Chapter 278

She wasn't stupid; she was just too caught up in her emotions to think clearly. Now that she was gradually coming to her senses, she suddenly realized why Kelly had mentioned Yuan Bai to her.

"Wait, you mean..." Aurora's eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, "... Uncle... is Xiao Bai?!"

"Although it's unbelievable, although... I also find it outrageous, but... is it possible that Mr. Fang Ming... is a woman with masculine features?"

Kelly refused to accept that men could become Magical Girls. She preferred to believe that Fang Ming was a special person who appeared to be a boy but was actually a girl, rather than accept the fact that men could become Magical Girls!

It was easy to tell from her wavering tone that her worldview had been severely shaken.

"This... can't be right?!" Aurora was even more stunned.

Kelly hesitated for a long time, then suddenly thought of something and said to Aurora, "Go ask Youyou! No... go ask Miss Murong! She's closest to Mr. Fang Ming, she must know something!"

"What about that old man... what will happen to him?"

"If he really is Yuan Bai, then if she wants to hide, we definitely won't be able to find her. So, we can only ask around first."

Fang Ming ran away so decisively and so quickly that Kelly realized they had probably lost the chance to find Fang Ming himself and ask him for the truth.

But it doesn't matter, there are other Magical Girls still around, and they might know about Fang Ming.

Murong Xiaochun, who likes Fang Ming and is very close to both Fang Ming and Xiao Bai, is the best person to ask!

At this moment, Murong Xiaochun was humming a song in her bedroom, preparing a place for Fang Ming or Xiao Bai to rest.

Fang Ming agreed to let her take care of him for a while, so Xiao Chun naturally wanted to make good use of this opportunity to deepen Fang Ming's feelings for her.

Of course, now that she's certain of Fang Ming's feelings for her, Xiao Chun will naturally have to be much more restrained in her future actions.

Most importantly, since Fang Ming is going to stay in his own room, some comics need to be hidden away in advance.

Otherwise, if Fang Ming sees it... that doesn't seem very good.

"Yeah, although I watched it with a 'critical' eye at the time... but... I ended up getting addicted without even realizing it..."

Picking up the comics, Xiao Chun stuffed them one by one into the box, saying with a touch of emotion.

In order to learn more about Fang Ming's hobbies and to 'draw inspiration' from these fan comics, Xiao Chun read many comics that she had never read before.

From the initial 12X, to 15X, and now to 18X... Xiao Chun is reading increasingly explicit comics.

This is why her offensive towards Fang Ming has become increasingly intense.

You'll understand if you take a closer look at the book's contents.

<Xiao Chun Xiao Bai's ○○ Exploration><Cousin's ○○ Tutoring><Xiao Bai's ○○ Education>...

If Fang Ming sees these books, Xiao Chun Fang Ming's image in his mind will probably completely collapse!

So Fang Ming absolutely cannot see them! While Fang Ming is out looking for Aurora, she needs to pack up and seal these 'extracurricular books'!

"Hmm... maybe I could pretend to 'accidentally' show a few books... and then..."

When she's alone, Xiao Chun's smile takes on a slightly wicked hue.

As she looked at the comic books being packed into a box to be sealed away, some indescribable images flashed through her mind.

But it was at this moment--

Bang!!!

"Xiao Chun!! I have something to ask you!!"

"Waaaaah!!!"

The door was suddenly pushed open, Xiao Chun immediately lunged forward, using her body to firmly cover the box full of 'extracurricular reading materials' before turning to look behind her:

"What's wrong? What happened?! Huh? Aurora?"

Xiao Chun, carrying a suitcase, realized that the person who had barged into her room was not Xiaoxia, but Aurora, with whom she hadn't been very close before.

But... didn't Aurora run away? And then Fang Ming went after her...

Wait, where's Fang Ming?

"Where's Brother Fang Ming?!"

After casually pushing her suitcase under the bed, Xiao Chun quickly asked Aurora.

If Fang Ming persuaded Aurora to come back, then Fang Ming should have come back with her now. Why is Aurora alone?

Xiao Chun was puzzled, but Aurora's next words almost made her heart stop.

"Xiao Chun! Tell me, is that uncle... is he Yuan Bai?!"

"!!!!!"

Xiao Chun's eyes suddenly widened.

In those eyes, Aurora saw some surprise, but no doubt, no doubt about what Aurora had just said!

What this signifies is self-evident!

"Could it be... that Uncle really is Yuan—uh-uh!"

Before Aurora could finish speaking, Xiao Chun rushed forward and covered her mouth, then dragged her into the room and peeked out.

Once she was sure no one was outside, Xiao Chun closed the door tightly and set up a soundproofing spell.

After doing all this, Xiao Chun asked Aurora seriously:

"What just happened between you and Brother Fang Ming? I need to know the details before I consider whether to tell you the truth."

Judging from Aurora's reaction, she probably already guessed Fang Ming's identity.

However, Fang Ming's identity is a secret, and Xiao Chun will not reveal any information about Fang Ming until she is sure that things are as Xiao Chun thinks.

--So it is, and so it is--

"... So, you saw... Fang Ming shrink in front of you?"

"Yes! Suddenly I turned into a child, it gave me a huge fright!" Even now, when Aurora recalls that scene, she still finds it somewhat unbelievable.

But thinking about it carefully, Fang Ming looked too young back then. It was because Aurora felt guilty that she didn't dare to observe Fang Ming too closely, which is why she didn't notice the change in Fang Ming appearance.

Until he suddenly shrank in front of Aurora.

"So that's how it is..." Xiao Chun muttered to herself.

