Arrangements

The next morning, Yang Cheng woke earlier than usual.

Dawn had barely broken outside. Gray-blue morning light slipped through a gap in the curtains, casting a thin strip of light across the ceiling.

Light...

For some reason, Yang Cheng felt moved by the sight.

She lay in bed with her eyes open, staring at that faint light on the ceiling for a long time. Countless voices seemed to be speaking at once in her mind.

Scholar's rather twisted smile...

Zhou Ping's vacant eyes...

And Truth's warning: "Be careful of Scholar."

Perhaps Scholar really was on a path toward saving humanity, but she was far too radical.

Her radical approach was wrong.

And, of course, there were the things everyone had said to comfort her last night.

In short, Yang Cheng thought about a great many things in bed. By the end, her thoughts had wandered so far that she had even begun contemplating the philosophy of life...

"What's for breakfast?"

"Sandwiches and hot milk. I even added a lethal dose of sweet sauce for you... I really don't know how you manage to eat that stuff."

Thousand Blades' voice suddenly came from the doorway.

Startled, Yang Cheng shot upright in bed.

Thousand Blades was leaning against the doorframe, watching Yang Cheng with an amused smile.

"Y-you... why are you up so early?"

"I could hear you tossing and turning through the wall." Thousand Blades walked over and yanked Yang Cheng's blanket away. "Get up already! Weren't you all fired up about working harder yesterday? Then start by getting up on time!"

"Wait!"

Yang Cheng desperately tried to hold on to the blanket, but unfortunately, without transforming, she was no match for Thousand Blades.

In desperation, she transformed on the spot.

Magical Girl Love made her grand entrance!

"I told you