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

As for the reason, I think it would be too unethical to end the chapter in the previous chapter.

I hope all my readers won't dislike Xiaoyuan because of this, please.

As always! If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to share them. The author will consider every message.

Chapter 125 The Harvest

Yuuki Yukino's reason for wanting to save Tsukimi Rie is quite simple.

My initial goal was to clear my name and become a kind-hearted magical girl named Anton.

The typical plot goes like this, right? The villain, after being persuaded by the protagonist or through a personality-correcting punch, reforms and joins the protagonist's team, facing the challenges together, and thus successfully redeems himself.

Although Yuuki Yukino herself is a villain in the literal sense, having another companion means having another person to offer advice and strategies.

In this way, I wouldn't need to stare at Ba Qi while making plans.

Rie Tsukimi's experience as a senior magical girl is very important to me. If I can bring her into my team, it will definitely be a qualitative leap.

In this way, when facing those truly evil enemies in the future, I won't be at a loss.

Yes, that's right. Although Tsukimi Rie suddenly appeared, Miyashita Mia is just a beginner boss in the game.

The two fallen magical girls I met by chance at the school gate one day, the cute and adorable little vampire and the little ghost, neither of them could possibly be weaker than Tsukimi Rie now.

The two of them truly possess the strongest ability among magical girls, known as God Liberation.

Moreover, if I don't even give others a chance to atone for their sins, and I execute everyone who has made a mistake, then how can I talk about clearing my name?

Just because of that black demonic mark on her body, Yuuki En would be dragged along and shot along with her—no, she'd be riddled with holes and turned into a ball of fluff.

Besides, one thing at a time, there's still a score to settle between us before we let them join.

On the way here, Yuuki Yuki was still planning how to beat up Miyashita Mia. In terms of sheer wickedness, Tsukimi Rie's bad deeds were not as bad as Mia's.

At most, Tsukimi Rie might have damaged public facilities, but Miyashita Mia was involved in widespread poisoning and personal injury.

Then be gentle when you beat up Tsukimi Rie later.

Before you can beat her up, you have to wait until she finishes crying.

Ms. Hui's wailing didn't last long before she stopped crying, sniffling, and lifted her head from Miyashita Mia's shoulder, which was soaked with tears.

"Tsukimi-senpai, are you feeling better?" Yuuki Yuen wanted to offer her a tissue, but unfortunately she had nothing on her, so she could only watch from the side, trying to make up for the fact that she couldn't do anything with her concern.

"I'm sorry..." Rie Tsukimi wiped away her tears with her arm.

"Why are you apologizing to me? I already told you, you should be apologizing to someone else." Yuuki Yui glanced at Miyashita Mia intentionally.

"Mia, I'm sorry." Tsukimi Rie sniffed again, looking at the person who had pulled her into her arms.

“Megumi…” Miya Miya and Tsukimi Rie looked at each other without saying a word, but their eyes seemed to say everything.

Although she didn't know what time it was, Yuuki Yui had finally solved most of the problems at hand. Now she was tired and sleepy, and with the mental and physical exhaustion from just fighting and giving psychological counseling, she really might fall asleep if she dragged it out any longer.

Moreover, she didn't want to continue being a third wheel in this strange atmosphere that was practically floating with pink bubbles.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business. How are you planning to make it up to me?"

Yuuki deliberately raised her voice, making the two of them turn their attention to her simultaneously.

"Compensation?" Miyashita Mia's gentle tone was abruptly interrupted by Yuuki Yuki's question, which had just broken the tender atmosphere.

But she had to admit that things would never have ended this way if Yuuki Yuki hadn't been there.

But the pleasant atmosphere was ruined, and Miyashita Mia was sure to be unhappy, but she couldn't bring herself to lash out at her junior: "Yuuki Yukino, can't you even read the room?! I really appreciate you! But... isn't this the right time to say this?!"

"If she had only scraped her skin, I wouldn't have bothered you. When you bumped into me, wasn't I more seriously injured than her? When you first attacked me, wasn't I more seriously injured than her? It's not unreasonable for me to ask you for some compensation, is it? Do you expect me to wait for you two to be all lovey-dovey, then heal my mana, and then have some intimate late-night chats?"

