After get off work, I become a magical girl

Two of these scenes are placed in the first volume.

One of them is a middle-aged man running in the dark to save his daughter. Before the battle, he shouted the word "transformation" in an extremely cold and vicissitudes tone, and then turned into a magical girl.

I thought this would be a scene that had a very Kamen Rider feel, but it was used in the theme of magical girls, giving people a sense of misplaced beauty, so I used it without hesitation.

The second scene is in the hall in the dark, where the magical girl fights with her rebellious old teammate while talking nonsense, and then kills her old teammate with tears in her eyes.

This scene must be very familiar to everyone - it was inspired by a classic scene in "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", and in this article, it is the final part of the story between Delphinium and Hongsi, but I did not reproduce the original idea here.

At the beginning, I created the character of Hong Siyu, actually intending to make her a pure traitor who would be liquidated by the protagonist. Even in the initial setting, the culprit of these events in Fangting City was actually this "corrupted old teammate", and there was no such person as Moss.

However, as the plot outline was improved, I gradually discovered a problem - what does this have to do with the three little ones? It's impossible for them to sleep at home and the matter was solved by the delphinium? In addition, I was a little soft-hearted: I felt that Hongsi and this character didn't need to die like this, so I changed the plot.

After the changes were completed, it became what it is now. It was not that the old teammates betrayed him, but that the old teammates were manipulated - the mastermind behind the scenes should be a pure villain and a punching bag, who was beaten up by the protagonist to vent the anger in the readers' and my hearts.

Of course, these are all stories that happened before the book was published.

It is actually very difficult to reproduce the perfect scene in the conception into a book. After actually starting, I found that there were still many shortcomings in the outline. I could only continue while improving it.

My initial plan for the first volume was not as complicated as it is now. I imagined it to be a short process of the protagonist returning to the world - daily life - discovering the mastermind - fighting the boss. But the two words "daily life" in the outline were really a deathly devil. After I spent a lot of effort to perfect this part, the length of the first volume inexplicably became what it is now.

In the original design, I thought of a seemingly cool rhythm for the first volume: "The main plot is about daily life with children, and the hidden plot is about chasing the murderer and reasoning." It sounds very idealistic - and it is indeed the case. After I officially started the book, I soon found that I couldn't write the reasoning line at all.

Because the plot of the reasoning line is bound to be more informative than the daily plot, if I run two lines in parallel, then readers who focus on the main line will only feel that the daily drama is quite cumbersome; readers who focus on daily joy will feel that the reasoning line destroys the joyful atmosphere. Regardless of the preference of the reader, the reading experience is actually not very good.

This contradiction manifested itself in the early stage of the article, around Chapter 30. Before that, I had actually been practicing the principle of dual parallel lines. But after Chapter 30, when Delphinium encountered the pupa-level beast for the first time, I realized: I can’t write like this.

So I decided to make a change at that time: cut out all the hidden lines of reasoning, and replace them with staged major events to drive the plot.

This is also why the main storyline of this book, starting from the Sparrow War, is so lengthy each time - I have a lot of information that was cut off and piled up in the main storyline, which should have been explained in the reasoning line.

Since writing is just a side job, I really didn’t have much time to revise the outline, which was the direct reason why I couldn’t find the feeling for a while after it was put on the shelves, and finally it did lead to a period of decline in quality. Fortunately, the scene that was the source of my inspiration - the confrontation with my old teammates did not go wrong, and they finally presented a relatively satisfactory quality for me.

By the way, because of the tone of the first volume, when I was writing this part of the plot, I actually thought about the stupid question of "If this is a seasonal animation, what kind of theme song would it have?" What's even stupider is that I found it out. The song I chose is "Shadowgraph", which is also the OP of the TV animation "Boogie Pop Doesn't Smile". Readers who have time can find this song and listen to it together with the scene of Delphinium moving forward in the dark hall of the Strategy Bureau. It's probably all my fantasies about this question.

In short, after this incident, I have truly experienced the consequences of having high expectations but poor skills. The so-called "two-line parallel" was a reckless attempt due to insufficient estimation of my own abilities. I probably won't dare to do this again in the short term.

I can only say thank you all for your unwavering support. Many readers continued to encourage me when I was down, which kept me going. Thank you very much.

So, let’s look back and talk about our future plans.

The planned length of this book is about four volumes, among which the first volume is probably a relatively short one, at least it is definitely shorter than the second volume, so you should understand that the content of the second volume will be relatively richer.

After all, in the first volume, in order to conceal Moss's conspiracy, I was actually restrained in explaining many settings and failed to unfold them thoroughly; so in the second volume, the core part of this book - the magical kingdom will be truly presented to you.

If the text of the first volume still contains certain non-fantasy elements, then starting from the second volume, when the focus of the plot shifts toward the magical kingdom, the concentration of fantasy elements in this book will rise sharply.

I've already revealed a little bit of it in the epilogue, but that's not all. New teammates, new old acquaintances, new gem scepters, new claw marks, and a ton of new characters will make their debut.

There is also a new character who has not been mentioned in the previous article, but I like her very much. This new character will be very important in the subsequent plot and is closely related to the protagonist's choice of the code name "Delphinium". I hope you will like her.

