My Girlfriend Is a Magical Girl!

"These words are even more embarrassing to say than I imagined!"

If Lu Ming heard them,

he would definitely laugh at me again!

Polaris shook her head, shaking off the shame of taking out emotional loans, then turned with a determined gaze to continue searching for other rampaging Evil Beasts.

She was a Magical Girl who protected lives!

Lu Ming... should have found somewhere to hide by now, right?

She thought.

Lu Ming watched as Polaris, whom Lu Annuan had transformed into, easily eliminated two Evil Beasts and immediately felt relieved.

Lu Annuan was quite capable too, and the system had not given any warnings. It seemed she should be fine this time.

I can go take shelter too.

Lu Ming knew his own limits. His physique really was a bit superhuman, and he could knock an Evil Beast down with one punch, but he was still made of flesh and blood. If several came at him together, he would be finished too.

This kind of thing was better left to professional Magical Girls.

Everyone had their own job. As an amateur, he should not casually cause trouble for others. Every job had a clear boundary, and as a student, Lu Ming should not interfere with a Magical Girl's work whenever he pleased.

You may stop here, but you must not cross the line.

Just as Lu Ming was about to turn and leave, he suddenly saw a college-aged girl run past from the street opposite him. The sound of a child crying came from that direction.

Had the child gotten separated from their parents?

Lu Ming froze. He had not expected something like this to happen. What kind of parent was careless enough to leave their child behind?

The college girl ran toward the crying child, but suddenly tripped over a broken utility pole and face-planted.

Lu Ming: "..."

It fit Lu Ming's impression of modern college students perfectly.

Kind and civilized, yet somehow still more likely to ruin things than get them done.

Clear-eyed and foolish.

Even when trying to do a good deed, she had to fall flat on her ass.

That said, the college girl's butt really was perky. Her jeans deserved only one-third of the credit; the other two-thirds came from natural talent.

The college girl had no time to care that both her knees were scraped. She hurriedly ran over, hugged the child, and staggered to her feet.

Lu Ming frowned, pulled back the foot he had meant to use to leave, then decisively turned and ran toward the college girl and child.

He cherished his life, but if he failed to save someone when it was within his abilities, he would have nightmares for a week.

Even for the sake of his sleep, Lu Ming should help the college girl and the child.

As Lu Ming ran over, the college girl saw him and hurriedly smiled and waved, as though acknowledging their shared high moral standards.

Smile my ass. Instead of wasting time on that, get up already!

Mengmeng, get the hell up!

Lu Ming suddenly realized that it was not that the college girl did not want to stand. She had fallen too hard, and with blood on her knees and calves, she had temporarily lost all strength.

I need to get over there and take them away quickly.

Bang!

Bang!

Suddenly, two heavy impacts rang out as two Evil Beasts crashed down on either side of the college girl and the child in her arms, opening their bloody maws to bite.

The college girl could practically see death before her eyes. She held the child tightly, and at the same time, she saw... Lu Ming rushing toward them.

But he was too far away.

Then... let time wait for him for one second!

Lu Ming sprinted through the frozen world, finally reaching them and grabbing the college girl and child before rolling forward.

Time began moving again. The two Evil Beasts bit down hard, only to miss and violently kiss each other instead.

The two Evil Beasts howled in pain. Then two silver beams descended and destroyed them, while Polaris landed and hurriedly shouted, "Are you okay?"

She froze when she saw Lu Ming.

You... why did you come here to do a good deed?!

"I'm fine." Lu Ming waved his hand and helped the college girl in his arms to her feet. "Get out of here."

The college girl had regained her strength by then and quickly fled the disaster scene with the child in her arms.

This kid was pretty good. At such a critical moment, they neither cried nor made a fuss. Heh heh, this child will surely become a great threat someday... No, a great talent!

That almost sounded like Hun Tiandi.

Polaris looked elsewhere and asked, "Xiaomi, can you still sense any Evil Beasts?"

The crystalline Little Deer circled beside Polaris. It closed its eyes to sense the area, then sighed in relief. "There aren't any left. We can find somewhere to transform back."

Polaris nodded. She turned toward Lu Ming, walked over, planted her hands on her hips, and scolded him, "Why are you still staying in an area where Evil Beasts are appearing? In a situation like this, you should leave as soon as possible!"

Right now, in Lu Ming's eyes, she was not Lu Annuan.

She was the cool, beautiful, and incredibly reliable Magical Girl Polaris.

So she could take this chance to properly satisfy her desires... No, to kindly give Lu Ming a proper scolding.

He could not keep putting himself in danger like this.

"Forget that for now. You aren't hurt, are you?" Lu Ming did not answer. He only asked.

