After get off work, I become a magical girl

The fish-shaped beast in the center of the cave had been completely restrained at some point. Its mouth opened and closed, but its highly squeezed body could only make "roaring" sounds.

Delphinium raised her hand and caught a few more magic threads. The sharp buzzing sounds around her stopped with her action.

The concert is over.

The fluorescent blue light all over the sky flew towards the remaining beast in the center and the pieces of meat around it, as fast as lightning. In an instant, all that could be heard was a series of "chi chi" sounds.

The huge fish-shaped remains, the egg-level remains of the beast all over the ground, and the tentacles that were originally active around it were all turned into fragments in the air by this blow.

……

……

The cave was in an uproar, and the space here gradually disintegrated.

From the dirty water and rotten flesh on the ground, spots of light like a nebula emerged and flowed towards the palm of Cuique's hand.

When it reaches the pupa stage, the remnant echoes of the beasts begin to become valuable, and they can gain more contributions in the country, which also means better quality resources.

These resources are useless to Cuique herself, but they can undoubtedly help Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang improve their strength faster and become independent sooner.

In the early years, someone seemed to have calculated that, under the premise of optimal resource allocation, only three pupa-level echoes were needed to ensure that a magical girl with very low talent could be transformed to leaf-level. And considering that the magical girl herself would also practice magic and spiritual thinking, three was actually more than enough.

It’s a pity that Mo Ke has no ability to contact the kingdom now. If she wants to exchange resources from the kingdom, she will probably have to go back in person.

As Delphinium thought this, magic power surged under her feet, and she wanted to rush out of the cave as quickly as possible.

But before she left, she suddenly felt something and lowered her head, only to see a building that looked like an altar in the middle of the pool next to the remains of the beast.

altar?

The space on the verge of collapse did not allow her to stay any longer, so she could only choose to imprint this scene in her mind. Delphinium looked at this place deeply again, and then did not stay for long, accelerated its flight, and left the cave like chasing the wind and lightning.

The pupa-level remnant was killed, and the nest it had built naturally disappeared. Therefore, when Jasper left the cave, she naturally left the complicated space maze. When she returned to reality, she was already in a sewer somewhere unknown.

She continued to fly and soon found an exit. She flipped open the manhole cover and flew out. She left the stinking sewer and returned to the fresh air on the ground after a long absence.

However, Delphinium's complexion did not get any better due to its return.

She landed gracefully on the ground and took out her cell phone almost without stopping. After confirming that she was reconnected to the signal, she immediately selected a number and dialed it.

"……Hey?"

Soon, a sleepy female voice came from the other end of the line: "It's the middle of the night, what's wrong?"

"I think I need some explanation."

While talking on the phone, Delphinium kicked a manhole cover on the side of the road, causing it to fall back to its original position:

"What else are you hiding from the Yi Ce Bureau?"

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Chapter 30: Going to bed late and getting up late and the results of the conversation

2023-04-30

Normally, Lin Yun has a very regular life schedule.

I get up at 6:30 in the morning and go to bed at 11:30 at night, repeating this cycle over and over again to ensure that I have enough brain power to cope with work.

His biological clock is equally accurate. Unless he is overly tired, he will open his eyes on time at around six o'clock.

But there are always exceptions. The night before, he first taught two magic girls after get off work; then he rushed to the sewer and killed a whole nest of pupa-level remnant beasts; and finally he made a long phone call to Hong Si to check the situation. By the time his head touched the pillow, it was already five in the morning.

The end result was that he woke up late.

When Lin Yun opened his eyes from sleepiness, it was already seven five.

He glanced at his side, then picked up the phone on the bedside table. When he saw the time on the lock screen, his eyes gradually widened. He lifted the quilt, stepped on his slippers, and hurried to the closet.

Lin Yun quickly washed up in the bathroom, combing his hair with a toothbrush in his mouth, buttoning his shirt and rinsing his mouth. In the midst of his busy work, he couldn't help but think of the phone call that made him sleep so late:

The phone call last night did not yield any information. According to Hong Siyu, during the two years since she returned to Fangting City, the appearance of the crippled beast was very few. Even the only sighting of the caterpillar was provided by Lin Xiaolu when she was attacked, not to mention the pupa.

