Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 296 Greetings
Among the magical girls in the magical kingdom, there has always been a certain stereotype about the advantages of the jobs in the five major institutes.

The most relaxed Research Institute has little power; the most powerful Investigation Institute is too busy; the Finance Institute with the most connections cannot gain prestige; and the most prestigious Civil Affairs Institute lacks connections.

The four most mainstream academies each have their own advantages and disadvantages, so every magical girl must carefully consider before choosing a job: Is she suitable for this job? Can she get what she wants by working here? Is her qualification suitable for promotion in this system?

But when the topic involves the Magic Academy, this stereotype changes completely...

——"Hello, Your Excellency Cornflower. Long time no see. I am Orizuru Ran, flower card number 13011. I currently work at the Magic Academy and am currently the executive teaching officer of the academy."

After leading a group of magical girls to kneel down and pay homage to Delphinium, the leading magical girl, who looked the tallest, straightened her body and introduced herself first.

Judging from her movements, she seemed to have intended to stand up after the ceremony, but after briefly glancing over the top of Delphinium's head, she lowered her body again without changing her expression, and quickly changed her posture to half-kneeling on the ground: "The Magic Affairs Institute has been without a scepter for a long time. It has been leaderless and has been living a dissolute life. There is a lot of work to be done. Your arrival has made everyone feel very excited. We were just gathering together to imagine the bright future of the Magic Affairs Institute, so we neglected to welcome you. Please forgive me for my negligence."

After the magical girl who called herself "Zhehelan" finished speaking, a shorter girl next to her who looked like a literary girl followed suit and said, "I am card number 13314, Delphinium, the director of the External Affairs Department of the Magic Academy. We have been looking forward to your arrival. Greetings, Lord Cornflower."

After introducing herself in a very decent manner, the girl paused for a moment. Seeing that the other magical girl next to her was slow to respond, she kicked the person next to her from an angle that she thought Delphinium could not see.

The kicked magical girl seemed to realize that it was her turn to speak, so she hurriedly said: "Oh, oh, the card number is 13877... My code name is Rosemary. I... uh, am the deputy director of the Propaganda Department. I have always been looking forward to our institute having its own scepter. You are welcome to take charge of the situation, Mr. Cornflower!"

"Hello, Master Cornflower, I am Snowball with the card number 14053..."

"Plate number 13692, Strelitzia..."

These kneeling magical girls reported their numbers and names one by one, and no matter how they welcomed the arrival of the "Sapphire Scepter Candidate" in words, they all showed an appropriate and restrained enthusiasm.

To be honest, this was the first time that Delphinium had witnessed such a scene.

Each of these magical girls who greeted her and even expressed their loyalty in words was at least a rank of "Zi-pai". For most magical girl teams in the material world, a rank of "Zi-pai" was enough to be a team leader. According to their self-introductions, in addition to high-ranking officials like Orizuru Ran, there were also a large number of positions such as department heads and deputy department heads. Among them, the few most junior magical girls were all employees in important positions.

Even though she was once the captain of a city defense team, and a director of a company in her past life, and is now the director of the Fangting City Strategy Bureau, there has never been a moment like now when she deeply felt the feeling of the word "power" becoming reality.

However, while she had such feelings, she had no sense of the reality of her situation at all.

After all, ten minutes ago, she was on her way to an unknown destination, and knew nothing about her next trip. Ten minutes later, she was here to accept the loyalty of a large group of members of the Magic Affairs Institute, as if she was about to take office as the Sapphire Scepter. The contrast was too great, and she was forced to face the abrupt fact before she even had time to switch her mind.

Besides this, there was another fact that concerned her greatly.

"...You told my true identity to others?" She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Emerald beside her and asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, but I've only said that here."

Emerald remained calm and said as if it was a matter of course, "Don't worry, everyone here is our friend, we are our own people, no one will tell anyone about the 'return of cornflowers to the country'."

"I remember you promised me the same thing?"

"We have to make exceptions for necessary matters. Well, you should listen to their reports first." Emerald smacked her lips lazily and changed the subject lightly.

When Emerald finished speaking, the group of employees of the Magic Affairs Institute in front of her had only finished half of their self-introductions. After each person finished speaking, the next person would immediately take over. The whole process was so logical that Delphinium could not find a time to interrupt them.

After all, she had already listened to the self-introductions of several of them. If she interrupted the process and acted as if she was unwilling to continue listening, it would be a disrespect to the remaining guests. "...Please stand up, everyone."

Therefore, it wasn't until the last magical girl finished her introduction that Delphinium finally had a chance to interrupt and signal that they didn't need to continue the salute.

For anyone who craves power, the scene of everyone kneeling and pledging their loyalty would probably be enough to satisfy them. If their willpower is not strong enough, they would be immediately overwhelmed by the desire for power. However, in Kuei-Chrysanthemum's heart, this feeling was only fleeting. After thinking about it, she felt that this was a little inappropriate.

So, after everyone stood up, she continued:
"I have heard your self-introductions. You are all the backbone of the Magic Academy. Thank you for welcoming me. However, I was only a candidate for the Sapphire Scepter, not the real Sapphire Scepter. I am somewhat unable to bear such courtesy. So you don't need to be so respectful to me. It's better to treat each other as colleagues."

These words stunned everyone in the Demon Affairs Institute, who were originally immersed in the atmosphere of "harmony between the monarch and his subjects, and mutual enjoyment".

Even Zhehelan, who seemed to have the most independent mind, was confused by Delphinium and didn't know how to respond. She could only blink and look silently at Emerald beside her.

——"Okay, now that we are here, there is no need for you to be so modest."

Fortunately, Emerald did speak in time: "This is what we have discussed. I will help you regain some of the rights of the Magic Affairs Institute. Everyone present has already recognized you, so they gathered here."

"But I'm really not the Sapphire Scepter," Delphinium insisted.

"That's really puzzling, young man. How are you going to take over? Or in what name are you going to take over the power of the Magic Affairs Institute and dispatch them to work for you?"

Emerald spread her hands and said, "Do you want to command them as the captain of the city's magical girls?"

"There is no way the royal court would agree to let me sit in this position. It is meaningless no matter what reason you use." Cuique narrowed her eyes.

"The royal court won't know," Emerald said abruptly.

"What did you say?"

"I said the royal court wouldn't know."

Emerald repeated, "As I said before, only those of us present here will know what happened today. No one else will be able to learn about this dinner party through any other channels. After tomorrow, everyone present here will still be the free magical girls who uphold the interests of the research institute."

"It's darkest under the lamp?" Delphinium said this word subconsciously.

"uh-huh."

Emerald hummed in affirmation: "So, what are you going to do? Or are you going to tell me that you don't really want power or these things?"

Delphinium was silent for a moment.

No one knew what she was thinking, and since Emerald didn't urge her, the other magical girls in the Magical Court could only look at Delphinium anxiously. Fortunately, she soon closed her eyes as if she had made up her mind:
"I need to know what part of the power is held by those present here."

She spoke, and although it was a question, it was no different from an affirmative answer.

(End of this chapter)