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

Helica remained silent, but judging from the change in her expression, she already had the answer in her heart.

Although Hanzawa Kuriko is using a fallacy of semantics, and given the huge mess she's made, she doesn't really have the right to say these things, at least her words, though crude, are not without merit.

Hanzawa Kuriko slowly stood up from in front of Tenrai Helica, gently patted Helica's shoulder, and then held it tightly.

"So, let's take these questions with us, with the intention of helping others out, and create another upheaval."

Chapter 292 Stars and Songs

"Ah, of course." Hanzawa Kuriko, who had just said she was going to cause a huge uproar, pulled herself back: "The idea of ​​causing a huge uproar is just a joke. I've already made such a mess before, and Yuehai City can't afford to cause any more trouble. It's impossible for us to actually cause a scene."

“No, that’s not it!” Helica immediately retorted, “Miss Hanzawa is right, we really have to make a scene, we have to turn the world upside down.”

Nishio Reki, who was listening nearby, was already sweating profusely.

One of these two is a corrupted magical girl, and one who hasn't even undergone Yuuki Yukino's "purification." Who knows how much trouble she might cause?

As for the other one, even though Helica is an absolutely righteous person in terms of her stance, her troubles are no less than others. Just by looking at her reaction to the magical girl's abilities, you can tell what her heart is like under such great destructive power.

Previously, Hanzawa Kuriko had only tried to persuade Helica, and Nishio Reki could choose to remain silent because, after all, Helica was going to be dragged into it, so it didn't matter if what she said was a bit crooked.

The O8 covered private land bar (wife can now... make a huge fuss, this is terrible).

"Make a huge fuss... what does that mean?"

Herlica sat upright in her chair, looking at Nishio Reki with a serious expression, and answered slowly and deliberately, "It means exactly what it says, to turn Moonsea City upside down."

Nishio Reki's voice began to stammer: "Y-what do you plan to do?"

“I know you two have been to many places today, and I know you’ve been running into walls. You just told me this yourself. Everywhere you go, someone tells you: you need to find a way, discuss a strategy, be confident, and think things through carefully before taking action.”

As Helica spoke, she straightened up, and the wind blowing from the street ruffled the hem of her pajamas and her slightly disheveled long hair, making Nishio Reki feel that the girl who had just been hysterical and on the verge of crying was like a completely different person.

She is dazzling and confident, but also gives off a dangerous feeling, or at least makes herself feel very dangerous.

"This is indeed the safest method. I understand what Mizuno Yu and Sakura Hanako are saying, and I also understand what the senior is talking about. As for Yumehara Sumireko... well, let's not talk about her. In short, whether it's them or you, you've all fallen into a misconception."

Helica held up one finger for each name she said as she spoke to the two of them.

"What do you mean by a misconception in thinking?" Hanzawa Kuriko noticed a clear change in Helica's aura, and her tone became serious, instantly switching from a caring older sister in the band to a magical girl.

Nishio Reki listened intently with his lips tightly pressed together, worried that Helica might cause trouble, but also concerned that this could be a way to break through the current situation.

Helica raised her head slightly, her fists clenched tightly, as if doing so would make her words more powerful:

"I only just realized this when I heard Miss Hanzawa say that she planned to cause a ruckus in Tsukimi City. According to our previous thinking, there was only one way to solve this: find a way to defeat Yuuki Yukino before she obtains her full power and carry it out, right?"

“That’s right, that’s how it is.” Nishio Reki agreed, but he couldn’t wait to hear what Tenrai Herika had to say next.

"But isn't this exactly what Yuuki En wanted? Everyone knows that Yuuki En is thinking of every single detail in order to compete against Gen Urobuchi Mashiro on the same stage. No matter what method we come up with, it will play right into Yuuki En's hands."

"Ah."