If Lin Yun hadn't personally gone to the sewer to kill the pupa, it would probably have remained unknown until it had developed into a "metamorphosis". At that point, Fangting City would have been devastated.

Lin Yun didn't believe it completely.

Putting aside whether he trusted Hong Siyu - if possible, he didn't want to doubt his former junior - but even if the information Hong Siyu provided was the limit of what she could find, the information in the database of the Strategy Bureau might not be all.

Rather, Lin Yun's suspicion was directed at the Yi Ce Bureau. He always felt that the other party was hiding something. The dark power in Fangting City was too blatant, and the Yi Ce Bureau should not be completely unaware of it.

He knew that the Strategy Bureau was helpless against the magical forces involving the crippled beasts, but it shouldn't be without any information at all.

There are only two possibilities in the current situation. The first is that the Bureau of Strategy is full of useless good-for-nothings, which is fine. The second is that the Bureau of Strategy actually knows something, but this information is in the hands of very few people and is not even entered into the database.

Lin Yun would rather the latter be the case, so he had to meet with the top leaders of the local Strategy Bureau.

Even if the enemy only has a name, he has to ask that name.

However, it was wishful thinking for him to ask to meet the top leaders of a special organization like the Strategy Bureau as an ordinary citizen. He had to reveal his identity so that the other party would have to meet him.

He has this identity, or even two, but it is difficult to choose between them. He has no idea whether to be Lin Yun or the magical girl Cuiqiao.

Using Lin Yun's identity, he is the common relative of the former magical girl "Ying" who had died and the current magical girl "White Rose".

The Strategy Bureau's approach to the identities of magical girls is "two-way confidentiality". Except for specific senior executives and liaison personnel who directly interact with the magical girls, they will neither reveal the true identities of the magical girls to anyone else, nor disclose information about the magical girls and the magic side to the magical girls' families.

They actually did a good job in this regard. Even when they attended Anya's funeral, they did not reveal their origins, nor did they exchange any information with Lin Yun. After all, 19 years had passed, and Lin Yun's contact had already been promoted to the headquarters, and the senior executives of that year had retired one after another. The final result of the two-way confidentiality was that even the local Strategy Bureau did not know Lin Yun's true identity. The true identity of the magical girl "Delphinium" had already been turned into a confidential file and thrown into the database of the General Administration.

But if Lin Yun said that he already knew the true identity of his wife and daughter and had some knowledge of the magic side, then the nature of the matter would be completely different. As the family member of the sacrificed magic girl, he had every reason to ask the high-level officials of the Strategy Bureau to meet with him and tell him the truth. At that time, the Strategy Bureau would have no way to restrain him except to ask him to sign an agreement not to disclose the magic side to the public.

The advantage of this plan is that it is stable, and it can contact the top leaders of the Strategy Bureau without alerting the suspects who may have unclear motives in the Strategy Bureau. The disadvantage is that the information obtained may not be complete, and the other party may not be willing to tell the whole story because he is a civilian.

As for using Delphinium's identity, that's easy. The other party will not dare to hide anything and will definitely tell everything he knows.

But the impact of doing so would be far-reaching: firstly, the contact person between Cuiqiao and the Bureau of Strange Strategies is Hong Siyu, and her own information has been processed. The Bureau of Strange Strategies only knows her as "Bai Mei's partner." Once she reveals her original origins, it is likely to alarm the mysterious power hidden in Fangting City; secondly, she has not officially returned yet, and is only active in a small range in Fangting City. If the news of her comeback spreads to the magic kingdom, it may cause some unnecessary trouble.

In this regard, Hong Siyu also proposed a plan for Cui Que to encourage Lin Xiaolu, who would contact the Yi Ce Bureau, but Lin Yun always felt that his daughter would be fooled by the other party, so he rejected it in the end. Besides, he didn't want to use Cui Que's identity to deceive his daughter.