"Huh?" Polaris panicked slightly, her cheeks turning faintly red. "N-No, I'm not hurt."

Why was he asking about her first?

Didn't he hear me scolding him?

The tables had been completely turned.

The crystalline Little Deer appeared on Lu Annuan's shoulder and said, "Annuan, there was nothing he could do. After all, he has the physique of a Star Bearer. Even if he left, the Evil Beasts would follow him."

Since ordinary people could not see it, it had not bothered hiding itself.

But for some reason... Lu Ming's gaze seemed a little strange.

The Little Deer looked over, only to see that Lu Ming was simply looking at Polaris, without the slightest sign of noticing it.

Was that just an illusion?

"I'm looking for my childhood friend. I think she got separated somewhere around here," Lu Ming said.

Warmth rose in Polaris's heart. So this guy... had risked his life to look for her.

Idiot, I didn't get lost. I just transformed into a Magical Girl.

I'm right in front of you.

Cute and pretty, right?

"I see. You risked your life to save her, so you must be very close to her, right?" Polaris suddenly had an idea. "I didn't see any casualties. She should have found somewhere safe to hide."

Since she was not Lu Annuan in Lu Ming's eyes right now, could she not take the chance to ask what he thought of her?

"We're okay, I guess. I think she probably likes me," Lu Ming said after thinking for a moment.

Polaris's face instantly turned red.

Who likes you?!

She had never expected that this was what Lu Ming thought.

If she had not still been transformed, she would have wanted to grab Lu Ming by the collar and scream at him.

Lu Ming knew that Lu Annuan would like him in the future, but who knew whether that would change after the system appeared? Just like Hououin Kyouma changing the timeline with a time machine, what if I changed the timeline?

Lu Ming did not particularly care whether Lu Annuan liked him right now.

However, as a conservative, Lu Ming suddenly felt that the timeline should not change carelessly. Otherwise, if a timeline appeared where Lu Annuan became some Demon King, he would be screwed.

So Lu Annuan's future should continue liking him.

He would take the loss and accept it.

Polaris thought for a moment and said, "People who say that usually have it the other way around. Don't tell me you like your childhood friend? She must be very pretty and gentle, right? You definitely can't miss a good girl like her. You should hurry up and confess to her!"

"She's just okay. Every day, I wake her up and make her breakfast. She goes to Haiyang No. 2 Middle School while I attend International Middle School. Recently, I even moved in with her to make taking care of her easier," Lu Ming said. "Polaris, you think I'm doing a great job too, right?"

Polaris clenched her fists.

It's! All! The! Other! Way! Around!

Obviously, I was the one waking you up lately, I was the one making breakfast, and I was the one living with you to protect you!

Our roles have been completely swapped!

You're still wearing Haiyang No. 2 Middle School's uniform, yet you're just making things up!

Lu Ming, that bastard, was slandering me in front of strangers!

I'm so mad!

Polaris was furious, but she was a Magical Girl right now. She could not exactly transform back into Lu Annuan in front of Lu Ming, could she?

She could only swallow her anger.

Between being angry and being pathetic, reality forced her to choose a third option that did not exist: angrily being pathetic.

Polaris forced a smile. "Y-You're really good to your childhood friend."

"Yeah, so since I take such good care of her, I think she must have a secret crush on me," Lu Ming said.

Shameless bastard!

Who has a secret crush on you?!

I take such good care of you because Uncle and Auntie always took care of me!

"Annuan, don't be angry, don't be angry," Little Deer hurriedly comforted Polaris.

"I know." Polaris took a deep breath.

Just as the two were talking, a tentacle suddenly shot out from a pile of rubble beside them. It belonged to a weak Evil Beast hiding among the rubble, waiting for this very strike!

The tentacle stabbed straight toward Polaris.

Even Polaris failed to react in time.

As Lu Ming watched the sharp tentacle draw closer and closer to Polaris, he shouted urgently, "Stop!"

It was like an emperor giving an order.

And in that instant, the tentacle obeyed.

Huh?

Lu Ming froze, then swiftly appeared beside the rubble and slammed his fist into the Evil Beast hiding inside. One punch... blew it apart!

The tentacle hanging in the air suddenly went limp, turning into powder and vanishing.

"S-So strong," Little Deer said, its mouth hanging open.

Was he even human?!

Ordinary Magical Girls probably did not have more strength than him!

That Evil Beast had hidden itself too well. Even it had not noticed it.

Then it noticed Lu Ming shooting it a dissatisfied look, as though blaming it for failing to detect the Evil Beast.

Wait, could he see me?!

By then, police cars had arrived outside. After Polaris checked once more and confirmed there were no Evil Beasts left, she quickly departed.

"Annuan, I suspect Lu Ming can see me."