Yuuki Yui spoke coldly, her barrage of words leaving Miyashita Mia speechless.

"And another thing, I haven't settled the score with you for stuffing me into the box yet, have I? You've caused me a lot of harm too, haven't you? Don't think I've forgotten what you've all done to me."

Miyashita Mia was speechless for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Okay, tell me, as long as it's within my power!"

Seeing that Miyashita Mia had made such a guarantee, Yuuki Yukino sat down cross-legged next to the two of them.

"Never mind, let's talk about this later. Tsukimi-senpai, have you realized your own problem?"

She had endured so much hardship, but the seeds had been sown, and now it was time for her to reap the rewards.

"A problem?" Rie Tsukimi looked puzzled.

"You always think about sacrificing something for Miyashita-senpai, for me, for others. But what about yourself? You're the only one allowed to sacrifice for others, the only one allowed to give to others. Don't you ever think about accepting kindness from others?"

"I……"

"You're always thinking about helping others and empathizing with them, but have you ever considered the concept of others empathizing with you? You feel that helping others is a matter of course, but you're ashamed to accept help from others. Do you think that's fair to yourself?"

"but……"

"Senior, you should know better than me what your heart truly desires. The Black Demon Mark cannot change your mind; it can only distort your will. In other words—at least your feelings for Miyashita-senpai are genuine, right? And your desire to spend the rest of your life with Miyashita-senpai isn't just a lie, is it?"

"W-what are you saying?" Tsukimi Rie suddenly panicked, her hands waving wildly in the air.

Miyashita Mia's cheeks flushed red after this was exposed.

"And another thing, you chose to fall into darkness yourself, right? If I'm not mistaken, it was for Miyashita-senpai, wasn't it?" Yuuki Yu asked this question casually.

"How did you know..."

"How is this going?"

Their reactions were still quite interesting.

Yuuki Yukino noticed something amiss from the beginning, but didn't have time to think about it.

From God's perspective, that is, from the perspective of a game player, there is no such person as Tsukimi Rie.

The simplest way to verify this is that the character is not mentioned in the character introduction. Even Yuuki Yuki's current homeroom teacher has a one-sentence introduction, but this person who has such a deep connection with Miyashita Mia does not, which is obviously unreasonable.

However, as you proceed according to the predetermined plot, a character suddenly appears. If you rule out the option that Tsukimi Rie is the mysterious person, then the only option left is that Tsukimi Rie is bewitched by the mysterious person. Therefore, the plot of the game changes, and she appears in the storyline.

Whether Tsukimi Rie was bewitched or not, Yuuki Enishi couldn't say for sure. Since the mysterious person had sent her here, it meant that the mysterious person wanted to solve this problem through her own actions.

As we all know, corruption only affects a person's way of thinking, causing corrupted magical girls to do what they want in a more twisted and chaotic way, that is, to fulfill the wish they want to achieve.

But corruption cannot reverse a person's thoughts.

If Tsukimi Rie knew she had been tricked into falling into darkness, she would definitely feel deceived after falling into darkness. She wouldn't be able to calmly wait for Miyashita Mia's arrival with the mysterious person. Instead, her normal reaction would be to want to settle accounts with the mysterious person.

Ba Qi is a perfect example; her flustered attitude when she saw that mysterious person spoke volumes.

But Tsukimi Rie had none, not even a little bit.

Therefore, Yuuki Yuki judged that Tsukimi Rie knew that she would fall into darkness.

But I shouldn't be the one to say this.

"It would be better if Tsukimi-senpai told us about this herself." Yuuki Yukino's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Senpai isn't afraid of death, so she wouldn't be afraid to tell the truth, would she?"

This statement dispelled Tsukimi Rie's last remaining doubts, and for the next period of time, she recounted her story about her and the mysterious man in as much detail as possible.

Rie Tsukimi originally intended to continue keeping this secret.

