Chapter 556

This proves that the Demon King has absolute dominance over the Demons.

If the Demon King had existed before, the Magical Girls... definitely wouldn't have survived until now.

"Xiao Qiu, why are you asking this? Have you noticed something?"

Xiao Chun keenly sensed the reason why Yu Muqiu asked this question. She looked at Xiao Qiu and continued to press:

"You suspect... that the Demon King actually appeared a long time ago?"

"Well... it's not just suspicion, is it?" Yu Muqiu hesitated for a moment before recounting her dream from that morning.

A few minutes later, Yu Muqiu added:

"Although I can't remember many of the details, I can still be certain that the girl who fought the Demon King and spoke to me..."

Yu Muqiu paused briefly, then said seriously, "... It should be the First Magical Girl."

"..."

Outside the window, the chirping of cicadas and the background noise of students on the playground replaced the tranquility of the Student Council meeting room.

After a while, Kelly spoke first:

"No... this is impossible!"

"Why?"

Xiao Chun looked at her.

Kelly said, "Because there's no mention of such a thing in the records. Even the Shining Form... the First Generation only unlocked the first level!"

Because of the records of Shining Form, Magical Creatures like Kelly were able to know about the Shining Form of Magical Girls.

Even so, the First-Generation Magical Girls recorded in these documents had only unlocked the first layer of their Shining Form.

The advanced Shining 2 form has never been recorded before, otherwise Kelly and the others wouldn't have been so shocked when they first saw Xiao Qiu's new form.

"Is a record always accurate?"

Xiao Chun spoke softly, her gaze calm as she looked at Kelly, as if interrogating her:

"You said that the Shining Form was just a legendary form, you said that the Erosion Form was beyond saving, and you even said that the Witch was an enemy, an untrustworthy being, but look at you now!"

"We activated our Shining Form! Brother Fang Ming, despite being corrupted for so long, was still able to maintain his true self, and even the Witch... the Witch is on our side! So what exactly have you Magical Creatures recorded? Is any of your records... even correct?!"

Xiao Chun's voice grew louder and louder until she was practically yelling at Kelly.

This sudden outburst of emotion left Xiao Qiu and Xiaoxia stunned. Kelly was speechless when asked the question. After a long silence, she changed her words and said:

"... Sorry, we... we were so useless."

"..."

Seeing Kelly's expression, Xiao Chun's eyes widened slightly. She hesitated, then lowered her head and gently bit her lip.

Her hair fell across her forehead, obscuring her eyes. Xiao Chun took a deep breath, composed herself, and said to Kelly:

"... No, I'm sorry, I got too excited."

"Xiao Chun..."

What did Xiao Qiu want to say to Xiao Chun?

But Xiao Chun quickly stood up, not giving Xiao Qiu a chance to speak, and said:

"... I suddenly remembered that the Student Council still has some things to take care of. As for the rest... you can talk about it later."

"Ah, wait a minute, Xiao Chun, we still don't know anything about the Demon Lord..."

Bang!

Before Chen Xiaoxia could stop her, Xiao Chun slammed the door shut, the loud noise echoing in the room and silencing Chen Xiaoxia completely.

After a long while, Chen Xiaoxia looked at the phone on the table with Kelly's phantom image on it. She opened her mouth slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly smiled and said to Kelly:

"Oh dear, Xiao Chun's emotions have been a bit unstable lately, ah... you know, that..."

Chen Xiaoxia was still making excuses when Kelly interrupted her, saying:

"I understand. After all... if I had realized earlier that Fang Ming was Xiao Bai, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way."

"I understand that Xiao Chun will complain about me."

Click.

The room fell silent again. The name 'Fang Ming' seemed to possess some kind of magic; once it was mentioned, it instantly lowered the atmosphere and all sound to an icy level.

Chen Xiaoxia's smile vanished, and she glanced to the side, whispering:

"... Clearly, I'd almost forgotten, so why bring up this name again?"

"Xiaoxia ..." Upon hearing Chen Xiaoxia's words, Yu Muqiu's heart tightened.

She softly called Xiaoxia's name, and just as she was about to speak, Chen Xiaoxia suddenly stood up and said to the two of them:

"Perhaps I should calm down. I'm sorry, Xiao Qiu, what you were about to say was very important."

After Chen Xiaoxia finished speaking, she turned and left, just like Murong Xiaochun.

But Chen Xiaoxia closed the door very gently, which was completely different from her usual carefree demeanor.

But it was precisely this gentle closing of the door that made Xiao Qiu feel even worse.

On the phone, Kelly's ghostly image was still there. She crawled back into the phone and only talked to Xiao Qiu within the screen:

"I'm sorry, I... I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have brought him up..."

"This isn't your fault, Ms. Kelly, nobody's fault." Yu Muqiu replied softly, "Xiao Bai ...everyone seems to have changed a bit since Fang Ming left, Xiao Chun is like that, and so is Xiaoxia."

"They seem to be trying harder to live their lives, but in reality... they're just numbing themselves in their own way."

"I know."

Yu Muqiu sat in his seat, looking out the window at the sky:

"... I really miss... the days when we all sat together and laughed..."

As Yu Muqiu finished speaking, the noise outside the window once again replaced the sounds on the screen.

But this time, only Yu Muqiu was left in the room.

All alone.

(I feel so bad...)

