Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 306 Questions to the Younger Generations

For a girl of Lin Xiaolu's age, an exquisite and gorgeous princess dress, especially one made with national craftsmanship and which can be called a masterpiece, is indeed a very eye-catching thing.

Although Delphinium could not empathize with her feelings, it did not prevent her from expressing her understanding, so she acquiesced to the behavior of several juniors who surrounded her, looked at her, and even touched her skirt from time to time.

When she went back to change the dress, several girls took the initiative to ask for it and tried to put it on in front of the mirror for a long time, which was even more difficult for Delphinium to understand, but she didn't say much.

After the younger generations had finished making a fuss, she called them back and sat them in a circle on the sofa in the hut. Then she leaned back on the sofa and said,

"I went out to have dinner with someone tonight. The other party was a senior executive of the Magic Affairs Institute and the Research Institute."

With just one sentence, the noisy girls suddenly quieted down.

"The Institute of Demonic Affairs... and the Research Institute?" Xia Liang was the first person to understand what Cuiqiao was saying and even realized certain facts.

Undoubtedly, the five national institutions and their division of power are relatively unfamiliar topics for several younger generations.

Xia Liang and Lin Xiaolu were fine, because they became magical girls earlier, and Cuiqiao taught them more common sense, so they were not unfamiliar with the terms "Magic Academy" and "Research Institute". As for Bai Jingxuan, although Cuiqiao taught her a cramming style in the later period, she could only understand a limited amount at her age, and these terms were infinitely close to "things that can only be seen in textbooks" for her.

"And Cuiqiao, you are the inspector of the Investigation Institute, so this time the people from the three institutes are having a meal together?"

Although Lin Xiaolu was not very sensitive to these topics, she gradually reacted: "Did they talk about something very important?"

"...It can be said that it is very important, and it is related to this assessment, so I think it is necessary to talk to you about it."

Delphinium nodded and said calmly, "We have received some bad news. People from Black Dawn and Claw Scar have sneaked into the city. Although they have not taken any action yet, we all think they will take action during the assessment."

"Claw marks?" Lin Xiaolu, who had just been beaten by the man with claw marks not long ago, suddenly cried out.

"Black Ash Dawn?" Bai Jingxuan, who knew her own business, rubbed the back of her hands subconsciously.

"We?" Xia Liang noticed a certain change in the pronouns in Cuiqiao's words and extracted the information from it.

"Yes, you heard it right. These two groups of people are planning to take action at the assessment site."

Delphinium nodded and said, "I am currently cooperating with the Research Institute and the Institute of Magic Affairs for some reason. We will talk about this matter later, but the authenticity of this news is absolutely correct. So, I have to confirm with you now, about this assessment..."

——"So, those guys who had caused trouble in Fangting City before, or their accomplices, are going to cause trouble here this time too, right?"

Before Cuiqiao finished speaking, Lin Xiaolu nodded and concluded, then her face turned serious: "Very good, I will definitely make them pay this time."

"Yeah." Bai Jingxuan on the side also actively expressed her agreement.

Only Xia Liang looked thoughtful and did not give an answer immediately. But even so, the two-to-one vote was enough to explain something.

"...I haven't asked you yet. I've already told you that this assessment is more difficult than previous years, and now it's confirmed that someone will come to cause trouble. It can be said that it will definitely become a place of trouble. In this case, are you still sure you want to participate?"

Although the two juniors interrupted her, Cuiqiao still tried hard to express her thoughts in full: "You know, the assessment is held every year, and if you are strong enough, you can skip a grade and participate. Even if you choose to avoid it this year, and if you really make rapid progress next year and can even participate in the character card assessment, it is still in line with the rules. In this case, we will temporarily avoid this assessment this year, just treat it as a trip to the country, and then come back next year..."

"But if you come again next year, the Queen won't watch it, right?" Lin Xiaolu asked with a blink.

"That's true in theory, but if there are any other major events next year, we can't rule out the possibility that she will make an exception..." Delphinium continued to explain.

"That means she will most likely not watch it next year!" But now, even Bai Jingxuan understood the underlying condition in Cuique's words. "...Yes." Cuique couldn't lie about something so obvious, so she could only admit it.

"Then if you take the test next year, no matter how well you perform, the Queen won't be able to see it, right?"

Lin Xiaolu said seriously: "If I continue to participate this year, because the difficulty is higher than in previous years, and there are enemies to disrupt the situation, if I really perform well and the queen sees it, wouldn't it be more likely that I will be reused?"

"I think that's unlikely."

Realizing that it was impossible to change her daughter's decision through soft persuasion, Kuei-ching simply poured cold water on her daughter with a blank expression: "And as someone who has experienced this, I have to tell you, Baimei, there are some special things about you and Boxue, which means that being noticed by a high-level magical girl may not necessarily be a good thing."

"What?"

Lin Xiaolu tilted her head: "Xiaoxuan can use the magic power of the remnant beast, which does seem a bit bad, but as long as we can explain it clearly, there should still be a chance; as for me, although I am also a shifter, my magic power should be fine, right?"

"That's normally the case." Delphinium drooped her eyelids.

"Then if the Queen finds out that I'm a Shifter, will she focus on training me directly, or even arrange for me to enter the Fifth Academy, and then become a big figure among magical girls in the future..." Obviously, Lin Xiaolu's fantasy could no longer be stopped.

So Cuiqiao turned her gaze to Bai Jingxuan standing beside her.

"I'm ready, Sensei."

And her answer was equally firm: "I want to avenge Senior Ying, and also avenge my former parents, so I will definitely kill those people from Black Dawn."

“…I guessed your answer would be this.”

Delphinium sighed: "But even so, I still hope you can soften your attitude a little. We are magical girls. Defeating bad guys is our duty, but killing people is not."

"I know, teacher."

Bai Jingxuan said seriously, vertical pupils made of magic slowly emerged from the dark sclera: "But I won't let them go, this is what you taught me."

"Then you should actually consider your own strength."

Kuizi continued to persuade: "This is not the first time I have told you this. I will never let you give up your hatred. However, if you do not have the corresponding strength, the so-called revenge is nothing but suicide."

"I understand, teacher."

Bai Jingxuan nodded: "So, even in the past few days, I still haven't given up on spiritual thinking and training, and I have made new progress."

These words made Cuiqiao frown.

She was very clear that during the one-month special training in Fangting City, the three juniors had each mastered new abilities and made progress in strength. Now, Bai Jingxuan told her that there was so-called "new progress", which meant that this was not the result of the previous training in Fangting City, but something that had only appeared in the past few days.

Bai Jingxuan was not the type of person who liked to keep people in suspense, so after she said this, she reached into her shirt pocket and took out her heart gem.

At this moment, the gem in her hand no longer looked like a bud, but a leaf that was small and thin but already formed.

(End of this chapter)