Chapter 356
She carefully picked up the hot cocoa and took a sip; it was so sweet it was almost cloying.
"So sweet..."
"Lily Chou said in a low voice."
"Then, I'll go help Professor Roland tidy up the documents in Haihara's office, and I'll be back in a bit."
Not long ago, the headmistress explained why three women who shouldn't have been in Ms. Suzuki's office suddenly appeared.
The reason is that, due to Haihara's sick leave, the teacher named Roland, who looks no different from a high school student, may have to take over for the foreseeable future.
During this period, Ms. Roland needed some information about Haihara as the homeroom teacher.
This reason seems understandable.
As for the headmistress, it seems she came here to pick up some documents because one of the teachers in this office is the academic affairs director, and she just happened to be working here.
Does the latter explanation really hold water?
However, Ms. Suzuki didn't seem to have any reason to doubt the principal.
As for her childhood sweetheart, he pretended to be her parent.
In short, now only she, Kougami, and the principal remain in this office.
The office was quiet for a moment.
The only noticeable things were the steam from the hot cocoa and the sound of Lily Chou blowing on it.
After a while, the gray-haired female principal leaned closer, and although she still maintained that somewhat cold expression, she asked in a very soft tone:
"Lily, did you eat anything this morning?"
This woman speaks as if she's trying to lull someone to sleep.
Although it was their first meeting, the other person gave her the feeling of being a very kind older sister.
Lily Chou thought for a moment, and realized that she hadn't eaten anything since she woke up groggily that morning.
I am indeed a bit hungry now.
So she shook her head.
At this moment, the woman, who looked very young but was now the principal, took out a few pieces of nut candy from her pocket and handed them to Lily Chou as if she were taking care of a child, and then patted Lily Chou's hair.
"Have some snacks first, then come home with me at noon and I'll cook for you."
Although Lily Chou doesn't remember this woman.
But the other person also seemed very familiar to me as an adult.
Are their relationships so close that they can eat at each other's houses...?
Lily Chou lowered her head.
Speaking of which, there's something very strange.
Why is it that when these people see themselves shrinking and losing their memory, their first reaction isn't to call the police, but rather to accept it so naturally?
She could understand it if Kougami was a Monster scientist.
What about the others?
At this moment, the other woman next to Lily Chou raised her head and calmly shook her head:
"Why should I go home with you? If Lily is hungry, I can take her home now."
While speaking, she secretly contacted her AI butler, Haro, asking him to prepare a lunch that Lily used to like in high school as quickly as possible.
The conversation between the two women was not heated or offensive.
Obviously, that will only affect the impression people have of Lily now.
The principal, watching Lily Chou obediently eat her nut cookies, crossed his arms and said:
"I don't believe you can take care of Lily. Lily's best option is to come home with me."
The woman in front of me wasn't even dressed properly; she didn't look like a respectable adult at all.
How could someone like that possibly take good care of Lily?
Meanwhile, Haihara, sandwiched between the two of them, silently munched on a delicious nut cookie.
She felt a little like going back to her own home.
But the city had become completely different from what I remembered.
I don't know how to call my parents.
However, considering that more than ten years have passed, her parents no longer live in the city but have returned to their old house.
She didn't really want her parents to know about her current situation; they would definitely be quite worried.
On the other hand...
So much time has passed, they must have gotten a bit old.
For some reason, Haihara Lily Chou lowered her head, and strands of hair fell down to touch the tip of her nose.
And what kind of person did she become when she grew up?
The Malicious Apostle is the least noticeable Apostle of the Black Death Cult trio; she is rarely seen in any of the organization's affairs.
She herself was a taciturn, combat-oriented Apostle in the past, and most of the time she followed the instructions of the Blue Dream Apostle.
In the past, she, like the Blue Dream Apostle, was severely injured by Phantom Wind's kick and had to retreat to the second line, facing the fate of recuperating and consolidating her strength.
In fact, neither Blue Dream nor Sha Qina knew the real identity of this colleague in reality.
However, today, Sha Qina witnessed an unusually stubborn side of this colleague.
"Let me go, you idiot!"
At this moment, an Apostle, whose entire body was taut with black tape and who had the appearance of a young girl, was lying on the ground shouting irritably.
Just as this hot-tempered Apostle was about to lead the last remaining Monster of their organization to confront the Magic girl, the villainous female executive stopped her first and knocked her to the ground with an elbow strike.
Sha Qina looked helpless---
"No, sis, calm down! The Demon King isn't here right now. If we go over there, won't we just get beaten to a pulp?"
