Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

"Are you talking about Nim Kregios?"

Cornflower pretended to flip through the list, putting on a pretentious air as if she had not cared about this matter before, needing to confirm the information now: "Hmm, indeed, the records show that she only became a Magical Girl last month? Sounds indeed troubling."

"I'm sorry." Nina bit her lip.

"This is the army, one apology is enough, because merely apologizing won't solve the problem."

Cornflower sternly said, "You should know, as your Commander, I have to be responsible for the whole army, and sometimes, the lack of a usable combat force might put everyone in a predicament."

"...I know." Nina didn't argue.

"So? What do you intend to do?" Cornflower scrutinized her demeanor.

"I, I know my sister is immature, but she's always been a good child, very obedient, so she will adapt quickly… just please, before that, don't abandon her, give her a chance."

Nina bowed her head again: "In exchange, before that, please let me take on the most dangerous missions in the squad."

"Are you serious?" Cornflower furrowed her brows.

"...Yes."

"Do you really have that capability?"

Cornflower questioned again: "Dangerous missions often also mean crucial importance. Are you telling me your ability is guaranteed to complete such tasks without messing it up?"

Nina blinked, looking somewhat dazed.

"I, I don't think I can…"

After a moment, she showed a somewhat desperate expression: "Then, what should I do? Can you accept money? No, that's not right, all my previous earnings went to the Commander, now I have nothing left..."

"Stop, wait a minute, what did you just say?"

Cornflower held out her hand to stop her: "All your earnings went to the Commander? Why?"

"She, she said, if I gave her money, she could keep Nim and me together..."

Tears began to overflow in Nina's eyes: "So I gave her everything… Should I have kept some?"

"Clarify, what exactly happened?" As she heard this, Cornflower's brows were deeply furrowed.

And under her pressing, Nina finally stammered out the whole story:

The sisters lost their parents early due to Remnant Beasts and had only each other left. Fortunately, both sisters were identified as potential Magical Girls in one test, so the older sister, who aged a bit more, became the pillar, becoming a Magical Girl early and supported her sister by hunting Remnant Beasts.

As for her sister Nim, because her older sister was a Magical Girl, she was sent to Silver Corridor for schooling at a very young age and had already undergone three years of training, managing to grasp certain theoretical knowledge. However, it was for this reason that she just scraped by the minimum age requirement for Magical Girl selection, becoming a Magical Girl at the age of ten. Subsequently, at an age when she shouldn't be touching the battlefield, she was sent here due to the spread of war.

By this time, the older sister Nina had been in the army for a while, and when she heard the news, she felt as if the sky had fallen, so she withdrew all her earnings saved during her years as a Magical Girl overnight and found the Commander Stonegarlic, who was said to have influence over the personnel arrangements of Luennolay City Defense Army, praying to at least get her and her sister in the same squad if not away from the battlefield.

In fact, in the cognition of most Magical Girls, even the older sister Nina was only fourteen years old, and most Magical Girls at this age were still considered rookies. Although Nina's talent was not bad, having obtained a White Card at thirteen and even having a chance to obtain a word plate in the next assessment at fifteen, equating to Cornflower's legendary record, at the current stage, she was still just a White Card.

In this war, a White Card Magical Girl could not be treated as "mere cannon fodder," but was far from being "a main force." Those who could really decide the outcome of a part of the battlefield had to at least be a word plate like Cornflower.

A White Card Magical Girl with a sister who just became a Magical Girl one month ago was naturally detestable in the eyes of many squad leaders choosing to supplement their combat strength. So, the story ultimately ended up with both sisters thrown into Cornflower's squad by Stonegarlic, who was bribed.

"...That scoundrel."

Cornflower's mind vividly brought up Stonegarlic's deadpan face sucking on a smoking pipe, and she couldn't help but clench her fists, wishing she could rush back to the headquarters and punch that disgusting face. But when she saw Nina's about-to-cry expression, she sighed helplessly: "So you say, the reason you managed to get your sister and yourself in the same squad is because the Commander took your money?"

"Y-Yes, I'm sorry, I should have left some for you." Nina sobbed in reply.

"That's not what I am talking about, I don't want your money."

Cornflower, looking helpless, pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to her: "Here, wipe it off."

This also resolved one of her confusions: what kind of person could persuade the City Defense Army Commander to change his personnel arrangements.

She had initially thought that these two sisters came from some powerful or influential family, trying to get their war credentials by running to her, naturally causing some resistance. Now seeing that they were just naive kids duped by that scoundrel Commander for money, the nature of the situation and her attitude softened a bit.