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

The remaining large part of her skin was covered by dark gauze. Although it did not provide much coverage, it was better than nothing.

That's really lewd, that demon outfit.

Yuuki looked herself up and down at her brand-new magical outfit, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

However, he could no longer sense the presence of the Goddess of Fate, and this power was indeed much stronger than that of the Goddess of Fate.

So, is this kind of power hidden or sealed inside that coffin?

All the information I know—including what abilities I have and what abilities the coffin has—is all about Dark Corruption.

Yuuki Yui didn't know what other people's corruption was like, but she knew that her own corruption must be related to the last power hidden in the coffin.

Will simply touching someone cause them to fall into darkness?

Doesn't that seem a bit too exaggerated?

Yuuki Yuki couldn't understand it, but this was only temporary.

Without a doubt, he had indeed returned to the past, which meant he had more time to slowly understand the composition of this power. He could also use this time to understand what the coffin that had returned to the past with him and the girl sleeping in the coffin were.

"call."

Yuuki Yukino slowly exhaled, deactivating her transformation.

She is now a corrupted magical girl, and if her magic attracts other magical girls, that's not what Yuuki Yukino wants to see.

Currently, Yuuki Yuuki is known to have at least four magical girls: Miya Miyashita and Rie Tsukimi, who have not yet fallen into darkness; Helica Tenrai; and another version of herself. No matter who she encounters, it could cause the story to take a different turn.

Yuuki En has read a lot of time-travel stories. The laziest and safest way is to keep the events on the original timeline unchanged. Otherwise, the world's restraining force and the butterfly effect would be enough to give her trouble.

So... even though I've returned to the past, how am I supposed to survive?

If I am Yuuki Yukino, I can certainly continue to exist in my original identity, but what would Yuuki Yukino in this timeline do?

If she were to assume the identity of another version of herself, given her intelligence in this world, she'd surely find herself soon enough, right? Yuuki Yukino has no desire to play any game of wits and courage against another version of herself.

Otherwise, why not just meet with your past self at this point in time and tell them everything? Knowing yourself as you do, you'll surely be able to get that other self to accept your version of yourself very quickly.

With that decision in mind, Yuuki tried to pull on the coffin that had brought her back, but its weight made it seem like it was not something Yuuki could easily move. As it turned out, just as Yuuki had predicted, no matter how hard she tried, the coffin did not budge.

Yuuki Yuuki couldn't just leave the coffin there; otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate for it to be seen by ordinary people or noticed by magical girls. If someone from St. Yuuki Academy found out, the problem would be even bigger.

Left with no other choice, Yuuki Yuuki had to transform once again, replacing her sweaty attire with a light, magical outfit.

With the coffin on her back, Yuuki Yukino continued on her way home.

Now that I've met Yuuki Yuki now, how should I try to persuade her?

First, gain the other person's trust by talking about what you like, such as girl bands, fairies, or memories from a past life.

Hmm, there shouldn't be any problem doing this. The next step is to explain the current situation. It seems like it's not an easy task to tell another version of myself everything that has happened to me. So where should I begin?

As Yuuki Yuki was thinking, she felt a gust of wind blow against the back of her head.

Yuuki Yui didn't have many chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) words in her head to describe the magical girl's battle, but the blow that came from behind her head felt like it was going to tear the entire space apart.

No, it wasn't just a feeling; the space behind Yuuki Enishi's head really did shatter.

A fist swung out from the shattered space, heading straight for Yuuki Yuki's head.

Yuki immediately bent down and dropped the coffin on his back, curled up into a ball and rolled to the side, letting the punch pass by him.

If Yuuki Yukino's reaction had been any slower, that punch would have landed squarely on her.

Yuuki Yukino rolled over and squatted down on the spot, raising her head to look at where she had just been.

The shattered space disappeared, replaced by a girl with long, flowing brown hair. She raised her empty eyes and looked at Yuuki Eri with a gaze that sent chills down her spine.

The other party must be a magical girl, and only a magical girl could do something like this.

However, the girl was not wearing strange magical clothing, but rather a summer uniform from Tsukimi Middle School. Judging from the color of the ribbons on the uniform, she should be a classmate of Yuuki Yuuki.

But I don't know this person!

Such a thought flashed through Yuuki Yukino's mind.

Before she could think any further, the unknown girl had already floated in front of her like a shadow and thrust her knee towards Yuuki Yukino.

Yuuki Yukino couldn't dodge like before, so she immediately put her hands in front of her chest and used her arms to defend against the girl's attack.

The girl's knees seemed to be made of cast metal, making Yuuki Yuuki feel less like she was fighting a magical girl and more like she was facing an unshakeable boulder.

"Goo-hoo?"

Yuuki Yuuki groaned and staggered back several steps before finally managing to steady herself.

But it felt like her internal organs had been shaken inside her, and Yuuki Yuuki could almost hear a buzzing sound coming from inside her body.

