Magical Girl Fan Bingbing

Jiang Ran has decided to use that power, but she only has some preliminary ideas on how to make money from it.

He has no intention of contacting the ten members of the council, as their ideologies differ and they are not on the same path.

If you want to make money, you have to think of another way first...

"Although magical girls primarily fight using various forms of magic, close-quarters combat remains the most effective means of attack for magical girls of the Iron and Bronze ranks."

"Even after you advance to the Silver rank, I hope you will remember the physical techniques I just mentioned. These techniques may save your lives in critical moments when fighting monsters."

"get out of class dismissed."

As soon as Jiang Ran finished speaking on the podium, the students below the stage scattered happily like birds, beginning to enjoy their time after school.

After the last student left the classroom, Jiang Ran quietly packed up the teaching materials, turned off the lights, and locked the classroom door.

The door, spotless and pristine, bore the words "Magical Girl Special Class," and reflected Jiang Ran's figure: a high-quality human male with slightly disheveled hair and a weary expression.

Walking through the classroom corridor to the parking lot, looking at the vibrant and energetic girls on campus, Jiang Ran felt a little dazed for a moment.

Ding dong.

When her phone rang, Jiang Ran glanced at the message and her expression immediately became complicated.

Song Mingyue: "I need to work overtime on experiments recently, so I'll have my daughter stay with you for a few days."

Jiang Ran typed a long string of text on the screen, but after thinking about it, he ultimately deleted it and simply replied, "Okay."

Putting away his phone, Jiang Ran started his secondhand commuter car and drove home.

While waiting at a red light in a busy downtown area, Jiang Ran glanced out the car window and saw several banners with promotional slogans hanging on the roadside.

Serving in the military according to the law is a glorious duty that every magical girl should fulfill.

Protecting human civilization is the sacred duty of every magical girl.

There was also a large screen playing promotional videos on a loop. Compared to the former Magic Alliance, the current ten-seat council is more organized and formal.

However, in some aspects of their beliefs, they also diverge from the Magic Alliance.

Jiang Ran glanced at it briefly, then silently looked away.

Jiang Ran was lucky today; there was no traffic. She went upstairs in the dark, took out her keys, and prepared to open the door.

The room was also dimly lit. Jiang Ran fumbled for the light switch when she suddenly heard a "bang" and the lights in the room suddenly turned on, and golden rain slowly fell.

Happy 35th birthday, Dad!

Jiang Li, holding a confetti cannon, quickly rushed into Jiang Ran's arms. Golden confetti fell on the two of them, adding a touch of life to the quiet little home.

"Why did school end so quickly? Don't you have any extra classes today?" Jiang Ran asked, stroking her daughter's head.

"I asked for leave, and the teacher agreed." Jiang Li took Jiang Ran's hand and led her to the living room. On the table was an exquisite birthday cake with the number 35 written on it in red buttercream. "I originally planned to have my mother come and celebrate with us, but she was too busy."

The quirky and adorable girl in front of you is Jiang Ran's daughter with his ex-wife Song Mingyue.

Jiang Li's expression dimmed for a moment, but she quickly recovered. "Make a wish, Dad. I hope you can safely pass through the dangerous age of 35."

"Are you just hoping your old man will get 'optimized' (i.e., promoted)?" Jiang Ran said helplessly.

"If you won't make a wish, then I will." Jiang Li closed her eyes and put her hands together: "My wish is that my parents can get back together soon."

"Wishes won't come true if you say them out loud," Jiang Ran couldn't help but laugh.

"How can that be?" Jiang Li immediately became anxious, grabbing Jiang Ran's hand and saying, "Mom is so beautiful, and so many people covet her. Dad, if you don't win her back, other men will sleep with your wife, beat your kids, live in your house, and drive your car!"

Snapped!

Jiang Ran gave her a hard tap on the forehead, "You don't study properly all day long, you just watch all that nonsense online."

"Hehehe~" Jiang Li playfully stuck out her little tongue and didn't say anything more.

Jiang Ran didn't remember his birthday and didn't plan to celebrate, but since his daughter was coming to visit, he naturally had to cook a sumptuous meal even if he didn't celebrate.

On the table.

Jiang Ran kept putting food on his daughter's plate. After a moment of frantic bragging, the daughter suddenly looked up and said abruptly, "Dad, I want to be a magical girl."

Jiang Ran paused in her chopsticks, then calmly asked, "Why do you suddenly want to be this?"

"That's what I wanted to say." Jiang Li pointed to the poster on the living room wall with her chopsticks and said, "Magical girls are both cool and cute. Dad, you like them too, don't you? This magical girl poster has been up for so long, and it's even about Souseiseki, an obscure magical girl from many years ago. I've never even heard of her."

"That was put up by your mom." Jiang Ran didn't look at the poster of the magical girl Souseiseki. "Besides... this magical girl codenamed Souseiseki didn't have a good ending."

"Why?" Jiang Li's eyes widened.

Jiang Ran put down her chopsticks, turned to Jiang Li, and said seriously:

"I taught in magical girl talent classes for several years and taught many outstanding magical girls, but do you know what happened to them in the end?"

"Other teachers worry about students' college entrance rates and employment rates, but I worry about students' mortality rates."

"The job of a magical girl isn't as glamorous as you imagine. A girl who's singing and dancing on TV today might be devoured by a monster tomorrow."

"I don't want you to be outstanding, I just want you to live a healthy and happy life."

