After get off work, I become a magical girl

"Anyway, there won't be more than delphiniums, right?" Lin Xiaolu said quietly.

"Ahem... don't say that. It will make you look unlovable."

Being choked by Lin Xiaolu's words for a moment, Hong Siyu put his hands together awkwardly and said, "Anyway, I just happened to take a leave today, so I volunteered to come over here to see you. I heard that you are practicing with the Sower now?"

"Follow it? It's just a lackey who takes advantage of the power of others." Lin Xiaolu sneered.

——"I am a fairy, even in appearance I am a cat. It is slander to say that I am a lackey!" Mo Ke on the side protested sternly.

"I think you've been so arrogant these past two days that you're almost ready to bark!" Lin Xiaolu glared at it.

"What's wrong with barking? Some people can't even be a lackey if they want to."

The beard on Mo Ke's face trembled, and he opened his mouth to retort. He was in high spirits these days, and didn't care about Lin Xiaolu's slander: "With your speed of improvement, you will only be a junior in this life. From a junior in office to a retired junior, this is the only relationship we will have forever!"

"What did you say!" Lin Xiaolu was suddenly so angry that she was about to explode, but suddenly she glanced at Hong Siyu who was sitting next to her, and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

From a junior in office to a retired junior, and then there will only be this level of intersection between them. If what Hong Siyu said is true, then she herself seems to be a living example.

With such a "typical case" sitting in front of her, she was at a loss for words.

Fortunately, ordinary people with little magic power cannot see fairies, and naturally cannot hear what fairies say, so Hong Siyu just raised his head and asked curiously:

"Your sower is right here? Are you guys quarreling?"

"Ah...well, nothing." Lin Xiaolu evaded the question with some embarrassment.

Soon, Xia Liang, who had gone to the kitchen, came back with a few cups of tea. Seeing the two people talking, he put down his cups and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Just chatting, just chatting."

Hong Siyu took the bag off his legs, put it aside, and waved to Xia Liang: "I mean, I want to come and see how you are doing. After all, I heard from Cuiqiao that you plan to take the certification test next year?"

"Is that so? Any advice?"

Xia Liang understood what Hong Siyu meant and sat down beside her obediently: "And you said you are a magical girl who retired ten years ago. How are you going to prove your identity?"

"Of course it depends on this!"

Reaching into the bag next to him, Hong Siyu pulled out something and held it in front of the two of them.

What she held in her hand was a plaque with a purple-red background, with the number "41422" written in the center, surrounded by many tiny, unclear Favor runes. Above the number was also a name engraved in runes, but neither Lin Xiaolu nor Xia Liang could understand it.

They had seen Delphinium's authentication plate. The plate that Hong Siyu took out was different from Delphinium's in that it did not have complicated and gorgeous decorations, but it also had one major difference: its surface was dull and gray, unlike Delphinium's plate which sometimes had magic flowing on it and looked colorful.

"This is the certification card I had when I was a magical girl. It's a card after all. Although it was cancelled after I retired, it's just a decoration now."

Hong Siyu carelessly stuffed the plaque into Xia Liang's hand and said, "Look, everyone, look!"

So the two girls came forward and looked at it carefully.

This was the first time since they became magical girls that they had observed the certification tags so closely. Although Delphinium had shown them before, she had never been willing to show them too much.

Xia Liang poked the badge on his hand with his index finger and asked curiously, "Speaking of which, it is said that certification badges are a symbol of evaluating the strength of magical girls. Are they different from the Kaihua level?"

"Can you become a flower card once your ability is developed to the flower level?" Lin Xiaolu also added.

——"Of course!"

“That’s not the case.”

As she finished her words, two voices sounded at the same time, but the answers were completely different.

It was Mo Ke who suddenly interrupted and answered "Of course", but Hong Siyu gave a negative answer.

After hearing Hong Siyu's answer, Mo Ke immediately covered his mouth as if he had done something wrong. As an ordinary person, Hong Siyu had no reason to hear Mo Ke's voice, so he continued: "To put it simply, Hanaru are all combat elites among the flower level; and a small number of magical girls who have not reached the flower level but have made significant contributions."

