Brother, is there a problem with me being a magical girl?

Minister Yang stretched out his hand, straightened his posture and gave a very formal military salute to Liuli, then immediately bowed, bent down, and replied in a resounding voice.

"Yang Mengqing, a former member of the Specially Assigned Magical Girl Squad, has met the team leader!"

Facing this sudden change, Liuli froze for a moment, then her eyes widened suddenly, she stretched out her hands, and immediately helped the middle-aged woman in front of her up.

Looking at the familiar middle-aged woman in front of her, Liuli stared at it for a while but still couldn't remember, she asked with a little guilt.

"My memory of many things is a bit confused at present, can you tell me your code name back then?"

"Captain, my code name back then was Yu Li, and I was a member of your team."

"Yu Li?"

Repeatedly repeating this name here, looking at the middle-aged woman in front of her, the blurry figure in her mind gradually became clearer. After transforming, the green-haired girl always likes to wear a blue and green skirt with bamboo patterns. Her smile is always so gentle, just like her code name, Mr. Zhu, light and elegant.

The image of the young girl in memory gradually coincided with the middle-aged woman in front of her with obvious wrinkles on her face. Liuli stared at Yang Mengqing with a little joy and guilt in her eyes, and said in a gentle voice.

"I'm sorry, Yu Li, I just recognized you. I thought I would meet you again after so many years of separation."

"The former captain of the special mission magical girl team, Pure White Iris, has met member Yu Li!"

Chapter No.17 Apology

When old friends meet nowadays, it is always inevitable to exchange pleasantries, but now when Liuli meets former team member Yang Mengqing, it is unusually quiet...

The two stared at each other, constantly condensing the emotions accumulated in their hearts over the past few years into the emotions in their eyes.

"Yu Li, how long has it been since we last met?"

Seeing her former acquaintance again made Liuli feel a little excited at this time. She stared at the team member who was no longer young in front of her, but the words in her mouth were as gentle as before.

"Captain, it has been five years since we left and met this time."

"And Captain, you are still the same as before, you haven't changed at all, so that I recognized you at the first sight."

With light in her eyes, Yang Mengqing replied slowly.

"Five years?"

Liuli lowered her eyes slowly and murmured softly.

Time is really a magical thing, obviously in the eyes of the same person, its changes seem to always give people different feelings at different times.

Is five years long?Short or not?It is these five experiences of spring, summer, autumn and winter that have changed the appearance of so many people in my memory.

Time is like a ruthless butcher's knife, always engraving traces of weathering on the faces of familiar people in our memory. Compared with ordinary people, magical girls seem to have a stronger resistance to the wear and tear of time, but in front of them, this once familiar team member is much older than in memory.

It took five years to transform a young girl into a middle-aged woman with a stern, weather-beaten and wrinkled complexion. All this is beyond Liuli's imagination. There is no woman who does not care about her appearance, even Liuli, who was once a boy, is no exception. There are more or less reasons for this.

"Yu Li, why did you become what you are now?"

Looking back at his former comrade-in-arms, looking at the other party's beauty that was gradually lost due to the erosion of time, Liuli Qingchun couldn't help but feel heartache and doubts.

A magical girl in a magical kingdom, because of the different environment within the kingdom, is almost equivalent to eternal youth. A magical girl in an ordinary world, although she will also age with the passage of time, is far from reaching the terrifying speed of Yang Menglu.

From a young girl full of youthful vigor to this middle-aged woman in a short period of time, even ordinary people will not age so terribly.

There must be a reason that he doesn't know about, and Liuli, who was once the captain of the special task force, must figure out the reason.

"Captain, do you still remember why you left the task force magic team?"

"Of course I remember that time our team was dispatched to perform a special operations mission. At that time, because of the wave of alien beasts, two cities were within the range of the wave. Our task was to evacuate the citizens of these two cities as much as possible before the wave arrived."

Liuli slowly talked about her past experience, and Yang Mengqing seemed to have returned to the past, her eyes full of expressions described the situation at that time.

"Among our team, there are only four people including you, the captain. With our strength, under normal circumstances, we can only evacuate all the residents in a city completely, and the choice at that time was the same as the question I asked before. The difficult question is whether to evacuate the cities with more people or the cities with fewer people, and the choice you made, captain, made everyone unexpected."

"One person went to the fork where the wave of alien beasts was going to fork, and then blocked it at the intersection with his own power, until all the residents evacuated and the rescue of other magical girls arrived."

It was also the reason why Yang Mengqing asked Liuli this question before, because the only difference among those ten thousand people was the answer he got when he asked the captain about this matter.

Through Yang Mengqing's description, Liuli also gradually recalled the scene back then, she nodded thoughtfully and sighed deeply.

"It seems that after that battle, I broke through to S-level, and I was appointed as an adjudicator by the magic kingdom after I was dispatched. After that, I never saw you again."

"That's because after you became the adjudicator, captain, things have been very busy. The other two team members and I have sought opportunities to meet with you more than once, but unfortunately we couldn't find a suitable time, so that the time is slow. Slowly, the opportunities are gone.”

