Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 109 Xia Liang's doubts

"It's really still there..."

Delphinium couldn't help but stop in front of the signboard as she murmured with feelings that she couldn't distinguish.

"right here?"

Xia Liang beside her raised her head and looked up at the second floor of the small building, but she didn't see anything, so she could only lower her head again: "Why is the cafe opened on the second floor?"

"Maybe it's a rent issue."

Delphinium briefly stated his guess, and led Xia Liang to walk a distance to the interior of the first floor, then took a foot and stepped on the steps: "Anyway, let's go up and have a look first."

Xia Liang didn't speak any more, just looked around curiously, and walked up the stairs together with Delphinium.

Walking up the stairs to the second floor, the two of them could already smell a faint fragrance of coffee just standing at the top of the stairs. Looking around earlier, they could see an open door.

But at this point, delphinium felt a little like nostalgia.

If the information is correct, then the cafe in front of me should be the one frequented by the old team of Fangting City, but how similar is it now to the memory?
I didn't even know that it had changed its address and moved once. From this level, the cafe in my memory actually no longer existed.

"What's wrong?" On the other side, Xia Liang asked strangely when she saw Delphinium's somewhat stunned expression.

"...No, it's nothing." Recovering from his thoughts, Delphinium shook his head lightly, "It's just a little emotional."

Without thinking about it, she took Xia Liang into the cafe.

What catches the eye is the long bar counter, with all kinds of coffee-making equipment placed behind it, when he walked to the bar counter, Delphinium saw an old man who was busy behind the counter.

The old man looks about 60 years old, with a little gray hair, but overall he is energetic and does not look too old.

And the most important thing is that although his appearance is very different from Delphinium's memory, many characteristics are enough to prove one thing - he is the boss 20 years ago.

She can still recall the scene of going to the cafe with the old team. At that time, she was still in her 40s, and the middle-aged boss would stand behind the bar and personally entertain the guests coming and going. .

When the magical girls who concealed their identities swarmed in from outside the door talking and laughing, he would laugh and scold them to be quiet, and then asked, "Is it still the same?"

Although he said some depressing things like "Middle school students go home and study" every day, he still reserved the table where the girls often sat, and left a special place for these "little regular customers" Dedicated seats.

He and the magical girls have never been very familiar with each other, and they have never gotten to know each other, but as the owner and customer in the space of the cafe, there is an unspoken tacit understanding.

It's just that Delphinium later withdrew from the team of magical girls, and never came here with the members of the team again. In my memory, the face of the boss has always been fixed in his 40s.

Until now, when I saw the old man behind the bar, the face that had long been blurred in my memory became clear again, but it was no longer a person.

Seeing someone coming, the old man raised his head from his busy schedule, and saw two very young girls who first raised their brows a little strangely, then quickly smoothed them off, and spoke in line with the professionalism of doing business road:

"Welcome, girls, what would you like to order?"

"Nothing, just come and have a look." Delphinium said honestly.

"Take a look? Hehe, little girl, we don't have any interesting toys here."

He smiled helplessly. The old man thought it was just a joke or a prank, but when he noticed Delphinium's blue hair, he suddenly froze.

Blue hair is not a very common hair color.

Although it is rumored that there are people from outside the region with blue hair, Fangting City, as a relatively biased city in the Donghua state, does not have many people from outside the region staying here for a long time.

In fact, based on the old man's years of life experience, he has only seen a few blue-haired people with his own eyes.

And the person who has dealt with in this self-run cafe is this color-haired customer, and there is only one person in my memory.

"You... are you..."

He first supported his eyes, squinted them and looked seriously, first he spoke in a tone that he wasn't sure about, but then he gradually became more certain: "Could it be that your mother asked you to come here?"

His question made Delphinium's originally sentimental eyes instantly become dead silent.

"...That's right."

It's just that she also knows that such a misunderstanding is not harmful to herself-it is impossible for her to explain to an ordinary person that she is a magical girl, and her appearance after transformation will not change over time-following the other person's words, is the truth. A more rational choice.

