NOVEL NEXT Chapter 15 - Everyday Life
Chapter 15: Everyday Life
“Did you guys watch the recording of yesterday’s livestream?! It was incredible! The monsters almost made it to the school!”
It was another ordinary morning, and Qing Yue walked into the classroom as usual. Immediately, she heard the excited discussions among the boys.
The campus remained in its unchanging, peaceful routine.
However, Qing Yue couldn’t understand—what was so exciting about ‘almost being attacked by monsters’?
She silently put her backpack in the drawer and took out a carton of milk.
“Yeah, yeah! Just thinking about it gives me the chills! The livestream recording is indeed thrilling, but I’d rather be closer! Witness it with my own eyes!”
A boy crossed his arms, nodding with a solemn expression.
“Ah, it’s a pity. If the monsters had attacked, I could have awakened my hidden power, defeated the monsters, saved everyone! Then, I’d receive the embraces of magical girls—”
The daydreaming boy received a chop to the head.
“Come on, spare us. You defeating monsters? I think you’d become monster poop at best.”
“Hahaha…”
“Haha…”
The surrounding boys burst into laughter.
“What’s wrong? Can’t people have dreams?! Don’t you all want magical girls to embrace you?!”
The dreamy boy retorted with a red face.
“Shouldn’t you save these dreams for nighttime?”
“Oh! By the way, I actually dreamed of a magical girl last night!”
The boy who spoke laughed somewhat lecherously.
“Ah, really dreamed of her, huh? Envious.”
“Who did you dream of?”
“I dreamt of Snow Qing! Last night was amazing!”
Qing Yue had a bad premonition.
She was quite sure she hadn’t entered this person’s dreams last night.
“Huh? Weren’t you a fan of Bao Xiang before?”
“Bao Xiang? I don’t want that useless girl. Now, I’m a hardcore fan of Snow Qing!”
“Hey hey, that’s a bit too much… Bao Xiang, Du Zhi, they’re in the next class, and she did protect us, after all.”
“Even if I see her in person, I’d still say the same. That monster was chasing after her!”
“Ah… forget it. Let’s talk about something less serious. By the way, why did you dream of Snow Qing?”
“Ah~ Snow Qing actually looked at me with a disdainful, icy gaze in my dream. That look… ah…”
Qing Yue almost sprayed out her milk again!
Why did it say ‘again’?
“Your dreams are quite peculiar.”
Another boy couldn’t help but comment.
“What, you guys are still too green. If it were Ashu, he would understand me, right? Ashu, you’ve always been a fan of Snow Qing, right? Now, we’re on the same boat! Hahaha!”
“Oh, speaking of which, Ashu, you’re usually very enthusiastic about magical girl topics. Why so silent today?”
The boy patted Ashu on the shoulder, but Ashu unexpectedly jumped up.
“Ah!”
Ashu’s exclamation had a somewhat girlish feel to it, as if he were being teased by boys.
“What’s going on? You got startled just from a pat on the shoulder. Did you really need to make such a fuss?”
The boy teased.
“What, I was daydreaming and got startled suddenly. Is there a problem?”
Ashu defended himself with a flushed face.
Snow Qing then noticed that Ashu’s figure was quite slender among the boys, and he was actually shorter than the others.
“We were talking about Snow Qing, and you were so into it. What were you doing so absentmindedly?”
“Nothing, just had a bit of a fever these past few days…”
Ashu spoke hesitantly.
“Are you okay?”
The boy spoke and reached out to touch Ashu’s forehead.
However—
“Hey! Stop!”
Ashu anxiously dodged the boy’s hand.
“I, I need to go to the bathroom!”
With that, he hurriedly ran away.
The others felt that Ashu had been acting strangely lately, always avoiding people when going to the bathroom. However, after exchanging glances, this group of friends carefreely resumed discussing the previous topic.
“I, I actually dreamed last night too.”
A shy, short boy interjected.
“Who?”
“I dreamed of Azure.”
He shyly shrugged his shoulders.
“Wow, what a poseur. That’s the airport!”
“But Azure does have beautiful eyes.”
“Could you have some weird XP too?”
“N-no, in the dream, Azure just talked to me.”
“By the way, if you like that type, there’s one in the next class…”
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These people chatted endlessly about trivial topics.
At the back of the classroom, two less sociable boys discussed other matters.
Because Qing Yue’s seat was closer to them, she overheard—
“Hey, hey, I got something good recently.”
The delinquent-looking boy hugged the shoulder of another gloomy boy.
“Hmm? What is it?”
“It’s tickets to that rock band!”
