Chapter 278

Chapter Seventy-Four: The Parents' Visit

And so, Kirishima Ai welcomed another weekend.

However, she didn't have a moment's rest during this week.

After all, I still have to work.

Moreover, as a Magic girl, she has to deal with Monster suddenly appear out of nowhere from time to time.

Even so, there's nothing wrong with that.

Her companions are all reliable, and with Silver Feather helping her share the burden, Monster is as easy as clocking in for work every day.

Although she hoped that one day these Monsters would completely stop causing trouble.

Thinking of this, Kirishima Ai sighed softly.

The next moment, she heard a female customer's voice:

"I've come to get the sausages for snakes."

The voice sounded strangely familiar.

Wearing a shop assistant's hat, Kirishima Ai looked up and saw a tall woman in a beige sweater standing there, almost a head taller than her. This sight immediately made her realize who the woman was.

Sure enough, the woman's attention was also drawn, and she glanced at him.

Kirishima Ai immediately met a pair of dark eyes.

"Teacher Haihara?"

She blinked.

Kirishima Ai never imagined she would run into her teacher while working part-time.

Although I've met other classmates before, this is the first time I've met a teacher, and it's Teacher Haihara. Perhaps it's because she's doing a temporary job, and it's a shop that people her age rarely frequent.

"Your expression tells me you're not thinking anything good, Kirishima."

Kirishima Ai's expressions are always easy to understand, and this time, Haihara, as her teacher, understood them without a doubt. After that, Haihara immediately showed a cold expression.

The young woman immediately lowered her head, cold sweat pouring down her back.

After a while, she remembered her important matter:

"By the way, teacher, what did you just say... about sausages?"

Today, she works at a pet store.

They do sell quite a few pet sausages.

But she felt like she had misheard something.

"It was eaten by snakes."

Haihara repeated it again.

Kirishima Ai seems to remember Teacher Haihara -Teacher Haihara mentioning that she had a pet snake, and if she remembers correctly, its name was Little White?

Speaking of which... there is such a thing.

"I know the store manager, you can just talk to her directly."

Kirishima Ai nodded. She quickly went to find the shop manager and discovered that the manager had indeed prepared everything in advance.

So this is what sausages snakes eat look like?

She had thought this store only sold dog and cat treats... and didn't seem to sell reptiles, but she was surprised to find that the store manager had this kind of stuff.

She carried the bag back to the shop entrance and handed it to Haihara.

At this moment, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

After all, Silver Feather had been covering for her classes for several days, so it was understandable that she would feel guilty.

After Haihara took the bag, she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she lowered her head and carefully observed Kirishima Ai for a while:

"Kirishima, while I understand, our school doesn't recommend students work part-time. Don't overwork yourself or let it affect your grades."

Just remember that last sentence.

Kirishima Ai thought that Teacher Haihara had become gentler, but after the teacher finished speaking, she realized that she might have been overthinking it.

A teacher is still a teacher, as expected.

She was a little annoyed and couldn't help but pout slightly.

Haihara happened to notice Kirishima Ai's little expression.

Finding it somewhat cute, she couldn't resist reaching out and pinching it, but she barely controlled her strength, distorting Kirishima's soft face.

"It's so tiring... so painful."

Because her face was being pulled, she could barely speak.

At that moment, Kirishima Ai didn't notice that Haihara had a thoughtful expression after seeing her like this.

She murmured to herself:

"It seems like there's Problem Child today."

"Um?"

Kirishima Ai didn't hear what Teacher Haihara said.

However, Haihara didn't intend to answer her question after that.

Only Kirishima Ai remained to continue working there.

Speaking of which, when Teacher Haihara arrived just now, many cats and dogs in the pet store started meowing.

Could it be that Teacher Haihara is the type who's popular with small animals?

It's hard to imagine that this woman could take good care of a pet.

Watching the woman's departing figure, Kirishima Ai patted the head of the little dog that had poked its head out, her pupils slightly blurred.

This encounter with Teacher Haihara was brief, which left Kirishima Ai feeling inexplicably disappointed. However, she quickly composed herself and returned to her work for the day.

I'll go back to school tomorrow or the day after.

After finishing her weekend job, it was not yet six o'clock, but in the winter, Kirishima Ai could already see the faint twilight on the horizon, a bluish-black color that evoked a slightly melancholic mood.

She rode her bike home leisurely. Although she wasn't as energetic as Silver Feather was humming, it was clear that she was in a good mood.

However, the distant siren made Kirishima Ai stop the car and look curiously in the direction of her home.

Alert for the familiar Monster incident.

The sound has been occasionally heard near her home lately.

