After get off work, I become a magical girl

The girl stood behind the bar like a bartender. As the counter unfolded, her dance dress turned into an orange shirt and a black vest, and her long hair turned into a neat ponytail. She moved skillfully, shaking the cocktail shaker that appeared in her hand up and down, and turning her wrist deftly, as if she was doing a graceful dance.

The cocktail shaker made a crisp clash sound in her hand, and with each shake, the scenery around her became clearer and clearer, until she knocked the cocktail shaker on the table with a "bang", and poured the liquor into the glass with the help of the bar spoon and the filter. Then, she pushed the cocktail that was made in an instant to the front of the table.

"Welcome, get drunk as you like."

She made this declaration in a magnetic voice, which should have been a declaration of war, but it sounded like a romantic invitation.

All of this is the flourishing of Margaret, and its name is just as she said, "hot and intoxicating at your discretion".

Margaret's magic costume is called "Passion" and its appearance is just as it appears, a transparent wine glass.

The ability of this magic suit is to condense corresponding liquid magic power in the wine glass according to Margaret's own emotions.

The effects of these liquid magic powers vary. Sometimes, drinking them can heal the user's wounds; sometimes, applying them to the body can enhance the user's perception; and sometimes, they can be splashed out as weapons to produce a variety of magical attack effects.

According to Margaret's own tests, the more stable the emotions are, the more positive the corresponding liquid magic in the wine glass can provide; the more extreme the emotions are, the more damaging the corresponding liquid magic will be.

There is no doubt that this is a magical suit with rich functions. It can be used for attack or defense, but it also has a huge flaw - its functions are linked to emotions, so it is quite unstable.

When the previous Fangting City team was first formed, Margaret almost didn't dare to use her magic suit at will, because the enthusiasm at that time was like drawing lots: using it on the enemy might cause damage, but it was more likely to become a treatment; using it on teammates might give a buff, but it might also become a backstab.

In order to control her magic suit and make its effects work stably in actual combat, Margaret spent a lot of time studying how to control emotions. She bought a bunch of methodological books on psychology, success, and self-management, and looked for tips on controlling emotions from them every day.

In the beginning, her personality was actually much more outspoken and confident than it is now. She always showed her likes and dislikes, and her emotions on her face. Because she was too outspoken, she often made some very inappropriate remarks. Even someone as casual as Anya would occasionally feel helpless because of Madoka Aso's unintentional remarks.

But later, with the study of relevant techniques and deliberate control, Aso Yuanxiang not only had a stronger ability to control her emotions, but also made a 180-degree turn in her way of dealing with people. Specifically, she changed from a straightforward person to a person who was quite reserved in expression.

I used to like straightforward self-praise, but later I liked the subtle Versailles literature; I used to curse at things I disliked, but later I liked to be sarcastic. Although the underlying confidence of my personality has not changed, it makes people feel like a different person.

Regarding the series of changes in Aso Yuuka, her teammate at the time, Su Shengzi commented that she was "turning into a scumbag", and also commented that the magic suit with the somewhat ambiguous name "Passion" was also commented as "scumbag magic suit".

Whether this change is good or bad is not the point, but what it ultimately brings is Aso Yuuka's extremely high control over her own magical equipment.

When a magic suit that can attack and defend and has many functions can stably use the appropriate functions when needed, its effectiveness is far more powerful than a magic suit with a single function.

It is for this reason that when the Fangting City team worked together in the past, Margaret was the one who acted as a lubricant. Whether in terms of character or ability, she was able to fill in the last piece of the puzzle at the team's shortcomings.

All of these, after finally coming together and undergoing another sublimation, have become her current flourishing state - hot and intoxicating.

"Is this... a bar?"

After a brief moment of confusion, Yuan quickly recognized the meaning of the furnishings in front of her. After staying in Fangting City for two months, she also had an understanding of some concepts that only appeared in Donghua Province in modern times, and was no longer as confused as when she first arrived.

"Why, are you planning on buying me a drink?"

She carried the knife on her shoulder and walked to Margaret's bar nonchalantly. She reached out and picked up the goblet on the counter. "But, I'm used to drinking white wine. I'm afraid I can't tell the quality of your foreign wine."

"It doesn't matter. You are a guest if you come."

Margaret ignored the wine glass in Yuan's hand, but moved two steps to the side and turned on a phonograph on the other side of the bar.

A soft and melodious jazz music suddenly flowed in this small world.

The melodious sound of the saxophone and the soft melody of the piano are intertwined, filling the gaps in the entire space like flowing water. The music has a slow rhythm, but it has a moving sense of rhythm, which makes people feel happy and relaxed, and unconsciously want to nod or sway to the music.

