After get off work, I become a magical girl

"So, later on, the music box became my friend. Whenever I couldn't sleep, when I was bored at home, or when I was in a bad mood... as long as I turned on the music box and listened to its sound, I would feel my heart become peaceful."

"But later, Dad and Mom encountered a beast, and they...both died."

"A group of uncles and aunts dressed in black came to our house, took away my parents' belongings, and sent me to an orphanage. I don't know where the music box my father gave me was thrown away."

At this point, Bai Jingxuan paused, her eyes glanced towards Lin Yun, but she quickly retracted them and continued as if nothing had happened:

"Originally, even if the music box was thrown away, I would not care. Because as long as I close my eyes, I can still remember the sound of the music box. It is in my head."

"But last month, the bad guys came. They told me that my parents were not my parents at all, and I was not their child. I was a beast, a monster."

"I have a headache because I am a monster, and the music box is actually something my father made to control me. When you turn on the music box and listen to its sound, the beast will fall asleep. So I will fall asleep too, and in this way, I won't lose control."

After saying this, the car returned to silence again.

After listening to what she said, Lin Yun thought for a long time before asking, "Why do you believe what the bad guys say?"

"Because, when I felt my consciousness was blurry and I was about to turn into something else, one of the bad guys was humming a song."

Looking at the snowy scene outside the car window, Bai Jingxuan's lips moved:

"The song he hummed was exactly the same as the one played in the music box."

The car passed the intersection on a snowy night. Because it was in the suburbs, there was not much traffic around. For a moment, it seemed that there were only two people walking in the darkness on this silver-white road.

Lin Yun had a blank expression on his face and his lips were tightly closed, but his hands gripping the steering wheel were tightened.

He seemed to understand why none of the Black Cinder Dawn at the scene were left alive, and why the beast that seemed to be the leader was tortured into that state.

Bai Jingxuan also paused for a long time, as if she was thinking about something. After a long time, she spoke:

"Uncle, they said my name is fake, my parents are fake, and my identity is fake. They said I was a crippled beast with nothing, just like those disgusting monsters."

"But they never told me if my birthday was fake. So it's like the only real thing I have."

"I want to be as happy as all the people celebrating their birthdays on this day. I also want everyone to be happy on this only real day. I also hope that when I come to see you, I will bring my only real thing with me... In this way, I will feel that I am much more real now."

"But I don't dare to think about it. If even my birthday... isn't real, then what do I have left?"

"Maybe even this date isn't actually my real birthday, but just something I made up..."

——"When I was young, my family was very poor."

Her words were suddenly interrupted by Lin Yun's voice.

When he said this, Lin Yun's eyes were looking straight ahead, without looking at Bai Jingxuan at all. It was as if he had not interrupted her intentionally, and he was just talking to himself:

"Because my father was the only one taking care of me at home, and he was in poor health and bedridden all year round, our family was always short of money. Basically, we could only rely on subsidies and some money my father earned when he was in better health for the household expenses."

"We didn't have any extra money to buy cakes, but he would still insist on celebrating my birthday. Every time it was my birthday, he would always conjure up a lot of chocolates from nowhere. He said the cake was too sweet and the chocolate was just right, so I never thought there was anything wrong."

"When I grew up, I learned that there was a holiday in this world called Valentine's Day, and that this holiday and my birthday were on the same day, February 2th."

"Later, when I was in middle school, my father died of a serious illness. When I was sorting out his belongings, I found our family's resident registration book and found my birthday on it - it was not February 2 at all."

"The reason why he didn't tell me the real date and kept lying to me that my birthday was Valentine's Day was because on that day, the streets were full of unwanted chocolates. He would just go out and pick up some well-packaged ones, and then I would have something to eat for my birthday."

At this point, Lin Yun suddenly revealed a rare smile: "Just because of such a stupid reason, he changed my birthday and kept it a secret from me until his death."

At this point, he suddenly looked at Bai Jingxuan and asked abruptly, "So, do you think my birthday is real or fake?"

After hearing this story that sounded like a joke, Bai Jingxuan did not smile at all. Rather, after hearing Lin Yun's words, she was stunned.

It was not until Lin Yun asked her a question that she came to her senses and asked tentatively, "Uncle, when is your birthday now?"

"November 2."

Lin Yun said with certainty: "Although I haven't celebrated my birthday properly for many years, my birthday is February 2th."

"……Why?"

"Because February 2th is the day my father and I spent time together again and again, which brought me happiness and left a mark in my memories."

Stopping at an intersection, Lin Yun turned his head and said to Bai Jingxuan seriously: "Every birthday I have memories of is on February 2th, so February 14th is mine, it is Lin Yun's birthday."

"A birthday is just a date after all. The day we were born has become the past. No matter how much we remember the number on that date, it has become history."

"For people who live in the present, it never really matters what day your birthday is. What matters is the people who gather together on your birthday to celebrate your birthday. No matter what, they are real."

"As long as that group of people gather together and you firmly believe that this day is your birthday, then it is your birthday. And because of their existence, this birthday is more real than anything else."

After saying this solemnly, he started the car again and continued driving forward.

Bai Jingxuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was still extremely confused at this moment: "But this is just deceiving myself..."

"No, this is not self-deception."

Lin Yun shook his head: "The definition of our existence as human beings is actually constantly given by others. Your parents define you as a child; your school defines you as a student; the magic kingdom defines you as a magical girl... We constantly meet people in this world, thereby shaping and defining each other."

"If that's a little hard to understand for you, just remember this simple phrase - seeing is believing."