After weighing the two options, Lin Yun chose to act cautiously, that is, to meet with the Yi Ce Bureau as "Lin Yun".

After discussing various details and wrangling over the distribution of work content between the two parties, Lin Yun and Hong Si continued discussing until dawn, and only ended this long phone call after all matters were arranged.

It's really a hassle.

Lin Yun yawned deeply, and standing in front of the mirror, he looked at himself with a self-mockery: except for the dark circles under his eyes, he looked like a normal person. He didn't waste any more time, grabbed the suit jacket on the back of the chair, and strode towards the door.

After opening the door of the master bedroom, he glanced to the left as usual, only to see that the door of the room next to him was also open. Lin Xiaolu with messy hair walked out of the door sleepily, holding a rubber band in her hand, trying to tie up the back of her hair. Her eyes happened to shift and met his.

The father and daughter stood in the corridor at the door, falling into an eerie silence.

In the end, it was Lin Xiaolu who broke the deadlock. She pretended that she saw nothing, took a few steps back to the room, and closed the door with a "click".

About two minutes later, she continued to pretend nothing had happened and opened the door. She peeked in and wanted to walk out, but found Lin Yun was still standing at the door.

"Why haven't you left yet?"

After a brief moment of embarrassment, she glared at Lin Yun.

Lin Yun had already put on his coat and was now tying his tie. Seeing that she was in a bad mood just before leaving the house, he couldn't help but sigh, "I was just about to ask you this question. You're leaving the house at this hour. Are you going to be late?"

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Chapter 31 Morning Chores

2023-04-30

"It has nothing to do with you, right?"

Lin Xiaolu turned her face away, seeming to be somewhat resistant to Lin Yun's questioning. After a while, she turned her gaze to look at him again: "And speaking of being late, aren't you the same?"

"This was just an accident." Lin Yun tied his tie and picked up the briefcase beside him. "I was busy with work until the early morning and didn't come back until the early morning. I wouldn't be like this at other times."

"Then I was also surprised."

Lin Xiaolu muttered, "I got home late anyway and had to practice... do homework, so I just went to bed too late."

Lin Yun just looked at Lin Xiaolu like this, and Lin Xiaolu also glanced at Lin Yun. The father and daughter looked at each other in a rather awkward state for a long time, and in the end, the father's side was defeated.

"Go back and comb your hair first."

Lin Yun looked helpless. He picked up his briefcase and turned to the kitchen. "What do you want for breakfast? Instant noodles or bread? Or should I boil two eggs?"

"Ah? Breakfast?"

Lin Xiaolu raised her eyebrows, and was surprised at first, then puzzled: "It's already this late?"

"I'll drive you there later." Lin Yun took off his suit jacket and put it on the back of the chair next to the dining table.

"I don't want it, just go on your own."

"What if I'm late?"

"...If I'm late, I'm late." Lin Xiaolu felt a little guilty, but still stubborn.

Is this child planning to fly to school? Does she know that the magic movement when she flies is comparable to fireworks?

Putting everything in his hands on the chair, Lin Yun looked at his daughter for a while and shrugged expressionlessly:

"Okay, but go and comb your hair first, and I'll boil two eggs."

"I told you not to..."

Lin Xiaolu wanted to continue to refuse, but suddenly she realized something and widened her eyes. She tightened her grip on the door frame and said in a weaker tone, "Oh, I see. I'll go, okay?"

Then he walked towards the bathroom reluctantly.

From Lin Yun's perspective, Mo Ke suddenly flew from the door to her ear and whispered a few words. Lin Xiaolu's attitude suddenly softened.

It seems that Mo Ke knows better than herself. He thought so.

This guess is correct and it is indeed the case.

"Mo Ke, what did you mean by what you said just now? What do you mean that frivolous girls can fly to school, but I can't?" After entering the bathroom, Lin Xiaolu lowered her voice and looked at Mo Ke who was floating aside with a bad face.

After finishing the magical girl class last night, Lin Xiaolu’s task was not actually over yet, because she still had homework to finish when she got home.