Chapter 269
In the blink of an eye, Roland hastily used Teleportation Magic and left Al White's sight.
Only Al White remained.
Al White heard everything that had just happened.
As the ruler of R'lyeh, who had almost never concerned himself with matters concerning Earth, Roland believed that these matters were naturally unrelated to Al White, and therefore there was no need to deliberately conceal anything, which would only arouse suspicion.
But is that really the case?
The Queen of R'lyeh watched quietly as Roland finished his tea in his haste to leave, a slight smile appearing on her face.
At that moment, she also took out something that seemed somewhat out of place in the garden.
--A mobile phone.
As the Queen of Magic girls, this scene seems quite incredible.
However, her social media accounts were displayed after the screen was turned on.
The ID is "Magical Queen A-chan?".
In the first column of the chat interface, the only name that is being followed is "Magical Girl Lily-chan ☆".
Seeing this, Queen Al White smiled.
"My dear Roland, do you think it's just you?"
She's still a young Magic girl, far too inexperienced.
Intelligent people start planning their grand strategy from a young age.
Thinking about this, Al White felt that it was time for his years of secret planning and foreshadowing to finally come in handy.
--No.
With that thought in mind, she opened the chat interface and silently sent a text message.
Magical Queen A-chan? [Lily, are you there?]
She launched a confident offensive from the very beginning.
After waiting for about four or five minutes, the other side finally replied.
Magical Girl Lily-chan ☆ [What are you doing?]
After waiting for four or five minutes, she finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Thinking of this, even though she was the Queen of R'lyeh, she couldn't help but proudly puff out her chest.
She pressed her advantage.
I want to give you a surprise?
Magical Girl Lily-chan ☆[?]
Magical Girl Lily-chan ☆ [What a surprise?]
Al White then delivered a message he had prepared beforehand.
[Actually, I've arrived in Maple Plain City. Could you meet me later?]
Hmph, with just a flick of her wrist, isn't this a piece of cake?
Later, she'll use her carefully cultivated alternate account to turn these scheming women into clowns.
Then she saw this reply--
Magical Girl Lily-chan ☆ [Is there some misunderstanding between us?]
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Inside the restaurant, in the Magic girls' room.
While munching on a lobster leg prepared by the chef, Takanashi held the expensive wine he had just ordered and began setting up a Magic ritual to "summon the Lord Gemstone."
Clearly, the Magic girls already have considerable experience with this ritual; practice makes perfect.
Although Kazama Kiriori was a little worried, she patiently watched from the sidelines.
As for Cangyue Yuri, she barked, looking slightly confused:
"Uh, Dean Roland must be very busy. Would she really descend from R'lyeh to Earth for something so trivial?"
And the offerings were two bottles of wine?
This kind of ritual is impossible to perform, let alone summon Crown Rank Magic Girl; it wouldn't even be possible to summon a Pigmon.
Incidentally, Pigmon is a rare kind of harmless Monster who gets along well with Magic girls.
Along with Kuribo, she is one of R'lyeh's two most popular mascots.
Then, she saw the Takanashi around, showing off its fried ice cream, and said very confidently:
"Leave it to me with confidence. I'm sure we'll soon see a battle between Crown Rank players."
"Woof?"
She's just a little dog, not very educated, so don't try to fool her.
Meanwhile, in the next room, Haihara was still having dinner with the headmistress.
The rooms here are very soundproof and quiet.
To be honest, Haihara isn't exactly a good role model; for example, she likes to play on her phone while eating.
Just now, she rejected her ex-boyfriend's inexplicable text message asking to meet up.
After that, she raised her head again and looked at Miss Liang in front of her.
As always, Miss Liang is very gentle and mature.
I also enjoyed my meal today.
In her life, which was neither long nor short, Ms. Liang was always a very special person.
She was the only woman who made her feel cared for by an older person after she started living alone in high school.
Even now, Haihara still finds Ryo-san reliable and captivating.
Aside from that aspect being somewhat less than flattering.
After they finish eating, they will go for a walk.
