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

At least not many in this graduating class who are only a few months away from graduation.

Yuuki Yukino herself doesn't believe in such nonsense at all.

Magic exists, but even the original magical girls can only respond to a girl's wishes and grant her the power to fulfill them, but they cannot directly make those wishes come true.

Even magical girls have to strive for what they want to achieve, so ordinary people have no choice but to work hard.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that on the path of striving, magical girls and ordinary people are competing fairly from the same starting line.

……

Although it wasn't important information, Yuuki Yukino mentioned it briefly in the Nijisanji activity room during lunch break.

Since we're not colleagues, the topics we discuss aren't necessarily all about things like Dark Magical Girl or the threat of Saint Yuu – things that are realistic and unpleasant. Gossip and casual conversation might take up a larger portion of the conversation.

In response, Helica Tenryu, who only updates the event room once or twice a day, commented.

"Garbage! All this junk information! I get angry just thinking about being surrounded by those guys who talk about magic all the time! Ah, but thankfully no one in my class mentions it at all."

"Someone in our class mentioned that mixing lavender seeds with unmelted ice from winter, then adding acacia leaves and crushing them together, and then adding this mixture to aromatherapy would have amazing effects."

Mizuno Yu took over the conversation, and the incredibly detailed process made people start to wonder if Mizuno Yu's poor grades were due to her own lack of effort.

"Forget about aromatherapy, nobody would use that stuff even as laundry detergent, right? This morning I heard from the disciplinary committee that someone broke some weird potion in the classroom, so it's probably all the same, right?" Baqi couldn't help but complain.

"Yes...more or less." Sakura Hanako swallowed hard, gagged a few times unconsciously, and patted her chest to calm herself down before weakly answering, "The class that broke the potion was our class..."

Seeing how upset Sakura Hanako was, Tenrai Helica rudely interrupted the conversation:

"Stop talking about such weird and stupid things! Sakura Hanako is about to throw up! Let's see what's been going on lately."

As Helica spoke, she fiddled with her phone, opening some webpage and reading it aloud one by one.

"A woman survived after drifting at sea for thirty hours, that's pretty impressive. The Saint Hymn Charity Fund is already quite substantial, is this the one that Mashiro Gorgen was talking about? Tsk, not interested, next! Famous anchor Nishizono Chigusa was arrested for being infatuated with children? I don't want to know about that, I don't want to know!"

After scrolling through a few messages, Helica, in despair, threw down her phone.

"Why! It's all useless information! It's all garbage!"

"Relax a bit, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Maybe Herika is under too much pressure, which is why she's feeling irritable."

Yuuki Yukina made a stroking motion in the air, repeating to Tenrai Herika what Baqi had told her earlier.

“But that mysterious corrupted magical girl hasn’t been caught yet, and I can’t stay calm at all!” Helica slumped onto the table, her head bobbing back and forth on the surface, her cheeks contorted slightly from the pressure.

"Well... well... I can't help it." Yuuki Yui chuckled twice. If they continued on this topic, it would probably turn into another battle meeting where they wouldn't get much out of discussing battle plans.

This morning, Baqi mentioned that she had a strange nightmare, possibly due to recent stress. Continuing to discuss it might unknowingly add to her stress.

But the sudden arguing outside the window seemed to indicate that Yuuki Yuuki's hoped-for lunch break might not be so peaceful.

Chapter 142 Don't confess your feelings so easily!

The arguing outside the window was like a stone thrown into a calm pond; the splash alone was enough to soak anyone walking along the water's edge.

"I...I've done so much for you! Why don't you like me? Why!"

"I don't like you, that's all! I didn't accept your gifts! I didn't spend your money! I never went out with you! I've said it before, I don't like you!"

"Did I not try hard enough? For so long, I've liked you and paid attention to you. I've tried so hard, can't you even look at me?"

"Stop doing those self-indulgent, self-righteous acts of devotion, okay?! There are so many other things you should be paying attention to besides me! Stop wasting your time on me! Okay?!"

"No, I have nothing left but you!"

The Rainbow Club's activity room is not connected to the main teaching building, but is located in a relatively remote location, which is close to the archery club that Mizuno Yu often goes to.

