Dark-colored Fairy Tale: Seven Magicians - Chapter 5

Chapter 5

After all, they were just kids, and since they were girls, their actions wouldn’t be malicious. At most, she just wanted to scare her a little.

But it was as if Lu Yuting had a stroke of bad luck. The pen case in her hand somehow slipped and then—

CLANG!

Liu Menglu: ??? Little question mark, do you have a lot of friends?!

When the pen case slipped from Lu Yuting’s hand, she followed its trajectory with her eyes. The sight that met her gaze made her freeze in place.

She saw that the pen case, which had been zipped shut, was now open. The sudden throw had sent the pens inside flying in all directions. A few of them had lodged directly into the teacher’s hair, and a few naughty ones had slipped into the teacher’s collar.

At that moment, Lu Yuting was like a small boat sailing through a storm, trembling in fear, and the next second, it capsized decisively.

“Lu! Yu! Ting!”

“Yes!” Lu Yuting’s voice was filled with a cry.

“Lu Yuting, congratulations on being the first person in our school’s history to assault a teacher.”

The teacher touched the pen on her head and revealed a terrifyingly gentle smile. But in Lu Yuting’s eyes, that smile was the devil’s grin.

Then, she heard the teacher say, “So, I’m going to give you a 20,000-word apology letter. Due tomorrow. And also, happy birthday!”

At that moment, Lu Yuting burst into tears, looking utterly miserable.

Liu Menglu covered her face, secretly peeking at the girl who seemed to have lost her soul. She couldn’t help but have a slightly unkind thought: This is probably the most horrifying birthday present this girl will ever receive in her life.

Today’s events were definitely epic and full of twists and turns. The classmates were all captivated, recording every detail and sharing it with their friends.

They simply thought what happened today was a coincidence, but in Lu Yuting’s eyes, this was all a scheme orchestrated by that manipulative Liu Menglu!

From the moment she called her an idiot to every other word she said, she was luring her into a trap.

Thinking this, Lu Yuting’s eyes filled with even more hatred towards Liu Menglu.

What could Liu Menglu do? She was genuinely innocent. Just another day of being misunderstood by a classmate~

…

Returning home, Liu Menglu habitually called out, “I’m back.”

In the empty house, no one answered, but Liu Menglu seemed used to it. She quickly took off her school uniform and put on her standard otaku three-piece set: pajamas, slippers, and ice-cold cola!

She decisively went to the TV area, which was already piled high with snacks, and turned on the TV to enjoy some magical girl anime.

Night fell, and Liu Menglu stretched. She watched the dazzling magic of the magical girls on the screen, yawned, and took a final gulp of her cold cola.

“Burp~“

“Ahh, that’s good!” Liu Menglu patted her chest in contentment. Just as she stood up, she saw the family photo hanging in the living room.

It was a picture of a family of three. The girl in the photo was smiling brightly, and the couple behind her had happy smiles on their faces. The only thing that was a little strange was that in a family photo of three, the girl should be in the very middle. But in this photo, Liu Menglu was sitting in front of her father, as if someone else were sitting beside her.

And even though no one was there, her mother’s arm was slightly extended, as if there were a person there, with her hand resting on their shoulder.

Liu Menglu looked at it and smiled.

Mom loved to mess around when taking pictures. She must have stretched her hand out to try and tickle me, but I was smart and sat in front of Dad that time.

Hehe, Mom’s prank didn’t work!

Thinking this, Liu Menglu held her head high, but for some reason, she placed her hand on the empty space to her left, feeling a little empty inside.

…

“Good morning, Lady Mengmeng!” As Liu Menglu walked through the school gate, she heard a cheerful voice from behind her, followed by a sudden pounce.

Liu Menglu expertly braced herself, then wrapped her arms around the girl and hugged her.

Hmm… I don’t know her.

Liu Menglu felt a bit defeated, but a bright smile remained on her face. She reached out and playfully pinched the nose of this unknown underclassman or classmate, saying with a doting expression, “Don’t do that next time. What if you fall? It’s no big deal if I fall, but if you get hurt, my heart would break.”

She finished with a little frown, and the worry that flashed in her eyes made the underclassman instantly feel guilty. She looked at Liu Menglu cautiously, her face flushed.

“Lady Mengmeng, I won’t do it again!”

“Mhm.” Liu Menglu didn’t blame her. She finally tapped the unknown underclassman on the forehead and confidently walked toward her classroom with her backpack.

Her graceful departure once again captured the hearts of many girls.

“Ah! Today is another day of bowing down to Lady Mengmeng’s school uniform skirt!”

“Damn it! Someone was faster than me with the pounce from behind today! Tomorrow, I must get here even earlier to pounce on Lady Mengmeng.”

These were the intense feelings of the girls.

As for the boys… they were crying themselves to death in the bathrooms.

Because Lady Mengmeng was so nice to girls, but if a boy dared to pounce on her like that… Hehe, Lady Mengmeng’s Judo, three-stage technique. It was a truly tragic story~

…

In the classroom, Lu Yuting looked in the mirror at herself, a third more beautiful than usual, and at the boys in class who were secretly looking at her. She couldn’t help but feel a little smug.

Hmph. I don’t believe Liu Menglu can outshine me today. I secretly practiced for two months at home for this one makeup look this morning!

In the past two months, every time she went out with this makeup, it drew countless compliments. Today, she was determined to completely crush Liu Menglu.

Thinking about how she was going to dominate Liu Menglu’s beauty, Lu Yuting showed a smug smile.

Just as she was daydreaming, she suddenly heard Yang Shishi talking.

“Did you get pounced on by some unknown underclassman again today?”

As soon as she walked into the classroom, Liu Menglu heard her friend’s teasing. This made Liu Menglu turn her head in confusion. “How did you know a girl hugged me like that again today?”

Yang Shishi tapped her nose and smiled mysteriously. “You smell different today. Before, it was a light laundry detergent scent; today, it’s a lemon scent.”

Liu Menglu blinked. Thinking about the lemon scent she had smelled on that underclassman, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

“Shishi, don’t tell me you have a crush on me? You’re always so concerned about me.”