After using the restroom, the bell rang for the end of class, and Bai Ningbing pulled Lin Guanqi toward the rooftop.
“I’ll take you somewhere. There, you might feel a little better, okay?”
The breeze on the rooftop was just right—not too cold, not too dry.
The two of them leaned against the railing, enjoying the gentle wind.
Lin Guanqi didn’t dwell on that incident anymore. After all, it was just a dream. Maybe the woman in the dream had been very kind to her, but in the end, it was only a dream.
So, what mattered most was the life right before her eyes.
“Bai Ningbing, if you really like me, if you love me, you have to promise me something.”
A trace of sorrow and sadness appeared in Lin Guanqi’s eyes.
Bai Ningbing didn’t joke around but replied to her very seriously.
“Mm, I swear, if I ever break this oath, let the heavens strike me with lightning, let me go bankrupt, and may I never have a good death even in the underworld!”
Suddenly, Lin Guanqi pulled Bai Ningbing’s hand back.
“Forget it, you don’t have to swear. I understand how you feel.”
“I really can swear! I have no interest in those men or women, I’m only interested in you. Even if I didn’t have this appearance, I’d still be interested in you!”
Facing Bai Ningbing’s sincere promise, Lin Guanqi seemed a little moved.
“Alright, I believe you.”
The bell for class rang, and only then did Bai Ningbing and Lin Guanqi return to the classroom. This class was about storytelling. Simply put, it was about the history and origin of Magical Girls.
Lin Guanqi found other classes boring, but this was the one class that never bored her—she was extremely curious about the birth and history of Magical Girls.
“Alright, everyone quiet down. Today, we’ll talk about the birth of Magical Girls and the source of their energy. Why did they appear in this world, and why are there Beast Invaders?”
This teacher was one the school had invited from outside, so he was one of the few male teachers in the academy.
And in the circle of Magical Girls, males didn’t really have much power.
While they could wield other weapons to fight Beast Invaders, compared to Magical Girls, they were still far inferior.
“Alright, let’s talk about the source of a Magical Girl’s power first. You all may have noticed we have a magic value limit. Even though I say I’m not a Magical Girl, I actually know all about you.”
Of course, right after the male teacher said this, he was met with quite a few objections. The girls didn’t believe that just a man could really understand them.
“Teacher, you say you understand us. Then tell us, what exactly do you know?”
The one speaking was Ling Yun, the big sister of the class, practically the leader of the little gangsters here.
“If I remember right, your name is Ling Yun, isn’t it? The school says you’re the toughest to handle, but when you fight Beast Invaders, you’re strong. Am I wrong?”
Ling Yun wasn’t about to be flattered by a simple compliment, but the real question was still, what exactly do you know?
The teacher didn’t keep them guessing anymore and began to talk about the Magical Girls.
“I know all this because of a certain event. From now on, I’ll be giving lectures here often, so I thought it’s necessary to make things clear to all of you.”
“The birth of the Magical Girl started with a meteorite. Its landing disrupted the order of time and space. Maybe it sounds like science fiction to you, but it really happened.”
“Humanity suffered heavy losses because of that meteorite, but when they rebuilt their cities, they found bizarre creatures—now called Beast Invaders. Ordinary weapons couldn’t harm them at all. Just when humanity was at its wits’ end, a group of anomaly energy users appeared—and only women could have this power. They became known as Magical Girls.”
The girls exchanged glances, doubting whether all this was just made up.
But Lin Guanqi was the only one listening intently.
No matter what world she was in, she was always a lover of history.
Bai Ningbing glanced at the noisy girls around them.
They immediately quieted down sensibly.
“Alright, let’s continue.”
“And after this energy awakened in women, it split into five types, five different attributes. I don’t need to tell you what they are; you’ve all seen them before.”
The more the lecturer spoke, the more the class started to listen seriously.
Because everything he said was spot-on.
“Damn? Big Sis, he’s not wrong at all, is he? Pretty much everything checks out. Are we just being narrow-minded?”
Ling Yun didn’t think so. After all, all this knowledge could be learned with just a little study—it wasn’t worth that much.
“But what does knowing all this prove? I mean, anyone could figure this out if they just learned a bit, right?”
“Yeah, you just need to look into it a little, and you’d know.”
The lecturer didn’t seem to mind their skepticism, because he was only teaching those who were interested.
“This isn’t all that far from us. But you are the second generation, so maybe you don’t remember a lot of things.”
“But just remember one thing: the two forces counter each other. So, as long as the Beast Invaders disappear, the Magical Girls will naturally cease to exist as well.”
Class ended quickly.
The always-drowsy Lin Guanqi, surprisingly, didn’t fall asleep this time, and instead listened with great interest.
“I didn’t expect you’d actually enjoy this kind of thing. How about I have this teacher come to our school more often, just for you?”
It was Bai Ningbing speaking. She didn’t care what kind of teacher came to class, only whether Lin Guanqi enjoyed it.
“That’s not necessary. If you really like a dish, and you keep eating it, at some point you’ll get tired of it—even if you don’t know when. Maybe after two or three times. But if you spread it out, you’ll always be interested.”
“Alright then, I’ll do as you say.”
Bai Ningbing took Lin Guanqi to a store outside. Inside, there was a restaurant she’d always wanted to eat at with her.
“Let’s not eat in the cafeteria for lunch today. I’ll take you to this restaurant—my treat. Order whatever you want.”
Bai Ningbing handed the menu to Lin Guanqi.
When she opened it, she found every dish incredibly expensive. Was this green vegetable made of gold? Over a thousand for a plate, when normally it wouldn’t even cost ten?
“Why is this dish so expensive?”
The waiter nearby heard this and immediately answered, “Because this vegetable is picked from the high mountains, and it’s harvested right when it ripens. It’s extremely tender, smooth, and leaves a wonderful aftertaste.”
“Oh, so it’s just freshly picked?”
The exposed waiter had nowhere to hide his embarrassment and could only smile to cover it up.