The delinquent was very excited.
“Oh? A rock band…? Oh, the underground idol group you mentioned before?”
The gloomy boy seemed to recall.
“Yeah, that one!”
“What’s so fun about that?”
“You wouldn’t know. Those underground idols spend a lot, and this group is notorious for being extreme! Real swords and guns are not impossible!”
The delinquent spoke mysteriously.
“Huh?! Really?!”
“Lower your voice… Don’t let others know…”
Their conversation grew quieter until Qing Yue couldn’t hear them anymore.
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During lunch break, Qing Yue, as usual, went to the school cafeteria to have lunch. Whether it was her imagination or not, there seemed to be more people in the cafeteria today.
Qing Yue grabbed her meal and found a vacant spot to sit down. However, at that moment, another figure occupied the opposite seat, settling in as if it were her own home.
“Someone’s already sitting across from you.”
“Why do you keep using this trick? Don’t you know that the same move won’t work on a Saint Seiya twice?”
Han Quan laughed.
“Sigh… What’s up?”
Qing Yue glanced at her helplessly.
“Azure has risen to 102 in the rankings! Impressive, right?”
Han Quan proudly showed Qing Yue the “Magical Girl Rankings” app on her phone.
“Impressive, impressive.”
Qing Yue deadpanned, then took a bite of her fried rice.
“Hmph~ But don’t get too proud! Cherry and Jade have long been in the top 100! Azure needs to keep working hard!”
Han Quan’s small face was genuinely proud.
Qing Yue didn’t bother with her.
Han Quan then turned to her “tree hole” and said, “Oh, and Du Zhi actually took a day off today…”
Han Quan’s tone became somewhat gloomy.
“Isn’t it normal for idols to take a day off?”
“That’s what I’m saying, but at this time… I just hope she didn’t run into any trouble.”
Han Quan looked somewhat worried.
“Why are you suddenly concerned about Du Zhi? Your relationship with her isn’t good, right? Ahem~”
Qing Yue took another bite of her rice, still without any taste.
“When did I care about her?! I’m just afraid she’ll do something reckless again and not know where she went!”
Han Quan raised her head, denying with a tsundere attitude.
Watching Han Quan’s insincere words, Qing Yue took another silent bite.
“Also, I’m considering another thing.”
Han Quan propped up her chin with her left hand, idly stirring the food on her plate with her right.
“What? Hmm hmm…?”
“I want to become Snow Qing’s disciple.”
“Pfft!”
Qing Yue almost sprayed her rice.
“Woah! You’re so unsanitary!”
“Cough, cough…”
Qing Yue quickly took a sip of water, narrowly avoiding choking.
“If you dislike her so much, why suddenly want to become her disciple?”
“Because she’s really strong.”
“Aren’t you disgusted that she keeps stealing kills everywhere?”
“Well… she might have some difficulties, right? I used to think she only knew how to steal kills, but yesterday was the first time I saw her fight for real—she’s really strong.”
Han Quan clenched her small fist.
“That girl’s strength is probably on par with the ‘TOP 10.'”
The TOP 10 referred to the top 10 magical girls, and the rankings beyond the top 10 were subject to more fluctuations. The positions within the top 10 were relatively stable, and there was usually little movement.
“You talk as if you really understand the strength of the TOP 10.”
Qing Yue took another sip of water.
“Of course I understand! We had a senior in middle school who was seventh in the TOP 10! She was close to the Four-Leaf Clovers too!”
“Your school really is something.”
“But she’s not in school now, she’s focusing on her idol career. I can tell, that girl Azure’s strength is probably not inferior to our senior.”
Han Quan said seriously.
“But your ‘that girl,’ ‘that girl’ tone doesn’t sound like how you’d address a teacher.”
“What’s wrong with that tone? It’s the tone I use for people I dislike, right?”
Han Quan justified herself with an air of righteousness.
“If you dislike her, why become her disciple?”
“These two things don’t conflict, right? I just want to secretly learn everything from that girl! Then, I’ll teach her a lesson! Hmph~”
Han Quan’s fantasy time was about to begin again, and she even enthusiastically discussed with Qing Yue how she would bully her teacher after mastering everything.
“Ah yes, your plan is great. I can’t wait to see your masterpiece.”
Qing Yue rolled her eyes.
She had already finished her meal, but Han Quan, engrossed in conversation, hadn’t touched her food at all.
As Qing Yue was contemplating slipping away quietly, the TV on the wall began a special news report, open to all students in the cafeteria.
[Breaking news]
A white magical girl appeared on the TV screen, wearing a military uniform.