My Girlfriend Is a Magical Girl!

Li Deng was shocked. That cold beauty Ran Yanyue had actually been amused into laughing?

When had Lu Ming become so good with words?

This guy was no longer Lu Ming. He had evolved into some kind of thing that merely resembled Lu Ming.

Girls' emotions were like putty in his hands, to be kneaded however he pleased!

Bro, teach me.

After utterly crushing Lu Ming on the chessboard, Ran Yanyue tossed a test paper onto his desk. "My mom gave this to you. It's an internal-use exam paper from Hengshui High School. The solution methods in the back are very detailed. You can't buy it anywhere, so she specifically asked me to bring it to you."

Since it was a kind gesture from a Haiyang married woman, he should accept it.

"Do you have a university in mind?"

Ran Yanyue asked again.

Lu Ming thought for a moment. "Not yet, but probably somewhere in the capital."

Ran Yanyue raised her delicate brows slightly. "Oh."

Lu Ming found it strange. "Why do you look a little happy?"

"It's nothing. I'll be studying there too."

Ran Yanyue said calmly.

That was pretty nice, then.

While Lu Ming was chatting, a classmate at the door called out to him, "Lu Ming, the president wants you!"

Lu Ming looked up and indeed saw a tall, attractive figure outside the window. He said to Ran Yanyue, "Zhi Qing is looking for me. I'll head over for a bit!"

After Lu Ming left, Li Deng's hands started itching too. He was a Yu-Gi-Oh! player and was rather addicted to board and card games. Since he couldn't play cards at school, he could only satisfy his cravings with Chinese chess. He had brought this chess set himself, and seeing how terribly Lu Ming played made him want to get on the field and have a match.

"Committee Member Ran, how about a game? Don't worry, my knight isn't some thousand-mile steed!"

Ran Yanyue shook her head and handed him the chessboard. "No, I need to start doing the test paper."

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Li Deng.

As Ran Yanyue worked on the paper, she suddenly felt that a thousand-mile steed did not seem so bad after all.

Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing headed toward the garden beneath the teaching building when a female student ran over.

"Zhi Qing, Zhi Qing! The door to our classroom got broken when a boy dunked on it, and there are always people sleeping in the library..."

"I understand. I'll talk to the janitor afterward, and I'll go wake them up at the library."

Tang Zhiqing said.

"Thank you! They're only scared when you're the one talking to them!"

The female student clasped her hands together in thanks, then happily pulled two packs of cookies from her pocket and stuffed them into Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing's hands. "This is your payment! Student Council work is hard!"

Holding the cookies, Lu Ming said, "Can I have these even though I didn't do anything?"

"Giving them to both of you is still giving them, right? Zhi Qing always asks you to do things too, so it's the same!"

The female student waved cheerfully and left.

To the students of Haiyang No. 2 Middle School, if something came up, it was easier and more convenient to find Tang Zhiqing than the principal. Besides, she was pretty and easy to talk to. This year's Student Council president was their favorite.

Tang Zhiqing put the cookies into her pocket. Once they reached the garden, she said to Lu Ming, "Did you know anything about what happened last night?"

"I could not know."

Tang Zhiqing sighed. "Then you did know. You did it, right? No one else could have caused such a commotion. How did you do it?"

Lu Ming spread his hands. "I don't know either. I just exerted a little force, and then it went 'whoosh'!"

Tang Zhiqing looked at Lu Ming with an expression that said, Are you kidding me?

Lu Ming returned her look with one that said, I really am not kidding you.

"Did this have a big impact?"

Tang Zhiqing thought for a moment, pacing with her arms folded across her chest. "The negative impact isn't too serious. It's just that some Magical Girls in neighboring cities were frightened. Not just them—even I didn't expect the magical power in your body to be so enormous. Thanks to you, Magical Girls all over the country think Haiyang was fighting Evil Beasts last night."

Lu Ming wanted to suggest that Tang Zhiqing stop making a habit of folding her arms.

Her chest was already ample, and crossing her arms over it made it look even fuller. It was very easy for anyone listening to her to lose focus.

"Then it's no big deal!"

Lu Ming was relieved and started crunching through the cookies.

"That's not certain."

Tang Zhiqing said, "The other Magical Girls are just treating it as a topic of conversation, but this morning, 'Empress' rarely sent a message."

"What message?"

"She said, 'Very interesting.'"

Lu Ming put down his cookies and cautiously asked, "Does that mean she thinks I'm awesome?"

Tang Zhiqing smiled happily. "At least, most Magical Girls think... she's someone with a strong competitive streak. She might want to spar with you."

Was she going to come pick a fight with me?

Lu Ming thought about it and felt there was not much he could do anyway. Besides, she was not some great demon king. What was there to fear?

