My Girlfriend Is a Magical Girl! Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Lu Ming Wants to Defeat the Lecherous Demon in His Heart

Lu Ming and Lu Annuan waited for the bus.

"I didn't even know you joined the Student Council. Is it fun in there?" Lu Annuan asked curiously.

"What fun? I'm serving the students of Haiyang No. 2 Middle School." Lu Ming shook his head.

"Our Student Council president is a restrained, well-mannered person. Even though she's from Ludong, she never engages in bureaucratic nonsense and hates empty official talk the most. The academic committee member is gentle and approachable. Although she gets good grades, she never looks down on people with poor grades, much less looks at them like they're bugs. She likes helping people."

Just listen to it in reverse.

Why did our Student Council sound like it was full of such extraordinary people?

Fortunately, I'm a normal person. Otherwise, this Student Council would really be doomed.

"Don't tell me Lu Ming hasn't helped with anything at all?" Lu Annuan teased.

"Trash can't survive in the Haiyang No. 2 Middle School Student Council. The president has already slain many Student Council members. I play an indispensable role in the Student Council," Lu Ming said.

Lu Ming's role was being helped by others.

He felt that he was still some distance away from the Student Council's execution line.

"Oh, our school's Student Council only catches people for being late, and they're always so high and mighty that everyone hates them. They're nothing like your school's wonderful Student Council." Lu Annuan chuckled, then casually asked, "By the way, are there a lot of girls in your Student Council?"

Lu Annuan secretly watched Lu Ming.

It felt like they hadn't talked much over the past few months, and Lu Ming's social circle had changed quite a bit.

And there had to be girls around him too, right?

She wouldn't get angry or anything, but she still wanted to know about the girls around Lu Ming.

After all, she was his childhood friend. There was nothing wrong with asking about the girls around Lu Ming on behalf of Mama Lu, right?

Mm-hmm, definitely nothing wrong!

Lu Annuan questioned and answered herself in her heart, nodding vigorously.

Lu Ming felt a little awkward under Lu Annuan's "I'm really curious" gaze.

A... a lot?

This seemed like a dangerous topic. Since when did Lu Annuan like asking these kinds of questions? When we were little, I always played with other girls and never saw her say much. Even in middle school, nothing changed. Why was she asking now, especially when our relationship had just started warming up again in high school?

Lu Ming felt like Meng Huo in Zhuge Liang's eyes while Lu Annuan watched him.

Pah, pah, pah!

Who would capture whom seven times was still uncertain!

We Meng Huos deserve a place under the sun too!

"I don't know. I'm just the president's secretary. I only sneak snacks sometimes. How would I know how many people are in the Student Council?" Lu Ming said.

Lu Annuan smiled happily.

So that was how it was.

How could you not even know how many people were in the Student Council?

Still, this was just right.

Lu Ming heard some students waiting nearby talking.

"That's Lu Annuan from International High School. She's freaking gorgeous."

"Her figure is amazing. I heard she just went to Magic City and won a gold medal there."

"I know. Her school posted her competition video on its official website."

"So freaking awesome!"

Did high school students not know any other words besides "freaking awesome" when complimenting people?

Anyone who only knew internet slang should stay away from me.

Still, come to think of it, I hadn't given Lu Annuan a congratulatory gift for winning yet.

What should I give her?

But I gave Lu Annuan a bear just yesterday. If I gave her another gift, wouldn't she misunderstand and think I liked her?

Lu Annuan had also heard what the people around them were saying. She rose onto her tiptoes and whispered into Lu Ming's ear, her soft, sweet breath making his ear itch.

"I was really nervous during the competition. Especially because something went wrong at the earlier venue and I couldn't go on for an entire hour. I was left alone in a corner to warm up, and I was the last one to perform. I was so nervous," Lu Annuan said with a soft laugh.

Something that ridiculous happened?

If it had been President Tang Zhiqing, the competition organizers would already be considering retirement. If it had been the rich young lady Ran Yanyue, she would have pulled out her golden hoe and beaten the host to death.

"If it were me, I'd already be cursing out their entire family," Lu Ming said.

"I wouldn't say bad words." Lu Annuan stuck out her tongue. "Didn't you always leave me alone when we were in kindergarten? One time at the convenience store, you told me to wait a bit, then made me wait there for two whole hours. Didn't I refrain from cursing at you too?"

Was I really such a bastard as a kid? Oh, oh, I remembered. I was looking for a four-leaf clover for Lu Annuan in the grass. I searched all afternoon and couldn't find one. Instead, I got bitten all over by mosquitoes, then got beaten by Mom when I got home. But after searching for another week, I finally found a four-leaf clover for Lu Annuan.

"What were you thinking about then?" Lu Ming asked without thinking.

"Of course I was thinking about you." Lu Annuan smiled happily.

I was thinking about you the whole time.

Lu Ming looked at the traffic ahead.