However, Yuuki Yuki, a magical girl who appeared out of nowhere and attacked him for no apparent reason, charged at him once again.

When the opponent attacks, Yuuki Yukino dodges or parries, but the battle lines are stretched long, and Yuuki Yukino can't find any chance to escape.

Who is this guy?!

Is it a magical girl who only came after discovering her magical power when she transforms? Or is it a subordinate summoned by the nun who escaped from the coffin?

Whichever one it is, isn't that a bit too strong?

Yuuki Yui felt like a walnut being constantly hammered. She might be able to withstand one or two blows, but all sorts of damage were accumulating on her body.

Maybe this time, maybe next time, I will be reduced to dust.

Moreover, with the little physical strength and magic power he had left after all that trouble, he was not far from being shattered to pieces.

We must come up with a plan to either defeat her or escape.

Yuuki Yukino has only just acquired this power, and even though it is very strong, she is not yet able to use it properly.

While it's not impossible to defeat the opponent using one's own strength, fighting an enemy whose abilities and wands are completely unknown is not a good approach at the moment.

If you try to escape, no matter where you run, that ability that seems to tear through space and appear behind you seems likely to catch up easily.

boom.

The girl's fist slammed into the cover of Yuuki Yuki's grimoire, causing a corner of the purple crystal embedded in the grimoire to fly off.

Hurry, hurry! Quickly figure out how to escape from this guy!

Yuuki Yukino's gaze suddenly swept over the coffin.

That's it!

If Nyarlathotep's power is used again, forcibly triggering the power of that wand!

Having made up her mind, Yuuki Enishi's actions began immediately.

Continue dodging and parrying while moving closer to the coffin, looking for an opportunity to succeed on the first try.

If she could create opportunities from that strange nun, could this magical girl be stronger than that nun?

Keep waiting, keep waiting.

It's now!

Yuuki Yuuki shrank back and crouched on the huge coffin lid, her magical power slowly flowing into her body through the hand that was pressed against the coffin.

But the girl's actions could not be stopped by this. The fist reflected in Yuuki Yuki's pupils was constantly expanding, about to occupy her entire field of vision.

Yuuki Yui remained silent, only increasing the input of magic power. The dark purple magic power flowing from her palm turned into light yellow as it flowed, and the light yellow light enveloped the entire coffin.

Thanks to Yuuki Eri's tireless efforts, the situation finally changed.

A tooth-grinding creaking sound rang out, and the lid slowly opened a crack, allowing Yuuki Yuki to immediately slip inside.

The girl's fist arrived just in time, but was blocked by the rapidly closing coffin lid.

Yuuki Yui desperately released her magic power towards her side, only to feel the entire coffin, or rather the entire space, tremble violently, and then she lost her balance.

Just like the feeling Yuuki Yuki had when she first traveled through time, it was as if she had lost her original weight and was floating in a strange flow along with the coffin.

Yuuki Yukino seemed to hear the sound of flowing water, a sound that traveled against the flow of time.

Successful.

Yuuki Yui breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling fortunate to have survived the ordeal.

There's no need to travel back too far in time. As long as you arrive at the point before the enemy attacks you, and you keep a low profile, you can completely avoid these unnecessary troubles.

Although it's not my own ability, being able to travel through time is truly amazing and useful.

If that punch had landed on my face, I wouldn't have been able to continue using my magic; I'd probably be badly injured, if not killed. And then, there would be no point in talking about what would happen next.

boom.

The space around Yuuki Yukino shook violently again. This impact, occurring in a state of weightlessness, felt as if it were trying to shake Yuuki Yukino into a milkshake.

What is attacking me?

Yuuki Yukino frowned, but she was currently hiding inside the coffin, while outside the coffin was a realm where time and space were constantly changing and did not exist in any corner of this world.

Is it a fluctuation in time? This is only the second time I've used this ability to travel through time, so I probably don't understand the passage of time very well.

Maybe I'm just overreacting...

Boom!

This time, Yuuki Yuuki felt it much more clearly, as if some enormous thing was crashing into her.

This reminded Yuuki Yuuki of the giant sea monsters that roam outside submarines in the deep sea. Whether she left the submarine or stayed inside, neither outcome would be good for her.

Click.

The third time, the sound was no longer a dull thud.

A beam of light suddenly shone through the pitch-black coffin.

With the faint light, Yuuki Yukino could see the outside world clearly.

A dazzling array of colors and shimmering lights filled every corner of Yuuki Enishi's field of vision, creating a scene that seemed to require eating strange mushrooms to see.

The reason Yuuki Yukino was able to see such a view was because a crack had been pried open in the coffin above her head.

Four slender fingers gripped the coffin lid, slowly and forcefully, with a sharp scraping sound, forcibly prying it open.

The owner of that hand was a girl whom Yuuki Yukino never dreamed she would appear here.

Long brown hair, empty eyes, and that eye-catching Moonsea Middle School uniform.