Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 2 Restaurant and Juniors

Hong Siyu is a familiar stranger to Lin Yun.

Familiarity is because they have known each other for a long time, in fact they can be said to be old friends. The two had known each other as early as elementary school, and they could be said to be partners at that time.

They are unfamiliar because they have drifted away from each other many years ago, and now he can't understand what the other party is thinking at all.

Although she had contacted him frequently recently, with the intention of wanting to get back together, he didn't see her intention clearly.

In other words, he didn't really want to know its purpose.

"Last month, the country announced the new list of magical girl flower card evaluations, and there are two more rookies in one breath."

For example now.

Clinking toasts, holding a wine glass, the woman with a teasing face spoke to him like this.

To be honest, although she is over [-] years old, I don't know whether it is because of good maintenance or why, but the woman in front of her still looks young and bright.

When Lin Yun heard this, his hands froze, but he still responded with a blank expression: "Is there any point in saying this now?"

The woman laughed: "Is it meaningless to pay attention to the younger generation?"

Putting some lemonade in his mouth, Lin Yun said vaguely: "It has nothing to do with me, why should I pay attention to it?"

"You can't deceive your own people by lying like this. You can't do it without anything, right?"

The woman took a sip of red wine with him, implying: "After all, you were..."

"Stop."

In the middle of her sentence, she saw a finger tap on the center of the table.

I saw Lin Yun stretching out his index finger, but he didn't meet her eyes:

"I should have said, I don't want to mention it."

The two fell silent for a moment.

Hong Siyu stared at him for a long while, then showed a smile of unknown meaning:

"Okay, then don't mention it. Let's talk about my previous house purchase?"

The topic thus returned to the short stories of parents in life.

Lin Yun picked up the vegetables absently, while the woman drank wine with a smile on her face.

The atmosphere in the high-end restaurant is quite elegant, and the progress of the dinner is gradually advancing as the waiters change the plates one after another.

It's just that when Lin Yun felt that the meal was over halfway, the woman across from him suddenly raised a topic that he had to face up to.

"Oh, there is one more thing."

When she said this, she was obviously a little drunk, so her tone became carefree: "It's the newcomer magical girl from Fangting City, who has already connected with us today."

Across the wine table, the woman's bright smile was provocative: "How is it, does this have anything to do with you?"

The two sat at opposite ends of the table, forming a sharp image contrast.The woman looks young and beautiful, while Lin Yun is listless and looks like he has experienced many vicissitudes.

Those who don't know the truth probably think that the two people at this table have been separated by at least ten years, and they can't think of them as the same age.

"I have heard a little bit, what do you want to express?"

Lin Yun held the cup with one hand, took another sip of the lemonade, and continued to act indifferent.

"Ah, I've already heard of it? Your news is better than I imagined. I'm obviously an official. I feel like a failure..."

The drunken woman wiped her eyes exaggeratedly upon hearing this.

"If you are aware of your identity as an official, don't make loud noises about inside information in public."

Lin Yun knocked on the table to stop her and said: "Also, don't make strange noises in the restaurant, don't you see the diners around are looking at our table with strange eyes?"

"I heard you say 35 years old? Are you mocking older unmarried lonely advanced women?" Hong Siyu's eyes widened.

"No one said you were 35 years old, and no one mentioned your age. Don't take this opportunity to mess around and get down to business."

After a busy day, Lin Yun, who was already extremely tired, only felt a dull pain in his brain when he heard the other party's noise.

If it wasn't for a phone call from the other party, he would be able to lie on the sofa at home and enjoy peace now, instead of listening to a drunken woman go crazy in a high-end restaurant with heart-pounding prices.

"What's the matter?"

The woman on the opposite side of the table tilted her head, and she was cute beyond her age: "I want to chat with you?"

"...I mean what you mentioned just now, about the magical girl."

"Huh? Don't you already know?"

"I know you won't tell me?"

"Do not say?"

"Say it."

"Are you attacking me? It's obviously my treat tonight!"

Lin Yun only felt that his blood pressure fluctuated severely.