Both being combat-type Apostle, the Malicious Apostle had been seriously injured and was still recovering was no match for Sha Qina.
Let alone fighting Phantom Wind and Thousand Sins.
Whether they can even defeat the Fate Kite, which was recently upgraded, is a question.
Although their organization used to send Monster to Magic girls to give them experience points.
But this time, with the Malicious Apostle himself appearing, Sha Qina was genuinely afraid that he would be used as a minor monster by Thousand Sins, and that he would also take down the newly created mature Monster of their organization.
They're colleagues, after all!
However, her good intentions did not seem to be understood by her colleagues.
The Malicious Apostle said earnestly---
"Last night, I sensed the aura of the Demon King Lord! Now it's time to wage war against the Magic girls! That way, the Demon King Lord will appear and lead us to achieve our dream of world domination!"
"Ah?"
"Was our organization originally meant to rule the world?"
Sha Qina looked completely bewildered.
So they had such lofty ideals!
As Apostle, aside from her instinctive desire to resurrect the Demon King, all she wanted was to be an ordinary office worker, without any ambitions. She even assumed her two other colleagues were the same.
She was immediately at a loss, then looked at the several mascot-like monsters accompanying the Malicious Apostle:
"Don't rush to send Ang off yet. Let me persuade your captain."
After that, Sha Qina began to earnestly try to persuade the Malicious Apostle to be more rational, saying things like, "In the past, fighting would only result in scraping the skin, and in the end, you could only fall to the ground and roll around," and "Belief doesn't need a reason."
While trying to persuade her, she also sent a text message to the Blue Dream Apostle:
"Senior Blue Dream, I've brought the Malice little sister under control. Shall I take her back now?"
It seems the other person has already started class.
After a while, Blue Dream secretly replied to her message.
"Blue Dream: Hmm... I managed to control it this time, but who knows, there might be a next time."
"Since you're here at our school, something strange happened today. Phantom Wind suddenly started wandering around the whole school. I think something's definitely wrong. Could you help investigate?"
"Huh? You're ordering me around again..."
Today is a rare Christmas holiday for her.
As a result, not only did I not have anyone to go on a date with today, but I also had to elbow a senior member of the organization.
After sensing that the Malicious Apostle was gradually giving up the struggle, Sha Qina sighed, released her, thought for a moment, put one hand on her hip, and pinched her chin with the other, saying:
"Hey, you Malice senior, don't rush to confront the Magic girl, let me explain..."
The Malicious Apostle dusted himself off and gave his unproductive colleague a strange look, wondering what the other would say.
Afterwards, Sha Qina whispered in the ear of the Malice, telling him what the Blue Dream Apostle had told her about what had happened at school that morning.
"You said... what was Phantom Wind suddenly looking for at the school?"
At this point, the Malicious Apostle finally showed some patience, and his previous impatience subsided somewhat.
It seems that the reputation of being a former rival still holds some sway.
"So, don't always rush to confront Magic girls. Who knows, there might be some little secrets hidden in this school that belong to Magic girls."
Sha Qina coaxed her gently, as if she were a child.
The Malicious Apostle slowly stood up from the ground, a hint of anxiety showing on his face, but he managed to suppress it.
The two Apostle stood on the school rooftop, gazing up at the vast campus.
So, on Christmas Day, let's see the Black Death Cult do some of the things villains are supposed to do, and do something fun.
Just as she was thinking this, Sha Qina used Magic to conceal herself and, having nothing better to do, began to admire the various parts of the school...
A few minutes later, Qingchuan Lan finally received a notification from Sha Qina that the Malicious Apostle had gone mad had been dealt with, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Looks like they'll get beaten up by Magic girls even without Christmas.
She didn't have a good impression of Christmas.
During her years as the leader of the villains, she discovered that something always happened every Christmas that would drastically change things.
However, she's almost semi-retired this year.
Both the Chameleon and the dark Magic Queen were dealt with.
Surely there can't be any big projects coming up this year?
Just then, Sha Qina sent her another text message---
"Hey, Senior Blue Dream, I just saw a really cute high school girl. I feel like I've seen her somewhere before?"
She glanced at it and paid no attention to the words she had just seen.
With her extraordinary wisdom, she nodded in satisfaction.
Yes, everything seems calm right now.
This is sure to be a very pleasant Christmas.
Chapter 129 After School
Due to the increased training workload recently, Sakaki Chika went to the infirmary to rest during today's class because she wasn't feeling well.
Fortunately, it wasn't too serious.
When school ended, Sakaki Chika seemed to have returned to normal and met up with everyone at a certain place after school, as agreed.