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

I want to hear more, I want to keep listening.

Immediately afterwards, Azusa Niijima felt as if her hand was being grabbed by something.

"Let her go, or I'll break your hand."

Niijima Azusa heard someone speaking to her, not the voice beside her ear, but a real human being.

No, it should be magical girl.

So what if she's a magical girl?

Am I not a magical girl myself?

Ah, right, so I've become a magical girl, and I already possess superhuman powers.

If you make good use of this power, you can…

As Niijima Azusa was thinking, before she could react any further, she felt her body pass through the window, accompanied by shards of broken glass, and she was sent flying out like a kite with a broken string.

At the same time, a sharp pain, as if his wrist were about to break, shot through his wrist. It drooped limply, and the thing he had been holding tightly was gone.

A purplish-pink figure suddenly blocked Niijima Azusa's view as she fell, and the girl's furrowed brows were getting closer and closer to her.

Then, that became the last scene Niijima Azusa saw before she lost consciousness.

Chapter 163 Hit the Bullet

Niijima Azusa slowly opened her eyes. The light shining through her slits dispelled the darkness, allowing her to see the scene before her clearly once again.

I was in a dark warehouse, but the damp, musty smell told me that it had been abandoned for a long time.

He was surrounded by huge piles of debris covered by tarpaulins, making it impossible to tell what they were.

However, Azusa Niijima was able to recognize what was under her buttocks.

A chair, and he is being tied to it with his hands behind his back.

Niijima Azusa tried to break free of the ropes binding her arms, but unfortunately, her strength was insufficient to do so.

Even with the power of a magical girl, it was no use; in fact, almost all of her magic was drained away.

The area where the rope was attached to my wrist was still throbbing, probably because someone had actually done it when they told me they were going to break my arm.

Oh right, I fainted in that instant!

Niijima Azusa suddenly remembered what state she had been in before, and having come to terms with reality, she raised her head.

Then, her gaze met that of the blue-haired girl sitting opposite her, causing her pupils to contract sharply.

Because she recognized the woman sitting opposite her.

But the other party's appearance in this place was completely unexpected.

"...You are, Mizuno?"

……

Mizuno Yu walked slowly out of the warehouse. Yuki Eri, who had been waiting for Mizuno Yu near the entrance with her arms crossed, patted the dust that had inevitably accumulated on her body while leaning against the wall and stood up straight in front of Mizuno Yu.

Mizuno Yu and Niijima Azusa are classmates, and Niijima Azusa is a corrupted magical girl, so it would be most appropriate for Mizuno Yu to interrogate Niijima Azusa in this dual identity.

But it was just an interrogation, not torture. Magical girls wouldn't commit such inhumane acts, especially since Niijima Azusa was very likely a victim of some evil mastermind.

Yuuki Yukino has basically concluded that the mastermind behind this is either Asahiya or Gorgen Mashiro, but she doesn't have any evidence, so she hasn't acted rashly.

Knowing who the mastermind is doesn't mean much to Yuuki Yukino; what she really cares about is what kind of tricks the other party is up to and how she should deal with them.

Once Mizuno Yuu was by her side, Yuuki Yuu immediately asked a question.

"how's it going?"

"She's similar to the previous ones; she has extreme views, is difficult to communicate with, and has her own consciousness, but she's like a completely different person. You can't tell at all that she's still the student council president from before."

Mizuno Yu's already heavy expression, which had been on her mind since entering the warehouse, became even more so. She stood with her hands clasped in her hands, pondering for a while, before asking Yuuki Yuki about what had happened earlier.

"Yuki, tell me about what happened again, try not to miss anything."

“I took the exam in the same classroom as Niijima Azusa. After the exam, I went with her to check our answers. During the check, Niijima Azusa’s expression seemed a little abnormal. Then, as I was packing up to leave, she suddenly transformed.”

Mizuno Yuu continued to ponder, searching for anything suspicious between the lines of Yuuki Yuuki's words, but unfortunately, that thing did not exist.

After a long pause, Mizuno Yu slowly nodded: "Hmm, and then?"

"For some reason, she suddenly attacked the student next to her, grabbing his neck as if she wanted to snap his throat, and then I kicked him out of the window. During this time, I didn't say a word to her."

While waiting for Mizuno Yu and Niijima Azusa to talk, Yuuki Yu had gone through this passage and the scene it described countless times in her mind. Unless it was a detail she hadn't noticed, Yuuki Yu didn't think she could have made a mistake.

Mizuno Yu was hoping to hear some different answer, but Yuuki Yuki couldn't conjure up new information out of thin air, and there was nothing that could be done about it.

Mizuno Yu recognized reality and made a summary that she had made before.

"So, she became a corrupted magical girl without any warning? Just like the previous ones, she first felt despair because of something, and then gained these powers and launched an attack?"

Yuuki Yui thought for a while and then reaffirmed her statement: "In my opinion, it is like this. We still need Yumehara Sumireko's help to figure out the specific situation, but I think it will not be much different from before."

"Did anyone see your transformation?" Mizuno Yu asked a question that wasn't so relevant to the current situation.

Yuuki Enishi took this as Mizuno Yu's way of showing concern for her.

Because she acted the moment Niijima Azusa showed any abnormality, if she had reacted even slightly slower, Niijima Azusa might have actually broken the neck of the girl who was writhing in pain.

