Chapter 9: After the Fierce Battle
After the battle, the furious roar of the remnants and the roar of the magic battle finally disappeared.
Late at night, the wetland park returns to its due calm.
The remnants of the mana fluctuated and the smoke cleared, and all that remained in the woods was the remains of monsters.
The dark blue mysterious girl put away the magic threads scattered all around, and the small scissors in her hand turned into a wand. She made a few jumps to its skeleton and pulled out a brooch-like object from its neck, and a little starlight appeared on the remnant's body, gathering towards it.
Lin Xiaolu, who was not far away, made a little identification and judged what the girl was doing.
This is the "echo" of collecting the remnants.
The so-called "echo" is the collective name for the residual magic power and soul fragments after the remnant beast is defeated.
The magical girl defeats the remnant beast, takes the echo from the remnant beast, and gives it to the seeder. The sower then sends the reverberation back to the magical realm, and the kingdom judges the magical girl's contribution by the strength of the echo and distributes the corresponding rewards.
This is the reward mechanism between the magical girl and the magical kingdom.
And now, although it was Lin Xiaolu who first discovered the remnant beast and started fighting, it was undoubtedly the mysterious magical girl who suddenly appeared to defeat the remnant beast in the end, so it was natural for her to collect the echo.
Lin Xiaolu tried to get forward and walked to the mysterious girl's side.
She didn't care about reverberations or anything like that, she had something else in mind that she wanted to say.
It's just that before she could speak, the mysterious girl took the first step to ask: "Are you a newcomer?" β
"Huh? Uh, uh-huh. β
Lin Xiaolu, who was caught off guard by the other party's question, subconsciously responded, and then remembered that she also had something to say: "That, thank you very much for reaching out......"
"What about your sower? Didn't it tell you not to skip the level alone and challenge the beast that is more than you can do? β
However, the mysterious girl's words came like a series of cannonballs, and Lin Xiaolu didn't have a chance to continue: "And what about your companions? Didn't you inform them before you left? β
Lin Xiaolu listened to the other party's question, and only felt dizzy: "Who is the sower?" Companion? I'm on my own......"
"Huh?"
When the mysterious girl heard this, she lowered her eyelids and looked over, with a look of disbelief on her face: "You are only one person?" No, aren't you a magical girl from Fangting City? β
Lin Xiaolu sighed: "Hmm...... That's right, what's wrong? β
The mysterious girl did not answer her.
It is better to say that her eyes are no longer on Lin Xiaolu, but on the goblin who has been trying to weaken her sense of existence just now-Moke.
"Hey, goblin over there, are you the seeder of this child?"
Mo Ke, who was called, had been hiding behind Lin Xiaolu before, constantly avoiding the gaze of the mysterious girl, until he was called out now, and then reluctantly came out: "Hmm, hello? β
"It's not such an understatement as 'hello', is it?"
The mysterious girl crossed her waist and said a little aggressively: "I have a stomach of questions waiting for you to answer here, why is this city, Fangting City like this now?" β
She stretched out her hand and pointed to Lin Xiaolu, who was at a loss on the side: "In such a big city, there is only one novice magical girl who can't even use a magic costume?" β
"I'm afraid this kid has participated in less than five battles, this kind of newcomer needs a magical girl above the leaf level to participate in the battle in other cities, you just threw her alone and fought with the worm alone, do you want to kill her?"
Mo Ke hurriedly shook his head: "No, I didn't think about harming Xiaolu!" β
Lin Xiaolu on the side also explained: "It has nothing to do with Moke!" I insisted on continuing tonight! β
"Why is that?"
The mysterious girl raised her hand, and there was a posture of breaking the casserole and asking to the end: "What about the other magical girls in Fangting City?" β
"I don't know ......"
"Huh?"
Moko's voice was as thin as a mosquito, and he looked like a thief: "That's it, that is, I don't know ......"
"What are you talking about? I don't understand. β
The mysterious girl was expressionless: "The seeder doesn't know where the city magical girl in charge of him is?" β
"Hmm."
"Obviously they're all magical girls you signed with yourself?"
"Hmm......"
"Obviously, everyone has to keep a file for the Magic Realm?"
"Uh...... No, there's no reason to tell you, right? β
Mo Ke's face showed a very obvious waver, but he still said stiffly: "Although I am a sower, but, but I am not obliged to casually tell the local personnel distribution of foreign magical girls?" β
Hearing this, the mysterious girl nodded thoughtfully: "Indeed, what you said is very reasonable, information secrecy is the good quality of an excellent seeder. β
When Mo Ke heard this, he only felt that the other party's tone was loose, so he breathed a long sigh of relief. But before it could catch its breath, the girl's next sentence made its expression stiffen again.
- "So, what if I say I'm an inspector?" β
"Hu, nonsense, don't, don't try to cheat me!"
The pink cat goblin yelled, opening his teeth and dancing his claws: "You, you, you, don't lie to me, I, I, I don't believe it, believe it, believe it, you just happen to be ......."
