Chapter 343

While Stella was lost in thought, the outcome regarding her fate had already been decided.

She raised her head, meeting the gaze of Xiao Bai sitting in the main seat, awaiting her final judgment.

It doesn't matter whether I'm imprisoned or detained, as long as I can survive.

Xiao Bai gazed into Stella's eyes, and like a judge dropping his gavel, made his final decision:

"From now on Stella will be jointly supervised by me, Xiao Qiu, and Aurora. Otherwise, everything will remain the same. Does anyone have any objections?"

"!?"

Stella stood frozen in place, stunned for a few seconds before finally managing to ask, "Wait... wait? You... aren't you going to imprison me?!"

"Isn't your true form already 'imprisoned'?"

Xiao Bai asked Stella.

She was referring to Stella's true form, sleeping in a culture chamber deep within the laboratory.

Stella was still somewhat incredulous. "But... but I can still use my abilities... I... I clearly have the ability to manipulate minds... Isn't that... isn't that what you fear most??"

"Honestly, what's with all this nagging!" Aurora said to Stella, arms crossed in annoyance, "Do you like being imprisoned? If so, I'll just get you a birdcage!"

"..."

Aurora's outburst left Stella speechless.

Xiao Bai said to Stella:

"Xiao Qiu is willing to believe you, so I am also willing to believe you. Since you say you have no ill intentions towards us, then from now on, prove it with your actions."

"Remember, Stella, it's easy for us to trust you, but... once you lose our trust, it's very difficult to get us to trust you again. I hope you won't betray our trust."

"..."

Stella lowered her head.

She lowered her head, and her crow-like eyes were a little moist.

If her true form were here, she would probably be crying nonstop.

Stella's reaction was also observed by Xiao Bai.

Seeing the other person's expression, Xiao Bai knew in her heart that she had not made the wrong choice.

Ultimately, setting aside the influence of the Sky Screen, the fundamental tone of this world still holds a belief in love and hope.

As long as you hold love and hope in your heart, and treat Stella as you would a companion, Stella will easily fall for the Magical Girls' kindness.

Because Stella herself longed for love and companionship.

This is from an emotional perspective.

From a rational perspective, Stella was a rather gentle and reserved person before her family sold her to the Aurora Society.

She is more likely to trust others and is also more easily influenced by them.

According to Stella's investigation report, excluding the element of magic, to quickly gain Stella's trust, or even her unwavering loyalty, one needs to approach her with a gentle approach.

The better you treat her, the harder it is for Stella to betray you.

Of course, Xiao Bai doesn't want to look at it from a rational perspective.

She longed to be like Xiao Qiu, using her sincerity to win Stella's heart, and to turn an enemy into a comrade.

It's just a pity that Xiao Bai is not Xiao Qiu after all.

"Well then, that's settled. Next, let's discuss the special training that will take place in a few days, and then the meeting is adjourned."

The matter concerning Stella has come to an end.

The Magical Girls's Tea Party will continue for a long time.

After all, Demons are coming soon, and even Witch are coming soon; they need to be fully prepared.

This is a dream.

Once Fang Ming regained consciousness, he quickly realized that he was in a dream.

After the meeting, Xiao Bai returned to his room and asked Kelly to lock it. He then transformed back into Fang Ming and lay down on the bed to rest.

I was thinking about where I'd run off to when the third season came out, but somehow I drifted off to sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself here.

"This is... the home of the Record Bear?"

Fang Ming stood in the familiar bedroom, glanced around at the furnishings, and vaguely recalled that this was the bedroom of the person he had seen in his dream, the one who was suspected to be the creator of <Magic Autumn>, 'The World-Recording Bear'.

Fang Ming had visited this place at the end of the second season, so he was quite familiar with it.

After Fang Ming visited the Record Bear's house last time, he learned of the rumors circulating outside.

So... what about this time?

Fang Ming looked around and went to the window. It was pitch black outside and inside, so it was clearly nighttime.

He tried to get out of the window, but when his hand touched the side of the window, it was as if he had touched an insurmountable wall; no matter what he did, he couldn't reach out.

Even though he was in the room, Fang Ming was like a ghost, able to walk through walls to the living room on the other side.

But there was no way to actually leave the room.

After walking around the room, Fang Ming finally came to a conclusion.

The Record Bear isn't home!

She didn't know where she had gone. Although the computer was in standby mode, there was nothing on the screen saver except for a group photo of Magical Girls.

Fang Ming couldn't access a computer, he naturally couldn't search for information about the Magical Girl Xiao Qiu through it.

I walked around the room again.

Fang Ming finally stopped in the living room, pondering why he had ended up there.

At that moment, the living room door was opened by entering a password.

"I... I can still drink!!"

A woman's voice came through, the drunken voice barely recognizable as her original voice, but Fang Ming recognized it at a glance as 'Record Bear'.

The other person's brown curly hair was particularly distinctive.

The brown -Record Bear was helped in by two women in their twenties.

One person was wearing a black coat, and the other was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of the Magical Girl Xiao Qiu.

The two women reluctantly helped the Toy Bear into the house. The woman, dressed in black and with a ponytail, said helplessly:

"Yes, yes, teacher, you can still drink..."

