Chapter 298

Silver Feather seems unable to distinguish between sweet and salty; she can only describe the taste.

Only with certain foods, like green peppers, will she insist that they are very bitter.

But actually, that string of green peppers had too much seasoning, it was terribly salty.

The Monster doesn't have a normal sense of taste.

The only things we can feel clearly are hot and cold.

Just like what Kirishima Hina.

After a while, Silver Feather silently took another sip of coffee, savoring the warm steam.

"Can the teacher taste it?"

She raised her head slightly and asked.

After regaining her senses, she realized that the Teacher Haihara in front of her might not have been the ordinary person they had imagined.

If she had known this beforehand, she probably wouldn't have been so terrified and panicked, and wouldn't have been deceived by the illusions created by the Monster.

However, the teacher who appeared before them at that time was undoubtedly Monster...

"Although my sense of taste is a bit dulled, I can definitely taste it."

"Oh..."

Silver Feather obediently drank her coffee, feeling both envious and happy.

Silver Feather slowly savored the perhaps bitter hot coffee on her tongue. She didn't dislike the food; in fact, she found it quite delicious.

However, after feeling this warmth, she unconsciously lowered her head a little.

Her gaze was obscured by her bangs.

After a while, she raised her hand and wiped her face under her hair, leaving a wet patch.

Silver Feather's expression was difficult to conceal, so she lowered her head even further.

"When did the teacher realize that I wasn't Kirishima Ai?"

She quickly found a topic to talk about.

Haihara fell into deep thought about this question.

From the beginning, Silver Feather had a vague feeling that Teacher Haihara seemed to have noticed something strange about her.

It should be said that the other Magic girl companions also noticed it.

But how should I put it?

She felt that Teacher Haihara should have discovered it much earlier.

Haihara thought to herself slowly.

Silver Feather, therefore, was somewhat nervous.

Until Haihara answered the question.

"It probably started with that hot spring trip."

"So early?"

Silver Feather looked surprised.

Soon, she shook her head again.

"No... At that time, I was perfectly playing the role of another version of myself. How did Teacher Haihara recognize me?"

She didn't quite believe it at first.

I think Teacher Haihara is probably lying to herself.

But at the same time... it is true that from that time onwards, she truly existed in the world using Kirishima Ai's body, leaving her mark.

She had originally planned to disappear at that time.

But now...

"I think it was you who confessed your feelings to me that time."

"..."

Silver Feather was stunned.

After a moment of stunned silence, the girl's expression wavered, and her gaze lowered, revealing a dim, tearful light.

She lowered her head in frustration again.

"How did you figure it out?"

Silver Feather really couldn't understand it.

Haihara stroked her chin and thought for a moment.

"I don't think someone with Problem Child troublesome personality would say something like that to me."

That makes sense and is based on evidence.

After the air became quiet, Haihara turned off her phone screen, and the entire room became dark again.

Let's leave this topic here for now.

Although the topic just now was very important to a girl's sensitive mind.

But clearly, there are more pressing matters at hand now.

She looked at the Crystal on Silver Feather, which already had obvious cracks but was hidden by the light.

"Well, we can chat later."

As a high school teacher who's not exactly reliable or responsible, but occasionally displays some professional ethics when she's in the mood, Haihara crossed her arms and asked the bewildered girl before her—

"But for now, tell me everything that has happened between you and Problem Child during this time."

Chapter 89 Debut as a Villainess Magic Girl

After waking up, Silver Feather gradually regained her senses from her recent rampage and began to think about various issues.

Although my consciousness was very blurred at the time.

But when those Black Death Cult captured her, the mysterious Lunar Monster who appeared later gave her a familiar and warm feeling.

That should be Teacher Haihara.

Now, she has also been brought here by Teacher Haihara, and after resting for a while, she has returned to normal.

The teacher told her to tell her everything that had happened during this period.

Silver Feather quickly remembered that she had been pretending to be Kirishima Ai to go to school for a while, and now it seemed that she had been exposed a long time ago.