Lin Xiaolu squatted aside and was amazed: "Moke, it's like an electric shock." β
The mysterious girl looked at Moco with suspicion, but she still seriously took out the badge in the shape of a medallion from the collar, and with a light touch of her fingers, the shiny magic circuit was activated, revealing the pattern on its surface: a dark blue background, with the lines of flowers engraved on it; On the left side is a faintly engraved name with the Fawo rune, but it is blocked by an outstretched finger; At the same time, there is a shiny icon in the shape of a crown, next to which is the number "41076" marked with a flower.
She lit up the badge, and put it away before Moke and Lin Xiaolu could look at the words on it.
"You should have heard about it just now, but let's introduce myself."
She coldly glanced at the magical girl and goblin in front of her, raised her head, and said with some reserve: "I am the patrol envoy of the magic country, the magical girl with the flower card certification number 41076, Delphich, and now I will conduct a stationed investigation of the abnormal situation in Fang Ting City, I hope you can cooperate." β
The cat-shaped goblin's eyes widened: "Ahhh β
"Ahh......h
The huge impact made Moco only squeeze out a hoarse hissing sound, and finally pulled his head in a trance: "Meow meow? Meow meow. Meow meow meow! β
Lin Xiaolu's eyes widened: "Moke is starting to talk nonsense!" β
"Ahh
After a brief struggle, the cat-like goblin couldn't help but grab his ears and shouted to himself, "All right! I admit it! I'm not the original seeder of Fangting City, I'm sneaking out by myself! β
"I myself came to this city last month, obviously to join the seniors I knew, but after I came, I found that there was nothing in this city at all!"
"Nini-senpai isn't here at all! There isn't a single magical girl in this city, but I encountered an attack by a remnant beast when I first arrived! And then find yourself inexplicably already appointed as the sower here! β
Lin Xiaolu, who was on the side, showed a shocked expression when she heard this: "Huh? Is that so? At that time? β
Mo Ke laughed miserably: "Yes, that remnant beast is coming for me, I was sick and rushed to the doctor, and I saw that you seemed to have the talent to become a magical girl, so I chose you!" β
"Then you still tell me that I am a genius who is rare in a hundred years and destined to become the greatest magical girl?"
"It's all my casual nonsense!"
"You're still saying that the remnant beast appeared there randomly to attack the citizens?"
"I'm talking nonsense!"
"Huh? Huh? You, you liar! β
"I'm a liar! I'm rotten! β
Seeing that the relationship between one person and one demon in front of the meeting was on the verge of breaking down, the magical girl who called herself Delphinium had to speak up to stop their senseless quarrel: "Okay, you two, stop for a moment." β
She pressed her palm with a contemplative expression: "I need to confirm again, that goblin...... It's called Moko, right? You mean, you only came to the city last month, and you didn't find the city's seeders and magical girls at the time? β
Mo Ke, who had completely given up on himself, nodded gloomily: "Yes, that's right. β
"But you can choose this ...... here."
Lin Xiaolu raised her hand: "My name is Lin Xiaolu." β
Delphia looked back at Moko: "But you can choose to contract with Lin Xiaolu and make her a magical girl?" β
Moko hung his head: "Hmm." β
Delphinium asked, "In other words, you weren't originally a sower, but after coming to Fangting City, you found that you had been appointed as a sower here?" β
Moko continued to nod, "Hmm." β
"Unheard of."
Delphinium pinched her chin and wondered, "The order of the magic kingdom shouldn't be such a casual thing, didn't you try to contact the realm to find out the specific situation?" β
As soon as these words came out, Mo Ke buried his head even lower.
This caused some bad conjectures in the heart of the delphinch.
"You guy, do you mean ......?"
She couldn't help but reach out and point at the cat-like goblin in front of her.
Mo Ke tilted his head, closed his eyes and said:
"Yes, I cut off all contact information when I sneaked out."
"It's over, I'm starting to feel a headache."
As soon as these words came out, Delfinite couldn't help but hold his forehead with one hand: "That is to say, now all effective information sources are invalid, what happened in Fangting City is completely unknown, and then the current defensive power of the magic side is still close to 0?" β
"That's right, that's it, Inspector, you have to help us!"
And Moco quickly climbed into friendship, and despite his cute appearance as a goblin, with teary eyes, he came forward pitifully and hugged the shoulder of the delphinium:
"Tonight is already very dangerous, if you hadn't suddenly come here, Xiaolu and I would have been wiped out here, and we will definitely not be able to resist the increasingly powerful attack of the remnant beasts if we continue like this!"
"Don't be a sycophant! Let it go first! β
The delphinium frowned and slapped it aside: "Need my help?" How can it help? β
Mo Ke, who was pushed away, was not annoyed at all, and a slightly flattering smile appeared on the face of a cat: "Well, I only need you to contact the country side, and then ask for a few reinforcements first, if it's other flower card adults, ......"
"Flower cards? It's really beautiful. β
The delphinium squinted at it, "And I'm sorry to tell you that I can't contact the realm right now, because I don't have a magic mirror on hand that I can use." β
The cat-shaped goblin covered his mouth: "Can't get in touch?" Could it be that you also escaped......"
"No, I'm allowed by the royal court to act alone."
