Chapter 627

"Hey! Xiao Qiu! Dongdong! Good morning!"

Not long after entering the school gate, the two encountered Chen Xiaoxia, who was standing at the gate checking discipline.

At this moment, Chen Xiaoxia has returned to her teenage form and looks no different from before. However, perhaps due to the two months that have passed, her body has developed again, and Chen Xiaoxia no longer looks as thin as before, but rather much more mature.

Sometimes Xiao Qiu even wondered if the magic of the Aging Demon still lingered in her body.

Wearing sportswear, Chen Xiaoxia greeted everyone and then turned her attention to Song Niandong.

She said in surprise:

"Dongdong came today too? That's good, at least you went out. I was worried you'd be stuck at home all the time this semester."

Chen Xiaoxia jokingly teased Dongdong with a smile.

Dongdong blushed slightly and ignored Chen Xiaoxia. Xiaoxia didn't mind; she reached out and ruffled Dongdong's hair, then complained to the two of them:

"But then again, even without news of Pillar-Tier Demon, we shouldn't be so relaxed. Stella, that girl, really insists we come back to school..."

"There's no way we can tell our families, 'We're Magical Girls, so we don't go to school,' can we?"

Xiao Qiu helplessly shrugged.

The entire summer vacation was extremely peaceful, except for the initial appearance of several Pillar Rank Demons.

Not to mention Pillar-Tier Demon, even ordinary Demons born in this world were wiped out one by one thanks to the efforts of the Magical Girls in the Eastern Ocean District, to the point that they didn't even have a place to be born in the end.

However, given that Pillar-Tier Demon could arrive at any moment, everyone should focus on improving their own strength.

Coming here to school... that takes up a bit of time.

That's what Chen Xiaoxia thought.

However, Stella, as their 'teacher,' forbade their truancy and even brought up Fang Ming in the end.

There was no other way, so the Magical Girls all arrived at school at the same time as the start of the semester.

"Honestly, it would be fine if Pillar-Tier Demon came, but now that they're not, I actually feel a little uneasy."

Chen Xiaoxia sighed.

Yu Muqiu nodded. "Yes, there's always a feeling of... the calm before the storm..."

"In other words, they're 'holding back something big'," Chen Xiaoxia complained.

"But as long as no Commander Rank demons appear, the remaining Pillar-Tier Demon shouldn't be a problem."

Yu Muqiu spoke again.

In two months, everyone's skills improved a little more.

Xiaoxia and Xiaochun successfully reached the Pillar level in their initial forms, and after Xiaoqiu activated two Shining Forms in succession, her strength was able to rival that of the War Demon.

Although everyone's progress in improving their strength has slowed down considerably, they can still handle the remaining Pillar-Tier Demon without much trouble.

This is why everyone felt comfortable listening to Stella and coming to school.

The three Magical Girls chatted briefly at the school gate before Xiao Qiu and Dongdong went into the school building, leaving Chen Xiaoxia to continue her duties as a disciplinary committee member.

The camera begins to pan and traverse countless distances before finally focusing on the Magical Girls of the Eastern Ocean District.

In the "Room of Requirement" recreated by Song Niandong, Tsukinomiya Ayaka and Wu Huayin are engaged in a battle.

Wu Huayin manipulated the water flow, transforming it into water arrows that shot towards the Tsukinomiya Ayaka.

Meanwhile, Ayaka used her giant shield as a greatsword, wielding it to shatter all the incoming water arrows.

Not far from the two, Sheep Baa-Baa watched their battle.

After the two finished fighting, Miemie approached them and said:

"It seems that activating the Shining Form won't be so easy."

"Huff... huff..."

Ayaka, who had almost exhausted her magic power, lay on her back on the ground, panting.

She raised her hand towards the sky, then looked finally at her arm, which was encased in armor, and whispered:

"Every time... I feel like I'm just a little short, but it's that little bit... I just can't get over it no matter what."

"It's... my Emotional Force isn't enough."

Wu Huayin offered a hypothesis, saying, "... As the seniors have also said, they awakened their Shining Form when they were in a state of heightened emotion. If it were just ordinary sparring, awakening the Shining Form wouldn't be so easy."

"So, is it because we haven't encountered a crisis that makes us feel stressed yet?"

"That's not what I meant... but it's pretty much it," Kanon nodded.

"If that's all..." Miemie looked at the two of them, then smiled and said, "I do have an idea, but it might... be a little Pain. Do you want to try it?"

"What method?"

Kanon and Ayaka unison.

Miemie smiled mysteriously and said, "Let's talk about it after Reiko and Shiori get out of school tonight... By the way, Ayaka, shouldn't you be going to school too?"

"... I don't want to go yet."

Because Ayaka has been hospitalized, she, like Kanon, is in a self-study mode.

