"Sent him away?"
The moment Ling Feng stepped out the door, Ling Xiaoyu suddenly leaned close to Lin Danyue. If Ling Feng saw the wicked grin on Ling Xiaoyu's face right now, he would definitely start cursing!
"Don't worry, President. You can trust me when I'm handling things. But your little brother is really cute. How about lending him to me for two days?"
"Keep dreaming. I haven't even gotten to play with him myself yet. Hehe, anyway, call Xiaoya and the others over first."
At that moment, a girl dressed in a black-and-white maid outfit was walking down the street with some anxiety. Oh, no—more accurately, she was a boy.
Not only did he have to complete the task assigned by his superior, he also had to endure the strange looks from passersby. His heart was a mess of emotions as he continued forward with his head lowered.
Most of this street was filled with internet cafés, milk tea shops, coffee shops, snack stalls, and other entertainment spots. It was the weekend, and young men and women loved gathering here to have fun. This was the perfect paradise for young people.
"Hey, look at that girl in the maid outfit. She's so cute. Is she doing cosplay?"
"What, do you want to go chat her up?"
Two young men were eating outside a food stall when they saw the girl slowly walking by. Their eyes lit up, and they could barely take their gaze off her.
"How about a bet? Whoever gets her WeChat, the other person covers his food expenses for the month. What do you say?" one of the boys suddenly suggested.
"A bet it is. You think I'm scared of you?"
"You going first?"
"I'll go first, then. I won't hold back on this month's food expenses."
As he walked down the street, Ling Feng finally couldn't help complaining. "Where the hell am I supposed to buy that stuff? And she made a guy buy it for her."
What Lin Danyue had asked Ling Feng to buy was something used to deal with the monthly physiological period women had. What was it called again? Ling Feng remembered it being called Aunt Flo. At first, he thought her aunt had come over.
Fortunately, Ling Feng had a good memory. He remembered spotting a pharmacy nearby when they had driven here that evening.
"E-Excuse me, miss."
Huh? Hearing the voice behind him, Ling Feng instinctively turned around and saw a young man staring at him with a foolish grin.
The young man looked somewhat unnatural, like a creep standing before someone he liked, completely at a loss.
When he got a clear look at Ling Feng's face, the young man was stunned. He frantically screamed in his heart, Holy shit, she's gorgeous! How can there be such a cute girl? I'm so nervous, so nervous! Though his emotions were boiling over, he quickly forced himself to calm down.
"Miss, can I get your WeChat?"
"I'm a guy," Ling Feng said flatly.
A sweet female voice spoke the words, and the young man froze, clearly not believing him.
"Then... fencing?"
"Fuck off!"
Furious, Ling Feng raised his leg and delivered a devastating kick right between his legs! Accompanied by a pained scream, the young man collapsed onto the ground, clutching his crotch tightly.
"I-I was just joking!"
"Hehe, so was I."
With that, Ling Feng continued onward without looking back, leaving the young man staring after him in shock.
"Holy shit?!"
In the distance, the other young man who had witnessed everything instinctively covered his own crotch as well. He looked sympathetically at the man lying on the ground and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Damn, that was brutal!"
Secret Meeting
Inside the pharmacy, Ling Feng and the female clerk stared at each other for over a minute without Ling Feng saying a word. Ling Feng himself did not feel much, but the clerk was nearly dying of embarrassment!
The female clerk stared at the beautiful girl in the black-and-white maid outfit before her, internally ranting like crazy. In all her years working here, she had never encountered anything like this. Little sister, at least say what you want to buy!
"L-Little sister, may I ask if you need anything?"
Ling Feng stood blankly before the counter, his mind racing. What was it again? How had he suddenly forgotten? He thought his memory was pretty good, so why was he blanking at such a critical moment? Then he suddenly remembered something, and joy surged through him as he blurted it out.
"A-Aunt Flo!"
"Pfft!" Once she heard him clearly, the female clerk could not help laughing. Even nearby customers passing by curiously turned to look.
"I can't, I can't. Little sister, say that again for me."
Ling Feng's little face reddened. He knew he had embarrassed himself badly. He remembered it being called Aunt Flo, so how was that wrong again? Did it have some other name?
"Then... menstrual pads?"
