Vinegar-Making Techniques

(Ceruno)

Our tutor for the Support Class is still the mature and steady Ms. Bai Ze.

But the magical girls around me have changed, though their numbers are still quite large.

"Support" is a broad category, encompassing not only healing and protective magic. Some magical girls can create telepathic connections between their companions, while others can create temporary terrain to create advantageous situations. However, regardless of the type of magic, it is the kind that is "difficult to deal with Monster alone."

Therefore, most support-type magical girls feel helpless. They finally become magical girls, but they can't fight Monster and collect bounties. Only a few can assist other magical girls, and most can only rely on the Association's welfare fund...

Many of them came to the City School, which eventually led to the overcrowding of the Support Class.

"Get out of class is over, please let me go."

Right now, I'm struggling.

"Ceruno is so cute!"

"We're all magical girls, so why are you the only one who's a little soft?"

"As expected of my idol, he feels amazing."

"Wait, let me hug her too!"

"You've got the wrong person! I'm not Ceruno! She's running away!"

I crawled out of the crowd from my classmates' legs and then ran away from the classroom.

Perhaps due to my proactive socializing strategy, I became the class darling on the very first day of class. At first, I felt that everyone was willing to confide in me, and being surrounded by people felt pretty good. But it didn't take long before I realized something was wrong...

They all wanted to hug me, and the more reserved ones wanted to touch my face.

Actually, it's not just people in my class; almost everyone I know doesn't mind having close contact with me. I give the impression of being more like a life-sized teddy bear, possessing a magical power that makes people want to open their arms and hug me.

Miluno, on the other hand, was more restrained and less likely to suddenly hug him...

She only does things she wouldn't normally do when the two of them are alone together.

"Ceruno, you're out of class too?"

Just as I was thinking about something, someone hugged me from behind.

It was Heat Haze, wearing a school uniform.

Why does Heat Haze- sensei have to wear a student uniform?

She retorted, "What, isn't it too much to think that only you guys have new clothes?"

"How is the Firepower Class doing?"

"Sigh, don't even mention it. Being a teacher doesn't suit my personality. I have a very short temper and it's hard for me to patiently teach them..."

Heat Haze waved his hand and said, "Offensive magic is quite straightforward, there's really not much to say. It's nothing more than increasing the amount of firepower delivered and improving the accuracy of magic. They have to practice these things themselves and get used to them in actual combat with the Crystal. It's not something I can make stronger just by saying a few words."

"At least you can give them some experience."

Heat Haze chuckled self-deprecatingly and retorted, "What experience? Experience in destroying cities?"

"You're going to set up a stall with Miss Falcon, right? Then I'll give you a ride."

Seeing me take out my wand, Heat Haze understood what I was about to do and felt a little envious.

"Teleportation magic is so useful! I want to learn it too. Can you teach me?"

"I've already mentioned everything I can think of last time. Try to communicate with your Crystal again."

After passing through the Teleportation Halo, Heat Haze and I arrived at the food street in front of the Materials Distribution Center.

This is undoubtedly the liveliest place on City School, with the row of food carts giving it a festive feel.

"Falcon's already set up shop, huh? Isn't that Miluno?"

Following the direction Heat Haze pointed, they saw that familiar figure, but she was holding the hand of an unfamiliar magical girl.

He had short white hair, wore a sapphire earring, and had a thin, dull face, but his eyes were very upright.

Who is that?

Heat Haze overheard my mutterings and whispered in my ear, "I haven't seen her either, but she should be a student in the Mobility Class. Miluno is a teacher now, just like me. With her strength, it's normal for students to admire her, right? So it's normal for a teacher and student to have a meal together, right? And it's normal to invite her back to the dorm to discuss topics after the meal, right? And it's even more normal to go to sleep after talking, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Her series of assumptions was somewhat inflamed.

Besides, I'm not that petty; it's impossible for me to be jealous just because I see Miluno with other girls.

Heat Haze, however, insisted on dragging me behind the stall's tent.

"Don't go over Past yet. Falcon will be finishing their lunch soon. Let's wait and see what they do next."

"You still have academic classes this afternoon, so don't bother with this useless stuff."

"Actually Miluno is quite good at flirting with girls. Besides you, there are quite a few girls who have had ambiguous relationships with her, right?"

"What... what exactly are you trying to say?"

Thinking about it carefully, Miluno had previously allowed Miss Extinction to kiss her cheek. Even if it wasn't intentional, her actions themselves easily won over others.

"I like you a lot too, you know? I won't advise you to give up on Miluno, but if you feel she's unreliable, I can be your second safe haven..."

Heat Haze touched my head and said that, but I only like Miluno, and I like her two hundred percent.

"I'm sorry, the two docks that gave me the most peace of mind... have been merged."

"Do I really have no chance?"

"Um."

"Pity."

Heat Haze sighed, showing little wavering, as if he had long accepted the outcome.

Then she started to magnify my head even more.

"At least leave a spot for my best friend! Let me hug her more often in private, that should be enough for me, right?"

So, you want my body just because you can't have my heart?

I asked, "Why does everyone want to hug me?"

"Because Ceruno, you feel absolutely amazing when I hug you!"

The hands that were rubbing my head moved faster, and even got a little hot from the friction.

"Stop rubbing! There's a noise over there!"

Falcon took two food containers from the back of the food cart and handed them to Miluno; the contents appeared to be sandwiches.

Miluno accepted the lunch and casually activated a Teleportation Halo, taking the girl with her.

Heat Haze asked, "So Ceruno, where do you think they went?"

This kind of leading rhetoric is making me feel uneasy, and the best way to end this feeling is...

"Past and see for yourself!"

I can use residual magic to reopen the Teleportation Halo that was recently closed.

"Ceruno? Yoko?"

Our sudden appearance surprised Falcon, but before I could even respond to her greeting, I had already reactivated the teleportation portal Miluno had used to leave.

"Well, I have to set up my stall now, so I won't come with you Past catch them cheating!"

Saying this, Heat Haze waved his hand and didn't follow him in, instead starting to work with Falcon.

So what awaits me ahead...?

"Wow!"

As soon as I left the teleportation tunnel, someone grabbed my head.

"Mi... Miluno?"

"You idiot, what are you up to sneaking around like that?"