His heart thumped fiercely.

Fuck, something was wrong. Why was I feeling desire for Lu Annuan?

I need to defeat the lecherous demon quickly!

It was defeated.

Lu Annuan also realized that what she had said sounded wrong. Her cheeks immediately turned red. When she turned and saw Lu Ming frozen there, she giggled. "Why are you blushing?"

Lu Annuan looked at Lu Ming, feeling so happy she could barely contain it.

The kind of happiness that made her heart beat fast and hurt a little.

It surged up from her chest all at once.

Oh my, oh my, why are you blushing?

Lu Ming was embarrassed and annoyed.

None of your business!

"Full of spirit!"

Wait, who the hell sent me to Mount Weihu?

Send me back to Haiyang already!

Don't make me get violent.

Under the after-school sunset, Lu Ming and Lu Annuan stood at the bus stop, their faces both reddened by the sunlight.

A young office worker in a suit, holding a briefcase and waiting beside Lu Ming and Lu Annuan for the bus home from work, curled the corner of his lips slightly. Listening to their conversation, he felt both blessings and a touch of bitterness.

He was like a thief, peeking at someone else's happiness through a small window. Yet it seemed he hadn't stolen anything, while two extra ounces of melancholy had somehow been added to his heart.

Back in high school, he had also watched other couples laugh and chat like this.

Forget it, forget it. Time to go home and play Black Myth!

Lu Ming and Lu Annuan got on the bus. He thought of the Magical Girl lecture the president had assigned him. Wasn't there a Magical Girl sitting right beside him?

Let's hear what you know.

"Do you know much about Magical Girls and Star Bearers?" Lu Ming asked.

"How do you know about Star Bearers?" Lu Annuan was startled. Could Lu Ming already know?

"Our class's academic committee member is very knowledgeable. I learned it from her."

"I see." Lu Annuan relaxed. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Did you know that when Magical Girls use magic, it looks like stars? Star Bearers are like people overflowing with dazzling magical stars all over their bodies. To evil organizations, Star Bearers are the most valuable things."

"Evil organizations?" Lu Ming asked.

Was this evil organization legit?

Would the enemies of Magical Girls be tentacle monsters?

"Death Spiral, a terrifying and powerful evil organization." Lu Annuan spoke seriously. "It has even escaped the pursuit of the strongest Magical Girl, Empress, several times."

The moment you put it that way, this evil organization's aura dropped right through the floor.

So they threw a shuriken at the First Hokage from eight hundred miles away?

"I don't know anything else. After all, I'm not a Magical Girl," Lu Annuan said.

If you aren't one, who is?

The president?

"Oh, right. As a gift to celebrate your victory, come over tonight and I'll cook for you." Lu Ming thought for a moment.

"Ah, no, no need." Lu Annuan hurriedly waved her hands.

"Why are you being polite? We're fucking childhood friends!"

"Really, no need..."

"Are you saying my cooking tastes bad?" Lu Ming tried to provoke her.

Lu Annuan's pretty face hesitated for a moment.

Fuck, she really was!

Lu Ming flushed red.

"Forget it, forget it. You cook, then." Lu Ming decided that he could just sit beside her and read Battle Through the Heavens while Lu Annuan cooked.

Battle Through the Heavens was pretty good at the beginning. What a pity Xiao Yan lost to Hun Tiandi in the end, and there were even some spin-offs about some rampage and an auction house...

Wait, no. Was I reading a pirated version?

No wonder the president had looked at me strangely when I talked to her about it.

The two got off at their stop. Lu Annuan went home first to put down her schoolbag, then came over a while later to help wash vegetables and cook. She truly had incredible energy. Her daily figure skating training was intense, but she still looked full of vitality.

Whoever married her in the future should probably get his pelvis checked at the hospital more often.

\n[Lu Annuan gave up the figure skating she loved most in high school. You never knew why, until much later, when you learned that she had injured her leg protecting you and could never skate again.]

[Mission: Protect Lu Annuan from injury. Reward: magic tool]\n

Lu Ming stared at the system text for a long time without speaking.

"Annuan," Lu Ming said.

Lu Annuan answered from the kitchen, "What is it?"

"You really like figure skating, don't you?"

"Of course. What's wrong?" Lu Annuan asked happily.

"Nothing."

You ruined your leg for me and could never skate again, so why didn't you tell me?

But that was the kind, gentle girl she was.

She kept all the good things she did for others in her heart, and seeing others happy was enough to make her happy.

With a childhood friend like this, if I didn't risk my life to protect her, Mom would beat my head in when she found out.

"Okay, okay, come eat!" Lu Annuan called with a smile. "If you starve to death, I'm not taking responsibility!"

...Huh?

After finishing dinner, Lu Annuan helped wash the dishes before heading home. She walked out to the doorway, then came back and poked her head in. "Then I'm going home to sleep."