Her affirmation made the old man look stunned.

"I'll just say it!"

As if thinking of something, he patted the table lightly, pointed to the delphinium and said, "I still remember, about ten years ago, a group of girls often came to my shop, and there was a little girl This one has blue hair like you, and... well, but I forgot what she looks like, it seems to be quite similar?"

After he said that, he couldn't help but look at Xia Liang again, and looked at Xia Liang's face seriously: "What about you... You are also the daughter of one of those girls? But you don't seem to resemble them that much? "

"My mom hasn't been here before, maybe."

Xia Liang smiled politely, waved his hands and said, "I just came here with my friends to have a look."

"Haha, it seems that my memory is fine, old man."

The old man smiled heartily: "So what do you want to see? There should be photos of your mother and her friends on the wall over there. Do you want me to show you?"

"...Thank you, we will go later." Delphinium bowed very politely, "We can just walk around by ourselves, don't bother you."

"That's fine. Anyway, your mother and the others were my regular customers back then. They took care of a lot of my business. I won't let you spend any money. Just go in."

The old man said cheerfully, "I still have some things to do. If I change my mind and want to order coffee, I'll be here and tell me anytime."

After explaining it kindly, he returned to the bar and continued to work.

Delphinium didn't exchange much greetings, and walked inside with Xia Liang.

And as they passed a corner, what caught their eyes was a spacious and quaint coffee shop.The interior decoration style is very old-fashioned, and it may even make people suspect that they have gone back many years.

In the cafe, not only the floor, but also the walls are made of wood everywhere. There are some old photos and posters hanging on the walls. Many of the posters can be traced back to 40 to [-] years ago, with a strong nostalgia feelings.Looking deeper, you can see a few old carpets on the ground in a certain area, creating a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere.

Small round coffee tables, exquisite knick-knacks, and high wooden chairs, although these furniture have been through the years, they have a special charm.

The entire cafe is filled with a strong roasted aroma. If someone who knows coffee stands here, they will probably be able to quickly identify that these aromas come from quality beans.It is enough to see that this cafe is not a good one. The boss has really put a lot of effort into the quality of coffee.

It's a pity, probably because the location on the second floor is too remote, the business inside is quite deserted.Only locals in twos and threes sat among them, chatting quietly and enjoying coffee.

Delphinium didn't speak, just walked slowly among the furnishings in the house.

This is no longer the cafe it used to be, because it moved away from the original location and underwent a new round of decoration, the interior scene is quite different from what she remembered.

However, even though the appearance is completely different, she can still find a faint nostalgia here.

Not only the same decoration style, but also because many of the interior furnishings here are familiar to her.

During this period, they passed by a photo wall, on which were hung photos of all kinds of customers who had stayed in this cafe.

Among them was a pair of four girls with different looks.

Xia Liang noticed this photo, she didn't know the three girls in it, but the blue-haired figure was undoubtedly the one standing beside her.

"Speaking of... junior."

She spoke suddenly, then quietly lowered her voice, and asked in a low voice close to Delphinium's ear: "What kind of people were everyone in your previous team?"

Her voice was kept low, but the question was heard clearly by Delphinium.

Delphinium was originally looking up at those old photos, but after hearing Xia Liang's words, she lowered her head, was silent for a while, and pointed to the seat next to her: "Sit down and talk."

Xia Liang understood, and didn't ask any more questions, but followed the delphinium obediently to the booth in the corner.The two sat down on the sofa-style armchair, immersed in a somewhat quiet and peaceful atmosphere for a while.

"This is where our team used to be. Well, although the place has changed."

With a look of nostalgia, Delphinium gently rubbed the wooden table in front of him: "However, the objects have not changed. It looked like a newly purchased round table back then, but now it is a bit old."

Xia Liang asked curiously, "Why did you want to come to the coffee shop in the first place?"

"It's because of the strong request of someone in the team, or rather, it should be the strong request of the most troublesome person in the team."

