Is it only magical girls?

"Right? Right? Why don't you take me as your apprentice, Sister Hongshi? With such a talented disciple like me, your master should be very satisfied, right?"

Hong Shi scoffed, "You want to be my disciple? Then I'll have to change my tune. Your magic clusters are as slow as a tortoise, your missile trajectories are chaotic, your understanding of magic composition is superficial, and your fighting style is far from elegant. Not a single aspect of it is decent. You want to be my disciple? Keep dreaming."

"Sister Hong is so strict!"

Hongshi stepped into the dojo and beckoned to Yuanxing with her finger, indicating that she should hand over the wand to her.

After receiving the wand from Farstar, Crimson World poured magic into it: "Like this, first inject magic, then hold back, and then—" Crimson World suddenly threw the wand, which landed right in the mouth of the large monster. The wand activated instantly upon entering the mouth, and countless explosive missiles shot directly into the monster's body, turning the large monster into a balloon and then exploding. The whole process took less than five seconds.

"Ugh, my magic is depleted! This feels awful!"

Kurogane's expression was pained, and her body twisted and turned in discomfort, each twisting making a cracking sound: "I forgot that I didn't transform into a magical girl, and using magic doesn't restore it instantly. It's so uncomfortable to use too much force."

"Then let's change it?"

Hong Shi waved her hand in refusal: "At your age, why would you want to become a magical girl? There's a limit to trying to look young, isn't there?"

“It’s okay, in my eyes Sister Hong will always be nine years old.”

Chapter 28 Welcome back! Would you like to eat first, or take a shower first?

After finishing today's practice, Yuanxing looked around and was relieved to find that none of her clubmates were in the dojo.

She planned to just run away, so that whatever her friends did today wouldn't concern her; she could deal with it tomorrow. On her way away from Momomo, Yuanxing remained completely silent. Unfortunately, despite her careful planning, she miscalculated. Just as she arrived at the station, someone tapped her on the back: "Yuanxing, hello there."

Yuanxing suddenly turned around and found that the person who took her picture was a girl she had never seen before. The girl had long, cherry-purple hair and looked dignified and elegant, like a young lady who only existed in stories.

"I may have been too hasty today, which frightened Yuanxing. I am deeply sorry for this. I think the reason you were afraid and ran away is because we don't know each other well enough. If we could understand each other better, you would definitely accept me and be willing to form a sisterhood with me."

Yuanxing's mind was filled with questions: "Excuse me, who are you? I don't think I've seen you before."

"I am Momo Sakura. It's normal that you don't recognize me, since you've only seen the magical girl version before."

Eh?

Momo Sakura is a biker gang member who wears special attack uniforms and rides a motorcycle around everywhere, right?

And so her true form is this gentle and refined young lady?! Is this continuing the old magical girl's way of hiding her true self?

"This is truly unexpected..."

"Let's find a place to have some tea and chat."

The shop that Tao Ying chose was an elegant one. The shop offered very healthy fruit tea and snacks such as cookies and pastries.

"If I had to choose, I would have picked the milk tea I drank before, but my classmates would be disappointed if they found out I was drinking milk tea, so I chose this shop."

Milk tea is irrelevant; what really matters is dressing up in a special forces uniform with the young lady, riding a motorcycle, and constantly calling her "sister" or "us." This would definitely shatter the image of the young lady. Just thinking about it is enough to make one's impression crumble.

Momo said, "You're surprised to see me there, aren't you? After you ran off to the dojo, we talked for a bit and decided to call it a day and we'd talk about it later. But after I left, I ended up coming back like this. Your friends have never seen me like this before, so I'm not worried about being exposed at all. I saw the bus you took when we were dealing with medium-sized monsters together, so I was waiting at this bus stop."

"I see."

Yuanxing nodded: "This really is a strategist."

Tao Ying covered her mouth and smiled, then handed Yuan Xing a small cake: "I really like this cake, would you like to try it?"

Seeing that Yuanxing had begun to enjoy the cake as instructed, Taoying rested her chin on her hand, watching Yuanxing savor the treat with delight. She had originally wanted to say something, but seeing Yuanxing enjoying the cake, all those words vanished. To her, the way Yuanxing ate the cake was incredibly cute—not the kind of cuteness that resembles a small animal, but the cuteness of a little girl. It was as if all the world around her had disappeared; her world consisted only of her and the cake. Yuanxing's completely absorbed and focused expression while enjoying the cake was utterly adorable to Taoying.