However, there is a problem regarding Haihara.
That is... she noticed it.
Why are those Problem Child from next door here?
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Memories of a Snowy Day
Tonight's dinner was wonderful.
When it comes to food, Haihara will definitely enjoy it wholeheartedly.
But even better is fine wine.
Naturally, Haihara a person who loves to drink and has a high alcohol tolerance. In my memory, many years ago, Haihara would often get the women she drank with drunk under the table and then listen to them say interesting drunken things.
However, she hasn't had a proper drinking session with anyone since two years ago.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Now, getting drunk can lead to trouble.
But the drinks were really good today, and Miss Ryo didn't mind if she got drunk, which even made Haihara consider whether she could take the drinks with her.
It's not a big deal if you can't get drunk.
But I always feel that this is like some regrettable regret in life, and that it would be better if it weren't like this.
She remembered what the woman possessed by Belial had said some time ago.
Is this... a little curse?
It was indeed minor and insignificant, yet it was still somewhat disheartening.
They ate and chatted, and before they knew it, a long time had passed.
When Haihara looked out the window again, she found that the snow was falling heavily. Large snowflakes were falling with a whooshing sound, piling up on the quiet streets. Occasionally, one could see pedestrians walking through the Snowfield, leaving behind footprints that made one feel sorry for them.
Turning around, I saw that we had almost finished eating.
Both she and Miss Liang were full.
For once, she found it hard to look away from the snow, and even didn't want to stay in the warm restaurant any longer.
"I'm stuffed."
She put down her cutlery and wiped her mouth.
Ryo didn't seem to expect Haihara to want to leave so soon this time. In the past, Haihara would have been willing to stay here with him for a while.
She skillfully concealed her slight disappointment, and quickly and calmly said:
"So, is our date over for today? Actually, I'd like to spend a little more time with you."
Liang felt a little regretful, glancing at the wine that wasn't finished. If she could, she would have wanted her sister to finish it with her.
Indeed, I had no other intentions.
Recently, she simply felt that it had been a long time since she had spent time with Haihara like this.
Just like when we were kids.
Of course, "when I was a child" is a very, very distant concept for Liang.
But it will still be remembered to this day, won't it?
However, she saw Haihara gently shake her head.
"After we finish eating, let's go for a walk together. But it's snowing quite heavily outside, are you okay?"
The tall, aloof woman in front of me did indeed give me the feeling of a younger sister talking to an older sister.
After a brief pause, Liang smiled slightly and readily agreed.
"I'll hold the umbrella next to you."
This is what an older sister should do.
After that, the two prepared to leave. Before leaving, the principal of Kaedehara High School glanced at the next room and then smiled slightly.
Clearly, she had already noticed that in the room next to where she and Lily were having dinner, a group of restless Magic girls were spying on everything.
However, as someone who's been through it, Liang is used to it.
In the past, countless Magic girls of different generations, from childhood to adulthood, have done this.
If we're talking about Roland from a while back, he was somewhat of a threat, but now that little guy has returned to R'lyeh.
Now, the time with Lily belongs to her.
Unexpectedly, her disciple was among them.
And... there's that child too.
It must be admitted that these two children not only have greater potential and talent than she did at that time, but they also receive more favoritism from Lily, which makes one somewhat jealous.
But in the end, she was just a naive and immature young girl.
This is the adults' battlefield.
So far, they haven't caused any trouble, so Liang turned her head away without much concern and continued to follow Lily until they stood outside the door. She and Lily stood under the eaves, looking at the snow under the night sky illuminated by lamplight.
The silvery snow tracks were quite beautiful.
Shortly after, Ryo put one hand in her pocket, held up an umbrella with the other, leaned her shoulder against Haihara's, and acted like a reliable older sister, following Haihara to the other end of the street.
The streets, thick with snow, were fascinating, making one wonder if an even more interesting world lay on the other side.
In reality, it was just a city buried in snow.
Haihara wasn't wearing gloves today.
She exhaled and tucked her hands into her sleeves.