After get off work, I become a magical girl

This was the first time that she gave up using a code name when acting as a magical girl and called Bai Jingxuan by her name directly, so after saying this, she subconsciously glanced at the rearview mirror to see if Bai Jingxuan would agree with this statement.

But she never thought that what she saw through the rearview mirror was the girl's smile.

It was a smile she had never seen on the child's face since she met him.

It was not a well-behaved and sensible smile, nor was it a subconscious laughter during battle. It was a smile that truly belonged to a child of this age, as if something really happened, a joyful smile.

Chapter 167 A Stranger's Confession

2023-06-04

——"Lin Xiaolu! I like you! Can you be my girlfriend?"

Xizhao Middle School, outside the playground, next to the audience seats.

In mid-November, the weather gradually turns cooler, and even at noon when the sun is shining brightly, it does not feel too hot.

Because it was lunch break, there were not many students on the playground, only some energetic students were playing football on the grass. But their attention was focused on the fun in front of them, and no one noticed the corner of the audience.

It was in such a place that Lin Xiaolu received a confession from a boy in the same class.

This was the first time she had received a confession from the opposite sex since she entered junior high school.

She was originally wondering why this boy suddenly called her to the playground, but she didn't expect that after meeting him and just taking two steps with him, she heard such heavy words.

The other party's extremely direct and explicit expression made Lin Xiaolu's heart beat faster.

Not because of shyness, but because of fear.

"W-what are you talking about! What do you mean by 'girl, girl'... Aren't you embarrassed to say such things?!"

She took two steps back in panic, questioning loudly at first, but then realized that it was not appropriate to say this out loud, so she lowered her voice slightly: "This is puppy love! This is not okay!"

"…premature love?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiaolu's answer was this. The boy, who was originally quite nervous, couldn't help but asked blankly: "But we are all junior high school students?"

"The teacher said that it's too early for us to fall in love at this age!"

Lin Xiaolu shook her head repeatedly: "No! I can't fall in love too early!"

"Ah, this..."

Before confessing, the boy had actually thought about what to do if he was rejected, but he never thought that he was rejected for this reason. After thinking for a while, he decided to stick to the original plan and said, "Well, instead of being boyfriend and girlfriend, how about getting to know each other first, going on dates and hanging out together?"

"Dating together?" Lin Xiaolu raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, I know some interesting shopping streets. I can take you there."

The boy hesitated and said, "Pick a time when you are free? I can treat you."

"Well...it's your treat."

Lin Xiaolu folded her arms and thought for a moment, but finally shook her head: "No, I don't have the time."

As an active magical girl, Lin Xiaolu has to patrol the city in addition to going to school. Compared with her peers, she does not have much free time.

She would rather spend her extra free time playing with her friends in the secret base than going out with relatively unfamiliar boys.

However, she couldn't say these considerations, as her identity as a magical girl was still a secret to the outside world. This made the boy in front of her particularly frustrated.

"You can't even go out... Do you hate me?" he couldn't help but ask anxiously.

"I don't really hate it, but I certainly don't like it either."

Lin Xiaolu lowered her eyelids slightly and shook her hand at the other party: "Anyway, I am against premature love, so no!"

After saying this, she turned around without hesitation, and walked quickly back to the classroom regardless of the boy's calls from behind.

The classroom was relatively quiet during lunch break, as many students were lying on their desks or leaning on their chairs to rest. During the break, only a few students were whispering, creating a dull "buzzing" sound.

Walking back to her seat, Lin Xiaolu pulled open the bench and just sat down when she noticed that the girl in the front seat suddenly turned around and looked at her:

"How is it? Did you accept the confession?"

The girl sitting in the seat in front of her was named Jiang Yuan. She was a slightly plump, introverted girl wearing glasses.

If we were to choose the most unsociable girl in Class 3, Grade 2, it would probably be Lin Xiaolu; if we were to choose the second most unsociable girl, it would undoubtedly be Jiang Yuan.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the two were isolated by the girls in the same class. In fact, most of the girls in Class 3 were quite friendly, and many of them treated Lin Xiaolu as a younger sister because of her relatively petite and cute appearance. It can be said that if Lin Xiaolu was willing to open her heart to make friends, it would not be difficult.

The reason why Lin Xiaolu is alone most of the time is actually because she is used to being alone.

This is also the reason why Lin Xiaolu only received her first confession today: she did not give others the chance to understand her at all.

Although there were some boys who noticed Lin Xiaolu because of her appearance, most boys of this age were shy. Since Lin Xiaolu kept to herself, there was no chance for boys to approach her and talk to her.

When it comes to Lin Xiaolu's lack of sociability, it can be said that it is because of her somewhat awkward personality; when it comes to Jiang Yuan's lack of sociability, it is simply because it is difficult for others to communicate with her. Everyone who tries to chat with Jiang Yuan will fall into the dilemma of not getting a response at the beginning: in Jiang Yuan's own words, she can't even make a sound when facing unfamiliar people.

However, these two people who don't get along with each other became people who can communicate with each other after they became the front and back seats.

I don't know who started it, but the two of them started talking during a break one day, and their conversations gradually increased from then on, and finally developed to what they are today.

"No, why would I accept the confession of someone I don't even know?"

Lin Xiaolu opened her schoolbag and said unhappily, "Besides, we shouldn't be dating at our age. This is premature love, which is even worse!"

"Rejected? Well done! That's the way it should be!"

Jiang Yuan nodded: "What's the good of dating? Just reject those boys!"

"Why do I feel like you care about this more than I do?"

Taking out the books for the afternoon class from her schoolbag, Lin Xiaolu looked at her in confusion: "What's wrong? Do you like that boy?"

"what?"

