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

Meanwhile, on Nishio Reki's phone, due to his temporary silence, Tomoe's concerned and somewhat anxious voice immediately rang out.

"Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? What did you just say? What happened? Nishio Reki, say something!"

With his trembling hands, Nishio Reki raised the phone to his lips again. Just as his trembling lips opened, another muffled thud rang out.

This time it was much clearer, both the sounds and what was happening at the door.

Light from outside shone through the glass door and through the welcoming wind chimes that Yuuki had insisted on hanging at the entrance, illuminating the faces of everyone in the dark room.

Even if it's not very clear, everyone can be certain of what happened.

A young girl lifted the roller shutter door with one hand, using the most brutal physical method to raise it directly above her head, completely exposing the coffee shop's concealment.

The girl who had lifted the roller shutter door pushed it open and entered, and the wind chimes at the door immediately began to tinkle.

Boom!

The roller shutter door, having lost its support, crashed down, plunging the room into darkness once more, while the girl had already entered.

The room was deathly silent, except for the sound of Baqi calling out from Nishio Reki's phone call.

The girl who entered the room casually touched the light switch on the wall, and the light shining from above illuminated the entire coffee shop as brightly as ever.

As expected, the guest was the same one.

Yuuki Yukino casually closed the shop door, using her body to block the dented and deformed roller shutter door, and then smiled at the girls.

"What? You're talking about me?"

Chapter 281 Just Like the First Meeting

As Yuuki Yuki confidently walked into the café run by Minato Nana, the surroundings were completely silent, with only Inuyama Tomoe's voice echoing softly on the phone.

Yuuki Yukino's eyes crinkled into a smile, revealing her usual gentle tone, as if it were a casual joke they would make.

"What? You're talking about me?"

Inuyama Tomoe, far away in Hoshimi City, couldn't hear what Yuuki Yuki was saying, but she wouldn't mistake Yuuki Yuki's voice, especially in this extremely quiet environment.

"What? What happened? Is that Yui's voice? Hey? Nishio Reki? Nishio Reki! Say something!"

She also had no idea what had happened on Nishio Reki's side, and her repeated questioning only resulted in a deathly silence.

Immediately afterward, Nishio Reki's call was disconnected.

"What?" Although Tenrai Herika had also heard the conversation between the two, and Inuyama Baki's speakerphone ensured that no sound could escape their ears, she still asked, puzzled.

Inuyama Tomoe took a breath, her tone growing increasingly intense: "If I heard correctly, that was definitely Yui's voice just now... Reason... whatever the reason! If Yui really went back to Yuehai City, wouldn't this be... a diversionary tactic?!"

"Big sister, please don't be in a hurry," Hong Moli said.

“Xiao Yuan is in Yuehai City. She lured us here. How could I not be anxious?” Inuyama Baqi stomped her foot angrily, but Hong Mori’s words were usually not spoken carelessly, which made Baqi regain a little of her rationality: “Hong, what do you want to say?”

"How did Yuuki Yukino return to Tsukimi City from Hoshimi City so quickly?" Koumori answered Inuyama Tomoe's question with a simple question.

Helica the Thunder answered first: "Of course she used Yog-Sothoth's ability to teleport back!"

Hong Moli nodded in agreement, but still asked doubtfully, "Really?"

Mizuno Yuu also stroked her chin, seemingly pondering something, and paced back and forth: "I have the same question, can Yuuki really travel that far?"

Sumireko Yumehara's voice came from the side out of nowhere: "I don't know. Although I know more about the three pillars of the Primordial Darkness than you do, my knowledge is still very limited. But under normal circumstances, it's impossible, right?"

Even though it was Koyuki's voice, it conveyed something, which was exactly what Koumori wanted to say.

"You mean... this is just a decoy? Yuuki Yukino actually went back a long time ago?" Helica asked back, then contradicted herself: "No, who was that guy we just fought? I don't believe it was some kind of clone with only a portion of Yuuki Yukino's power."

“I didn’t say that.” Hong Moli shook her head: “It’s just that whether it was a clone that returned to Yuehai City or Yuki Yuki used some kind of ability to go back, how she did it is not that important. Now we only need to consider one thing—how should we respond.”

"If we follow Xiaoyuan's plan, the attacks on Tsukimi Rie and Miyashita Mia that we just met, and even the sounds coming from Nishio Reki's phone, may all be part of the plan."

While talking to herself, Inuyama Baki helped the other girls sort out their thoughts. Now, whether they returned to Tsukishima City or stayed here to continue to pay attention to Yuuki Yuki's movements, there were risks involved. If they were not careful, they would fall into Yuuki Yuki's trap once again.

"We're worried that Xiaoyuan will transfer us all away, and we're also worried that Xiaoyuan will really return to Yuehai City... so we can only choose one of them, right?"

Faced with Baqi's question, Hong Moli nodded without saying a word.

“I want Dad to die.” Helica slapped her thigh.

"Why? What if this is to lure us away..." Sakura Hanako was startled and quickly asked.

"Anyway, we don't know which path is the right one. So what if Yuuki really tricks us all into going back? We still have to choose one, so we might as well go back to the battlefield we know well." Helica clicked her tongue.

"I understand. Since the blond dwarf has said so, I'll join in too." Baqi patted the dust off her clothes and stretched towards the dark sky.

"Since my elder sister has made up her mind, I will follow suit."

"Wherever Qianyou goes, I will follow."

"I'll go too, it'll be better if we can look out for each other."

"Since both Mizuno-senpai and Tenrai-senpai have said so, I have no choice but to stay."

The consensus was reached quickly, leaving only Miya Miya and Rie Tsukimi standing there in silence.

