Go to work, and then educate magical girls.

Chapter 23 Juniors

The peaceful daily life on campus continues.

To facilitate his actions, Tang Feng abused his authority as the homeroom teacher, allowing An Jinju to become the class monitor through connections.

He explained An Jinju's words to his classmates that day, clarifying that it was a misunderstanding, and then found Shengxue and asked her to help him garner votes.

Shengxue always listened to him, and she was also happy for An Jinju to be the class monitor, so she agreed to help with this.

Given Shengxue's immense popularity in the class, most of the female classmates listened to her and voted for An Jinju.

And so, An Jinju was successfully elected class monitor.

In the office, An Jinju was making tea for Tang Feng.

"I never expected you to resort to such methods."

Upon hearing this, Tang Feng said nonchalantly, "Otherwise, if you come to my office too often, people will start gossiping."

An Jinju thought of those three girls from before. Because she frequently visited Tang Feng's office, they became jealous and approached her. Perhaps there were many others who had the same thoughts.

She opened her mouth, but found she didn't know what to say, so she continued to quietly make tea.

Tang Feng continued, "It's only natural for the class monitor to help the class teacher with some tasks, and no one can interfere."

"Handling things over...like serving tea and water?" An Jinju brought a freshly brewed oolong tea to Tang Feng's desk and gently placed the tea beside him.

"And relax your mind and body."

"I've never seen a squad leader do this kind of work before." After serving the tea, An Jinju poured herself a cup and leaned back on the sofa.

Tang Feng picked up the brewed oolong tea and took a small sip.

"Don't use freshly boiled water to brew tea in the future, as it will make it more bitter. The water temperature should ideally be kept at 80 degrees Celsius."

Tang Feng put down his teacup and commented.

"Okay, I've got it." An Jinju nodded in acknowledgment.

Amidst the quiet sounds of tea being sipped, Tang Feng recalled a notice the principal had given him earlier, so he turned to An Jinju and asked, "Do you know what that on-site practical lesson is all about?"

Practical training sessions were unprecedented in the history of the Magical Girl Academy. This was because the power gap between ordinary mages and monsters was too great, making them completely useless to the magical girls and even a burden. Therefore, the practical training sessions were mostly sparring between mages, and they would not face monsters directly.

The reason why the Binhai City Magical Girl Association and Academy made this decision is because the current situation in Binhai City is not optimistic.

Of the four native magical girls, the strongest A-rank has been out of contact for a while, the remaining three are all B-rank, and although the outsider Jin Cheng is A-rank, she is not currently in Binhai. Fortunately, Jin Ju has replenished some of the combat power after awakening.

Otherwise, the daily calamities and warnings alone would be enough to give those three magical girls a hard time.

With news of another strange person appearing, Binhai City is now facing an extremely serious shortage of manpower.

They urgently need to train a new generation of magical girls to supplement their manpower.

Many people have also raised questions, such as that the school's reserve force is of no use in the face of the monsters and only hinders others.

Most of the suggestions came from a few magical girls, who were already having enough trouble dealing with the monsters, and now they also had to take on the responsibility of protecting the students.

The higher-ups' idea was to let the reserves observe and learn from the magical girls' combat scenes from a safe distance, allowing them to experience the atmosphere firsthand and understand the harshness of battle, rather than remaining sheltered and protected. This would help them grow.

After a brief explanation, An Jinju concluded by saying, "The association has also discussed this with all the magical girls. Although some were reluctant, they all eventually agreed."

"Furthermore, have you noticed that the frequency of calamity beasts appearing seems to be higher than before lately?"

An Jinju looked at the sky outside the window with a worried expression.

"Isn't this what you magical girls are here for?" Tang Feng said, sipping his tea, seemingly unconcerned.

An Jinju was taken aback. That made sense; the person in front of her was an oddball, so naturally he didn't care about the increasing number of calamity beasts.

It's just that he has such a handsome face and speaks in a gentle and kind manner, that when her abnormal condition is not acting up, she subconsciously regards him as a true confidant and teacher.

Is this the subtle influence of external factors? An Jinju was alarmed.

However, he was right. The biggest threat to the entire city was already in front of her, and a few more calamity beasts were nothing.

"By the way, I'd like to kindly remind you that besides me, there are other strange people in Binhai City," Tang Feng said casually, taking a sip of tea.