The delphinium raised its eyelids slightly, interrupting its groundless speculation: "The contact aspect is entirely my own personal matter, and I don't want to explain it for the time being." β
Things seem to have reached an impasse.
Knowing that he couldn't get reinforcements, Moco regained his unloved appearance, while the delphinium was thinking about something.
Lin Xiaolu, who was left aside and forced to listen to the book for a long time, finally found an opportunity to speak, and raised her hand hesitantly:
"Well, this delphinium over here...... Predecessor? β
Delphinium turned her face to look at her sideways, and her expression was a little inexplicable: "Just call me Delphinch." β
"That'...... Delphinium? Lin Xiaolu called out tentatively.
"Why are you so hesitant?"
Delphinium raised her eyebrows slightly, obviously not very satisfied with Lin Xiaolu's reaction, but she didn't pursue it too much, and brought the topic back on track: "If you have any questions, just ask quickly, you don't need so much etiquette." β
"Ah, so ......"
Lin Xiaolu took a deep breath with a slight hesitation, and after a flutter in his eyes, he closed his eyes and clasped his hands in front of his chest:
"Me, I think it's great!"
"Huh?" The delphinium was stunned.
"That said, you said let me see your fight, and I'm feeling great and excited right now! No, I'm impressed! β
After Lin Xiaolu shouted out what she thought in her heart, she seemed to have completely given up her scruples, and her speed of speech became faster and faster: "Until now, the throbbing in my heart can't stop, and my heartbeat has always been fast!" β
"I've always liked magical girl anime since I was very young, and I think the magical girls in the anime are cute and powerful, and they can do many things that I want to do but can't, and it's very shiny!"
"I want to change myself, I want to forget the things I hate, and I want to fly out of my breathless life, so when I knew that I could become a magical girl, I was very happy and felt that my dream could come true!"
Speaking of this, she finally paused for a moment and slowed down: "It's just that after becoming a magical girl, I realized that nothing has changed except for the constant fight against disgusting monsters, and I still hate everything around me, even myself." β
"But, just now, when I was about to be killed by that remnant beast, I felt that I was going to say goodbye to this nasty world, and you appeared Delphinch!"
"Your battle is very handsome! Very beautiful! It's like a magical girl in the anime appears in front of my eyes, and it's like a fantasy character becoming real, so it's really, really moving! β
Lin Xiaolu's series of outspoken shouts made Delphinium a little moved.
Because she never knew that her daughter thought like this.
That's right, their own daughter.
The delphinch is Lin Yun.
drove dozens of kilometers from home to the park, in order to save her daughter from the hands of the remnant beast, Lin Yun, who turned into a magical girl again after 19 years.
She didn't explain her identity to her daughter at the first time, but pretended to show her identity as a "patrol envoy", and deliberately spoke in an aggressive manner, just to suppress the sower called "Moko" and facilitate the extraction of information from it.
It's just that she didn't expect that the town was towned, but there was no information at all.
Except for knowing that Moke is a parallel import, and the current situation in Fangting City is not optimistic, there is no new information.
Instead, it was her daughter Lin Xiaolu, what she said surprised Lin Yun.
"And in addition to the battle, the weapons are also tasteful!"
During the silence of the delphinch, she still talked endlessly, her eyes shining, as if there were stars twinkling in them: "Very imposing, it makes people feel stable and reliable!" β
"The face is cute, and the little one is cute!"
"The clothes are also very beautiful!"
"Cool way of talking!"
This series of even somewhat fleshy toutings made Delphinium more and more overwhelmed, although she still maintained a cold expression on her face, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Lin Xiaolu made a series of words of praise like a cannonball, and finally bowed deeply until the end:
"So, I want to become a magical girl like you and become my ideal self, can you please teach me!"
This sentence has too much impact on the delphinch.
She couldn't help but start thinking about why it was like this.
Since Lin Xiaolu was born, the father-daughter relationship between the two has been maintained for 14 years, but she has never heard so much praise from her daughter in these 14 years. Especially the sentence "I want to be like you", even when the relationship between father and daughter was at its most harmonious, Lin Xiaolu never said such a thing to her.
But it was this sentence that touched her very much, and now it roasted her on the fire.
The "Delphinch" played by himself makes her daughter so recognized and yearned, can she still confide the truth to her at this moment?
If you let your daughter know that this "Delphinium" who fell from the sky and made her worship quite a lot is actually the annoying father, she may be very disappointed, right?
It may even hate itself even more, and it will be more difficult for me to communicate with her in the future.
While these thoughts popped up in her mind, she felt a flower in front of her, and saw Moke come over with tears in her eyes, and said with a sad expression: "Patrol Envoyβ"
"Delphinch-senpai!"
Lin Xiaolu also looked at it with starry eyes.
One person and one goblin all looked at her with a rather pleading look, and the two pitiful faces were in front of them, and Delphinium only felt that her thinking was gradually becoming confused.
Coupled with Lin Xiaolu's previous praise, she felt moved by the long-lost feeling of having a cold relationship with her daughter, and the not-so-calm thoughts in her mind began to prevail.
"Okay, okay?"
Delphinium, in this case, made a promise that he would never agree to before.