Chapter 71 Competition
Chapter 71 Competition
As dusk fell, it approached from afar, hiding beside the lush woods, cautiously spying on them.
A beautiful young woman presented the elegant yellow book with both hands, gazing intently at the recipient.
By the streetlight, Bai Yuze stared at the book cover for a while before slowly saying, "No need, Fei Yue. How can a teacher accept a gift from a student?"
"This is the first time I've given a gift to my teacher. I'll be very sad if she refuses it."
Fei Yue looked at him with bright, sparkling eyes, a few tears welling up in her eyes.
Left with no other choice, Bai Yuze accepted it, saying, "Fei Yue, this is the last time."
Upon seeing that the other party accepted the gift, Fei Yue's lips twitched slightly, her smile radiant.
"Okay, teacher."
Back home, Bai Yuze didn't hesitate and immediately threw the book with the title "Lolita" into the trash can.
After thinking for a while, he picked up the book again and put it in the bottom corner of the bookshelf in his room.
If Bai Youqing sees him throwing it in the trash, his reputation will be ruined.
Now he understands the true value of the term "problem student".
He hadn't even become the homeroom teacher of Class D in the second year of high school yet, and the other party had already come to give him a heads-up, saying that the girl's personality was too awful.
After a long while, he finally cleared his mind.
I took out my laptop and first helped Li Xuanyu apply for CCSA access. Then, out of boredom, I checked my WeChat Moments and found that Professor Hoshino had gone to Sichuan Province and taken several photos of giant pandas.
I have to say, giant pandas are so cute...
Abyss Security Bureau
This meeting had more participants than the last one.
All the captains of the adjudication teams in Yeqiu City came. There were 24 captains from 39 districts. Some were dressed in formal attire, some in casual clothes, and some were even dressed in cosplay.
They each have their own characteristics, but the only thing they have in common is that they are generally quite young, around twenty or thirty years old.
The old director was still sitting in the head seat.
"Today I will mainly talk about three things. The first thing is that the college entrance examination is approaching. During this period, all captains should pay special attention to the mental health of each magical girl who is about to come of age."
"We should encourage those children who have successfully summoned magical artifacts, and comfort those who haven't. They should focus on their studies; the nation will not forget every retired magical girl, and universities in Yeqiu City will offer them lower admission scores."
"The second thing is that the biennial Arbiter Competition will be held in mid-July this year, and those who achieve excellent results will receive generous rewards from the World Tree."
Please, all captains of the Arbitrators, arrange for your team members to train well so that Yeqiu City can achieve a good ranking in the Arbitrators Competition.
The first thing is something the team captains here are already used to, as it's mentioned every year. The important thing is the second thing: the Arbitrator Tournament is a major event that is only organized once every two years.
If the college entrance examination is an important stage for human students, then the Arbitrator Tournament is the most important college entrance examination for every newly-became magical girl.
"Who won the championship last time?" someone asked.
"It used to be the Violet Judgment Team, and the successors seem to be the current Gladiolus Judgment Team. I went to CCSA yesterday to check their files. One is a Leaf, one is a Sprout, and two are Seedlings. Tell me, can they win the championship with this kind of strength? You're going to make me laugh to death."
"No way, you know, the original Violet Squad was made up of magical girls who were at least at the Scattered Leaf level."
"That was in the past. Everyone has their glorious moments, but don't take that moment forever."
Chen Yuyi, who was sitting to the side, couldn't stand the mockery from the other magical girl squad leaders and snorted coldly.
"Hmph, what a boastful statement. Narcissus Mage, your team isn't much better. Two years have passed, and not a single member has summoned a magic device. You'll all be retiring next year."
"You want to fight?" The Narcissus Mage was a woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and her gaze toward Chen Yuyi was somewhat unfriendly.
"Let's fight then, who's afraid of who?" Chen Yuyi was clearly not easily intimidated. While she might not be good at leading a team, her overall individual fighting ability was formidable.
The old director was clearly used to this noisy scene, and he would make a scene like this every two years.
"Enough!" The old director slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "You've turned this solemn conference room into a marketplace! What kind of behavior is this? Anyone who makes a scene again will disqualify their team from the competition."
In short, the meeting room fell silent.
The old director may not have the supernatural powers of magical girls, but when the second wave of the Hell Tide crisis first broke out, magical girls had not yet appeared.
It was the old director and his men who rushed to the front lines of the battlefield. In order to give the people in the city time to evacuate, even though they knew that flesh and blood could not stop the attack of the abyssal beasts, they did not retreat even a single step.
In that battle, they suffered countless casualties.
It was also the first time in humanity's struggle that humans defeated the Abyss Beasts using their own strength.
Then, magical girls appeared.
The former director was transferred here to become the director of the Abyss Security Bureau.
Everyone present held this veteran who had come from the battlefield in high esteem.
Seeing that the meeting room had quieted down, the old director composed himself and said, "Xiao Liang, bring out the complaint letter we received a few days ago. Now I'll talk about the third thing."
It was already night when Chen Yuyi walked out of the Abyss Security Bureau.
After a week, the incident in Dongguan City has finally been resolved. The Abyss Demoness slime was not found, but the bodies of the special operations team members were. Autopsies revealed that they all died unconscious; their neurons had been paralyzed.
The four thugs were not found at all; only some tattered clothes were found at the scene. The witch who was responsible for the crime had been captured and sent to prison not long ago.
However, what bothers her most right now is not that, but the distrust her superiors have of Violet's identity. The Security Bureau received a mysterious letter in the past few days, suspecting that Violet had defected to the villainous witch during her year of disappearance and has now reappeared in Yeqiu City.
It's highly likely that she's a villainous witch who's planted a spy in the Magical Girl Headquarters.
According to the former director, evidence has been found in several locations and its authenticity is being verified.
In addition, an investigation team will be dispatched from above to conduct an investigation.
The old director also gave him a special order: to keep a close eye on the other party and immediately notify the higher-ups if there was any disturbance.
This is why she dislikes dealing with the Abyss Security Bureau; often, chaos erupts inside before any fighting even begins outside.
"Sigh, it's one problem after another. I hope it won't affect this year's Magical Girl Competition." Chen Yuyi sighed.
The deputy captain was sent by higher-ups, and now they suspect her of having problems. Why was she sent here in the first place?
Opening her phone, she found Xia Qing complaining in a group chat about the unexpected incident she encountered on her way home that afternoon. She had run into a monster on Garden Road that was ugly and weak, even worse than the demon she had encountered before. She had just fired a magic beam at it and it was gone.
She also posted several photos from the scene. Scrolling up further, you'll see Bai Youqing asking questions and Violet answering them.
Scroll up a little further, and you'll find photos of Violet leading them to a practical training exercise in the eastern district of Yeqiu City.
Chen Yuyi rubbed her temples and asked doubtfully, "How could such a dutiful magical girl senior be a villainous witch?"
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