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Chapter 36 A Master of Dating (5000 words)
"So what's the first step?"

"Let's go shopping and buy some delicious food!"

"A cold drink shop?"

"Buy gifts! Buy gifts!"

"The sect leader doesn't have that much money on him, does he?"

Inside the Illusion Moon Cave of the Qingyun Sect, several girls huddled together, chattering away in front of Dong Jun's ice mirror.

There was a schoolbag next to her, so it looked like she had just come over from school.

Dongjun, who was resting her chin on one hand, looked uninterested and did not participate in the discussion.

After Yu Mo, holding the little rabbit, mentioned wanting to go to the amusement park for a few moments, she moved closer to Dong Jun and asked, "Lord Dong Jun, are you still angry?"

"I am not angry."

You're lying. I've been feeling down since this morning.

Yu Mo had seen how happy Dong Jun was after winning yesterday's match.

Although she lost and felt a little regretful, Yu Mo quickly became genuinely happy for Dong Jun.

As a result, early in the morning, the sect leader said that he would personally control the puppet and multitask.

Even if she didn't show it, Yu Mo knew that Dong-kun must be very disappointed.

After all, I had been looking forward to it for so long yesterday, but this was the result...

For the first time, she put down the little rabbit and carefully hugged Dongjun. "Lord Dongjun, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I was fighting with you yesterday..."

If she hadn't fought for it, Dongjun wouldn't have been so happy and excited.

Sometimes, something becomes more valued and appreciated simply because people are vying for it.

As for something like the right to go on a date, if Yu Mo hadn't insisted on fighting for it, Dong Jun would have been at most a little disappointed.

But the feeling of disappointment is definitely different when you work hard, win the qualification, and then find that it was all for nothing.

Dongjun, who was still sulking, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Yumo, who was hanging her head, had even put down her rabbit doll, and timidly hugged her to apologize.

Yu Mo was startled, like a frightened rabbit. She quickly let go of Yu Mo's hand and then hugged her rabbit tightly again. "W-what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just think Xiaoyumo is so cute, she actually took the blame herself."

Dongjun grabbed Yumo's face and started rubbing it. It felt really nice, especially seeing Yumo's face all red. "Don't worry, I'm not angry. I'm just a little bit unhappy, only a little bit."

"If anyone's at fault, it's Jiang Si. She clearly planned to control the puppet herself but didn't say so earlier, wasting our time. But fishing for luck is actually quite fun..."

Yu Mo breathed a sigh of relief, smiled foolishly, and said, "Then, Lord Dongjun, shall we watch it together?"

Dongjun, who hadn't been very interested at first, finally nodded, got up and walked over, "Alright, alright, let's see just how perfect our sect leader's date plan is, hmph."

She's still sulking.

Yu Mo chuckled and sat down next to Dong Jun.

The ice mirror in the center of the conference table was naturally Dongjun's doing. After leaving his magic on the puppet, he could use this magic to transmit his vision.

Moreover, the ice mirror is viewed from the puppet's first-person perspective.

"Oh no, I have absolutely no idea what to do next."

Four Leaves looked distressed. "The Sect Master also asked us to provide our opinions..."

Only Yotsuba is seriously considering it.

Yu Mo's mind was filled with thoughts of going to the amusement park. In the comic she had read last time, the scene where the male protagonist confessed his love to the female protagonist at the amusement park was very romantic, which made her yearn for the amusement park.

Let's not even talk about Liuye; she's still looking for a good place to eat.

Dongjun rubbed his temples. "Go and call Qinghua over. She's the most experienced one here."

Yu Mo immediately ran to the solitary confinement room and pulled Qing Hua over.

"Qinghua, don't you always like to say you have a lot of dating experience?" Dongjun pointed to the mirror, "Come and give the sect leader some advice."

Qinghua walked over triumphantly, "Hehe, just watch me, the men and women I've seduced are inhuman, more than you've ever seen..."

They then stared at Dongjun's screen for a long time, everyone quietly waiting for Qinghua's suggestion.

Unexpectedly, after a short while, Qinghua shook her head with a regretful expression, "No."

