Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 369 Conversation

The magical girl, whom Mint called "Flower Candle," stood out from the crowd in the center of her small group.

The phrase "standing out from the crowd" doesn't mean the person has an exceptional temperament, but rather means literally: she is quite tall.

Hua Zhu was a full half-head taller than her companions, and by visual estimation, she was almost a head taller than Lin Xiaolu, probably over 1.7 meters. Among the candidates, who were mostly underage girls, she was definitely considered very tall.

Her magical attire also bore some characteristics of ancient Donghua Prefecture. Her upper body wore an ivory-white, double-breasted long armor, with slits on the sides of the sleeves revealing her forearms, the cuffs slightly tinged with rouge. Her lower body wore a dark blue horse-face skirt, with embroidered patterns resembling flower branches outlining a series of heart-shaped designs on the skirt. However, the length of this skirt was not conventional; even the hem only reached her knees. Combined with Huazhu's rather tall stature, standing there, she looked more like a dancer about to perform on stage than a magical girl.

However, her long, light brown hair and her unusually shaped irises that resembled bright red hearts made her appearance quite fantastical.

At this moment, the magical girl, taking advantage of her towering height, turned her gaze toward Mint.

This situation surprised Lin Xiaolu slightly: it seemed that the other party really knew Bohe? Running into acquaintances in the corridor at will, how could Bohe, a guy from Black Ash Dawn, be so socially adept?
However, before she could even revise her opinion of Mint in her mind, she saw the magical girl codenamed "Flower Candle" blink her memorable eyes and give a somewhat confused look:

"you are?"

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly froze, and even became somewhat awkward.

Not only were Huazhu and her friends confused, but Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan also looked at Bohe with strange eyes. Only Bohe herself remained calm and composed, walking confidently up to the other person and pointing to her face:
"Hey, I'm a test taker from the material world. I've been living upstairs from you lately. I've seen you in the study room a few times before, don't you remember me?"

Clearly, the other party appears to be a magical girl from the Silver Corridor.

Because they were from the Silver Corridor, when Runenorre was chosen as the examination venue this year, these graduates could briefly return to their alma mater and live in the dormitory building, instead of having to spend money on accommodation outside like other candidates.

Meanwhile, magical girls like Mint from the central city also have the "privilege" of living in the Silver Corridor. So it's only natural that the two of them would run into each other.

However, after hearing Mint's description, Flower Candle still didn't seem to understand. She even stared at Mint's face for a while before speaking uncertainly:

"Ah, I seem to remember you...you're Tu Dinggui's henchman?"

"Roommate, roommate."

Mint waved her hands repeatedly.

"Oh, okay, you're Tu Dinggui's roommate."

Hua Zhu nodded: "So, what do you need me for?"

Her response was so blunt that just hearing their conversation made Lin Xiaolu so embarrassed that she couldn't help but turn her face away. She simply couldn't imagine how thick-skinned Bohe must be to continue talking to the other person under such circumstances.

"Haha, it's nothing, I just happened to overhear you guys discussing the assessment."

Meanwhile, Mint, seemingly unaffected, flashed her signature refreshing smile: "As you know, we candidates from the material world don't know much about the assessment, so we're a bit nervous. I think you locals know more, so I wanted to come and chat with you."

Hua Zhu didn't respond immediately, but some of her companions showed slightly impatient, even disdainful, expressions, instinctively wanting to tell this shameless person who was trying to get information out of her with empty words to get lost. But before they could speak, Hua Zhu stopped them.

"You are telling the truth."

Hua Zhu looked thoughtful: "But although it's the truth, we don't seem to have much of a relationship, so why should I tell you this?"

"Hmm... because all the magical girls in your Silver Corridor are beautiful, kind-hearted, and helpful?" Mint's eyes darted around. "You're lying."

Hua Zhu made her statement and then dropped the subject, turning instead to Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan: "Are these two your teammates?"

"...She's a teammate, but we're not on the same team."

Lin Xiaolu immediately rolled her eyes and took two steps in the opposite direction from where Bohe was: "I'm not as shameless as her."

She had felt the code name "Flower Candle" sounded familiar, and after a moment's thought, she remembered that the other person was seventh on the thigh ranking list. Besides, not only was she ranked high, but her teammate who participated in this assessment was none other than Mian, who was number one on the thigh ranking list.

As the author of this list, Mint's high ranking of these two naturally indicates her high regard for their abilities. It's no wonder she's now so awkwardly trying to ingratiate herself with them.

Bai Jingxuan didn't think too much about it, and she didn't even bother to remember the so-called list. But after looking around, she didn't say anything and followed Lin Xiaolu for a couple of steps.

"Ah, those two..."

Mint instinctively wanted to bring up Lin Xiaolu's identity to exaggerate her abilities, but when she thought about it, she realized that she had just received Cornflower's autograph yesterday, and it seemed inappropriate to speak so recklessly in public now, so she stopped herself from saying anything.

But before she could speak, Huazhu asked first, "Are you magical girls from Fangting City?"

"How did you know?" This time, Lin Xiaolu was surprised.

"The candidates who are even slightly well-informed should already know this."

Hua Zhu said calmly, "After all, Xiao Jin from your city just won first place in the first assessment, and many people want to know about you."

"Oh, you mean her?" Lin Xiaolu suddenly felt bored.

“You are members of Cornflower’s team, or more precisely, her students,” Flower Candle added.

"Yes." Lin Xiaolu's expression had already become wary.

She now knows that Lark is famous among magical girls, and even as a "candidate jewel scepter," he is someone many people would want to climb up to.

Just yesterday, Mint had already managed to get close to Celestia through her. Now, she sees everyone as having ulterior motives, wondering if they want to use her as a stepping stone to contact Celestia.

She would absolutely not allow this to happen again.

"Very good, you are telling the truth."

After hearing Lin Xiaolu's answer, Huazhu looked satisfied: "Then, I think it's necessary for me to get to know you."

"...Huh?" Lin Xiaolu was a little stunned, her lips unconsciously parted, revealing a rather sharp canine tooth.

“Every magical girl in the Silver Corridor understands one thing: to become a successful magical girl, it is necessary to make friends with promising colleagues. You are Cornflower’s students, and may even become her confidants in the future, so I think I should build a connection with you.”

Hua Zhu said calmly, "You want to know more about the Magic Armor Assessment, right? I'll tell you everything."

(End of this chapter)