If someone discovers that you are the Pink Devil, the situation will be very serious.

Yuuki Yui shook her head: "I can guarantee that no one noticed my transformation. Most of the other people's attention was drawn to Niijima Azusa, and I also carefully avoided other people's gazes."

"That's good." Mizuno Yu seemed relieved. "Then will you take Niijima Azusa back with you?"

If it were a stranger, Yuuki Enishi could throw them into the dream world without any psychological pressure, and have Yumehara Sumireko build another cell to lock them up.

However, when the other party is someone she knows well, and this person is not only of good character but has also helped her many times, Yuuki Enishi is at a loss for what to do.

What truly bewildered Yuuki En was her incomprehension—why the beloved Niijima Azusa had become like this, and why this cruel fate had directly befallen her.

After a long while, Yuuki Yukino found her answer.

“I’ll take her back; at least I can’t let her cause any bigger chaos. But you, are you sure you don’t mind showing up in front of her?”

"I'm fine."

……

Even after Yuuki Yuki returned home, she couldn't forget what had happened that day.

Niijima Azusa's consciousness has taken over the newly built hut by Yumehara Sumireko. As for her body, Yuuki Yukina sent her to the hospital through Sakura Hanako. The hospital staff only believed that she was affected by the magical girl.

After all, Sumireko Yumehara had previously caused these magical girls to fall into a deep sleep, and all the hospital could do was maintain their vital signs.

Moreover, there are quite a few corrupted magical girls who have been captured and imprisoned in the Dream Realm, and the hospital already knows how to handle similar situations.

Of course, Yuuki and the others' little tricks couldn't be kept secret from Urobuchi Mashiro. Yuuki had asked Koumori for help when she fell into a deep sleep.

Although Yuuki Yui didn't intend to hide it, both sides are actually just going through the motions, it's just a matter of which side can discover the other's weakness first.

That said, the questions surrounding these corrupted magical girls remain the same few.

Why did they become corrupted magical girls? Why did they appear in large numbers in such a short time? Why was my purification ability ineffective against them?

"If you can't figure it out, why don't you just try it with your abilities? Your Nyaruko is a universal key; you can poke at anything."

Seeing that Yuuki was so troubled, even during breaks from playing co-op games with her, Koyuki couldn't help but offer Yuuki a suggestion.

This really reminded Yuuki Yuuki. In the past, Yuuki Yuuki had only tried to see if her mana replenishment could purify those impurities, and had never thought of using Nyarlathotep's ability on them.

It wasn't that she hadn't thought of it at all, but Yuuki felt it was too much of a loss to risk accumulating filth from using her abilities to do something that might not be rewarding.

Looking at the girl in bear pajamas on the handheld screen, Yuuki Yukino felt that she might actually be able to give it a try.

We'll try anything, even if it's a hopeless situation.

Without hesitation, with the help of Sumireko, Yuuki Yukino entered the Dream Realm directly.

By the way, before the final exams, Yuuki En brought in a few more guys, so now there are nearly twenty people in the group.

Yuuki Yukino ignored everyone else and headed straight for Niijima Azusa's cell.

The student council president of that Moon Sea Middle School is currently in her transformed state, with her hands raised above her head and hanging from the ceiling. Her legs and wrists are bent backward and draped together, making her look like a large sandbag, swaying in mid-air with slight movements.

Seeing the other person like this, Yuuki Yukino couldn't help but think of what Sumireko had done to her, where she was hung from the ceiling like a punching bag.

Actually, compared to how she was back then, like a caterpillar, Niijima Azusa wasn't much better off.

Yuuki stopped her random thoughts, gently closed the door, and looked up at the girl on the ceiling.

"Chairman Niijima."

Niijima Azusa doesn't know Yuki Yukino's true identity, but she knows who is standing in front of her.

"Pink Devil Er⊙# Zero".

Sigh, it's that name again.

“I should call her Miss Pink Devil,” Yuuki Yukina joked, then her playful expression faded. “Alright, I have something to ask you.”

"Is it the same question that Mizuno Yu wants to ask?" Niijima Azusa coldly retorted.

"Oh dear, you look so different from that kind student council president now." Yuuki Yuuki spread her hands and shook her head helplessly.

"So what? What does it have to do with you?" Niijima Azusa sneered, her tone filled with boundless disgust.

It seems not everyone is polite to this fallen senior.

That makes sense, considering I kicked her first and then tied her up like a sack. It would be strange if she had a good impression of me.

How Niijima Azusa views herself is of no importance to Yuuki Yuuki; Yuuki Yuuki's only goal is to find out what happened to Niijima Azusa.

"Why did you attack the person next to you?" Yuuki Yui ignored Niijima Azusa's provocation.

"I'll make my move if I want to!" Niijima Azusa's voice was still as cold as ever.

"Not cooperating." Yuuki Yui touched her face, and the serpentine tentacles beneath her feet snaked and crawled down to Niijima Azusa's body, eyeing her menacingly.

Niijima Azusa shuddered, her eyes seeming to want to devour Yuuki Yuki whole, but she still didn't dare to say anything more provocative.

Yuuki Yui had been watching Niijima Azusa's reaction closely, and of course she noticed such an obvious change.

Hmm, it seems that her corruption has drastically changed her personality.

Under normal circumstances, Azusa Niijima would not have said something like that before.