Off Work, Then Transform into a Magical Girl

In the eyes of ordinary people, the term "Magical Girl" is synonymous with transcendence. Although there are some who view it as a conspiracy or scam, most people are willing to believe that Magical Girls are mysterious, powerful, and radiant.

They drive away terrifying monsters and never ask for anything in return. Their existence is so pure and beautiful.

If you were to conduct a random survey in a primary or middle school and ask girls about their dreams, "Magical Girl" would definitely be one of the top choices.

Among the reasons for this aspiration and longing, there is one that is not explicitly stated:

Becoming a Magical Girl gives them a reason to convince themselves to stop studying.

After all, they are already heroes protecting humanity and engaging in dangerous battles. Is studying really necessary?

Holding onto this idea, many Magical Girls abandon their studies.

Although retired Magical Girls cannot publicly reveal their identities, there are enough rumors on the internet to confirm that the lives of normal retired Magical Girls are quite comfortable.

By defeating Brutal Beasts, they can exchange the remnants for contributions and rewards. After serving their term for ten years, they can receive a huge financial subsidy, which means that even if retired Magical Girls don't work, they can still live a wealthy life.

Cui Que's unique experience prevented her from enjoying these benefits, but it doesn't mean she can't imagine.

The reason she wants Lin Xiaolu to study hard is because she believes that when Lin Xiaolu returns to society in the future, she can choose not to work, but she must have the ability to work and not become a general illiterate.

This is a simple expectation of being a parent.

She had seen the most decadent retired Magical Girl who was a recluse at home, and she knew how miserable life could be.

That retired Magical Girl was a senior she had visited before, living in a luxurious bachelor apartment filled with strange smells. It was piled with all kinds of garbage: takeout boxes, beer cans, and dirty clothes scattered everywhere.

Because of her high standards, she couldn't find a suitable marriage partner; she was addicted to video games and enjoyed being praised as a wealthy woman online; she even livestreamed with a virtual image resembling her transformed appearance, but hardly anyone watched. Her life was like mud.

Just thinking about Lin Xiaolu becoming like that, and associating it with the news of young people treating their parents as servants, Cui Que felt suffocated.

"Can't you solve this problem from this perspective?"

Sitting at Lin Xiaolu's desk, Cui Que saw Lin Xiaolu frowning at a question and leaned over.

During her student days, Lin Yun maintained good grades. Although she didn't get into a prestigious school, she completed her master's degree and had no difficulty in dealing with junior high-level science knowledge.

After quickly reviewing the question, she began to solve it, writing down every step in detail to ensure that the two children could understand without any confusion.@@novelbin@@

As for the issue of handwriting, she wasn't worried. It was only slightly different from usual. Besides, Lin Xiaolu had never seen anything written by Lin Yun, so there wouldn't be any associations based on handwriting.

The pen intermittently landed on the workbook, making a "tick, tick" sound. Lin Xiaolu rested her chin on her hands, and Xia Liang supported the back of her chair. The two of them maintained this posture as they watched Cui Que solve the problem.

"Well... why are the angles AOE and DOE equal here?" After looking at it for a while, Xia Liang suddenly asked.

Cui Que's hand paused when she heard this, and she picked up the pen and drew a dotted line along the OE line. "Because OE is the angle bisector of angle AOD."

"Why?" Xia Liang asked again.

Looking up at her, Cui Que pointed the pen at a certain line in the question. "Look, it's written here in the question. This is the given condition."

"But these two angles are not the same size, right?" Xia Liang pointed at the diagram on the test paper, still not understanding.

"... This is just a problem with the way the question is drawn. In reality, they are the same." Cui Que patiently explained.

"But they clearly look different?" Xia Liang looked puzzled, and this confusion was different from her usual playful ignorance. It was obvious that she really didn't understand.

Realizing this, Cui Que could only helplessly say, "Yes, in this case, we rely on the text."

She could finally understand how Xia Liang got her math grades.

It wasn't intentional mischief or any accident; she really didn't understand at all. If she didn't understand, she didn't understand. Her head was filled with strange thoughts.

