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

……

Most of Yuuki Yuuki's daily life ends when her part-time job is finished.

Winters always get dark very early, and darkness often means danger for girls, so Minato Nana would let Yuuki Eri go home from get off work early because of this.

Although Yuuki Yuki is not in danger—in a sense, she is the danger herself—Yuki Yuki silently appreciates Minato Nana's kindness.

After finishing her assigned work for the day, packing her things, and saying goodbye to Minato Nana, Yuuki Yukino left the coffee shop and headed towards the train station.

Transforming into a magical girl and flying back or taking the train back are both possible, and flying back is undoubtedly faster.

But flying back always brings all sorts of problems—such as being called a beautiful girl Santa Claus with tentacles by unsuspecting people, and Yuuki Yuki doesn't want to encounter such problems again.

So most of the time, Yuuki Eri will choose to take the train, which is a comfortable and easy way to travel, although it will cost a little money.

　貳韭0wku山吧旗引鏾 boarded the tram, leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes to rest amidst the rumbling of the tram's machinery. People got on and off the tram, and the tram's announcements rang out intermittently, which had become part of Yuuki Yuki's daily routine.

However, today seems to be somewhat different.

The tram doors slowly opened, and an unknown girl gently brushed the snowflakes off her shoulders and stepped into the carriage.

The carriage was already quite empty at this time, but the girl was sitting opposite Yuuki Yukino.

Yuuki Yukino raised her eyes, glanced at the delicate face under the girl's knitted hat, and then closed her eyes again.

Before she closed her eyes, Yuuki Yuuki seemed to feel that the other person was giving her a kind smile.

Am I seeing things?

Yuuki Yukino thought to herself.

However, if I'm not mistaken, it's best to respond to the other person's kindness, as being kind to others is a tenet of Yuki En.

Creed is not something you can just talk about; it requires putting it into practice.

Yuuki opened her eyes, shifted her lower body slightly, and changed her posture from an extremely lazy sitting position to a slightly more formal one.

As Yuuki Yukina saw the other person, she also noticed that the girl was staring intently at her.

The girl had unbuttoned her oversized winter coat and was wearing it open, revealing a plain-looking shirt underneath.

Noticing that Yuuki Yuki was also looking at her, the girl's smile deepened, and she slowly raised her hands, placing them on her knees like a student listening to a lecture.

Yuuki Yui originally intended to respond with a normal smile, but the girl's reaction made Yuuki Yui feel that something was not quite right.

Was it intuition? Or did my body instinctively sense something was wrong?

Yuuki Yukino couldn't quite put her finger on it, but a voice inside her kept reminding her that the girl in front of her was definitely not normal.

Moreover, she was most likely coming towards him.

Just as Yuuki Yuki was still lost in thought, the girl placed her fingertips on the waistband of her outer trousers and slowly pulled them down a few centimeters.

With her other hand, she lifted the hem of her shirt, deliberately exposing the girl's smooth abdomen to Yuuki Yuki's view, like an unexpected and tempting encounter.

If it were just about using her body to seduce Yuuki Yukino, that would be perfect.

Yuuki Yukina saw something she absolutely did not want to see.

It was a golden mark, branded onto the girl's body, the meaning of which is self-evident.

Chapter 131 In Her Courtyard

Golden magic runes—in Yuuki Yuuki's memory, there was only one person who possessed such a thing.

The woman sitting opposite me, who had lifted her clothes, was...

The girl wearing a woolen hat drew a suggestive arc with her eyes, her slender fingertips gently tracing the magical patterns exposed to the air but mostly hidden by her oversized coat, as if deliberately provoking desire.

As her fingertips brushed against her fair skin, the soft flesh of her lower abdomen subtly shifted, and the light-colored magical patterns seemed to be infused with flowing golden blood, quietly illuminating a dazzling light that others could not catch.

But the golden reflection in Yuuki Enishi's eyes was incredibly clear, and the magic that had appeared out of nowhere burst forth like a geyser, instantly filling the entire carriage.

Amidst the golden magic that filled the entire carriage, the girl's presence was like drops of thick ink, spreading and polluting within the abundant gold, turning all other colors into an indelible black.

In Yuuki Yuuki's eyes, the dark magic that constantly permeated the air was like a spider lurking in the shadows, exhaling chilling air, spreading a giant web to capture its prey.

Once bound by a spider's giant web, one is destined to be powerless to resist and become prey.

boom.

The tram's thick glass turned into dust that could not be pieced back together, plunging the entire carriage into darkness in an instant, accompanied by screams.

At the same moment the riot broke out, Yuuki Eri's body was already flying out of the car through the broken window.

The howling cold wind swept past her, taking away the warmth from Yuuki Yuki's body, but this chill was far less eerie than the sense of danger the girl had given her in that instant.

Behind her was a bright, starry night sky, and before her was a city already lit up with twinkling lights. The tram she had just been riding was speeding past on the overpass, yet Yuuki Yuen still dared not feel at ease in the slightest.

Standing under the night sky, stepping on her own magic book, Yuuki Yui could feel her fingertips still trembling slightly.

A close call.

Just now, that woman decided to make her move.

No, it's that woman who has already started making her move.

If her reaction had been any slower, Yuuki Yuki had no doubt that the enemy would have launched an attack right inside the train.

