Magical Girl Fan Bingbing

The next morning, Jiang Ran was pulled out of bed by Jiang Li.

"Hurry up, hurry up, get dressed up properly."

Without a word, Jiang Li pushed Jiang Ran into the bathroom, then rummaged through his closet and pulled out a decent-looking shirt and a pair of trousers that hadn't been worn much, stuffing them into his arms.

"Put this on, comb your hair properly, and maybe spray some perfume on it."

I don't wear perfume.

"Then wash your face with facial cleanser a couple more times. You can't go through this looking sloppy."

Jiang Ran was helpless; they were treating him like a young boy on his first date.

After a flurry of activity, Jiang Li eagerly pulled Jiang Ran downstairs. Since they hadn't driven back yesterday, the two took a taxi to Song Mingyue's workplace.

Along the way, Jiang Li kept spoiling Song Mingyue's recent situation for Jiang Ran, such as how she was in a bad mood because of work, what new TV series she was watching, and how she was happy for a long time after snatching a limited edition perfume last week.

He meticulously reviewed every single day of Song Mingyue's life, like a teacher who leaks exam questions in advance for fear of a student failing.

"And another thing, Mom said the other day that she wanted to eat braised pork, but she's been too busy to make it. If you could cook some yourself, I guarantee she'd be happy."

"understood."

The taxi stopped near the research institute, and the two got out.

"I have class later, so it'll be just the two of you for the night."

After Jiang Li finished speaking, she hailed another taxi, and before opening the car door, she turned back to give him some instructions.

"Don't just stand there, get in! And speak politely, don't give me that sour look!"

Anyone who didn't know better would think she was the parent.

Jiang Ran smiled helplessly, watched the taxi drive away, and then turned to walk towards the gate of the Tianhai City Biological Research Institute.

……

After giving Song Mingyue's name and registering at the front desk, Jiang Ran followed the signs into the office area.

The corridor of the research institute was quiet. Various safety warnings and scientific research slogans were posted on the walls on both sides. There was a faint smell of experimental reagents in the air. Occasionally, a figure in a white coat would pass by, but no one would give him a second glance.

Jiang Ran found Song Mingyue's office at the end of the corridor. He knocked twice and went inside.

The office wasn't large, but it was very tidy. A row of bookshelves against the wall was filled with various documents and materials, and the items on the desk were also neatly arranged. Only a few unopened delivery boxes were piled up next to the sofa in the corner.

Song Mingyue was sitting at her desk, talking to a young woman who looked like an intern. She was holding a document and pointing to a certain part of it while explaining something.

Upon seeing Jiang Ran push the door open and enter, Song Mingyue paused for a moment, her expression changing slightly.

She didn't show much emotion, but simply gave the intern a few brief instructions, handed her the documents, and gestured for her to leave.

As the intern left, he glanced at Jiang Ran curiously, then tactfully closed the door behind him.

Once only the two of them were left in the office, Song Mingyue got up, walked to the door, and personally closed and locked it.

"Why did you come here today?" Song Mingyue walked to the water dispenser, filled a glass of warm water, and handed it to Jiang Ran.

"The little girl complained to you, how could I not come?"

Song Mingyue had obviously seen the photo from last night. She leaned against the desk, her arms crossed in front of her chest, the lapels of her white coat pushed open in an arc.

"So, who is she?"

"I'm just a student." Jiang Ran took the water glass and took a sip.

"Oh." Song Mingyue sat down next to him on the sofa, their shoulders almost touching. "Is she a magical girl?"

"no."

Song Mingyue seemed to breathe a sigh of relief after hearing those words, and leaned back slightly.

"I thought you couldn't stand the loneliness and started mentoring the younger generation."

"The younger generation is much stronger than I was back then, I don't need to mentor them at all." Jiang Ran shook his head, recalling Chu Ying's energetic face.

The two sat side by side on the sofa and chatted idly for a while.

Only after Jiang Ran's water glass was emptied did Song Mingyue ask the question she really wanted to ask.

How have you been lately?

This "good" clearly doesn't refer to life.

Jiang Ran was silent for a moment, then said, "It's fine, there's nothing wrong with it."

"let me see."

"What?"

"I don't believe what you're saying." Song Mingyue turned her head to look at him, her tone leaving no room for argument. "Let me see."

Jiang Ran looked up in confusion, her gaze sweeping across the ceiling and the four walls.

"Now? Here?"

"This is my office. The door is locked, and the curtains are drawn. No one can peek in." Song Mingyue had already stood up from the sofa and walked to her desk, starting to rummage through the drawers. "Stop dawdling."

Helpless, Jiang Ran flipped her hand, and a bracelet inlaid with emerald green gemstones appeared out of thin air in her palm.

A flash of white light.

Magical Girl Souseiseki makes her debut.

Her long silver hair cascaded down, her ruby-like pupils shimmered slightly in the soft office light, and a semi-transparent black bodysuit wrapped around her slender figure, while a short silver-white jacket barely covered her chest.

Song Mingyue turned around and looked Jiang Ran up and down after her transformation, a complex expression on her face.

"It's still the same as it was twenty years ago, nothing has changed."

