Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

Just as a kite loses its line, or a Hummer loses its reins, although the other person has not left, the connection was merely superficial.

"Xia Liang."

Harboring emotions she didn't fully understand, Li Yaqing said to Xia Liang, "If you leave today, don't come back again."

Xia Liang's reply was very simple.

She said, "Okay."

After that, Li Yaqing never saw Xia Liang again.

There would no longer be anyone cheering for her as she danced, no one earnestly persuading her to stop, and no one always waiting for her with a smile, comforting her.

It was all over.

This was the day she had supposedly been waiting for, but when it actually arrived, it only made her feel so tasteless.

Everyone is insignificant in the world, but everyone carries a different weight to each other. After Xia Liang left, Li Yaqing's life hadn't changed, but it felt like everything had.

Xia Liang had completely forgotten her, but she still kept an eye on Xia Liang secretly.

She heard that Xia Liang seemed to have made new friends, like Lin Xiaolu from class three, the short class pet; she heard that Xia Liang had found a proper job and was making good money; she heard that Xia Liang had started to become a good kid, no longer wearing makeup, and her grades had improved significantly.

The traces of their time together had nearly disappeared from Xia Liang.

That's probably why, when she saw Xia Liang again in the arcade, she was so excited.

She couldn't help but mock herself, thinking that Xia Liang had actually come here for her.

The moment she heard Xia Liang's cheers, she understood everything had ended.

The noisy crowd around her and the bustling voices seemed like a separate world, having nothing to do with her.

Looking at the flashing cues on the dance machine screen and the approaching challenging storm, she finally took a deep breath, and then, withdrew her foot.

Not for any particular reason, just because she suddenly felt it was somewhat boring.

Having reached this point, it was best to retain some dignity and not to spoil the last things she liked anymore.

"You've already gone, huh."

She murmured to herself, turning her head to look at the blue-haired girl beside her, "It seems, it's indeed no longer necessary for you to come back." Experience tales at empire

Her voice was drowned out by the noisy music in the arcade, turning into a murmur that no one heard.

As the song faded and the footsteps slowed, the two on the dance machine stopped their movements, ending the contest.

Li Yaqing scored SS, missing a perfect score by just one mistake; Emerald Sparrow scored SSS, all perfect, a deserved full mark.

Cheers erupted below, thunderous applause, and the players around were all shouting "one more round," as if what they had just witnessed wasn't a contest but an enjoyable performance.

Xia Liang was also standing in the crowd, lightly clapping.

She had stood in that spot countless times, simply cheering for Li Yaqing as a spectator; but now, while Li Yaqing was still on the dance pad, the applause she earned was not for this "old friend" but for the person beside her.

In the end, Emerald Sparrow won the match and also broke the arcade's record.

The crowd was still cheering, but the delinquent girls were not happy at all. After Li Yaqing stepped down from the dance machine without a word, it was the blonde delinquent girl who challenged Emerald Sparrow to the next game.

The outcome was just as predictable.

The results left the delinquents feeling utterly hopeless; no matter what game they chose, they could not beat Emerald Sparrow. It wasn't until everyone had tried once that they shockingly realized they hadn't won a single game.

Emerald Sparrow remained silent throughout until all the delinquent girls acknowledged their defeat. She then walked over to Li Yaqing slowly.

"...What?" Her actions left Li Yaqing puzzled. She looked up but saw Emerald Sparrow pointing towards a corner of the arcade.

Preoccupied with her thoughts, she did not ponder the meaning of the gesture. Instead, filled with curiosity, she followed Emerald Sparrow to the corner of the arcade.

Slap!

As soon as she stood still, what followed was a slap.

Slap!

Before she could react, another slap came from the opposite side.

The intense pain and dizziness made Li Yaqing's head buzz, forcing her to cover her face instinctively, not even knowing what had happened.

"The first slap is for your provocation today, the second is for the harm you've done to that child in the past."

Emerald Sparrow's voice was calm, looking at her seriously, "Xia Liang told me about your actions. She may not mind, she can forgive, but that's no excuse for you to feel at ease."

"I'm not your parent or elder, so I have neither the right nor the duty to teach you, but I want to help that child, so I must give you the appropriate punishment."

Covering her face, Li Yaqing looked forward in confusion, only to see Emerald Sparrow pull out a notebook from her chest, flip it open, and place it in front of her.

And when the notebook was opened, she saw a portrait on the first page with a rather conspicuous stamp below it.

It was the stamp of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau.

This was the identity document that Emerald Sparrow had the Abnormal Strategy Bureau issue for herself. Although it didn't entail any substantial position, the stamp below was indeed genuine.