Urging for more updates, then turning into a magical girl.

Chapter 50 An Unexpected Encounter

The next day was a day filled with complaints and groans for many students. Because today was "judgment day," the day of the mid-term parent-teacher conference at Entein City Middle School.

In order not to make her "parent" identity seem too incongruous, Su Chenjin dressed up specially before going out today.

Yesterday, she specially bought a beige trench coat, wore a black turtleneck sweater underneath, and paired it with a dark long skirt. Not only that, she also borrowed the eunuch's cosmetics to slightly draw her eyeliner, wanting to make herself look more mature.

But when she stood in front of the mirror and looked at her own appearance, she couldn't help but sigh.

...It's hopeless.

No matter how mature the outfit is, when worn on her petite body, it gives the impression of "a child wearing an adult's clothes."

Even when she went to the Bureau of Strange Affairs to obtain her identity certificate... she encountered considerable resistance because of her appearance. It was only with the help of the chief eunuch that the certificate was finally issued to her.

...Suddenly, I regretted what I was about to do. But since I had already agreed...and things had come to this point, I certainly couldn't back down now.

Su Chenjin took one last look at herself in the mirror, then steeled herself and went out.

Upon arriving at the school gate, Su Chenjin spotted two familiar figures from a distance.

"Little junior! Over here!"

Xie Lan, dressed in a junior high school uniform, stood on tiptoe and waved in Su Chenjin's direction.

Beside her, Liu Xiali stood with her arms crossed, looking annoyed.

"Good morning, Miss Xie Lan and Miss Liu Xiali." Su Chenjin walked up quickly.

Seeing that Su Chenjin had indeed arrived as promised, Liu Xiali glanced at Xie Lan beside her with utter disdain.

"Having Miss Su attend your parent-teacher conference... I'm speechless. I can't believe you even thought of that."

Clearly, Xie Lan had already revealed his entire plan to his partner.

However, Xie Lan felt no shame whatsoever. Instead, she puffed out her chest confidently and said, "After all, I don't want to waste my precious youth on tutoring. We also have to patrol and hunt crippled beasts. Where would we find the energy for that?"

"Hmph, too cunning!" Liu Xiali snorted, but her eyes were actually full of envy.

For these magical girls who are still in middle school, it is often difficult to balance their studies and patrol missions, and it is common for their grades to decline.

"Okay, okay, stop looking at me like that!"

Xie Lan quickly went over, put her arm around Liu Xiali's shoulder, and comforted her, "Although I asked a junior to cover for me at the parent-teacher conference this time, the junior also said that we can't let my studies suffer like this... I'll study hard from now on, it's just that I'll skip the tutoring step! We're all in the same boat!"

"Hmph." Liu Xiali clearly still hadn't forgiven the other party, and turned her head to one side.

Xie Lan saw Liu Xiali acting strangely and didn't feel conflicted. Instead, she looked at Su Chenjin with a smile and began to look her up and down at her outfit.

"Young man... you do look... much more mature than usual..."

Xie Lan watched for more than two minutes before giving his evaluation.

"...Do I look like a parent right now?"

"Well, actually it's still a little lacking. But I think you've done your best, junior! After all, if you had come in wearing our school uniform, the security guard wouldn't have stopped you, right?"

...I always felt that even if I didn't wear the school uniform, the security guard wouldn't stop me.

"Alright, it's almost time." Xie Lan took out her phone and glanced at the time, then clasped her hands together and pleaded, "Junior, I'm in Class 6 of the second year of junior high, on the third floor of the building in front. Please wait in the classroom for a bit. Xia Li and I have some things to do, we'll come find you later!"

"Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and get back to work."

Su Chenjin nodded, then watched the two middle school magical girls run towards the playground.

Next, Su Chenjin stepped into the campus, which was full of youthful energy.

As I walked towards the teaching building, I could hear the sounds of students joking and discussing in preparation for the parent-teacher meeting.

Many of the passersby were also parents attending the parent-teacher meeting. Being overwhelmed by the height of these parents made Su Chenjin feel immense pressure.

...I wonder if I can keep my composure when the parent-teacher conference actually starts later... I'll probably be the center of everyone's attention in the classroom...

As Su Chenjin drifted into these thoughts, her mind gradually wandered. Looking at the approaching teaching building, a long-lost feeling of nostalgia stirred within her.

Everyone has a student era. Seeing familiar objects evokes memories of those bygone days—

Just as I was in my youth...

I found myself walking on this campus once again.

In a daze, the scene before me seemed to overlap with memories from many years ago.

"Aqi! Aqi! I'm going to tell you a secret, but you absolutely mustn't tell anyone!"

In my memory, during a break between classes, the girl, with an irrepressible expression of excitement on her face, pulled Cheng Qi to a quiet, deserted corner behind the teaching building.

"...What secret is it?" Seeing the girl's mysterious look, Cheng Qi became interested.

"Hehe, I'll tell you a secret—"

The girl in front of him proudly puffed out her chest, then took out a "Heart Gem" that emitted a cherry blossom pink glow and solemnly held it to her chest.

The next second, a flash of light appeared.

"I'm actually... a magical girl! A magical girl responsible for protecting this city and upholding love and justice!"

Her pink twin ponytails spread out, beautiful and dreamy.

In front of Cheng Qi, the girl transformed into a magical girl.

At that time, Mo Ranying had not yet experienced those cruel changes, and her eyes were so pure and bright.

But life is unpredictable, and no one could have foreseen what would happen in the future.

Whether it was the war between the two worlds or the actions of the various nations, it was ultimately these events that led to the birth of "Where the Stars Are"—

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"Eh... Senior?"

A familiar voice suddenly came from Su Chenjin's side, startling her from her memories.

The voice and the address "senior" startled her. Although she subconsciously denied the possibility, she couldn't help but look in the direction the voice came from.

Standing by the roadside was a tall girl. Although she wasn't wearing her magical girl costume and was dressed in casual clothes, her deep red, low-tied twin tails and somewhat timid eyes...

Su Chenjin would never admit her mistake.

"Maya...? You... what are you doing here?"