"What?!"

At this point, An Jinju could no longer sit still.

One strange person has already left them helpless. Fortunately, he is relatively well-behaved and not very dangerous. If another one comes, wouldn't the entire Binhai City be thrown into chaos?

"Perhaps there is more than one."

Tang Feng recalled what the toad-like monster had said that day. Its so-called master must be a monster of considerable strength, and it must have other monsters similar to it under its command.

An Jinju's pretty face was now clouded with worry. "How much do you know about them?"

"Never heard of it."

An Jinju thought about it seriously for a while, then suddenly looked up, "Then could you...?"

Before she could even speak, she was interrupted. Tang Feng looked at her expressionlessly, his tone full of sarcasm.

"Don't you think that's ridiculous? Asking one monster to fight other monsters? Surely a magical girl isn't that brainless?"

Being mocked by Tang Feng in this tone for the first time in a long time, An Jinju felt as if she had returned to the scene before she became a magical girl. She gripped the teacup with her fingers slightly, and her knuckles turned a little white.

I shouldn't have had such unrealistic fantasies; a weirdo is a weirdo after all.

An Jinju lowered her head. "I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous, Master."

Tang Feng put down the teacup and put the lid back on.

He had investigated before coming to Binhai City and found that there were no strange people here, otherwise he would not have chosen to settle in this city. He did not expect that there were still strange people lurking here.

For Tang Feng, the number of strange people is not important. As long as they don't provoke him, he won't actively seek out trouble with unfamiliar strange people.

However, many of the eccentrics recognize him. If he accidentally reveals his location, many of his old friends will come looking for him, and at that time, the city may be destroyed.

He'll handle simple opponents with the magical girls, and he'll decide based on the situation.

In the afternoon, four rare guests arrived at the Magical Girl Academy.

Amidst a warm welcome from the students, the magical girls entered the school gates.

The girls stopped and watched in the corridor of the teaching building. It was the first time they had ever seen such a rare scene.

Four magical girls appeared together on campus.

At this moment, countless sparkling stars appeared in the girls' eyes.

This is the magical girl they've always dreamed of becoming, and now she's right here beside them, all four of them at once!

"Shui Lan!! I love you!!!"

Among the crowd of onlookers in the corridor, a bold girl shouted loudly.

Seeing someone take the lead, the girls started screaming and shouting, like little fangirls chasing after celebrities.

"Chi Yan looks just as dashing and heroic as he does on TV, so cool!"

"Lime is so cute! I really want to touch her hair!" A girl pointed to the light green-clad girl at the back of the line and said excitedly.

Several local magical girls frequently appear on television, making them very well-known and popular among the public. Everyone knows that they are the ones who have been protecting the city.

With her youthful and adorable appearance, she possesses terrifying strength to defeat giant monsters and has been silently protecting the safety of the city and its residents. Just as Tang Feng said, no one can dislike a magical girl.

Upon seeing the arrival of the magical girl group, some of the excited girls quickly noticed something was amiss.

"Where did Liuhuang go?"

"Why is it orange?"

"A new face, are they newcomers?"

"Haven't you guys seen the news? This magical girl has been quite active lately."

"No matter what, she's adorable!"

Soon, the tangerine also gained a lot of popularity.

"Stop crowding around here, go back to your classrooms and wait!"

Some female teachers started kicking people out.

The students had been informed in advance of the magical girls' purpose for this mission, and now they were all eagerly anticipating being chosen.

The school originally planned to use a recommendation system, but the magical girls refused, saying that it would have the same effect no matter who they brought, and they would only choose those they liked.

There's another point that hasn't been explicitly mentioned: the recommendation slots often conceal shady deals among adults.

"We won't choose randomly. Judging the strength of the magic emanating from a person's body is simple, and we will ultimately consider your opinions."

Shui Lan made this guarantee beforehand.

Now that the team's leader has gone missing, she is showing signs of becoming the core of the team. Although Chi Yan often disagrees, Shui Lan's relatively stable personality is indeed more suitable for this kind of work.

The magical girls each went their own way, visiting each class to see if there were any promising students with exceptional magical talent.

Unlike the other three magical girls, Jinju went straight to Class 1 with a clear purpose.

Tang Feng stood on the podium and saw Jin Ju walk in and walk towards a girl, so he smiled slightly.