Also, after entering the second volume, because the number of supporting characters will increase significantly, I may then solicit supporting characters from readers in the book review section: that is, the code names and abilities of the righteous or villainous magical girls. I will select the more interesting characters and add them to the text, and I hope that interested readers will participate.

It is not advisable to spoil more content, so I will just mention it briefly. Please stay tuned.

That’s enough of the gossip. I have said almost everything I need to say. Although I have so many things to share with you about this book, I still try to hold back and put all the contents into the main text step by step. I hope you will witness this story with me and enter the second volume of this book: "Cornflowers on the Top of the Tower".

Finally, I have some bad news. I will take four days off in the coming week, which will last until the end of this week, and I will start updating again next Monday.

The purpose of taking leave is to adjust my work and rest schedule and to perfect the outline. After finishing this volume, I am so exhausted from my busy work and rest schedule that I really need some time to regroup.

I would like to apologize to all the readers here, but please understand that I also hope to present better quality texts to everyone.

Let’s meet again in the conclusion of Volume 2.

[PS1: During the interval between the completion of the first volume and the opening of the second volume, the book club will hold a fan submission event for the completion of the first volume and Lin Xiaolu's birthday. Whether it is fan fiction or fan art, everyone is welcome to submit. The prize will be a hanging painting of Delphinium. Please pay attention to the activities of the book club for details. ]

[PS2: Credits]

[Because I was in a state of isolation when writing the book for a while, I didn’t pay attention to the comments and news about the book at all, so I didn’t interact with the book reviews, and I didn’t even thank the readers who supported the book and gave me tips. I had an ostrich mentality before, and I felt a little embarrassed that I forgot to make up for it. Now that the first volume is finished, it seems that I should still express my gratitude to the readers. ]

【First, thank you to all the readers who gave me tips: you spent extra money on top of your subscription to express your recognition, which touched me deeply; second, thank you to all the readers who have been actively speaking in the book reviews and even creating fan fiction, you have enlivened the discussion environment, and posting in the comments has become an indispensable part of the reading experience; finally, thank you to all the managers who organized activities in the book review area and managed bad reviews, you have worked hard.】

[There are also some readers who have switched to genuine products from unspeakable channels. Thank you very much for choosing to pay for my subscription. 】

[Finally, I attach a list of people who have given thanks for their donations, including all the leaders of this book so far and the readers who have given rewards this month. As for the readers who gave rewards last month or even the month before, I am too lazy to go back to the previous list and count the names one by one. Anyway, please forgive me, thank you, and I love you.]

[Thanks to the support of the leader Platinum Tower, Billy Cat who eats corn, Boli Sai Money Box, Stone Walk, Yue Youmeng, Silly Wuqing, sinmem, Sheogorath, evilvirtuous, Ayami Ichijo, Mo Lingyin, Feiqiu, ICP, Dragon Floating Girl, Book Friend 20190816065554496, Love Warrior Wilde, Hasegawa Riko, Konjac Warrior, New Count Caesar, Abdomsisn, and Vanilla who plays soy sauce. ]

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Resume updates and book review area activities

2023-05-14

Resume updates and book review area activities

Tomorrow is the day to resume updates. Thank you readers for your patience in the past few days.

There will also be two activities in the book review area during this period, namely the fan activity for the conclusion of the first volume, and the activity to recruit extras for the second volume.

The closing event for the first volume started the day before yesterday. The relevant matters have been mentioned in the top post of the book review area, so I won’t go into details here. It is still in full swing, and I hope that interested readers will actively participate.

The other is the collection of extras for the second volume. The specific requirements will be posted in a pinned thread in the book review section. The initial plan is to limit the scope to magical girls, that is, only characters from the Kingdom and Claw, and the main collection target is magic costume ability. I really want to see everyone's ideas in this regard.

So, without further ado, let’s start our new journey.

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Chapter 147 A new director has arrived at the Strategy Bureau

2023-07-29

Tian Sheng felt as if he had a dream. In the dream, he seemed to have transformed into a nimble moth, flying freely in the air and resting peacefully on the wall.

The troubles he once had as a human being no longer had anything to do with him. The concerns he once had as a human being no longer constituted a shackle. The form of his life had changed, but his will had also been eroded in the change.

He began to forget that he was Tian Sheng, and he began to believe that he was a moth. Was it Tian Sheng who dreamed of the moth, or was it the moth who dreamed of Tian Sheng?

In the midst of such hazy thoughts, he was brought back to reality by the azure light.

Snap, snap, the crisp sound like the sound of a pair of scissors echoed in his heart. Along with this sound, he felt his consciousness become clear again, and his body became light, as if something was being peeled off from him, and the thing that bound him was erased.

Then, Tian Sheng woke up from his sleep.

When he woke up, he found himself in a ruin. He saw a thread shining with fluorescent blue light extending from his chest and extending endlessly into the sky.

He raised his head and looked toward the sky along the silk thread. He saw a petite figure standing in the night sky high in the sky. Intricate silk threads spread out from her back like wings, connecting countless people like himself.

