Off Work, Then Transform into a Magical Girl

Summer vacation, undoubtedly a holiday, but the focus ultimately fell on a "task".

It was mid-July, and the early summer heat was already scorching. The streets were filled with the chirping of cicadas, complaining about the scorching sun.

A warm breeze brushed past the lush trees on the roadside, but even in the shade, there was little relief from the heat. The air was filled with hot currents, making every breath feel scorching.

Lin Xiaolu sat quietly on the sofa in her own living room, her eyes closed. Even though she was at home, she had transformed into the state of a magical girl. Her hands were folded in front of her heart, deep in thought, with magic power surging around her.

The cabinet-style air conditioner in the living room hummed as it delivered cool air, making the temperature inside the house much cooler than outside. So even in this weather, she was able to calm down and study.

The clock on the wall silently ticked away, and without realizing it, it had already passed eleven o'clock.

"Time's up, take a break!" a voice came from beside her.

Snapping out of her long train of thought, Lin Xiaolu slowly opened her eyes and retracted the overflowing magic power around her. After a moment of daze, she took a deep breath and her expression became lively again.

Looking in the direction where the voice came from, a pink cat-shaped fairy sat there proudly, pointing and ordering. When it saw Lin Xiaolu looking at it, it wagged its tail and said, "That's great, your train of thought hasn't been interrupted for the past two days. Your progress is quite obvious, Little Lu!"

"...Thank you for your praise," Lin Xiaolu said subconsciously, almost wanting to pout, but she managed to control her expression.

The special training during summer vacation had been going on for more than half a month. Cui Que had indeed fulfilled her promise and increased the intensity of magic power practice and academic studies several times over, showing no mercy. It had almost completely deprived Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang of their summer vacation.

If it were any other matter, Lin Xiaolu would have started to feel impatient a long time ago. But first, this training was something she had voluntarily requested; second, the one who had planned it was her admired senior; third, it was related to whether she could become an outstanding magical girl. With all these reasons combined, she couldn't afford to be negligent.

After this period of intense practice, not only had her own magic power and soul steadily grown stronger, but she had also finally gained some control over magic power.

Of course, she still couldn't compare to another newcomer who started at the same time.@@novelbin@@

"Ugh, it's so cold. Can't we turn up the air conditioner a bit?" Xia Liang complained softly from behind her. "I feel so cold that my legs are trembling. I can't concentrate at all."

"Then go to another room," Lin Xiaolu glanced at her.

"But it's too hot without the air conditioner," Xia Liang smiled obediently.

"Why do you have so many demands? If you want to be comfortable, go back to your own home!" Lin Xiaolu glared at her fiercely.

"You know that my house only has an old air conditioner," Xia Liang leaned back on the sofa, grabbed a pillow, and said with enjoyment, "Ah, this is much better. I feel like I can take a nap now."

According to Cui Que's plan, the training during this summer vacation should have taken place at Xia Liang's house. Whether it was indoor training during the day or study sessions at night, they would all be held at Xia Liang's house to help alleviate her loneliness. But for some reason, Lin Xiaolu had developed a competitive spirit and insisted that her own house was also suitable. In the end, the daytime training location was changed to Lin Xiaolu's house. As a result, they were now in this awkward situation where they trained in one place during the day and had to switch to another place at night.

"...Only you would think of this," seeing her calm demeanor, Lin Xiaolu felt a bit troubled. "After all, your progress is so fast."

After Xia Liang made her decision half a month ago, she completely focused on improving her strength. Her talent surpassed Lin Xiaolu's and even Lin Yun's understanding.

Not to mention the speed at which her magic power increased, even the strengthening of her soul was unreasonably fast. She effortlessly controlled magic power, and it was estimated that in another half month, her magic power and soul would reach the threshold of forming her true form.

In comparison, ordinary magical girls with average talent would take at least half a year to a year to reach this stage starting from scratch.

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In the current situation, as long as Xia Liang mastered the key to forming her true form, she could easily progress from the bud stage to the flowering stage and obtain her own magic power assembly.

Although Lin Xiaolu's talent was not bad, she was still far behind Xia Liang. If she wanted to reach this standard, she was afraid she would have to wait until the end of summer vacation.

"Speaking of which, you haven't explained it in detail yet," Xia Liang suddenly said, holding the pillow. "You said a few days ago that someone contacted you and sent you some strange messages. What's going on?"

"Hmm? It's about some evil magical girls acting near Fangting City..." Lin Xiaolu said indifferently, propping up her cheek. "What was her name? Claw?""Even though I don't know my real name, it's definitely not what you said."

Xia Liang felt somewhat helpless towards her blunt attitude, "But a Magical Girl who does evil? I didn't know such people existed."

"Isn't that normal?"

Lin Xiaolu glanced at her, "After all, magic can hurt people."

"Indeed, this is quite different from what they show on TV." Xia Liang couldn't help but sigh.

"On TV? Magical Girls who don't hurt people? You must be talking about animations from years ago."

"Is it not the case anymore?"

"It hasn't been for a long time."

Lin Xiaolu sat up, counting on her fingers, "Starting from the era of 'Magical Cannon Girl' to the recent 'Color Sky Angels', Magical Girls have had to avoid ordinary people in their battles with enemies."

"Little Lu, you seem to know a lot about Magical Girl animations?" Xia Liang noticed the information in Lin Xiaolu's words.

"...I watch them occasionally." Lin Xiaolu turned her face away.

"Occasionally?" Xia Liang asked for confirmation.

"Occasionally." Lin Xiaolu was adamant.

The two looked at each other, Xia Liang's eyes filled with a hint of inquiry. Although Lin Xiaolu seemed a bit guilty, she stubbornly maintained eye contact.

It seemed she really didn't want others to think she liked Magical Girl animations.

"Hehe, I won't ask you about this anymore, let's talk about something else, what would a bad Magical Girl be like?"

Seeing that teasing was useless, Xia Liang changed the topic, "Would a bad Magical Girl still drive away Brutal Beasts?"

"I don't know, after all, I wouldn't do bad things."

"...That's true, I probably wouldn't either."

Rarely being shut down by Lin Xiaolu's words, Xia Liang continued to ask, "So, what should we do if we really encounter one?"

"I asked Cui Que, she said to be careful when going out, and if you see a Magical Girl you don't recognize, just tell her."

Lin Xiaolu thought seriously, "I remember Cui Que said she was an 'Inspector', catching bad Magical Girls is also her task, right?"

"Inspector, huh..." Xia Liang lifted her head.

—"Ding dong."

Just as the two began a new round of gossip with this term, the doorbell suddenly rang at the entrance.