Dongjun frowned: "What's not allowed?"

"Your ice mirror ability is not good enough, Lord Winter."

"Huh? Where?" Just as she got up to check her ice mirror, she heard Qinghua shout from the other side.

"There aren't even any option boxes or inner monologues! How am I supposed to win this over?!"

Yu Mo, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Yotsuba covered her forehead, while Mutsuha continued to ask how to read the option boxes and her thoughts.

Dong Jun smiled slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes. "Yu Mo, throw her into the solitary confinement cell, and add three more days to her confinement period!"

"Wait, wait, wait! Lord Winter, I haven't finished speaking yet. Although there are problems, there are still ways to solve them!"

Qinghua immediately stopped them, "No options box? That won't stump me! We can create our own! Each of us can suggest a date starter we like, and I'll make the perfect choice! We'll definitely win over the sect leader with ease!"

The other three looked at Dongjun, who slowly nodded and said, "Okay, let's give it a try."

Yotsuba: "Let's hold hands and go eat."

Liu Ye: "Let's eat ice cream together!"

Yu Mo: "Kissing in public."

The others immediately exclaimed "Wow!" Yu Mo pulled down her hood, "In comics, it's always like that."

"Even in comics, they're not in such a hurry."

After making a sarcastic remark, Dongjun said, "Princess carry."

Qinghua pondered for a moment, "Hmm... I think it should be a princess carry."

"Qinghua just wants to curry favor with Lord Dongjun and get his sentence reduced!"

"Choosing the last one directly seems too deliberate."

"I think so too."

Qinghua immediately protested, "Then tell me, which one should we choose? Mine is definitely the most perfect option."

Yotsuba raised her hand: "I recently learned a set of deduction techniques. With this technique, I can definitely choose the most reliable option."

After Dongjun nodded, Yotsuba took out a box from her small bag. The box was printed with ancient and mysterious patterns, like some kind of magical artifact. She opened the artifact and took out two...

A ten-sided die.

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits."

Four-leaf clover performed a ritual, chanting incantations and shaking two dice for a long time before throwing them into the ritual implement.

“1-30选一，31-60选二，61-90选三，91-100选四，口诀：1D100，请骰仙人转身！”

Yotsuba glanced down and said, "It's 98. As expected, Fuyu-kun's choice is the most reliable."

The others naturally had nothing to say.

Dongjun smiled victoriously, "Alright, then let's tell the Sect Master right away!"

"The puppet has its own legs, it doesn't need them."

It was rejected.

……

Coco left school early during the third period.

The fourth period was physical education class, which was not important whether she attended it or not, plus she had a special leave request from the Disaster Management Bureau.

However, this was Coco's first time skipping class, and even though it was just a physical education class, her heart was pounding.

From a young age, their parents were quite strict with the two siblings regarding their schooling. Both parents came from ordinary families, not even considered prominent in their small county. It was only through their excellent academic performance and admission to a university in Beihai that their lives were transformed.

Although they can't compare to the wealthy families in Beihai, they bought a house in the city center after working for a few years, which makes them middle class in Beihai. They got to this point from an ordinary family in a small county town because of their good grades.

Therefore, although the couple were relatively lenient with Jiang Si and Ke Ke in other matters, they were extremely strict with them when it came to their studies.

Her parents always hoped that she and her brother would get into good universities, not necessarily to achieve great success, but at least to have knowledge and a stable job. So even after her parents passed away, Coco continued to study diligently, never being late or leaving early, let alone skipping classes.

One thing she disliked about Jiang Si was that the other girl always skipped classes.

At this rate, forget about getting into a good university; graduating from high school would be a miracle.

Not only did they ignore their parents' original instructions to study hard and get into university, but they also brought shame to their parents.

Although Coco doesn't have much contact with her relatives, she still has their family group chat on her phone. She joined the group for her parents' funeral. Although she wasn't adopted later, she didn't leave the group and can occasionally see the chat and mockery in the group.

Basically, people think that no matter how educated her parents are, what good is it if the child they raise is still ill-mannered and brainless, skipping classes all day long, how could she possibly get into a good university?

Fighting and causing trouble every day, that's how my life will be.

