I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 168 Teacher? Sister? Or...

Since losing her parents, Fu Ping has maintained her magical girl form.

In her eyes, "Zhou Nannan" was already dead. She herself, as the magical girl Fu Ping, would follow her sister Noah to destroy all the calamity beasts in the world.

"No! You still have to go to school!" Noah initially refused.

"But Noah, you look like a middle school student—and you don't go to school either—why can't I?"

"—Don't let my appearance fool you, I actually went to university."

"? Is Sister Noah a student who skipped a grade?!"

"————Uh————Never mind, just understand it that way."

Then Noah explained to Floating Duckling in detail the necessity of going to school.

Finally, after being persuaded by Noah, Fu Ping reluctantly agreed to attend school as Zhou Yinyin, but she would still maintain her identity as Fu Ping in normal times.

To take care of this younger woman, Noah also asked her to live in her home.

"You're only 12 years old, right? I can't just leave a little kid like you to live alone. Why don't you come stay at my house for a while?"

Noah generously gave her one of her rooms.

"You must take good care of this room."

Noah spoke these words with a serious and solemn tone.

Fu Ping sensed that there seemed to be some heavy story in this room, but she chose not to ask.

However, many times, Fu Ping would come to Noah's room and forcefully crawl into Noah's bed—"—I don't want to sleep alone, can I sleep with Noah?"

At first, Noah looked embarrassed. But as the number of times increased, Noah seemed to get used to it and gradually gave in to Fu Ping's coquettishness.

Later, Fu Ping discovered that Noah had a habit: she would go out every Saturday or Sunday. Sometimes she would go for the whole day, and sometimes for half a day.

Whenever Fu Ping asked about it, Noah would only say that she went to the hospital. She wouldn't say anything more.

Seeing Noah's expression, Fu Ping could roughly sense that this was Noah's deepest sorrow. Therefore, she didn't press the matter.

However, Fu Ping couldn't suppress her curiosity. So, she decided to follow Noah to find out what was going on.

Noah's destination was indeed the hospital.

After seeing Noah enter the ward, Fu Ping memorized the room's location and then secretly flew to the outside of the room to peek inside through the window.

Then she discovered that Noah was always visiting a woman who looked much older than her. The woman lay motionless in bed, like Sleeping Beauty.

Besides Noah, Yotsuba-senpai was also by the bedside.

After seeing all this, Fu Ping also began to wonder about the identity of the woman in the hospital bed.

She's someone Noah and Yotsuba know, right? And someone very important.

Judging from her age—is she Noah's older sister? Yotsuba-senpai looks 18 years old, so—is she also Yotsuba-senpai's friend?

However, with the window separating them and Fu Ping not daring to get too close, she couldn't hear the conversation inside the room clearly.

After several attempts to track her down, Fu Ping stopped trying to do it.

Since Sister Noah is unwilling to talk about it, it must be a very heavy matter. Perhaps I shouldn't ask any more questions.

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Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Noah became Floating's teacher, teaching her and living with her, taking care of her as much as possible.

As she slept at night, nestled in Noah's arms, Fu Ping felt a surge of complex emotions that were hard to describe.

Why is Noah so good to me?

After becoming Noah's junior and beginning to receive her individual guidance, Fu Ping felt this "special" treatment more than once.

"Floating Duckweed, if you feel unhappy, if you feel you can't take it anymore, you can come to me anytime. You can be willful like a child, you can throw a tantrum at me, you can make any unreasonable demands, and I will accept them all."

Noah generously granted her the "power to be willful".

Floating duckweed greedily absorbed Noah's warmth, enjoying the feeling of being unconditionally embraced and pampered by her. However, as time went by, this tenderness and meticulous care made Floating duckweed feel increasingly confused and uneasy.

In short, I was "overwhelmed with gratitude".

She usually calls her "Sister Noah". But during training, she will respectfully call her "Teacher Noah". Both titles stem from her admiration for Noah.

Later on, when the Magical Girl Squad is formed in Moonflower City, Floating Float will also call her Captain Noah. But that's a story for another time.

However, deep down, Fu Ping felt that neither the title "sister" nor "teacher" could accurately encompass all her feelings for Noah.

Fu Ping observed the attitude of her elders, who were much older and stronger than her, towards Noah—

Whether it was the passionate Senior Ji Xia, the somewhat aloof Senior Yi Luoxin, the cynical Senior Hui Xiang, or the taciturn Senior Si Ye—all of their eyes were focused on Noah.

Noah is the core that connects everyone, and everyone values ​​her immensely.

However, this person, who shines as brightly as a star, showed complete acceptance of her.

Sleeping in Noah's arms, feeling her warmth, Fu Ping gradually reconnected with a feeling from her memory.

This was a feeling she missed dearly, but which she rediscovered with Noah.

"Mother----"

A word, like something out of a dream, came from the mouth of the duckweed.

Hearing such words suddenly uttered by the petite figure in her arms, Noah lowered her head in surprise. However, the floating duckweed in her arms dared not raise her head, but instead tightly closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.

Let Noah think that last sentence was just a dream.

Fu Ping could feel her face getting hot. If she hadn't buried herself in Noah's chest, Noah would have seen her face, which was now incredibly red.

————What was I thinking just now————?

How could you—how could you take Noah and Mommy—

But—Noah took such good care of me—and showed me such tenderness—

No matter how you look at it—treating her as your mother—is that okay?

Noah gave the duckweed not only strength but also guidance.

Most importantly, it gave me a sense of belonging and a place to call home again.

In this cold and cruel world, this is a haven where she can show her vulnerability without restraint and become a "child" again.

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