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

Is that true?

"Who, who would get along better with her?!"

Yuuki Yukina and Helica exchanged a glance, then turned their heads to the sides.

This behavior is as if it were an admission of what Mizuno Yu had said.

"Ugh, that expression is disgusting." For Mizuno Yu to make such a comment, her expression must really be weird.

With this insignificant little incident, the study session, or perhaps more accurately, the homework session, officially began.

Yuuki Yui doesn't need to do homework. All she has to do is drink cola, hold her handheld console, and happily ride her motorcycle lizard all over the map to catch Pokémon.

It would be completely unnecessary to worry about Helica's homework progress, as she was second only to Inuyama Tomoe, a monster who was both hardworking and talented, in the final exams.

Lin Jiezi, being a socially awkward person, can study on her own without any intervention, but the three of them will intentionally or unintentionally have some interactions with her, transmitting some positive energy to her.

Mizuno Yu was in a more difficult situation. Completely clueless about how to do her homework, she spent a lot of effort to finally complete her literature assignment. She spent the most time searching for answers online, but for her, being able to write anything at all was already a great achievement.

But for the remaining part, Mizuno Yu, who knew nothing about it, began frantically asking Helica for advice.

Saying she was asking for help was too polite, since Mizuno Yu, that silly beauty, couldn't learn it. Most of the time, she would directly ask Helica for the answers, to the point that Mizuno Yu would pull out the same homework as Helica.

Incidentally, Helica's clothes today were still very ordinary, making one wonder if Helica would wear such ordinary clothes.

But just because she wears ordinary clothes doesn't mean she's not Helica.

Mizuno Yu's behavior has aroused Helica's serious dissatisfaction. Unable to bear it any longer, Helica slammed her fist on the table and began to rant about Mizuno Yu.

"Can't you use your own brain? Is it that hard to plug this into the formula? Can't you just do a little calculation and get the answer? Huh? What's going on in your head? Is it full of thoughts about how to reward yourself?"

"And there's the story of General Yumimoto." Mizuno Yu answered seriously, leaving Herika speechless.

Helika had nothing to say, but she had something to say. Her words weren't particularly offensive, but they were extremely insulting in this public setting.

"Please keep your voice down so as not to disturb the other guests."

Then a kind waitress came over to remind Helica.

"I'm so sorry." Helica clasped her hands together, stood up and bowed in all directions in the store. She sat down and lowered her voice considerably, nudging Mizuno Yu's notebook.

"Try making five yourself, and if you don't understand anything, come and ask me!"

Mizuno Yu nodded and began to do her homework.

Herlica caused a little commotion, and the not-so-crowded shop immediately quieted down, with only the sounds of chopsticks and plates clattering and pens scratching on paper remaining.

Just as Yuuki Yuuki arrived at the first gym, Helica's voice rang out again.

"Do you want to take a look at what you've written? What's the initial velocity of a stone thrown by a person? Can you shoot an arrow at 80 kilometers per second after you transform? And this, the voltage from a single hammer blow I make is higher than the voltage of this lousy power plant you calculated! The most outrageous thing is this, explain to me what these 14.854 people are?"

Out of the corner of her eye, Yuki saw Lin Jiezi nervously and quickly pull out her notebook and cross out one of her answers.

Yuki En, who was sitting on the same side as Helica, noticed it, and Helica could naturally see the little things that Hayashi Mustard was doing.

"What are you doing!" Helica had just reached out to snatch Lin Jiezi's homework when she felt someone pat her on the shoulder.

The group turned around and looked at the friendly-smiling shop assistant, who pointed to the door.

"Honestly, it was just a few words! Was it really necessary to kick us out?"

Helica walked ahead, grumbling as she went.

It was Helica's fault all along, the three of them thought in unison.

"Hey! Hey! Say something!" Seeing that no one spoke, Helica urged them again.

Who would dare to speak at this moment? Saying anything would be like walking into Helica's line of fire.

Yuuki Yu could tell that Helica, tormented by Mizuno Yu, had developed a resistance to doing homework together. The question now was whether the desire for group activities or Helica's resentment at being tormented by Mizuno Yu was stronger.

"What am I going to do! I'm not going to be able to do my summer homework now." Seeing that no one was speaking, Helica complained in a drawn-out tone.

Excellent! That's exactly what I've been waiting for!

"I've finished all my homework, but what about Lin? How much homework do you have left?"

Yuuki Yukino directly called out to Hayashi Mustard, who was the least talkative person standing to the side.

"Ah, well, my homework... well, it's... about the same..."

Yuuki Yukino clapped her hands together, forcefully ending the conversation.

"Understood! Disperse!"

Chapter Eighteen: Let's go shopping together! (We didn't actually go.)

"Understood! Disperse!"

Yuuki Yukino's plan to forcefully end today's schedule, as Helica usually does, was ruined by Helica's loud outburst.

"Stop! Stop! Stop! What are you doing?! Don't disperse!"

"Tianlei, is there anything else?" Yuuki asked outwardly in a friendly manner, though only she knew whether she was truly friendly inside.

"The weather's so nice today, why don't we do something else together?" Helica offered a very reasonable suggestion, but even the most reasonable suggestion would make people hesitate to accept it just because it came from her.

