After get off work, I become a magical girl

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"……What the hell?"

Lin Xiaolu looked at the announcement and suddenly felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what it was.

After a brief thought, she saw that others had already started to clean up the table, so she stopped worrying about it and put it behind her along with her unfinished card drawing task.

So she turned off the screen of her phone.

Update pushed to tomorrow noon

2023-06-08

Update pushed to tomorrow noon

A new month brings a new atmosphere, so I’ll adjust the previous update time for the underworld and go back to daytime updates.

Readers who like to stay up late waiting for updates don’t have to wait today. Go to bed first. I wish you all good night and sweet dreams.

Chapter 171

2023-06-09

It was late at night, the moon was dim, the stars were sparse, the lights in the city were gradually dimming, and the dark night enveloped the entire earth.

Outside the city, there is no human habitation and it is quiet. Only a few small animals roam in the vast wilderness and jungle.

This is a wasteland, a "blank area" that cannot be covered by civilization and is located between human cities.

Blankness does not mean that it does not exist, but that it is impossible to enter, so it is left blank intentionally. No one knows how long they can survive after entering the wasteland, because almost no one has successfully survived.

Over time, "wasteland" has even become a term used to scare children. Many parents would threaten their children with "I'll throw you into the wasteland if you keep making trouble" when they are disobedient, and the effect is very significant. Generations of people have grown up with such warnings and have become accustomed to the concept of "the wasteland is very dangerous" and have never thought about going out.

Of course, human curiosity is endless. With the development of information networks, more and more people are keen to explore the mysteries of the wilderness, and even some Internet celebrities who want to challenge themselves in the wilderness. However, these people often end up disappearing in the wilderness, adding a bit of mystery and horror to this ancient legend.

In order to block the dangers in the wilderness, people built high protective nets outside the cities and set up plank roads for land ships between cities. The only lifeline of transportation between cities is these plank roads. They are like the blood vessels of civilization, connecting cities all over the world together, and also connecting materials and information together.

These protective nets seemed to have some magical power. As long as they existed, the city would be safe. People could still live and work in peace, as if everything in the wilderness had nothing to do with them.

Therefore, no one noticed that there was a long column of smoke rising in the wilderness outside the city under the cover of night.

The desert, the lonely smoke, the waning moon, and the remaining fire.

A thin figure was curled up by the campfire, hugging his knees, looking straight at the square pavilion under the protective net.

The "crackling" sound of burning was the only sound at the moment. The dancing flames implied that time was still flowing, but the figure remained motionless and silent, as if a sculpture with no signs of life.

It was a man in black.

It might not be accurate to say that he was wearing black clothes, because what he was wearing was not a long robe like the Black Ember Dawn, but a somewhat old and damaged black Taoist robe.

The hem of this black Taoist robe was in tatters, with holes all over it, as if it had been torn apart. The upper part of the robe was not a perfect fit, and was simply tied together with a corset.

The person in the black robe was a woman, who was still a girl judging by her age, around 28 years old.

The girl sat quietly in the wilderness in the dark night. There seemed to be some kind of special rhythm between her breathing. The white mist swirled around the campfire with her breathing. Within three feet, it seemed like another cave.

Her slightly raised eyes were lightly stained by the firelight, illuminating the scene in her pupils: the gray-black and silver-white pupils slowly turned in her eyes, like a pair of mysterious yin and yang fish.

There was a cinnabar-colored line on the back of her hand, outlining a falcon with a long tail and long wings. Although there were only a few strokes, it was lifelike, as if it would take off into the sky at any time.

The girl stared at Fang Ting like this, and then closed her eyes after a long silence. The yin-yang fish in her eyes stopped spinning, and the breathing with some mysterious power also stopped. When she raised her eyelids again, she saw only a pair of dark eyes.

"The beast's magic power is almost invisible now."

She murmured to herself, "It seems that we are still a step too late. The remaining apostles have no chance of survival."

——"It's not necessary to save those guys."

After she spoke, another voice sounded in the darkness beside her: "Anyway, it's just a simple deal between the leader and the apostles. It would be best if it can be completed, but it doesn't matter if it can't be completed. Those are their business and have nothing to do with us."

As soon as the words fell, a slender black cat slowly walked out of the darkness, came to the campfire, and sat next to the girl. It propped itself up slightly, as if stretching.

"Make no mistake. We have only one goal, which is to quickly recover the Beast Source that Moth left behind."

It turned its head and looked at the girl with a pair of vertical pupils: "As long as we can get the source of the beast, everything else can be put aside."

"Including the thing the boss specifically instructed me to do?"

The girl said without looking away: "She said that if possible, she would like me to take two more people with her."

"Which two?" Black Cat asked with a little surprise.

"A girl named Bai Jingxuan, and... Cornflower."

The girl paused for a moment before reading out the last name: "Didn't the deputy leader tell you? She should have been there too."

"…For things like that, we can only say we are doing our best."

