to see Xiaoyuan like this. But I think it would be better if she tidied herself up a bit. Look, she's even thrown out her summer clothes."

Then, the wardrobe door was slammed shut with a loud thud, making Ba Qi's shoulders tremble and almost causing her to scream in fright.

If Baki hadn't reacted quickly and covered Herika's mouth, Herika probably would have screamed out like that.

Yuuki Yukino's voice came from very close by.

"Really, it's not necessary. I can clean it up by myself in no time. Ouch, that hurts... Let's not waste any more time on such trivial matters. Doesn't Xiaoli still have a gift for me?"

"That's true, but did you hear anything just now, Xiaoyuan? It sounded like... like it was coming from the closet?"

As Nishio asked the question, the sound of slippers clicking on the floor began to approach.

It took less than a second to go from the entrance of Yuuki Yuki's room to the wardrobe; there was almost no interval between the sound of footsteps starting and stopping.

hiss--

Baqi gasped.

If Nishio Reki saw such a scene, what would she think of herself? What would she think of Yuri?

She conspired with Yuuki Yuki to get the blond shorty drunk with liqueur-filled chocolates, and then the three of them were interrupted as soon as they started their silver party—Bachi had already planned out the whole plot.

Baqi could even picture Li standing with his hands on his hips, asking, "You're not going to invite me to this silver party, are you?"

Then another sound came from the wardrobe. If Baqi guessed correctly, it was Nishio Reki's hand already gripping the wardrobe handle, just short of pulling the wardrobe door open.

Uh, let me think of an explanation first. If Nishio Reki asks me what we're doing, I'll say we're rehearsing.

If Nishio Reki asks her if this is how you rehearse, then perform a piece for her... perform what?! She'll be completely speechless!

Fortunately, that scene did not occur. All that could be heard was the sound of clothes rubbing together and Yuuki Yuki pushing Nishio Ryū away.

"Really? No, it must be Xiaoli's hallucination, or maybe it's the sound of me bumping into it."

Nishio Reki's voice had faded considerably: "But I really did hear a sound."

Then there was Yuuki Yui's voice explaining and changing the subject: "I told you, Xiao Li must have misheard! Getting back to the point, what gift is Xiao Li going to give me? Can I see it? Didn't Xiao Li just say we were going to *_qi si jiu si * dab fu* dou fu?"

"That's true. Well then, Xiaoyuan, sit on the bed for a moment and wait for me."

Bed, on the bed!

Ba Qi was startled.

But apart from Yuuki Yuki's desk, the only place for the two of them to sit is on the bed, so there's no problem sitting on the bed.

Don't overthink it. You could roughly hear what Nishio Reki said outside the door. She came to show Yui some memories about the original magical girl.

No, no, she and Xiaoyuan would never be seen together in public.