(Sigh, I knew it. All that cheerfulness everyone showed before was just an act.)

(Seeing Xiao Chun scolding people so confidently, and Xiaoxia laughing so carefree, I thought... everyone had really moved on.)

(It's not that simple, after all, Xiao Bai means different things to different people.)

(Including Xiaoxia?)

(Including Xiaoxia.)

In the Sky Screen, Fang Ming's departure seemed to have a greater impact on everyone than they had imagined.

Xiao Chun's campaign for Student Council may have been partly an attempt to numb herself with work and prevent herself from thinking about Fang Ming's departure.

Xiaoxia... she seemed the same as usual, but perhaps she was just forcing herself not to think about it.

"Xiaoxia... do you also have deep feelings for Fangming?"

Xiao Chun turned to look at Chen Xiaoxia.

Xiaoxia scratched her head. "I don't think so, right? I just see Fang Ming as an older brother..."

"What about Xiao Bai?" Aurora suddenly asked, "What would you do if Xiao Bai left us forever?"

"Of course, he's about the same as Brother Fang Ming— " Chen Xiaoxia subconsciously wanted to answer, but then her voice became weak. She turned her head, hugged her shoulders, and whispered:

"He should be about the same age as Brother Fang Ming."

Chen Xiaoxia didn't look at Xiao Chun and Aurora's eyes.

But Xiao Chun, Aurora, and Dongdong, who was not far away, all cast wary glances at Chen Xiaoxia.

Perhaps Chen Xiaoxia really doesn't like Fang Ming, and her feelings for Fang Ming are indeed only those of a friendly older brother.

But Chen Xiaoxia's feelings for Xiao Bai might not be so simple.

The Chen Xiaoxia in the Sky Screen is like this, and the real Chen Xiaoxia may also have this tendency.

"... It seems we need to be wary of even the Xiao Bai Form side."

Xiao Chun muttered to herself and subconsciously looked in Xiao Qiu's direction.

Xiao Qiu was still taking care of Fang Ming when she noticed Xiao Chun's gaze and gave her a gentle smile in return.

Xiao Chun, who met Xiao Qiu's gaze, immediately looked away.

For some reason, after Lesos left, Xiao Chun felt that Xiao Qiu had changed in some way.

... It's becoming a little scary.

Thanks to 'SkyBlue5' for the spicy snack tip!

Thank you~

Volume 6 <Magic Autumn> Season 4: Chapter 596 Then I'll go alone

[Regarding why the Demon King appeared, Yu Muqiu was ultimately unable to reach a conclusion with Kelly.]

Ultimately, Kelly wasn't really clear about it. Everything happened so suddenly, it was as if the Demon King had suddenly appeared and then the Magical Girls had suddenly perished.

By the time everyone realized what was happening, the Magical Girls and Magical Creatures had all been killed or wounded.

But Kelly was certain that Demon King had never appeared before.

At least in the historical record of Magical Creatures, they have never appeared.

"So, it really was a dream after all...?"

Yu Muqiu muttered to himself as he left the Student Council's meeting room.

Kelly's phone is still in the meeting room; it's Xiao Chun's phone. Xiao Chun will go back to get it once she calms down.

As for going to find Xiao Chun and Xiaoxia and having a good chat with them... Yu Muqiu really wanted to do that, but in the end she didn't go to find the two of them. Instead, she wandered around the campus alone.

After Fang Ming left, everyone changed a bit.

Xiao Qiu hated this change, but she was helpless to change it, because, strictly speaking, Xiao Qiu herself had also become different from before.

She has no right to judge others.

The following days were quite ordinary, and nothing particularly noteworthy happened until summer vacation began.

Yu Muqiu was used to this; it had been like this for the past year. Apart from dealing with a few scattered Demons, everyone basically did their own thing the rest of the time.

It wasn't until the start of summer vacation that Yu Muqiu encountered something worth caring about.

"... Huh? Something happened in the Eastern Ocean District?"

At Fang Ming's home, Yu Muqiu and Youyou were having a conversation in Fang Ming's study.

In one corner of the study, there was a large screen that was nearly 100 inches in size, and it was playing news related to the Eastern Ocean District.

"It seems there's some guy called the Information Demon... Aurora has already gone to deal with him with the Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District."

Youyou controlled the content displayed on the TV while explaining to Yu Muqiu.

"So the Eastern Ocean District really does have Magical Girls," Yu Muqiu exclaimed, then asked Youyou, "So, why didn't Little Red and Miss Stella come to us for help?"

"Well, Aurora probably thinks she's not familiar with us. Of course, it's also possible that the Demons in the Eastern Ocean District are too weak to be worth your trip."

"Regardless of strength, Demons is Demons, and I should eliminate them..."

"Alright, alright, Aurora knows this all too well, but the fact that she hasn't told you proves she's confident she can handle things over there. Don't worry."

"Youyou spoke up in defense of Aurora."

The Magical Girls of the Central Continent District didn't spend much time with Aurora, so they didn't know Aurora very well.

However, Youyou had been to the Americas District with Fang Ming and had met Aurora in person. She knew that although Aurora was a strong-willed child, she could distinguish between what was important and what was urgent.

She knows what she should and shouldn't do.

Since Aurora didn't remind Xiao Qiu about what happened in the Eastern Ocean District, it proves that the situation there is probably still under Aurora's control.