Something's off about this magical girl.

Chapter 15 Magical Girl, Isn't that amazing?

Gu Bai stared at that figure for several seconds.

A strange sense of familiarity.

An older teacher standing nearby leaned closer, speaking in a low voice with a hint of respect, and gestured with his lip in that direction:

"It's Zhenyue. She's in charge of setting the exam questions this time. No wonder the questions were so..."

"I can tell."

Gu Bai stopped there and didn't talk much more, turning his attention back to the examination room to wait for the unexpected to happen.

About two minutes later.

The magical resonance in the examination room spread out softly, the restlessness had subsided, and most people had their heads down, each working on their own, pushing themselves a little further near their own limits.

Then, the loudspeaker emitted a notification sound.

[Candidate number two, first question submitted, air step method, passed.]

Not only did Gu Bai raise his head, but the entire examination room fell silent for a moment, as if everyone's breathing had stopped for a beat.

Immediately, everyone's gaze began to converge and flow in a certain direction.

Dong Chun was suspended in mid-air, her snow-white hair styled into a loose, round knot with a hairpin.

There was an extremely thin layer of light beneath her feet, about two or three meters above the ground. She took a few steps, landed steadily, and breathed evenly, without the slightest sign of effort, as if that layer of light was meant to be there.

But the next moment, the loudspeaker started playing again:

[Candidate number one, the pseudo-wing method was submitted for the first question and passed.]

[Submitted separately, airflow control method, approved.]

This time, an uncontrollable gasp of surprise erupted in the examination room.

Gu Bai shifted his gaze from Dong Chun and found the position of examinee number one.

The girl's long orange hair was so striking.

Just as Gu Bai suspected, it was Xia Zhi.

The girl slowly descended from the air back to the ground, lowered her hand, dispersed the residual airflow in her palm, turned her head, and her gaze met Dongchun's in the middle of the examination room.

The two looked at each other, said nothing, and then turned back to continue their exams.

Gu Bai stood at the back and watched the whole scene without saying a word.

Zhenyue stood at the very front, hands behind her back, calm. Her gaze lingered a little longer in those two directions before returning to the entire examination hall without saying a word.

As time went on, several more announcements were made, declaring the flight magic complete.

Gu Bai then walked to the side from the very back.

Compared to the two genius magical girls who were well-known to everyone in the third year of Qixin High School, he did have a 'lower-level' magical girl he wanted to see more of—and he found her!

He fixed his gaze on that direction.

Tao Zhuo was standing there with a worried look on her face, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Clearly, this kind of magic test must be quite difficult for Tao Zhuo, who specializes in physical arts.

A moment later, she raised her hand and asked for a piece of paper.

The proctor brought it to her, she took it, bent down, and began to fold it.

Gu Bai watched her fold paper quietly.

Folding and folding, the speed wasn't fast, but the pressing of the lines was quite skillful.

Soon, a slightly larger paper airplane appeared in her hand.

Tao Zhuo looked down at it, breathed on it (presumably to infuse it with magic), then tilted her head back and tossed the paper airplane high into the air.

The next moment, she leaped up and stepped onto it!

The paper airplane was held firmly at her feet, tracing a smooth arc above the examination hall. Although it flew very low, it had at least taken flight.

[Candidate number 43, first question submitted, medium multiplication method... passed]

The pause in the announcement was probably because the proctor was also silent for two seconds, confirming whether the paper airplane counted as a 'medium'. Logically speaking, for normal medium transport, at the very least, a carpet or a magic wand should be used!

But at least it's done.

Now that he's in the top third, it seems Tao Zhuo's abilities are quite impressive compared to others in his generation.

As for the other magical girls, Gu Bai wasn't particularly interested.

To be honest, I feel that none of them can compare to my childhood sweetheart. My childhood sweetheart is like my whole world. Does anyone understand?

The exam was still ongoing, but Gu Bai was already preparing to move towards the exit.

[Candidate number seven, question three has been submitted. See the advice and you have passed!]

