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

Out of concern for Helica, Yuuki Yuuki and the girls standing with her all moved their feet after Helica took a few steps.

This unspoken understanding left the girls looking at each other, stunned in place.

But the stunned girls didn't need to talk to each other; they silently formed a line, moved away from the seats they had finally found suitable for watching the performance on stage, and squeezed into the crowd at the end of the line.

The hall was already packed with people, and unlike Helica, who was smaller and more agile, they were sweating profusely just from leaving the hall.

But what made them even more ashamed was yet to come.

Standing at the entrance of the Great Hall, Helica, with her hands on her hips, confronted the group of people in front of her.

The people confronting her were none other than Sakuragawa Nana and her group, who had just come down from the stage.

Chapter 85, right?

What hellish scene did Yuuki Yukino witness?!

Helica is confronting Nana Sakuragawa and her group?!

Things are different now. There are only a few tens of minutes left before the performance. If the two sides start arguing at this critical moment, what will happen?

Yuuki Yukino quickly took a few steps and came to Helica's side, who had her back to her.

The other girls shared similar concerns with Yuuki Yuuki and followed suit, forming a row behind Helica.

As they approached, they overheard the last few sentences of their conversation.

"Now you know how powerful we are, right? We won't lose. Give up. You can't beat me no matter what." Sakuragawa Nana crossed her arms smugly and kept showing off in front of Helica. Her irritating expression made Yuuki Yuuki get a little angry.

However, to the surprise of Yuuki Yuki and the girls behind her, Tenrai Herika did not yell at Sakuragawa Nana as they had guessed.

“I admit your performance was amazing. I’ve thought about it carefully, and I realize that we might have a hard time reaching that level of performance. There’s definitely a long way to go between us.” Helica lowered her head and pursed her lips tightly.

Helika's direct praise made Sakuragawa Nana even more smug: "Good to know, hmph."

Helica jerked her head up, clenching her fists at her sides: "But! We absolutely cannot give up until the very last moment. No! Even at the very end, we will do our best!"

"We've put in so much effort to get to where we are today, and we've come this far. Defeating you is important, but making this performance our final act at Yuehai Middle School is even more important! I won't let your provocations distract me from this!"

"I didn't provoke you," Tianyin muttered softly, while no one heard Yusheng Xiao say a word.

“You…” Sakuragawa Nana was speechless for a moment.

"Well said! You short, blond-haired dwarf! I'm starting to look at you in a new light!"

Suddenly, Baqi's voice rang out, and Helica came to her senses to see Baqi raising her hands above her head and spontaneously clapping for Helica.

"I thought you were going to run outside and cry by yourself, but I didn't expect this!"

"Tch, I'm already powerful... Wait! Who are you calling a crybaby?!" Helica had only agreed halfway when she angrily punched Baki in the stomach.

Herika's punch was just a joke, without any real force. Baki easily dodged it with a slight movement, and even stuck her tongue out at Herika.

"Oops, missed."

Seeing Baqi's funny face, Sakuragawa Nana frowned, swallowed hard, but didn't make a sound.

Herika, who had just thrown a punch, was now clenching her fist, half-jokingly and half-seriously preparing to raise it again, this time to give Baki a more serious punch on the head.

Before she could even raise her hand, she found all the girls looking at her with a half-smile, as if to say, "The child has finally grown up."

Herlica's face flushed instantly, and she awkwardly lowered her hand.

"Why...did you all come?"

"We came out to check on you because we were worried about Tian Lei."

"Yes, yes, yes! I was worried about you!"

“But we know that Helica the Thunder is not that fragile.”

"I knew Senior Tianlei would be fine."

Finally, Yuuki Yuki, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward, grabbed Helica's hand (which she didn't know where to put), and pulled her back into the group.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Helica hesitated for a moment, but then followed Yuuki Yuki's lead and returned to the group, holding Yuuki Yuki's hand.

Herika pursed her lips for a while, as if she had a hard candy in her mouth, and finally squeezed out a sentence barely audible: "You're all concerned about me, which means you didn't get to watch the show properly. Thank you."

"No need to be so polite. If you, the captain, fall, we will fall apart."

"It's normal to feel worried when you see Senior Tianlei is unhappy."

"Mmm-hmm."

"It's okay. You don't have to watch those shows. Isn't watching you cry more interesting than watching them?"

"I didn't cry! I told you I didn't cry!" Helica's pout grew even wider.

"They have such a good relationship," Tianyin couldn't help but remark.

"Hmph." Sakuragawa Nana pouted unhappily, glanced at Baqi again, and muttered to herself, "What's the use of being on good terms when the person isn't any good..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, Tianyin slapped her hard across the back, interrupting her.

Although Tianyin only patted Sakura Nana's back casually, with her strong physique as a drummer, that slap almost killed Sakura Nana.

"Cai Cai, what are you saying? Bands are supposed to trust each other, and aren't they the perfect example of that? No matter what they do, they are respectable opponents. It's one thing to make some tough talk before the competition, but how can you insult them?"

Yu Shengxiao, standing next to Tian Yinxiang, remained silent but nodded quietly in agreement with Tian Yinxiang.

Sakura Nana coughed a few times, wanting to explain, but given Tian Yinxiang's identity and the current situation, she had nothing to say: "Hibiki! What do you know?! Forget it, I can't explain it to you, anyway, you're no good!"