For some reason, a thought came into his mind: I was saved.

And that figure that looked like an angel on earth was firmly imprinted in his mind before he fell into coma again.

……

……

——"Xiaotian, hey, Xiaotian! I'm asking you a question, what's wrong with you?"

The call in his ear brought Tian Sheng back to reality. He looked forward and saw a young man in the uniform of the Strategy Bureau looking at him in confusion: "I asked you what you wanted to eat for lunch, why do you look like you lost your soul? Did you have too much?"

"Ah...sorry."

Still recalling his hazy dream, Tian Sheng blinked, wiped his face awkwardly, and stood up from his workstation: "I was distracted again."

It was early November, late fall, in the afternoon, and two weeks had passed since the massive beast attack during the Full Moon Festival.

As the front line for handling magical incidents in the city, the Abnormal Strategy Bureau suffered a huge blow this time. Not only was the main building destroyed, it lost nearly double-digit employees, and even the director of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, Moss, was missing in this incident.

What was even more bizarre was that, as the first scene of the attack, no one in the Yi Ce Bureau knew what had happened. The surviving employees all thought they had just had a dream, and when they woke up, they found themselves in the Yi Ce Bureau, which was only a ruin, while the remaining beasts had been eliminated and it was already dawn.

Tian Sheng was also one of the comatose people, and his experience was even more ridiculous - he took the recruitment exam for the Strategy Bureau and passed it with a narrow margin, but he lost consciousness on the day he went to the headquarters to report for employment. According to his estimation of the date, he was probably in a deep coma for more than three days.

In the end, the incident was characterized and summarized as "a coordinated attack by remnant beasts with hypnotic and psychedelic abilities and suspected degraded remnant beasts planned by Black Dawn."

The mastermind of the incident was rumored to have been killed by the magical girl, but there are still a large number of remnant members of Black Dawn who have not been arrested and are still in hiding.

The Yi Ce Bureau, which had just recovered from the disaster, urgently needed to launch a new round of work, as it not only had to wipe out these remaining criminals but also had to participate in the aftermath and repair work of the disaster.

The headquarters building of the Strategy Bureau was rebuilt in about a week thanks to the efforts of magicians and other parties. However, it was difficult to replace the lost staff in a short time, not to mention the compensation and resettlement of the injured and dead employees. Therefore, new employees like Tian Sheng were also sent to the front line and have participated in several fierce magical armed conflicts in recent times.

With Tian Sheng's original level of magic power and techniques, he would definitely not have the opportunity to participate in such a fierce battle, but now, not only has he been on the front line, he has also become a very effective fighting force.

Yes, Tian Sheng's magic power has become stronger.

Unbeknownst to him, his magical power had been greatly enhanced, directly surpassing the levels of spying and contact, and reaching the highest level of control among magicians, and it was even still showing an upward trend.

This is the most incredible thing that has happened to him in this period of time.

He vaguely felt that this was somehow related to his previous dream of a moth. He dreamed that he became a moth, and it didn't seem to be a complete illusion.

He was not the only Strategy Bureau employee who fell into a coma during the attack, but after asking around, he found that no one else had had a similar dream.

"Dreaming of becoming a moth" seems to be an experience unique to him.

That's why he always subconsciously recalled that strange dream, trying to grasp something from the fading memories.

Standing up from his workstation and following the young man in front of him out of the office, Tian Sheng walked in the corridor of the Strategy Bureau building, feeling that his current life was inexplicably unreal.

A month ago, he was an ordinary nurse in an orphanage, conducting research on a minor art, and dreaming of passing the exam to enter the Strategy Bureau. Because he had spent his only savings on art research, he lived a very tight life, and he was nearly 30 years old but didn't even have a girlfriend.

According to universal values, he could not be called a failure before, but he definitely had little to do with "success" either.

But now, not only has he successfully joined the Strategy Bureau, he has also gained something miraculous in an inexplicable attack, becoming a rookie among the Strategy Bureau's fighters?

Is he still the same person as before? Could it be that it was not him who dreamed of the moth, but the moth who dreamed of him, and everything in front of him was just a dream of the moth?

"Hey! You, why are you distracted again?"

The young man walking in front of him suddenly turned around and patted Tian Sheng on the shoulder: "We are in the cafeteria, time to eat! What are you still thinking about? Thinking about beautiful women?"

"Oh, sorry, sorry!" Tian Sheng finally came to his senses and hurried to the window in front of him.

The young man traveling with him was called Li Yingwei, the captain of the third team of the Special Operations Department of the Special Strategy Bureau and also his superior.

The other party was one year younger than him. At the age of 27, he had already become a controller-level magician. He had also made many contributions in the fight against the Gray Magic Organization, and thus became the captain at this age.

Li Yingwei seems to be from a family that has been researching magic for generations. His family has been magicians for generations, and has a deep accumulation of research. His family also has a considerable influence in Fangting City. In addition, Li Yingwei has a good appearance and a bold and straightforward personality. He has always been the focus of attention of young female colleagues in the Strategy Bureau.

However, according to other members of the same team, Li Yingwei is still single.