"Megumi, what do you think?" Miyashita Miya hesitated slightly. If she returned to Tsukimi City, she would inevitably be drawn into an even greater catastrophe. Yuuki Yui's target could not be her. To ensure her own safety, staying in Hoshimi City, which was relatively familiar to her, was the best choice for her.

“I understand what Mia means. If we go, we might never come back; but if we stay in Hoshimi City, even if Yuuki Eri stays here, she might not cause us any trouble…” Tsukimi Rie sighed softly.

"Yuki Yui is someone who helped us and showed us the way forward; and Yuehai City, no matter what, is our home."

Miyashita Mia remained silent for a long time before finally nodding vigorously.

"I understand! Let's set off then, towards our home."

……

From the moment Yuuki Yuuki appeared, no one's attention could be turned away from her.

"Sister Yuuki, is what they said true?"

Sakuragawa Nana stepped in front of everyone, a huge lance appearing in her hand. She was now the only magical girl in the entire room. After seeing Yuuki Yukino tear open the shutter door with one hand, even if Sakuragawa Nana didn't believe it, she would believe it.

"What did they say? What did they say?" Yuuki Yu tilted her head, pointing to her lips with her finger, her face full of confusion.

Then, Yuuki Yukina raised her index finger, which had been constantly poking her lips, and revealed a happy expression of sudden realization.

"Oh, although I don't know what they told you, it's probably all true, right?"

"So... the terrible situation outside is all caused by you, Yuuki-nee?" Sakuragawa Nana's face darkened, and she lowered her center of gravity, looking as if she might launch an attack on Yuuki Yuuki at any moment.

Yuuki Yui readily agreed: "Yes, I made it."

"Why!" Sakuragawa Nana roared, "Why did you do that kind of thing?"

"That kind of thing?" Yuuki Yuu put her hands behind her back. "Do I have to do everything like a narrator in a TV drama, revealing all my thoughts and giving everyone a reasonable explanation?"

"you……"

Sakuragawa Nana's temple throbbed. She raised her lance with one hand, her veins bulging with anger. She wished she could shove her wand into Yuuki Yukino's body right now, just like she would pierce through that giant jellyfish.

Unfortunately, she no longer has that chance.

Tentacles, as thin as sewing needles used for knitting scarves, emerged from the cracks in the floor tiles and pierced Sakuragawa Nana's neck with swift precision, disappearing without a trace in an instant, even making others wonder if they were hallucinating.

But Sakuragawa Nana's body stiffened for a moment, then she collapsed helplessly. The lance in her hand quickly turned into shattered magic, and her magical armor quickly disappeared, turning back into her usual everyday uniform.

“I didn’t use my full strength, nor do I intend to.” Yuuki Yui clapped her hands, as if she had just swatted away a buzzing mosquito with ease. “Now that you’re all here, you should know what I want, right?”

As Yuuki Yuen spoke, her gaze was fixed on Lin Jiezi.

"Xiaoyuan, you..."

"stop."

Nishio Reki had just started to speak when Yuuki Yuuki stopped him abruptly.

"Don't try to persuade me to turn back, talk about our past, or try to awaken me. All I want is Lin Jiezi. The others outside are just there to keep the extra magical girls out of my way. If any of those temple nuns, awakened magical girls, Kuroba Reisei, or Saint Shion come and bother me, I'll be very troubled."

That's right, especially Lava Mountain Lantern. If that guy finds out that Yuuki Yukino is back, he'll definitely be there to join in the fun right away.

Nishio Reki thought, searching his mind for a way to contact Lava Mountain Lantern.

Wait a minute, among the people Yuuki Yui just mentioned, after excluding all the candidates going to Hoshimi City, did it include almost all the magical girls currently existing in Tsukimi City, but somehow left out Lamp Lava Mountain?

Could it be?

Nishio Reki felt a chill run through her body again, and when she saw Yuuki Yukino's eyes, which seemed to see right through her, her hands and feet went numb.

Yuuki Yukino's gaze seemed to be blatantly telling her that the problem she was thinking about had already been solved by Yuuki Yukino.

That should be right; it's impossible for Yuuki Yuki to have overlooked this biggest problem.

“You…” Nishio Reki’s voice grew increasingly hoarse.

"If you want to know my purpose, I can repeat what I just said. I don't need to do anything that requires me to make all my thoughts public and then give a reason that everyone can understand, whether they can accept it or not."

As Yuuki Yuen spoke, she slowly walked towards Hayashi Mustard.

"So, give me Lin Jiezi."

"Xiaoyuan! Calm down... Ugh!" Nishio Reki also tried to dissuade her, but several tentacles that stretched out from the crack in the wall suddenly wrapped around her body and pulled her aside.

"no!"

The person who loudly stopped Yuuki Yukino was actually Minato Nana.

Minato Nana's legs were trembling. She couldn't stop herself from trembling in front of Yuuki Yuuki. After learning about Yuuki Yuuki's identity and witnessing the horrific scene outside, even the girl she knew so well now seemed terrifyingly unfamiliar.

No matter who it is, as long as they are corrupted magical girls, they will bring disaster and fear. This is something that Minato Nana knows all too well.

Because she had experienced it herself. More than ten years ago, on that night, she personally witnessed what a corrupted magical girl was like and what kind of trouble she would leave behind.

Because she was aware of this, she knew how she might be treated.

Even so, she still hugged Lin Jiezi tightly, shielding her with her body.

If you want to kidnap Lin Jiezi, you'd better start by taking action against yourself!

That's what Minato Nana means.

Even though he was terrified, and this matter had almost nothing to do with him, why did he muster the courage to face a corrupted magical girl?

Because they are just children, I, as an adult, have a responsibility to point them in the right direction.

Because this is my own coffee shop, I have to be responsible to my customers.

No, none of them, absolutely none of them!