Tang Zhiqing continued, "Also, regarding Death Spiral's plan, I've already asked Little Butterfly to look for clues. There haven't been any leads so far, but we still need to prepare. Come to my family's dojo for more practice these next few days. The Education Bureau has a meeting today, so school lets out at noon. We can head over then."

"Does it include meals?"

"Do you want it to include lodging too?"

Tang Zhiqing gave him a half-smile.

Lu Ming felt his heart skip. "Ahem, never mind. I have trouble sleeping in unfamiliar places."

It definitely was not because he was afraid Lu Annuan would catch him.

The class bell rang.

Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing returned to their respective classes. School ended after a morning of lessons, and amid the students' jubilant cheers, the two headed for the dojo.

Cai Junyou was a second-year computer science student at Haiyang University. He was lingering indecisively near the dojo because Qin Hanyu, the girl he had a crush on, lived here.

Two months ago, when he was taking a bus back to school from his rural hometown, he happened to see Qin Hanyu returning here and learned that this was her home. Today, a teacher had sent him on an errand. He agreed for a few more participation points, never expecting that he would happen to pass by this dojo.

Qin Hanyu was a famous icy goddess at Haiyang University. Every time she walked down a hallway, it became one of those scenes where everyone turned their heads to look. She rarely spoke to anyone, and he had never heard any rumors of her dating anyone.

As for whether Cai Junyou liked her, of course he did.

He still remembered the shock of seeing Qin Hanyu's beauty for the first time when he had left his small town for university.

He could not help thinking to himself.

So this was a big city.

So these were the beautiful women who only existed in big cities.

If he could marry her, it would truly be the fortune of three lifetimes.

Cai Junyou's grandfather had told him that pursuing girls required boldness.

And Cai Junyou felt that today was exactly the time to be bold. Perhaps today would change his fate, turning him from a small-town boy into a small-town boy with a gorgeous girlfriend!

There she was!

He saw Qin Hanyu in a fluffy floral dress. Beneath the sunlight, her limbs were slender, her skin as white as snow, and her exquisite face looked like something not of this world, like a divine maiden who had descended from the heavens.

Cai Junyou took a deep breath. Just as he was about to step forward and speak to her, someone patted his shoulder.

"Are you here to study at the dojo?"

Startled, he turned and saw a high school student in the Haiyang No. 2 Middle School uniform, taller than him, looking at him curiously.

"I wouldn't recommend training martial arts here. The coach is really strict. She likes yelling at people and making them scrub the floor."

The high school student sighed.

I see.

But why did he look so familiar?

"I see. Thank you."

Cai Junyou could not help asking, "Are you here for... this dojo too?"

"We're all acquaintances."

The high school student said brightly, "We're really close!"

Cai Junyou waved his hand. "I'm just passing by. I won't disturb you."

Lu Ming nodded and walked toward the dojo.

Cai Junyou saw Qin Hanyu spot that male high school student. Her iceberg-like beautiful face instantly thawed, and she happily wrapped herself around his arm, speaking excitedly.

So she had this side to her too.

Cai Junyou felt regretful. Qin Hanyu already had a boyfriend. No wonder she had not looked for one at school.

That high school student looked sunny and handsome. He was indeed not bad.

Though he felt a little regretful, he wished them happiness.

Back to school!

"Did you buy the ice cream I wanted?"

Qin Hanyu held Lu Ming's arm, her soft and fragrant body pressed against him as she searched the plastic bag in his hand.

"If you wanted it, why didn't you go buy it yourself?"

Lu Ming took it out and handed it to her.

"I'm scared of people!"

Qin Hanyu said without the slightest shame.

When they reached the entrance, Tang Zhiqing opened the door and frowned. "You're a girl too. Stop clinging to Lu Ming all the time, and stop making him go to the supermarket to buy you snacks."

"The weather is getting hotter and hotter. I don't want to go outside. At worst, I can marry Lu Ming in compensation later."

Qin Hanyu said with a grin.

As if you could!

You wanted to enjoy my ox-like strength for plowing fields for free?

That came at a price.

Lu Ming stepped aside, separating himself from Qin Hanyu.

Tang Zhiqing chased Qin Hanyu back to her room. Only after watching Qin Hanyu scamper away did she bring Lu Ming back into the dojo.

"You've more or less learned the basics of my family's style that I taught you before. Your physical condition is too strong. You barely need to train to match ten years of someone else's hard work."

Tang Zhiqing looked at Lu Ming.

That physical condition really was enviable.

He could wrestle head-on with Code-named Evil Beast, which was known for its strength. Was Lu Ming even human?!

"Next, I'll teach you some of the more difficult moves from our dojo. You'll find it easier to deal with Evil Beasts afterward. But I could already tell that you learned slowly, so this time I'll teach you gradually."

You make me sound like I'm intellectually disabled.

The two practiced in the dojo.

"Right, this is a good time to attack. Watch your footing."

Tang Zhiqing kicked at Lu Ming's leg, only to immediately feel a sharp pain in the top of her foot.