My Girlfriend Is a Magical Girl!

Could it get any more shocking?

It had better not be a shockwave.

Zhuang Ming received a video sent by her colleague. It was short and low-quality, but clear enough—a crooked security camera recording. After using up some mobile data to load it, Zhuang Ming decided she would make her colleague reimburse her later.

The video finished loading.

In the video, she saw Code-named Evil Beast "Wendigo," the creature that had once thrown Haiyang City into terror. It had disguised itself as a human and approached Lu Ming and Lu Annuan, who were paying their respects. After the two sides exchanged a few words, Lu Ming pulled out a baseball-bat mace and smashed Wendigo's head apart, sending it flying more than ten meters away.

The dry ice spray and the book placed over the chest afterward both proved that Lu Ming had come prepared.

Lu Ming and Lu Annuan worked together and finally killed Wendigo with a finishing blow from the Magical Girl "Crystal."

Zhuang Ming returned to the couch and sat down obediently. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Lu Ming. "You like cola?"

You're being too polite. Don't call me that.

Just call me Little Lu or Old Lu.

If that really doesn't work, Lu Senior is fine too.

No, that was starting to sound like something out of Soul Hall again.

"You're too polite, Officer Zhuang. I'm happy to help defeat an Evil Beast," Lu Ming said with a smile.

"Lu Ming seems to be a rather special Star Bearer, so he's very strong," Lu Annuan added.

Zhuang Ming noted that down, then smiled in relief. "No matter what, getting rid of one is good news. I'll give you a reward for righteous conduct afterward!"

She added, "This counts as a city-level reward, so it's only fifty thousand yuan. If it were provincial-level, it could be one hundred thousand. What a pity."

She found it regrettable, but Lu Ming and Lu Annuan were surprised. "There's a reward?"

"Of course. Don't worry, it's completely within the rules. Even ordinary people would receive a reward. You can look it up online—the highest is one million. Of course, that kind is compensation for someone who died, so let's not talk about it." Zhuang Ming smiled. "Still, you two are a high school couple. Fifty thousand yuan should be enough for you."

Even if they bought balloons once a week, they would not run out for three years, right?

"Wait, Sister Zhuang, we're not a couple!" Lu Annuan hurriedly refuted, her face red. "He and I are just childhood friends."

"Sorry, sorry. I thought you two were already living together." Zhuang Ming quickly apologized.

The two of them really did look like a married couple.

And they were sitting together on the same long couch. Usually, unless a married couple had guests over, people would not sit like that, right?

And you still say you're not dating.

Zhuang Ming got up to leave, then looked back. "I'll deliver the reward very soon. Also, Lu Ming... can I add your information to the information website used by Magical Girls? If Magical Girls run into difficult problems, they exchange information on that secret website. It's a very valuable resource."

So I could browse a website exclusively for Magical Girls too?

"Sure." Lu Ming agreed.

Zhuang Ming nodded and left.

At that moment, Lu Ming had no idea what enormous upheaval the thing he had just agreed to would bring.

Both Their First Kiss

A lot had happened today. Lu Ming and Lu Annuan both went to bed early and returned to their own rooms.

Thinking about Lu Annuan in the bedroom next door, Lu Ming remembered that they had kissed that morning. Although it had been for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, they had still kissed.

It was his first time kissing a girl on the lips.

Lu Annuan could be sharp-tongued and loved making fun of people, but her lips had been incomparably soft. They looked as translucent as jelly and carried a faint fragrance.

Although his first kiss had been with Lu Annuan, it had unexpectedly... not been bad.

But had it been Lu Annuan's first kiss too?

She had not gone looking for men back when their relationship was bad, had she?

Only before going to sleep did Lu Ming remember the system message and open the panel to check it.

[Mission completed. Code-named Evil Beast "Wendigo" eliminated. Reward: Constitution +3, Magic Power +3, Antique Pocket Watch time stop duration +2s]

Lu Ming had indeed felt his constitution strengthen greatly back at the cemetery. He clenched his fist and felt the immense power within it.

With this punch, he could kill Tyson in the ring!

As long as his opponent was not Ultraman Zero, Lu Ming felt like he could already be invincible in this world.

With his physical strength, he could win as many awards as he wanted, make hundreds of millions of dollars a year with ease, lounge in a mansion eating steak, with one arm around Lu Annuan in a bikini... No, why was he thinking about Lu Annuan again?

If I had a mansion, couldn't I be a little more extravagant and find some blonde bombshells with incredible figures?

Then I could throw wild parties!

A different one every day!

But...

Lu Ming frowned and thought about it. It seemed that... foreign blonde bombshells really were not as attractive as Lu Annuan. They could not speak Chinese, they could not tease him, and they did not have Lu Annuan's pleasant scent.

If they were not even as good as Lu Annuan, then blonde beauties were not that attractive after all.

Let's put the championship-belt arc on hiatus for now.

Having made up his mind, Lu Ming stretched and prepared to sleep. Then he suddenly spotted a huge black figure standing beside the bed. One glance nearly made him roll onto the floor and call for Lu Annuan.

Because standing at the head of his bed was none other than the Code-named Evil Beast Wendigo that had been destroyed earlier!

Lu Ming jumped in fright, only to find that it was not moving. Its body was transparent too.

A ghost?

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ming cautiously reached out to touch it. The creature abruptly turned into white light and merged into his palm.

[Absorbing the residual magic power of Code-named Evil Beast "Wendigo." Absorption complete: Magic Power +5. Obtained a minor special ability.]

I'm absorbing its magic power?