"Your 'parents', regardless of whether they are the ones who actually gave birth to you, as long as they truly loved you, protected you, and raised you, then they are your real parents."

"As a human being, no matter what kind of blood or magic you have, as long as you have human wisdom and everything you do conforms to human morality, then you are a true human being."

"Your enemies, no matter how much they flaunt their righteousness or how much they confuse the public, as long as they do dirty things worse than animals, they are monsters, monsters more hateful than beasts."

"Including your teacher."

He paused again, carefully organized his words, and then took a deep breath:

"No matter what my relationship with her is, and whether or not I will adopt you, as long as she really gives you a promise and accepts you as her 'daughter', then this contract is valid. Under this promise, you can continue to call her mom and treat her as your mom."

"So, it's okay for you to call me uncle, but you've changed your tone and started calling her 'teacher' again, which actually makes Delphinium very worried."

He said these after careful consideration.

Because no matter what, he could still remember the emotions he read from the child's expression on that spring afternoon when he went to the lake alone, when Bai Jingxuan was showing off to him and explaining everything to him.

It is a kind of uneasiness, but also a kind of expectation.

It is for this reason that Delphinium chose to respond to that expectation, soothe that anxiety, accepted the title of "mother", and made the decision to guide this child.

Whether as a senior or a teacher, for the sake of this child's growth, Kuizi had no reason to betray this promise. From that moment on, no matter how the facts changed, this promise would not change.

And for this, if everything needs to be further clarified, perhaps he also needs to confront Bai Jingxuan completely.

In itself, he had no reason to hide his identity from Bai Jingxuan. As long as he could ensure that the child would not let the secret slip, then showing the unity of Lin Yun and Cuique's identities would undoubtedly help him guide the child's growth.

To Bai Jingxuan, "Lin Yun" is ultimately an insignificant identity. Until now, she has only called him "Dad" because of a misunderstanding. In fact, it is not...

——"Well, Dad."

Bai Jingxuan's voice interrupted his thoughts.

He looked to the side in a bit of astonishment and saw Bai Jingxuan huddled in her seat, tightly clamping her fingers, also looking at him with a somewhat apprehensive expression:

"If possible, I still hope that I can continue to call uncle your father. Because no matter what, I also want to care about more people... "

A little more.

This word made Lin Yun take back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

He looked at Bai Jingxuan, and his originally serious expression became somewhat gentle again. He reached out his hand and rubbed her head again, sighing, and it was unclear what he was sighing about.

"A little more... Yeah, I get it."

Then, under Bai Jingxuan's somewhat puzzled gaze, he said, "Get off the car. We're here. Someone is here to pick you up."

Bai Jingxuan looked out the window and found that the surrounding scenery had become quite familiar. It was obvious that they had arrived at the neighborhood near the secret base. The snow-covered streets were a little different from what she usually saw, so she couldn't recognize it for a while.

And in the snow outside the car window, there seemed to be a familiar figure standing there waiting.

It's delphinium.

Bai Jingxuan could confirm this at a glance.

All the previous confusion disappeared at this moment. She reached out to put her hand on the car door handle, but then she seemed to remember something and looked back at Lin Yun, not knowing what she was expecting.

"I really have something to do and can't go."

Shaking his head, Lin Yun leaned back slightly to show his determination: "Go back and celebrate your birthday with your sister and mother. Dad will take you here, Xiaoxuan."

The first half of the sentence made Bai Jingxuan's expression dim a little, but the second half of the sentence made her expression bright again. It was like a real-life face-changing.

She got out of the car and took a few steps towards the direction of the delphinium, but before she reached the other party, she looked back at the car again. After finding Lin Yun sitting in the car, looking at her with a smile on his face, she smiled and waved, then continued to walk towards the direction of the delphinium.

Her steps became faster and faster, and finally turned into a jog, and then she rushed into Delphinium's arms.

Perhaps, she did not notice that after she left, the figure of "Lin Yun" in the car behind her turned into a ball of blue magic lines.

Perhaps, she did not notice that the hand holding her seemed to still retain the warmth from touching her head not long ago.

For a child celebrating his birthday, these are things that there is no need to pay attention to and things that do not need to exist.

On a snowy winter night, she hugged Delphinium under the white street lamp, raised her head and opened her mouth, but remained silent for a long time. It was not until Delphinium also held her palm that her eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally, with a smile, she called out again:

"mom!"

And this time, this calling will never change.

Chapter 189 Concert

2023-07-10

“Bang!” “Shua!”

A black whip shadow slashed down from mid-air and hit the ground, leaving several whip marks on the mud, which was not hard to begin with.

Delphinium narrowly dodged to the side, avoiding the sudden attack, then narrowed her eyes slightly and allowed the silver-blue threads to pull her wrist and yank her forward.

Under the guidance of the silk thread, her body seemed to turn into a puppet, moving several meters in a posture and method that completely violated human body mechanics. Then, at a certain point, it suddenly stopped.

She stretched out the magic weapon that had turned into a dagger and stabbed it fiercely at the neck of the person in front of her, but the fierce attack did not cause any serious injuries, but was firmly blocked by a blade made of black metal.

Using the long knife in his hand to push away the dagger of the emerald bird, Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "That's it."

"Give up?" Cuiqiao asked as she broke the dagger in her hand into silk thread.

"No, it's a tie."

Yuan shook his head: "Without using anything other than the magic suit, our fight seems to be limited to this extent. By the way, have your injuries improved a little?"

"It doesn't threaten life for now, so don't worry about it." In response, Delphinium was slightly cautious.