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

Incidentally, another reason that made Yuuki Yukino agree was Minato Nana's words.

“Xiao Jiecheng is also very tired. If you don’t want to go through all that trouble, it’s okay to come back to work tomorrow. If I don’t give them leave, there’s nothing they can do, right? Just say the word, and I’ll help you persuade the three of them to give up.”

This was said in front of Yuuki Yukino and the other three girls, so it sounds like it's in Yuuki Yukino's favor, right?

But Minato Nana's scheme was overheard by Yuki Yuki from afar, and it meant: If you don't want to go on a date with three people, then come back to work!

Although the work wasn't tiring and Yuuki Eri was happy working there, everyone has a desire to slack off, and Yuuki Eri was no exception.

Faced with the choice between going out and having fun, and facing the coffee shop and customers, Yuuki Yukino could only choose to go out.

However, this underlying logic is definitely not covered in Baqi's rule explanation.

"Why is it starting again..." Nishio Reki also chimed in with a blank expression.

Valentine's Day is here, and Nishio Reki has already decided to take the initiative in pursuing her own happiness. Now she's just no longer going to humbly give up her chance to others. As long as she doesn't cause trouble for Yuuki Eri, she will still stand up for herself.

Nishio Reki's sarcastic remark made Tomoe's facial muscles stiffen again. She gritted her teeth angrily, ignoring Nishio Reki's unusually provocative behavior today.

"Anyway, well!" Baqi said the opening interjection twice in a row:

"We'll officially begin after school. Each person will have a maximum of one and a half hours for their date with Xiaoyuan, in order. Xiaoyuan will have half an hour to rest. The order will be determined by drawing lots, and Xiaoyuan will have the sole right to judge and choose the most wonderful date of the day, right?"

The other three nodded in unison.

That's the rule, but Yuuki Yuki had already planned it out. In the end, no matter what she said, she would use the excuse that everyone was a fan of her delicious food to tie the three people's scores equally.

"As for the specific rules, enclosed spaces like love hotels and private cinemas are absolutely prohibited, tsk; and you can't have any overly intimate physical contact with Xiaoyuan, such as kissing or deliberately touching her chest..."

As Baqi recalled the rules, she occasionally clicked her tongue. A large part of these rules were designed to restrict her, so it was understandable that Baqi felt somewhat unhappy.

Yuuki En actually liked these rules. After all, going to a love hotel for a date was still a date. If Xiao Li hadn't brought this up, Yuuki En really had no doubt that Ba Qi would drag her there under the guise of a date to do *something*.

However, the specific details didn't concern her much; they were just rules to restrict others. After listening to them briefly, Yuuki Yuen confirmed that there was nothing strange about them.

There shouldn't be anything strange about it, right?

This was originally a means of mutual restraint to prevent anyone from cheating. Even if Yuuki couldn't find any problems, they would forcibly modify them.

Next came the lottery draw, which was very simple. Yuki Yuki downloaded a lottery app on her phone, and then the three of them took turns clicking it.

Baqi was first, Helica was second, and Nishio Reki was last. This order was randomized, and no one objected.

And so, after school, Yuuki Yuuki's date operation officially began.

When this dating operation was halfway through, Yuuki Yukino finally understood one thing completely.

Date A Live is like playing cards. While your card order is important, it's even more important to use various trap cards and counter cards to make it impossible for your opponent to play the game.

On Valentine's Day, the three people who like you care less about how wonderful the time is spent with you, and more about preventing others from spending wonderful time with you.

……

After school.

"Xiao Yuan, have you been waiting long?"

Inuyama Tomoe ran towards Yuuki Yuuki.

If they hadn't been sitting at the desks in front of and behind each other in the classroom, and if Yuki Yuki hadn't packed her things beforehand to avoid blocking other students when she arrived at the school gate, she might have been even more touched.

However, seeing the girl running towards him with a happy expression, Yuuki Yukino really felt a flutter in her heart.

Perhaps it was the added aura of Valentine's Day, but just watching Baqi jog a few steps as usual gave me a different feeling.

It's Valentine's Day, it's romance, it's excitement!

"I didn't have to wait long." Yuuki Yuu slung her backpack over her shoulder more tightly.

Actually, there was another sentence after that, but I waited about twenty seconds. However, Yuuki Yuki would never say something that would ruin the atmosphere.

"So, where do we go next?" Yuuki Yuu naturally lowered her hand and took the small hand that Baqi was eager to reach out to, but for some reason was circling in front of her.

"Oh?" Baqi exclaimed in surprise as Yuuki Yuki's hand landed in her palm.

Not only Ba Qi, but other students around them also cast envious glances, and some even whispered about whether the two were already dating.

Yuuki Yukino had long since trained herself to be impervious to fire and water, and this level of gossip was nothing more than water to her.

Baqi's face inevitably flushed slightly. Although she was used to going out with Yuuki Yuki and they had even been more intimate before, this was the first time they had a legitimate date.

Many of our previous dates could be considered dates, such as going to play claw machines together, shopping together, or buying things together, but we had already agreed that it was a date before we went out, which must have made our hearts race, right?

Baqi cleared her throat, biting her lip with her little tiger teeth. After following Yuki Yuki for two steps, she finally had a chance to exhale the breath she had just taken in.

"Just come with me, don't worry! It's not some weird place!"

Of course, strange places have been listed as prohibited. Not to mention love hotels, even secluded alleys are off-limits.

