AWB Chapter 18: Seizing the Bamboo Shoots!
Chapter 18: Seizing the Bamboo Shoots!
Chapter 18: Seizing the Bamboo Shoots!
Tang Zijun's expression under the helmet was somewhat speechless.
We were having a nice chat, so why did I suddenly feel like I was being insulted?
Qin Nan, on the other hand, felt her mind go blank, as if a part was stuck, and she couldn't react for a long time.
A high-ranking official from a mirror dimension (at least that's what she thought) actually has a younger sister who became a magical girl! What kind of fantasy is this?!
Qin Nan didn't consider whether the other party was lying to him, because in this situation, as the other party said, there was absolutely no need for him to use such a low-level lie, which would be too easy to be exposed.
"So...your sister really is..."
Qin Nan stammered, unable to find the words to describe her feelings at that moment.
Tang Zijun understood, as this was the first time he had ever encountered something like this. "It's a magical girl, that's right. Forgive me for being frank, but I've never dealt with people like you before, so I can't trust that kind of seemingly glamorous power."
"Do you think the magical girl's power will harm your sister?" Qin Nan frowned slightly. What kind of 'weird but wonderful older brother' is this?
"I only believe in one thing: every power comes with a price," Tang Zijun said earnestly. "I don't think the power of a magical girl is a blessing for my sister, even if she's saving lives."
Perhaps because Tang Zijun's tone was consistently gentle and she didn't seem to be making any threatening moves, Qin Nan became bolder and wasn't as nervous as she had been at the beginning.
Listening to Tang Zijun's words, she silently observed the other party's armor.
The silver fox-colored metallic coat, paired with a black bodysuit, looks very heroic, but it doesn't appear bulky, giving people a sense of agility and speed.
"Every power comes with a price. Your power also has a price, right?"
Tang Zijun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, not expecting the other party to steer the conversation toward him. He then began to ponder.
His power comes from the Kamen Rider belt from another world. Since mastering the transformation, Tang Zijun hasn't really found any so-called "price". If he had to say, his appetite has increased a lot, and he is very sensitive to smells.
This is also why Tang Zijun rarely goes to crowded places; the smells in those places are extremely mixed, which is simply torture for him.
Noticing that Tang Zijun had fallen silent, Qin Nan assumed that the other party was unwilling to answer her question. After hesitating for a while, she took the initiative to speak.
"Although I don't know why your sister was chosen by the Rainbow Crystal Flower, since she has the honor of becoming a magical girl, it means that she is qualified to be the person in charge of Earth."
"The person in charge of Earth?" Tang Zijun raised an eyebrow.
"I don't know much about rainbow crystal flowers, but I do know that they are a power born from the earth, and only pure young girls can control this magic from nature."
"A pure young girl?"
Hearing Qin Nan's explanation, Tang Zijun's eyes turned strange as she looked the delinquent girl up and down.
Qin Nan blushed, seemingly noticing Tang Zijun's scrutinizing gaze.
"Hey! What do you mean?"
Tang Zijun coughed lightly and turned her head away. "So, the Rainbow Crystal Flower won't cause any irreversible damage to magical girls, right?"
"Of course," Qin Nan replied immediately, but quickly added in a low voice, "However, it's still easy to get injured if you fight a monster."
As Qin Nan said this, she carefully observed Tang Zijun's expression.
Unfortunately, all she could see was a cold wolf's head, and she had no idea what Tang Zijun's expression was like at that moment.
Hearing this, Tang Zijun felt a little relieved. As long as she was sure that transforming into a magical girl wouldn't cost her her life, then other things weren't a big deal.
However, Tang Zijun still had some reservations about those mascots.
"You just said that my sister was chosen by the Rainbow Crystal Flower, which means that the power of magical girls isn't under the jurisdiction of mascots? Then where did they come from?"
"Ji," Qin Nan knew the other person was referring to something like Little Grey, and nodded immediately. "Little Grey and the others are spirit beasts, animals whose intelligence has been awakened by natural energy. They are responsible for delivering the rainbow crystal flowers to the chosen girls."
Every magical girl possesses a spirit beast, whose purpose is to assist the magical girl in battle. Since the strange man in front of them claims that his sister has become a magical girl, he must have seen that spirit beast.
Qin Nan continued to explain, "Spirit beasts can sense the growth of dark energy and identify the heretical demons invading the real world in advance, so the magical girls can rush over to deal with them."
It's like a monster-hunting guide.
Tang Zijun nodded thoughtfully. That made sense. His biggest worry was that the white cat was a human or a previous magical girl who was turned into this form because of some event.
If that were the case, Tang Zijun would absolutely never accept her sister becoming a magical girl.
"How long have you been a magical girl?" Tang Zijun asked.
"Two, two years have passed, why are you asking this?" Qin Nan blinked, and at the same time couldn't help but take a half step back.
"Just asking casually."
Since the girl in front of me has been a magical girl for two years and is still alive and kicking, it proves that the mortality rate of this profession is not as high as I imagined.
If this line of work were really that dangerous, Qin Nan, all alone, would have died countless times already.
Thinking of this, Tang Zijun had nothing more to ask.
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He could tell how afraid and wary the girl in front of him was of him. Answering these non-confidential questions was enough; asking any more would only backfire.
"It's almost time, let me see you out."
Upon hearing this, Qin Nan's tense face immediately relaxed.
"real?"
She still couldn't quite believe that the other party would be so easy to talk to.
"Of course it's true. I've said it before, I mean you no harm."
Tang Zijun waved her hand, and immediately a triangular prism hung down from the ceiling.
"Go through this mirror and you'll be back outside that building. You'd better hurry before those guys go home."
Upon hearing this, Qin Nan's gaze fell upon the prism mirror. On the other side of the mirror, she could clearly see the street in front of the building and the underground parking lot, which was the place she had come from.
Turning her head to glance at Tang Zijun, who was not making any movement, Qin Nan quickly ran towards the mirror.
Just as she was about to touch the mirror.
"etc."
Tang Zijun's voice suddenly rang out, and her body tensed up instinctively.
She turned her head stiffly. "Is there something else?"
"I just wanted to ask," Tang Zijun shrugged. "Where can I buy bamboo shoots around here?"
Upon hearing Tang Zijun's question, Qin Nan's lips twitched slightly.
"You still eat bamboo shoots?"
Tang Zijun: "."
This girl is amazing!
(End of this chapter)