"Congratulations, Shengxue."

Amidst the envious gazes of the girls in the class, Shengxue stood up and followed the magical girl out of the classroom.

As Jinju stepped into the corridor outside the classroom, she turned around, ready to speak, only to find Shengxue staring at her with a puzzled expression.

"Jin...ju?" Her voice was somewhat uncertain.

Jinju was stunned. Although she had prepared herself for Shengxue to guess her identity, she did not expect to be recognized at first glance.

Because of the existence of the magical girl's cognitive shield, Seiyuki only felt a strange sense of familiarity with the magical girl in front of her, and she vaguely guessed what was going on in her mind.

The fact that her deskmate, An Jinju, coincidentally took the afternoon off made her even more confident.

Jinju smiled faintly, "As expected of Shengxue, you were recognized at a glance."

The next moment, her hand was tightly grasped.

"That's wonderful, Jinju, your dream has finally come true!" Shengxue held Jinju's hand, her eyes sparkling. "So beautiful... a magical girl."

"Speaking of which, Shengxue also deserves credit for this."

"Hmm?" Shengxue looked puzzled.

Jinju recalled her experiences before becoming a magical girl. If she hadn't intercepted Shengxue from Tang Feng twice, she wouldn't have suffered such severe humiliation.

It was during that time that her beliefs and will were forged. When she decided to protect her sister, break free from the cage of fear, and take the final step, all the hardships she had endured became the driving force for her to move forward.

The moment he awakened, he had already broken through to B-level, and was just one step away from A-level.

"No matter what, Shengxue, you are my best friend, forever and ever." Jinju held Shengxue's hand in return, revealing her true feelings.

"I'm also very happy to be Jinju's friend, and I will try my best to catch up with you."

"You will definitely become a magical girl."

"I will..."

As she said those words, Shengxue unconsciously lowered her gaze.

Before long, the magical girls had all chosen their preferred students.

There were two girls Shengxue didn't recognize, and the other was from her class.

Shengxue knew this girl.

Although he was usually quiet and not very outgoing, his deep, dark eyes left a deep impression on her.

She remembered that the girl's name was Ziwan.

A meeting room on campus.

Four magical girls and four girls sat around a long table, discussing tomorrow's battle plan and details.

Shui Lan glanced at the faces of the girls and spoke in a deep voice.

Her voice was usually quite gentle, but now it carried a hint of seriousness.

"Now that things have come to this, there are some things I can tell you. The situation in Binhai City is indeed very serious, otherwise the Magical Girl Association would not have resorted to this desperate measure."

"The number of calamity beasts has increased significantly recently. Although we can handle it for now, no one can guarantee that things won't get worse in the future."

"As you've also noticed, Liu Huang didn't come today because she's been out of contact for several days."

Upon hearing this, several girls couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"How is that possible? Isn't she the strongest A-rank magical girl?"

"Could it be that he was busy with something important and forgot to contact you?"

"There haven't been any particularly strong monsters appearing lately, right? That shouldn't be the case..."

Shui Lan pressed her hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"We'll investigate this matter; there's nothing you can do to help."

Seeing the slightly disappointed expressions on the girls' faces, Shui Lan smiled and softened her voice.

"You are among the most outstanding students in the Magical Girl Academy, possessing exceptional magical talent. We have high expectations for you."

"Your top priority is to hone your skills and find the opportunity to become magical girls. Although awakening is not an easy thing, I have faith in you from the bottom of my heart. After all, you are the juniors we have personally chosen."

"After you become magical girls, you can become our companions, enjoy the spotlight, and do many things that you couldn't do before."

"But none of that matters. Think carefully about why you want to become magical girls, find your original intentions, and then, when crisis and beliefs collide, let your most dazzling colors shine."

"I hope that one day we will fight side by side!"

After Shui Lan's inspiring speech, the girls' eyes sparkled with enthusiasm and anticipation.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, she coughed lightly, waking everyone from their reverie.

"Next, let's discuss the details of tomorrow's operation."

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(Please, everyone, whether you read tomorrow's chapter or not, please scroll to the end! Tuesday's reading is very important, it's related to whether we can get on the trial recommendation! We've already reached 100,000 words and haven't been recommended yet, I'm so sad TnT)

P.S.: There's a great deal tomorrow!

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