Almost at the moment the music sounded, the surrounding woods were no longer woods, and the dark clouded sky was no longer a sky.

The soft warm yellow light illuminated the faces of everyone present. The empty ground was filled with neatly arranged tables and chairs. It seemed that the walls made of solid wood wrapped up the surrounding space, and a faint scent of incense lingered at everyone's nose.

All the magical girls present had already taken their seats when they came to their senses, each holding a goblet of their own in their hands.

Everyone's glass has been filled with wine, and the color of the wine in their hands is different. The only difference may be that the amount of liquid is not exactly the same.

For example, in Lin Xiaolu's hand, there was a cup of four-color cocktail that was almost overflowing; in Xia Liang's hand, there was a cup of clear color but only half a cup of pure liquor; in Bai Jingxuan's hand, there was a cup of green and black liquor that was constantly bubbling.

As for Delphinium, what was placed in front of her was a rather small wine glass, which contained a white bottom and blue surface liquid that looked as vast and beautiful as the sky. However, there was only a thin layer of wine in the glass at this time, and it looked almost dry.

Facing this scene, Kuei-jae's expression slightly changed, but she quickly returned to her expressionless appearance and did not show any more actions. However, her reaction could not be hidden from everyone, at least Hong Siyu beside her widened her eyes at this time.

Before anyone else could do anything, she left her seat with her glass and sat next to Delphinium. Then, without waiting for Delphinium to make any move, she raised her glass high, turned it sideways, and poured half of the wine in her glass to her in an instant.

"What are you..."

Cuiqiao's eyes widened slightly, and she immediately raised her hand to grab Hong Siyu's wrist, and stopped her when she wanted to continue pouring wine: "Stop, don't do anything stupid."

"It's obviously the senior who did the stupid thing!"

Hong Siyu had no intention of letting go. She glared at Kui Ching while continuing to pour the wine: "Why are you pretending that nothing is a big deal even though you are already in this state?"

"Because you can ask me about the situation first and then make your own judgment."

Cuiqiao looked around and found that Lin Xiaolu was still surprised by the changes in the surrounding environment and did not seem to notice the movement on her side, so she lowered her voice and whispered to Hong Siyu: "Take a look at this glass of wine."

Hong Siyu only had time to pay attention to the changes in the wine glass in front of Kuei Ching, and then, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide -

The purple-red wine she poured out was clearly more than half a cup, but in Delphinium's glass, it only became a thin layer. Although it was slightly more than the original azure blue wine, it was not much more.

"Do you understand now?"

With a somewhat helpless sigh, Delphinium rolled her eyes at Hong Siyu and said, "My condition is indeed not very good, but for a normal magical girl, it is not as bad as you think. You don't need to do something that will reduce your combat effectiveness."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and poured the wine back to Hong Siyu.

"……senior."

At this time, Hong Siyucai, who had been stunned before, finally spoke again.

"What's wrong?" Delphinium's eyes had already glanced in the direction of Yuan not far away, so she just asked casually.

"You are so awesome!" What he got in return was Hong Siyu's slightly excited voice and a look of admiration.

“…Now is not the time to talk about this, right?”

Weiwei pushed away Hong Siyu who was about to hug her, and Kuija gestured in the direction of Yuan and Margaret: "Pay attention to the situation over there. When we enter the next stage, that's when we will take action together."

This seemingly strange scene in front of us is undoubtedly Margaret's wonderland.

While showing her flourishing, she also used her own wonderland without any reservation.

Lights, bar, wine glasses, music, aromatherapy... If everyone had not been on the battlefield just a moment ago, they would probably have thought this was a real bar.

The owner of this bar, who is also the bartender, is naturally Margaret, who is standing behind the bar with a smile on her face.

As she watched, the cocktail that Yuan took over quickly changed in appearance. The originally clear yellow liquor gradually turned into red and slightly black. Not only that, the liquor that originally had only one color also became layered. In an instant, it became densely packed, layered, and even the number of layers of liquid could not be counted.

"Oh? This is really..."

Noticing the change in the cocktail in his hand, Yuan's expression was puzzled at first, then suddenly realized, and nodded with interest: "What an interesting wonderland, the young are really formidable."

"No, I think it was my eyes that were opened."

Margaret smiled and shook her head: "This is the first time I've seen a person's true form appear like this after materialization. The magic power in it can actually be of this structure."

"So, you're using my wine to treat my guests?"

Looking at the wine in his glass, Yuan also grinned: "This is the first time I've seen a restaurant that is so good at playing tricks."