Jiang Si has become a negative example for educating children among her relatives, and she and her parents have also been ridiculed.

If their parents were still alive, they would be very angry.

They might not be angry, after all, Jiang Si used to get up early to exercise, which caused her to be late countless times, and her parents were already used to it.

At that time, Jiang Si's exam results were still acceptable, so her parents basically stopped pursuing the matter. But that was in junior high and elementary school. High school is a different story. If you don't attend classes and often skip exams, it would be strange if your grades were good.

Coco's absence this time was only for a physical education class, and it was even to help the captain clear out the disaster beasts.

Everyone felt their hearts pounding, a mix of tension and excitement, but they didn't feel much when fighting the monsters.

Just like what Senior Hyacinth said, an ordinary C-rank disaster beast didn't require much skill. She simply used the method that Teacher Shion taught her to attack with burst magic power, and it was killed.

"The people from the Qingyun Sect are very fast. If you hadn't skipped class and come early, you wouldn't have been able to snatch a single C-rank disaster beast. It's easier to improve through more practical combat..."

Yinlian, who was standing beside her to keep her company, kept talking incessantly.

In reality, Coco felt that the actual combat effect was probably not very good, since it was just a shot that sent the enemy flying, and there was no sense of fighting.

Later, several magical girls from the Qingyun Sect lingered around. They were all in the early stages of their development. They didn't approach Yinlian rashly, nor did they rush to leave.

The magical girls only retreated after Silver Lotus threw the Seed of Sorrow.

"If we get cornered by the magical girls from the Qingyun Sect in the future, just give them the Seed of Sorrow, and they'll want it."

Coco had heard about this from someone at the Disaster Management Bureau. The Qingyun Sect was quite obsessed with the Seed of Sorrow, and they hunted disaster beasts for the Seed of Sorrow.

The people in the Disaster Management Bureau were also worried that the Qingyun Sect might use the Seed of Sorrow to do something dangerous, but for more than two years, there had been no hidden dangers, and the Disaster Management Bureau had no way to guard against it, so they could only let them do as they pleased.

After the magical girl from Qingyun Sect left, a car drove up from not far away and stopped beside the two of them. The person who got out of the car was none other than Yinlian's older sister, Yinluo.

"A new cold drink shop opened on East Street. I heard their desserts are also really good. Let's go, it's on me."

Coco was actually still a little hesitant, "I have class this afternoon."

"It's okay, it's okay. After we eat, my older sister will drive us to school." Yinlian ran to her sister with a grin and affectionately took her sister's hand. "Right, sis?"

Yinlu tapped her younger sister's forehead and said, "I told you not to call me 'older sister' outside. Everyone's calling me 'older sister' already. Anyway, I don't have work this afternoon, so it's no problem for me to give you a ride."

Coco finally relented, deactivated her transformation, got into the car, and followed the Silver Lotus sisters to East Street.

Watching the Yinlian and Yinluo sisters play and frolic along the way, I naturally felt a little envious.

Ultimately, although Jiang Si was at home, she was practically alone most of the time, and she would never experience such liveliness at home.

The drinks at the cold drink shop were very expensive, things that Coco would never dare to order on a normal day, but Yinluo ordered two drinks for each of them.

"Take the leftovers home to drink."

Such extravagance made Coco feel a little envious.

I heard that the Disaster Management Bureau pays very high salaries, especially the Magical Girl Combat Team, whose salaries are two to three times that of logistics personnel. The total salary of a Magical Girl Combat Team is almost equal to the total salary of all other departments.

Coco didn't know how much she would earn as a regular team member, since she was new and her salary might not be that high.

Even if she has a lot, there are many places in the family where money is needed, so she can't afford to spend it recklessly.

Jiang Si is a junior in high school this year and will be a senior next year taking the college entrance examination. Although she doesn't have high hopes, if Jiang Si can get into a good university, she will definitely save money to help her raise tuition fees, even if it's just for her parents' wishes.

Therefore, the Disaster Management Bureau's salary must be saved and cannot be spent recklessly...

