@rawhat Also possibly:
Author: "Uh... Maybe a magic school arc was a mistake. There's really only this one other group of students who I haven't developed beyond 'chuuni and thirsty for Free-sensei,' and they aren't really going to learn any magic... Quick, distract the audience with girls in swimsuits!"
<The audience is confused but likes swimsuits. The distraction was super effective!>
This increasingly incomprehensible mish-mash that's ruining this series can be laid at the feet of hack editorial intervention trying to milk it for all it's worth, and if it continues much longer, it won't be worth much, which is a shame.
I hope we get back to the mansion SOON. Or at least a concrete sprint towards the finish line. I don't think I can take the drag and shuffle away from the original and gimmick source anymore. It's like Komi-san all over again.
Millie is into some pretty nice body modding, got those corset laces on arms and legs, multiple ear piercings, snake tongue split. Now if only she wasn't a loli....