Chapter 370
Without a doubt, the women on the list who made these inquiries had all done the same "job" as her before.
It's clear that Haihara hasn't contacted them in a long time...
"Block them all, ignore these people."
The girl's unusually gloomy expression immediately dispelled Haihara's initial curiosity.
Haihara lowered her head and glanced at it.
"I really don't have any money right now, and I have no way to contact them."
As she spoke, she blocked out the girls she didn't know, just as the Takanashi.
However, as she continued to block others, she discovered someone who also called her "Mom," but was somewhat different.
The note above says "My favorite dog".
There's also a dog emoji at the end.
Unlike the others, Haihara talked to this person for a long time.
However, for some reason, as I grew up, I stopped letting this person see my daily social media posts.
That's so strange.
Let's see what this person sent me.
[Mom, this is dinner tonight. Can I make it for you later too?]
What are you doing right now? Is work tiring?
[Today's Student Council work was great, but I didn't see my mom, so I had no motivation. I really want to see you tomorrow.]
I still really want to be with you today.
Just seeing these words made Haihara feel a sweet ache in her teeth.
Why would anyone send me such cloying messages?
Logically speaking, Haihara doesn't really like people saying overly intimate or clingy things to her, since they're not family.
But for some reason, she didn't find the message from this person so annoying.
Hmm... let's take a look at this person's daily life.
She clicked on this person's account.
Then I saw some photos that were set to be viewed only by myself.
She saw some photos that surprised her.
The photo shows me as an adult, posing with that beautiful senior from high school from that day. If I remember correctly, her name is Kazama Kiriori.
They were also students I had taught.
But... what exactly is the relationship between them?
Even if I think about it now, I can't think of anything. Anyway, we'll meet again later, so I'll ask then.
And so, Haihara continued scrolling through her contact list, looking for anyone she didn't recognize.
Leaving aside those so-called "mom's jobs"
Haihara discovers that her relationships as an adult are actually quite simple.
I don't know many people.
"Cyber Immortal Girl" is probably Kougami, but who is "Magical Queen A-chan?"? Let's leave that aside for now.
She also noticed someone with a strange name.
I just sent myself a text message.
The ID is "Iyaha".
The profile picture is a strange cartoon rabbit.
Some of the text messages this person sent were hard for her to understand.
[Miss Haihara, are you there? Why haven't you been replying to my texts lately?]
[I went to see you at school, but you weren't there.]
[Has something been wrong lately? We're also facing a tough situation here, I wonder if you have any ideas.]
She could at least understand the part before that.
But she didn't understand anything after that.
What is this...?
[Do you remember that Malice Apostle, one of our organization's leaders?]
She has been missing since Christmas.
What do these words mean?
Chapter 140 Takanashi: We'll Win
Starting a few minutes ago, Haihara Lily Chou noticed the text messages sent by this unknown netizen named "Iyaha".
If it was just a simple prank, then as she scrolled up the chat history, she felt something was increasingly strange.
Several words appeared very frequently.
"Magic Girl", "Monster", "Black Death Cult"...
Do these words usually appear in conversations among adults? Or has she, as an adult, somehow developed a deep love for these fantasies?
So she continued scrolling upwards.
[Speaking of which, Miss Haihara, have you heard? A lot of strange things have been happening in the city lately.]
[For example, someone might suddenly be transformed into a giant panda by some unknown Magic, someone might suddenly receive a pile of counterfeit bills without serial numbers from the sky, and an office worker might suddenly regain their youth.]
[That's great! I wish I could go back to my student days.]
Many strange things happened.
The phrase "someone regained their youth and returned to their student days" also resonated with her.
Although she wouldn't normally take these crazy conversations seriously, the truth is, she's now a high school student, and the world around her has shifted to ten years in the future.
If anything else happens, upon closer reflection, it's all quite normal.
So, following the logic of the chat log, she quickly typed out a reply:
Magical Girl Lily-chan ☆ [I've recently encountered some very troublesome things.]
That's the truth.
[Could you tell me about some strange things that have been happening in the city lately, especially the one about people getting younger?]
