radicalducati Chapter 62 is here again!
Chapter 62 is here again!
The battle ended quickly.
In reality, Ayanami didn't do much; she just casually fired some magic bullets to create atmosphere. The main damage was done by the magical girls next to her.
After the magical girl collected the magical essence of the calamity beast, she flew back to Lingbo's side.
"Come with me for a moment."
Before Lingbo could respond, the magical girl turned and flew towards the apartment building.
Lingbo hesitated for a moment, but still followed. She was filled with questions: why did this complete stranger, this magical girl, want to ask her to come along?
But let's go and see what's going on... It must be something important.
The two flew one after the other to the balcony on the sixth floor of the apartment. The other person skillfully opened the French doors and went inside.
Lingbo followed behind, and when she stepped into the room, she was completely stunned.
—Isn't this the house of Li Mengling that I just left?!
Are you kidding me? I just left as "Shen Zixin," and now the homeowner has brought me back as "Ling Bo"? What kind of nonsense is this?!
"Please sit wherever you like."
"The room's owner said, and then a flash of light appeared on her body, deactivating her magical girl transformation."
The dazzling light blonde short hair and the red and yellow magical girl outfit disappeared, replaced by Li Mengling wearing glasses.
"..."
Lingbo walked to the chair and sat down expressionlessly, but inwardly she was speechless and wanted to pound the ground.
"My name is Li Mengling, and I'm a college student." She reintroduced herself, sat down in the chair opposite Lingbo, and looked directly at her. "I asked you to come here because I wanted to ask you something. Have we met somewhere before?"
Yes, we met just half an hour ago. You even called me "senior" very warmly.
However, since she's currently in Rei's form, and she's referring to Rei's appearance, then that's the only explanation—
"I was interviewed by a TV station a few days ago because of a monster attack incident," Ling Bo replied calmly. "You should have seen me in that interview video."
No, not that one.
Li Mengling denied it.
"I've seen that video too. I'm a student at that university, but I didn't have classes yesterday morning, so I wasn't on campus. Otherwise, I should have been the magical girl who attacked yesterday."
"Oh, sorry, I went off-topic. What I meant was, even before I saw your interview video, I felt like I recognized you."
"Huh?" This time it was Rei's turn to be surprised.
"I can't quite explain it either," Li Mengling frowned, seemingly troubled by the same feeling. "It's a very strong sense of déjà vu, like I've seen you somewhere before. But no matter how hard I try, I can't remember."
She leaned forward slightly, getting closer, and carefully examined Lingbo's delicate but expressionless face.
"And there's something even stranger."
"What?"
"Looking at your face, it is indeed very cute..."
Li Mengling wore a complex expression that was a mixture of confusion and frustration.
"...But for some reason, I just felt really angry."
Lingbo slowly typed a question mark.
I've never seen you before, have I? Whether it's your magical girl form or your human form, this is the first time we've met today.
Li Mengling stared at Ling Bo for a while, and finally seemed to give up, letting out a long sigh.
"Never mind, there's no point in thinking about things I can't remember. Your name is Ayanami, right? Let me introduce myself too. My magical girl codename is Fennel. Nice to meet you."
Lingbo nodded. "Yes, please guide me."
Magical Girl Fennel... This is definitely the first time I've heard this name.
"Normally, I wouldn't easily reveal my true identity. However," Li Mengling's tone changed, her annoyance transforming into another emotion, "your performance at our school truly moved me, so... I want to take you as my disciple."
……What?
Lingbo felt that she couldn't keep up with the other person's train of thought.
Seeing Lingbo's "incomprehensible" expression, Li Mengling explained, "In the world of magical girls, it's normal for experienced players to mentor newcomers. Although your appearance makes me inexplicably angry, I'm still very satisfied with your perseverance and courage. If you're willing, I can be your teacher and guide you on this path."
"Um...I..." Lingbo instinctively wanted to refuse—she already had Noah as her teacher, so naturally she wouldn't look for any other teachers.
However, just as she was about to refuse—
"Knock knock knock—"
A knock came at the door, interrupting her.
Li Mengling stood up and went to open the door.
"Hello, Teacher Li." — A familiar voice came from outside the door.
Lingbo looked towards the doorway—
Ye Han?
But thinking about it carefully, Ye Han herself takes extra classes here, so it's normal for her to come here after school, isn't it?
As soon as Ye Han entered, she saw Ling Bo sitting inside. Her expression first froze, then turned to surprise: "Eh? Little Ling Bo is here too!"
"Huh? You two know each other?" This time it was Li Mengling's turn to be surprised.
"Ah, I..." Ye Han clearly realized she had misspoke—she subconsciously forgot that her current identity was "ordinary middle school student Ye Han," not "magical girl Yotsuba." For an ordinary person to so naturally address a magical girl by her code name and act so familiarly—wouldn't that reveal that she was a magical girl herself?
However, it can only be said that Ye Han is still a child. She could easily say that she saw Ling Bo on the news. Moreover, the fact that Ling Bo was actually at the teacher's house makes the teacher's identity even more questionable.
"I don't think there's any need to hide it anymore," Lingbo said calmly. "Li... uh, Teacher Li is also a magical girl, so you can just admit that you're a magical girl."
Li Mengling looked at Ye Han with some surprise, "Eh? So Ye Han, you're a magical girl too?"
Ye Han nodded somewhat mechanically, her brain clearly still processing the fact that "her tutor was also a magical girl."
"That's wonderful!" Li Mengling exclaimed with genuine joy, "It looks like I'll have two disciples now!"
...I haven't agreed to it yet, have I?!
Before Lingbo could protest, Li Mengling had already walked to the desk, picked up two test papers, and handed them to Ye Han and Lingbo respectively.
"Teacher, I'm going to prepare dinner. You can eat at my house tonight. Before that, please finish this test paper."
...?
Wait a minute, my younger sister and older sister are waiting for me to come home and cook dinner! And why do I have to do my homework here?!
"Lingbo-chan is my student now, so I need to make sure you get a good grasp of your academic subjects!" Li Mengling didn't give Lingbo any chance to object and shoved the test paper with math problems into her hands without a word.
"You can only leave after you finish writing!"
"..."
Lingbo looked at the test paper in her hand, then at Ye Han, who looked equally bewildered, and finally at Li Mengling, who was humming a little tune as she walked toward the kitchen.
She completely gave up resisting.
I didn't agree to anything, so why am I suddenly being asked to stay here and do my homework?