Once the affection level is maxed out, the rivalry begins!

For a time, Bai Ze did indeed fantasize about the classic scenario of "his childhood sweetheart gently waking him up from bed."

But reality is not as gentle as imagined—the evidence is the slowly wriggling monster in the blanket right now.

It was the morning of the new week, and the curtains blocked out the morning light from the living room. The dim room was filled with the faint scent of shampoo.

There was a roll-shaped object lying horizontally on him, with the girl's head peeking out from the top, using his stomach as a pillow and sleeping soundly.

Bai Ze took a deep breath and pulled the thin blanket off her.

"Wow!"

The latter rolled down like a top, peeking out while holding onto the edge of the sofa that had been unfolded into a bed.

"You'll be cursed by God for being so rough with the girl who came to wake you up."

"Who woke whom up, you bedsheet monster?"

He was slightly startled when he opened his eyes.

Because of its private nature, Fumina Junior High School doesn't have a strict timetable, but leaving at this time already carries the risk of being late.

Considering that even the two witches are attending school here obediently, Bai Ze has no immediate plans to give up his normal social life in order to run the behind-the-scenes organization.

Just as he used the pretense of going on a date with Lu Xingyao to seize the Minotaur's labyrinth, maintaining a layer of disguise as an ordinary person might also be necessary.

"Oh, right, Bai Ze."

As the two of them squeezed side by side in front of the bathroom mirror to wash up—Lin Tingwan was using his spare new toothbrush—she suddenly spoke.

"I think I'm being targeted by a dangerous person."

"...What does that mean? A stalker?"

Bai Ze recalled what the priest had said yesterday about sending someone to entangle the War Witch.

Could it be that they weren't targeting the witches who came to their aid, but rather Lin Tingwan herself?

Has her true identity been revealed?

"More or less, but I've already called the police, so it should be dealt with quickly."

Lin Tingwan spit out the foam in her mouth, "And if anything happens, I'll protect you, don't worry."

She wasn't worried about the cult attacking her; whatever the trap or conspiracy, she could simply defeat them head-on. But what if they targeted Bai Ze...?

She didn't know what she would do then.

This is one of the reasons why she insisted on staying here yesterday.

"Shouldn't this be something the man says to the woman?" Bai Ze retorted.

"What's the big deal? Don't be so chauvinistic. Besides, isn't it a common trope in light novels for a strong, beautiful girl to protect the male protagonist?"

Lin Tingwan clenched her fist and waved it in front of him to show that she was that powerful and beautiful girl.

"But I don't want to be a weak male protagonist who can only watch the battle. If I had to choose, I'd prefer someone who can make a cameo appearance as the final boss and kidnap the female protagonist in the third season."

"...Is this a warning of a kidnapping?"

She pretended to be scared and took a few steps back.

However, Bai Ze was serious.

Although failure can help suppress the process of witch transformation, only he can make Lin Tingwan taste the bitterness of defeat!

This opportunity will not be given to any random random grunt!

Because he is the witch's nemesis.

If the Holy Trinity Order were to cause trouble, he would definitely involve the Serpent of Eternity!

With their own thoughts, the two took the subway and walked to school.

Their classroom was located at the end of the third floor of the second-year teaching building, and today, even before entering the classroom, they could hear more chatter than usual.

"Bai Ze, you're late. Did you see the beautiful nun everyone's been talking about?"

After Bai Ze took his seat, the boy in the front seat turned around and asked a question that seemed nonsensical.

"If I remember correctly, proselytizing is prohibited on campus."

He answered while pressing the ballpoint pen.

"That's what they say, but many people have seen a beautiful older sister in a nun's habit wandering around the campus in the mornings, and the school hasn't done anything about it."

The other person lowered their voice, "Could this be a honey trap pyramid scheme used by an illegal religious group?"

"Then what's with that longing look on your face?"

Bai Ze complained.

However, what about illegal religious groups?

He turned to look at Lin Tingwan beside him and found that she was indeed tense.

"Hey! Look! The rumored nun has appeared!"

The guy in the front seat suddenly exclaimed in surprise, so Bai Ze looked in the direction of most of the people in the classroom.

A woman dressed in a black monk's robe stepped into the classroom, picked up the scale-shaped holy emblem that was swaying slightly on her chest, and lowered her head to kiss it.

Then, she looked in Lin Tingwan's direction.

"Greetings to you, Witch of War—"

In that instant, crimson light tore through the air, scattering the surrounding seats before piercing the nun's head. The immense impact propelled her into the air until she was embedded in the wall in front of her, revealing her true form.

A menacing cross-shaped spear wrapped in thorns.

"—You guys actually dared to come."

What followed was Lin Tingwan's murderous question.

She transformed in front of everyone present.

For an average high school student, the fact that a girl in their class suddenly blows someone's head off with a javelin is clearly beyond the processing capacity of a CPU. So much so that the first thing that appears is a chilling silence, before a violent roar erupts a moment later.

"What's that?!" "A magical girl?" "The Holy Grail War? Are you a Lancer?"

"It's so noisy, you'll all forget about it later anyway!"

Lin Tingwan shouted in despair.

Then she looked at Bai Ze.

"I'm sorry for hiding my identity from you all this time; even if Bai Ze eventually loses this memory, I will explain. Actually, I am—"

Should I say something? Now? Here?

Bai Ze held his breath.

"—I am a magical girl who upholds justice in the city! What I just attacked was a monster disguised as a human!"

Even if it means erasing everyone's memories, including mine, you still have to lie like this? Hakiwan, you bastard...

He could not laugh or cry.

As for the others, they immediately showed expressions of conviction, since no one wanted to be the next one to get their head blown off.

It's truly pathetic that a magical girl gains everyone's trust through violence.

"...You'll believe me, right?"

Because he remained silent, Lin Tingwan pressed him for answers with growing anxiety.

She kept her identity as a witch a secret not only because she was worried about dragging those around her into danger.

She was even more afraid that if she revealed her power, those close to her would see her as a monster beyond human comprehension.

"Wait a minute."

Bai Ze stopped her from asking further questions, gazing at the headless nun pinned to the wall by a spear.

"She doesn't seem to be dead yet."

He still remembered the immortality exhibited by the priest in the labyrinth, and if he wasn't mistaken, she should also possess it as a member of the Order.

"What?"

Lin Tingwan turned her head and saw the headless mutilated body pulling a disc-shaped object from the inside of the nun's robe.

It looked like an ordinary game disc, except that a line of obscure text was painted on the surface in red paint.

Having received brief training from the Bureau of Spirit Disasters, she immediately recognized what it was.

[The Strange Tale of Materialization]

Serial Number: 105

Category: Props

Stage of growth: one

Description: Anomaly No. 105 appears as a PC game disc with an outer diameter of 120mm, an inner diameter of 15mm, and a thickness of 1.2mm. It has a capacity of 50GB and is no different from a regular game disc when in normal use. Inside, it contains a series of horror and supernatural themed games, including the "Heavenly God Elementary School Series", the "Silent Hill Series", and "Blue Oni".

When Anomaly No. 105 is damaged by any external force, a certain area of ​​land around it will be transformed into the location where the ghost story takes place, producing several abnormal effects depending on the location, which are highly lethal.

Countermeasure: After Anomaly No. 105 is damaged, another intact Anomaly No. 105 will be generated in the location where it was created. Find it and collect it.

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With a snap, the nun's mangled corpse broke the disc in two.