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

"What do you mean, 'for the eel rice'? This is my precious date with you! Anyone who interrupts our date deserves the death penalty! The death penalty!"

Baqi paused deliberately, without revealing Yuki Yuki's name.

Judging from Baqi's expression, it's likely that no matter what Yuuki says, the other party won't listen.

"Um, don't go too far."

In the end, Yuuki Yuki only offered a kind reminder.

"Do not worry!"

The girl clapped her hands together, but the crisp sound was quickly drowned out by the wind.

Then, Baqi opened her arms wide, as if to embrace everything, and behind her, several matchlock guns began to appear.

Baqi's voice wasn't loud, but every word she uttered was clearly audible to the magical girls chasing after her in the air.

Fenrir!

No one pulled the trigger, but the matchlock gun fired by itself.

The high-speed projectile struck the blue flames, and the massive impact of the projectile exploding dispersed the raging fire.

The essence of St. Elmo's Fire is extremely unstable plasma. Its powerful attack comes from its instability, but its instability also makes it easy to break.

Things like Yuuki Enishi's tentacles or Miyashita Mia's mist would be very difficult to block St. Elmo's Fire, but Baki's explosion could quickly dissipate the plasma into the air, thus neutralizing her attack.

What surprised Herika the most was not that her attack had been neutralized, but rather the few words that clearly reached her ears.

"Real Name Liberation?"

Herlica's pupils contracted.

They wouldn't even know how to reveal their real names, would they? Helica initially chose to chase after them with this wishful thinking in mind.

But when the magical girl on the other side used her True Name Release, the situation changed completely.

Once the True Name Release was used, the situation would become even more dire. Therefore, the group at the bottom of the Moon Sea Tower only launched probing attacks and none of them used the True Name Release, because they all knew that using the True Name Release would escalate the situation to an irreversible point.

It was because Baqi showed no signs of revealing her true name that Helica became complacent.

But what she didn't know was that from the very first time they met, Yuuki Yuuki was already in a state of revealing her true name.

As soon as Yuuki Yuki stepped out the door, she showed Tomoe her True Name Release, and then used her Tentacles, now in True Name Release, to create various shapes, carrying the two of them on their way happily.

If Yuuki Yuki really wanted to fight, Helica definitely wouldn't have gained that much of an advantage.

However, if Yuuki Yuuki doesn't unleash her true name, it won't be so easy for her to dodge Helica's lightning strikes.

True Name Liberation won't just be about firing a few shots without having to pull the trigger; it will definitely bring about some new changes, just like how Helica can manipulate lightning more freely after True Name Liberation, instead of just smashing things with a hammer.

Therefore, Helica must never let her guard down.

The intense collision between the St. Elmo Fire and the bullets fired by Baki continued. The bullets that came close to Helica were all accurately dodged by Helica, but the St. Elmo Fire also failed to harm the two who were still speeding away.

Helica knew that Baki's bullets had explosive properties, so she would move to the side significantly before the bullets got close to her to get out of the blast radius.

She dodged this projectile as well.

After dodging it, Helica belatedly realized that what she had just dodged was not a bullet, but a matchlock gun.

The matchlock gun that had circled behind Helica was now aimed at her back.

Chapter Nine: Eel Rice! Disgusting!

Inuyama Tomoe is very talented.

Her talent was evident in every aspect, and what impressed Yuuki Yuuki the most was her mastery of magical girl abilities.

Inuyama Tomoe summoned her wand earlier than Yuuki Eri, and also mastered True Name Release earlier than her.

Yuuki Yukino's progress cannot be described as slow; rather, it is described as rapid.

In the setting, Yuuki Yuuki, Helica, and Mizuno Yuu became magical girls around the same time, but without any prior experience, she grew to a similar level to them in just one month, which can definitely be described as rapid progress.

But Baqi mastered these skills much faster.

Inuyama Tomoe's real name, Kaibu, is as remarkable as her talent.

After Yuuki Yukino saw Tomoe's real name revealed, she asked this question:

"By the way, does Baqi have any special abilities after her true name is revealed?"

"It's a chain. You can shoot chains directly out, or you can add chains to the back of my wand. It doesn't seem to have much to do with guns."

Yuuki Yukina could vaguely sense some clues about the release of Tomoe's true name.

Fenrir, a well-known monster in mythology, is most famous for the legend of devouring Odin, the king of the gods, during Ragnarok.

But before Ragnarok, Fenrir was almost always bound, and it remained in this state until the arrival of Ragnarok.

This explanation may seem a bit far-fetched, but Yuuki Enishi believes that the past that Tomoe wanted to break free from was like the chains binding the giant wolf, forcing her to remain in an environment she didn't like.

Perhaps her real name, Liberation, was created in response to this suppressed anger.

The first victim of Bachi's chains has appeared.

The musket that had circled behind Helica spat out flames, leaving Helica, who had just finished dodging and hadn't even finished adjusting her stance, with nowhere to escape.

Helica raised her warhammer, and the lightning surrounding the hammerhead condensed like a drill, hitting the bullet fired from the muzzle. The bullet was detonated by Helica before it hit her.