“I think they are all very, very good people. You are nice to everyone else, how can you be so harsh on them? How can you be a good new student council president like that? I don’t think that’s acceptable.” Tianyin said righteously.

Tianyin's voice was always quite loud, and this time the girls could hear it clearly.

But hearing clearly and being able to keep up with it are two different things, and many girls are confused.

"What? The student council president? Her? Are you kidding me?"

"Actually, I didn't quite understand either. Sakura~ Kagoba Takeshi ('Isn't Kawana Nana from our school? Isn't the current student council president Niijima Azusa-senpai?')"

“I’ve never heard Niijima mention these things, I’ve only heard her say that Serizawa might become the head of the disciplinary committee.”

Herlica's lips curled into a malicious smile. Just as she was about to speak, she felt Yuuki Yuki, who was still standing next to her after being pulled to the side, nudge her. She had no choice but to shut her mouth.

If Yuuki Yukino hadn't stopped her, Tenrai Helica would have taken the opportunity to expose Sakuragawa Nana's lies.

Actually, the night before, when she was having coffee with Tianyin, Helica had already wanted to expose Sakuragawa Nana's lie, but she was stopped by Yuuki Yuki.

Sakuragawa Nana, who was not far away, could hear the girls' whispers clearly. At this moment, Sakuragawa Nana's face turned pale and then red, and her expression was as embarrassed as a dough that had been kneaded for a long time.

Sakura Nana heard clearly and understood perfectly—if they continued talking, the lies she had told her teammates would be exposed.

Tianyin knew nothing, so I shouldn't have said that extra word to her!

Now things are really messed up; we have to find a way to make up for it.

Sakura Nana thought for a long time about what she should do, but finally gave up and grabbed Tian Yinsheng's clothes to leave.

"Alright! I didn't have anything to say to them, we just bumped into each other and exchanged greetings. That's it, let's go, let's go, let's go!"

"Go? Ah, go if you want, why are you pulling me? Besides, I think you should apologize to them. What you said was wrong. People shouldn't be like this." Tianyin was still lecturing Sakura Nana after being dragged two steps.

"I know! I know! I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said that to you! Okay! Let's go!" Sakura Nana shouted twice in desperation, then used both hands to push and pull Tian Yinxiang away.

Yuuki Yuuki had only one comment regarding Sakuragawa Nana's performance today.

What a brat! A brat who refuses to learn his lesson!

Rei really poured all the unnecessary care and love into Nana, and Sakuragawa Nana was truly a spoiled brat. Both of them had some problems.

No wonder Sakuragawa Aika wanted me to teach her a lesson in the field of music.

Well, although she may not be able to defeat her in the field of music, there are many ways for Yuuki Yukino to help Sakuragawa Aika.

However, tonight's performance is the most important thing before all that!

"Alright, alright, don't overthink the performance tonight, just do your best!" Herika patted imaginary dust off herself, put her hands on her hips in front of everyone, and started comforting them.

At this moment, Helica the Thunder Queen really did have the air of a leader.

"You short, blond guy, did you eat too much chocolate last night and your personality changed?" Baqi gestured towards Sakura Nana's departing figure. "Otherwise, how come you're so calm? That guy said those things to you, aren't you angry? I get angry just listening to it."

"I'm so angry, I'm furious. But right now it seems our performance is more important, right?" Helica gave a benevolent smile, cracking her knuckles as she clenched her fists. "Any conflicts can only be resolved after we're offstage, right?"

"N-No, that's right. Senior Tenrai is absolutely right. The performance is more important right now." Sakura Hanako stammered, startled by Helica's expression, completely missing the unspoken meaning behind Helica's words.

Herlica tilted her head slightly, looking up at Inuyama Tomoe and Yuuki Yuuki as if afraid that Tomoe might not realize it: "Besides, there are many things that it's not very convenient for me, a magical girl, to do, right?"

“But it’s very convenient for me to do, right?” Baqi rubbed her hands together.

"I can still step in and save the day, right?"

Herika's brainwaves clicked with Baqi's instantly. They rubbed their hands together, tilted their heads, and spoke in unison.

"That's the decision, right?"

"Wait! Wait! What are you talking about! What are you talking about! This is my sister's former teammate's sister! Don't go too far!"

Having fully understood Helica's meaning, Yuuki Yukino pulled Baqi away and inserted her body between the two.

"What are we supposed to do?" Helica blinked innocently.

"I don't know, aren't we talking about the performance?" Baqi's eyes were just as clear.

“Yes, that’s right, we were talking about the performance.” Baqi and Helika instantly reunited, displaying that unspoken understanding between close friends.

"That's not true at all!!!"

Chapter 86 Swaying Dance Steps and the Girl's Counterattack

Yuuki Yukari also believed that Sakuragawa Nana definitely needed to be properly educated, and she also thought of many ways to educate Sakuragawa Nana.

However, none of these methods include having Helica and Baki join forces.

If the two of them were to fight, Sakuragawa Nana's small body wouldn't be able to withstand the ordeal. She would definitely stick out her tongue, roll her eyes, convulse, and die.

No matter what, she is still the sister of her sister's best friend—although it does sound like the relationship is a little distant, she is still the sister of her sister's best friend!

We should repay even the smallest kindness with the greatest gratitude! Although that's not exactly what was said, that's roughly the idea!

Sakura Aiko has already treated herself to a nice meal, so it doesn't seem right for her to just let Baqi and Herika take over her sister's life.

At worst, I can just tie up Sakuragawa Nana myself and whip her around like a top, right?