A New Twist at the End of Episode Three

Teacher Wei adjusted his glasses and said with a smile, "My suggestion is that the students do the preparations; Teacher Yuan only needs to focus on the students' safety during the process."

"... Is this okay?"

"Okay, that's fine. After all, this cultural festival is a holiday for students."

The cultural festival is not only a time for each class to showcase its own culture, but also a time for students to display their talents. As someone who has been through it all, Teacher Wei's advice is to let the students express themselves freely.

This suggestion wouldn't normally be anything special, but... what if there's Magical Girls involved who's up to no good?

Xiao Bai's red pupils emitted a dark light; in her view, the Magical Girls hiding in the shadows was likely to cause trouble at this cultural festival.

But now she doesn't even have a single clue about that Magical Girls, and she doesn't even know how to defend herself...

"Teacher Yuan...?"

Knock knock knock.

There was a knock on the door of the teachers' office, and a first-grade student walked in, carrying two prepared plans, and stood in front of Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai looked up at the student.

Her double ponytails braided into pigtails and her exposed forehead, despite not wearing glasses, gave her a somewhat rustic, country-girl vibe.

This is the class monitor of the class that Xiao Bai teaches; her name is He Ling.

He Ling, holding two proposals, said to Xiao Bai as soon as she walked in:

"Teacher Yuan, these are the two proposals we selected for the class activities related to this cultural festival. Please take a look."

"You prepared two portions?"

Xiao Bai took the proposal and looked at He Ling with surprise.

He Ling nodded. "Because... there's a plan that Teacher Wang Suggestion we should prepare..."

Oh, that poor guy who got hurt when the Pencil Monster knocked down the ceiling.

Xiao Bai had some impression of him. When she went to the hospital to hand over her work to him, he had a strong air of officialdom about him. He was the kind of person Xiao Bai remembered, the kind who would do anything to climb up the ladder.

So--

Xiao Bai picked up one of the proposals, which read 'Movie Viewing Event'.

"... Gathering students together to watch educational films?"

Xiao Bai frowned. "Was this prepared by Teacher Wang?"

"... yes."

He Ling nodded.

It's obvious at a glance that this rigid plan, which doesn't resonate with young people, could never have been made by these kids.

Xiao Bai sighed inwardly, picked up another copy, glanced at it briefly, and said:

"This one will do."

"!" He Ling's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Really?!"

Because it was unexpected, He Ling's voice rose a little, attracting the attention of several teachers nearby.

Seeing the other teachers looking over, He Ling lowered her head in embarrassment.

Xiao Bai's expression remained calm as she replied:

"It's better than the other one, and this is the kind of event you wanted to hold, right?"

"Yes! Thank you, Teacher Yuan!"

He Ling saw that Xiao Bai had checked off the plan they had prepared, and immediately thanked her happily.

The camera briefly panned across the words "haunted house" on the proposal.

(Teacher Wei is indeed a good teacher! Although he always uses his "Finger-Flick Technique" on Xiao Qiu www)

(Xiao Bai is also a good teacher; our class holds that 'movie screening' event almost every year... Honestly, it's so boring.)

(Let real-life Xiao Bai come to our class! We don't want that Old Demon Wang us!)

(Wow, were those comments from Spring City High School? Aren't you afraid your teachers will find you out?)

(What's there to be afraid of! The Sky Screen chat is anonymous, how could he know who I am?)

Alright, now even people who aren't at Spring City High School can imagine how ugly Song Niandong's original teacher must look.

However, judging from the fact that the students directly call him "Old Demon Wang," this "Old Demon Wang" is probably not very popular among the students.

The uglier his expression, the happier the students would probably be.

Thinking of Teacher Wang, whom he had never met in real life, Fang Ming asked Song Niandong:

What are your thoughts on this teacher, Mr. Wang?

"..." Song Niandong shook her head.

Fang Ming looked at her in surprise, and after thinking for a moment, asked:

"What did he think about you... being bullied by those people, before the Sky Screen appeared?"

"... He ignored it."

Song Niandong said softly.

Fang Ming's eyes immediately turned dangerous.

It means 'no action was taken', not that action was taken but it was ineffective; these are two different concepts.

Perhaps when I have time, I really should go to Xiao Qiu's school.

Chapter 103: The New Twist at the End of Episode 3

While Xiao Bai was discussing the cultural festival, Xiao Qiu and the others were also making preparations related to the festival.

Unlike the 'haunted house' prepared by Song Niandong's class, Xiao Qiu's class prepared a more formal 'calligraphy exhibition'.

It involves one person writing a piece of calligraphy with a brush or pen, framing it, and hanging it on the classroom wall.

Put the poorly written ones at the end, the well-written ones in the middle, and as for those that are really badly written... well, you don't need to write anything at all. Just go have fun on the day of the cultural festival.

The reason Xiao Qiu's class chose this project was not to cater to the teachers' preferences.

It's only through this project that the students in their class can truly enjoy the three-day cultural festival, instead of just staying in the classroom as NPCs or some other role.

All you need to do is display the calligraphy outside, leave a few selected or volunteer students from each class to look after their classes, and the rest of you can wander around the school freely.

There's simply no more freedom of activity than this!

