“Students, the following are the holiday precautions. Finally, I wish you all a pleasant summer vacation!”
In the classroom, Li Guang and Chi Zaozao had already prepared their schoolbags, just waiting for the final bell to ring.
Yes, summer vacation was coming.
All the students’ faces were brimming with joyful smiles—after all, which student didn’t look forward to a two-month-long break?
“Xiao Guang, Xiao Guang! What are we gonna do after this?”
Chi Zaozao couldn’t contain her excitement; her whole body was like a cannonball about to launch, with one leg already almost out of the classroom.
“Chi Zaozao, I haven’t said class is dismissed yet. Seeing how excited you are, I assume you’ve already finished your summer homework in advance? How about I prepare an extra set for you?”
“No, no, no, absolutely not!”
The female teacher with glasses flashed a cold glare, and Chi Zaozao hurriedly retracted her foot, obediently acting like a model student who followed the rules.
Chi Zaozao and Li Guang were deskmates, and their seats were right in the first row by the door, so no small movements escaped the teacher’s eyes.
“Alright, Zaozao, we just have to wait a few more minutes until vacation anyway. No need to rush.”
A slight smirk appeared on Li Guang’s face; of course, she was happy too.
First, there was the two-month vacation, and second, her parents were about to end their three-month trip.
“If you’re not enthusiastic about vacation, there’s something wrong with your brain.”
Chi Zaozao spouted nonsense, expressing her disdain for the teacher’s earlier words.
“Where are we going to play after this?”
“Let’s go to my house first. Mom and Dad are coming back tomorrow, and Brother said this morning to prepare some delicious food in advance. Tonight, we can practice a bit.”
At the mention of delicious food, Chi Zaozao’s eyes immediately sparkled with “wow, cool” stars.
“Awesome!”
All the classmates’ gazes suddenly turned toward them, and several “well” symbols popped up on the glasses-wearing female teacher’s forehead.
Seeing the situation turn bad, Li Guang elbowed Chi Zaozao, reminding her that her voice was a bit too loud.
Seeing the class’s number one problem student, Chi Zaozao, finally quiet down, the glasses-wearing female teacher sighed helplessly.
My model student… don’t get corrupted by that problem child.
If I’d known, I wouldn’t have seated them together back then.
The glasses-wearing female teacher regretted it immensely now.
Although arranging a model student with a problem child had indeed made the problem child behave a lot better recently, her model student seemed to be showing signs of being led astray.
Ding ling ling ling ling ling ling—!
The bell symbolizing liberation finally rang, and Chi Zaozao immediately stepped on the desk, grabbing Xiao Guang with one hand and rushing out.
“Sigh—” The glasses-wearing female teacher watched the two frolicking away and muttered helplessly to herself, “Looks like home visits for these two need to be moved up…”
***
“Sister Gu, are you okay?”
In another classroom in the same school, after all the classmates left one by one, only one girl remained sitting in the last row, spacing out.
Since experiencing that incident yesterday, this girl had been in a listless state.
That bloody slaughter scene was still a bit too advanced for her.
This girl, who attended the same school as Chi Zaozao and Li Guang, was yesterday’s Magical Girl Gold—the yellow magical girl who had met the crimson and sea-blue magical girls once.
Her real identity was a girl named Gu Qingchuan.
Of course, she was also a junior high student about to enter eighth grade.
“I’m fine, Little Orange.”
Gu Qingchuan lay on the desk, replying weakly.
Just as the double-winged orange cat was about to comfort its host’s emotions, a loud female voice suddenly rang out.
“Tired?”
A young female teacher in a women’s suit walked over, holding a hand up with a crystal core floating in her palm.
“Teacher…”
Gu Qingchuan looked at the young female teacher in confusion, momentarily unable to understand what she meant.
“The life of a magical girl is like this—you have to balance hero duties while not abandoning your daily life and studies.”
The young female teacher had clearly misunderstood, naturally attributing Gu Qingchuan’s listless state to being too tired from being a magical girl.
“It’s actually okay, just…”
Gu Qingchuan paused for a moment, ultimately not mentioning what happened yesterday.
“Just what?”
“No, nothing.”
Gu Qingchuan lay back on the desk, burying her pretty little face between her two arms.
The young female teacher nodded silently.
Little girls, having some emotions is perfectly normal. At times like this, just offer encouragement and guidance.
“Oh right, there are two peers around your age in the next class. Although vacation has started, I’m quite familiar with them. In a few days, I can take you to visit them.”
As the overt super senior to all magical girls in Canghai City, she knew everything about magical girl-related matters in this school.
“…”
Gu Qingchuan didn’t speak, just pressed her head buried between her arms a bit lower, indicating her agreement.
“Alright, then Teacher won’t disturb you anymore. Have a good rest during the upcoming vacation.”
Seeing Gu Qingchuan agree, the female teacher didn’t say anything more, just nodded to the orange cat beside her, then turned and left directly.
The orange cat sighed helplessly, looking at the wilted Gu Qingchuan, not knowing what to say.
The bloody scene from that day had impacted it greatly too, but fortunately, as a contracted beast, its psychological resilience was several levels stronger than an ordinary person’s.
But Gu Qingchuan was different; as a magical girl, she was still just a junior high school girl.
To solve this kind of problem, it could only be through others’ guidance or seeing a psychologist.
…Right! A psychologist!
The orange cat suddenly remembered doctors who treat ordinary people’s psychological issues and spoke with concern: “Sister Gu, should we go see a psychologist?”
Gu Qingchuan replied sullenly.
“No need for that trouble; I’ll be fine after some time to myself.”
As a contracted beast, the orange cat could clearly sense its host’s emotions—it was indeed very uncomfortable, but right now, Gu Qingchuan really just wanted to be alone.
No choice but to let the host digest it herself.
The orange cat rubbed against Gu Qingchuan’s arm somewhat sadly, lying beside her to keep her company.
Just then, the orange cat sensed another aura heading toward them.
It was a fellow…
The orange cat didn’t call Gu Qingchuan; it spread its wings as a lone cat and flew toward that direction.
Before even flying out of the classroom, a crimson horse face butted up against it.
It was the red little pony by Chi Zaozao’s side.
“You are…”
The orange cat looked at the red little pony in confusion. Just as it was about to ask, the red little pony looked behind it.
“Is that your magical girl? What’s wrong with her?”
Seeing that the other was concerned about Gu Qingchuan, the orange cat didn’t plan to hide it.
After all, elves’ nature was sincerity, kindness, and justice—like a string of underlying code.
“Sister Gu, she—”
!!!
The orange cat and the red little pony suddenly turned their heads toward the distance at the same time; a strange magic was gathering over there.
A monster had been born.