She walked up to Jiang Ran, reached out and pulled open the short, almost unprotected silver-white jacket, her gaze falling on the purple snakeskin pattern on Jiang Ran's left chest.

Through the semi-transparent black bodysuit, the bright purple snake-shaped pattern was clearly visible. Due to the expansion of her chest after the transformation, the snake's mouth, which was originally biting at the heart, had shifted considerably, and was now biting at a delicate position.

"This thing too." Song Mingyue's tone turned serious.

She turned around and took out several testing devices that Jiang Ran couldn't name from the office locker. She quickly set them up and then looked back at Jiang Ran.

"Take it off."

"This isn't a good idea..." Jiang Ran subconsciously clutched her chest, a slight blush rising on her fair face. This wasn't at home.

"You've seen this so many times already, and you're still so shy?" Song Mingyue's lips curled up slightly. "Be good, take it off and let me see."

After some refusals, Jiang Ran slowly pulled down the black bodysuit that covered her entire body after her transformation, from the neckline to her lower abdomen. The elastic material of the bodysuit created a circle of wrinkles around her waist, exposing a large area of ​​skin from her collarbone to her lower abdomen to the air.

Although her chest was not as impressive as Song Mingyue's, it was still too large to be grasped with one hand.

Without any hesitation, Song Mingyue picked up Jiang Ran's large white breast and began to examine it. Her fingertips traced the purple snake pattern, and she occasionally poked the skin in the area covered by the snake pattern to feel the feedback. Then she picked up a patch-like device and applied it.

Jiang Ran turned her head away, her ruby-like pupils fixed on the wall, her expression subtle.

After a moment, Song Mingyue glanced at the data displayed on the device, and her tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

"There seem to be signs of improvement." She looked up at Jiang Ran. "What have you been doing lately?"

This is exactly what Jiang Ran wanted to tell Song Mingyue today.

"I recently accidentally absorbed a magic crystal. Is that related?"

"Magic element?"

Song Mingyue's expression changed. She let go of her hand, took half a step back, as if a new idea had suddenly been opened up for her. She looked down at the data on the device and pondered for a few seconds.

"I haven't really researched this direction much..." she murmured, then remembered something, looked up, "Oh right, the research institute has a batch of materials that came in through official channels, I'll go apply for a few for you to try."

Jiang Ran grabbed Song Mingyue, who was about to go and submit a report.

"Need not."

Song Mingyue turned to look at her in confusion.

"Just tell me, what will happen if I continue to feed it with magic essence?" Jiang Ran pointed to the purple snake pattern on her chest.

Song Mingyue was pulled back to sit on the sofa by her and pondered for a while.

Although the experiment of combining magic elements with the human body has become a popular research direction in recent years, she needs to apply for the corresponding research qualifications in order to officially carry out the research. Moreover, Jiang Ran's situation is much more complicated than that of any ordinary subject.

Whether the world-destroying war twenty years ago completely killed the World Serpent remains a matter of debate.

The purple snake pattern on Jiang Ran's chest has been relentlessly devouring her life force and magic. If Jiang Ran is completely drained one day, will the World Serpent be able to revive?

"We can try feeding it with magic essence." Song Mingyue carefully chose her words. "Based on the data, magic essence does have a certain inhibitory effect on the activity of the snake pattern, but this is only a preliminary observation. I have no way of judging what the long-term consequences of feeding it will be."

She looked into Jiang Ran's eyes and said earnestly, "If anything unusual happens, you must contact me immediately."

Jiang Ran nodded; there wasn't a better way.

Continuing to feed him will have very unpredictable consequences. Not feeding him will eventually lead to his death from being sucked dry.

A stubborn person with two blocked ends.

But regardless, they still needed to obtain enough magic essence to feed the purple snake on their body whose fate was unknown.

Jiang Ran sighed and pulled the bodysuit back.

……

After finishing our business, the conversation returned to casual chatter.

"Lili told me before that she wanted to become a magical girl," Jiang Ran said, leaning back on the sofa. "Did you know that?"

"I know." Song Mingyue leaned closer, her shoulder resting against Jiang Ran's arm. "She's mentioned it to me several times."

"You should try to persuade her."

Jiang Ran's voice softened, her pupils reflecting the light from the ceiling.

The identity of a magical girl may seem glamorous, but no one knows the dangers and costs involved better than she does.

"Do you think I didn't try to persuade him?" Song Mingyue smiled helplessly. "That child looks like me, but his personality is like yours. Once he's made up his mind, he never looks back, and you can't pull him back."

Jiang Ran fell silent.

She knew that Jiang Li's previous statement about not wanting to be a magical girl but a great scientist was mostly just to comfort her.

The child probably already sensed that Jiang Ran had a health problem and, fearing she would worry, deliberately said things to reassure her.

She's so sensible it breaks my heart.

A moment of silence followed. Jiang Ran stood up, a flash of white light, and her long silver hair and black bodysuit vanished. "If she really has awakened..."

"Then I have no choice but to swallow my pride and beg my old comrades from back then."

Tianhai is a coastal city, located on the front line of the battle against monsters. It would be much safer to transfer Jiang Li inland.

However, if he did that, Jiang Ran might have to pay a price he didn't want to pay.