Unlike Kanon at least studied to the level of a high school graduate, Ayaka... is probably only at the level of a third-year junior high school student.

Based on Ayaka's current age, she has missed two years of schooling.

Miemie wants Ayaka go to school, but Ayaka clearly doesn't have that in mind right now.

Kanon chimed in, "It's okay if you don't have to go to school, right? After all, Ayaka has more important things to do right now."

"That's true..." Meimei hesitated for Miemie moment, but in the end she didn't say anything. She sighed and said, "Let's talk about this later. Anyway, let's meet at the usual place tonight. I'll find a way to get you guys to activate your Shining Form."

After saying Miemie, Meimei left in front of Ayaka and Kanon.

Looking in the direction Miemie had gone, and only when she was completely out of sight did Kanon say:

"Miemie has always been very mysterious; no one knows what her background is..."

"It doesn't really matter how you look at it," Ayaka, getting up from the ground and picking up a bottle of water to drink.

She drank the water in the bottle in one gulp, then wiped the water stains from the corner of her mouth and said to Kanon:

"Anyway, as long as we know she's our comrade, that's enough."

Clang.

The bottle was thrown by Ayaka and flew towards the trash can in the corner of the magic house.

Finally, it landed precisely in the trash can.

"Hmm..."

At school, Kazama Reiko secretly took out the suicide note she had written from her backpack, her brows furrowed with sorrow.

This suicide note was left behind when she decided to join Aurora in their fight against the Aurora Society.

At that time, Kazama Reiko was full of enthusiasm and a bit of chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur), and she felt that she should leave something behind at such an important moment.

That's how this suicide note came about.

But after returning safely and rereading the contents of her suicide note, Kazama Reiko felt an urge to destroy it.

It's full of cheesy, cringe-worthy words...

Reiko made these self-criticisms, but in the end, she still left behind a suicide note.

Then, to ensure that her family wouldn't find the suicide note, Kazama Reiko hid it somewhere and then forgot about it.

Until today...

When I handed in my homework, it was discovered that it was hidden in a compartment of my backpack...

So she hid it in her schoolbag back then?

Thankfully, I didn't hand it in with the assignment...

While sighing, Reiko looked at the suicide note in her hand and became quite troubled.

So, what should be done with this suicide note?

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"Let's... let's keep it... but the contents need to be rewritten, hmm... what should we write?"

Reiko tilted her head in thought, then sighed and put the suicide note away.

We can think about that later. Right now, the most important thing is to activate Shining Form.

If we encounter Pillar Rank Demons again, their Middle Rank strength will be far from enough. We need to be at least Upper Rank, and we need to activate their Shining Form.

They cannot become a burden to their predecessors.

As Reiko was thinking, she suddenly heard the sound of an air rifle firing outside.

Bang!

The gunshot startled Reiko awake, prompting her to look out the window.

Outside on the school playground, members of the track and field club were training for the fall competition.

And Tottori Shiori is among them.

Faster... faster--!

With Tottori Shiori moved like a yellow lightning bolt, easily surpassing everyone around her and once again taking the lead.

"Wow... 12.1 seconds... that's broken the county record!"

The track and field club advisor exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the stopwatch in his hand.

Upon hearing the advisor's voice, Shiori's expression turned rather unpleasant.

Seeing her like this, the students around her couldn't help but ask:

"Shiori, why do you look unhappy? Isn't this a great achievement? You broke the prefectural record!"

"Ah... um." Shiori forced a smile and smiled at the female classmate, saying, "Yeah, as expected... all my previous training paid off..."

"That's exactly what I mean. If Shiori were in the running, the prefectural championship would definitely be ours this time!"

"Don't even mention winning the county championship, winning the continental championship isn't out of the question!"

The female athletes in the track and field club started chattering excitedly.

But Shiori felt a dull ache in her heart as she listened; she couldn't bear their praise and made up an excuse:

"Um... I'm going to... use the restroom, I'll be right back."

Tottori Shiori practically fled the playground.

After leaving the playground, she hid in the shadows, watching the track and field club members continue training. Her eyes dimmed slightly, and then, as if she had made up her mind, she turned and left.

A few minutes later, in the teachers' office.

"... Eh? Tottori -kun wants to quit the track and field club?!"

The track and field club instructor exclaimed in surprise, looking at the blonde girl standing before her, and asked in astonishment, "What happened?"

"No... I just... wanted to quit."

Shiori whispered.

The supervising teacher didn't know what had happened; she just felt sorry for Shiori's decision.

"Isn't it a shame to quit now? I heard from your advisor that your score has already surpassed the city record..."

To be precise, it just surpassed the county record.

Moreover, Shiori hasn't even used her full strength yet.

But... that's precisely why Shiori decided to quit the track and field club.

"I know, but... I'm no longer fit to run, please grant me permission!"