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

"Well..." After listening to the girl's string of words, Herika made a vague remark: "I don't think I did anything wrong, as long as I didn't cause you any trouble."

Then, Helica stepped aside, raised her hand and waved to Suzuki Haruka: "I don't know much about love either. I hope you can talk to her clearly and convey your feelings to her. That's the most important thing. Don't do anything impulsive, and be careful what she might do to you."

Hearing Helica say she didn't understand love, yet then she seemed to be giving advice like a senior, Yuuki Yukino found it quite subtle.

However, Helica was only trying to help him, but her impulsive actions at the end were not just empty words. Both Helica and Yuuki Yuuki had some experiences that were hard to describe, whether sweet or painful, because of her impulsiveness.

After another farewell, the conversation that arose from this chance encounter came to an end.

But in a corner where no one was paying attention, a pair of eyes were fixed intently on the two parties having the conversation.

Anyone who has spent lunch in the Rainbow Club's activity room would immediately recognize who owns those eyes.

This girl is clearly the one who confessed her feelings to Suzuki Haruka.

At this moment, the person confessing their love was clenching their teeth, making a grinding sound that was incredibly painful to the teeth.

"Yao...Yao...Do you really have no feelings for me? How could you speak ill of me to that kind of woman! Or is my resolve not strong enough? You just don't understand my feelings. I have to keep conveying them!"

"But I've tried so hard for so long, why don't I get any response? What else do I have to do to make you see my true feelings, to let you know how deep my feelings for you really are?"

The person confessing his love shook his head violently, his face dark as if a storm was about to break, his hands gripping the corner of the wall so tightly that the veins on his hands were bulging as if he wanted to crush the entire wall.

"Ah, right! I've found a way to solve this!"

Suddenly, as if he had just thought of something, the person making the confession slammed his fist into his palm.

"Magic! All I need is that legendary magic that can grant any wish!"

"If I could get a response from that person, I could do anything!"

Chapter 143 Passing Through the Night

The nights at the end of winter are always cold, and even as the days grow longer, these nights still feel incredibly long.

Different eras and different people always have their own ways of getting through this long winter night.

Some huddled around the fire praying for winter to pass quickly, some gathered around the campfire singing of their hunting bounty, and some sat around the fireplace singing hymns of nobility.

But now people no longer need fire for warmth, and there are more and more ways to get through the winter nights.

Some things seem to have changed, but others have been preserved over the long course of time.

For example, the warmth between people doesn't cool down over time.

A warm and cozy little room.

Inuyama Baki lowered her eyelashes and gently kissed the glistening beads of sweat on Yuuki En's shoulder, which shone in the moonlight filtering through the curtains. Her canine teeth pierced the girl's skin with just the right amount of pressure, leaving a row of dark red teeth marks.

"Um……"

Yuuki Yukino let out a very soft hum with her lips tightly closed, but all around was silent, and no matter how hard the girl tried to suppress her moans, it was to no avail.

Aside from making Yuuki's face burn even hotter, the sound that escaped from Yuuki's lips only made the force of Baqi's canine teeth pierce her skin even more, and made Yuuki feel that Baqi seemed even more impatient.

Yuuki Yukino angrily raised her hand and landed lightly on Baqi's smooth thigh. The crisp sound was not like a reproach, but rather like a deliberate temptation.

If this blow had landed below Baqi's lower back, it might have been misunderstood.

Why is Xiaoyuan so resistant?

Baqi's mesmerizing voice, accompanied by her scalding breath, wafted into Yuuki Yuen's ear. The unavoidable itching sensation made Yuuki Yuen shrink back, and the tense muscles made the teeth marks on her shoulder seem even more painful.

“I have no objection.”

Yuuki turned her head to the other side, using her hair to cover the dark mark that Baqi had left on her body.

She felt Baqi's hand rest on her waist, tracing the contours of her back with her fingertips, rising until that elusive hand slipped through the pink hair behind her head and landed back on the back of her neck.

The girl's hands parted Yuuki Yukina's hair into two strands, placing them on her shoulders, leaving Yuuki Yukina's shoulder blades and neck unguarded in her dark red eyes.

On the battlefield, Baqi is undoubtedly a ferocious beast, casually tearing apart the enemy's defenses with her sharp teeth and claws, aiming straight for their unsuspecting throats.

On this battlefield in another sense, the same applies to Baki.

Although Baki's ferocity has subsided considerably, she remains highly aggressive.

Yuuki Yukino couldn't see Tomoe's movements, but she could feel the force of the girl's teeth biting into the back of her neck.

It's just like when a mother cat soothes a restless kitten...

No, it wasn't that kind of feeling. Baqi's light bite was also to soothe her restless self, but the force contained a full-blown love and possessiveness.

"hiss--"

The pain, brimming with desire, felt like a hot current flowing down her spine, causing Yuuki Yuki to involuntarily take a deep breath.

The scents of shampoo, shower gel, ink from the books by the bedside, and the faint smell of a young girl's sweat filled her nostrils as she inhaled. The complex aromas were more captivating than any other fragrance, leaving Yuki feeling slightly dizzy.

The distinct inhalation sound somehow stimulated Baqi's nerves, causing her to bite even harder.

The hard teeth rubbed against the soft skin repeatedly, slicing across it again and again, then piercing it, just like a wild beast expressing its emotions.