Although I feel a little ashamed to ask such a serious question.
However, given the current situation, she didn't want to let this opportunity slip by.
She received a reply shortly afterward.
The other person typed very fast, so fast that Haihara felt she probably couldn't even speak that fast.
To be honest, she herself is not used to typing at all.
Iyaha [Well, these situations are really strange, definitely not something an ordinary Monster could do.]
[These Magic are beyond the ability of even our most skilled Magic- wielding officers to dispel; the only way to remove them is to wait for time to heal them on its own.]
[Like the office worker I mentioned before who became younger, he reverted to his original appearance in less than three days.]
[However, there are also cases where the restrictions have not been lifted to this day.]
If these things are true, it means... it's possible she might never be able to change back?
Seeing this, Haihara Lily Chou was starting to believe it, and her face turned somewhat dejected.
However, these were ultimately just some unbelievable comments from netizens.
She continued typing:
So, what do you think causes these incredible phenomena?
On the screen, text is displayed; the other person is typing.
Then, she received the next reply from "Iyaha" --
Iyaha [I remember, Haihara- san, you asked us to search for that Magic Armament called 'Lost Paradise Twilight' in this city.]
[An investigation revealed that this item was originally kept in the Witch Museum of the Dream Society.]
[Later, during the Monster terrorist attack at the museum, this artifact was transferred from the president of the Dream Society to one of its shareholders.]
Haihara Lily Chou did know the name "Dream Society".
After all, it's a large company that has existed for decades.
[That shareholder's surname Tachibana; she is also an investor and director of Star Flower Agency.]
[What's intriguing is that the last time we traced the Magic Power trail of our missing colleague was near the Star Flower Agency.]
Haihara still couldn't understand.
Moreover, the number of shameful terms is increasing.
However, the surname "Tachibana" sounds somewhat familiar.
The strange aunt she picked up some time ago, the one she later exchanged contact information with, apparently mentioned in their chat that her surname Tachibana.
Furthermore, the woman mentioned that she worked at Star Flower Agency.
Could it be such a coincidence?
So, you think all of this might be related to that Magic Armament item?
Putting aside the fact that they are somewhat naive, these terms are actually quite easy to understand.
She clearly remembered that "Magic Armament" were a concept from Magic girl anime when she was a child; they were Magic items used by Magic girls to transform.
[I currently believe there's a connection between all of this. Iyaha, our missing colleague, being a combat-type Apostle, couldn't have simply vanished without a trace, without even contacting us.]
From beginning to end, Haihara Lily Chou did not see any flaws in the other party's words.
On the contrary, they took it very seriously.
Looking at the previous chat logs, it appears that several months ago, the grown-up girl had been having these kinds of conversations with this woman who was portrayed as a "villainous female cadre."
Moreover, there's another point...
As she scrolled through the chat history, she realized that if all of this was true, then her real identity was also somewhat strange.
"Those Problem Child in my class have transformed into Magic girls again to save the city and defeat Monster!" "I got scolded by the principal again. What am I going to do about this month's performance targets?" "Hasn't the new Monster been created yet?" "Ms. Suzuki is going on another blind date this weekend..."
And so on.
Students in the class, Problem Child, Magic girls, Monster.
When all these things are put together, and considering that the girls who took such good care of her were indeed very different from the ordinary girls she knew, she realized that they were quite different from the average girl she knew.
Haihara subconsciously glanced at Takanashi Shiori, who was lying next to her.
Would a typical student so readily take time off work to accompany me to buy underwear?
Why would I discuss these things in online chat?
However, it seems there's only one way to figure all this out.
Iyaha [Anyway, things are complicated, Miss Haihara. Do you have time to talk about it in person?]
Faced with this invitation from a stranger online, what will Haihara's choice be...?
At noon, Haihara followed Takanashi to the kitchen. Haihara was a little surprised, not expecting that a high school girl like Takanashi could cook.
Compared to their living quarters, the kitchen at Takanashi's house was surprisingly clean.
This is perhaps because it's not commonly used here.