"Pfft!" The clerk burst out laughing again, laughing so hard she was almost out of breath. Only after noticing Ling Feng's strange look did she force down her laughter and speak.
"Little sister, you're having your period, right? What's there to be embarrassed about? Just tell your big sister directly."
"What period?" Ling Feng froze slightly. He seemed to realize something, and his pretty face immediately flushed red as he hurriedly explained, "N-No, it's not what you think. It's... it's..."
Ling Feng was so anxious he was nearly crying, but he could not think of how to explain it. He was suffering in silence, while the female clerk still looked quite interested.
"Alright, alright. Big sister will get them for you."
Ling Feng blankly watched as the clerk turned around, silently vowing never to let that woman trick him again!
Meanwhile, in a room inside the café, a group of girls in maid outfits sat around a round tea table. Desserts and coffee were spread across the table as they chatted and laughed. Though it was nighttime, they looked as if they were having afternoon tea.
The room's decor was mainly pink, with fresh and elegant pink ornaments that overflowed with girlish charm~
At the center of them sat another girl in the same black-and-white maid outfit.
The girl was enthusiastically summarizing recent events with the others. If Ling Feng were here, he would definitely recognize her as his older sister, Ling Xiaoyu. Ye Qingya was also present, and the entire table was filled with harmonious laughter and conversation.
Suddenly, one of the girls thought of something and softly reminded them.
"President, should we be wary of Ling Mengxue? She always feels like an unstable factor. She's also known as 'Star Dream Beneath the Moonlight,' and she's already the strongest Star Engraving girl in Linzhou City."
"Yes, President. Even if she's relatively friendly toward us magical girls, she's still from the Star Engraving side," another girl agreed.
Ling Xiaoyu pondered this. She felt they had a point. Since Ling Mengxue had appeared, although she had not deliberately attacked magical girls, she had interfered with their plans several times. That was not good in the end.
Sitting off to the side, Ye Qingya felt that Ling Mengxue, this Star Engraving girl, seemed neutral. But she had never taken any magical girl's points. Sometimes, when she saw an individual magical girl being surrounded and attacked by a group of Star Engraving girls, she would even step in to help.
She should be a good person, right? Ye Qingya thought.
"Hehe, how about we find a chance to kidnap her and interrogate her?"
Head maid Lin Danyue smiled maliciously. Several others immediately agreed with her, and even Liu Jingyi, the owner of this maid café, nodded in approval.
Just as they were about to continue the discussion, an employee entered the room. She lightly walked over to Ling Xiaoyu, whispered a few words into her ear, then returned to work.
Only after the girl left did Ling Xiaoyu speak.
"Xiaofeng is back. Let's talk again tomorrow."
"He came back so quickly. Looks like he bought the stuff." Lin Danyue chuckled and got to her feet before heading out.
They all had plenty of time, so there was no need to rush. Battles between magical girls and Star Engraving girls required tactics as well. Otherwise, if they mindlessly fought each other, would it not simply turn into mutual destruction and complete chaos? That would be wasting the magical girls' advantage for nothing.
Magical Girl Association?
When Ling Feng returned, Lin Danyue did not hesitate at all. She immediately went up and gave him a fierce "comforting," kissing his face several times. Before Ling Feng could speak, she buried his face in her chest again, thoroughly silencing him.
"Did you get the stuff? Thanks for your hard work!"
After struggling free from Lin Danyue, Ling Feng rolled his eyes and turned back to continue working. In short, today was another miserable day.
"Blueberry Jam is so popular. She directly topped tonight's sales!" Lin Danyue and the others kept praising him, while Ling Feng suffered in silence. Hearing those otaku call him Blueberry Jam over and over nearly made him sick.
Ling Feng was currently playing a game with a teenage boy, and he finally felt a little more relaxed. As a guy, playing video games was something worth being happy about. How could he possibly dislike it? If not for this job, he would probably be at an internet café with Zhao Ping and the others, preparing to pull an all-nighter!
"Blueberry Jam, left side."
"Got it!"
The game Ling Feng and the boy were playing was a recently released competitive game called SOR. SOR was a large-scale game that allowed players to form teams.
It was not until he heard Ling Xiaoyu calling for him that Ling Feng realized it was time to leave. With the end of the year approaching, Ling Feng planned to relax properly and give himself a break after the final exams.
