Chapter 16: Something terrible has happened? It seems like I did it
After picking up Su Tang, Teacher Lin showed no sign of starting class.
“Until the ‘result’ is out, everyone endure properly—no violations of rules. Understood?”
With that, she hurried out again, as if fetching Su Tang was a side quest; main story awaited.
Once gone, the classroom buzzed back to life.
“Result? Endure? Rules?”
Su Tang muttered, confused, “What’s going on…”
“Oh? Su Tang, you don’t know what happened?” Ningliu overheard, scooting over.
“Ah… well, I just transferred.” Su Tang replied instinctively.
“What’s that got to do with transferring?”
Ningliu puzzled, “As an A City citizen, shouldn’t you know?”
“Wh-what!?” Su Tang panicked inside.
Bad bad bad—exposed already? No idea what!
“Oh, I get it.”
“…G-get what?”
“Peach told everyone yesterday—you left a note saying you found home and left.”
Ningliu struck a detective pose, concluding firmly: “You went back to your hometown, right!”
“…”
“Tsk tsk, Su Tang’s such a noob—tracks covered so fast. Guess I’ve got detective potential~”
Su Tang wanted to roast but played along—better not burst the genius bubble.
Proved right.
Ningliu continued: “Otherwise, no explaining why you don’t know A City’s big news.”
“So… what big news?” Su Tang asked gravely.
“Actually, yesterday near evening.”
Ningliu paused, serious: “A magical girl team… got defeated by a monster?”
Ah, that’s it? Thought it was huge.
Wait.
Su Tang jolted.
Don’t tell me…
“But it’s from Uncle Hat—unconfirmed by the Association.”
Ningliu nodded at classmates: “No solid proof, school bans discussion. But everyone’s dying to talk—holding it in, hence the vibe.”
“I see…”
Su Tang pondered, “But discussion’s banned—why tell me?”
“So what?”
Ningliu shrugged: “You wanna know, how can I not tell?”
Ho, that open?
“Besides, discussion’s mutual. Now we’re in the same boat—if punished, you’re in too.”
You little—
Fine, already talking—dig deeper.
“So, the defeated team?” Su Tang whispered.
Needed confirmation: was this “big news” her doing?
What if another monster won too?
Double bloom—monster counterattack horn!
Though… unlikely.
Knock knock knock.
Before Ningliu answered, door knocked again.
Teacher Lin returned, laptop in hand.
Stood at podium—barely half-head visible, stubbornly no stool—announced:
“Result’s out.”
Class fell dead silent; breaths held.
“The Association confirms… magical girl team Delinquent Girls, at 5:30 PM yesterday, defeated by a new mysterious female monster.”
Words dropped—silence held a beat, then exploded.
“WHAT!? It’s real?!”
“Impossible! Magical girls losing?!”
“Delinquent Girls—top-ish at Dongyang, right? Seniors, debuted years ago, super synced—how lose?!”
Classroom chaos—porridge pot. Few believed.
As the culprit, Su Tang’s feelings… nuanced.
One: confirmed her deed—no second winner. Bit of a shame.
Two: classmates’ reactions hit her late—she did something massive.
Win too easy; Evil Doctor’s casual “first victory” downplayed it. Su Tang forgot: she shattered decades of magical girl undefeated streak—impact huge.
Realizing the scale—pressure?
Yes, but light.
More than exposure worry—Su Tang noted:
“Not one person here thinks magical girls could lose.” She muttered inwardly.
Monster supporters like her: minority.
Makes sense—joint school, magical girl turf. Pro-monster here? Instant purge.
Future: hide identity and pro-monster stance.
“Quick class meeting next. After, school rep and student rep head to Association conference—full school suspension.”
Teacher Lin plugged USB into laptop, activated projector, pulled screen.
Next second: surveillance footage—Su Tang vs. Delinquent Girls.
Short clip: under 5 mins start to end. Half talking (inaudible).
To viewers: mysterious female monster curb-stomped magical girls at their own elimination speed.
Cognition-shattering.
“Wh-what… Delinquent Girls just… crushed that easy?”
“Must be fake! Teacher Lin, this their prank? They love attention!”
“Betrayal! They staged it to cause panic!”
Class buzzed—video right there, still denial.