Chen Xiaoxia rolled her eyes.
Xiao Bai, on the other hand, unceremoniously sat down on the beanbag beside Chen Xiaoxia and raised an eyebrow at her.
"So... want to spar?"
"Better not. It's true I like fighting, but I don't enjoy getting beaten up. And I don't want to be lectured by you either."
Chen Xiaoxia muttered.
Xiao Bai laughed. "Heh, looks like you really have grown up."
"How about you change back? It still feels kind of unpleasant when you talk to me like this in that form..."
"No."
"...What a nasty personality."
Chen Xiaoxia rolled her eyes furiously, but a few seconds later, she suddenly laughed. "Pfft... The old me probably never could have imagined that we'd end up getting along this well, right?"
"Hmph. Back then, your attitude toward me was pretty awful."
"What else could I do?! Who knew you were Fang Ming?! From my perspective, there was this girl around my age who kept lecturing me like an elder, saying we were unqualified and all that... Anyone would get mad!"
Chen Xiaoxia turned her head and defended herself, then pointed at Xiao Bai. "When all's said and done, it was still your fault! If you'd just told us you were Fang Ming, I wouldn't have treated you that way!"
"...So you wanted me to stand right in front of you and say, 'Don't be fooled by the fact that I'm a man—I turned into a magical girl, so you all need to listen to me'? Is that it?"
"Uh..."
"I wouldn't say something that embarrassing." Xiao Bai spread her hands helplessly.
Chen Xiaoxia rubbed her chin and thought for a moment. "That's true. If I turned into a boy, I probably wouldn't dare tell you guys either..."
"Right?"
"But then don't blame me for having