Off Work, Then Transform into a Magical Girl

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

Lin Xiaolu turned her face away, seeming resistant to Lin Yun's inquiry. After a moment, she glanced at him and said, "And speaking of being late, aren't you the same?"

"This time was just an accident." Lin Yun adjusted his tie and picked up the briefcase beside him. "I was busy with work until late at night. I won't be like this at other times."

"Well, I was also late by accident."

Lin Xiaolu muttered, "I was already going to be late going home... to practice... to do homework. I just slept too late, that's all."

Lin Yun looked at Lin Xiaolu like this, and Lin Xiaolu also glanced at him. The father and daughter awkwardly locked eyes for a while, but in the end, it was the father who gave in.

"Go back and comb your hair first."

Lin Yun sighed, picked up his briefcase, and turned towards the kitchen. "What do you want for breakfast? Instant noodles, bread, or should I cook two eggs?"

"Huh? Breakfast?"

Lin Xiaolu raised an eyebrow, first surprised, then puzzled. "Isn't it too late for that?"

"I'll drive you later." Lin Yun took off his suit jacket and draped it over the back of the chair at the dining table.

"I don't want to. You can just go by yourself."

"What if you're late?"

"...If I'm late, then I'm late." Lin Xiaolu felt a little guilty, but still stubborn.

Is this child planning to fly to school? Does she know that the noise from her magic power during flight is as loud as fireworks?

Putting everything in his hands on the chair, Lin Yun looked at his daughter for a while like this, expressionless, and shrugged:

"Fine, but go comb your hair first. I'll cook two eggs."

"I said I don't need..."

Lin Xiaolu wanted to continue refusing, but suddenly realized something. Her eyes widened, and she gripped the door frame with a bit more force. Her tone softened a bit as she said, "Oh, I see. I'll just go then, okay?"

Then she reluctantly walked towards the bathroom.

In Lin Yun's perspective, it was as if Mo Ke suddenly flew to her ear from the door and whispered a few words. Lin Xiaolu's attitude suddenly softened.

It seems that Mo Ke understands better than she does. That's what he thought.

This guess was correct, and the truth was indeed so.

"Mo Ke, what did you mean by what you just said? What do you mean by saying that flight is something only frivolous girls can rely on to go to school, and I can't?" After entering the bathroom, Lin Xiaolu lowered her voice and looked at Mo Ke, who was floating nearby, with an unfriendly expression.

After finishing the magical girl's class last night, Lin Xiaolu's task was not yet over because she still had homework to catch up on when she got home.

Usually, this was something she did alone, but since she met Xia Liang, there was an idle figure by her side when she was doing her homework. Xia Liang would occasionally even persuade her not to do her homework and play games together.

Since the day she claimed to run away from home and stayed at Lin Xiaolu's house, Xia Liang often shamelessly came over for dinner. In her words, it was because the food made by the hourly worker Aunt Liu was better than her own.

Seeing her attitude, if she wasn't worried about leaving a bad impression on Lin Xiaolu's parents, she probably would continue to mooch a place to sleep.

Although Lin Xiaolu didn't like studying, she resisted even more against associating with the "frivolous girls" she knew. So the more Xia Liang bothered her, the more determined she was to finish her homework. After finishing her homework, she even took out the untouched review questions and prepared for the upcoming final exams as a way of defiance.

Regardless of the result, in the end, she studied until dawn, showing commendable spirit.

But the result was that Lin Xiaolu overslept in the morning, coincidentally ran into Lin Yun, and now she was yawning while combing her hair in the bathroom.

"Who told you that you still haven't learned how to protect yourself with magic power?"

Hearing Lin Xiaolu's slightly dissatisfied inquiry, Mo Ke's cat face showed a teasing expression. "Little Liang mastered it in just two days, but some people still can't learn it even after two weeks!"

"Little Liang..."

Lin Xiaolu subconsciously exerted force with the hand holding the comb, and she looked at Mo Ke with a subtle gaze. "You two seem to be getting along well recently."

"Meow haha, after all, Little Liang is gentle, cute, and a genius. We hit it off right away."

Mo Ke covered her chest in a daze. "She even praised me for being smart and reliable!"

"Why do I feel like you're being swayed by her sweet words?" Lin Xiaolu drooped her eyelids.

It's no wonder she would think that way. After all, Xia Liang seemed to really like Mo Ke's cute appearance. She would often hold it like a pet and say a lot of nice things to make Mo Ke happy.

Although Lin Xiaolu had spent more time with Mo Ke, since that night when Mo Ke admitted to lying to her under Cui Que's questioning, it hadn't received any good treatment from Lin Xiaolu.

This missing love was satisfied by Xia Liang, and even exceeded it. It's no wonder that now Mo Ke would open and close its mouth saying "Little Liang."

"This is jealousy and prejudice! As a Seeder, maintaining a good relationship with the Magical Girl you've signed a contract with is a must!"

Mo Ke shook her head, correcting Lin Xiaolu, then said triumphantly, "Little Lu, are you jealous? Are you feeling threatened because Xiao Liang is so outstanding? Do you want me to change my mind?"

"Jealous of who? Jealous of a stupid fairy who knows nothing?"

Lin Xiaolu pouted, her gaze returning to the mirror. She stared at the hair sticking up on her head, her hands never stopping their movements. "And you talk about the Seeder's compulsory course, but you didn't teach me the basic knowledge of a Magical Girl at all. In the end, I had to bother Cui Que."

"Stu...stupid fairy?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Ke shivered and flew behind Lin Xiaolu, slapping her hard with her own claw. "I can't pretend I didn't hear such an outrageous statement! And I did tell you a lot of knowledge, it's just that I don't understand how a Magical Girl trains and fights!"

"Do normal Seeders not understand?" Lin Xiaolu glanced at her again, asking lightly.

"Of course they do... well, they do understand, but my situation is a bit special..." Mo Ke tried to dodge the question.

"Because you're a shoddy product forced into a role you're not suited for?"

"Can you not use such a malicious description?"

"Then you're a refugee who smuggled out of the Magical Kingdom."

"Isn't this evaluation getting lower and lower!"

"When you first asked me to become a Magical Girl, you said I was a genius. Now you mock me for being stupid every day."

"Um..."

Intimidated by the strong resentment in Lin Xiaolu's words, Mo Ke had no choice but to soften her attitude and admit, "Alright, alright, it's my fault. I shouldn't have said that. Can you stop being angry?"

"A lewd fairy who likes to be held against a girl's chest and rub her face against it."

"You're still saying it!"

"A suspected fugitive from corruption."

"This is pure slander! Little Lu is a science idiot who failed in math!"

"What—A fairy liar who deceives little girls!"

"A late bloomer and absolute dwarf!"

...

In the nearby dining room, Lin Yun, who was scooping boiled eggs out of the pot and putting them into cold water with a slotted spoon, shook his hand and took out a glass. He took a box of milk from the refrigerator. Carrying the prepared breakfast to the dining table, he couldn't help but look towards the bathroom.

Hearing the somewhat muffled arguing coming from inside, he raised an eyebrow in confusion:

"...What's going on?"@@novelbin@@