"Give me... one more cup--!"

"Okay... Xiao Yu, go get the teacher a glass of water."

The woman in black spoke to the girl next to her who was wearing a T-shirt with Magical Girls design.

The girl nodded repeatedly, then immediately turned on the light and ran to the kitchen to pour a glass of cool water for the Record Bear.

The woman in black took the water from Xiao Yu's hand and handed it to Record Bear:

"Teacher Xiong, would you like to have some of this?"

"Ugh-- glug glug... Ptooey! This wine has no taste!"

"Perhaps your sense of taste has failed you, teacher," the woman in black said with a smile.

Upon Record Bear was startled. "It... it's malfunctioning?! That... that won't do... I still want... I still want to eat more good things... burp--!"

At the end, he even let out a burp.

The woman in black smiled and said to the Record Bear:

"Maybe a good night's sleep will do the trick? Teacher, go to sleep, we have a roadshow tomorrow."

"Oh... sleep... mmm... sleep..."

The Record Bear being carried back to his bedroom by Xiao Yu, still half asleep.

After she lay sprawled out on the bed and fell asleep, the woman in black and Xiao Yu sat down in the living room. They made themselves a simple cup of hot tea, relaxed, and began to discuss something in hushed tones.

Xiao Yu said:

"Sister Bai, the teacher seems a little unhappy..."

"You noticed?"

The woman in black, named Sister Bai, said helplessly, "It's probably because the production of the spin-offs and theatrical versions didn't quite meet the teacher's expectations."

"I heard that at first, the teacher wanted to directly state Lesos's purpose... The manga also mentioned Lesos's purpose first, then her conversation with Stella, and then her battle with Xiao Qiu, but now..."

"Because that wouldn't be exciting. How could a Witch who's allied with Magical Girls from the start possibly make the audience feel threatened?"

"... But this will affect Stella and Lesos's popularity..."

"That's also what the teacher was unhappy about. You noticed it too, didn't you? That Stella character is very likely a projection of the teacher in the artwork."

"... It's like 'Xiao Bai' is your projection?"

Xiao Yu looked up at the woman in black in front of her.

The woman in black before them, apart from not having silver-white hair and red eyes, was not much different from Xiao Bai in style and temperament.

Volume 4 <Magic Autumn> Theatrical Edition and Season 3: Chapter 372 Spoiler Ending? No way!

No, you're wrong.

Sister Bai shook her head at Xiao Yu. She looked towards the bedroom, as if she could see the Record Bear sleeping there.

Then she said softly, "I am not the prototype for Xiao Bai."

"... Huh?"

"The teacher chose me as her assistant because I look a lot like Xiao Bai. You are the same, Xiao Yu. The teacher chose you because you look a lot like Xiao Qiu."

"Oh... I see. I thought... we were the prototypes for the main character, the teacher, hehe~"

Xiao Yu scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

Sister Bai smiled and said, "When we were recruited as assistants, the teacher's comics were already being serialized. How could we possibly be the prototypes?"

"Oh, right!"

Xiao Yu suddenly realized.

But after saying all that, Sister Bai changed the subject, saying, "But you're right about one thing: Stella might really be the teacher's projection in the comic book world."

"Because Stella is a bear?" Xiao Yu picked up the Little Bear from the sofa, pinched its ears, and then said to Sister Bai, "The teacher's Twitter picture has a brown Little Bear on it."

"Yes, precisely because everyone guessed that Stella might be the teacher's incarnation in the <Magic Autumn> world, no one has any objections to Stella, but... Lesos..."

Sister Bai sighed, "Lesos was originally supposed to be the senior to the Magical Girls. She was supposed to be their enemy first, but then be moved by their potential and ultimately choose to abandon her original ideas, thus helping the Magical Girls hold off the Demon King..."

"This emotional journey actually exists in the manga, but... the production team spent all the budget on fight scenes and omitted the psychological descriptions of Lesos during her time finding the Magical Girls... making Lesos seem like some unforgivable villain..."

As Sister Bai spoke, she took another sip of tea and sighed again, "That's what the teacher was unhappy about. The promised adaptation turned out to be a mess, and the director of the theatrical version is a complete newcomer..."

"I heard... it was... sent by... someone from above to gain prestige?"

Xiao Yu cautiously pointed to her head.

Sister Bai spread her hands. "Rumor has it that he has some relationship with... the president of that entertainment company, but how should I put it... he's not exactly an incompetent rich kid."

"He has some knowledge of the manga's content and is quite skilled, but his style is more suited to the fighting and action-packed anime genre, which is why the fight scenes and special effects in the theatrical version are so exquisite."

"But... Magical Girls actually pay more attention to their inner feelings..."

"I heard he's going to get involved in the third season too..."

"Oh, that's alright. The teacher oversaw the entire process of the third season; he was in charge of the battle scenes, which is his forte."

Sister Bai slowly exhaled after saying this, "Right now, what I'm most worried about is the fourth season."

"Huh? Season 4?"

"Yes, judging from the current adaptation progress, season four is basically the finale. But I'm worried... the production team might, for profit, create a poor sequel, forcibly lengthening the story and making a fifth or even a sixth season..."