When Yuanxing was halfway through eating the cake, she suddenly realized that she wasn't the one eating it. She looked up abruptly and said, "What did Taoying just say? I'm sorry, I was too focused on the cake and didn't hear what you said."

"I didn't say anything, but eat slowly and have a cup of fruit tea, it's very good too."

"Ahem," Yuanxing felt that his eating manners might not have been very good, so he tried to defend himself: "I was just a little hungry while practicing at the dojo, it's not like this often."

"It's okay if this happens often, I think it's quite cute."

Tao Ying slowly said, "Our school is the kind of school that fosters sisterly relationships. I have my own older sister at school, and it's time for me to find a younger sister."

"Isn't it a bad idea to look for someone outside of school?"

"On the contrary, it's better to find a younger sister outside of school! I often wonder, did I really want an older sister to have one, or did I have an older sister because of the school's system of having sisters? She was an older sister at school, but will she still be an older sister after graduating from high school?"

"Is that why you want to find a younger sister outside of school? Because without schools, without a sisterhood system, a younger sister is just a younger sister."

"There's no beginning and no end to the sisterhood system; it's a relationship that can last a lifetime. Of course, this is just a theoretical basis for my desire to find a younger sister outside of school. Ultimately, it's because the younger sister I want is outside of school that this theory came about." Tao Ying grasped Yuan Xing's hand: "The younger sister I want is you. I saw you yesterday—"

Yuanxing suddenly looked up, crossing her arms in front of her chest: "Stop! Can we not talk about this? That's not what I wanted. I didn't want that kind of thing to happen at all. Sister Hongshi is really too evil. What she did to me is social death. I may be alive, but I might already be dead!"

"I think we should look on the bright side; at least we've become quite famous now."

“I don’t want to be that kind of celebrity anymore,” Yuanxing closed her eyes in despair. “Suddenly someone points at me and says: Look! The person who burst into tears on live stream. Just thinking about that kind of thing sends chills down my spine.” Yuanxing stopped. A brand new idea came to her mind, giving her an extremely ambitious goal: “I’ve decided. I’m going to become the best magical girl of the year, get my own fairy, and then wish that everyone will forget my embarrassing moment.”

"That's a good wish."

Tao Ying smiled and said, "I know you must have some doubts right now, but I truly want to build a sisterly relationship with you that will last a lifetime. I don't want to replace anyone. No one can be replaced. I just want to help you and protect you. I hope you can think it over carefully."

Yuanxing felt there was nothing wrong with building a sisterly relationship, but she didn't really know Taoying yet. It would be good to consider it after getting to know her better. She didn't find it troublesome at all; everyone liked her and wanted to be close to her, which was a good thing. As for Qianchan, that was completely unnecessary to consider. Senior was senior, and older sister was older sister—they were two completely different titles. Besides, the more older sisters the better, the more the merrier!

After the fruit tea party with Momo, Yuanxing returned home. As soon as he opened the door, he smelled the aroma of food and saw Lingling busy at home.

"Welcome back. Would you like to eat first, or take a shower first?"

Chapter 29 Twenty-nine days ago, this is simply...

"Ling Ling?"

Yuanxing backed out of the door, carefully looked at the corridor, checked the house number, confirmed that this was his home, and then went back inside.

"How did you get in?"

Lingling pointed to the window.

"So you transformed into a magical girl and broke the window from the outside to come in? Then you turned off the transformation, so the window was restored?"

Bell 2 leek flag sulfur instrument peel six cold nod.

Oh my god, it's me!

Yuanxing still remembered that not long ago she had barged into Qianchan's house without permission. She glanced at the fragrant dishes and asked, "Did Lingling make these dishes?"

Lingling nodded: "Since you won't be back for a while, Yuanxing, I tried to make some of your favorite dishes."

"Ok?"

Yuanxing looked at the dinner and found that both the cooking method and the ingredients were things she liked to eat, but she didn't remember telling Lingling what she liked to eat.

