Society and Daily Life

"Omniscient Wish Society."

On the fourth floor of one teaching building, Zhou Mo stood before a classroom at the end of the hall. A sign beside the door bore the name Omniscient Wish Society.

Just as she was about to reach out and open the door, it was opened from inside.

As soon as the door opened, she saw an unfamiliar girl standing before her, her hair in low twin-tails as she blinked at Zhou Mo.

"Um..."

After a moment of silence, Zhou Mo was about to greet her first when she heard the girl raise a hand, point at her, and shout:

"Ah, you're the man Xiao Baiyi's been obsessing over!"

"What kind of thing is that to say?!"

Zhou Mo's eyes widened, startled by her words.

Seeing Zhou Mo's reaction, the low twin-tailed girl realized she had said something wrong. She scratched her head and said apologetically:

"Sorry, sorry. Pretend I didn't say that."

She then cleared her throat and began introducing herself.

"My name is Mo Li. I'm the vice president of the Omniscient Wish Society. Right, what was your name again?"

"Ah, I'm Zhou Mo," Zhou Mo answered.

Mo Li nodded and beckoned her inside.

After entering the classroom, Zhou Mo swept her gaze around and gained a rough understanding of the layout.

The classroom was fairly spacious, but not empty. Directly opposite the entrance stood a desk and an executive chair facing away from it. There was also a long table in the middle of the classroom. All kinds of books were piled across the floor, the walls were covered with countless photographs and related information about various magical girls, and several computers sat on a table in one corner.

After looking around the classroom, Zhou Mo turned her gaze toward the long table in the middle and spotted a familiar figure.

A twin-tailed girl with several pink streaks in the bangs before her forehead.

The other girl saw her as well.

The moment the twin-tailed girl saw her, she opened her mouth and widened her eyes slightly in surprise.

"It's you? x2"

Zhou Mo and the girl spoke at the same time.

"Hm?"

Mo Li glanced at them both and asked curiously:

"You know each other?"

Only after hearing Mo Li's question did Zhou Mo come to her senses. She answered somewhat awkwardly:

"No... Uh, I suppose we do. We're neighbors. But we still don't know each other's names."

"I see. Then her name is Zhou Mo. This is An Xia; she's in Class One, Year Two with Xiao Baiyi and me."

Mo Li briefly introduced Zhou Mo to the girl, then introduced the girl to Zhou Mo.

"Ah, hello, hello."

After hearing that, Zhou Mo nodded at An Xia.

The twin-tailed girl lowered her head and gave a small, reserved nod in acknowledgment.

"Looks like everyone's here."

At that moment, a voice suddenly came from nearby.

Zhou Mo looked toward the sound, but did not spot anyone.

The next moment, the executive chair that had been facing away suddenly turned around on its own.

Zhou Mo craned her neck to look, only to discover half a head with an ahoge poking up from behind the desk.

"ᗜ˰ᗜ"

Seeing Zhou Mo's somewhat impolite-looking behavior, Bai Yi simply stared at her silently.

Given that Bai Yi was a magical girl and the club president, Zhou Mo inexplicably felt a little flustered under her stare.

"Forget it. Let's get down to business."

Xiao Baiyi jumped down from the chair and went to the wall beside it. Standing on tiptoe, she strained to raise her hand toward some information posted high up. Unfortunately, she was too short, and her fingertips could barely reach it... Ah, she got it down. It seemed the president's dignity had barely been preserved.

"A Li, what are you muttering about over there?"

Holding the information she had taken down, Bai Yi looked curiously at Mo Li in the distance.

Mo Li hurriedly waved her hands.

"No, I wasn't saying anything."

Once everyone was seated, Zhou Mo looked around the classroom and asked in confusion:

"Um, are there only a few of us here?"

Bai Yi sat skillfully at the long table and replied with an impassive expression:

"Generally speaking, there are others, but they all have their own activities. For now, it's just us."

With that, Bai Yi placed the information about a certain magical girl on the table before her and said with an imposing air:

"Recently, an extraordinarily talented magical girl has appeared. Her name is..."

"Magical Girl Molis."

Clatter!

The sound of a chair toppling suddenly rang out. The others looked over curiously.

They saw Zhou Mo climbing up from the floor, silently setting her chair upright, then calmly explaining:

"This chair doesn't have a backrest. I accidentally fell over."

Only then did the others turn back and return to the main subject.

"Magical Girl Molis?"

Mo Li, beside them, rubbed her chin as she recalled:

"I've only seen this magical girl once, and that was today."

Clatter!

The sound of a chair toppling rang out again, and everyone looked at Zhou Mo once more.

"It's fine. Go on."

Zhou Mo offered no further explanation and only said that.

Mo Li glanced at her without paying much attention, then continued:

"This morning, I skipped class and ran over to Donghua Street, where I saw her fighting a monster. At that time, I turned around amid the crowd, and there she was, in the dim glow of the lights."

She lowered her voice and leaned over the table as though sharing some secret with everyone.

Bai Yi likewise lowered her voice and slowly said:

"One in the light, one in the dark."

"Shh, quiet, quiet..."

Mo Li theatrically held a hand to her lips, narrowing her eyes as if she were sensing something.

Then she clapped her hands together and excitedly recounted what she had witnessed to everyone present:

"Do you know? That magical girl can even switch forms. At first she couldn't win, but after changing into Red Form, she pinned down that Shallow Tier monster and beat it up. She definitely has the makings of one of the year's top ten."

After listening to Mo Li's account, Bai Yi looked at the information in her hands and nodded slightly, then lifted her head to look at Zhou Mo.

"Zhou Mo."

"Ah, yes!"

Zhou Mo immediately straightened her back, looking ready to obey orders.

"Keep a close watch on Magical Girl Molis's future movements."

Bai Yi instructed her.

I'm supposed to keep watch on myself? Interesting.

Zhou Mo immediately nodded in agreement.

Bai Yi put away the information in her hands, then spoke again:

"Right, there's one more thing."

"If the intelligence is correct, a two-person stage was activated at that time. In other words, aside from Molis, there should have been another person fighting the Shallow Tier monster at the scene, right?"

She looked toward Mo Li beside her and asked.

Mo Li nodded and answered, "That's right. She was Magical Girl Xia Ya!"

Clatter!

The sound of a chair toppling came again.

The three turned to look and saw An Xia hurriedly climbing up from the floor, repeatedly bowing to them in apology while continuously saying, "Sorry, sorry."

"...Looks like we need to get some chairs with backrests."

Bai Yi silently made a note of that matter.

"An Xia, you'll be responsible for this magical girl."

"Ah, yes..."

A strange look flashed across An Xia's face before returning to normal. She agreed timidly.

"Xiao Baiyi, what about me?"

Mo Li, beside them, pointed at herself and asked.

"You'll continue patrolling."

"Yes, ma'am!"