I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 176 Guardian's Daily Life

Darkness had fallen, signaling the arrival of the city's nightlife.

Lingbo and Fuping strolled along the bustling city streets. All day long, they had wandered the city like ordinary young girls. Although Lingbo maintained her expression of complete indifference, she would still offer a few perfunctory replies to Fuping's enthusiasm.

"Whew—" Floating Duckweed exclaimed excitedly, "Today was so much fun, Lingbo-chan! Let's go shopping together again next time!"

Hearing this, Lingbo frowned. In reality, despite her changed appearance, she had absolutely no interest in things Fuping liked, such as magical girl anime merchandise stores, claw machines, and fantasy parks.

At least, it's much more tiring than accompanying He Yuran shopping for clothes.

"But tomorrow—I have to go to school again." Fu Ping's tone was filled with regret, and she tightened her grip on Ling Bo's arm a little.

Lingbo turned her head and looked at her quietly.

By the light of the street lamps, she saw in Fuping's eyes a mixture of resignation to tomorrow's classes and longing for the joyful moments of today. At this moment, she wasn't a magical girl, but just an ordinary little girl who worried about the end of her holiday and felt happy about a day of carefree fun.

"You cherish your life right now, don't you?"

"Hmm." Fu Ping hummed softly, "Before—or rather, at some point in the future—I thought about simply getting rid of the identity of 'Zhou Nannan' completely."

"After all, Zhou Nannan has already lost everything. As a magical girl named Fu Ping, wouldn't it be better to follow Captain Noah? But later I realized—I was wrong."

"It is precisely through experiencing everyday life as human beings that we can exist as human beings. Without everyday life, sooner or later we will be completely alienated by the identity of 'magical girl,' becoming a non-human existence."

Fu Ping's insightful observations at such a young age impressed Ling Bo.

"Floating Duckweed, you can understand these things now, that's amazing."

In theory, Fu Ping's actual age is about the same as Xiao Ling's, but Xiao Ling was recently complaining about not wanting to go to school. Thinking about this, Ling Bo was indeed a little surprised by Fu Ping's maturity.

"Hehe—actually, Captain Noah taught me all of this," Fu Ping said somewhat embarrassedly. "I—I can only say I'm just learning and applying what I've learned on the job."

Noah Yao————

Lingbo recalled that day when she insisted on coming with her to the university to attend that boring elective class. ["—Precisely because it's boring, that's why I had to come."]

"Because this peaceful, even somewhat boring, daily life is what I—no, we—want to protect, isn't it?"

"Only by occasionally returning like this to personally confirm that this boredom is still intact can I be more certain that everything I've done has meaning."

Although Lingbo understood this principle, for Noah, who had lost her precious daily life, being able to experience it again was indeed the best way to rekindle her fighting spirit. Before that, she had been imposing the belief of "saving the world" on herself, trying to become "compassionate."

However, after that night of complete release, what she cared about was experiencing the daily routine she hadn't had in a long time.

"And what about your parents now?" Lingbo remembered another crucial question. In Fuping's original timeline, her parents died tragically. But in the current timeline, it has been at least four years since her parents' accident.

Upon hearing this question, Fu Ping's smile became even gentler.

"Yes, they're fine. Last time—I failed to protect them."

"But this time it's different. They, and every day I spend with them, are the most important part of my daily life."

I will use these hands to protect all of this.

Lingbo nodded and didn't say anything more.

This is probably why she wanted to break free from Noah's dependence on her.

"But, Ayanami-chan," Fu Ping rested her head on her shoulder, "am I being selfish—?"

"My parents—I only want to protect them, I don't want to drag them into the world of magical girls. So—I want Rei-chan to continue being my safe haven—to let me exercise my 'power of being willful.' But—wouldn't that make me—"

"No, it won't happen," Lingbo said gently, stroking Fuping's head with one hand. "Wanting to protect your daily life is a very normal thing. And I also promised you that I could take Noah's place and inherit her responsibilities."

"Hehe, I love Ayanami-chan the most!"

The two started walking again, continuing their journey into the deepening darkness of the night.

*

Finally, as night fell, the two had to part ways. After a brief farewell, Lingbo jogged into a quiet, deserted alley. Leaning against the cold wall, she slowly closed her eyes.

A flash of white light, and Shen Zixin opened her eyes, letting out a long sigh of relief.

My perspective has finally returned to an adult level.

The feeling of having to look up at the world was gone, and this new feeling made him feel much more at ease. To be honest, the biggest pressure of becoming "Ayanami" was that the lower field of vision after transformation unconsciously weakened his aura.

Although he could fly home in Lingbo's body first, he would feel more at ease turning back into Shen Zixin and walking home first.

After walking for about ten minutes, I finally arrived at my doorstep.

The living room lights were on. He Yuran and Noah were having dinner together at the dining table. Hearing the door open, they both looked up almost simultaneously.

"Ah Xin! You're back!" He Yuran greeted Shen Zixin as soon as she entered the door. "How was your day?"

"As a boy, it's really novel to become a little girl and play with another little girl."

Shen Zixin walked to the dining table and then looked at Noah.

"Did you do this?"

"Yeah." Noah put a piece of meat into her bowl. "Anyway, you went out to play today, and you'll probably be out all day. So I'll just cook dinner. Have you eaten? There's still some in the pot."

"I haven't eaten. Your dinner is timely." Shen Zixin then walked to the kitchen to get her own bowl and chopsticks.

Today, Xiaoling went to Li Mengling's house for tutoring and also had dinner there. Since Su Qingyuan has left, it's usually just Xiaoling, He Yuran, and Nuoya eating together at home.

With Shen Zixin absent this time, their interactions were fairly harmonious; Noah even took the initiative to cook dinner.

But how long can we enjoy this "routine"?

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