Chapter 147

Besides the first-year students of Kaedehara High School, many upperclassmen also came to the Maple Plain Festival during the holiday.

Among them is Qingchuan Lan, the vice president of the Student Council at Kaedehara High School.

Tonight, she was wearing her signature blue yukata as always, like a blue sea reflecting the sky.

As a famous heiress of Kaedehara High School, a celebrity who excels in both academics and sports, she also has a secret that no one knows.

That is, she is one of the Black Death Cult's executives— the Blue Dream Apostle.

A few years ago, she was the most active and dangerous villain leader in the city, causing countless troubles for the Magic girls.

It wasn't until she was severely injured by the Magic girl Phantom Wind that she temporarily retreated to the sidelines, secretly accumulating strength to plan something big.

However, this is only for tonight; she is not here to do anything bad.

Instead, she came to warn the group of Magic girls who were kept in the dark and completely unaware of the potential threat.

As is widely known, the true identities of Magic girls are extremely secretive.

Like Magic girl Phantom Wind.

Back then, Qingchuan Lan and the Magic girl Phantom Wind were locked in a fierce battle, but she never discovered Phantom Wind's true identity until the very end.

Fortunately, during the time when the Demon King Lord was resurrected, she learned the true identity of the Magical Girl Silver Feather.

She opened her palm, and there lay a scale that shimmered with an eerie light.

These are scales from Chameleon's body, which the Malicious Apostle knocked off.

The Magic girls were unable to detect the Chameleon's presence because the Chameleon possessed an aura remarkably similar to that of the Magic girls.

But if Magic girl possessed this, she could track the Chameleon's movements.

Next, all she needs to do is bring out the Monster and tell the Magic girls the truth in a suitable way. Then, the Black Death Cult can witness the Magic girls and the traitorous Monster killing each other.

Thinking of this, Qingchuan Lan revealed a smile that said, "Everything is under control."

Just as she was about to walk forward and get closer to Kirishima Ai, her arm was suddenly grabbed.

Qingchuan Lan was stunned for a moment.

When did they get so close...? Why didn't she notice before?

At the same time, a gentle voice came from behind:

"Qingchuan, you seem to be holding something really pretty. Can I take a look?"

It was a very pleasant voice, but Qingchuan Lan felt a chill run down her spine and was filled with disgust after listening to it.

She turned her head away unhappily and saw the Student Council Kazama Kiriori, smiling.

Despite being a member of Villain Organization, she always struggled to deal with the despicable woman in front of her.

Soon, Qingchuan Lan realized that Kazama Kiriori had seen the Monster scales on her hand.

She didn't give Kazama Kiriori a friendly look, and immediately broke free from Kazama Kiriori's grasp, putting away the scales so that she wouldn't let the other person see them again.

Seeing her like this, Kazama Kiriori looked regretful:

Can't I take a look?

"No... I won't... show... you."

Qingchuan Lan spoke each word carefully.

"Our relationship isn't that good," she said irritably, then had to look up at the very tall Kazama Kiriori.

Even with her attitude, Kazama Kiriori's infuriating smile remained unchanged.

"You were the one who invited me to hang out!"

Kazama Kiriori gently placed one hand behind her back, holding a folded fan in her hand, and smiled softly, covering her mouth.

Just as she said.

They had arranged to go to the festival together today.

Upon hearing this, Qingchuan Lan calmed down a bit. She concealed the panic she had felt when she was pulled from behind and straightened her back again.

She said in a lukewarm tone:

Let's go.

With that, she walked ahead without waiting for Kazama Kiriori.

Meanwhile, Kazama Kiriori, who was behind Qingchuan Lan, did not follow immediately.

She stood there for a moment, the smile on her face vanished without her noticing, leaving only her dark eyes, calm and cold, watching Qingchuan Lan's departing figure.

The colorful scales I had just seen flashed through my mind.

No one noticed that the corners of her mouth, which had been turned up, fell and her expression turned cold.

"So it's still alive..."

It was as if I suddenly understood everything.

Kazama Kiriori's gaze, without her noticing, fell on the spot where Qingchuan Lan had looked earlier.

There stood Kirishima Ai, completely unaware of all this.

A Magic girl who is currently active, and her mother's student.

The Student Council was now behaving differently than usual:

"If you can't do it, then I'll do it."

Chapter 83 Behind the Scenes

Her fair, slender hands, though not particularly graceful, held the fish-scooping spoon. After carefully lowering it beneath the goldfish, she slowly lifted the water and the tiny creature, only to fail miserably when she tried to pull it up.

