Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 3 Face-to-face interviews
Lin Yun drove Hongsiyu's car back to the apartment where he lived, and then took the tram back to his home. When he entered the entrance, the scale on the clock had already pointed to ten o'clock.

Subconsciously glanced at the shoe cabinet by the door, and found that her daughter's shoes had fallen off the ground at random, Lin Yun straightened them up, and then walked towards the living room.

If what Hong Siyu said is correct, there should be an interview report on the new magical girl by the TV station tonight.

Turning on the TV, glanced at the content of the city channel, saw that it was a cheap idol drama at night, realized that the news time might have passed, Lin Yun turned on the communicator again, and searched the Internet for tonight's broadcast content of the city channel.

Soon, he found a replay of the evening news on the official website.

One of them was the news about the beast attacking the downtown area in the morning.

The news reported the damage and casualties caused by the beast to that block, and then changed the subject, indicating that the one who knocked down the beast in this incident was already a new magical girl. made an outstanding contribution.

Then, the screen shifted to the scene, and the reporter said that he had seen the new magical girl and would interview her on the spot.

Not long after, this previously mysterious magical girl made her debut in a news interview.

What catches the eye is a girl who gives people the impression of a fairy tale.

Golden double ponytails, a light blue dress, a bright yellow corset around the waist, tied into an exaggerated bow at the back, a round gem pinned to the chest, and a small top hat on the head.

"Hi everyone, uh, I'm a new magical girl named Baimei..."

Judging from the costume alone, it will not give people the impression of a "combatant" at all, but will only make people wonder which little girl ran out of which dance party.

However, such costumes are the norm for magical girls.

Most magical girls fight in this kind of costume, and what is even more counterintuitive is that no matter how restrictive their clothes seem to be, their moving posture is completely unaffected by such gorgeous clothes.

Of course, the first impression of such a magical girl is not "powerful", but "cute".

But looking at the magical girl in the news video, Lin Yun always felt that something was wrong.

This "not right" sense of dissonance has no source, but it is so strong that he quickly realized the essence of this feeling—a sense of familiarity.

He is familiar with the magical girl on the screen.

Where have you seen this girl?With this thought in his mind, he subconsciously compared the magical girl in front of him with his own memory.

In fact, he already faintly felt it in his heart, but he was always unwilling to associate it in the direction he was least willing to accept.

It's just that if you don't think in that direction, there is no way to explain this familiarity, and there is no answer.

So, when he was really hesitant to put the last answer on the table, Lin Yun froze.

Because it made him unacceptable.

How could it be her?Why is it her?How could it be her?
Countless questions arose in my mind, which turned into confusion, which turned into anxiety, which turned into anger.

As the years approached, Lin Yun had rarely felt such intense anger in his life, as if it was about to break through his chest, it burned his brain to a blank.

He couldn't understand.

Why is this magical girl Lin Xiaolu?his daughter?

Not in the mood to continue watching the news, Lin Yun put down the communicator in his hand, only feeling confused and unable to calm down.

—Got to have a good talk with her.

Such thoughts came to his mind.

Even though he and his daughter Lin Xiaolu have been in a cold war for a long time, and they can't speak a few words on weekdays, he still needs to fulfill his duty as a father and have a good talk with her.

If she chooses to become a magical girl voluntarily, tell her the pros and cons and let her weigh it.

With such thoughts in mind, Lin Yun stood up abruptly and walked straight to his daughter's room.

【Knock first】.

There was a note like this on the door.

Familiar words, when did this note start to be pasted on the door of the daughter's room?

In the two years since his wife passed away, there were too many conflicts between father and daughter, and he was always not good at expressing them, so that the relationship finally came to this point.

The two are obviously relatives who depend on each other in the world, but they can't speak a few words all day long.Even if there is, it is just the most basic daily arrangement, without any heart-to-heart conversation.

Lin Yun touched the door with his fingers and paused for a while, then took a deep breath, and knocked forward:
"Sleeping? Lulu?"

There was no response from the room.

Feeling slightly depressed, Lin Yun waited for a while, then quickly calmed down, and knocked on the door again.

But, still no response.

The light knock on the door disappeared without a trace like a stone sinking into a deep pool.

Lin Yun lowered his head with a gloomy expression.

If it was a normal day, he might have already planned to give up now.He will feel that the matter is irreversible, and he should leave enough distance between each other and let time bridge the gap.

Only, not this time.Even if the relationship between himself and his child will worsen in the future, he must convey what he wants to say.

So he won't stop.

click.

Just as he was about to knock down for the third time, the door in front of him was suddenly pulled open.

A young girl in pajamas stared at him angrily, and immediately said something:
"Wake up, what are you doing?"

The vigilant look is like a cat with fried fur.

Seeing her daughter's uncooperative appearance again, and thinking that he came to talk to her out of concern, Lin Yun felt bored and annoyed.I just feel that this girl is so annoying, I really should reprimand her a few words.

But when the words came to his lips, he stopped again.

He suddenly didn't know what to say.

Ask your daughter directly if she is going to be a magical girl?And then reprimand her for this kind of behavior that is a good thing in anyone's eyes?

Or tell her the danger of magical girls right away, telling her to give up quickly?