Faced with Jiang Ran's string of stern words, Jiang Li instinctively shrank back and muttered softly, "I was just thinking about it..."

Seeing that her daughter didn't seem to be listening, Jiang Ran sighed helplessly.

Jiang Li has reached the age of rebellion. Although she is usually well-behaved, she has her own opinions on many things.

Besides, becoming a magical girl isn't something you can just decide to do; whether you can awaken your magical girl powers depends entirely on luck and talent.

According to Jiang Ran's experience teaching in the magical girl special class, even with specialized training, the probability of a girl aged 10 to 20 awakening as a magical girl is still very low. Jiang Li is 15 years old this year and will become an adult in two or three years, at which time the probability of awakening will be extremely low.

Dinner ended in this somewhat somber atmosphere.

The next day was Saturday, and Jiang Li had to continue going to school, while Jiang Ran had to continue going to work.

However, Jiang Ran didn't have classes today; he had another part-time job: housekeeping and cleaning.

After receiving the order from the part-time job company, Jiang Ran drove to the client's location and found that it was an affluent residential area. The rows of detached villas and the skilled security guards suggested that the residents here were not ordinary people.

Having successfully passed the test of the security guard, Jiang Ran took her tools and rang the doorbell of the customer's house.

"Hold on."

A familiar voice came through the intercom, and a moment later, a petite figure opened the door. "Sorry to keep you waiting, first..."

Jiang Ran and the other person made eye contact, and they both saw the same emotion in each other's eyes.

"Chu Ying?"

"Teacher Jiang?"

Jiang Ran never expected that she would run into a former student while working as a housekeeper.

Chu Ying looked at Jiang Ran, who was carrying cleaning tools, and was also a little at a loss. The two stood at the door for a while, and finally Jiang Ran broke the silence.

"Are there any dirty or messy places in the house that need cleaning?" Jiang Ran asked with a business-like smile.

"Ah! Please come in, teacher." Chu Ying also came to her senses and made way for Jiang Ran to enter. "The kitchen, bathroom and balcony need cleaning, but we won't trouble you with the rest, Teacher Jiang."

The two tacitly avoided discussing why Jiang Ran would take a job that seemed incompatible with her identity as a teacher.

Jiang Ran also wanted to finish as soon as possible, so she went straight to the kitchen and found that the stove was covered with a thin layer of dust. She subconsciously said, "It's been so long since we used this. Eating takeout every day is bad for your health."

Chu Ying was also a little embarrassed, "I've been on missions all the time lately..."

"A mission?" Jiang Ran thought about it carefully, then realized, "I remember now, you're already a Gold-level magical girl, right?"

"Yes." Chu Ying nodded and said with a smile, "Teacher Jiang, the physical techniques you taught me are really useful. A few days ago, I went on a capture mission and used the physical techniques you taught me to take down those criminals in just a few moves. I didn't even need magic."

"What kind of criminal could possibly warrant the involvement of a Gold-rank magical girl?" Jiang Ran couldn't help but wonder.

Gold-level magical girls are considered high-end forces in the magical girl ranks of Tianhai City. Their combat power is comparable to a small army. In the past, they were armed forces that could only be used for counter-terrorism and suppression. They could blast terrorists to pieces just by giving them coordinates.

"They're just some relatively active social organizations." Chu Ying took out her phone and searched for something on a video app. "These people have stockpiled a lot of magic energy, which ordinary security guards can't handle, so they sent us to take over."

"Magic element?" Jiang Ran hadn't paid much attention to related news in recent years, so the term was somewhat unfamiliar to him.

"Found it, this is it."

Chu Ying handed her phone to Jiang Ran. The screen showed a news interview clip, in which Chu Ying, after transforming, was being interviewed by a reporter in front of the camera. The scene then switched to a criminal hideout, where the rotting monster corpses scattered all over the ground were a shocking sight.

The reporter in the video explained the dangers of the magic element to the audience and showed a large amount of illegal proceeds, with boxes of cash appearing very impressive on camera.

Jiang Ran was curious about this, and after asking, Chu Ying told him about the function of the magic element.

Chu Ying had no reservations about her former teacher and filled in all the things the reporter on TV hadn't said.

"Magic essence is extracted from the remains of magical beasts. It is generally used to power magical weapons, temporarily replenish the magic power of magical girls, or temporarily grant superpowers."

Jiang Ran suddenly realized, "It can even temporarily grant ordinary people superpowers, no wonder."

Indeed, regardless of the era, monopolizing scarce strategic resources is always a highly profitable industry.

Chu Ying was also a little scared. "If we hadn't acted in time, who knows how much trouble we would have caused."

Jiang Ran was puzzled. Logically speaking, no one should touch something so dangerous.

However, according to Chu Ying, this industry is a blue ocean, and all the once vibrant social groups and organizations have switched to doing this.

I see……"

Jiang Ran nodded, her gaze fixed on the news footage. The security guards had finally managed to empty the black money after several minutes of moving it.

If this dirty money were given to Jiang Ran, all the difficulties he faced would be resolved. Unfortunately, it cannot be given.

Seeing that Jiang Ran seemed interested, Chu Ying couldn't contain her desire to show off, "Teacher, if you want to broaden your horizons, I have another arrest operation in a few days, and I can take you to visit the scene then."

"This isn't quite in compliance with regulations, is it?"

"It's not a big problem. Teacher, you can stay in the car and keep an eye on things. There won't be any danger."