Having said that, Yang Mengqing chuckled lightly, then raised her head to look at Liuli.

"However, fortunately, God has eyes. I thought I would never see the captain again, but I didn't want to meet you again in this small coastal city. This may be my greatest honor as a team member."

"It's an honor for me, too."

Liuli replied.

"As for the change in my appearance, it's easy to say. After you left the task force, our task force was temporarily disbanded. Later, because of my rich experience, I was elected as the captain of another task force. Then, during a task task, I was crushed by a half-monarch beast. Although I saved my life in time because of the rescue, I was irreversibly damaged due to the large loss of vitality."

Yang Mengqing's words were like steel nails being inserted into Liuli's heart, she squeezed her fist tightly, only feeling pain in her heart.

Once one of her team members suffered so much damage, but she, the captain, didn't know how much damage the heart of magic would cause. She couldn't be more clear about it. Fortunately, the rescue was timely and saved her life. Perhaps if it was later, the person standing in front of her at this time would not be a living person, but a cold corpse.

As for the changes in appearance, it is also easy to understand. The shattering of the heart of magic will bring about the effect in a short period of time, which is to burn the vitality of the resonator violently in a very short period of time. In exchange for powerful power, but at the same time, life is like a candle. When the candle burns out, the flame of life will also be extinguished.

Yang Mengqing's situation is equivalent to a lighted candle, which was half burnt, and was forcibly extinguished because of rescue reasons. The heart of magic that resonated with it was broken, and she could no longer become a magical girl. At the same time, she was forcibly burned out. If the vitality cannot be replenished, it will cause irreversible damage to the resonator's body, and the rapid aging of the face may be precisely because of this.

Who can experience it firsthand?A young girl who should be in her blooming season lost her most proud beauty. What youth brought to him was not a good life, but the wrinkles and scars that only middle-aged people have.

Such a price is too painful and unacceptable for a girl.

After a long time, Liuli kept her head down.

"Feel sorry……"

This was the only thing she said after a long time.

"No apology, Captain, you have done nothing wrong."

Yang Mengqing said so.

"I didn't protect my team members well and caused you to suffer so much. This is my negligence as the captain. My apology is just a belated apology."

Liuli lowered her head, but it was difficult to lift it up.

Chapter 18 request

Yang Mengqing walked in and gently helped Liuli up, but Liuli kept her head down, bowed, and refused to stand up straight, helpless Yang Mengqing had no choice but to speak.

"Captain, I said that I don't blame you for this, and I never meant to blame you. Although you will always be my captain in my mind, and at that time, as the adjudicator, you were no longer my captain. No one wants to see that kind of thing happen, and as the adjudicator's captain, you must shoulder more important responsibilities, don't you?"

Yang Mengqing's words made Liuli's body tremble, but she still hadn't stood up straight.

"The captain still feels guilty and can't forgive himself, so he might as well listen to the situation at that time."

"At that time, as the captain of the special task force of magical girls, I also received the task of destroying three or two elite-level commanding beasts to protect the city."

"It's a pity that the intelligence personnel at the time didn't find the three commander-level beasts that were being investigated, and one of them was in a state of critical breakthrough. So during the battle with our team, one of the beasts broke through to the commander level. At the semi-monarchy level, the battle situation immediately reversed."

"Many members of our team were injured by the half-monarch's attack. In that case, I planned to cover the team members to evacuate first, but unfortunately, one of the team members was entangled by the half-monarch. In order to help her escape the fatal blow in an instant, I was severely injured and shattered the magic heart on my chest. That's why I became what I am now."

"I made that choice. I have never regretted it from the beginning to the end, because the captain exists to protect the players! This sentence was taught to me by you, the captain, and you also used your actions to show We explained the true meaning of this sentence, you alone stopped the wave of thousands of alien beasts at the stake of your life, let us as team members lead the city people to evacuate first, and I only paid the price of my own injury In exchange for the life of a team member, from this point of view, what I did is nothing compared to what the captain did?"

"And if the captain can't forgive himself because of my injury, wouldn't he be denying the words you taught us?"

Yang Mengqing's words were sincere. At this time, Liuli, the captain, had to admit that she was indeed no match for this team member in terms of reasoning.

So under the mouth of the team member, Liuli sighed helplessly, she shook her head with a wry smile, and then stood up straight.

"You are still the same as before. You are very articulate. I can't say no to you."

Although it was a wry smile, Liuli's eyes at this time were more of a kind of joy, an inexplicable and heartfelt joy.

"Since you have suffered such serious injuries and cannot transform into a magical girl, according to the regulations, you should take a large amount of retirement funds and then return to a city you want to be an ordinary person again, why now? Are you still staying in this position in the War Strategy Bureau?"

Lucy continued to ask.

"Oh, there is no way. Originally, I retired normally. Captain, you know that the city and hometown I used to be in were destroyed by alien beasts, so it was meaningless for me to retire and go home. So I chose a small city at random to live in seclusion, and this city is now Binhai City."