"The evaluation of Hana cards is subjective. It is based on the degree of approval of a magical girl by the royal court. Therefore, there are cases where a very strong magical girl is only a letter card. This is called the corruption of adults."

After receiving the certification card returned by Xia Liang, Hong Si and Tan Xing were in high spirits, so they put it aside and said, "But in general, you should just think of Hanaru as the most successful group of magical girls. You can be called 'big shots'."

"Eh? In other words..."

Lin Xiaolu glanced at Xia Liang belatedly and found that there was no surprise on his face, so she could only exclaim to herself: "Delphinium is actually a big shot?"

"Haha, you just realized it now?" Xia Liang smiled helplessly.

"Delphinium should have told you that she is the 'Inspector', right? This is her official position as a big shot. In fact, most of the karuta magical girls have nominal positions in the five major houses."

Talking about these things, Hong Siyu knew them all: "The five major power organs under the Royal Court, the Investigation Institute, the Finance Institute, the Research Institute, the Civil Affairs Institute, and the Magic Affairs Institute. The operation of the entire magic kingdom is under this system."

Chapter 50 The Meaning of an Inspector

2023-04-30

"It sounds like a very large government..."

Xia Liang couldn't help but glance up and fell into imagination: "Magic Kingdom, hearing the name I thought it was a place like a fairy tale world."

"If you only look at the appearance, it is indeed like a fairy tale."

Hong Siyu shook his finger again: "But unfortunately, the magic kingdom is not just a fairy tale. It takes a lot of manpower just to manage the huge team of magical girls in the material world. In addition, to govern the civilians living in the kingdom, a well-organized administrative agency is indispensable."

"In that case, the meaning of the identity of a magical girl sounds even more serious..."

Lin Xiaolu was a little unhappy: "It feels like the mysterious and powerful hero in the eyes of the public is actually still unable to escape from worldly power."

"This is a symbol that magical girls are still 'human' and have not transcended beyond it."

Her words were full of childish wishful thinking, but they made Hong Si and Sheng sigh: "Because there are still concerns, desires, and connections with people, the world of magical girls is also full of complex interpersonal relationships."

"So that's why there are bad magical girls?" Xia Liang asked.

"Yes, that's why there are bad ones..."

Hong Siyu was about to continue what she said, but when he realized the meaning of this sentence, he stopped and looked puzzled: "Who told you?"

Xia Liang took the opportunity to look at Lin Xiaolu, who frowned frankly: "My contact said so, what's wrong?"

"Ah, then I guess what's going on."

The doubt was resolved, Hong Siyu suddenly understood, and then nodded: "Then I will speak frankly, bad magical girls do exist for this reason. Just like in our material world, there are also differences between good citizens and criminals. You can't guarantee that everyone's character is kind."

"When the Sower chooses a magical girl, doesn't he consider whether her heart is pure?" Lin Xiaolu glanced at Mo Ke.

"To be precise, the Sower only looks at whether you have magical and spiritual talent." Hong Siyu spread his hands.

——"I don't see what you're talking about. It's the seed of the heart that determines your inner desires."

Moko also interjected, "However, the Seed of Heart should not react to a child whose heart is filled with dark thoughts."

"Even if they are really kind-hearted when they are chosen, the term of office of a magical girl is a full ten years. No one knows whether their mentality will change during this period."

Hong Siyu looked at the two girls in front of him and said frivolously, "Look, just like me, I would never have thought that I would still be single ten years ago."

No one responded to her.

The examples she cited were so sensitive and painful that the two girls were silent for a moment.

"Hey, aren't you going to laugh? I think I've already used something very embarrassing as a joke." Hong Siyu was a little surprised.

"How should I put it? Laughing at such things feels a bit..." Lin Xiaolu turned her face away.

"If you have retired for ten years, this year you would have already..." Xia Liang also gave a slightly sympathetic smile.

"Come on, your reaction is embarrassing me!"

