While most of the teams in the assembly plaza had already gathered and begun clustering together in groups of three, Lin Xiaolu was still wandering around in confusion, searching for her teammates.
She suspected that the number tag she had received was broken.
Whenever she followed the magical fluctuations on the number tag to the location it indicated, she failed to find her teammate. Instead, she could only sense that this so-called "teammate" had appeared somewhere else.
At first, she thought that perhaps this unseen "teammate" had gone the wrong way and strayed from the meeting point. But after it happened a second, then a third time, she had no choice but to wonder whether it was really still a coincidence.
Either the number tag in her hand was malfunctioning, or there was something wrong with this unknown "teammate."
Lin Xiaolu leaned toward the former explanation, because she did not believe anyone would pull such nonsense during something as crucial as their first team formation. If they failed to form a team properly at this stage, it would be treated as directly forfeiting the exam!
So when she followed the number tag's guidance for the fourth time and came up empty-handed again, her thoughts were no longer focused on finding this elusive teammate of hers. Instead, she wondered, Should I go to the staff and get a replacement tag?
"How is it? Can't find your teammate?"
The way Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan had been darting around stood out conspicuously among the many teams that had already assembled. Most teams watched coldly with no intention of meddling, but a few more helpful magical girls realized that this half-team of two elementary school students might be in trouble.
"Is there just too many people here for you to properly sense the