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

"Oh?" Yuuki Yuuki expressed her question with a single syllable.

"One is excessively spoiled—you can tell from the fact that she always speaks to her sister in a consultative tone, right? The other, the younger sister, grew up completely spoiled and never considered other people's thoughts; she simply believed that everything she thought was right."

Hong Moli took her hand out of her pocket, gestured a few times in the air, and told Yuuki Yukino her opinion.

"One doesn't understand education, and the other has developed bad habits from being spoiled. Sooner or later, problems are bound to arise when these two people come together. Of course, I'm the same. If I hadn't met Qianyou, my current situation might be even more serious than hers?"

"No, you see things much more clearly than she does." Yuuki Yuen really wanted to pat Hong Moli's head, but considering their relationship, she refrained from doing so, as it might seem like she was being overly sympathetic.

"No, it's just good luck. I'm on a path that seems pretty good now, but that doesn't mean there's no possibility that I might give up, fight back, or become completely despondent. So, I really am just lucky," Hong Moli smiled.

“But we live in the present,” Yuuki Yui said.

Hong Moli nodded in agreement and continued walking along the brightly lit road: "Yes, we live in the present, so it's a blessing that we can still stand here and chat like this. Maybe in some other future, we'll have to fight as enemies to the very last moment. I really don't want to see that kind of future."

"Who can argue with that?"

The girls were speechless for a moment, their shoes crunching on the asphalt road covered with a thick layer of snow.

"Yuki Yuen".

Koumori opened her mouth again, but only called out Yuuki Yukino's name once.

"Hmm?" Yuuki Yui responded, puzzled.

"When you find that person, what are you going to do? Comfort her? Help her?" Hong Moli raised her eyebrows, but Yuki Yuki didn't see them.

Yuuki Yui was so engrossed in thinking about Koumori's question that she was temporarily oblivious to the subtle movements around her.

After walking another three or four shops, Yuuki Eri finally answered.

"I do not know."

"Is there anything you don't know?" Hong Moli teased.

The fact that Hong Moli would almost never do such a thing made Yuuki Yuuki quite curious, and she couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Of course, I am not omniscient either."

"How about I give you some advice?" Hong Moli cast a malicious glance at Yuuki Yuuki, making it clear at a glance that she couldn't offer any good suggestions.

Or rather, Yuuki Yukari knew that Koumari wasn't serious about what she said, but that didn't stop her from joking around with Koumari.

"Then tell me?"

"Anyway, she's a magical girl, and you're a fallen magical girl, so just take care of her and everything will be fine." Hong Moli's smile was barely contained as she spoke.

“Good idea, let’s do it this way.” Yuuki Yukina snapped her fingers.

They walked another half a street.

Koumori frowned, sensing that things weren't so simple. "Yuki Yuuki, you're not serious, are you?"

"What did you say?" Yuuki blinked, looking at Koumori with an innocent expression.

Yuuki Yukino is definitely up to no good! Absolutely! That innocent expression is the prelude to her starting to cause trouble!

A while ago, when the two of them went to buy Halloween supplies together, Yuuki Yuki had the same expression when she was preparing to carry a whole tree back with her tentacles.

Hong Moli stammered, "I mean... I was joking about killing her, you don't really intend to do that, do you?"

Yuuki Yukino's smile became even more innocent.

What do you think?

"Your expression is a bit scary. Although... well, I don't care what you do, and I have no objection even if you really decide, but... isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it, so let's do it this way."

……

Sakuragawa Nana was wandering aimlessly down the street.

The streets were even more lively than usual on Christmas Day, and the colorful lights flashing in front of the shops were dazzling, giving Sakura Nana a strong sense of unreality.

She felt someone touch her shoulder.

"They must be staff members handing out flyers on the street," Sakuragawa Nana thought, waving her hand behind her.

But her refusal was useless; someone behind her touched her shoulder again.

Who is it?!

Sakura Nana turned her head away impatiently. Her already extremely unhappy mood became even more irritable after being disturbed. She was determined to vent her anger on this guy who kept touching her.

But when she saw the face of the person behind her, it was as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water. Not only did her rising anger instantly vanish, but she also felt a chill run from the top of her head to the soles of her feet.

A rather revealing pink-clad, corrupted magical girl was gently waving at her.

"Oh, Ms. Sakuragawa Nana, Merry Christmas!"

Chapter 116 An Annoying Sense of Déjà Vu

"What? Who are you?"

Sakuragawa Nana, who had just been patted on the shoulder and turned around by Yuki Yuki, had barely seen Yuki Yuki's gentle smiling face before she was sent flying backwards before she could even finish speaking.

In fact, Sakuragawa Nana is now in a more embarrassing situation than when she was sent flying backwards.

Before the magical girl could even transform, her face was grabbed by the pink-haired girl's slender hand, and she was carried away as if she were holding a chick.

Sakuragawa Nana could only hear the howling wind beside her ears and the strength of the hand that was holding her face.

High in the air, far from the ground, Yuuki suddenly and without warning released the hand that was holding Sakuragawa Nana's face, and threw the object in her hand away by swinging her arm like a discus thrower.

What Yuuki Yukino threw out wasn't a discus, but Sakuragawa Nana herself.

Yuki Yuki's strength was not great; it was completely impossible for her to use the powerful centrifugal force to break Sakuragawa Nana's neck.

