After get off work, I become a magical girl

“But…” Lin Xiaolu still wanted to refute.

"The remaining beast this time is a caterpillar, don't come over."

Delphinium also quickened her speaking speed and replied calmly amid the whistling wind: "I happened to be nearby, not far from the scene now, and I can see the appearance of the remaining beasts. There is no doubt that it will be very dangerous for you to come, so leave it to me this time."

"So do your own thing and don't be distracted. If your parents come to school and find you're not there, it would be hard to explain, right?"

"Hmm..." There was a hint of hesitation in Lin Xiaolu's answer.

"Then leave it to me. Don't worry, I'm very strong."

Delphinium said this, then pressed the hang-up button to end the call.

The azure magic chased the train all the way, and after a few brief accelerations, it suddenly advanced a distance. Delphinium caught up with the carriage where the crippled beast was in just over ten seconds.

At this time, the crippled beast was tearing the carriage apart frantically. The carriage under its claws had been completely broken open, and passengers were constantly being pulled out screaming and sent into its mouth full of sharp teeth.

Just as a young man was wailing and struggling to break free from its claws, the movement of the beast's claws stopped. It was as if he had been hit by the legendary immobilization spell, and was bound by something. Although his forearms were trembling and seemed to be trying hard, he could not move them at all.

The brief calm gave the man some breathing space. He opened his eyes in fear and looked not far away as if he realized something.

As far as I could see, a girl in a navy blue dress was standing on top of the carriage with a gloomy face. The strong wind blew her blue hair under her hat back, and the rain could not hide her murderous expression:

"Can you please change the time if you want to die? Don't block me from the parent-teacher conference, you bastard."

Chapter 36 Before the Parent-Teacher Conference

2023-04-30

On the third floor of the main teaching building at Xizhao Middle School in Fangting City, Lin Xiaolu stared blankly at the call that was hung up. After a few seconds of pausing, she lowered her arm and put down the phone. She looked out the window in the corridor. It was drizzling outside the window. On this endless rainy day, even her mood was a little depressed.

Maybe it shouldn’t be called depressed, she felt lost.

When Cuiqiao told her "no need to come", it seemed that she really meant well. She didn't want Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang to be in danger, nor did she want them to miss the important parent-teacher meeting. Who wouldn't understand the care she showed?

However, even if Delphinium had no other thoughts, this sentence could be interpreted in another way. The so-called "no need to come" actually means "it's useless for you to come."

There was no contempt or belittlement in this; it was simply a statement of fact: in Delphinium's eyes, the two newcomers were fragile and in need of protection, and they did not constitute any usable combat power at all.

When facing the remnant beast of the Snake Rank, Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang, who were only at the species level, could not play any role. Even though they had been studying and training for nearly a month, they would probably only become a burden when facing the Snake.

In name, Cuiqiao, Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang are the magical girl's "companions", but in fact, the two newcomers are completely unable to keep up with her pace and cannot even walk to her side.

Fangting City is now in crisis, and Cuiqiao can only fight alone.

So, is it really okay to just follow the routine like this?

Lin Xiaolu thought so.

Being protected, cared for, and taught by such a senior, she would indeed feel at ease. Perhaps it was really like this now, pushing all the dangerous things to Delphinium, and improving her strength step by step under her plan, so that she could naturally become a skilled magical girl?

There are no risks, no obstacles, all it takes is time, hard work and talent.

This growth path sounds so reasonable, safe, and rational. Just as every good teacher would do, they would do their best to arrange the most stable path for the younger generation.

But now that I can understand it, where does this feeling of loss in my heart come from?

She couldn't figure it out.

"Are you okay? Xiaolu."

Mo Ke, who was lying on Lin Xiaolu's shoulder, saw that she was in a low mood and asked with some concern.

Lin Xiaolu just shook her head.

The time for the parents' meeting is approaching, and most classes have finished their lessons for the day. Students walk out of the classroom and walk along the corridor to the outside of the teaching building, ready to greet their parents.

So the number of people in the corridor gradually increased, and the flow of people passing by became more and more dense. Lin Xiaolu couldn't talk to Mo Ke at this time.

She put her phone back into her pocket, patted her cheeks with both hands to remind herself to regroup and focus back on the upcoming parent-teacher meeting, then turned and walked towards the classroom.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, so she had to go back to get an umbrella.

Passing by the almost empty classroom, Lin Xiaolu took out her schoolbag from her desk, took out her umbrella, and walked out of the classroom door again. She happened to see a familiar figure:

It’s cool in summer.

"Xiaoliang!"

Mo Ke, who had been worried about Lin Xiaolu, betrayed her camp on the spot, jumped off her shoulder, and threw himself into Xia Liang's arms before she could react, leaving Lin Xiaolu standing there watching the interaction between the man and the demon with an unhappy look on her face.

However, this is a school, full of ordinary people who can't see fairies. If he interacts too much with Mo Ke, he will inevitably be regarded as a weirdo dancing in the air by other students. So Xia Liang also knows the limits, and only touches Mo Ke and then lets go, so as not to make his behavior look weird.

"How about it?"

After putting Mo Ke down, she looked at Lin Xiaolu with a smile: "Is your father coming soon?"

"How would I know that person's movements?"

Lin Xiaolu looked unhappy: "Maybe he won't come."

"So you still have an umbrella?"

"...Since there's nothing else to do, let's go check out the school gate."

"Puchi." Xia Liang covered his mouth and chuckled.

