Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 354 The Chatting Robot Gentian

As the assessment progressed into its later stages, Team 277 made steady progress, and Cuique felt increasingly idle.

After clearing the first node and securing a reward, they efficiently found the second node. Although another team had already entered this node and was initially reluctant to cooperate with Team 277, Tu Dinggui displayed her astonishing strength and almost single-handedly dealt with the remaining beasts within. This made them reconsider their approach. Ultimately, out of respect for Tu Dinggui, they voluntarily gave up half of the reward.

After conquering the second node, the trio found and solved two more puzzles, bringing their total rewards from five puzzles to five. With these five puzzles and the points from the two nodes, Team 277 firmly secured their position as the team with the highest reward points in the maze.

During this process, Lark did nothing, or at least she had the opportunity to do anything that could be called a "contribution".

She became an ordinary bystander, watching Tu Dinggui display his skills from beginning to end. If she did anything, she would probably just say something like "That was really impressive" after Tu Dinggui's battle, depending on the atmosphere.

Yes, she discovered that Tu Dinggui seemed to really enjoy being praised.

Although she won't bring it up proactively, or even show any signs of it, there's actually a subtle atmosphere of "should I say I was amazing?" when she returns from a battle.

For some reason, the lark, sensing this atmosphere, chose to go along with it. Adhering to the principle that saying a few nice words wouldn't hurt, she offered a couple of compliments to satisfy the other person's vanity. Even if she only said the most trivial, empty words, just a couple of compliments would inexplicably boost the other person's mood.

As for how Tu Dinggui behaved after he became happy...

"Um, Senior Tu Dinggui."

As if on a spring outing, Lark turned his head to the side with a hint of helplessness: "Your hand."

She noticed that, for some reason, Tu Dinggui had started touching his head again.

"Ah, sorry."

Tu Dinggui withdrew his hand from the lark's head, looking slightly apologetic: "I accidentally put it there again."

"I understand that habitual actions are indeed difficult to change."

Lark nodded: "I'm not accusing anyone, I'm just saying."

"Yes, I'll be more careful from now on." Tu Dinggui nodded, but a hint of disappointment still showed on his slightly pursed lips.

Noticing this, Cuique let out a barely audible sigh, completely baffled by the inexplicable warmth the other woman felt towards her. Was it simply because she had complimented her a couple of times? Was this child so easily appeased?

She didn't consider herself heartless enough to refuse even a child's kindness. In a slightly more private setting, she might have been more accommodating to appease the child. But in this situation, she absolutely could not agree.

There's no other reason than that it's being broadcast live. Even if Cuique herself can't see what's happening on the viewing platform, based on her understanding of the assessment system, she judges that Team 277 is currently the focus of the live broadcast projection. At any time, in any situation, the team's situation could potentially be projected onto the viewing area.

The false identity of "Gentian" might fool outsiders, but the Green Faction of the Demon Realm, as well as Emerald and others, are well aware of her true identity. If these people saw her being treated like a child by a child, they would probably laugh at her for it.

Moreover, besides Emerald and others, the Queen must also be present to witness the ceremony.

Had she already seen Squad 277, or even noticed them? The lark had no idea, but that didn't stop her from feeling a little uneasy.

She thought that by using this fake identity to sneak into the assessment, as long as she acted ordinary enough, she wouldn't become the focus of attention. But she didn't expect to be so "lucky" in drawing teammates, drawing a "powerful" player who could single-handedly lead the entire team to first place in the standings.

The mere thought that the Queen might see what she was doing sent chills down her spine. Had she already seen her? Could she recognize her as an "exile"? If she did, what should she do next? Should she leave? And what about her descendants?
A hidden worry kept Cui Que on edge, and the free time in reality gave her room to let her thoughts wander. She tried to suppress the jumble of thoughts in her mind, not wanting to show anything amiss in front of her two teammates, and steered the conversation back to Tu Dinggui:

"Speaking of which, Senior Tu Dinggui said that he often plays with his younger sister. So what do they usually play?"

After the so-called "ice-breaking" process, the atmosphere in Squad 277 had become much more harmonious. Although it was unclear why, the team was in a delicate state where "both of them really liked to talk to Lark."

Tu Dinggui began to proactively share some of her daily routines, such as studying, training, her work as a magical girl, and her family.

However, it seems that only when the topic of family comes up does the foxtail grass have the courage to speak up and exchange words with the earthworm. She remains silent on other topics. Thus, it becomes a strange situation where the earthworm and the cricket chat about this and that, with the cricket occasionally responding.

Of course, the point that everyone present knew but no one brought up was Tu Dinggui's teacher, Lan Xing.

Regarding Blue Star, and this "strongest magical girl in the material world," Toudou Kei never mentioned it. Cui Que could find many inconsistencies in her words; clearly, Toudou Kei had deliberately concealed Blue Star's existence.

Lark wasn't particularly curious about Blue Star, because she knew all too well about Anya. Beneath the halo of being the "strongest," Anya was just an ordinary person living a mundane life. So there was no need to fantasize too much about an empty title; Blue Star was most likely just a magical girl living her own life.

Perhaps one day she will see Blue Star and see what kind of existence this magical girl who inherited Anya's identity is, but she will not have any illusions about it.

Meanwhile, Foxtail Grass, who also had nothing to do, enthusiastically pulled her aside to chat about anime and related topics. Tu Dinggui couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only listen. Cuique, who didn't watch anime, wanted to say she wasn't good at this kind of topic either, but the persona she had previously established was hard to retract, so she could only rack her brains, recalling the bits and pieces she had glimpsed while Lin Xiaolu was watching TV, trying to find a way to gloss over the conversation.

She felt like a robot who could only chat with one person at a time. When Tu Dinggui was talking, Gouweicao could only wait on the sidelines. When Gouweicao finally got a chance to join the conversation, Tu Dinggui could only wait on the sidelines. She was caught in the middle and wanted to say something like, "Can't you two talk to each other more?" but she was always shut down by one of the two people's high spirits.

In the end, didn't you come here to take an exam? Why did you not only get first place without doing anything, but now you're playing the role of a chatbot that two kids are fighting over?
The larkspur was somewhat puzzled.

Was it really just good luck that I got the assignment, or is the pressure of this assessment really that low? Are other teams like this now?
(End of this chapter)