Yuuki Yuuki patted Tomoe's leg again, but Tomoe, who always understood Yuuki Yuuki's intentions quickly, seemed not to feel the strength in Yuuki Yuuki's hand at all, and wrapped her arms around Yuuki Yuuki's waist, pressing all her weight onto Yuuki Yuuki's back.

Then, there was no further movement, no further action, and no departure. He simply maintained the posture of holding Yuuki Enishi.

"Xiao Yuan".

Baqi called out Yuuki Yukino's name, but the flame burning in her chest seemed to shrink, leaving only flickering flames.

"Hmm?" Yuuki Yui wondered and tried to turn her head, but another bite on the back of her neck stopped her from doing anything further.

“With me…” Baqi released Yuki Yuki’s neck and slowly uttered a few syllables. Then she gently shook her head. The feeling of her silver hair brushing against Yuki Yuki’s shoulders and back was a little itchy, but exceptionally clear.

After a long silence, Baqi rested her chin on Yuuki Yuki's shoulder.

"nothing."

Yuuki Enishi took a deep breath and exhaled as smoothly as possible, then repeated it several times. After that, she fell silent, even though she should have said something.

Baqi tightened her grip on Yuuki Eri's waist.

"I like you."

"Hmm," Yuuki Yui replied listlessly.

"like very much."

"Ah."

"I really like it."

"I know."

“But sometimes I can’t help but wonder, is it because Xiaoyuan is too gentle that she accepted me, or does Xiaoyuan actually have a place for me in her heart?” Baqi said softly, her voice getting lower and lower: “After seeing those two people, I can’t help but think like this again.”

"Don't overthink it, okay?" Yuuki asked softly, shifting her lower body forward to break free from Baqi's embrace.

Baqi didn't intend to force Yuuki to stay. She slowly released the slender arm that was resting on Yuuki's waist, but a look of disappointment inevitably appeared on her face, as if losing Yuuki in her arms had also caused her heart to lose a piece.

If time could turn back a few seconds, Baqi would probably say the same thing. That's just her habit; she likes to tell her thoughts to the person she wants to tell.

All she could do now was nod, answering Yuuki Yukino's question in that way.

“If I had no feelings for Baki, I could have easily pushed her away like this.”

Yuuki En's soft fingers made a pushing motion in mid-air, but the motion did not land on Baqi. Instead, it seemed to be lifting the silver hair at Baqi's temples, brushing past Baqi's ear.

“But that’s not what I want to do, like pushing Baqi away from me. I’ve never even considered that. What I want to do is this—”

She continued speaking, her arm looping back around Baqi's shoulder and pulling the girl's light body into her embrace.

Baqi's pupils twitched, and her lips, which were about to say something, tightened.

"I don't understand what 'liking' or 'love' means. These kinds of emotions are too difficult for me, and I can't handle them properly. But if the feeling of wanting to hold someone tightly can be called 'liking,' then my feelings for Baqi should be 'liking,' right?"

Yuuki Gen patted the girl's back lightly, then smacked his teeth on Baqi's neck.

……

Under the soft, gentle light, Helica twirled the black carbon pen in her hand, adding a new line to the book already filled with annotations.

When the night was deep and quiet, Helica would feel a strange restlessness and powerlessness, as if all her efforts had been in vain.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't achieve the results she wanted, and her condition only got worse—whether it was studying or her magical girl duties.

Fortunately, Helica has her own family and friends who can provide her with some comfort during her free time.

"Ugh."

Helica turned to the next page of the workbook on the table. Looking at the densely written words, she couldn't help but sigh. She propped her head up with her hands and covered her eyes, rubbing her eye sockets repeatedly, as if that would make her feel better.

But clearly, this didn't work.

Herlica rubbed her temples a few more times, then propped her cheek with one hand and picked up a pen from the table to write on the blank space of the scribbled draft paper.

Helica the Thunder, Helica, Cat, Eel Rice, Studying, Magical Girl, Hedgehog, Mushroom, Strawberry Pie.

Words that were inexplicably and almost unrelated were piled up together, eventually becoming a mess of black scribbled lines, ending with the tip of a pen piercing through the draft paper.

Helica threw down her pen, sank into her study chair, and kicked off the desk with both legs, causing the chair to move a considerable distance with a sickeningly loud sound.

Then, Helica got up from her chair and threw herself onto the soft bed as if she had dropped the pen. She grabbed the charging cable next to the desk and pulled her phone, which was on the desk, to her side like a spider reeling in its web, holding it high above her head.

If we were to measure Helica's current mood on an index, perhaps a number of 10 would indicate despair, but Helica's current mood is at most a 2 or 3. Although it's not severe, it's persistent.

Herlica, lost in thought, held her phone high above her head and randomly typed strange things into the search bar.

How to regulate your mood when you're in a bad mood, the address of psychological counseling in Yuehai City, tips for quickly calming down, and what to eat if you're always feeling down.

The few results found in the search were mixed with a large number of advertisements, and there were even strange push notifications such as "If you want to feel bad, just find XX".

"Forget it, I didn't really think I could find anything useful to me anyway, it was just @-梦$淋%尔扒."

Helica sighed again, but much less so than before.

"Oh, right, what about that love magic or curse that Bai Tianyuan mentioned?"

On a whim, Helica typed similar keywords into the search bar.

The content that popped up really startled her.

……

The girl huddled tightly in bed, wrapped tightly in the blanket, the dim light from her phone screen illuminating her empty eyes.

"I'm sure I'll succeed this time, I can succeed."