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Back in the faculty office, Qingze nodded and greeted the teachers he had met along the way.
A middle-aged female teacher wearing black-rimmed glasses stopped him and handed him an exercise book, saying, "Mr. Ao, this is Maeda's exercise book. She handed it in by mistake."
Could you please return this to her during morning self-study and remind her to submit the corrected Chinese homework?
"Ok, no problem."
Qingze took the workbook, feeling somewhat puzzled.
Given class monitor Yuuki Maeda's consistently meticulous and conscientious nature, she shouldn't have made such a basic mistake as mixing up assignments.
He returned to his desk and sat down, curiously flipping through the notebook in his hand.
The first line of neat handwriting catches the eye: "I want to defeat the Demon King."
This sentence, brimming with chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur), instantly caught his attention.
He continued reading and realized that this wasn't Maeda Yuki suddenly going through a rebellious phase, but rather a draft of a light novel she was trying to create.
The content is a relatively traditional Western fantasy theme.
The story tells of a village boy who buys a fake sword from a traveling merchant, which is claimed to be the "Sword of the Warrior." He believes it to be real and is convinced that he is the destined hero.
He took along the village's alcoholic, inept priest and embarked on an adventure.
Along the way, they met a reliable dwarf warrior who served as the front line of the team, and in a forest, they found a powerful elven female mage.
The four formed a seemingly respectable team of heroes and received a silver coin from the king as travel expenses.
The story abruptly ends just as they are about to embark on their adventure.
Qingze looked at the beginning of this novel, which was full of childishness but had a complete structure, and felt strange.
Why did Maeda suddenly decide to write light novels?
Although he couldn't figure out why, he still picked up a red pen and carefully helped with the annotations.
He pointed out areas where the sentences were not fluent enough, plot transitions were somewhat abrupt, and where environmental descriptions or characters' inner thoughts could be added to enhance the emotional impact.
Although Aozawa himself has never written a light novel, his excellent literary skills and reading comprehension ability are more than enough to point out the problems in the article.
As for the specific modifications, that's up to Yuki Maeda.
After I finished writing my annotations, the bell rang to signal the start of morning self-study.
Qingze picked up his math textbook and the workbook, and left the staff room with the other teachers.
They each headed towards their assigned class. He arrived at the door of Class 1A.
"stand up!"
Maeda Yuki's clear voice immediately rang out.
All the girls in the class stood up in response and bowed in unison to the podium, saying, "Good morning, Teacher Qingze!"
Good morning, everyone. Please have a seat.
Aozawa responded with a smile, then walked to Maeda Yuuki's desk, handed her her workbook, and said, "You handed in the wrong workbook. Remember to go to the staff room after class to hand in your Chinese workbook."
"what……"
Maeda Yuuki's fair cheeks flushed instantly, the blush spreading all the way to her ears. She hurriedly took the notebook and whispered, "Thank you so much, teacher."
"It's ok."
Qingze smiled gently, turned around and walked to the teacher's seat by the window to sit down.
The students began to take out their books for morning reading.
Maeda Yuki frantically rummaged through her schoolbag and finally found the real Japanese language workbook, her blush still lingering.
Since she didn't hand in her Mandarin homework, what did she hand in?
With a heart full of trepidation, she trembled as she opened the "intertwined" exercise book in her hand.
"I want to defeat the Demon King."
These words were like a hammer of judgment, making her feel dizzy instantly, and her heart sank.
She tried writing light novels not because she dreamed of becoming a writer, but simply because she wanted to use her own abilities to help ease her parents' financial burden.
If she were to take a part-time job, her parents would definitely object, believing that it would affect her studies.
That's why she chose the relatively discreet path of "debuting with light novels".
I never imagined that I would be so foolish as to hand in my novel writing notebook as homework.
This kind of basic mistake must never be made again!
She angrily admonished herself.
I must plan my time well from now on, and writing must not interfere with my regular studies.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, and then noticed the red annotations from Qingze on her workbook.
He not only read it carefully, but also pointed out the problems and suggestions for improvement in the article.
Looking at these carefully written comments, Yuki Maeda couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
The teacher is so responsible.
They are willing to patiently guide you even on such trivial matters unrelated to your studies.
