Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

"Ah, sorry, am I in the way?"

Upon hearing Emerald Sparrow's words, Tu Dinggui released her hand.

Although at a certain moment, Emerald Sparrow felt an emotion called "loss" that made her want to explain something, in the end, she remained silent.

After all, she didn't know why Tu Dinggui treated her differently; moreover, this three-person team had been formed for less than a week, yet Tu Dinggui and Dogtail Grass seemed to adopt a "good sisters" attitude towards Long Dan. This was not only limited to their current intimate interaction, but also when she previously revealed her "true purpose" to the two of them, both showed an attitude of keeping a good friend's secret.

Could it be that she was already good friends with these two kids?

Emerald Sparrow had these guesses in her heart, but since there was a generation gap with these teenagers, she was worried about overthinking, so she didn't say much more.

Currently, she was interacting with them under a false identity, and she would definitely reveal the truth in the next exam. Some things might be more meaningful to discuss after the truth comes out.

"Just now, I sensed the magical power fluctuation of a teammate from Fangting City." So, she chose to talk about the business at hand.

"A magical girl from Fangting City? Is there a situation?" Dogtail Grass questioned from the side.

"It seems like a group is chasing her." Emerald Sparrow kept it brief.

"Was she attacked by a group?" Tu Dinggui analyzed, "Should we go over and help her?"

Emerald Sparrow didn't immediately reply, she just sensed the magical power fluctuation that was getting farther away until it almost disappeared. After a while, she shook her head.

"No need."

"Really no need?" Tu Dinggui was a bit worried.

"Mm, no need."

Emerald Sparrow sighed and muttered to herself, "Chicks always have a day to leave the nest. Instead of having a stormy day when they leave, maybe learning to soar alone first isn't bad."

Although her voice was low, the two teammates could still hear it, but the content was rather cryptic, and they didn't know who it was directed at.

"What does that mean?" Dogtail Grass looked at Tu Dinggui in confusion.

"...I don't know, maybe some story within their team." Tu Dinggui could only shake her head.

Thus, the three continued in the direction they originally planned.

As usual, on the last day of the exam, Tu Dinggui's team was still in a very relaxed state.

Not only because their team's strength was solid, even though they started participating in the competition a day late, Tu Dinggui and the others' points quickly surpassed most people. But also because the later the exam went, the more concentrated the ownership of number cards became, causing larger fluctuations in scores, making it so that rising dramatically or resetting to zero was just a matter of one battle.

Most candidates had already reset their scores to zero, equating them to being out. The remaining magical girls who still had points, owned several cards they snatched from other teams. At this stage, just defeating an opponent with the same number could yield much more than in the beginning.

Of course, this simple deduction could be reached by everyone, but putting it into practice was very difficult: after all, candidates who could survive until this stage and take other people's cards could in no way be weak, and no one could guarantee they wouldn't crash.

But Tu Dinggui's team happened to be an exception.

One could say, throughout the exam, Emerald Sparrow hadn't seen many magical girls who could withstand more than five moves in Tu Dinggui's hands. Most teams faced only one outcome once Tu Dinggui caught up with them—"loss."

And even though they knew Long Dan was the "Cornflower's successor," with strength beyond appearance, Tu Dinggui still never actively asked Emerald Sparrow to join in the battle. In fact, even Dogtail Grass only got a bit of a chance to fight when there were many opponents; otherwise, all opponents were easily crushed.

If Emerald Sparrow were to judge, perhaps aside from Bai Jingxuan, who could unreservedly use her full strength, and a few Beast Children, Tu Dinggui and Mu Mian were the strongest magical girls in this exam room at the moment.

Compared to Mu Mian, Tu Dinggui was indeed not the type proficient in person-to-person combat, but the techniques and methods she possessed during battle were too abundant, abundant to a degree not typical of a Leaf Level magical girl. If described a bit exaggeratedly, Emerald Sparrow felt as though an ability and magic power sealed to Leaf Level Bud Level magical girl stood beside her.

And including some less experienced people at Flower Level, praising Tu Dinggui as a "Flower Level under the guise of Leaf Level" would not be excessive.

So, what would happen if Tu Dinggui faced Mu Mian?

Emerald Sparrow also pondered this, concluding that without using Magic Armor, their chances were basically fifty-fifty. The biggest variable would fall on the abilities of the Magic Armor.

Upon thinking this, she couldn't help but recall Lin Xiaolu, wondering if that girl found someone to successfully fight for revenge. But she hadn't heard any rumors about "SS Level being eliminated" these days, so maybe the result was still optimistic?

Concerning her daughter, Lin Xiaolu's exact level, Emerald Sparrow had complex feelings.

On one hand, she had confidence in her child, plus Lin Xiaolu's peculiar magical power and Magic Power, her extraordinary Magic Armor… even though only at Seed Level, she should be able to at least challenge Leaf Level, or even meet some of the elite among Leaf Levels.

However, Lin Xiaolu's performance was indeed too unstable.

In her regular state, if Lin Xiaolu was being beaten by Mu Mian or even Arrowroot, Emerald Sparrow wouldn't be very surprised. But she also wondered, if she had to answer whether her child had a chance to win against these "kids of other families," her answer would actually be "there's a possibility of winning."

Recalling what Fangting City had experienced, Lin Xiaolu, as a newcomer, had repeatedly endured against all kinds of adversaries, and on New Year's Day, she even defeated a Half-Molt… She often thought that perhaps her child was the type to become stronger when encountering stronger opponents, performing better under more pressure.

Having judged this exam's candidates, Emerald Sparrow became more optimistic about Xia Liang's situation too. In her view, Xia Liang, as the most stable one in Fangting Team, although many times she couldn't achieve the extraordinary feat of rising to stronger opponents right there, she had a good strategy for everything.

Perhaps, being pursued by so many people before was within her plan?

Emerald Sparrow tried to keep her thoughts optimistic.

With thoughts like these expanding, her mind cluttered with random musings all the way forward, before realizing it, Tu Dinggui and Dogtail Grass had already found two more stronger teams and defeated them all.

This time, whether by luck or not, one of the teams actually had a candidate bearing the same number as Lung Dan.

"Number 66, isn't that Senior Long Dan's number?" Dogtail Grass managed to defeat an opponent and found several number cards on them, "Three B Level, nine C Level, eight D Level... Wow, we hit the jackpot!"

Initially, Tu Dinggui was somewhat delighted to find her corresponding number, but hearing this, she fell silent.

Ignoring the resentful gazes of the remaining examines, she collected all the cards and after searching through them found she didn't see the "66" number, only pursing her lips.

"Here, Senior."

With excitement, Dogtail Grass handed the cards to Emerald Sparrow, "This way, not only are the team's points secured, but so are yours!"

"Ah... uh, thanks?" Emerald Sparrow felt a heaviness in her hands before she finished speaking, and Dogtail Grass naturally walked to the side, linking arms with Emerald Sparrow.

This stance would make any passerby say, "What a lovely pair of sisters."

And at this moment, Emerald Sparrow could only look away, her eyes observing her nose, nose observing her heart, somewhat self-deceptively convincing herself: Even if she pretended to be a child here, taking on the "younger sister role," as an older senior in her fifties accepting number cards handed by juniors, revealing the truth later... the situation shouldn't become too embarrassing.

Should it?