The three sat by the window, with people coming and going around them. Yinluo and Yinlian chatted idly, talking about everything from family matters to the Disaster Management Bureau. As sisters, they seemed to have endless topics to discuss.

Coco listened quietly from the side, occasionally interjecting a word or two.

Until Yinlu brought up the matter of Ziyuan.

"As the leader of the Qingyun Sect, she is lawless and disruptive. If it weren't for her and the Qingyun Sect, the Disaster Management Bureau would have already taken control of the situation in Beihai and taken down the Witch Society..."

Yinluo clearly understood Ziyuan's deep hatred, and Yinlian beside her nodded in agreement, agreeing with her sister's words.

"I'll catch her someday!"

"But!" Just as the two sisters were criticizing Shion, Coco finally couldn't help but speak up, raising her voice slightly to interrupt their conversation, "But... Shion-sensei didn't do anything bad, did she?"

Yinlian glanced at her older sister, Yinluo, who naturally knew what she was thinking. She adjusted her glasses and said, "Of course, so the Disaster Management Bureau isn't deliberately hunting her down right now. But even if she doesn't do anything bad, disrupting order is quite dangerous for Beihai. The stronger a force is, the more it needs to be restrained; otherwise, it will be a disaster for everyone."

"Just like you don't like your brother, your brother hasn't done anything bad, right?"

Yinluo's words left Coco speechless.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Yinlian quickly got up and tugged at Coco, "Come on, let's go order some more food."

"We'll order too much and won't be able to finish it, Yiyi."

"Anyway, you can take the leftovers home," Yinlian whispered to Keke. "Don't be angry, considering my sister treated us."

As the two walked towards the counter, Coco couldn't help but smile. "No way, I won't be angry."

You look like you're about to cry.

"No!"

As Yinlian teased her, Coco relaxed. While Yinlian went to get the food, she looked out of the store out of boredom.

She had only casually looked outside; she rarely came to East Street. The last time she came was with her parents, and she remembered coming to buy clothes. East Street was very different from what she remembered.

So I was looking for some familiar memories from the past, but when I glanced at a fast food restaurant, I paused for a moment.

In the fast food restaurant, a man and a woman sat intimately together by the window, eating the same couple's meal.

The girl on the right had such striking purple hair and eyes, and such an exceptionally beautiful face, that it was impossible not to notice her at a glance.

She wasn't wearing the familiar magical girl battle outfit, but rather a casual outfit: a slightly fitted ribbed knit sweater and wide-leg pants with a good drape. Although it wasn't as glamorous and well-fitting as the battle outfit, it had its own unique charm.

It's certainly something to be happy to see a different side of Ms. Shion.

If, if the person next to her wasn't Jiang Si...

"what happened to you?"

Yinlian, who had just picked up her food, asked a question. Then, following the woman's blank stare, she too was struck dumb, and almost dropped the food she had just ordered.

"Jiang Si? Ziyuan!"

Before Yinlian could even call out, Coco immediately snapped out of her daze, grabbed Yinlian, and pulled her back to the table where Yinlu was sitting.

"Wait, wait a minute! What's going on? Why are those two there? Shall we go ask them?"

Yinluo looked at her strangely, "Who is it? What's wrong with you two? Who did you see?"

"Jiang Si," Yinlian stammered, "and, and Ziyuan, I don't know why, sitting together, they, we, were eating..."

Yinlian took a deep breath to calm herself down, unaware that her sister's expression had suddenly turned somewhat unpleasant.

Because Coco, who was sitting on the other side, was sitting there blankly with a wooden expression, and she had started to shed tears.

"Don't cry, Coco..."

Coco barely realized what was happening and immediately wiped her face with her sleeve. "I didn't cry, I didn't cry, I just... I choked..."

As she spoke, she lowered her head and began stuffing something into her mouth.

I ate faster and faster, feeling like something was stuck in my throat.

Why? Why did it turn out like this...?

I am the magical girl, Shion-sensei, shouldn't you be with me?
Shouldn't you have become friends with me first?
Why Jiang Si...?

A bittersweet feeling welled up from the tip of her heart and spread to her eyes. Coco blinked frantically and sniffed.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

(End of this chapter)