But the mystery that Baqi has maintained so far has only made Yuuki Yuki even more excited about this date.

"Okay, then I'll completely hand over my responsibilities to Baqi from now on."

"Okay, okay." Baqi stammered, "I'll try my best to give Xiaoyuan a... unforgettable date."

At the corner of the corridor, a pair of eyes were fixed on the two people's backs.

The owner of the shadow walked quickly through the crowd, but always kept a certain distance from the two people, as if he wanted to see their every move and word.

The girl's attire—black sunglasses, a black mask, and a black newsboy cap—proved exactly what she was doing.

This is stalking! This is spying!

But so what!

The furtive girl thought to herself, using her petite size to follow closely behind.

"Hmm? I have a feeling someone is watching us."

Baqi, who was in front, stopped and frowned, looking around. The girl following behind was so frightened that she quickly dove behind a withered bush and used the dead branches to hide herself.

"Really? I don't feel anything." Yuuki Yu also looked around, but found nothing.

"Okay, maybe I'm just overthinking it." Baqi was skeptical for a while, then decided to give up.

Phew, thank goodness I'm quick-witted, otherwise I would have been discovered.

Only Yuuki Yuki and Tomoe didn't notice her; several people had gathered around the girl.

"Excuse me, are you feeling unwell? Why are you squatting here?"

One of the students watching even came over with concern and reached out his hand to the girl, as if to help her up.

"Go away, go away, I'm fine, disperse, disperse." The girl waved her hand to drive away the crowd. The onlookers were obviously startled when they saw the sunglasses and mask on the girl's face, and they all dispersed.

"Phew, that's more like it! Don't cause a commotion, stay as still as a mountain, move as swiftly as water, and be as steady as an old dog! Oh dear! How did they get so far away!"

The girl patted herself off and slowly got up from behind the bushes. When she saw that Baqi and Yuuki had already walked quite a distance, she immediately ran after them.

"Hmm? Sure enough, you still feel like someone is following us, don't you?" Baqi stopped again, as alert as a small white police dog, searching for traces of the suspect, and even sniffing the air repeatedly with her little nose.

Before I even showed myself, why was this white-haired mad dog so vigilant? Did it actually spot my gaze from a distance?

The girl quickly stopped and hid in the nearest corner she could see.

It shouldn't be said that it was within sight, but rather that she was so familiar with the layout of Yuehai Middle School that she knew what kind of structure was in which place.

But she didn't know there was someone standing there!

With a thud, the girl bumped into the person standing in the corner—or rather, hiding in the corner.

"Ouch!" the girl cried out in pain, landing hard on the concrete floor.

Then, she saw the other person's face.

Long black hair, a black hoodie, black glasses, and a black mask—it was as if he wanted to hide everything about himself with black.

But in front of Helica, she was completely ineffective at hiding.

As for the reason... the other party was wearing the same clothes when they were hiding their identity.

"Nishio Reki! What's wrong with you?!" The girl called out the name of the person she had bumped into.

"How dare you say that to me?" Nishio Reki got up from the ground, patting his pants as he angrily pointed at the girl.

"Do you...do you know who I am?" The girl first touched her face and head to make sure that her clothes hadn't been messed up by the impact, and then she felt much more confident.

As a result, Nishio Reki directly said her name, looking at her with an expression as if she were an idiot: "To borrow your words, Heavenly Thunder Helica! What's wrong with you now?"

"Impossible!" Helica screamed. "How did you see through my near-perfect disguise?"

"Besides you, who else in the whole school is the same height as an elementary school student? And how many people have blond hair?" Nishio Reki's gaze at him as if he were an idiot became even more obvious, with a hint of pity in it.

“Tsk…I…” Helica was about to retort, but every word Nishio Reki said left her speechless.

"You're following Xiaoyuan?" Nishio Reki frowned under his hat. "Following is wrong. If Xiaoyuan finds out, she'll be angry."

“Aren’t you the same?” Helica raised an eyebrow and glared back without fear.

I want to follow someone, but I can't even think about it. (Ba Wu VIII Ling 4_Lin Wu Don't think about it.)

“This is different. I’m worried that Inuyama Hatsuki has ulterior motives towards Yui. What if she makes another chocolate-covered liquor thing…”

"So what? You didn't follow Yuuki Yuuki?"

"So this doesn't count as tailing. It's to ensure the fairness and impartiality of our competition, which is why we put necessary supervision on Inuyama Tomoe."

"Isn't that still stalking?"

“I already said it’s necessary surveillance, oh no! Supervision.” Nishio Reki spoke righteously and confidently, almost persuading Helica.

But Helica's mind worked quickly, and she immediately slapped her thigh: "Stop talking nonsense! Following is following!"

"Would you like to come and supervise together?"

“You…” Helica was speechless for a moment. She never expected that Nishio Reki would be so stubborn.

"Do you want it?"

"want!"

Chapter 146 The Bitter Coffee of Nostalgia

Yuuki Yukino never expected that she, who had always worked at a coffee shop, would be dragged to the door of another coffee shop by Inuyama Tomoe.

"This is where I first met Xiaoyuan, or rather, where I first officially met Xiaoyuan. I think choosing this place is quite meaningful, right?"

Inuyama Tomoe squeezed Yuuki Yuuki's hand, looked up at Yuuki Yuuki's face with unease, then quickly looked away at the tips of her shoes, her eyes darting back and forth between the two.