There's a reason for this design. For example, clubs like the Light Music Club or the Drama Club inevitably make a lot of noise when practicing, and it's quite difficult to create a separate area in the school building without disturbing normal teaching.

So the school grouped classrooms like the home economics classroom together with a large number of club activity rooms, which is the building where Yuuki and her friends are currently located.

The school's planning is good, but its remote location creates this problem—outside of club activities, some people come here to confess their feelings or secretly get intimate.

In other words, Yuehai Middle School has a good school spirit and there is no bullying. Otherwise, Yuuki Enishi would never doubt that this place would become a paradise for bullies.

That said, there are quite a few examples of people hiding here to express their feelings. At least Yuuki Yuki has seen couples who love each other embrace and kiss, and she has also seen people who are friend-zoned and cry their eyes out. But it is really rare to see a confession turn into an argument like today.

It has to be said, the level of argument surrounding this confession is comparable to the infamous "Herricanes" incident...

Helica, who had been somewhat irritable lately due to various issues, was completely overwhelmed by the noise from downstairs. She put down the half-eaten bread in her hand and stormed to the window.

In this season of transition from spring to winter, a thin layer of ice still covers the windows of the school. Apart from the classrooms, which are intentionally cleaned, the windows of activity rooms, which are not opened all day, should be frozen solid.

But with Helica's large hand—no, her small hand—pulling, the ice clinging to the window frame shattered into pieces, and the entire window was flung open with a bang.

"You two! What are you making a racket about here?! Can't a person eat in peace?!"

Herlica's loud voice startled the two girls who were facing off downstairs, causing them to tremble and look up in Herlica's direction at the same time.

The one who confessed, loudly proclaiming how much effort they had put in, was venting their dissatisfaction with Helica the Thunder.

"What's it to you! You..."

However, those words were stuck in her throat like a fishbone; Helica's face, her name, and all her past were that fishbone.

The girl who was about to rebuke Helica's face turned somewhat ugly. She angrily shut her mouth and bit her lip hard. Even upstairs, Yuuki Yuuki could see the shape of her lips through the ice crystals covered in condensation.

"Humph."

The person who confessed crossed his arms, wanting to reach out and take the hand of the person he was confessing to, and lead her away from this place.

But the person being confessed to quietly withdrew their hand and took a step back in the opposite direction, silently rejecting the other party.

Instead, Helica saw these actions as a provocation, which angered her so much that she stepped onto the windowsill, grabbed the window frame, and tried to jump out.

The other girls, who were standing with Helica watching the commotion, hurriedly picked her off the window frame like a small orange and carried her back inside, as she was already halfway out of the window.

"Sorry, sorry! Please excuse my poor appearance! Please continue~" Yuuki Yuen put her hands together, deliberately apologized to the people downstairs, and then slammed the window shut.

Yuuki Yukino's so-called intention was not because she felt embarrassed that Herika had been harsh to them, but simply to subtly tell the two of them that she had overheard their absolutely failed confession.

They should be the ones who feel ashamed because they disturbed others, their private conversations were overheard, and their embarrassing moments were seen. Anyone who isn't completely stupid can understand one or two of these points.

Just as Yuuki Yuki had predicted, the two of them really stopped making any noise, but the air in the activity room became even more cheerful.

"Pfft, haha, now you know how others feel when you're throwing a tantrum and making a scene?" Baki mocked Helica loudly with schadenfreude, making Helica's cheeks burn like the midday sun.

Yuuki Yui couldn't tell whether Baqi's words were simply meant to mock Herika or had some other purpose. In any case, after hearing Baqi's taunts, Herika didn't continue her angry outburst, which made her want to go out and fight. Instead, she sat there sullenly with a pout, venting her frustration on the half-eaten bread in her hand.

Well, while it's true that old habits die hard, that's why Helica couldn't help but yell at the students downstairs. But Helica isn't like before, stubborn as a mule.

"Alright... stop making fun of Senior Tianlei. Those two are really something. It was just a confession, did they really have to make such a fuss?"

"As Rongshan Deng once said: 'Without a lover in your heart, your moves will naturally be divine.' On the road of constantly breaking through your own limits, you must never be held back by such things."