Hong Siyu couldn't help but patted the sofa: "Alright, forget it! I shouldn't make such jokes, let's get back to the topic! Let's continue talking about bad magical girls!"

"Listen carefully! From now on! Once a magical girl violates the rules and disciplines, the Investigation Agency will send a special investigation team to collect evidence and then arrest the offending magical girl."

"In addition, if there are criminals on the magic side other than magical girls, such as magicians, and they cause serious adverse effects, the Investigation Bureau will also be dispatched to investigate and arrest them."

"You can think of the Investigation Bureau as the magic police. From the lowest level of magicians to the highest level of magical girls, and even karuta girls, as long as they violate the rules, they will become the target of investigation and arrest."

"And the ones that our Strategy Bureau deals with the most are the Investigation Institute and the Magical Affairs Institute. It can even be said that as long as it involves magical girls, we are a subordinate agency of these two institutes."

"As for the Inspectors, they are special personnel in the Investigation Bureau, specializing in investigating extremely serious criminal cases. Since the threshold for being an Inspector is basically a flower card, there are only a few of them in total. Generally speaking, once they are dispatched, it means something big has happened."

At this point, Hong Siyu picked up the tea that Xia Liang brought over and said, "Now you know, right? What kind of important person is Cui Que, the patrol envoy?"

The long conversation made her feel a little dry in the mouth, so she put her lips close to the water cup, wanting to drink tea to moisten her throat.

"So, she is actually one of your immediate superiors?" At this moment, Xia Liang asked innocently.

"Pfft-cough cough cough!"

Hong Siyu spat out the tea he had just drunk and coughed violently: "How... could you come to such a conclusion?"

"Well, you see, the Inspector is a big shot in the Investigation Bureau, right? And you said that the Strategy Bureau is a subordinate of the Investigation Bureau, so isn't the Inspector also your boss?" Xia Liang counted on his fingers, carefully sorting out the logic, "Or is it because he is too powerful that he can't control it?"

"Well, to be exact, the inspector does not take care of things. He is only responsible for investigating cases."

Pulling out two tissues and wiping the corners of her mouth, Hong Siyu explained to Xia Liang: "Although the power is great and the Strategy Bureau has to cooperate with them as much as possible when handling cases, they generally do not and have no obligation to interfere with the operation of the Strategy Bureau."

"Of course, based on this, Delphinium's patrol makes her identity and situation even more special, so she can stay in one place like this and slowly serve as your enlightenment mentor."

When she said this, Lin Xiaolu seemed to have remembered something and stared at Mo Ke who was not far away. Mo Ke was playing dumb and even whistled to pretend that nothing had happened.

"You are now under the protection of Delphinium. You can stay away from danger, the magical world, and truly complicated interpersonal relationships. You can practice in peace. But you must also be prepared. This kind of life will not last long."

Finally, Hong Siyu summarized it this way.

Based on her understanding of Lin Yun and his extremely awkward personality, she believed that he was a taciturn person and would never be willing to talk about these things with anyone.

He would think that these things are not suitable for children to understand too early, so he would not explain anything, but just keep them in his heart, think about them alone, and bear them alone.

Since his comeback under the code name "Delphinium", his many actions clearly had a deeper purpose. However, even Hong Siyu, who was once his companion, could not guess what the plan was.

The reason why she said so much when she just came here today, and even talked about things that might be too complicated for children, is actually because she hopes that they will know more, understand more, and then take action and take the initiative to find Delphinium to learn more.

Her final remarks obviously touched the two children, and they showed different expressions.

Lin Xiaolu's emotions are very intuitive. Just by looking at her expression, one can clearly feel her reluctance to "Delphinium leaving"; Xia Liang's expression is well controlled, but he also looks thoughtful.

The clock on the living room wall moved quietly, passing half past eleven and heading towards twelve o'clock, which represented noon.

——"Speaking of which, sister, I have another question."

After some thought, Xia Liang suddenly asked, "Since you said that the inspectors don't actually do anything, then who in the Investigation Institute is responsible for dispatching magical girls?"