She no longer has the same level of control over magic and power as she did when she first became a magical girl.

Even if Sakuragawa Nana were just an ordinary person, she could easily withstand being thrown like that.

However, given Sakuragawa Nana's current physical condition as an ordinary person before her transformation, she absolutely could not withstand a fall from a height of tens of meters.

When Yuuki Yuki lost all her memories, she was able to start a chase with Tomoe the first time she used her powers after her fall from grace. There's no reason why Sakuragawa Nana wouldn't have time to transform at such a high altitude.

If Sakuragawa Nana can't even react to something like this, then Yuuki Yukino will be very disappointed.

Fortunately, Sakuragawa Nana did not disappoint Yuuki Yuuki. After struggling frantically in the air for a few moments, she calmed down and began to gather magic power, eventually completing her transformation.

The first choice Nana Sakuragawa made after completing her transformation was to turn around and run away in the opposite direction from Yuuki Yuuki.

"Not that disappointing" means that Sakuragawa Nana's response was already quite disappointing.

It took her so long to recover, and she even turned her back to her enemy. Sakuragawa Nana's combat experience is practically nonexistent.

If Yuuki Yukino wanted to, she could shoot Sakuragawa Nana down from the sky like shooting a bird with just one flintlock pistol bullet.

Yuuki sighed silently, lightly tapped her toes in the air, and the grimoire, with its pages turning, carried the girl's body away like a bullet leaving a gun barrel.

The pink hair traced an exaggerated trajectory in the air, and the moment Yuuki Yuki took the next step, Sakuragawa Nana's escape route was blocked by countless tentacles.

"Ee-ee-ee-ee"

Sakuragawa Nana cried out in pain, abruptly halting her advance in mid-air, nearly plunging headfirst into the pile of tentacles due to the momentum.

However, Sakuragawa Nana's reaction was barely timely. After realizing that the road was blocked, she changed direction and began to escape to the flank.

But her escape was doomed to fail.

Yuuki Yukino, stepping on the magic book, had silently appeared behind Sakuragawa Nana. As she turned around, their eyes met.

Startled by Yuuki Yukino's ghostly appearance and disappearance, Sakuragawa Nana screamed again. Just as she was about to turn around, the tentacles behind her had already swallowed her whole.

The dense tentacles enveloping Sakuragawa Nana intertwined and were instantly reshaped into a giant bag by Yuuki Yuuki, who then casually tossed it onto his shoulder.

From the moment Yuuki Yuuki suddenly appeared to the moment she captured Sakuragawa Nana, it only took a few seconds.

Having completed her mission, Yuuki Yuuki didn't linger. She gave Hong Moli, who was observing from the shadows, an OK sign, and then flew off towards a deserted place with the bag containing the struggling Sakuragawa Nana on her shoulder.

That night, a new urban legend emerged in Moonsea City.

The incident began when a girl taking a selfie with her boyfriend accidentally turned on the rear camera and captured a long-haired girl carrying a gift bag and distributing gifts on a snowy Christmas night.

Many people later came forward to testify that they saw the shadow flying in the sky on Christmas Eve.

For some time afterward, rumors circulated in Moonsea City that Santa Claus not only existed but was also a beautiful girl, but no one ever confirmed it.

Apart from that photograph, no one else has left behind a second video record.

……

thump.

Sakuragawa Nana, who was in the tentacle pocket, was thrown directly onto the ground.

Sakuragawa Nana, who had fallen to the ground, rolled on the spot, knelt down on one knee to steady herself, and looked at Yuuki Yuki, who was standing there in an ordinary manner, with a look of surprise and fear.

That kind of look is really unsettling.

He was filled with hostility and even hatred towards himself, yet he couldn't find the slightest fighting spirit. He simply stared at himself without using his peripheral vision to analyze the surrounding situation and the battle.

In terms of both strength and combat experience, Sakuragawa Nana is extremely weak.

Facing the enemy, without even summoning her wand, it's unimaginable how the magical girl Yuuki Yuuki could survive such a harsh battle.

Fortunately, she did not encounter Kuroba Reise or Genki Mashiro, otherwise she would have lost her future forever, just like that miscellaneous fish sauce whose name she could not even remember.

Unfortunately, this famous, super-beautiful pink devil girl is going to teach this kid a lesson.

"W-What are you going to do!"

Sakura Nana's voice trembled, as did her hands; the immense turmoil in her heart was written all over her face.

Yuuki Yukina had considered the possibility that Sakuragawa Nana might see through her identity, and she had no intention of hiding her true identity. Of course, she couldn't just reveal her identity to the public without any purpose.

Yuuki Yuuki felt that it was too much of an overestimation of Sakuragawa Nana's abilities to deduce her identity from the magic she exuded at Tsukimi Middle School.

Never mind, none of this matters. No matter what happens, it won't affect what Yuuki Yuki plans to do next.

"Let's get started."

Yuuki Yukino raised her hand from beneath her purple gloves and beckoned to Sakuragawa Nana with her finger.

Sakuragawa Nana was stunned: "What... are you talking about?"

Before Sakura Nana could recover from her confusion, she felt as if she had been struck in the chest with a hammer, her mind and internal organs were greatly shocked, and her body was sent flying backward once again.