Knowing that it doesn't make sense to reason with a drunk and mad man, but the drunken gibberish of this woman in front of me is also a complete headache.

The other party is not a partner who can be dealt with casually in a normal dinner, but a person with whom I actually want to communicate, which makes communication at the dinner table extremely difficult.

"Putting aside your untimely and awkward emotions, can you tell me what's going on with the new magical girls? They just appeared recently? How long have you been active? How far have you worked with them?"

Therefore, Lin Yun let himself jump out of the rhythm of the other party's conversation, turn to the initiative, and directly seek the information he wants.

The "docking" mentioned in the words is actually the attitude of the authority towards magical girls.

There is extraordinary power in this world.

Remnant beasts and magical girls are obviously different from ordinary people.

In every corner of the world there may be beasts, and in every city in the world there will be magical girls.

Therefore, in every city, there will be specially set up agencies in bright or dark places, which are used to accommodate some capable people and strangers to deal with matters related to disabled beasts.At the same time, contact and dock with the magical girls in the city, assist the other party to deal with the remnant beasts that appear quickly, efficiently, and with low risk, and complete the protection of ordinary people.

Over time, this became a tradition.

The government agency in charge of connecting with magical girls and handling the affairs of disabled beasts is called the "Abnormal Attack Countermeasures Bureau", or "Different Policy Bureau" for short.

The Bureau of Different Strategies is responsible for contacting the magical girls in the city, expressing goodwill to them, providing help, and reaching cooperation is already a routine process.

And Hong Siyu in front of him is actually a member of the Bureau of Different Strategies.

That's why she called herself an "official staff" and revealed information related to "Magic Girl".

"Aha... what are you asking? A magical girl?"

Hong Siyu, who had gradually become speechless, narrowed his eyes, as if searching for the remaining rationality in his brain, and stammered: "Ah, yes, I remembered, Magical Girl! Then that talk should have started soon. Bar!"

"...What is starting soon?" Lin Yun was startled when he heard this.

"That is to say, the interview report on the new magical girl, on the city channel. It's just tonight!"

Hong Siyu seemed to have regained a brief sobriety, and patted himself on the forehead: "Remember to watch it! Then you will have answers to all your questions!"

After she finished speaking, she fell down on the table as if she had completely lost her strength.

Not long after, the sound of even breathing came from the opposite side of the table. Lin Yun looked at it carefully and was sure that the woman really fell asleep on the dining table.

"There will always be an answer? Why?"

He asked another question, but unfortunately, this question was destined not to be answered.

He called the waiter, went to the front desk to pay for the meal, returned to the table, and looked at Hong Siyu lying there asleep, Lin Yun sighed helplessly.

Calling the other party again and again was fruitless, so he could only support Hong Siyu and leave the restaurant amidst the weird eyes of the people around him.

He found the car keys from the other party's wallet, opened the door, threw her into the passenger seat, fastened the seat belt, got into the main driver, and ignited the engine.

On the road at night, the car headed in the direction of Hongsi and home.

The evening rush hour has passed, and the traffic on the street has become smoother. Looking at the night scene on the street, Lin Yun felt a little better.

A hand rested on his knee from the side.

"Senior..."

Hongsi and Dazed's voice sounded from the side.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yun glanced at her and responded.

"You said... Aya has been gone for more than two years, why can't you consider me?"

There was a low voice from the passenger seat.

"I'm not married yet, you said how hard it was for me to wait."

Lin Yun was silent for a moment.

He didn't really want to answer this question, and he didn't know how to answer it.

The car drove on the road for a while before he figured out how to express his feelings, and then said:
"I—haven't been able to convince myself yet."

He paused and added:

"I couldn't convince myself to let her go."

It's just that the conclusion of this long exam was not heard by the other party.Shallow breathing sounded, and during this short interval of silence, Hong Siyu seemed to have fallen asleep again.

Suddenly, Lin Yun seemed to hear a very soft sob:
"sorry."

The voice was so vague and hazy that it took him half a day to understand that the pronunciation was actually "sorry".

And whether this voice was Hong Siyu's sleep talk, or his illusion, it is impossible to investigate.

(End of this chapter)