The Lesser Formless Skill?

The Star-Absorbing Technique?

Why did I look more like the Demon King? Could it be that my future self became the Demon King who destroyed the world because of this ability?

Then why had the previous Evil Beasts not reacted like this? Could I only absorb the ones I killed myself?

Lu Ming guessed inwardly.

Lu Ming tried for a while but could not find any special ability. He did not dwell on it and simply flopped down to sleep soundly!

Maybe because he was exhausted today, he slept deeply and had a very long dream.

He dreamed that Lu Annuan won gold at an international figure skating competition, then happily kissed him and announced to the media that they were dating. Then the scene changed, and he dreamed of Tang Zhiqing tutoring him in the Student Council room, her D-cup breasts pressed directly against his arm. He also dreamed of Ran Yanyue wearing cat ears and adorably meowing at him.

When Lu Ming woke up in the morning, he saw Lu Annuan frying steak in the kitchen.

She was actually eating steak in the morning.

"Beef is very beneficial to the body, and it's especially good for sports. Don't underestimate beef. It's delicious," Lu Annuan said, glancing at Lu Ming. She had always been rather frugal before, but now that she had a fifty-thousand-yuan reward that had not even arrived yet, she could at least enjoy some meat first.

That last part was what you really wanted to say, wasn't it?

Lu Ming suddenly noticed something strange. There was an odd white glow on the cooked steak.

"I'll have a bite." Lu Ming picked up a piece with his chopsticks and bit into it.

Who said you had to use a fork to eat steak?

Mm, it tasted like normal steak.

He looked at another steak nearby that glowed white with a faint trace of black mixed in. Oh, this one was a little burnt.

I found a flaw in Lu Annuan's cooking.

The two sat down for breakfast, and Lu Annuan divided the steak. "This one's for you."

She gave Lu Ming the steak covered entirely in white light and kept the slightly burnt one with black light for herself.

Lu Ming immediately swapped them. "I like burnt food. Don't steal mine."

Was this Lu Annuan girl stupid? I'm a little Superman; I can digest anything. You still have to train—what if you upset your stomach?

Don't you want to win a gold medal?

Lu Annuan froze, then pursed her lips and smiled a little happily.

Lu Ming understood a little. The ability he had gained from absorbing Wendigo probably allowed him to distinguish whether food was good or bad for him. Black meant bad, white meant good. Simple and easy to understand.

"By the way, do you know the identity of the Magical Girl Crystal?" Lu Ming asked. "She helped us before, so we should thank her somehow, right?"

A drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring!

Don't get the wrong idea. Just a normal thank-you.

"I don't know any other Magical Girls. I haven't been one for long, and it seems Magical Girls do not interact much with each other. Everyone has their own things to do." Lu Annuan thought for a moment. "I'll try asking Sister Zhuang later."

"Has she been a Magical Girl for a long time?"

"I heard she became a Magical Girl three years ago. She specializes in using a bow and is an even stronger Magical Girl than I am!"

That strong, huh?

Lu Ming nodded thoughtfully. Would his future self cross paths with that Magical Girl?

After breakfast, the two got on the bus. Lu Ming looked at Lu Annuan beside him. She wore her international school uniform, sitting upright with her legs together. Her long, fair legs extended beneath her skirt, and the morning sunlight fell across her radiant face. She looked exactly like Moonlight.

Looking at her like this, it was perfectly normal that people liked her.

So, was it her first kiss?

Lu Annuan suddenly spoke softly about what had happened at the cemetery. "The battle earlier was really dangerous."

"Definitely." Lu Ming recalled it. It had indeed been rather thrilling. They would have to make more preparations next time.

Lu Annuan nodded as well. "The fight was pretty smooth at first, but it got more and more dangerous later. Especially that last ability—if Magical Girl Crystal hadn't stepped in, we would have been in trouble. Luckily, you thought of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation too. Come to think of it, that was my first kiss. I've never even dated anyone. When Sister Zhuang came over afterward, I was worried she might make us compensate her, but thankfully we don't have to, right?"

Lu Ming nodded.

Hm?

She just said... that was her first kiss?

She had said all that just to hide that one sentence?

Lu Annuan smiled faintly, but Lu Ming's gaze made her cheeks redden.

Lu Annuan could not take it anymore and glared at Lu Ming fiercely. "Was it your first kiss? It'd be way too unfair if only mine was my first. If yours wasn't, I'll pinch you to death!"

Forget dating someone—Lu Ming was the only boy she even talked to.

Lu Annuan used an adorably fake fierce expression to hide the embarrassment on her face.

To avoid being pinched to death, Lu Ming turned to look out the window and said casually, "It was."

"...Oh." Lu Annuan pursed her lips, the corners of her mouth lifting into a happy curve.

The two fell silent on the bus.

It was a first kiss. That was nice.

They both thought so.

The spring sunlight really was warm.

As soon as Lu Ming arrived at school, he saw Li Deng at the desk behind him, holding a physics test paper and sighing.

"Did you do badly?" Lu Ming asked.

Li Deng was silent for a moment. "Not badly. It's just that while solving the problems, I accidentally broke Newton's Second Law."

Lu Ming fell silent too.

Old Li, you're different from everyone else. Never put your mind into studying.

Ran Yanyue coldly glanced at Li Deng from beside them. "Raise your score by at least ten points on the next monthly exam. Memorize the laws and formulas first. I'll quiz you next week."

She was the class's study representative, and an extremely diligent one at that. Everyone in the class had suffered under Ran Yanyue.