Discussions Under the Sky Screen

Since she's a veteran Magical Girls, it's perfectly reasonable for her to know other Magical Girls!

Unfortunately, they guessed wrong.

Xiao Bai tossed her hair and walked to the other side, dispelling the barrier as she answered the Magical Girls' questions:

"I don't know any other Magical Girls besides you, so don't expect to find any clues from me. Right now, I know nothing, just like you."

As Xiao Bai spoke, he released the barrier, and at the same time, chains flew out, binding together the group of 'victims' who had just run away, as well as Song Niandong on the ground.

"!"

Upon seeing Xiao Bai's actions, Yu Muqiu exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Bai, what are you doing?!"

"... Peace of mind."

Xiao Bai gave them a calm look and explained, "They saw something they shouldn't have seen, so their memories need to be erased."

"Huh? Erasing memories? There's such magic?" Yu Muqiu's eyes widened in surprise.

Clearly, she knew nothing about magic that erases memories.

Xiao Bai was quite speechless; she was too lazy to explain. However, Nino, seeing Xiao Bai's behavior, seemed to have thought of something and said:

"It's probably just Suggestion Magic, making them ignore the scene and think the Toy Bear is something from their dream... right?"

"Looks like you're not too stupid after all."

Xiao Bai said approvingly to Nino.

... if this statement can truly be considered 'approval'.

Nino certainly didn't consider that a compliment, and she was about to angrily argue with Xiao Bai when she saw Xiao Bai already walking towards those people.

The silver chains were shimmering faintly as she prepared to use Suggestion Magic on the group.

But before she could even make a move, Yu Muqiu grabbed her hand and said:

"Wait a minute, Xiao Bai!"

"Um?"

Xiao Bai stopped and turned to look at Yu Muqiu.

Yu Muqiu pointed at Song Niandong, who looked bewildered and uneasy, and said to Xiao Bai:

"She... Dongdong is different, so... let her go for now, okay?"

"Ah?"

Xiao Bai looked at Yu Muqiu with a puzzled expression, and then looked at Song Niandong sitting on the ground.

The opening theme begins as the two characters gaze at each other.

(When I saw the end credits of the first episode, I wondered, how did Dongdong end up in the alley? Xiao Chun was still waiting for her at the door!)

(There should be an explanation later, right?)

(Is Dongdong the mastermind behind the Toy Bear?)

(Unsure, don't know, don't care... I just want to see what happens next!)

The second episode begins with little information, merely summarizing the ending of the previous episode.

So far, it seems that Yu Muqiu and his group inside the Sky Screen haven't suspected Song Niandong yet. Yu Muqiu's decision to have Xiao Bai stop and not 'erasure' Song Niandong's memories inside the Sky Screen is probably due to Song Niandong's Magical Girls aptitude.

Although Song Niandong had already signed a contract with Youyou at that time, Nino didn't seem to realize it?

Realizing this, Fang Ming asked Youyou:

"Can someone who has already become Magical Girls still have magical aptitude sensed by Nino?"

"No, I don't." Youyou replied immediately.

Fang Ming was very puzzled. "Wasn't Dongdong on the Sky Screen that day already exposed?"

"That's how it should be normally, but you shouldn't have forgotten that I was modified by Demons, right?"

Youyou asked in return, and after Fang Ming nodded, Youyou continued:

"So Dongdong, who signed a contract with me, is different from traditional Magical Girls. Although she can use magic and transform into Magical Girls, in the eyes of other normal Magical Creatures, she is just an ordinary person with the potential to become Magical Girls."

"So, does that mean Dongdong can also form contracts with Nino... or other Magical Creatures?"

Fang Ming looked at Song Niandong in surprise.

Youyou shook her head and said, "No, it's just that the way I signed the contract with Dongdong wasn't the way that Magical Creatures do, so that idiot Nino couldn't see it."

"But in essence, Dongdong is already Magical Girls. Once someone tries to make a contract with her, they will discover the magical power hidden within her."

Upon hearing Youyou's explanation, Fang Ming instantly understood.

This is actually a patch the production team added for Song Niandong.

Why didn't Nino notice anything amiss about Song Niandong being Magical Girls? The reason lies in this.

This is also why most villains can appear 'harmless' in the early stages.

As long as Song Niandong still possesses 'magical aptitude', it proves that she is just an ordinary person, not Magical Girls.

Without God's perspective, no one would suspect her.

The same applies to Nino and his group on the Sky Screen now.

[OP ends.]

The scene shifts to a nearby bubble tea shop, where Yu Muqiu, who has returned to his original form, and Xiao Bai, who also seems to have returned to his 'original appearance,' are sitting together in a corner.

Xiao Bai and Yu Muqiu sat together, while Chen Xiaoxia and Murong Xiaochun sat opposite them, with Song Niandong sandwiched between them.

Of course, there was also a Nino lying on the table.

This is one of the few bubble tea shops that allows pets, which is why Nino can lie here openly.

"Well then, let me reintroduce myself."

Yu Muqiu coughed lightly, straightened her chest, and said to Song Niandong in front of her, "My name is Yu Muqiu, and I am a Magical Girls."

"..."

