Chapter 469

But instead of playfully fighting with Shiori as usual, she quickly returned to her normal self, looking down at her phone as if deep in thought.

"Reiko?" Shiori looked at Reiko with considerable concern upon seeing this.

She didn't understand what was wrong with Reiko.

Looking up at her friend, Reiko hesitated and said, "Although... I've become Magical Girls, but... I'm actually a little worried..."

"What are you worried about?"

"Can... I really be a good Magical Girls? Look... I'm not strong, and I don't have any other strengths... And Magical Girls are supposed to fight Demons, right?"

"What if... what if I can't defeat the Demons..."

Reiko fell silent after saying this.

Yes, she does like Magical Girls. After learning that Magical Girls might actually exist in this world, Reiko has been following in their Magical Girls.

She even fantasized countless times that she would become Magical Girls and fight for hope and justice.

But when she actually became Magical Girls, Reiko was a little scared.

She feared she wouldn't be able to do her job as Magical Girls well, and that in the future, because she wouldn't be able to eliminate the Demons in time, innocent people would be harmed by Demons.

I'm even more afraid that I'll turn and run away when facing a strong enemy in the future.

Reiko spent the entire day thinking about and worrying about these things.

Now, facing her friend, she finally voiced her deepest concerns.

"Well, after all, Reiko is a coward."

Shiori reached out and put her arm around Reiko's shoulder.

Instead of Reiko, she agreed with what Reiko said.

Hearing this, Reiko couldn't help but feel a little deflated. "Shouldn't you be comforting me right now?"

"Pfft, we've been friends for so many years, I know exactly what you're thinking. Even if I tried to comfort you, you probably wouldn't let it go. That's just the kind of person you are."

Tottori Shiori said with absolute certainty.

Reiko was even more discouraged. She said, "Then... I should really give this opportunity to someone else?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Shiori flicked Reiko's forehead with a flick of her wrist.

Bang!

"Oh dear... what are you doing!" Reiko covered her red forehead, looking at Shiori with teary eyes.

Shiori rolled her eyes at her and said, "You finally became Magical Girls, how can you just give up like that! Aren't you just worried that you won't be able to fulfill your responsibilities as Magical Girls in future battles?"

"Then leave it to me!"

Shiori patted her chest and said, "Tell me how to become Magical Girls, and I'll fight alongside you from now on. That way... you shouldn't be so scared, right?"

"...!"

Upon hearing this, Reiko's eyes sparkled, and there were even some glistening tears welling up in them.

Shiori's words clearly moved Reiko deeply.

But Reiko's emotions didn't last long. She suddenly raised another question, "... That's true, but I don't know how I became Magical Girls. Last night, a cute little lamb-like creature told me to look at my phone..."

Reiko briefly explained the entire process of how she transformed into Magical Girls.

Upon encountering Demons, I checked my phone and found K App. I opened it, and then I transformed into Magical Girls...

That's roughly the process.

"Hmm, the K App, right?"

Shiori took out her phone and started scrolling. "Since you became Magical Girls, maybe I can too... um..."

Shiori's finger swiped across the phone's touchscreen.

But after making a few strokes, Shiori suddenly fell silent.

"... What's wrong?" Reiko asked, puzzled.

Shiori murmured to Reiko, "Is the K App you mentioned a virus that can't be deleted no matter how many times you try?"

"Um..." Reiko pondered for a moment, then nodded gently, "That should be it..."

Shiori fell silent again.

Reiko was even more confused. "So what exactly happened?"

"The phone with that software... I think... I threw it away..."

"???"

"You... look! It's not my fault! Because no matter how I tapped it, nothing happened! And I couldn't delete it! I thought it was junk software! And I was thinking of getting a new phone anyway, so--!"

Tottori Shiori crouched down, clutching her head. Suddenly, she looked up, tears welling in her eyes, and asked, "Reiko, it's all over. Does this mean I can't become Magical Girls??"

"..." Reiko's lips twitched.

She never expected that Tottori Shiori actually had the qualifications to become Magical Girls, and even more unexpectedly, Tottori Shiori threw away those qualifications!!

"Are you an idiot?!"

Reiko roared, and the shockwave from her voice almost blew Shiori away.

However, Reiko quickly suppressed her anger. She took a deep breath and said to Shiori:

"Anyway... first figure out where you put that old phone! Let's find it first!"

(What an idiot...)

(What an idiot www)

(Would you really throw away your transformation device?)

(To be honest, if it were me, I might have made the same choice as her.)

(After all, judging from the previous situation, at the beginning, one could only transform into Magical Girls within Magic Barrier, so under normal circumstances, that software that cannot be deleted is nothing but junk software.)

(But anyway, throwing away your old phone is a bit...)

(So where did you buy the new phone?)

(Oh, it should be a repost... Damn it! Get the ads out!!)