"How did Lingling Erling Eryi San O Baba know I like to eat these?"

"Daily observations"

Oh my god, that's me!

Yuanxing also knew very well what Qianchan liked to eat, and the way he found out was basically through daily observation. Of course, Qianchan also knew what she liked to eat.

"With so much delicious food, of course I'll eat first."

Although she had just finished eating snacks and fruit tea, it didn't matter; she could continue eating, and not only that, she needed to drink some beverages. Yuanxing opened the refrigerator and found meat, vegetables, snacks, and drinks inside. The snacks and drinks were all types she frequently bought, and she even noticed the differences between the brands.

Oh my god, that's me!

After choosing their favorite drinks, Yuanxing and Lingling sat down at the table and enjoyed their dinner.

After the meal, Yuanxing asked, "Lingling, is something bothering you? You wanted to come to my house yesterday, and you still came today even though you didn't see me. It's a bit strange. Did you hear any eerie noises or see anything unclean at home?"

Lingling silently wondered what was wrong with her home, which was too big and lonely. She had come to Yuanxing simply because she had failed to transfer to another class and wanted to accumulate more time at night to surpass Qianchan.

Although there was no particular reason, Lingling felt she should go along with what Yuanxing said: "There are very scary sounds at night, like a woman crying, or like a child crying, which always echo in the house."

Seeing Lingling's hands trembling, Yuanxing grasped them tightly without hesitation: "Lingling, don't be afraid. It's too late today, so you can stay at my house for now. Tomorrow, we'll go and take a look. We'll definitely be able to find out what happened."

The investigation couldn't uncover it, because I made it all up.

Although there were no supernatural events at all, Lingling had no intention of stopping them. It didn't matter that nothing was found out; she would just treat it as visiting her house.

Lingling didn't take the paranormal investigation to heart at all. She took out a card game she had just bought that could fill a whole backpack: "Let's play this 'Magical Girl Wars'. I remember Yuanxing, you complained before that Qianchan wouldn't play with you."

"You remember all of this?"

Yuanxing's eyes sparkled, showing great interest in the card game: "The whole set! Lingling, you bought way too much at once!"

"Don't you like Farstar?"

"I love it! I absolutely love this."

"As long as Yuanxing likes it."

"Magical Girl Wars" is a card game produced by Paradise that integrates almost all famous magical girls and their information. The game mode is a fighting game, where players control magical girls to fight each other. Qianchan has never liked this kind of game, or rather, she doesn't like battles between magical girls, and has always kept her distance from such games.

In other words, Yuanxing is currently playing a game that Qianchan doesn't like with a girl who isn't Qianchan. Although he doesn't know why, Yuanxing feels a little excited. He'll go to Qianchan's house next time and play "Magical Girl Wars" with Lingling.

The card game had taken up too much time, and by the time Yuanxing snapped out of it, it was already time for bed. Yuanxing's bedroom had a double bed, big enough for Lingling and her to sleep in one.

Lying in bed, wrapped in the blanket, Lingling gazed at Yuanxing beside her in the darkness: "Aren't there any goodnight kisses tonight?"

“No, it’s about reciprocity,” Yuanxing tapped his forehead. “I gave Lingling a goodnight kiss before, now it’s Lingling’s turn to give me one.”

Lingling glanced at her forehead, but her attention was fixed on Yuanxing's lips. She mustered her courage, but didn't act; she mustered her courage again, but to no avail; she mustered her courage once more—

She didn't have the courage the third time, so Lingling shrank under the covers, pretending that she hadn't said anything.

“Huh? Why is this happening?” Yuanxing took a step back: “Okay, okay, I’ll give you a goodnight kiss.”

However, Lingling refused, hiding in her impregnable castle and refusing to open the door to see her guests.

Ultimately, the group activity of investigating the paranormal events at Lingling's house didn't materialize because Qingyin wasn't there. Qingyin's only words when refusing the group activity were: "You, you, you, are you all crazy?! I'm not going to a haunted house!"

After saying that, Qingyin turned and ran away at an extremely fast speed, as if she was afraid that someone would do something rash and insist on taking her with them.

Yuanxing muttered, "Why is Qingyin running away..."

