What are you looking at? You're the female lead too!

Although it has been confirmed that the student council program for the school festival will be a video with a magical girl theme, the details of how to film it, where to film it, and most importantly, the script have not yet been decided.

There's no need to worry about technology or funding. As the governing body of all clubs at Tianyu High School, the student council naturally has the most activity funds, and all its members are well-off.

Ye Wen had studied photography and editing for a period of time in Hawaii, and since it was a low-budget self-produced video, it didn't require a high level of visual sophistication, so it wasn't a problem at all.

He has already asked Himeko and the others to find a suitable filming location in the next few days, which means that the only thing that needs to be secured now is the female lead.

In the afternoon, at dusk.

The corridor of the teaching building.

"Heave-ho..."

Most of the students had already left the school, while Gu Jiangyi, who was in charge of cleaning, stood on a ladder, trying her best to sweep the dust off the upper part of the exterior windows.

Because of the sun's rays, and because it had been quite hot lately, the girl's face was covered in beads of sweat that glistened in the sunlight.

One of the drops even flowed directly into her eye. Instantly, Gu Jiangyi instinctively closed her eyes, stumbled a few times on the ladder, and wobbled as if she was about to fall off.

Fortunately, just as she was about to fall completely, a strong hand caught her from behind and steadily helped her to her feet.

"ah?"

Gu Jiangyi hurriedly wiped her eyes, looked down, and gave a helpless smile.

"It's you again, senior."

Looking at Ye Wen standing under her skirt, Gu Jiangyi sighed, "I already told you not to worry about me. Don't you have anything to do?"

Ye Wen maintained his gaze fixed on Gu Jiangyi's skirt and said matter-of-factly, "Helping students is one of the student council's tasks. It's my duty, and you have no reason to object."

"Besides, if I hadn't helped you just now, you'd probably be lying on the ground waiting for an ambulance right now."

"Magical girls aren't that fragile, but thank you anyway, senpai."

Seeing Ye Wen staring blankly at her skirt, Gu Jiangyi hesitated for a few seconds before finally saying, "Um, senior."

"Could you please stop staring under my skirt? It's so embarrassing..."

Ye Wen tilted his head in confusion.

"You were wearing safety shorts, what's there to be ashamed of?"

"If all else fails, I'll show you mine."

Gu Jiangyi: "..."

"Never mind, whatever makes you happy, senior."

Because Ye Wen's gaze was too honest, Gu Jiangyi actually felt ashamed that she was being looked down at, so she simply turned around, ignored Ye Wen below, and focused on finishing her cleaning work.

She hadn't been wiping for long when Ye Wen's hand appeared beside her, and they wiped the dusty window together.

Gu Jiangyi pursed her lips, wanting to say something, but then held back.

In the end, he simply whispered a thank you.

"Why are you the only one left to clean?"

While helping out, Ye Wen chatted with Gu Jiangyi: "I remember that according to the rules, each class should have at least three students left to clean up, right?"

"They had other things to do, I was just helping them finish their work." After saying that, Gu Jiangyi quickly added, "They didn't force me, it was voluntary!"

"Senior, please don't go looking for trouble with them, really, please don't..."

Gu Jiangyi pleaded softly.

Ye Wen stared at her for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "You can refuse."

"Why would I refuse?" She gave a bitter, self-deprecating smile. "Anyway, I don't have anything else to do for the time being."

Ye Wen blinked: "Because you have no home to go back to, right?"

Gu Jiangyi: "!"

She staggered and almost fell off the chair again, but Ye Wen caught her just in time.

"Senior, you're so naughty."

Gu Jiangyi calmed her rapidly beating heart. It was obvious that Ye Wen was investigating her recent situation and already knew quite a bit.

She mustered her courage and, for the first time, looked Ye Wen directly in the eye: "This kind of invasion of students' privacy is not something the student council should be doing, is it?"

Ye Wen remained expressionless and said:

"Student safety is also within the scope of the student council's responsibility."

"As for Gu Jiangyi, your behavior of wandering outside every night and surviving in the wilderness is extremely unsafe, and the student council has the right to inquire and take necessary measures."

"Waaah..."

Gu Jiangyi looked away again, avoiding Ye Wen's gaze: "The student council is really meddling..."

"Yes," Ye Wen nodded, "The student council has that much influence."

So, what's the situation at your home?

Gu Jiangyi remained silent, but quickened her cleaning pace.

"Fine, you don't have to say it if you don't want to."

Ye Wen said frankly, "Anyway, I'll have someone investigate."

Gu Jiangyi: "..."

