I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 61: Will I be that unlucky?

Around 4 or 5 pm, following the address Xiaoling got from Ye Han, Shen Zixin, or rather, "Lingbo," arrived at a rather ordinary residential area in Yuehua City.

Although the distance wasn't far, it would still take more than forty minutes to walk there. Shen Zixin decided to simply transform into a magical girl and fly there.

After landing near the residential area, Lingbo quickly found a secluded corner and transformed back into Shen Zixin.

In this sense, magical girls are... quite convenient.

This place is different from the old town where his home is located. There are newly built high-rise apartment buildings everywhere, and the streets are wider.

The tutor lives in a studio apartment in this area.

To be honest, the family's budget is enough to hire a tutor. However, in Shen Zixin's opinion, hiring a tutor when she can teach the children herself would be a bit of a waste.

In short, let's see how good the teacher is first.

Shen Zixin entered the apartment building, went upstairs, found the corresponding door, and pressed the doorbell.

"They're here!" A voice immediately came from inside the door.

Then the door opened. A girl with glasses and shoulder-length hair opened the door. She was wearing a loose-fitting T-shirt and casual pants, looking quite natural and relaxed.

I also learned some information about this teacher from Ye Han. The teacher's name is Li Mengling, and coincidentally, she is a student at the same university as Shen Zixin, except that she is a freshman.

It's quite rare for a freshman to start a tutoring job right away...

"Ah, at this hour... you must be Senior Shen Zixin!" the girl guessed.

"Yes, that's right." Shen Zixin nodded. "I contacted you through Ye Han before. My sister also wants to come here, so I've come to talk to you about tutoring."

"Oh, come in quickly! Senior, you arrived much earlier than I expected." Li Mengling waved her hand, gesturing for Shen Zixin to enter.

"Please, make yourself at home, senior." Li Mengling gestured to the chair next to the table. "The house is a bit messy, please don't mind."

After sitting down, Shen Zixin looked around the room. Clearly, Li Mengling's comment that her "house was messy" was just a polite remark; although the room was simply furnished, it was very well organized.

The room wasn't large; it was a combined living room and bedroom. There was a desk and a small, movable blackboard on one side of the room. It looked like a place where classes were indeed being held.

There were no bookshelves, but all the books were neatly arranged on a small counter in the corner.

At least on the surface, she appears to be a rather serious and hardworking person.

Next, both parties will discuss the specific tutoring arrangements.

The subjects, hours, and fees for tutoring all need to be confirmed. Shen Zixin also recounted in detail how her younger sister insisted on having tutoring with her friends.

The price Li Mengling offered was indeed within a reasonable range, even somewhat low. It seems she's the kind of college student who works part-time to earn some living expenses.

Shen Zixin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This teacher seemed quite responsible, and letting Xiaoling study here with her friend should make her more accepting of something like "tutoring," which students generally dislike.

"Then it's settled." Shen Zixin stood up. "I'll be entrusting my sister to you from now on, Teacher Li."

"Senior, you can just call me by my name," Li Mengling said with a smile as she stood up. "It always feels a bit strange to be called 'teacher' by you, senior."

Having settled the matter, Shen Zixin did not linger. After saying goodbye to Li Mengling, a weight was finally lifted from her heart.

Finally, Xiaoling's matter has been settled.

As he pondered this, he walked downstairs. However, he had only taken a few steps onto the street—

"Click—!!!"

A piercing roar suddenly erupted from the other end of the street without warning.

Shen Zixin looked up sharply and saw a beast resembling a giant praying mantis waving its two huge, scythe-like forelimbs in the middle of the crossroads a hundred meters away.

—Won't I be that unlucky?

I just said this morning that "the frequency of the disaster beasts is not as high as once a day, right?" and it immediately led to the flag.

He instinctively pulled out his phone, and sure enough, the Civil Defense Bureau's app had popped up a notification. But this notification was a little different from the last one—

[Urgent Alert! Coordinates: Intersection of Minghui Road and Anye Road. Detected monster activity. Preliminary assessment of psionic level: 10-12.]

[The target's danger level is slightly beyond your capabilities. You may engage in battle, but please focus on stalling for time or supporting other magical girls. Do not fight alone.]

Uh... this time, it doesn't seem as dangerous as last time.

"Please... value your own life and never do this again."

Noah's words echoed in her mind, causing Shen Zixin to hesitate slightly. Although her injuries had healed under Noah's treatment, Noah had also said that she was not suitable to fight for the next few days.

However, if I'm just trying to distract the monsters, it shouldn't be a problem. The Civil Defense Bureau's app also says this is the level I'm eligible to participate in, so there shouldn't be any major issues.

He quickly scanned his surroundings, confirmed that there was no one in the alley next to him, and then dashed in.

"Bloom, my heart's flower!"

A dazzling white light flashed by in the narrow alleyway.

When Lingbo's petite figure reappeared in the sunlight, she didn't hesitate at all. Her magic instantly erupted, transforming into a silver streak of light as she charged straight towards the mantis monster.

However, just as Lingbo was halfway through her flight, a streak of light, even faster and more intense than hers, like a shooting star, streaked across the sky ahead of her—

boom--!!!

The rainbow light struck the calamity beast's forelimb joint precisely, unleashing a violent roar and snapping the beast's giant scythe in two.

"Crack—Awooo—!?" The calamity beast let out an angry growl.

Lingbo looked in the direction the attack was coming from—it was coming from the apartment building she had just come down from.

Huh? There's a magical girl in this apartment building?

Immediately afterwards, an unfamiliar magical girl flew out and arrived in front of the monster before Lingbo could reach it.

She had striking, shoulder-length, light blonde hair and wore a combat suit with red and yellow as the main colors. Her figure exuded a confidence that came from within.

She held no weapon, but slowly raised her right hand. In her palm, an even larger and more intense sphere of magical energy was rapidly coalescing.