Yuuki Yukino wasn't afraid of fighting a corrupted magical girl, provided that the two weren't in a confined environment traveling at high speed.

Otherwise, the passengers in the tram, the tram itself, the viaduct that carries the tram—everything would become casualties of their battle.

The other side definitely has that capability.

Tear, tear.

On the roof of the tram, which was about to disappear into the distance, several black tentacles tore a large hole in the solid metal roof, just like tearing apart a cardboard toy.

The all-black magical girl, her slender body lifted by black tentacles, slowly emerged from the carriage like a spider.

It would be more appropriate to call it a jellyfish than a spider.

Countless tentacles were dragged behind her, and the girl's body seemed to rise into the air as if it had no weight, like a large jellyfish slowly swimming in the dark night to Yuuki Yuki's front.

Yuuki Yukino didn't move, nor did she intend to.

　 If war were to break out, there would be no place more suitable than an empty sky.

But is the guy in front of me really the person I imagined? Is he really Shengqi?

Yuuki Yukina had seen Seiki's appearance through fragments of Nishio Reki's memories, and it was completely different from the girl she saw now.

Saint Prayer's magical attire should be an extremely revealing nun's habit, not the somewhat tattered black dress that Yuuki Enishi is seeing now.

Saint Prayer's hair color should be a light blonde similar to Saint Shion's, not the dark purple that is similar to her magical outfit.

But even though her appearance has changed, the magical girl's wand and the black magic markings imprinted on her body will not change.

Yuuki recognized them: the golden patterns, the black tentacles, and the irregularly shaped transparent crystal slowly rotating in the girl's palm. All of these unequivocally proved the true identity of the magical girl who appeared before Yuuki.

A piercing pain shot through Yuuki Yuen's brain, as if a bottle of soda had been shaken for ages inside his head, causing Yuuki Yuen's temples to throb violently.

Yuuki En had experienced this feeling once before, when she went to teach Sakuragawa Nana a lesson.

That was the feeling of cognitive obstruction and being prevented from activating by Nyarlathotep.

However, the feeling I have now is much stronger than when I met Nana Sakuragawa.

The activation of cognitive obstruction has already confirmed many of the things that Yuuki En had guessed.

But the current situation doesn't give Yuuki En much time to think.

The girl, who seemed to melt into the gentle night, understood once again.

The girl, seemingly weightless, floated in the air and waved her hand as if brushing away dust.

However, the black tentacles following behind the girl did not move with the gentleness of a girl at all. Instead, they bombarded Yuuki Eri like cannonballs, and in an instant, the ominous black object covered with slime occupied Yuuki Eri's entire field of vision.

So fast!

The opponent switched from a completely relaxed state to an attack mode in just a moment. Although Yuuki Yuen was on guard at all times, the girl's reaction speed still caught Yuuki Yuen off guard.

The malice and the attack all erupted in that instant; Yuuki Yuuki hadn't sensed their existence before that.

Even the magic emanating from the tram was the same; this girl was definitely an extremely terrifying hunter, never revealing her intentions until the very last moment before she made her move.

Yuuki Yuuki was surprised but dared not be careless. She lowered her center of gravity and narrowly avoided the sudden attack before the tentacles could touch her body.

Following the direction of the force of her sidestep, the grimoire beneath her feet traced a magical arc like stardust, carrying her away from the girl.

But the girl had clearly seen through Yuuki Yuuki's next move. Another black tentacle, which had circled in the air, had been waiting in Yuuki Yuuki's escape route for a long time. As soon as Yuuki Yuuki reacted, it shot out.

Crackling sound.

The thin threads that flew out of the magic book formed a semi-transparent purple tentacle with a completely different shape behind Yuuki Yuki. It collided with the tentacle that the girl had used to launch a sneak attack on her, producing a crisp popping sound.

It's been successfully defended!

Simply defending against one of the opponent's attacks was not enough to make Yuuki Yuki feel any joy.

Next, hundreds and thousands more attacks await Yuuki Yukino.

The tentacles, like an overwhelming black tide, surged toward the girl who was insignificant in comparison.

Mixed in with the sticky, wriggling sounds of the tentacles was the girl's barely audible whisper of the true name of the magic wand.

"Shub Nicholas".

really!

All of Yuuki Yukino's guesses came true.

Since the opponent had already activated their true name release, Yuuki Yukino had no intention of holding back at all.

"Nyarlathotep!"

Behind Yuuki Yuki, which was otherwise empty, tentacles instantly engulfed her.

Those were her own tentacles, which, under Yuuki Yukino's command, surged towards the oncoming black tide like another raging wave.

*Clap clap clap clap clap*

Several black tentacles that rushed towards them clashed with the purple tentacles that spread from the magic book beneath Yuuki Yuuki's feet. The sound of the tentacles clashing against each other was like a torrential downpour falling around Yuuki Yuuki, echoing incessantly around her.

This feeling is like the super-fast punches that often appear in anime, so dazzling that it is difficult for the naked eye to catch them. Yuuki Yuki can only rely on her instincts to launch attack after attack in the direction that makes her feel danger.

It's neither cool nor interesting. Only people with delusions of grandeur or madness would enjoy fighting, something that involves getting hurt and feeling pain.