Herlica's reaction speed was not slow, but she was slightly inferior to Baki's calculations. When she went to deal with the musket that had been forgotten, she had already fallen into Baki's trap.

A single bullet hitting someone won't decide the outcome of the battle. If Helica takes Baki's attack head-on and continues to pursue, it will only cause Baki more trouble.

But Helica's attention was drawn to the bullet, which was the decisive move.

"Gleipnir!"

The chains that bound the giant wolf Fenrir in mythology ironically became the skill of the wand whose real name was Fenrir.

A thin chain suddenly appeared on the butt of the musket that had been thrown behind Helica, with the other end of the chain leading into Bachi's sleeve.

With a sharp pull on the chain, Baqi caused the matchlock gun to circle in the air before returning to its original position, wrapping around Herika's body several times and binding her tightly.

They're just a pile of scrap metal; watch me split them open with lightning.

As Helica was thinking, a bolt of lightning struck her body.

The chains exploded before the lightning struck them.

Each ring was like a small bomb, triggering a chain reaction on Helica. Although the individual explosions were not particularly damaging, the combined power of the explosions was not to be underestimated.

Yuuki En had also seen Tomoe use this move before. If she had to describe it, this attack would be like wrapping a string of lit firecrackers around a person's body.

This really does look like the Spring Festival.

Baqi's true name release is very different from her original attack method. Yuuki Enishi personally demonstrated how to control the chains using her tentacles. In a surprise attack, even if Yuuki Enishi is unaware of it, she could very well be killed at first sight.

Herika, whose body was exploding like firecrackers right in front of her, is a perfect example.

With Helica temporarily bound by chains, it was the best time for the two to retreat.

"Stop looking! Run! Let's go eat eel rice!" Baqi shouted, releasing the chains in her hands, and she and Yuuki Yuki disappeared into the horizon in a flash.

Several bolts of lightning shattered the chains binding Helica, leaving her charred black. She angrily went to search for the two magical girls, but they had vanished as if they had evaporated into thin air.

Yuuki Yukari and Baki definitely can't keep flying around so casually in the sky. They just had a brief fight with Helica, and if they attract other magical girls, they might really miss out on their eel rice tonight.

The two found a secluded spot, landed from the sky, deactivated their transformations, and then took a tram all the way to the store.

Upon entering the store, the first thing Yuuki Yuen saw was Herika, who was sitting angrily at a table, shoveling large mouthfuls of eel rice into her mouth. Hearing the door open, Herika swallowed a mouthful of rice and stared straight at him.

Yuuki Yukina's foot, which was halfway through her step, stopped in mid-air, leaving her in a dilemma.

Baqi, on the contrary, walked in quite naturally.

As expected of Baqi, she remained calm and composed even in such a tense atmosphere.

Yuuki silently praised Baqi's composure in the face of danger, and firmly planted her foot that was suspended in mid-air.

A second later, Yuuki Yuen realized that she had overestimated Baki. Baki was able to maintain her composure because she simply didn't see Helica.

When she noticed Helica staring straight at her, Baki felt a shiver run down her spine.

Is it going to work or not?! Why is your reaction even stronger than mine?!

Yuuki En pinched Baqi in exasperation, and the two of them stiffly walked into the shop.

Now, Yuuki Yuuki can only pin her hopes on the magic that magical girls possess when they transform, which is used to obstruct cognition.

However, this magic is very mysterious; as long as someone discovers the magical girl's true identity by any means, the magic will become ineffective against that person.

How should I put it? It's like the mystical nature of O-Men Rider.

You should still greet them; otherwise, it will only arouse more suspicion.

"Hey, hey! Tianlei, what a coincidence!"

Yuuki Yukino raised her hand and waved.

"whispering sound."

Helica Tenrai glared fiercely at Yuuki Yuuki.

Upon closer inspection, one could see numerous large and small wounds on Helica's body, likely caused by her own lightning and the explosion of Baki. Although her disheveled hair had been tidied, it couldn't conceal the slightly curled strands.

"Come and sit down, Yuuki Yuki."

Heli Mingba Wulin Jiuliu Ka closed her eyes and let out a long breath.

What? What does this mean?

Yuuki Yukino didn't quite understand, but she still sat down opposite Helica with Baki.

Then Helica lowered her head without saying a word and continued to shovel the eel rice into her mouth.

The air seemed to freeze, making Yuuki Eri feel restricted in everything she did.

Helica didn't speak again until Yuki Yuki finished ordering and the steaming hot eel rice set meal was served.

"Tch, tonight I ran into two magical girls, the one I mentioned before, the one with the musket and the one with the book..."

Baqi's expression turned unfriendly, but thankfully Yuuki secretly kicked her under the table, preventing her from retaliating.

Helica was so engrossed in talking that she didn't notice Baki's unusual behavior: "They were clamoring for eel rice, so I came here to wait for them."

No way? This kind of wait-and-see plan actually succeeded? And I just walked right into their trap?