Jiang Yuan's voice suddenly rose half an octave. After realizing that she might disturb others, she lowered her voice again: "How is that possible? If I want to fall in love, wouldn't that be a betrayal of our unsociable alliance?"

"What is the League of Misfits..."

Lin Xiaolu lowered her eyelids slightly: "I don't remember joining such an organization at all."

"Anyway, if you fall in love, our alliance will be broken! Don't become such a frivolous woman!"

Jiang Yuan concluded the topic and took out her phone from the side: "Since you refused, it means we are still friends. Did you play the mobile game I recommended to you yesterday?"

"game?"

Lin Xiaolu was slightly stunned when she heard this, and after a while she suddenly remembered what the other party said: after school yesterday, Jiang Yuan seemed to have recommended a mobile game to her.

It’s just that at that time, Lin Xiaolu was obsessed with going on patrol, and her mind was not on the conversation with Jiang Yuan at all. She didn’t even remember the name of the game.

"what do you say that is?"

So she could only bite the bullet and say, "I didn't find it when I got home yesterday, so I haven't played it yet..."

"Really? How could it be impossible not to search for it? This is the most popular mobile game recently!"

Jiang Yuan said with some dissatisfaction, showing her mobile phone screen: "Look, it's called this name, search it again and see."

Knowing that she was in the wrong, even though she was not very interested, Lin Xiaolu had to concentrate and look at the phone in Jiang Yuan's hand to identify what game the other party was talking about.

Then, she saw a fancy icon: the top part was two crossed magic wands, one white and one black, and below the magic wands was a cartoon girl made up of lines, which made people feel very cute at first glance. And below the icon, the name of the game was written:

"Magical Girls Power Rangers".

2k for the tip, thanks for the tip.

Chapter 168: Magical Girls Squad

2023-06-07

Is "magical girl" a suitable theme for literary and entertainment creation?

A decades-long debate has been going on in the material creation and publishing circles around this topic, and this debate has not yet reached a clear conclusion.

In the past material world, dating back to about 50 years ago, entertainment creations related to "magical girls" have always been a hot topic. People are full of imagination about the mysterious magical girls and try to pin all kinds of imaginations on these mysterious guardians.

Some of these imaginations are beautiful, full of praise and admiration for heroes; some are critical, questioning the origin and purpose of magical girls; of course, there are also many that are difficult to talk about and are often not acceptable in public.

This prosperity of creation lasted for a long time, and "magical girl" has changed from a well-defined noun to a symbol of entertainment products. Eventually, even real magical girls were given certain idol and entertainment attributes, and some fans of magical girls spontaneously organized themselves and tried to support their favorite magical girls in various ways.

But, everything is excessive.

When works related to magical girls became popular, naturally some people with bad intentions would mix in, either to seize the right to speak for their own benefit, or to spread rumors to discredit dissidents. The public, swept up in public opinion, could not distinguish between truth and falsehood, and the term "magical girl" gradually began to change its meaning in the field of public discussion.

Faced with those disturbing rumors, most magical girls can only choose to turn a blind eye or endure them silently. After all, their voices are too small in the face of public opinion, and no matter how they speak out, they cannot avoid being further misinterpreted.

However, even among magical girls there are people with different personalities. Faced with those increasingly outrageous rumors, gossip and entertainment works, a few strong-willed magical girls were angered.

"I can't control the mouths of most of you, but can't I control those unscrupulous paparazzi?"

These were the words of a retired magical girl from Xiluo Province who revealed her identity during an interview about 40 years ago when the conflict broke out.

So, starting from Xiluo Province, the magical girls and retired magical girls began a direct confrontation with the publishing and distribution circles. This confrontation gradually spread to the eastern states, and in the end it was a mess, and no one got the upper hand. But on the surface, it seems that the magical girls still won.

Because the magic kingdom spoke to the governments of various states and cities, the dispute was directly ended.

Works that misinterpret, spread rumors, or maliciously speculate about magical girls will not be published or distributed. In the 40 years since then, commercial works with the theme of "magical girls" have gradually faded out of the market in the following years, and the only ones left are those magical girl animations created for young girls as the target audience.

Of course, those works that portray magical girls as positive images still exist in the world and still have many audiences, but they are no longer a topic of concern to the general public.

Today, 40 years later, people's perception of magical girls seems to have returned to the past: in reality, magical girls are heroes who protect the city; on the virtual level, magical girls are animations for children.

It was in this context that a few years ago, a mobile game called "Magical Girls Sentai" quietly began operating on the intercity network in the East Japan region.

The mode of this mobile game is the very popular card drawing and development on the market, and the content is really unremarkable: it allows players to form and train their own magic girl team, and the system presents very ordinary development and turn-based battles. The game graphics are not very outstanding. The illustrations of the magic girls are all cute simple drawings like those in children's picture books, and the game levels are two-headed pixelated figures, which does not arouse the desire of others to try it out.

According to a later interview with the game producer, he said that he felt this was the magical girl in his mind.

Unfortunately, his "magical girl" was not recognized by the market. Such a mediocre, even dull appearance, coupled with an extremely plain name, naturally failed to get the corresponding feedback. This mobile game was already in deficit after a few months of operation.

This is also the norm in the physical world game market. Too many games are released or launched and then disappear into the sea, and no one has noticed them since then. This game is also the case. Even if there is no news about it since then, no one will take a second look at it.

But the game did not end its operating career, it miraculously survived.

The turning point happened two years ago.

At that time, Magical Girls Power Rangers was in a complete operational crisis. As a trial work of a small company, this game put its producer on the verge of bankruptcy. Then, I don’t know whether it was because the company was acquired or there were new investors, but this game was inexplicably revived.