Chapter 344
"This... this can't be right, can it?" Xiao Yu stared blankly at Sister Bai, then looked towards the bedroom. "The teacher definitely won't agree, right?"
"The teacher certainly won't agree, but... the original author's opinion isn't always that important to the production team."
Record Bear is indeed the original manga, but the problem is that she doesn't own all the manga copyrights now.
At least when it comes to adaptation rights, it seems the bigger profits are going to the comic book websites.
Sister Bai wasn't entirely sure about the specifics, but Sister Bai was genuinely worried about the future of <Magic Autumn>.
"... If... if there really is a fifth or even a sixth season, will the teacher take over?"
After a moment of silence, Xiao Yu asked in a low voice.
Sister Bai lowered her head in thought, then finally shook her head. "Even if they were willing to let the teacher take over, the teacher wouldn't do it, would they?"
"That's true, after all, 'I'm just a bear responsible for taking notes' is the teacher's catchphrase..."
Xiao Yu was also helpless. "It seems that the teacher really treats the comic world she creates as the real world. She is just an observer who records the development of the story, not the author... That's how the teacher has always positioned herself."
"Yes, so once the story she recorded came to an end, the teacher naturally stopped writing. At most, she would start a new work."
"Oh, what a pity..."
As Xiao Yu finished speaking, she suddenly slumped onto the sofa, hugging a cushion and saying wistfully, "I was hoping the teacher could change the ending..."
"Who can disagree? Such a gentle Xiao Qiu like Xiao Qiu ended up like that; everyone must be very sad."
"Not only Xiao Qiu, but also Xiaoxia, Xiao Chun... oh, and Xiao Bai... which is Brother Fang Ming. In the end, Brother Fang Ming who..."
Fang Ming listened attentively, eager to hear what the ending would be, as revealed by the two comic book assistants who Record Bear's story.
But the further they went, the less he could hear what Xiao Yu and Sister Bai were saying.
What Mingming said sounded normal, but to Fang Ming's ears, it sounded like a jumble of gibberish.
It was as if some mysterious force was deliberately preventing Fang Ming from finishing his sentence.
This made Fang Ming a little anxious.
What do you mean? No spoilers, huh!??
What happened to Xiao Qiu? 'Brother Fang Ming is...' 'is' what?? What happened to me? What happened to everyone else??
You guys better explain yourselves clearly!!
The conversation between Xiao Yu and Sister Bai gave Fang Ming a very ominous feeling.
He desperately wanted to know how things would end, but it seemed the world didn't want him to know the rest of the story. No matter how unwilling Fang Ming was, he was driven out of this world.
What Fang Ming finally saw was a scene of Record Bear, fast asleep, one hand holding Lesos pillow and the other holding Xiao Bai pillow.
He looked exactly like a drunkard, and there was absolutely no trace of familiarity about him that Fang Ming could sense.
Upon emerging from the dream, Fang Ming felt a sudden difficulty in breathing.
He opened his eyes, and what came into view was not the familiar ceiling, but a pair of familiar... well-developed... rabbits.
Holding his breath, Fang Ming looked up.
Sure enough, I saw Xiao Chun sleeping while hugging me, even drooling.
"..."
How did this guy get in?
Fang Ming glanced speechlessly at Xiao Chun, then looked at the tightly locked door.
After the base was changed to the former experimental base of the Aurora Society, Fang Ming's room was also changed to a supervisor-level rest room with an automatic metal door and an extremely high level of defense.
Fang Ming didn't know what materials the automatic door was made of, and it didn't matter. Anyway, for Magical Girls, no matter what the material was, it was all a matter of one punch.
Fang Ming really valued was the security level of the automatic door.
It features dual password verification and iris recognition, and will sound an alarm to alert guests in the bedroom if attacked.
Normally, Xiao Chun would never be able to come in unless Fang Ming gave her permission.
So... how did you get in here!?
Fang Ming squinted at Murong Xiaochun. He really wanted to wake her up and ask her something, but seeing how soundly she was sleeping, he couldn't bear to do it.
Finally, he tentatively left Xiao Chun's arms to make sure she was truly asleep and not pretending, before quietly getting off the bed, transforming back into Xiao Bai, and leaving the room.
After leaving the room, Xiao Bai glanced at the time and decided to sit in the lounge for a while.
She wanted some quiet time to think things through regarding Record Bear.
To Xiao Bai's surprise, even though it was only a little past five in the morning, there were people in the break room.
Stella?
Xiao Bai entered the lounge, she immediately saw Stella arranging her resting spot.
Stella was in human form at this moment, and her body was no different from the one in the incubation chamber. Even the bear ears on her head were perfectly replicated.
Xiao Bai could tell at a glance that Stella was using a body created by Dongdong.
The body model is likely based on a certain figurine.
"Ah... Xiao Bai."
Stella, who had just finished decorating her little nest, looked up and greeted Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai didn't ask why Xiao Qiu and Aurora weren't there, since it had been said before that Stella had to be accompanied by one of the three: Xiao Qiu, Xiao Bai, Aurora.
But that's what they say. In reality, as long as Stella is in the base, she can go anywhere.
The remarks made at the meeting were merely symbolic.
So Xiao Bai didn't care why Stella was alone there; she just curiously looked at the area Stella was setting up and blinked.