……
After the first class in the morning, Yuki Maeda went to the staff room to hand in her Japanese homework. Then she walked to Aozawa's desk, bowed, and said, "Teacher, thank you so much for your comments. I will take them seriously and try my best to improve!"
Seeing her serious expression, as if she were receiving some important mission, Qingze couldn't help but laugh and say, "Maeda, it's fine to write novels in your spare time, but your studies are the foundation, and you absolutely cannot slack off."
You need to learn to plan your time effectively between the two.
He paused, his tone becoming even gentler: "Also, if you don't mind the trouble, you can come to me for advice when you encounter any bottlenecks in your plot development. I can help you review it and offer some suggestions."
Yuuki Maeda instinctively wanted to refuse, saying, "Teacher, how can I trouble you with this again and again..."
"How can something related to students' growth be considered troublesome?"
Qingze interrupted her, his tone sincere, "Caring for and guiding students is a teacher's duty."
These words dispelled Maeda Yuki's concerns.
As a novice writer trying her hand at writing for the first time, she naturally hoped that someone could point out her shortcomings so that she could improve.
She bowed deeply to Qingze again and said, "Then, I look forward to your guidance in the future!"
Just as she lowered her head, the green tag above her head, labeled "Saintess of Light," flashed and shot out a vibrant green light that instantly entered Qingze's brow.
A cool sensation instantly entered his spiritual world, and silently, Qingze felt his spiritual power become more refined and stronger.
Its own sensory range quietly expanded from 8.2 meters to 9 meters.
It's true that being a good teacher brings good fortune.
Qingze was in a great mood.
Chapter 110 New Commission
Shortly after the lunch break bell rang, Qingze was the first to arrive at the school cafeteria.
His goal was not to compete for popular dishes, but to obtain the cyan label that might be refreshed in the cafeteria today.
To his surprise, two eye-catching cyan labels were flashing in the cafeteria's food section today.
One is the familiar [Rejuvenation Potion].
There's not much to say about this; it simply restores his mental energy, allowing him to use magic for longer periods.
The other is the [Clairvoyance Potion].
Just from the name, you can probably guess what it does, even though it sounds a bit frivolous.
But adhering to the principle of "never letting go of any label", Qingze quickly picked up the plate, stepped forward, and took the first fried small fish with the "X-ray vision" label on it into the plate.
Then he put the stir-fried spinach labeled "Rejuvenation Potion" onto his plate.
As for the other ordinary dishes, he casually picked a few, ordered a bowl of rice, and then sat in an inconspicuous corner of the cafeteria with his tray.
As usual, he held up the math textbook he had brought in front of him, cleverly blocking the view of others.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he raised his hand and quickly transferred the two labeled food items to storage space number three.
Only after doing all this did he begin to enjoy his lunch in peace.
With the math book still standing there as cover, he listened to the gradually increasing noise and bustle of the cafeteria, took out his phone, hid it behind the upright pages of the book, and opened the overseas version of the TikTok app.
The first automatically pushed short video was a major news item.
Details of the "successful" prison break of serious offender Yukio Kawai have been revealed by the media.
The process was so bizarre and convoluted that it was comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster.
Seeing this, Qingze couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Sometimes, reality is more magical than movie scripts."
He casually clicked on the comments section.
The first highly-rated comment was: "The Metropolitan Police Department is a bunch of incompetent bastards!"
The second highly-rated comment reads: "I really hope the fox can take care of this scumbag!"
The second comment was followed by hundreds of replies.
Qingze clicked to take a look out of curiosity.
The building was in an uproar. Some people criticized the supporters of this comment as "advocating terrorism," while others countered that the Metropolitan Police Department was indeed incompetent and believed that Fox was an urban knight-errant who punished evil and promoted good, not a terrorist.
Netizens holding two completely different views argued endlessly, and neither could convince the other.
Qingze himself remained unmoved.
He never considered himself to be doing anything great, "punishing evil and promoting good." His fundamental purpose was simply to reclaim the power of the red name label in order to strengthen himself.
Qingze doesn't want to be a hero, so he won't be bound by any moral constraints from the outside world.
Qingze's attitude toward this escaped prisoner was very clear.
At most, they might casually keep an eye on Kawai while searching for red-name tags in their daily routine, but they wouldn't make "searching for and dealing with Kawai" their primary or sole objective.