Urging for more updates, then turning into a magical girl.

Chapter 43 Simple and Unpretentious Recruitment Methods

In the afternoon, just as planned at noon, Lin Yuyan went to the Bureau of Strategy to apply for a new base.

As for Su Chenjin, she is now a genuine magical girl. To help her adapt to this new identity as soon as possible, Lin Yuyan specifically contacted Liu Xiali and Xie Lan to arrange for them to meet Su Chenjin.

Su Chenjin transformed into the magical girl Qingluan, and the two middle school students also transformed into the magical girls "Suwei" and "Dongnuan". As for the meeting place, it was chosen to be on the rooftop of a skyscraper.

"Hehehe... It's Qingluan..."

After exchanging magical girl code names with Qingluan, Suwei couldn't resist and reached out to place her hand on Qingluan's shoulder.

"Oh, wow, that's so cute!"

Suwei put her other hand on her hip, striking a pose of seniority, "Don't worry! With us two seniors here, we'll definitely protect you if you encounter any crippled beasts!"

Dong Nuan, who was standing to the side, nodded seriously as well: "Yes, yes, junior, don't worry."

"..."

Junior...?

It's one thing to call someone a junior, but why add the word "young" before it?

Both Su Chenjin's set age and Cheng Qi's real age are much older than these two little brats! Just because this body is shorter than both of you, does that mean he has to be called a "little" junior?

However, Qingluan was too lazy to argue with them over such trivial matters. Children always like to act like adults in front of newcomers, and to satisfy their pitiful vanity, she let them call her whatever they wanted.

Next, Qingluan decided to use her current novice appearance to extract some information.

"Miss Suwei, may I ask how you became a magical girl?"

Upon hearing this question, Suwei's smug face instantly fell.

"Ughhhhh! Don't even mention it! That unreliable person, Arc Moon Senior! I was completely fooled by her back then!"

Suwei grabbed her pigtails and began to pour out her grievances.

Were you tricked into coming here?

"Back then, I was just an ordinary junior high school student. One day after school, I ran into Meng Ke. While I was wondering what kind of creature she was, a crescent moon suddenly descended from the sky and landed in front of me."

"And then?" Qingluan asked curiously.

"Then she grabbed my hands and said I had extraordinary bone structure and abundant magical power, a once-in-a-century genius, born to become a magical girl! She also said that the heavy responsibility of saving Enchanted City and maintaining world peace fell on my shoulders in this era!"

"Think about it, a magical girl suddenly pops up and says these things to me... of course I believed her without a doubt! I really thought I had the protagonist's script!"

"But after I became a magical girl, I realized it wasn't like that at all!"

As Suwei spoke, her tone became increasingly strained and resentful.

"The truth is, at that time, only Crescent Moon was left in Round Garden City as a magical girl! And that lazybones had no desire to patrol the city and fight off crippled beasts every day! So as soon as she discovered that I could see the Seeders, she immediately rushed out and tricked me into becoming crippled. After getting me as her free labor to patrol for her, she could stay at home all day!"

"..."

Qingluan's eyelids drooped, utterly speechless.

As expected of you, Grand Eunuch.

After hearing Suwei's story, Qingluan turned her head to look at Dongnuan on the other side.

"Then... what about Miss Dongnuan? You weren't also tricked into coming here like Senior Huyue, were you?"

Dong Nuan shook her head expressionlessly, then glanced at Su Wei beside her with extreme disdain.

"I wasn't fooled by Senior Arc Moon. Suwei had only been patrolling for two months when she realized that doing all that work for free was too exhausting. So one day on the street, when she saw that I could actually see Meng Ke, she rushed over to me in a panic..."

Dong Nuan paused for a moment, then repeated in a cold tone, "Then she took my hand and told me that I had extraordinary bones and abundant magic power, that I was a once-in-a-century genius, born to become a magical girl..."

"..."

Sometimes, recruiting magical girls is just that simple, unpretentious, and boring.

Qingluan sighed softly, having sorted out the cause and effect. "So this is why you two haven't been very respectful to Miss Lin... that is, Senior Arc Moon? Because she tricked you into entering the world of magical girls, making you her suckers working for her..."

"Hmm? It's not that bad."

After venting her frustrations, Suwei's expression returned to normal. "Actually, even if we knew the truth, we would still willingly become magical girls. Being able to do our part to protect the city we live in isn't a bad thing in itself. And nobody is really angry with Senior Kouyue."

As she spoke, Suwei stretched and looked up at the azure sky.

"We're not usually that respectful to her... is it because Senior Arc Moon doesn't have the imposing presence and demeanor that a senior should have? She's always sleeping or playing games, not cool at all!"

"So what do you consider handsome?"

Upon hearing this question, Suwei's eyes lit up slightly, or rather... it was an expectation of her ideal life—

"For example, we younger generations, due to our lack of strength, encountered powerful and ferocious beasts and were forced into a life-or-death situation. Just when the monster's claws were about to fall, our senior descended from the sky like a savior, bathed in dazzling light!"

"The senior chanted softly, 'Magical Girl, mission begins,' and then, with elegant fighting style, she toyed with the remaining beast at will. 'This is my basic fighting style demonstration,' the senior said with an extremely arrogant tone, before instantly slaying the remaining beast in the next second!"

"Finally, I rushed up again, grabbed my senior's clothes, and shouted, 'I want to become a magical girl like you, to become the person I aspire to be. Can you teach me?'"

"This is...the scene I've always dreamed of!"

Listening to Suwei talking animatedly, Qingluan's lips twitched slightly.

To be honest, the scene where a junior is in dire straits and a senior expert makes a timely and stylish rescue... is indeed very classic. Cheng Qi also had to admit that although this kind of trope is incredibly corny, it really hits the mark and has an irresistible sense of satisfaction.

"I'm just thinking about it casually. Who wouldn't be scared if that situation actually happened..."

Finally, Suwei coughed twice, somewhat embarrassed, to cover up her awkwardness.

"Furthermore, Yuanting City... has an unusually high level of public safety. Although Senior Arc Moon instructed us to run away if we encountered any beasts of the 'Chrysalis' level or higher, we've never encountered an opponent like that before..."

Upon hearing this, Qingluan couldn't help but smile bitterly to herself.

Yes... the security situation is indeed very good.

In the past, there wasn't a single magical girl in Enten City.

They face the threat of predators anytime, anywhere.

Back then, the safety of the entire city depended entirely on where the stars were located...