"Idiot... Pfft... Idiot Shiori... Pfft hahahahaha--!"

Below the Sky Screen, Reiko was laughing so hard she was doubled over, rolling on the ground clutching her stomach.

Tottori Shiori's face next to her was quite a sight to behold, first turning from white to red, then from red to blue, and finally her entire face turned as black as charcoal.

She actually mastered one of the intangible cultural heritage skills of Central Continent District — Sichuan Opera Face-Changing —without any formal instruction!

Reiko was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight. Shiori gritted her teeth and forced herself to say:

"What... what does what I do in the Sky Screen have to do with what I do in reality! And... and this isn't my fault! You know what's going on with me, I've been using this phone for three years, and I've wanted to replace it for ages! Even without the transformation software, I would have replaced it!!"

Shiori first separated herself from the Sky Screen at the speed of light, and then tried to justify herself.

But what she said is true.

The average person uses their mobile phone for about three to five years. If they are from a poorer family, they may use their phone for even longer. However, people from relatively well-off families usually replace their old phones when they have the means.

In reality, Shiori had already changed her phone long ago. After Fang Ming gave her the phone with the Emotional Force, Shiori naturally put her old phone aside.

But Tottori Shiori, who lives in the Sky Screen, hasn't replaced her phone in a very long time.

Therefore, it's understandable to choose to replace your phone after discovering 'junk software' on it.

After all, who would have thought that such a 'chance' could exist in an old cell phone?

It was precisely because of Sky Screen Shiori's actions that the process of Tottori Shiori Sky Screen Magical Girls became much more complicated.

Shiori, now Sky Screen beneath the canopy, only hopes that her reflection within Sky Screen will soon find that old phone.

Don't do anything even more embarrassing!

Otherwise, my role will be relegated to that of a comedian!

Volume 5 Side Story <Magic Mystery> Season 2: Chapter 504 So the elementary school student wasn't just a background character after all...

"No? No!? How could there be no!?"

In the bedroom, Tottori Shiori frantically rummaged through drawers and cabinets.

What was once a perfectly good bedroom is now like a battlefield, with clothes and other miscellaneous items scattered everywhere.

Tottori Shiori changed her phone several months ago.

After changing her phone, Shiori simply put it in a drawer and never paid attention to it again.

Logically, her phone should still be obediently in its original place... how could it have mysteriously disappeared?

Reiko was helping Shiori tidy up her clothes when she noticed that Shiori still hadn't found her old phone. She couldn't help but ask:

Are you sure you're not mistaken?

"Impossible! I did put my phone down... Oh right, Mom!!"

Shiori seemed to have thought of something and quickly took out her new phone to call her mother.

As soon as the call connected, she eagerly asked:

"Mom! Where did I put my old cell phone?"

"Huh...? Hmm? What old phone?"

"It's the phone I used before, the one with the cute yellow hamster stickers on it! I remember putting it in the drawer... Did you take it when you were tidying my room, Mom!?"

Shiori remembers that her mother often came to her room to help her tidy up her things.

This is authorized by Shiori.

After all, apart from the locked box in the closet, there was nothing in Shiori's room that her parents couldn't see.

So her parents would often come in to tidy up her room without telling Shiori.

Upon discovering her phone was missing, Shiori's first thought was of her mother.

And sure enough, after thinking for a while, Shiori's mother on the phone suddenly realized:

"Oh, you mean that one? I think I gave it to your cousin. Oh right, I asked you before I gave it to her, and you said it was okay... What's wrong?"

"Cousin... cousin?!"

Shiori was stunned.

Where did she get her cousin from?

Shiori's mother said, "Yes, right, you went to participate in the track and field competition, and I forgot to introduce you. I have a younger sister who came from the countryside with a very cute girl, her name is... Nishino Hitomi? She goes to the elementary school near your high school..."

Give me my cousin's phone number!

Whether it's Hitomi Higashino or Nishino Hitomi, Shiori doesn't care about anything else now; all she wants is her phone back!

I'd even trade it for this new phone!

Nishino Hitomi is eleven years old this year.

She is Tottori Shiori's distant cousin and is currently a fifth-grade student at Akiyama Elementary School in Eastern Capital.

She has excellent academic performance and is also good at sports. Although she only transferred to the school this semester, she has a good relationship with many students in the class.

Especially Tsukinomiya Yuki, who transferred at the same time as her, was her best friend.

She is also someone Nishino Hitomi likes.

That's right.

Nishino Hitomi is the little girl Aurora saw at the entrance of Akiyama Elementary School, chatting and laughing with Tsukinomiya Yuki, and who seemed to harbor feelings for her!

(Wow, what a small world!)

(What a coincidence! www)

(I thought that girl was just a passerby, I didn't expect she would have a role in the story?)

(Actually, I could have guessed it beforehand, since the Sky Screen wouldn't give a little girl so many close-ups for no reason.)