"After I returned to the life of ordinary people for a period of time, I found that I didn't adapt to the life of ordinary people. I was too used to the time when I became a magical girl. After that, there were indelible memories of the past in my mind. The voices of the captain and former teammates seemed to echo in my ears all the time. Even when I was washing the vegetables occasionally, I would fall into a brief daze because of the memories."

"Later, I saw a psychiatrist, and the psychiatrist told me that I just couldn't let go of my previous experiences and memories. In the end, I submitted a request to the Magic Kingdom. I wanted to return to my previous job. Even if I wasn't a magical girl, I still wanted to make a contribution to my previous career."

"Later, under my repeated requests, I was appointed as the head of the branch here, and I have been in this position until now."

After listening to Yang Mengqing's description, Liuli was silent for a long time before speaking slowly.

"For so many years, you have worked hard."

"It's not hard work, and I can see the captain again. All these sacrifices are worth it."

The feelings that should be expressed have been expressed, and neither of them is the kind of person who likes to immerse themselves in the past, so after chatting for a while, they immediately returned to the topic.

"So Captain, what is the purpose of you coming to Binhai City this time?"

Yang Mengqing asked like this.

"Something happened in Abyss of Moon City. I got some bad pictures through divination. There are still my comrades-in-arms in the Hall of Judgment there. I have to help."

"So that's the case. No wonder you suddenly appeared, Captain, during the two years that you have not heard from. Is it true that something major has happened?"

Yang Mengqing stroked her chin and pondered for a moment, then said again.

"So, captain, did you go to Moon Abyss City alone this time to ask for an unknown disaster? Was it that the General Bureau of War Strategy and the Kingdom of Magic didn't know about this matter?"

Liuli nodded. Yu Li, as a member of her team, knew the other party's personality very well. We were all comrades who depended on each other for life. She was willing to disclose some key information and intelligence to the other party.

"This mission, I am acting alone. As for the organization that knows, besides you, there is only Jinling City's War Strategy Bureau. The documents and equipment for this mission are all prepared for me by them."

"I see. It seems that the captain has not heard from him for so many years. Is he hiding his identity and staying in Jinling City?"

"Well, I have to hide my identity for some reason."

"Then what happened to the Ember Organization this time?"

"I captured the two deacons, I killed the four commanders, and there were two dead bodies outside the city. Anyway, I captured and killed all the important information. , I'm sorry, except for this attack plan, the soul of the only person who knows the important information is also banned. In short, those guys are still as cunning as ever. By the way, those two deacons should be in your interrogation room now Bar?"

"Yes, but we don't seem to have a magical girl with a spiritual department here. After a simple test, there seems to be a restriction in the spiritual sea of ​​the two deacons, so there is no meaningful information for the time being."

At this time, Yang Mengqing is just like when I returned to that team member, reporting truthfully word by word.

"Grind it slowly, there is always a chance, by the way, can I trouble you to do something for me?"

"Captain, follow orders!"

"Help me forge a few identity certificates from the Binhai City War Strategy Bureau. I always feel that after I go to Yueyuan City to settle the matter this time, there will be another game of cat and mouse. I think I have to have enough preparations and leverage to get out."

Although Yang Mengqing didn't fully understand the meaning of the captain's words for a while, she was ready to do it immediately.

Just as she was about to leave the command room, Liuli suddenly stopped her again.

"Yu Li, no matter how much the price is, I will definitely help you restore the way you were before."

Yang Mengqing stopped, but did not turn around. She smiled lightly, and a drop of crystal tear fell from the corner of her eye.

"I trust the captain..."

Just a soft sentence is a promise between the two that they will never go back on their word.

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Chapter 19 Believe

Due to the many contacts related to forged documents, a lot of forged information needs to be completed by mobilizing the authority of the intranet, so Liuli stayed in the interrogation room all night, until the next morning when Yang Mengqing, who looked tired, came .

When the first-hand certificate was handed to her again, Liuli gave Yang Mengqing a grateful look.

"Now you've helped me a lot. To get to Yueyuan City, I still need to go through three cities. I'm afraid that if you swipe the same ID too many times, it may attract the attention of the authorities."

"This matter is nothing more than a trivial matter to me, why does the captain need to thank you?"

To Liuli's expression of gratitude, Yang Mengqing just smiled slightly and waved her hands. Then, she seemed to think of what Liuli was going to do afterward, and her expression became serious.

"About the matter of Yueyuan City, our branch has not received much information. After all, it is a place where cracks once appeared. The management of the Magic Kingdom is very strict here, so there is generally no information about it. Those that go through the local intranet are directly connected to the magic kingdom."

"Is that so?"

Liuli pondered for a moment, but she wasn't too disappointed. Although she also wondered if she could get more information about Yueyuan City from Yang Mengqing, after all, the situation there was special, and the branch chief couldn't get effective information. Also normal.

"But there's war going on there, it's true."

"How did you know?"

Liuli looked puzzled.