"..."

Song Niandong remained silent, her expression even more bewildered, and the others followed suit.

Xiao Chun sighed and said, "I can only sigh in exasperation."

"Xiao Qiu, you've omitted too much. Song won't understand if you say it like this."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Yu Muqiu froze, then turned to look at Xiao Bai, as if seeking her opinion.

Xiao Bai calmly sipped her iced milk tea, glanced casually at Yu Muqiu, and said:

"Don't look at me, I don't need to explain for you."

"Xiao Bai is so heartless!"

Yu Muqiu sighed, Xiao Chun sighed as well, turning to Song Niandong and saying:

"Sorry, you might be confused right now, so let's start from the beginning."

Chapter Ninety-Three: Discussion in the Sky Screen

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As the ice cubes in the milk tea cup sway, the scene shifts to about ten minutes later.

Xiao Chun had already explained everything about Magical Girls to Song Niandong. After a long silence, Song Niandong asked softly:

"So... so... you really are... Magical Girls? Magical Girls... you know... the kind from anime, they really exist?"

"Hmm..." Yu Muqiu crossed his arms, tilted his head, and pondered for a while before saying, "It's a little... different from the one in the animation, isn't it?"

"The facts are right in front of you, what is there left that you can't believe?"

Xiao Bai's cold voice came through.

She remained as indifferent as ever, and her icy words made Song Niandong involuntarily shrink back and move closer to Xiao Chun.

Chen Xiaoxia immediately stood up for Song Niandong, saying:

"Black! Can't you be a little gentler? Dongdong just went through something like that..."

"Gentleness won't put food on the table." Xiao Bai's cold gaze stopped Chen Xiaoxia from continuing, and before Chen Xiaoxia could argue with her, she asked Song Niandong:

"I was just about to ask you, do you know what happened with that Toy Bear? Why were you in the alley with them? Did you see anything?"

"Xiao Bai..."

The overly cold and interrogative questioning became too much for Xiao Qiu to bear. She gently tugged at Xiao Bai's sleeve, signaling her to stop asking.

Then she turned to Song Niandong, giving her a gentle smile, while simultaneously trying to make amends for Xiao Bai's behavior:

"That's just how Xiao Bai is. Don't let her cold demeanor fool you; she's not a bad kid at heart."

"Snort."

Hearing Xiao Qiu say that, Xiao Bai snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Xiao Qiu then followed up on Xiao Bai's earlier question and asked:

"However, Xiao Bai's question is also something we want to know. Can you tell us what happened back then?"

Song Niandong seemed a little afraid of Xiao Bai, but perhaps because Yu Muqiu Song Niandong there, after hesitating for a moment, she quietly told him what had happened.

Song Niandong would leave the campus before Xiao Qiu and the others, firstly because Song Niandong's last class was a free activity class, at which point students could usually leave the school or go to participate in club activities.

Since Song Niandong didn't belong to any club, she should have stayed at the entrance to wait for Xiao Qiu and the others.

But just then, Song Niandong ran into the group of people who had bullied her the day before.

Song Niandong did not go into details about what happened, but shortly after she was led to the alley by that group of people, she saw their expressions suddenly turn terrified. Then she turned around and saw an enormous Toy Bear appear behind her.

The group of thugs who had bullied Song Niandong scattered in fear, but Song Niandong herself was too scared to move and sat on the ground.

Until Yu Muqiu and the others arrived.

(Dongdong's explanation seems to make sense?)

(Ugh, these bad students are so annoying! Do they really enjoy bullying people?)

(It's okay, they'll soon experience what it feels like to be bullied.)

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"... I didn't expect this kid to be so good at lying." Xiao Chun muttered to herself, looking at Song Niandong on the Sky Screen.

Having actually met Song Niandong, Xiao Chun could roughly understand what kind of person Song Niandong was.

This girl isn't good at saying no, and she's rather shy and introverted. To put it bluntly, she's the kind of person who's easy to bully.

It was precisely because of this first impression that Xiao Chun was surprised when she discovered that Song Niandong in the Sky Screen was lying.

This child can lie too.

Sure enough, it's hard to learn good things, but it's easy to learn bad things.

"Hmm? Xiao Chun, did you just say something?" Xiaoxia seemed to have heard Xiao Chun's mutterings and couldn't help but ask in confusion.

Xiao Chun shook her head, not giving a direct answer, and said to Xiaoxia:

"Let's keep watching the plot."

"Speaking of which, you still haven't told us what exactly happened yesterday...?"

Xiaoxia stared at Xiao Chun suspiciously. She felt that Xiao Chun was hiding something from her, and it was probably something very important.

Characters labeled as 'idiots' often have surprisingly sharp intuition, and Xiao Chun can somewhat understand Xiao Bai's feelings now.

"Don't ask now, I'll tell you later."

Xiao Chun laughed it off, but couldn't help thinking of Xiao Bai at the same time.

Will Xiao Bai agree to meet me?

Thinking of this, Xiao Chun raised her head and looked up at the Sky Screen. Her gaze was fixed on Xiao Bai on the Sky Screen, as if she was observing something.

"Those guys!! They're absolutely awful!!"