"That's not how it works. Some people say that you can only become stronger when you have someone to protect in your heart. I became stronger to protect Xiaoyuan!"

The girls chatted amongst themselves about topics completely unrelated to what had just happened, until a few minutes before the end of lunch break, when they finally left the activity room with the trash they had created.

At the corner of the stairs, the third-year student, who was about to return to the classroom on the top floor, happened to run into the girl he had met at noon.

That is, the one who confessed to the other party in the argument.

"what?"

The girl first let out a surprised cry, then looked in the direction of Helica and her group with a somewhat doubtful expression.

To be honest, Yuuki Yui has always been very subjective in her judgments about relationships, and she actually agrees with the things that the girl said during the argument.

If you don't like someone, you should say it clearly; if you like someone, you should express it clearly. If you can't win them over, don't give them false hope. Yuuki Yuen thinks that the girl's decisive and ruthless approach is very correct.

Therefore, Yuuki Yukino's first impression of the girl was quite good.

Helica didn't think too much about it, but she also had a good impression of the girl.

The reason was simply that the girl didn't argue with her, but just turned around and left.

There were four people on Yuuki Yuki's side, and one person on the girl's side. They all stopped on the stairs because of the girl's soft exclamation.

Yuuki Yui rolled her eyes and glanced at the people next to her out of the corner of her eye. Mizuno Yu and Herika both looked somewhat confused and didn't seem to know each other. The girl was also not Yuuki Yui's classmate.

Are you a second-year student?

Yuuki En thought to herself, then glanced at the girl standing opposite her, but the girl fixed her gaze on Herika.

The awkward atmosphere that existed among them was soon broken by the girl who spoke first.

"Senior Sister Tianlei, I'm so sorry for disturbing you at noon today."

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just a little too emotional. Well, I admit I was wrong too." Helica waved her hands apologetically. It was still a little awkward to admit her mistakes to someone she didn't know well, but Helica still explained it properly.

When the girl opposite Helica said this, although she controlled her facial expression well, the surprise that flashed in her eyes could not be hidden.

Helica didn't give the girl any time to react before asking her question.

"You just called my name. You recognize me?"

"Ah, this..." the girl stammered, "Senior's performance on stage, um! that performance was really amazing! That's why I remember you."

This was definitely a fabricated reason made up on the spot, and Yuuki Yuki was 100% certain of it.

The expression on the girl's face when she saw Helica at noon was not like that of a passionate senior on stage, but rather that of a notorious and vicious wandering elite monster in the school.

"Oh, I see." Helica nodded knowingly, and Yuuki Yuuki didn't know if she had noticed the strangeness in the girl's expression.

It would be even better if it weren't available.

Seeing that the atmosphere had turned cold again, the girl quickly added, "Oh, right, I also want to thank you, senior."

"Why are you thanking me? Wasn't I pretty fierce? I almost got into a fight with you guys, right?" Helica was still self-aware enough to know that she had almost caused trouble again at noon and had been lectured by Baki. Now, hearing the girl's words, she showed a bit of disbelief.

"No, that's not true, it's from the bottom of my heart!" the girl quickly waved her hand to explain.

Isn't this just like saying that what I just said was insincere?

Yuuki Yukino thought to herself, but didn't say anything.

"It's like this, the girl I just argued with is my classmate. We've been in the same class since middle school. She seems to have some strange feelings for me, which is why she followed me to get into Yuehai Middle School... But her pursuit of me is bothering me. I have no plans to be in a relationship."

"But she kept pursuing me relentlessly. I tried to refuse her properly at first, but she acted like she didn't hear me. Over time, I became a little impatient and started avoiding her... which only made her more persistent."

"It's not that I really hate her. No, not hating her doesn't mean liking her. I mean I don't have any romantic feelings for her, but what she did is really bothering me. So, if it weren't for you, senior, I wouldn't know how I would have gotten out of this situation today."

The girl explained for a long time in one breath, and the nervousness she revealed made it hard to tell whether she was shy about telling her own story or felt uncomfortable being watched by Helica the Thunder.

"Oh, right, Senior Tenrai, I'm Suzuki Haruka from the second year, um..."

The girl hurriedly introduced herself, then lowered her head, seemingly realizing she had talked too much with Helica, and blushed.