However, Yuuki suddenly pointed out the truth. Since her lie had been exposed, she might as well tell the truth. Besides, if she kept it a secret, that mysterious person would also be resented by Miyashita Mia, which would only cause more trouble.

For these two reasons, Tsukimi Rie recounted everything she knew in detail.

If Yuuki Yukino knew what she was thinking, she would surely criticize her for blindly empathizing with others.

After hearing all this, Miyashita Mia was stunned for a long time, her voice unconsciously rising:

"So you think it's okay as long as you bear everything? So you think it's alright to lie to me and take all the blame onto yourself?"

"You think that as long as you're gone, Yuuki Yukino can save me? What a strange idea! I don't need you to risk your life for anything! Isn't it enough that you're by my side?"

"Do you even have the right to say that? Shouldn't you think about what you did yesterday?" Yuuki Yuu interrupted.

"What did Mia do yesterday?" Tsukimi Rie had finished saying what she needed to say, and turned her gaze to Miyashita Mia's face.

"She believed your lie about taking the brunt of the black magic mark's corruption for her, thinking that her existence would be a burden to you, and that you would be free and able to return to your former self once she was gone," Yuuki Yuen said succinctly.

"Hmm... That's right. I haven't said it yet. The reason I attacked the school was that I wanted to be defeated. I wanted to be erased by the magical girls. I wanted to free Megumi from my control and give her back her future. That's about it."

Miyashita Mia scratched her head, then sheepishly continued Yuuki Yukino's explanation.

"That's why I spent a lot of magic power to stay conscious. That mysterious guy was right. As long as I use magic power, the connection between me and Hui will be severed. Luckily, I spent a lot of magic power beforehand, otherwise those two brats might not have been able to defeat me."

“It has nothing to do with the use of magic,” Tsukimi Rie interjected. “The reason the connection was broken… is that Mia didn’t want to be a burden to me anymore.”

"What?" Miyashita Mia asked instinctively.

"Because my power can only be applied to Mia, and I can only remove Mia's defilement when she willingly gives everything to me... So, it is because you rejected me that the corruption has returned to you."

"Huh?" This time, Yuuki Yukino, who had noticed the keyword, was shocked: "Say it again? What? Eliminate?"

“Yes, that’s right. It’s not about taking the suffering for someone else. I can also cleanse Mia of the defilement she suffered after her fall, but it only works on Mia.” Tsukimi Rie said, “Perhaps it’s because when I fell into darkness, my wish was to protect Mia?”

A wish? Yes, a wish.

Each magical girl's ability is closely related to her wish, and if Megumi really thinks that way, she might actually succeed.

"Then why did you say things like 'taking on the burden of filth'..." Miya Miya asked.

"Because I can only remove the influence of the black magic runes on Meiya, but I can't do anything about my own filth, I have to find an explanation that Meiya can accept, right?"

Rie Tsukimi seemed even more embarrassed, lowering her head and burying her face in her hands. Looking at her feet, she spoke in a voice that seemed only she could hear:

"And... although it sounds a bit shameful, doing this will allow me to keep Mia by my side as much as I want."

Chapter 126 The Traveler of History

Since last night, Yuuki Yuuki has first been beaten up, then had to watch other people show affection, and now she's being a third wheel. All of this is enough to make her annoyed.

Fortunately, the matter was resolved satisfactorily, and the two people expressed their sincere gratitude and offered apologies.

"Alright, alright, seniors, shouldn't you continue listening to me? It's about how to make up for the things we put aside before."

Yuuki Yukina clapped her hands vigorously several times to attract the attention of the two.

"Yuki Yukino, how do you think I can make it up to you? I've said before that I will do my best to do whatever I can." Miyashita Miya's tone was much calmer now; she was genuinely asking Yuki Yukino this question.

“Alright then, relying on the two of you, it’s difficult to eliminate the influence of the Dark Corruption. Why don’t you make a deal with me?” Yuuki Yui said.

"What agreement?" Tsukimi Rie asked, slightly wary.

"When you need it, I can help you cleanse yourselves of the defilement of darkness. But only once, when I need help, you must also do me a favor."