"You're so annoying!"

Lin Xiaolu said angrily, "If you have nothing else to do, go back to your class!"

"Okay, okay, don't talk about this."

After comforting Lin Xiaolu like coaxing a child, Xia Liang slightly restrained his expression: "I just want to ask about the message you sent just now, about the beast on the light rail tram..."

"The Delphinium has gone."

Lin Xiaolu's eyes flickered slightly, and she answered briefly, "One person."

"...Really? It's like this again." Xia Liang blinked in confusion, but soon understood what she meant.

Compared to Lin Xiaolu, Xia Liang was more sensitive to the ways of the world, so she realized what Cuique did earlier and understood it more clearly.

She knew why Delphinium went alone.

After a brief silence, Xia Liang regained his composure and smiled to comfort Lin Xiaolu, "But this can't be helped. Since it's like this, let's face the parents' meeting properly."

"……Um."

Lin Xiaolu nodded with a complicated look in her eyes: "I know, worrying alone is useless."

After the greetings, Xia Liang waved goodbye to Lin Xiaolu and walked towards the other end of the teaching building, while Lin Xiaolu took her umbrella and continued to the school gate.

As the parent-teacher meeting approaches, a huge crowd has gathered at the school gate. Students meet their parents here and then take their parents to their classes.

Lin Xiaolu held up an umbrella, dodged the puddles on the ground, and hopped to the gate in three steps.

She stood on tiptoe, looked left and right, trying to find Lin Yun in the crowd, but the crowd was so crowded that it was difficult for her to see clearly given her height.

After some futile efforts, she realized that this would have little effect, so she stopped and stood still, preparing to try another method: find a place where there were less people and wait there.

After all, with her height, it would be somewhat difficult to find someone in the crowd, but with Lin Yun's physique, it was not difficult for him to overcome obstacles and find his daughter.

What she should do is make herself easier to find.

Lin Xiaolu held an umbrella and found an empty corner beside the flower bed at the school gate. After confirming that she could see the place from the gate, she stood there and began to wait quietly.

The flow of people at the school gate is getting denser and denser. More classes are finishing classes and leaving school. Some students are waiting in the teaching building, but most of them are coming to the school gate to greet them - after all, this parent-teacher meeting will also announce the transcripts of the final exams, and when you don't know whether you have failed the exams, it's always a good idea to behave well.

Lin Xiaolu didn't care about her transcript. She didn't like studying before, and after becoming a magical girl, she only regarded studying as a mandatory task. Although she knew that her grades would definitely not be very good, it was a fantasy to expect her to please Lin Yun for such a thing.

She came to the school gate simply to take a look.

Chapter 37 Umbrella

2023-04-30

The rain was getting heavier and the wind was blowing. Although Lin Xiaolu was holding an umbrella, raindrops were still blown onto her from time to time.

After a while, the crowd at the school gate had passed its peak.

There were only about ten minutes left before the parent-teacher meeting was to begin, and most of the students' parents were already in place, some even chatting with each other in the classroom.

After guiding their parents to the classroom, other students also made their own choices. Some children who usually go out on their own went home as usual, while others gathered in the library or gymnasium, waiting for the parent-teacher meeting to end.

The playground and the open space outside the teaching building were empty. After all, no one wanted to get wet in the rain.

The crowd at the gate was getting thinner and thinner, with only three or two students holding umbrellas like Lin Xiaolu waiting for their parents. Seeing that there were not many people, the security guard at the gate also walked out of the security room and closed the gate quite diligently, leaving only the side entrance for pedestrians to pass through.

Lin Yun still didn't come.

The rain is getting heavier.

Lin Xiaolu took out her cell phone and looked at her previous message records. The reply with the word "definitely" was so conspicuous.

She thought back to when her mother was still alive.

Anya is a freelancer and her daily schedule is much more flexible than Lin Yun, so she is always the one who attends parent-teacher meetings.

Compared to Lin Yun's strict time planning, Anya was much more casual. Being late and being on time were common, and she would always fool around with it. If she really made Lin Xiaolu angry, such as when she got the time of the parent-teacher meeting wrong, Anya would buy a lot of snacks and toys, and then take Lin Xiaolu to the amusement park. When her daughter's dissatisfaction was completely eliminated by the sugar-coated bullets, she would ask her pitifully: "Lulu is the most sensible, can you forgive mom?"

"Don't let your tacit understanding stay on this kind of thing."

Memories of the past flashed before her eyes. Lin Xiaolu looked at the heavy rain and muttered to herself.

She felt that she shouldn't care whether Lin Yun fulfilled his promise.

After all, it was just a parent-teacher meeting. No one had attended in the previous two years, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Rather, if I hadn't told Lin Yun about the parent-teacher meeting today, I would have already explained the situation at home to my class teacher truthfully, just like in previous years, and then I could have completely ignored the parent-teacher meeting and gone home early from school.

If I go home early now, maybe I can catch the afternoon animation show. The new series of magical girl animation has already reached the tenth episode, right?

Come to think of it, ever since she became a magical girl, she has no time to watch anime.

Is it really necessary for her to care so much about the parent-teacher meeting now?

As for that man, she had long been disappointed in him and had no trust in him at all. Whether he came or not, it would not cause her any emotional waves.

The reason why I am standing here now is only because she was the one who took the initiative to propose the parent-teacher meeting. It would be irresponsible if I didn't come to take a look. This is an act of responsibility.