Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

Chapter 23: Chapter 20 Going to Your Home

"Whimper... blargh, blargh... whimper whimper whimper..."

After the dust of battle had settled, Lin Xiaolu knelt on the ground, continuously retching while tears welled up in her eyes.

Ever since she had been drenched in the foul-smelling organizational fluid, she had been vomiting on the ground, followed by bursts of crying. Then she would retch again, cry some more until her tears and snot flowed uncontrolled.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Emerald Sparrow squatted beside her, gently patting her back and comforting her in a cold yet gentle voice, "It's just a bit smelly, and no one else saw it. Just take a good bath when you get home and you'll get rid of the smell."

Seeing her daughter tortured into such a state, it was truly hard for Emerald Sparrow not to feel distressed.

So even though comforting her like this was somewhat out of character, she couldn't help but do it.

"Emerald Sparrow... ugh, blargh blargh, blargh... waaahh..."

Lin Xiaolu, with tearful eyes, looked towards Emerald Sparrow, but as soon as she tried to speak, she couldn't help retching again.

Xia Liang wasn't faring much better, leaning against a traffic light pole, pale as a ghost. However, she had a stronger will than Lin Xiaolu. After a few initial gags, she managed to hold back her physiological reaction with considerable self-control, and did not vomit on the spot, barely maintaining her composure.

The acidic and rotten stench on site was enough to make anyone's stomach turn, even a battle-hardened Magical Girl like Emerald Sparrow who had seen her fair share of filthy battlegrounds felt nauseous and couldn't help covering her mouth and nose with her hand.

After squatting beside Lin Xiaolu for a while and realizing that she probably wouldn't be getting better anytime soon, Emerald Sparrow then flew over to Xia Liang, asking with a hint of concern, "How are you feeling, any better?"

"Ugh... It's a lot better than at the beginning."

Xia Liang covered her mouth, her face a portrait of suffering as she forced a smile, "It's just that my head feels sticky and uncomfortable. Could you use something like water magic?"

"Sorry, I'm not really knowledgeable in that area."

Emerald Sparrow was honest about it.

The "water magic" Xia Liang mentioned did exist and was commonly known as the Life Water Spell, but this Spell Technique wasn't within Emerald Sparrow's expertise.

For a Magical Girl, using Spell Techniques becomes a basic ability once their powers have blossomed to the 'Leaf' stage. However, mastering a variety of Spell Techniques still requires a lot of effort in learning and research.

In the past, Lin Yun had only a faint interest in learning Spell Techniques, focusing only on the basic techniques to aid in combat and not putting in much effort beyond that. The techniques he had mastered weren't many.

But under the current circumstances, there was no need to rely solely on the Life Water Spell to solve the problem. So, after waiting a while longer until Lin Xiaolu's condition had somewhat improved, Emerald Sparrow proposed to them both:

"Since the Remnant Beasts have been taken care of, you should both go home and wash up, then rest well."

Lin Xiaolu, lying on the ground, spoke with difficulty, "But, uh... I still have to go to school this afternoon..."

"Don't worry about that."

Emerald Sparrow waved her hand to show it wasn't an issue, "The reason we coordinate with the Abnormal Strategy Bureau is to resolve situations like this. I'll pass on what happened to them, and they'll contact the school to sort out the attendance issue."

In fact, if it weren't for the presence of Xia Liang, she wouldn't even need to use the channels of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau; it would simply be a matter of Lin Yun making a phone call to the school to ask for a sick leave on behalf of his daughter. An adult has many ways to handle such affairs.

"Um... alright then... blargh." Having heard Emerald Sparrow's words and having no more objections, Lin Xiaolu weakly stood up from the ground.

Once standing, she took a moment to focus her attention and looked around to confirm her bearings, re-establishing her sense of direction. After considerable effort, she squinted her eyes and seemed to remember which direction her home was in.

Lin Xiaolu took two steps in the designated direction, planning to wait until her magic power had recovered before flying towards her home, but soon she realized that there seemed to be someone following her.

She looked at the Emerald Sparrow standing not far away, confirmed that someone else was trailing behind her, and then stopped, squinting as she turned around: a magical girl in purple stood behind her, a smile on her face.

Without a doubt, it was Xia Liang.

When Xia Liang saw Lin Xiaolu turn around, she seemed oblivious to the unwelcoming look in her eyes and simply raised her hand to wave and smiled obediently. She made no attempt to explain her actions.

"What are you following me for?"

Lin Xiaolu asked irritably.

"Hmm... looking for a place to take a bath?" Xia Liang replied naturally but with some uncertainty, as if she were seeking a public bathhouse.

"Don't follow me, go back to your own home to bathe." She had no interest in Xia Liang's half-true, half-false rhetoric and bluntly threw out the sentence, turning her head and walking away.

However, after just a few steps she realized something was wrong; the footsteps behind her did not fade away, clearly, Xia Liang was still following her.

"You! What is it?"

Feeling genuinely angry this time, Lin Xiaolu turned around again and stared directly at Xia Liang's face: "I think I've already told you not to follow me, what do you really want to do?"

"Nothing much."

Xia Liang blinked innocently: "I just wanted to go and see your house, that's all."

"Ha? Why should I let you go to my house?"

Lin Xiaolu looked puzzled: "Why don't you go back to your own house?"

"Hmm..."

Xia Liang seemed genuinely contemplative for a moment, then tilted her head and responded: "It seems I can't do that?"

"I don't care about your attitude... Anyway, why is it a question?" Lin Xiaolu furrowed her brows.

At these words, Xia Liang first smiled brightly, her face showing a trace of pride. Then, as if she was about to announce something remarkable, she puffed up her chest and said:

—— "Because I've run away from home."

Silence.

At that, Lin Xiaolu froze on the spot, even the quiet Emerald Sparrow at her side raised its eyebrows, looking at Xia Liang with a somewhat astonished expression.

Fortunately, the Emerald Sparrow was an adult after all and quickly realized the situation at hand. It felt that it was probably better for the daughter to continue the conversation to foster closer relationships, so it poked Lin Xiaolu from behind.

Regaining her composure, Lin Xiaolu could only ask incredulously, "What... what did you just say?"

Hearing Lin Xiaolu's question and seeing both of them looking at her, Xia Liang, who thought she hadn't made herself clear, blinked and repeated herself:

"Ah, what I mean is, I've run away from home and now I don't really have anyplace to go, so I was wondering if you could give me a place to stay?"