There would be plenty of people here then too. Whether he buried himself in an internet café or went traveling, he did not want to come back here again. This was too hard.
"Sis, I'm going to change clothes first."
"Change what? Don't you look great like this?"
Ling Xiaoyu directly grabbed Ling Feng's hand and tried to drag him away. Seeing the aggrieved look on Ling Feng's face, Lin Danyue and the others laughed so hard they could barely close their mouths.
Ye Qingya stared straight at Ling Feng with her beautiful eyes, as if lamenting how quickly time had passed. But it was fine. She would see him again tomorrow.
"Jingyi is here tonight, so how about we go to KTV? It's still early. My treat, alright?"
Lin Danyue suggested. The moment she finished speaking, everyone cheered and gathered around her. While Lin Danyue was talking, she had Ling Xiaoyu drag Ling Feng back over. Ling Feng shot Lin Danyue a glare. Damn it, are you ever going to stop?
"Since I'm the owner, of course I should be the one treating everyone. Xiaofeng should come too. Why do you never join us?" Liu Jingyi held a folding fan in her hand, a teasing smile on her face.
"She's shy. She's embarrassed to walk around with a group of beautiful girls like us."
Ling Xiaoyu smiled in agreement, and everyone immediately burst into laughter. Standing among them, Ling Feng felt bitter and miserable.
In the end, Ling Feng insisted on changing back into his own clothes first, or else he would not go. If he stayed in this appearance for too long, he could not guarantee that he would not do something outrageous.
Ling Feng returned to his room and changed back into his clothes, but his body was still female. His long black hair draped over his shoulders, his face had not changed much, and his voice was still female.
Looking in the mirror, the girl reflected there was delicate and beautiful. Combined with his black clothes and white shirt, he even looked a little cool.
"Nothing changed. What kind of medicine is this? The effects are way too strong."
Ling Feng cursed under his breath. Just as he was about to walk out, a red sheet of paper drifted down from the top of the wardrobe. The paper was as long as a Spring Festival couplet and shaped like a rectangular strip. As it fell to the ground, it immediately caught Ling Feng's attention.
Since the end of the year was approaching, Ling Feng assumed they were writing Spring Festival couplets or something similar, so he did not pay much attention. He picked it up and was about to put it back when he accidentally caught sight of two words written on it, freezing on the spot.
"Magic?"
Ling Feng unfolded it completely and read through it.
"Linzhou City Magical Girl Association Headquarters?!"
Holy shit? Holy shit?? Holy shit!!
After reading it, the only words left in Ling Feng's mind were holy shit. His face was filled with surprise, shock, and disbelief.
Only after hurriedly putting it back where it had been did Ling Feng shudder. Thinking back on everything from before, as well as the work he had done since arriving here, the implications were terrifying!
Dreams Like Water
After Ling Feng came out, every move he made became cautious. Right now, he could only hope that these people were just doing cosplay or something.
He had worked here for so long, only to suddenly discover that this was magical girl territory. As a Star Engraving girl, was Ling Feng not practically walking into the enemy's den?
If anyone discovered his true identity, Ling Feng would never make it out alive.
"Forget it. I'll take things one step at a time. Anyway, I'm just an ordinary person right now."
After thinking carefully, Ling Feng remembered the voice-changing pill Ling Xiaoyu had given him. Damn it, that had been exchanged with points, right? How could an ordinary person get something like that? Was his older sister a magical girl too?
At that thought, Ling Feng violently shook his head.
"Too terrifying. No wonder she looked like that when I mentioned magical girls before."
"But since things are already like this, I can only be more careful from now on. Tch, I really hope there won't be a next time."
Only after Ling Feng had changed clothes did everyone set off. Their destination was a KTV not far from here. It was not too distant, so Ling Feng and the others walked there.
The dozen or so of them were all naturally beautiful and stunning. As they walked down the street, passersby kept turning to look, and some even took out their phones to take pictures.
Caught in the middle of this group, Ling Feng felt uncomfortable all over. Lin Danyue leaned slightly closer to him and chuckled in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"Could it really be as your sister said? Are you embarrassed to walk around with a group of beautiful girls like us?"
Ling Feng was speechless and rolled his eyes at her. Lin Danyue, however, beamed. "Don't tell me it's true? Then we'll have plenty of fun in the future. Hehe."
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