The event itself was a good event, but the problem was...

"It seems like Xiao Chun is the only one in our class with the best handwriting..."

Xiaoxia looked at Xiaochun, who was rolling up her sleeves, picking up a brush, and carefully writing calligraphy Xiao Chun by stroke, and said with considerable sympathy:

"... For the Cultural Festival, Xiao Chun has to write at least six calligraphy samples using four different writing styles... Xiao Chun, you've really worked hard!"

"Xiaoxia..." Yu Muqiu was also writing calligraphy, said quietly to Chen Xiaoxia, "... Who do you think is to blame for this?"

Yu Muqiu's eyes held a hint of resentment.

Chen Xiaoxia immediately laughed it off, "Haha, it's because my handwriting is really bad. I inherited it from my dad, and I can't change it."

"Don't blame Uncle Chen for this!"

Yu Muqiu complained, while Chen Xiaoxia scratched her head sheepishly.

Because her handwriting was so bad, and she had practiced many times without any improvement, Chen Xiaoxia was "honored" to sit at the same table with her classmates who also had bad handwriting, so as not to waste ink.

They can only assist the students who are diligently practicing calligraphy, either by serving tea and water or massaging their shoulders and legs, trying their best not to appear too useless.

Of course they will do that.

After all, on the day of the cultural festival, they can walk around other classes with their heads held high and enjoy the atmosphere of the festival, all thanks to these 'calligraphy masters' who are writing calligraphy.

If they don't do something, they'll probably be unable to hold their heads up in front of these people for the entire next semester.

This includes Chen Xiaoxia.

Chen Xiaoxia's job was to buy water for the students who were writing the book.

But now that she's run out of water, she has nothing else to do but assist Yu Muqiu.

Realizing that staying any longer might disturb Yu Muqiu, Chen Xiaoxia immediately found an excuse to leave the classroom and wander around elsewhere.

It was during this time that she saw Xiao Bai walking down the corridor.

Chen Xiaoxia, as if struck by a sudden thought, immediately rushed out of the classroom to catch up with Xiao Bai and called out to her:

"Hello! Hello!!!"

Xiao Bai's steps were steady, but it showed no sign of stopping, continuing to move forward.

A blush crept onto Chen Xiaoxia's face. She took a deep breath and, almost gritting her teeth, called out to the Xiao Bai in front of her:

"Teacher Yuan! Wait a minute!"

"Hmm? It's Chen Xiaoxia. What's up?"

Xiao Bai then stopped, turned around, and looked at Chen Xiaoxia with a calm expression.

Veins were faintly visible on Chen Xiaoxia's forehead as she said:

"You rascal, you really ignore me now that I don't call you teacher!"

"Otherwise what? I won't bother with rude people at school," Xiao Bai replied, pausing before tilting her head slightly and continuing:

"... Oh, I wouldn't bother with rude people outside."

"..."

Okay, you win!

Chen Xiaoxia barely suppressed the urge to argue with Xiao Bai. She forced herself to calm down, skipped the topic, and asked Xiao Bai:

"... What have you found out about the last Magical Girls?"

"Not yet, there are no leads at the moment. Why are you asking this?"

Xiao Bai was quite surprised.

Chen Xiaoxia took a deep breath. After hesitating for a long time, she finally made a decision and asked Xiao Bai:

"So... do you have time tonight?"

"It depends on the situation. What do you want to do?"

"... Fight me!" Chen Xiaoxia stepped forward, her gaze resolute, and said to Xiao Bai, "Fight me with all your might!"

(Xiao Qiu's class has such a great atmosphere!)

(Leaving the calligraphy and paintings in the classroom and going out to play during the cultural festival... Great, I've learned that trick!)

(Is that even possible?!)

(Xiaoxia is going to challenge Xiao Bai? Why?)

(He probably didn't want to fall behind Xiao Qiu, which is why he wanted to challenge Xiao Bai to test his strength.)

(But I'm sure I'll lose, right?)

(Is there any chance of winning? www)

Chen Xiaoxia was going to challenge Xiao Bai, the Xiao Bai on the Sky Screen, which Fang Ming wasn't surprised by.

As seen in the ending credits of the previous episode, Chen Xiaoxia was quite resentful that Xiao Qiu had activated her Shining Form and was far stronger than her.

But Xiao Qiu is her best friend, and Chen Xiaoxia can't challenge her best friend, nor can she show her thoughts in front of her best friend.

Therefore, challenging Xiao Qiu, Xiao Bai is of equal or even greater strength than Xiao Qiu, would be a good choice.

Even if Chen Xiaoxia knew she would lose, she definitely wouldn't back down.

Knowing it's impossible, yet still having the courage to strive for the top—that's Chen Xiaoxia's 'courage'.

But sometimes courage isn't everything. From the moment Chen Xiaoxia challenged Xiao Bai on the Sky Screen, Fang Ming already knew the outcome.

The scene did not show the battle between Xiaoxia and Xiao Bai. After school in the evening, Xiaoxia said goodbye to Xiaoqiu and the Xiao Qiu, and then turned around and went back to the old school building.

She and Xiao Bai had agreed to fight here. Anyway, once the Magic Barrier was removed, they didn't need to worry about the battle here affecting reality.