Aside from forcibly dragging everyone to a barbecue, Helica doesn't seem to have made any particularly outrageous requests, but that one time was enough to leave a bad impression on everyone.

The person who benefited the most from doing homework together was not Helica, but Mizuno Yu, who, despite being scolded the most, made equally good progress.

Now the person who benefited the most picked up where Helika left off.

"Thunder, do you have a destination?"

As long as it doesn't involve studying or giving things away for free, Mizuno Yu's image as an ice queen remains remarkably stable, and she speaks with exceptional reliability.

Helica clapped her hands as if she had planned it all along: "Let's all go shopping together!"

shop!

Upon hearing those two words, Yuuki Yukino's eyes lit up instantly.

Girls shopping together is such a youthful thing, it's something you just don't want to refuse.

Buying clothes, eating crepes, taking photo booth pictures—that's probably what girls do when they go shopping together, right?

Although these things seem like Yuuki Enishi's stereotypes about girls shopping, it doesn't conflict with her desire to experience shopping with her mentor.

Before Helica suggested it, Yuuki Yuuki had already thought about whether she should take all the members of Nijisanji on a trip sometime to deepen their friendship and satisfy her own longing for youth—killing two birds with one stone.

It's not that we can't get Baqi to do these things, but if Baqi is around, Yuuki Yuuki always feels that the atmosphere will become strange.

Baqi's role is rather unique. To Yuuki Yuuki, she feels like a close buddy who can be ambiguous with her. Their interactions are so relaxed that they lack the romantic feeling that girls have for each other.

Another very important point is that shopping with Baqi is not just shopping between girls; it's called a date.

So only when a group of people go shopping together can it be called shopping!

As Yuuki Yuki pondered these things, her resolve began to waver, making it easy for Herika to take advantage of the situation.

“Yuan—didn’t we agree last night that you would be with me…”

"Let's go shopping!" Yuuki Yukino's attitude underwent a complete 180-degree change.

I'm sorry, but I just can't resist the thought of how adorable Helica looked when she dragged me to look at the stars last night.

Lin Jiezi routinely abstains from voting. No matter what others do, as long as they drag Lin Jiezi, who doesn't know how to refuse others, she will definitely agree.

With Helica and Yuuki both agreeing to go shopping together, only Mizuno Yuu remains undecided.

Helica has prepared different strategies for dealing with different people. She can play the emotional card with Yuuki Yuki, but she needs to come up with something convincing to deal with Mizuno Yu.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I've made a thorough plan this time, it won't be like before. Here, let me find it for you."

Herlica continued to persuade him, and to make her words more credible, she took out her phone, opened a document full of summer plans, and showed it to everyone before finally stopping in front of Mizuno Yu.

Yuuki Yukino could roughly make out what was written on it, such as going to buy swimwear, eating at a certain restaurant, taking which bus, and what recommended set meals were available. It was indeed something that could only be made after research.

It turns out that they were really prepared in advance; it seems that Helica really cares about everyone going out together.

"Hmm, hmm." Mizuno Yu leaned forward, resting her chin on her hand as she examined the plan.

Herika waited anxiously for Mizuno Yu's answer, just like a student waiting for grades to be released.

“I think this plan is feasible.” Mizuno Yu stood up straight again and gave her final verdict.

"And Lin Jiezi, what about you?"

Yuuki Yui thought Helica's move was very clever. Lin Jiezi's answer would not change; she would always accept any invitation, which was the inevitable choice for a socially anxious person.

However, asking Hayashi Mustard first to achieve a situation where the minority obeys the majority, and thus forcing himself and Mizuno Yu to agree, carries a sense of moral blackmail.

It seems he's really thought about other people's feelings. My idol has finally grown up.

Yuuki Yukino wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes with a sense of relief.

Lin Jiezi would mumble in her usual way, "I, ah... I think, I believe."

"Nod if you think it's okay to go shopping together," Mizuno Yu chimed in, offering her assistance.

Lin Jiezi nodded vigorously a few times.

"Great!" Helica jumped up, clenching her fists with joy.

So, the girls set off together towards the shopping street, full of energy.

Ten minutes later, the energetic girls went into a roadside dessert shop, which was quite a distance from the shopping street, to start doing their homework.

Helica is right, the weather is perfect today, sunny and clear, with not a single cloud in sight.

The emerald green leaves, golden sunflowers, and various colorful flowers planted in the flowerbeds are all so vibrant, as if they have been filtered through a high-saturation lens.

The weather is just too nice!

It's the height of summer now, and just standing under the sun makes me feel like I'm about to melt like ice cream.

From setting off full of enthusiasm to abandoning the shopping plan due to the heat, it only takes ten minutes to walk under the sun.

In ten minutes, all enthusiasm for shopping will be extinguished, and you'll feel like you can't live without air conditioning.

They entered the air-conditioned dessert shop, ordered a cold drink, and then tacitly took out their notebooks and started writing, without anyone mentioning shopping again.

The pen tip scratched across the paper, leaving intermittent ink marks.

Without the noise, the girls busied themselves with their tasks in silence.

Summer is indeed a magical season. All sorts of youthful restlessness and a yearning for comfort are mixed together, becoming like colorful shaved ice in a cup, melting on the tongue with a sweet and sour taste, slowly flowing between heat and coolness over time.