The black cat replied, "Although Cornflower has been injured for many years, she obviously still has some strength. Sparrow was captured in Fangting; Moth also died in Fangting; and the magic suits that appeared in those videos on the Internet are almost certainly hers."

"Sparrow... If you were sent to the Investigation Bureau like this, you would be in grave danger. I didn't expect that the last time we met would be our last."

The girl's face was filled with melancholy. "It doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm not as skilled as others. This ending is fair."

"Isn't that your direct subordinate?"

Black Cat was puzzled: "Even if he has a rebellious personality, you can't just ignore him like this, right?"

“We are seekers who are alone in the world, not toddlers who are taking their first steps under the care of their parents.”

The girl said, "The road to seeking the truth is always full of ups and downs, hardships, and tribulations. If you can't get through them, then that's your fate."

"Is it really okay to say that now?"

The black cat said: "Cornflower is not such an easy opponent to deal with."

“…It doesn’t matter.”

The girl lowered her eyes slightly, and her previously wooden face slowly became lively. "If she is very strong, that's perfect. I am looking forward to fighting her when she retains her strength. That way, no matter if I win or lose, I will gain something. I don't like fighting against the weak."

"You should correct this bad habit. Fighting is fighting, not a stage for you to show your martial arts spirit. You are too kind to your opponent."

The black cat sighed in a rather anthropomorphic way, "Okay, stop gossiping and go to sleep. I'll watch over you for the rest of the night."

As it said this, it looked towards the endless wasteland in the distance. Because it slightly turned sideways, a pair of light feathers appeared behind it, which also showed its true identity - a fairy.

“Is it okay to only sleep for two hours?”

The girl tilted her head slightly: "You didn't sleep during the day, did you? Does that count as staying up late for a cat?"

"I'm a goblin, not a real cat."

The black cat fairy wagged its tail and said, "Black Cat, the same goes for you. Don't always treat me as a pet cat."

"The black cat is calling others 'black cat'."

The girl smiled faintly: "Is this a cold joke?"

"If you know it's a joke, then don't waste your time."

The black cat fairy glanced at her unhappily and said, "Go to bed quickly. We still have to continue our journey to Fangting tomorrow."

"Well, I fell asleep."

The girl said no more. She leaned against the campfire, wrapped herself in her wide Taoist robe, and looked at the black cat fairy with a pair of black eyes: "Thank you, Sammy."

"Go to sleep."

The fairy also turned his head away and continued to look at the vast wasteland, slowly reciting the girl's name:

--"kite".

……

……

In the morning, Kuija came to the kitchen from her bedroom, tidied her clothes, and took off her sleeves from the door. She was about to prepare breakfast for the day, but she smelled the aroma of boiling rice porridge in the kitchen.

She looked towards the kitchen and saw a pink puppy fairy busy at the stove. Its small body was effortlessly waving kitchen utensils that were much larger than itself, and it seemed to be very adept at it.

"Nini?"

Delphinium asked curiously, "Why are you making breakfast today? You should have told me to do it before, right?"

"It is better not to trouble Lord Cornflower with trivial matters."

Nini, who was sitting by the stove, turned around and looked at Delphinium and said, "Besides, today may be the last time I cook for you here."

This sentence sobered up Delphinium's sleepy mind. She paused for a moment, but quickly responded:

"you are leaving?"

"Yes, the Kingdom finally contacted me last night and told me to go back for a period of observation and training, and wait for the next assignment."

Nini turned down the fire on the stove and bowed slightly to the Delphinium while hanging in the air: "I plan to leave today. Thank you all for your tolerance and care for me these days."

"No need to be so polite. In fact, everyone has been taken care of by you."

Cuiqiao shook her head: "But, does this mean that Mo Ke will be the official sower of Fangting City from now on?

"Yes, that's right."

Nini raised her body and said, "After I leave, the kingdom should send someone to bring Moko's official appointment documents, as well as the magic mirror and other tools needed by the sower. This also means that I, a derelict sower, can finally leave this city completely."

"It's not really your fault."

Delphinium said in a gentle voice: "You are just a victim in this matter. You don't need to take so much responsibility on yourself."

"But if I hadn't come to Fangting and if Lady Cornflower hadn't been there, the city would have probably fallen because of my mistake, right?"

Nini sighed and said, "You don't need to comfort me like this. We sowers have a heavy responsibility, so I have actually received relevant education. I just... need to think on my own for a while."

"...As you wish."

Delphinium nodded: "Then let's not talk about these things. I wish you a safe journey."

"Thank you. This time, the return journey should not be as troublesome as the one here. But I still have one thing to entrust to you, and that is Moko."

Nini laughed when she heard that. "I have disciplined it these days and taught it a lot of things and rules, but it has been so short and it will take some time for it to really master them. I hope you can be a little more tolerant of Moko. Of course, this does not mean that you should tolerate its mischief, but at least tell it when it does something wrong and give it some guidance. After all, it..."