To avoid disturbing the neighbors, she and Silver Feather usually deal with the Monster before they cause any trouble, but they still inevitably attract the attention of others.

She ignored the alarm and continued pushing her bike home.

As a result, she witnessed a somewhat unexpected scene.

The battle is over.

However, Silver Feather had not yet finished transforming and was still there in the form of Magic girl, with a group of people dressed as reporters standing beside her.

After noticing the cameras, Kirishima Ai pondered for a moment, then stepped aside.

What are these reporters doing now...?

She hid in a corner, listening to what they were saying:

"Ms. Silver Feather, hello. It's an honor to interview you. I never expected to see you again as the Magical Girl Silver Feather, protecting the city. I'm sure this must be an exciting and touching thing for Silver Feather's fans."

Overall, the reporters from Maple Plain City were quite polite.

Kirishima Ai once lost herself amidst the reporters' repeated calls of "Miss Fate Kite," even becoming arrogant and complacent, since she had rarely heard others praise her to her face since childhood.

Furthermore, those who speak unkindly to Magic girls are easily subjected to online attacks from their large fan base.

"I?"

Silver Feather pointed to herself.

Although she rarely faces the camera and microphone like this, it's clear that Silver Feather feels a little happy, because she feels once again that many people like her.

Just like an idol fulfilling the demands of his fans, Silver Feather began answering all sorts of questions from reporters.

The reporter seemed somewhat surprised to encounter such a talkative Magical Girl Silver Feather for the first time, and then asked a series of questions with great enthusiasm.

For example, in Silver Feather's opinion, who is the strongest among Magic girls?

This is definitely a very sensitive issue.

Especially after the return of the Magic Phantom Wind, the question of their combat strength caused a chaotic online discussion environment.

The two main candidates right now are undoubtedly Magic Girl Phantom Wind's Fang Trump Card form and Magic Girl Thousand Sins.

It's said that the two fan groups post dozens of threads about this every day.

The conversation veered from punching power and kicking strength to fashion sense.

Some with unconventional ideas even proposed ambiguous options like Intelligence Star Flower, Awakening Silver Feather, Fantasy All-Around Color Feather, and Forum Member Manually Controlled Dark Feather.

Silver Feather gave a very serious answer to a question that Earthlings couldn't understand, "Magic Girl Overlord."

So far, there haven't been any strange problems.

Then the reporter brought up the topic again, asking a question that seemed to have been eagerly awaited—

"It's like this. Some time ago, at the Witch Museum, the Genm Corporation released some rather controversial information, namely a video of a Monster looks remarkably like you, Miss Silver Feather."

"In your opinion, is this just a gimmick used by Genm Corporation to attract attention, or is there some hidden story we are unaware of?"

Why is it this pointless question again?

At this moment, Kirishima Ai couldn't help but recall what had happened to her at the museum that day.

I remember being surprised when I saw the video, but when I really tried to recall it, I didn't have any specific memory of it.

That night, due to a series of events, including the Crystal's self-destruction and the sudden appearance of Silver Feather beside her when she transformed into Silver Feather, she had no choice but to temporarily put aside her doubts.

However, now Silver Feather has appeared before her.

What is Silver Feather's opinion on this matter?

"..."

Unexpectedly, Silver Feather stood there as if at a loss, her clear blue eyes filled with confusion and unease. She opened her mouth several times, but couldn't answer the question.

At this moment, the reporter, still not understanding Silver Feather's expression, smiled apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Miss Silver Feather, there are just too many people in this era who like to indulge in conspiracy theories and wild speculations. Let's not bother you with such questions any further."

Silver Feather chuckled twice, then calmly said, "... It's alright."

At this point, Kirishima Ai breathed a sigh of relief.

After the reporters had finished interviewing Silver Feather, Silver Feather flew into the sky and left. Kirishima Ai pretended that nothing had happened, took the groceries she had bought, and went home to think about how to cook dinner.

When she got home, it was already dark again, but she found that the door was not closed and the lights were not on.

She could vaguely see Silver Feather crouching in the corner in the darkness.

It was somewhat like the way she idly waited for Miss Lily every week.

At first, Silver Feather didn't notice that Kirishima Ai had returned, but Kirishima Ai could see Silver Feather's expression clearly by the light from the streetlamp streaming in through the window.

When she dreamed of Silver Feather before, Silver Feather seemed to be just like that.

Feeling lost, uneasy, and a little lonely.

However, if Kirishima Ai looks at her and notices her, she will quickly turn her head away, pretending that she just appeared, and then give a gentle and friendly smile.

Why is that?

It seemed that only then did Kirishima Ai realize that Silver Feather had never mentioned this to her before.

Only when she gently placed the dishes down did Silver Feather notice her arrival.