"Is it Xiaolu's mother?"

"No, it's another troublesome guy." Delphinium couldn't help drooping her lower eyelids, "It's several times more troublesome than you are now."

"I'm a good boy, I can do whatever the senior wants me to do."

"Then I'll let you delete all the photos on your phone."

"No."

After saying this, the two looked at each other in silence for a while.Delphinium looked indifferent, but Xia Liang smiled sweetly.

"...Forget it, let's talk about it."

After a while, Delphinium sighed: "This is actually the reason why I brought you here. Some stories will be troublesome to explain to Bai Mei and the others, but you already know some truths about me, so naturally you can I told you."

"for example?"

"For example, you asked, what kind of people are the old Fangting City team?"

Picking up her palm from the table, Delphinium slowly raised her head and looked at Xia Liang: "To be honest, there were actually only four people who gathered in this cafe at the beginning."

"And the one with the most selfish personality is named Su Shengzi. Out of her own preference, she arbitrarily set the meeting place as this cafe..."

She began to softly tell Xia Liang the stories about the members of the old team.

The magical girl named Anya and codenamed Sakura is the center of the team and the most passionate person.Although his character is a little sloppy and lazy, and even a little clumsy, he has the firmest heart and fighting faith, and can always infect everyone with positive emotions.

The magical girl named Madoka Aso, code-named Margaret, is a senior from Dongying Prefecture, and is also one year older than the rest of the team.Although his personality is very flamboyant and confident, he does not treat others with a superior attitude, and his fighting style is also the most daring and unrestrained in the team.

The magical girl named Su Shengzi, code-named Lanxiang, is a young lady with a mysterious life experience, and a genius who does her own way.She has a very egoistic but also very clear perception of things, so she always puts forward some remarks that are normal from her perspective, but nonsense to others.

In the cafe that no longer exists today, on the table in the corner, four young girls sat there, with different personalities and different expressions, chatting with each other from time to time, or fighting, or quarrel.

The four girls grew up step by step from their initial youthfulness.They have stepped into the best youthful years, and besides the vitality of youth, there are many other things in their expressions.

Later, four people became five people.

Joining this team is a quiet girl named Hong Siyu.

It was a girl who wore glasses and looked a little quiet, even a little dull.When she speaks, she always speaks in a very low voice, and she is timid. She will start to stutter if the expression of other people is a little impatient, and she can't even speak.

When Hong Siyu joined them, everyone in the Fangting City team was already a high school student, and Hong Siyu was a freshman in the same school as three of them.

She was rescued by the cornflower in the animal disaster, and later found to have the talent of a magical girl, so she joined the magical girl team in Fangting City.

Because of this, she always followed the lead of the cornflower, just like a little follower.

Girls chat here, imagine the future, and describe their youth.

Until, one day...the magical girl named Cornflower announced her withdrawal.

The story is like a piece of music that has been forcibly interrupted. Even though there seems to be a follow-up, a blunt rest is added.

——"Little senior?"

A call to the ear brought Delphinium back to reality.

Only then did she realize that she had finished telling the story she wanted to tell, but she was still immersed in her own thoughts, and she didn't speak for a long time.

"Feel sorry."

With a light cough, delphinium said flatly: "When you get older, you will always subconsciously immerse yourself in memories."

"It's nothing, you don't need to be so polite."

Xia Liang shook her head, put her elbows on the table, and propped her chin up with both hands: "It's just that after hearing so much from you just now, senior, there is still a problem that hasn't been explained."

"what is the problem?"

Delphinium asked back, "Did I say something was missing?"

"How should I put it... this time I should say sorry first."

Xia Liang smiled embarrassedly, and continued to lower her voice: "I know this question may be private, but I've been curious about it for a long time. If you don't want to say it, senior, just don't answer."

"Because I haven't systematically studied the knowledge of surgical techniques, so I don't know if there is such a technique. Is there really magic to change people's gender?"

"That is to say, little senior, how on earth did you change your appearance into a man?"

(End of this chapter)