Negima!? Neo Volume 3 was released in Japan on November 16, 2007 by Kodansha for ¥400. This is the third volume of a series of seven books in total about the challenges of Negi, a child wizard who is tasked with teaching a class of junior-high girls all while searching for clues to lead to his missing father.
This series was written by Takuya Fujima and is a spin-off of the original manga and is essentially, a retelling. It was released under the supervision of Studio SHAFT for their Negima!? anime series.
麻帆良学園で女子中学校の先生をする魔法使いのネギに、次々と襲いくる謎の妖精たち! ネギは、大切な生徒を守り切れるのか!? そして、妖精たちが残した不思議な欠片の秘密とは?
-- Kodansha