Thinking of this, Silver Feather lowered his head and pondered for a while.

Starting tomorrow, Kirishima Ai will be going to school by herself.

Moreover, perhaps now, after returning home, Kirishima Ai hasn't even had dinner.

Over the next few minutes, Silver Feather recounted their experiences over the past few days, such as disguising Kirishima Ai to go to school every day, and dealing with the Perfect Form Monster that attacked them from who-knows-where.

And then there's the series of events that followed her sneaking out of the house alone tonight.

The ticking of a clock echoed in the dimly lit room.

The passage of time made Silver Feather feel anxious.

Because time is indeed a terrible thing for her.

This time, Haihara listened patiently, a rare occurrence, until the very end.

However, she didn't say anything to comfort her.

She didn't like to use gentle words to comfort little girls; sometimes it sounded cheesy and wasn't endearing.

Rather, she always feels somewhat embarrassed and awkward at times like this.

Just like in school, if a female classmate starts crying, Haihara often doesn't know what to do.

"It's almost time. My TV show is starting. How about we watch it and talk about it?"

Haihara wondered if she had been too cold-hearted in saying that.

However, Silver Feather simply nodded slightly.

In Kougami's research institute, there was only a television in the living room, which was rarely turned on until Haihara visited the place a few times.

Hopefully, the sound of the TV won't wake Kougami.

It wasn't until she stepped out of the room that Silver Feather realized something was amiss.

She then realized that she didn't seem to know where she was.

Honestly, doesn't this place look a little familiar?

The laboratory-like building, though quite different from the chaotic layout I remembered, still looked strangely familiar with the neatly arranged instruments and props in the corners, their purpose unknown.

She had never been here this late before.

---This is Doctor Hong Shang's laboratory.

It was that eccentric, languid, and mysterious scientist. In my memory, everything about this Doctor seemed shrouded in mystery, yet it also hinted that he might be quite dangerous.

Although Doctor Hong Shang has been helping the Magic girls all along, the Magic girls have never known the Doctor's true intentions.

The Doctor clearly doesn't seem to be a righteous partner acting to defeat the Monster.

She was more interested in the Monster Crystal.

While the Magic girls are grateful for Doctor Hong Shang's help, they occasionally wonder about Doctor Hong Shang true motives, leading to many speculations.

But why is she at Doctor Hong Shang's research institute now?

To be honest, Silver Feather was a little scared of Doctor Hong Shang's research on Magic girls every weekend.

Seeing Silver Feather's confused and bewildered expression, Haihara casually explained:

"I'm very good friends with the owner of this place, and I'll be spending the night here tonight."

Considering that saying Kougami was her girlfriend would require a lot of effort to explain, Haihara changed her approach.

Anyway, there's nothing wrong with what they said.

At this moment, Teacher Haihara in Silver Feather's eyes was shrouded in another layer of mystery.

I never expected that Teacher Haihara and Doctor Hong Shang knew each other...

We're still good friends.

Is it really possible for such a coincidence to happen in the world?

Currently, Silver Feather's questions remain unanswered, so, led by Haihara, they arrived at the living room of the research institute, a place Doctor Hong Shang usually doesn't allow them to enter.

In the past, Doctor Hong Shang would always lock this place up tightly.

Once she sat down on the sofa in the living room, Silver Feather subconsciously looked around at the various decorations with curiosity.

A variety of cute and girly animal dolls.

There are many things that come in pairs.

Upon closer inspection, a cabinet not far away was covered with photos of Haihara and Doctor Hong Shang together, further confirming what Teacher Haihara had just said.

But... how should I put it?

The photos here are almost all group photos of Teacher Haihara and Doctor Hong Shang, and there are even quite a few solo photos of Teacher Haihara. Moreover, their "friendship" seems to have lasted a very long time. She even saw a group photo that looked like it was taken when they were girls in high school.

These two seem to have an unusually close relationship.

Is this really a normal living room...?

Why did she feel that the atmosphere was like a sweet little love nest?

This is so complicated.

Silver Feather decided to put these thoughts aside for the time being.