"Are you planning to live here from now on?"
Xiao Bai pointed to the tent that Stella had carefully set up.
In the lounge, Stella set up a small tent, big enough for one person to stay in, near a corner.
Because Stella's true self is now in this body, Stella also needs to eat and rest normally in order to maintain her humanity.
Xiao Bai had originally arranged a single room for her, which was close to Xiao Qiu and the others.
But to everyone's surprise, Stella didn't go back to sleep; instead, she set up her little nest here.
Stella smiled:
"I'm used to sleeping in a tent; it makes me feel safe... The room you arranged for me is too big; I'm not used to it."
"..."
Hearing Stella say this, Xiao Bai recalled that before Stella was sold by her parents, her family had been homeless...
Thinking about this, Xiao Bai remained silent for a long time.
She looked at Stella, recalling the Record Bear she had seen in her dream.
Although countless pieces of evidence now suggest that they are likely the same person, Stella at this moment shows no resemblance to the Record Bear.
The Record Bear Xiao Bai couldn't believe it. The 'auntie' who seemed to have a bad temper and was prone to drinking until she passed out could actually be Stella in front of her.
Countless thoughts flashed through Xiaobai's mind, and finally Xiao Bai asked Stella:
"Shall we go for a walk?"
"Hmm? Where to?"
"Let's take a walk around here and chat."
Xiao Bai whispered to Stella.
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The weather was still a bit cold in early February.
Although Stella and Xiao Bai weren't afraid of the cold, they still wore relatively thick clothes as they walked on the lawn outside the base.
Hunter and his men have already 'joined' the Magical Girl Alliance, so all the work around the base, such as guarding and cleaning, has been handed over to them.
So there's not much snow on the lawn where Stella and Xiao Bai are walking right now, simply because spring hasn't arrived yet and the surrounding area is bare and not very pretty.
"Did you sleep well?"
After Xiao Bai and Stella came out, Xiao Bai casually started a conversation and asked Stella a question.
Stella, arms behind her back, felt the cold air around her, took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and finally turned to Xiao Bai with a smile, saying:
"It's alright, except I had a dream yesterday where I was drinking with some strangers..."
"..."
"What a strange dream. I was supposed to be dreaming about Sister Lesos."
Stella tilted her head slightly, expressing her confusion and bewilderment about her dream from the previous night.
Xiao Bai turned her head and gave Stella a deep look, but she didn't comment on Stella's dream. Instead, she changed the subject to Lesos:
"You're still in contact with your sister Lesos?"
"Yes, I talked to her yesterday, and I told her about the world, and... about the choice she made on the Sky Screen."
"What did Lesos say?"
"My older sister said... 'It's very interesting'."
Stella hesitated before answering.
Xiao Bai narrowed his eyes slightly. "'Interesting'? What's interesting about it?"
"My older sister said... normally no one can know what will happen in the future, so when I first mentioned the Sky Screen to her, she thought it was some kind of trick by someone... like showing us some 'predicted' things as the future... or something like that."
"And now? What does Lesos think?"
"... Now, my older sister thinks that this thing might really be related to the fate of Magical Girls. After all... if it were just something made by people in this world, there's no reason why they would even know what she's doing."
"So, Lesos is indeed heading towards this world... What exactly is her purpose now?"
"Sister Lesos's purpose is actually very simple: she wants to test the strength of the Magical Girls in this world."
"If the Magical Girls in this world lack both strength and potential, she will transform them into Witch Magical Girls bring this world under Witch rule. That way... that way the Demons will spare this world..."
This is also what Lesos did on the Sky Screen.
She first fought with Xiao Qiu and the others to make sure they were no match for Xiao Qiu, then she conceived the idea of turning them into Witch, even hoping that Xiao Qiu wouldn't be able to defeat her.
Stella continued, "And if the Magical Girls in this world... have great potential, strong enough to change Sister Lesos's mind, then she will help trap the top-tier Demons and give the Magical Girls time to develop."
This is also something Sky Screen Lesos did.
After realizing that Xiao Qiu and the others had great potential, Lesos's true form went to cause trouble for the Demon King almost without hesitation.
But there's still a problem.
Xiao Bai asked Stella, "The Demon King mentioned that Lesos has a technique that he has accumulated over a thousand years, which is also the technique that Lesos used in the movie."
"The Demon King also said that Lesos didn't use this move at the [Tea Party]. My question is, why didn't Lesos choose to save those Magical Girls back then?"
Lesos's strength is definitely not comparable to the Demon King; she's probably only at the level of the Four Commanders.
Even so, her move aroused the Demon King's apprehension.
If Lesos had used this move to hold off the Demon King during the Magical Girls ' "Tea Party," the Magical Girls and Magical Creatures might not be in their current predicament.
Xiao Bai isn't talking about moral blackmail or anything like that.
But if Lesos is indeed biased towards the Magical Girls, why didn't she go and save Magical Girls in the first place?
"Because it's not worth it," Stella quickly replied.
Xiao Bai frowned. "... Not worth it?"
"Yes, it's not worth it. The strongest Magical Girls back then were only comparable to the Four Commanders, and there were only two of them. The rest were Magical Girls that even the Pillar Rank couldn't handle."