Kelly then interjected, "So, Yuan Bai really is..."

"Phew, although I shouldn't be the one to say this, but—" Xiao Chun took a deep breath and said seriously, "But you guessed right, Brother Fang Ming is indeed Xiao Bai."

"So, Yuan Bai was impersonating Mr. Fang Ming?"

Kelly asked in shock, "Why would she do that?"

"Um... to correct you, it's not that Xiao Bai is pretending to be Fang Ming's brother, it's... Fang Ming's brother is actually Magical Girls, so..."

Xiao Chun was about to correct Kelly.

However, Kelly righteously corrected Xiao Chun's words, saying:

"Impossible! Miss Murong, you don't understand the true nature of Magical Girls' magic. Men simply cannot bear the Emotion Seed!"

"So if Mr. Fang Ming really is Yuan Bai, then there is only one possibility: Miss Yuan Bai is impersonating Mr. Fang Ming, rather than Mr. Fang Ming turning into Magical Girls!"

"On this point, as a teacher at the Magic Academy, I am absolutely certain!"

Kelly, with unwavering conviction.

Volume 3 Side Story <Magical Girl Aurora>: Chapter 305 Let's think about what to do after we're exposed.

Kelly is a teacher at the Magic Academy.

Since becoming a teacher at the Magic Academy, she has taught countless Magical Creatures and seen countless Magical Girls.

But whether from the very beginning or now, Kelly can say with absolute certainty that no Magical Girls's true form has ever been male!

Even if there are occasionally Magical Girls who seem to be men, they are always eventually proven to be girls disguised as boys.

Because there was never such a precedent, Kelly was absolutely certain that it wasn't Fang Ming who transformed into Magical Girls, but rather the Magical Girl Xiao Bai who had transformed into Fang Ming's appearance!

Kelly's words left Xiao Chun stunned.

Although she had similar thoughts before, Xiao Chun put them out of her mind after witnessing Fang Ming transform back into his original form from Xiao Bai.

Moreover, for Xiao Chun, it doesn't really matter whether Fang Ming or Xiao Bai is the original body.

The important thing is that the person Xiao Chun likes hasn't changed, and that's enough.

But... Kelly's words also made Xiao Chun more suspicious.

So, is Fang Ming right, or is Kelly right?

Normally, Kelly is an authoritative expert in magic, and what she says would never be wrong. But whether it's intuition or something else, Xiao Chun is more willing to believe what Fang Ming says.

However, it seems that Fang Ming has never given her a direct response...

"Anyway, please don't tell anyone about this!" Xiao Chun thought for a moment, then stopped thinking about it and instructed Aurora and Kelly:

"Currently, only Dongdong, Youyou, and I know Fang Ming's true identity. Xiao Qiu and Xiaoxia don't know... Fang Ming doesn't want his identity to be exposed, so... we hope you can help keep it a secret."

"Why?" Aurora didn't quite understand. "Whether it's the Xiao Bai who turned into an old man, or the old man who turned into Xiao Bai, there doesn't seem to be any need to hide it, right?"

Kelly disagreed. "No, Aurora, it's best to keep this a secret for Mr. Fang Ming. It's also about respecting Fang Ming wishes."

"... Tsk, that old geezer ran away after shrinking, and I have no idea where he went. Otherwise, I would definitely have asked him in person!"

Aurora scratched her head.

She was the one who ran away first, so how come Fang Ming seems to be the most troublesome person now?

Honestly, why is that old man running so fast? He's not going to eat me.

Aurora regretted not catching Fang Ming when he ran away. Otherwise, with her strength, even if she couldn't defeat Fang Ming in his Xiao Bai, she could at least hold him off for a while.

"In short... I'll need your help to keep this a secret for a while longer. As for Brother Fang Ming... I'll go find him."

Xiao Chun didn't want to continue talking to Aurora; she was more worried about Fang Ming.

Aurora thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and thus ended the conversation.

Putting Fang Ming's matter aside for now, she also needs to sort out her emotions.

The version of herself on the Sky Screen had lost Kelly, and Fang Ming had shrunk in front of her. Now, her mind was a complete blank, as if she were dreaming.

She needs to go back and get some rest.

Xiao Chun breathed a sigh of relief after ending her conversation with Aurora.

She resealed the unsealed 'extracurricular reading' books, carefully hid them under the bed, and covered them with other things.

She then transformed into Magical Girls, preparing to use the Magic Network they had set up the day before to search for Fang Ming's whereabouts.

But before Xiao Chun could leave, she saw Xiao Chun Xiao Bai in and sneaking into Fang Ming's bedroom like a thief.

Okay, looks like we don't need to look anymore.

Fang Ming... Xiao Bai came back on her own.

"... A miscalculation."

Xiao Bai, who had secretly returned to his own side, lay on the bed like someone who had burned out completely.

She never expected that she would revert to her original form at such a crucial moment, without any prior warning!

Normally, if you revert to your original state, shouldn't your body first feel something is wrong?

Just like that perpetually elementary school student, look how Pain it is for others to grow bigger and smaller!

How come when it came to myself, I felt nothing and it just reverted back to its original state?

Now I'm in trouble. I've been exposed in front of Aurora. I wonder what that girl will think of me.

Xiao Bai didn't think he could keep his identity a secret.

After all, even if Aurora couldn't guess, Kelly, who was beside her, would certainly be able to make some guesses.

Now, here's the question.

How am I supposed to face Aurora tomorrow? Wait... she probably won't tell Xiao Qiu and the others about my identity, will she?!

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