"This is the store's rule. If I'm being disrespectful, please forgive me."

Margaret simply bowed slightly and responded elegantly: "This is just one glass of wine, you can enjoy it as much as you want, and you never have to worry about running out of it. However, as long as you are in the store, please abide by the rules of our store--"

"——No waste."

Chapter 227 Hunting

Yuan looked at Margaret in silence.

She didn't ask any more questions, but just smiled meaningfully, then raised the wine glass in her hand, put it to her lips, and drank the glass of strange-colored wine in one gulp.

Then, she put down the cup and smacked her lips, as if she was savoring the taste she had just tasted. She said with a hint of disdain, "It tastes bad. It's a bit like someone mixed some soy sauce into the wine, and then added water. And there's no aftertaste. It feels like the wine disappears after it passes through my throat, without any extra taste left."

Although she said "it tastes bad", when she saw the empty wine glass slowly filling up with the same liquid as before, she raised the glass again and drank it all in one gulp.

This time, the expression on her face changed from obvious disdain to understanding. She shook the empty wine glass in her hand and added, "Rubbish wine."

"I have received your evaluation. I am very sorry that I was unable to provide you with a drink that satisfies you."

Margaret, who was standing opposite her, nodded obediently, as if she were really a bartender: "This is my negligence in my job. Would you be willing to give me another chance to mix the drink in your hand a little bit?"

"Oh? And you're bringing someone to help with the readjustment? Then I'll respectfully obey your orders, please."

Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled as if he really agreed, and put the cup in his hand on the bar: "Personally, I hope the intensity and taste are more stimulating, and it is best not to have too many other flavors..."

But halfway through her words, she suddenly changed her tune, took back her wine glass, and said in a cold tone: "...Do you think I would say that?"

As she asked this question, the originally relaxed atmosphere around them suddenly became tense. In the originally quiet wonderland, only sparse whispers and the still melodious music remained. However, even the music could not ease the chill, and only made the scene more awkward.

In this atmosphere, facing the other party's questioning, Margaret just maintained an elegant and decent smile and did not answer.

Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Yuan didn't get angry, but continued to talk to himself: "I'm a person who doesn't worry about whether the wine is poisoned or not, because my internal organs are full of "qi", which can help me isolate the things I drink at any time, and poison has no effect on me."

"But just now, in order to verify my hypothesis, I used air to wrap the wine in the glass and took it into my stomach. But I found a very interesting phenomenon - the wine didn't enter my stomach at all. It just slid through my mouth and then disappeared."

"And after they disappeared, the cup in my hand was filled again. In other words, this so-called 'endless wine' was only one cup from beginning to end."

"This is very interesting. A glass of wine remains unchanged from beginning to end, and everyone happens to have a glass in their hands, all of which are influenced by your wonderland..."

He raised the cup in his hand again, letting the warm yellow light around him shine through the wine in the cup. Yuan watched the swaying light being broken by the waves, and said firmly: "I'm afraid this cup of wine is not a simple symbol, but a direct correspondence to my true self, right?"

Margaret remained calm: "Maybe this is just my bluff?"

"What's the point of bluffing? I have thought about it countless times. What should my true self and magic be like after leaving this body? After seeing this glass of wine, I already know: it is the answer to the question. My true self should be like this."

Yuan just shook his head: "And if it is my true self, then will the change in the wine in the glass cause a corresponding change in me? Can you tell me the answer, bartender?"

"Very interesting inference. I can answer you that your guesses are very close to the truth."

Margaret's hand gently brushed across the table and opened next to Yuan's wine glass: "Unfortunately, it's a little late to come to this conclusion now."

There was silence at the bar for a moment.

"You said 'too late', what do you mean..." After understanding the other party's words, Yuan widened her eyes slightly, but before she could finish, she felt an irrepressible emotion erupting from the depths of her heart.

Sadness, pain, regret, frustration... countless bitter emotions suddenly filled her mind, almost completely destroying her thoughts.

The uncontrollable sadness made her subconsciously cover her chest. She felt as if her heart had been dug out, and the pain was so severe that she was left with only suffocation and numbness.

Along with this emotion, there was also a change in the cocktail in front of her.

At some point, a faint blue color had quietly blended into the distinct layers of black and red wine, and like drops of thick ink falling into clear water, it quickly spread throughout the entire wine glass.

For humans, emotional experiences often have a reverse effect on physical actions. For Yuan at this moment, the extreme sadness was like a spell that made her stand still and unable to move.

"--Go ahead." Then, the bartender standing behind the bar withdrew his hand and announced.