"Therefore, if we want to settle the score with Yuuki Yuki, we cannot stand on the stage that Yuuki Yuki has built, nor can we take the rules set by Yuuki Yuki as our guide. We must overturn the entire stage and the entire table."

"what?"

Nishio Reki's mouth was agape, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

"Then you tell me..."

Helica didn't rush to answer immediately, but instead recalled what Hanzawa Kuriko had told her and whether her idea was correct.

Throughout her life, Helica had been listening to others tell her how to be a good child: to be polite, to get good grades, to be healthy, and to do many so-called "correct" things.

Helica didn't do a good job, at least not on some levels.

But this was the first time she had ever heard someone tell her that she should take other people’s kindness for granted, that she should learn to indulge herself, and that she should turn everything upside down.

Especially when these words came from the mouth of a corrupted magical girl, Herika found it even more difficult to believe her.

Even though the other person was once my idol, and even though the other person was trying to comfort me.

But on the other hand, this is precisely my strength, something I am capable of doing.

Helica finally opened her eyes again, revealing a resolute gaze as unwavering as steel.

"We're going to turn this whole thing upside down, ruin all of Yuuki Yuki's plans, and force her to deal with us."

That really sounds like a villain's statement.

And there were also some miscellaneous fish.

“However, I have a question,” Hanzawa Kuriko said, arms crossed.

After receiving a nod from Helica, Chestnut asked seriously, "So what do you plan to do?"

Herlica's incredibly high spirits and confident expression seemed to freeze in time as she uttered her bold words. Then, the girls seemed to see the plane named Herlica crash to the ground with a thud.

“Good question,” Helica murmured to herself, crossing her arms over her chest and fidgeting with the collar of her pajamas, looking deep in thought.

But Helica's deep thought lasted less than half a minute before she abruptly raised her head.

"I have no idea!"

"Sigh." Hanzawa Kuriko sighed, then said softly, somewhat reluctantly or with some worry, "I have a way."

As Hanzawa Kuriko was speaking, she raised her left hand, and magic began to flow around her wrist, like a light-forged drill, completely covering half of her arm.

Nishio Reki, who is currently unable to sense magic, is unaware of what has happened, but Tenrai Herika can sense the power hidden within that magic.

The drill surrounding Hanzawa Kuriko's magical radiance grew increasingly dim, and the flowing magical radiance began to become murky from its initial color, like a cup of ink mixed with too many colors that were not distinct from each other, until it became impossible to discern what kind of color it was.

At the same time, its shape began to change, becoming sharper and flatter, gradually forming a shape that even magical girls found difficult to understand.

Finally, the magic materialized, and Hanzawa Kuriko's entire arm completely disappeared, replaced by an incredibly sharp wing with edges as sharp as blades.

On Hanzawa Kuriko's shoulder, a rusty red, bloodshot eyeball, about the size of a bowling ball, was attached and slowly rotating as it looked at Tenrai Helica, who stood to the side with a solemn expression.

Just by observing the changes in Hanzawa Kuriko's body, or rather, by understanding what those changes truly meant, Helica's surprised expression gradually turned into excitement, as if she had truly grasped the key to victory.

"How is it?" Hanzawa Kuriko waved her wing blades a few times, the edges reflecting the dazzling sunlight, yet seemingly radiating a chilling aura. "Now, can we set off?"

“No,” Helica replied firmly.

This time, not only Nishio Reki, who had been shocked many times, but also Hanzawa Kuriko was slightly taken aback.

"why?"

Herlica tugged at her pajamas, then lifted her foot to show off her toes and the slippers she was wearing.

"I need to go home and change my clothes."

……

Not long after, at Moon Sea Park.

Even on weekdays, Moonsea Park is usually bustling with people on dates and children, but this time it was unusually quiet.

Even on the coldest winter nights, pedestrians would occasionally come here for a stroll, but now there is no one here.

But this is just right for the girls.

"Like I said, there is a risk of failure, and if it fails, you already know the consequences."