The goldfish, with their long, flowing tails, swam freely in the small tank.

Haihara comes to this stall to catch goldfish almost every year.

The owner has always been the same person, which is a bit unbelievable.

Unfortunately, even after all these years, she still hasn't mastered the skill of catching goldfish.

This was one of the rare things she had tried many times without getting discouraged.

Yes, Haihara someone who gives up easily.

After the last piece of paper for scooping goldfish tore, Haihara calmly put down the spoon.

After a soft breath, Haihara looked to the side:

"Kirishima, you're really good at this."

Beside her was a pure and charming girl with a sense of tranquility and serenity, the kind of girl who appears in high school but leaves a lasting impression on a young person's life.

If it weren't for that awkward look, Haihara wouldn't have recognized the child as Kirishima Ai.

The person next to Haihara now is no longer Kirishima Hina, but her older sister Kirishima Ai.

"Hmm... My mom taught me when I was little, and I've been good at this ever since."

Kirishima Ai still seemed somewhat lost and confused.

When she was with her classmates, she always seemed quiet and reserved, giving people a slightly unapproachable impression.

But when he's with Haihara, his voice often sounds hoarse and unnatural.

This is quite normal.

After all, Haihara a teacher.

Even though she might seem a little different from her classmates and often feel out of place, to the teacher she was no different from anyone else.

After the shop owner packed it up, Kirishima Ai carefully took the goldfish from the plastic bag and thanked him.

Do you have room to keep goldfish at home?

Haihara visited Kirishima Ai's house.

It was a small rented room, just enough to maintain the most basic living conditions; there probably wasn't enough space to keep goldfish.

Furthermore, Kirishima Ai doesn't seem to really like goldfish.

"It's for my younger sister."

Kirishima Ai answered obediently.

It's actually quite strange that the two of them would travel together like this.

Until a few weeks ago, something extremely awkward happened between them.

But for now, everyone is keeping quiet about that matter.

Kirishima Ai came to Teacher Haihara's side, intending to apologize to her.

When they got to the teacher's side, they found themselves unable to say anything.

The teacher looks very beautiful today.

Although she already knew her teacher was beautiful, seeing her so close today still felt unbelievable.

Seeing that Kirishima Ai remained silent with her head down, Haihara casually asked:

"Besides my sister, don't you have any other friends to play with at today's celebration?"

"... No."

Kirishima Ai shook her head.

Although Haihara already knows that Kirishima Ai doesn't have many friends, she still sometimes feels something is off.

Magic girls in anime are generally energetic, cute, and cheerful high school girls who attract all sorts of people to become their companions.

But real-life Magic girls are so withdrawn.

If it's not about good grades and good looks, then it's what's commonly known as having bad luck.

But at times like these, Haihara wonders if Kirishima Ai ever feels lonely.

Not everyone feels lonely when they are alone.

There are also people who are more comfortable being alone.

Unfortunately Haihara isn't that special; if no one is around, she'll feel lonely in a very ordinary way.

Judging from the fact that Kirishima Ai often visits Lily, she probably also feels Kirishima Ai.

"Teacher, is there anyone going to the celebration with you today?"

Perhaps because the air was very quiet, Kirishima Ai asked this question.

"..."

"Teacher...?"

And so, the atmosphere between the two of them became quiet again.

No wonder this Problem Child has no friends.

After browsing the goldfish scooping stalls, Haihara visited many other stalls that interested her. Although it was just a quick look around, she truly experienced the joy of the festival.

With Kirishima Ai by her side, although the atmosphere wasn't exactly pleasant, Haihara's mood improved considerably.

The crowd around them had grown quite large without them noticing. Kirishima Ai was almost pushed aside by the flow of people rushing to the shrine when Haihara gently took Kirishima Ai hand and pulled her to her side.

Kirishima Ai generally doesn't have this kind of skin contact with others.

But this isn't the first time.

Starting a few months ago, on that rainy day, she held hands with Teacher Haihara -Teacher Haihara, was accompanied by her at her bedside when she had a fever, during a camping trip, and later in the office.

Thinking about it carefully... it seems she inadvertently took advantage of Teacher Haihara too much.

"What do you want to do in the future, Kirishima?"

Haihara is talking more than usual today.

Perhaps thinking about her conversation with Kirishima Hina earlier, she then chatted with Kirishima Ai about various things with a bit of curiosity.