Just then, the first notification sounded regarding the submission of the third question.

It wasn't those two? Gu Bai was a little curious and followed the sound of excitement.

The completed figure is a blonde magical girl. Judging from the surrounding students' discussions, she seems to be the second young lady of the goldsmith Koeneng family, who is also a five-star.

Jin Jue.

I heard Tao Zhuo mention Jin Jiang Ke Neng when she was gossiping.

Nowadays, the magical storage bags that every magical girl is equipped with are basically made by their company.

But the heir is quite capable too...

As for how to distinguish between strong and weak, it's simple for Gu Bai. In his eyes, someone stronger than Xia Zhi and Dong Chun is strong, and judging them this way shouldn't be a problem.

Jin Jue was holding a ring-shaped object in her hand.

Golden light emanated from the inner ring, and the proctor who had just been conducting the test was nodding in approval.

Gu Bai took note of the name and then headed towards the exit.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

7 p.m., in the counseling room.

Tao Zhuo lay sprawled in the wide chair, a newspaper he'd picked up from somewhere covering his face, leaving only his mouth exposed. His tone was almost like that of a dead man:

"Teacher, how was it? Magical girl, isn't it amazing?"

"That's amazing." Gu Bai picked up his teacup and took a sip of water.

"Consider it a compliment." Tao Zhuo took the newspaper off her face, sat up, and rubbed her messy pink hair. "Anyway, we've finished all three exams. Especially today, sigh, I'm half-dead. I really don't know how those lazy people who spend all day in the training room study."

"One game left," Dongchun said calmly from her seat. "Just hang in there a little longer."

"Okay, right, the teacher probably didn't know that the last exam was divided into two parts, right?"

Tao Zhuo got up and stretched, then explained to herself:

"The practical testing is divided into functional and competitive aspects. Functional testing includes practical tests such as rain control accuracy and animal communication. Competitive testing is self-explanatory; it involves randomized looping, and the final score is based on overall performance."

"A double-elimination championship format?"

"Does the teacher really think it's an unlimited boxing match? Magical girls are a loving family, there's no competitive element of winning. The test lasts a day and a half, with two normal, randomized round-robin matches, and that score is factored into the overall performance evaluation!"

"Really random?" Gu Bai expressed his doubt.

"Probably, as long as I don't draw Sister Xia." Tao Zhuo clasped her hands together and turned to look at Dong Chun: "What about you, Dong Chun?"

"Hmm," Dongchun replied perfunctorily, looking at her phone without even looking up.

"Is this how you reply?"

Tao Zhuo noticed something was wrong, swiftly stepped forward, snatched the phone from Dong Chun's lap, glanced at the screen, and then read it aloud, word by word:

"Breaking through the limits of lifespan, the secret of a family tradition passed down for three hundred years... You are browsing the 'Longevity Forum'."

"It's 'Chang Sheng Ba' (meaning 'immortality')." Dong Chun calmly took the phone back.

"No, what's the difference?" Tao Zhuo sat up straight, her features becoming animated. "If one of them isn't a fraud, I'll go eat the table, okay!"

"Even though most of them are scammers, what if—"

"—No 'what if', if you have more money than you can spend, you can give it to me!"

Dong Chun lowered her head and turned her phone screen slightly to prevent Tao Zhuo from seeing, but she continued browsing: "If I gave it to you, we would have both been wiped out last time."

"shut up!"

Tao Zhuo stared at Dong Chun's profile for two seconds, then sighed, leaned back in her chair, and turned away: "It's a real shame that the 'Approaching Science' program didn't take a look inside Dong Chun's head."

Gu Bai was also looking at Dong Chun.

She kept her head down, the light from her phone screen illuminating her calm face. Her red eyes were slightly lowered as she intently read the content, which was most likely a scam. She didn't argue, but she didn't stop either.

The streetlights on the playground cast a beam of light through the lattice window, creating a rather beautiful scene, especially considering that there's only one exam left.

That's great, it's time to go.