Leaving aside how he came up with evidence to support his statement, will he touch the fragile and sensitive nerves of the child if he clarifies everything so directly?

Taking a ten thousand step back, having a long-lost conversation, and denying the child as soon as they meet, is it really appropriate for a father to make such a speech?He wants to know his daughter's true thoughts, but is her daughter really willing to confide in him?Can such a serious dialogue really achieve its goal?

Now, how can I make my children believe in me?
No matter how you think about it, the answer is that you can't do it.

Lin Yun couldn't help but start thinking, what exactly was the word he really wanted to tell her?Putting aside these external conflicts, not to mention the alienation accumulated before, if he wants to know his daughter's true thoughts, what about his sincerity?

He was thinking a lot in the eyes of his daughter, only to feel that in the end, all his thoughts turned into nothingness, and only one voice remained:
"I haven't seen you for several days. Dad wants to see you a little bit."

This is the only sincerity he has left after throwing away the unnecessary feelings of anger, anxiety, worry, and guilt.

He may not be able to make his daughter happy, and he may not be able to resolve the issues between the two of them, but at least for now, he wants to see her.

Knowing that his daughter has become a magical girl, he now wants to see if the child is safe, whether he is afraid, and whether his mood is stable.

When the girl standing at the door heard these words, her originally frowning eyebrows were raised, and then loosened, and the expression on her face became complicated.

"Now? Just for this kind of thing?"

"Well, because I called you in the morning to fear that you would get angry."

Lin Yun pulled out a smile on his somewhat dull face: "Now that I see it, I feel much more at ease."

The black-haired girl raised her nose and sniffed, pursed her lips, and after a long while, said in a whisper:

"Are you drunk?"

"Maybe? After all, I really drank a lot tonight."

Lin Yun complied with his inner feelings and said frankly: "I am really happy that you are willing to open the door, Dad."

"...Then you see me now, what then?" The daughter still frowned.

"It's nothing. I just want to ask how you are doing recently. Are you happy in school?"

Lin Yun stood where he was, and waved his hands: "I won't ask about learning, you can decide for yourself, and I'm not qualified to talk about you."

The conversation between the two stopped again.

It seemed that he was a little surprised that his father asked such a question. The daughter looked at him a little strangely. After a while, she still replied lightly:
"Oh, it's normal, nothing happened"

"There seems to be a dangerous incident near your school, is it okay?"

"Danger...it's nothing, I can handle it well."

"Do you need me to pick you up?"

"Just do your thing."

"How about the phone you bought for your birthday last month?"

"Good."

"Is the dinner cooked by the part-time worker okay?"

"No problem, Aunt Liu is very good at cooking."

"Has anything good happened recently?"

"Good thing?"

The daughter raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, and seemed a little puzzled, but soon, as if thinking of something, her expression became a little hesitant.

"I don't know, but it's nothing bad anyway."

nothing bad...

Lin Yun's heart moved slightly.

"Really, then I have nothing to ask."

Hearing his daughter's somewhat ambiguous answer, he seemed relieved and took a step back: "Lulu, Dad, I'm sorry."

These words were met with a brief silence.

"...It's too late to say these things until now."

The girl behind the door whispered, glanced at him again, lowered her eyebrows and began to push the door:
"Go to bed, don't bother me anymore."

click.

The door in front of him was closed.

Lin Yun who was standing outside the door didn't know what he was thinking, he paused for a long time before heading to his bedroom.

After all, he still couldn't bring up the topic of "Magical Girl".

Can't speak, can't continue to ask, as long as he wants to mention this word, his throat will become extremely dry.

However, not saying it now does not mean that he has given up.

During the conversation just now, Lin Yun had already thought of another way in his heart.Perhaps, in that way, he could tell his daughter some information about magical girls, and be sure enough to make her pay attention to these words.

Opening the door of his bedroom, he untied his formal attire, put down his briefcase, and walked towards the wardrobe in the corner of the room with burning eyes.

There are two wardrobes in the master bedroom, which are respectively used to store the clothes of the two owners. One of them is large and placed on the side of the wall, and the other is small and tucked in the corner.

Lin Yun doesn't have many clothes, except for a few sets of casual men's clothes that he often wears, there are only formal clothes for office scenes.

He opened one of the drawers, and there were some old clothes in this drawer, many of which he would have worn when he was young, and now the style is no longer suitable for the age and fashion.

After removing the clothes on top, he slowly reached out and took out a palm-sized gift box from inside.

"...19 years."

He sighed in a trance.

He who once hid this box in spite of his wife's objection, never thought that there would be a day when he would take it out again.At that time, he only felt that life was already very happy, everything was settled, and he had no reason to take out the things in the box anymore.

However, after so many years, until today, when he learned that his daughter had become a magical girl, he realized that running away would never solve the problem.

Gently unlocking the buckle of the box, and lifting the somewhat tight lid, he stared at the items inside, speechless for a long time.

It was a crushed gemstone flower.

A gemstone covered with fine grains, already stained with dust.

It has another name, and people will always refer to it as "the flower of the heart".

And in this world, there is only one kind of person who will possess such a strange treasure.

--Magical girl.

(End of this chapter)