My Girlfriend Is a Magical Girl!

Ran Yanyue was just that kind of person. It was normal for students from other classes to misunderstand and think the two of them had a bad relationship. That was why everyone assumed Lu Ming had been talking badly about Ran Yanyue behind her back. He was completely innocent.

I mean, I'm not the protagonist of some domestic drama. Why were there so many people and things targeting me? Novels were all lies.

"...No."

"Really?"

"No!"

Then why were you shouting so loudly?

Ran Yanyue's cheeks really had turned red. When she first heard what those girls said, she had believed them. But after two classes, she realized Lu Ming probably was not that kind of person and wanted to ask him about it.

She had even brewed the tea already.

But before it had even cooled, Lu Ming had already taken down Sun Yin.

Lu Ming's serious attitude surprised Ran Yanyue, and it also made her... happy.

Still, her attitude toward Lu Ming earlier today really had not been very good.

"Sorry," Ran Yanyue said casually. "I'll buy you a drink."

High school students' apologies were often this plain and simple... yet effective!

"Do you have enough money?" Lu Ming asked. It was not that he doubted wealthy young lady Ran Yanyue. Phones were not allowed at school, so they could only use cash at the convenience store.

Ran Yanyue patted her pants irritably. "Of course I do. Want to feel for yourself?"

Then she felt a warmth against her thigh. Turning her head, she saw Lu Ming's hand reaching into her pocket.

Lu Ming's hand... was large and warm.

Lu Ming could also feel how springy Ran Yanyue's leg was.

Why did it feel so good?

Ran Yanyue's face instantly turned red.

From anger,

and embarrassment.

"No, you told me to feel!" Lu Ming hurriedly said, quickly withdrawing his hand.

The corner of Ran Yanyue's eye twitched.

I told you to feel my pocket, not stick your hand in there and grope me!

And... he had even touched her inner thigh.

It was a little itchy.

It was the first time a boy had touched her like that. That counted as an intimate area, right?

Once. Just this once!

If Lu Ming dared do it again, she would smash his head in!

Ran Yanyue looked at Lu Ming again. "Back in middle school, quite a few boys gave me drinks. They saw that I was pretty and that my family was wealthy, but I ignored all of them."

"Uh-huh." Lu Ming nodded repeatedly.

But why were you telling me this?

Ran Yanyue took a deep breath and pointed at the left side of her chest, where her heart was. "My right ventricle is underdeveloped, and I happen to have tricuspid atresia. My right atrium cannot pump blood into my right ventricle. But I also happen to have an atrial septal defect, so the blood from my right ventricle can enter my left atrium..."

"Mm-hm, I understand." Lu Ming nodded with his arms crossed.

He did not understand a word.

Seeing Lu Ming pretending to understand, Ran Yanyue could not help laughing. Her laugh was soft and cool, but very sincere. "It means my heart has several different problems, but together they somehow bugged out and made it work. Other than my parents and doctors, you're the only one who knows."

Lu Ming was somewhat moved.

Ran Yanyue nodded.

"You... aren't dying and looking for me to father a child for a huge sum, are you?" Such a good thing—no, this kind of thing was still too early for a high school boy like him.

Still, this meant he had become Commissioner Ran's true friend, right?

Ran Yanyue listened with a dark expression.

Looking at Lu Ming's clean, handsome face beside her, she also wanted to be able to exercise under the sunlight like Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing.

If she could become a Magical Girl... would that make it possible?

A Magical Girl.

She had never been interested before, but now she suddenly was a little curious.

Lu Ming seemed to like Magical Girls.

At Haiyang No. 2 Middle School's cafeteria, Lu Ming was looking through Ran Yanyue's English notes when he caught a fragrant breeze and saw Tang Zhiqing sit beside him. The gazes around them pricked like needles.

You high school boys, stop thinking about things like promotion devices all day. President Tang and I were completely innocent.

"Studying a foreign language?" Tang Zhiqing asked.

"My English grades aren't great, so I borrowed these from Commissioner Ran," Lu Ming said.

"I borrowed them from her before, but she wouldn't lend them to me." Tang Zhiqing glanced at Lu Ming. "You and Ran Yanyue are quite close."

There really was hidden meaning in a leader's words.

"We're just ordinary classmates." Lu Ming shoveled food into his mouth. "Zhi Qing, you should eat too."

It was not Student Council work hours, so calling her by name was fine.

As for asking Tang Zhiqing whether Ludong girls could sit at the table, that would be asking for a beating. Tang Zhiqing's family ran a martial arts school. A high school boy who exercised regularly would still be no match for two of her palms. Otherwise, how could she have held firmly onto the position of Student Council president?

This plus that made her the most imposing Student Council president in Haiyang No. 2 Middle School's history.

And also the prettiest Student Council president.

"I haven't seen you exercise much lately. Come train with me at the Martial Arts Club later," Tang Zhiqing said.

President, I'm not joking. If I strike with this palm now, your underwear will shatter.

Tang Zhiqing looked at Lu Ming beside her. First, she should personally find out how good his physical condition was.

Magical Girl Knowledge

The cafeteria's salt-baked chicken leg was truly a thing of beauty.