She looked at Ye Wen with a resentful gaze.

The two of them continued cleaning in silence, wiping the windows, then the podium, then the fan, and finally washing their hands.

It took about twenty minutes to finally clean the classroom thoroughly.

"Um, senior, thank you for helping me today."

Gu Jiangyi rubbed her fingers together. "Now that you've finished cleaning, can you leave?"

"You don't need to follow me anymore, right?"

Yes, Gu Jiangyi was incredibly audacious; she actually wanted to force the student council vice president to leave. This was probably the second boldest thing she had ever done in her life.

The girl's heart was pounding.

If Ye Wen continues to follow her, she will be in a difficult position. After all, not everyone wants their embarrassing situation to be seen, especially when it is someone as outstanding as him, even in the highly competitive student council.

Gu Jiangyi lowered her head in self-consciousness.

Looking at Gu Jiangyi's soft and gentle appearance, Ye Wen said, "I helped you today, so you owe me a favor, right?"

Gu Jiangyi paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, that's right."

Ye Wen continued:

"Then I'll make you repay this favor. Doing me a favor shouldn't be a problem, right?"

At this point, Gu Jiangyi understood that Ye Wen needed her help with something, and thinking about this, she felt a little happy.

That's good, at least I can still help him in some way.

"What kind of help is it, senior?"

Ye Wen got straight to the point: "Our student council plans to showcase our self-made videos at the school festival, and we hope you will participate."

"A video? You filmed it yourself?" Gu Jiangyi looked longingly at her. "That's great. If it were a role with little screen time, I could probably manage."

"It's the female lead," Ye Wen said bluntly. "The role you're playing."

Gu Jiangyi: "..."

Her face turned pale with fright: "Can I refuse?"

How could she possibly be qualified to play the female lead?

As the core of the story, the center of the scene is exposed to the entire school: she will vomit, she really will vomit.

So, Gu Jiangyi looked at Ye Wen hopefully and asked, "Can I refuse?"

"sure."

Ye Wen gave a familiar, amiable smile: "I didn't force you."

Gu Jiangyi: "?"

Has she experienced this scene somewhere before?

"Senior, senior."

Gu Jiangyi said weakly, "Are you going to deduct points from my score again?"

At this moment, Ye Wen had already taken out a small notebook.

"No." He shook his head and said seriously, "This time it won't be recorded in the demerit point book."

"Instead, it will be recorded in the ledger of my life. I will always remember this day. A guy named Gu Jiangyi refused to help, which led to the failure of the student council's exhibition at the school festival. The student council president committed suicide to atone for his sins, and I will become the new student council president in grief..."

As Ye Wenyue spoke, Gu Jiangyi's lips twitched more and more violently. Why did she have a feeling that the whole school would be destroyed if she refused?

Helpless, she could only nod, interrupting Ye Wen, who was already talking about overthrowing the principal's rule and establishing new school rules: "Senior, please stop, I'm scared..."

"I'll act it out, I'll act it out, okay?"

"By the way, what's the theme of the film?"

Ye Wen closed the notebook: "Magical Girl."

Gu Jiangyi: "...(ㅍ_ㅍ)"

"I don't want to act anymore."

Ye Wen opened the notebook.

"After eliminating the principal and establishing a new school, I will unite with other surrounding schools, gather all students, and launch an unprecedented large-scale..."

"Alright, alright, senior, please stop talking." Gu Jiangyi sighed, "Magical girl... okay, I guess."

It seems Ye Wen is determined to take her under his thumb. How could a weak woman like her possibly resist the darkness of the student council?

I have no choice but to surrender, meow.

"I will obediently let you do whatever you want with me, senior."

"Don't make it sound so strange, we're filming a proper magical girl movie."

Ye Wen calmly opened his phone: "Here, let's add each other's contact information. I'll let you know when and where the performance is."

Ye Wen and Gu Jiangyi became friends.

"Is there nothing else going on now?"

Gu Jiangyi asked cautiously, "Senior, can you go back now?"

"I……"

Click!

Click, click, click!

It was a series of shattering sounds that drowned out Gu Jiangyi's words, shattering the remaining warmth in the most ruthless way.

Instantly, Gu Jiangyi's expression changed.

She was no longer timid or socially anxious, but instead rushed outside with courage and awareness, looking at the broken glass on the ground and the black mist that swirled throughout the corridor.

"A demon?!"

Gu Jiangyi asked in surprise, "Why would demons appear at the school at this time?"

This was a situation she had never encountered before.

Outside the school, the sun sets, and the fiery twilight fades away.

Darkness has come.