Hanzawa Kuriko stood beside Tenrai Helica, giving her a final warning.

“You might be corrupted by your power, no, it might get even worse, just like what happened to you in the Dream Realm. I know.” Helica nodded, then glanced at Hanzawa Kuriko beside her before looking at the portal on the horizon.

Hanzawa Kuriko lowered her eyes, as if asking Helica, "Are you ready?"

Helica silently reached out and grasped Hanzawa Kuriko's hand.

Immediately afterwards, Hanzawa Kuriko's body gradually began to become ethereal, while countless rust-red magic powers were gathering in Helica's hands.

In Helica's hand, she gently held a bubble that symbolized all of Hanzawa Kuriko's soul.

The soul bubble did not dissipate, but rather dripped slowly from Helica's hand like flowing rust.

The rust-red liquid condensed into tiny droplets in the air before it even hit the ground. As if summoned by some force, those droplets flew back to Helica's hand, making her clenched hand look like it was wearing a rusty glove.

Then, as if it came to life, several vein-like lines crawled up Helica's entire arm along her skin.

In that instant, Helica felt as if a bomb had exploded in her mind, leaving her unable to hear anything for a moment.

No, it's not that she can't hear it, but that she hears too many sounds at the same time.

Not long ago, Hanzawa Kuriko said something like that.

"My wand originally had nothing to do with these things, but because I went berserk in that pajama imp's space, I absorbed too much magic and souls, so like the pajama imp, I was also corrupted by the power there."

"Perhaps because I was in an unconscious state and was absorbing that magic without restraint, the degree might be even deeper than that of the pajama imp. This has led to the accumulation of the seed of primordial power within my body."

"The reason I was awakened was precisely because the entire Moonsea City was filled with chaotic and disordered magic. Although most of it was used up, a large part of it—at least for individual magical girls—became my nourishment."

“I can feel that my power has changed because the magic of the Primordial Darkness has become stronger and more dangerous. But I’m worried that the power will get out of control, so I don’t dare to use it directly. But if I want to reach the exaggerated level you mentioned, this might be the answer.”

"I even wonder if the power I gained was somehow created specifically for this purpose."

The feeling that Hanzawa Kuriko once experienced is now being experienced by Tenrai Helica as well.

There were cries, roars, curses, and whispers; all sorts of sounds wove together a giant net that tightly bound Herika's brain, engulfing Herika's consciousness within it.

This feeling is far more intense and dangerous than the filthy magic that exists in the dream world; the difference between them may even be greater than the difference in spiciness between a bitter green pepper and a ghost pepper.

Just like eating a hallucinogenic mushroom grown by a silver-haired girl, it made Helica feel as if she were flying in the air, and for a moment she couldn't even feel her own body.

The last time—no, there was no last time—the only similar feeling was like the whispers around Yuuki Yuuki during the release of the gods.

Not far from Helica, Nishio Reki also felt a chill run down his spine.

"It's too dangerous. It's far too dangerous for an ordinary magical girl to directly use the power of a corrupted magical girl."

Nishio Reki did something similar. During the time she called herself Faust, she used Yuuki Enishi's Enmusubi to stop Miya Miya and used various magic wands to resist Hyakki Senyu's attacks.

But that was based on her mastery of Yuuki Yuuki's power, and besides, she was never a proper magical girl, but an ordinary person who could use the power of a magical girl.

But Helica the Thunder God is not like that.

Seeing Tenrai Herika curl up in pain and fall to her knees with a thud, Nishio Reki wanted to help her up, but he was worried that his intervention would harm her.

Now, Helica's consciousness is almost completely fading away. She is only holding on by her instincts to keep herself from collapsing, but she can no longer see anything.

Apart from those chaotic sounds, she could no longer perceive anything.

Just then, deep within Helica's consciousness, something seemed to stir slightly.

It is very thin and very light, almost weightless, but in the midst of chaos, it stands out.