It was a rare treat that only spawned in the school cafeteria on Wednesdays. It was delicious, and teachers and students alike ate the same salt-baked chicken legs. It was one of the few weekly events students looked forward to. Unfortunately, Lu Ming had only taken two bites before Tang Zhiqing dragged him away.

"Can't you wait until I'm full?" Lu Ming asked.

If those Japanese girls at the neighboring International Middle School saw me going hungry like this, they'd think we couldn't afford food.

"No matter when it is, you have to maintain a sense of hunger. Whether in studying or hobbies, only by constantly staying hungry can you go farther," Tang Zhiqing said.

Lu Ming thought for a moment. "Then is the reason your exam ranking is lower than Ran Yanyue's because you aren't hungry enough?"

Tang Zhiqing stopped walking and said nothing, turning to look at him.

Although Lu Ming did not hear Tang Zhiqing speak, as her friend for more than a year, he could clearly sense her current mood.

She was upset.

The Student Council's two great beauties, Tang Zhiqing and Ran Yanyue, never said it aloud, but they were secretly comparing themselves with each other. And as the only point of connection between the two, Lu Ming naturally became the judge.

"Zhi Qing, don't get upset yet," Lu Ming said. "Although Ran Yanyue and I sit together, I've known you since we started school. You even got me into the Student Council through the back door. In my heart, even if your grades are worse than hers, I still think you're more impressive."

"So you still think my grades are worse than Ran Yanyue's?" Tang Zhiqing said.

"But that's an objective fact." Lu Ming looked troubled.

"Go revise reality," Tang Zhiqing said seriously.

Lu Ming could not hold it in anymore.

Was reality your family's property or something?

"If I had a world-tuning mode that could change the world's settings, the first thing I'd do would be make you the empress of Blue Star." Lu Ming shook his head.

Then he would become the empress's man.

Then he would marry several more wives.

For example, Lu... no, damn it, why was Lu Annuan still in his mind?

What kind of curse had she put on me?

What Demon Venerable?!

Tang Zhiqing's expression brightened considerably. As they walked, they saw Ran Yanyue coming out of the cafeteria as well.

"You're together?" Ran Yanyue looked at the two of them. Though she was a little shorter than Tang Zhiqing, her aura as a wealthy young lady did not lose out at all.

But why did that sound a little strange?

"How did things go with your middle school classmate?" Lu Ming asked. After class, Ran Yanyue had gone to speak to the teacher about it.

Ran Yanyue revealed a faint smile. "She was warned by Class Five's homeroom teacher. Class Five is an honest class. They thought Sun Yin was an honest young lady, so they believed what she said. Now that she's been exposed, no one in her class talks to her anymore. Before long, she probably won't be able to take it and will transfer schools herself."

"You seem to be in a good mood?" Lu Ming smiled.

"Just so-so." Ran Yanyue gave a soft snort.

Oh, now you're snorting, huh?

Lu Ming understood as well. Not everyone was a saint. When normal people saw someone they hated ending up worse off, their first thought was to grin happily. Lu Ming was that kind of ordinary person, and a petty super-beauty like Ran Yanyue was even more so.

Lu Ming looked at the faint smile on Ran Yanyue's face and smiled too.

You thought it was just another ordinary day, only to realize years later that it had actually been the best day of your life. A day like that would never come again.

High school life was just that plain, yet unforgettable.

Ran Yanyue smiled faintly, then suddenly lowered the corners of her mouth and frowned at Lu Ming. "Did you just call me petty in your head?"

"What?" Lu Ming happened to put on a bewildered expression.

"Nothing." Ran Yanyue shook her head, then thought for a moment before saying to Lu Ming, "I'll teach you spoken English this afternoon. Don't wander around... and don't tell anyone my secret."

After saying that, she returned to her classroom.

But why did she glance at Tang Zhiqing before leaving?

And deliberately emphasize the secret.

"You two have a really good relationship." Tang Zhiqing stood beside Lu Ming and looked at him. "You helped Ran Yanyue so much in just one morning, and you even share a secret. Seeing Student Council members getting along so well makes me very happy."

"Happy?" Lu Ming asked.

"Very happy." Tang Zhiqing smiled brilliantly.

Lu Ming sensed an intense wave of killing intent.

"About the lecture materials I told you to prepare, do you know how Magical Girls fight Evil Beasts?"

"I haven't properly gathered the information yet." Lu Ming shook his head.

Tang Zhiqing sighed. "I knew you were slow. Listen up... every Magical Girl has her own fighting style. Some use magic wands, some use fists and kicks, and some even use handguns."

"Don't they all use magic wands?" Lu Ming asked in surprise.

Using handguns, was that in accordance with the Rites of Zhou?

"Everyone has their own strengths, and that remains true after becoming a Magical Girl." Tang Zhiqing glanced at the surprised Lu Ming. "If I made you compete with Ran Yanyue at playing Chopin, do you think you could beat her?"

Lu Ming pondered and did not answer.

Sometimes, not answering was already an answer.

Know your place.

Ran Yanyue had once been a musical prodigy renowned throughout the province. Lu Ming could at best be considered a legend at Haiyang No. 2 Middle School.

"So every Magical Girl has her own strengths and weaknesses. Some are traditionalists who use magic wands, while others are avant-garde types who use long guns and short guns." Lu Ming felt that he had learned even more.