Ye Liu crossed his arms and stared at Qing Yin's retreating figure, saying coldly, "Not participating in group activities should result in the cutting off of her little finger. Should we drag her back and cut off her little finger?"

"Hahaha," Yuanxing chuckled dryly a few times, patting Yeliu on the shoulder: "Yeliu, that joke is really funny."

Ye Liu was surprised: "Huh?"

"Eh?"

Ye Liu's surprised expression left Yuan Xing somewhat at a loss.

Seeing Yuanxing's bewildered expression, Ye Liu reached out and pinched her cheek: "Just kidding, did I scare you?"

I couldn't tell it was a joke at all! If I had to say I was scared, I was scared from the very beginning. Anyone would have thought you were really going to cut off someone's little finger. Especially that chilling tone and that sinister, terrifying smile at the corner of your mouth—it all added to the credibility of her being a little finger hunter.

Ye Liu failed to understand his friends' fear, assuming his prank had been a great success, and wore a smug, triumphant smile. This smile only made his friends more terrified, giving them immense confidence to handle any future paranormal events. No matter what kind of ghost or supernatural thing it is, is there anything more terrifying than Ye Liu's smile?

"Oh, right, I prepared a gift for Ye Liu." Yuan Xing took out the [Revolution] chip she had obtained earlier and handed it to Ye Liu: "This is a chip I got before. I think it's very suitable for Ye Liu. I wanted to give it to you as a way of expressing my gratitude for your care recently."

Chapter 30 Thirty, What About Me?

Ye Liu was very satisfied with the gift [Revolution], and on the way to Ling Ling's house, he would take it out from time to time to admire it carefully.

Every time she took it out, she would get a red eye from Lingling and a white eye from Miyou. Lingling tugged at Yuanxing's sleeve. Although she didn't say a word, her expression was easy to understand: What about me?

Miyou is the same. As soon as she sees Lingling tugging at Yuanxing's sleeve, she immediately joins in the teasing, scratches Yuanxing's belly with her finger, and adds a look to her with an expression: What about me?

"It's just that we don't have any suitable chips for you. We'll definitely give them to you next time we do. And since I didn't give you any gifts, you can give me gifts too, right?"

Ling Ling thought about it and realized that she really didn't have any chips to give away.

Yuanxing and her club have regular chip exchanges. Although chips are sometimes given away during these exchanges, the gifts this time are completely different. Exchanging chips is something I don't need, while the gift is something I feel you need. It represents the huge, insurmountable gap between "not caring about me" and "caring about me."

Upon arriving at Lingling's doorstep, Ye Liu couldn't wait to transform into a magical girl and summon three magical shields around her. These three shields spun rapidly around Ye Liu, with lightning flashing between them.

"How was it?" Ye Liu said in an almost boastful tone, "First, I used [Revolution] to make the [Magic Shield] rotate, then I used [Lightning Chain] to create an electric current between the three shields, and then I used [Acceleration] to make the [Revolution] even faster."

Miyou asked, puzzled, "Is it necessary to equip [Speed ​​Up]?"

"[Acceleration] can make [revolution] faster."

Farstar was puzzled: "The core of your magic is the [Magic Shield], so why are you making the [Revolutionary Speed] faster?"

"The core is of course [revolution], otherwise there's no need to install [lightning chains], installing something like [giant] might be better?"

Ye Liu's idea was to compensate for her own weaknesses. As a melee type, she couldn't improve her close combat abilities in a short period of time, so she might as well switch to being a hedgehog. She was now focused on standing in the front row, and even doing nothing made her a troublesome character. However, she quickly shut down her magic casting, mainly because when she cast magic, her body was surrounded by electricity, and her companions were at least a meter away from her.

Ye Liu continued, "However, with this configuration, it's closer to a defensive setup. This makes our guild a single-core guild, with only Yuanxing as our damage dealer. It will be very difficult to deal with large monsters that excel at defense, as well as medium-sized monsters in nests."

"It's simple, just don't fight."

Miyou's motto has always been simple: face difficulties head-on and retreat. If one place is not suitable, there is always another suitable place. The moment the thought of escaping arises, the world suddenly becomes vast.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business and go to Lingling's house to investigate the paranormal events."