As the saying goes, the solutions of top students may differ, but the mistakes of struggling students are varied. Each struggling student has their own unique understanding of things they don't understand.

Fortunately, although Xia Liang was a genuine struggling student, she still had a bit of a learning attitude under Cui Que's supervision. Moreover, she was quite clever, and as long as Cui Que explained the problem clearly, she could quickly understand.

As for Lin Xiaolu, her grades were already better than Xia Liang's. Although her mind was not as sharp, her understanding was noticeably slower. But with a slightly stronger foundation, it was not difficult for her to learn with Cui Que's guidance.

Cui Que sat at the desk, urging the two of them to start learning the knowledge of various subjects from scratch. Whenever they encountered something they didn't understand, she would personally explain it. It went quite smoothly.Her voice was cold and crisp, sounding like a songbird's light singing. Even when she was explaining math problems that the two girls usually found incomprehensible, it was still pleasing to the ear.

The moon hung in the azure sky, and the girls listened to Cui Que's voice, sometimes pondering, sometimes having sudden realizations. The night study session gradually got on track.

When it was past ten o'clock and Lin Xiaolu started to yawn and show signs of sleepiness, Cui Que closed the textbook in her hand and said softly, "That's enough for today."

"Ah, finally it's over..."

"I'm so tired."

Their words sounded as if they had just been released from prison. The two girls who had been serious a moment ago suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing their gloomy faces, Cui Que couldn't help but sigh, "If you two could be this efficient every night, you wouldn't have to study like this every day."

She had already gone through their middle school textbooks once. If she only focused on the key and difficult points, one summer vacation would be more than enough to cover everything.

Upon hearing this, the two girls who had been looking gloomy just now suddenly cheered up. The speed at which they changed their expressions showed that they had no intention of hiding their feelings.

But it didn't matter. After all, they were her "juniors".

Cui Que looked at them and thought to herself, her eyes softening a bit.

The long night of teaching and studying was over. Lin Xiaolu needed to wash up and rest, so it was time for everyone to part ways.

After bidding farewell to the two with a smile, Xia Liang walked out of the apartment where Lin Xiaolu lived alone.

Looking at the road lit only by a few dim street lamps, the smile on Xia Liang's face gradually faded, revealing a somewhat confused expression.

If there was nothing else, she should have transformed into a Magical Girl and flown straight home. That's what she usually did when she left Lin Xiaolu's house. But now, she didn't want to do that.

She wanted to walk on this night road.

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread dot com".

The study session with Cui Que and Lin Xiaolu, although not bad, made her feel a subtle sense of irritation.

Becoming a legendary Magical Girl like in a dream, having companions who shared the same ideals, and having a senior who guided her wholeheartedly, were all things she had never dared to dream of. However, these days, she could increasingly feel a sense of emptiness in her heart.

The void in her heart was still unfilled, still yearning for something, and it was expanding with the passage of time, making its presence known to her, making it impossible for her to ignore.

What was this sense of emptiness?

Walking down the night road, Xia Liang kept examining herself. As she moved forward, her shadow under the lamp grew shorter and then longer again, in a cycle.

After silently walking through several intersections, just as she was about to step into another block, she suddenly sensed something and stopped.

"I've been wanting to ask since just now."

She turned around with a puzzled look and laughed helplessly, "Little senior, why have you been following me?"

Under the street lamp not far away, Cui Que was standing there, swaying. In the darkness of the night, she was so conspicuous under the light.

She, who should have left in another direction, was now following Xia Liang, not even trying to hide her tracks.

Hearing Xia Liang's words, she didn't seem to care, and said in a flat tone, "I'm going to your house."

"Why?" Xia Liang was taken aback.

"If you ask why, there's nothing special." Cui Que put her hand on her hip, her face expressionless, as if what she was about to say was really not worth mentioning.

But when these words were actually spoken, Xia Liang's heart suddenly sped up:

——"Just that, I suddenly want to run away from home too."