Chapter 292 Confession
When the remaining beasts were defeated and the danger to the city was confirmed to be eliminated, the magical girl's work was over. Next, it was time for the sheriffs under the People's Court to maintain order in the neighborhood, organize special personnel to rebuild damaged buildings, and supervise the return of residents.
After reporting the successful results of the expedition to the headquarters, Cornflower and Nina left the scene and set out on the journey back to the camp.
The two girls each held a big candied haws in their hands, and all kinds of strange little ornaments were hung on their heads. These things were all given by the residents of the neighborhood. The people of the magical kingdom are always particularly enthusiastic about magical girls.
On the way back, both of them were silent.
Nina took a nibble of the candied haws in her hand from time to time, with a lingering look of fear on her face. It seemed that she was still trapped in the dangerous situation just now and had not recovered yet.
Although she used magic to repair her body and clothes after escaping the battle, the feeling of her entire body being soaked in water and even about to turn into a pool of water was still too terrifying for a child of her age.
At this moment, it can be said that she has come out of the body, but her soul is still lost in her memories.
As for Cornflower, as a boy, she was a little scared, but that was all. Instead of worrying and being afraid, she would rather think about the mistakes she made in this battle, such as whether she underestimated the enemy at the beginning, whether she gave the beast too many opportunities, and whether she could do better next time.
Besides this, the reason why she remained silent was because of the slightly embarrassing scene during the battle.
When facing the threat from the enemy, she could ignore it or put these things aside, but when she thought about it afterwards, she and Nina were almost soaked, their clothes were disheveled and stuck together, and Nina's clothes were mostly corroded, making Cornflower hesitate to even look at her for another second.
Cornflower thought that she didn't have too many strange thoughts in her heart, but her real identity was Lin Yun. After all, she was just an adolescent middle school boy. It was inevitable that she would feel a little embarrassed to have this level of contact with the opposite sex.
In such an awkward but unspeakable situation, she could only choose to remain silent and let this inexplicable atmosphere continue to ferment.
It was not until they had flown most of the way and the outline of the camp had gradually appeared in their sight that Mo He gradually came to her senses and her pale face became much more normal. She looked at the candied haws in her hand, which had been half eaten at some point, thought for a while, and then took out her magic suit and sealed it up with the power of "Grip the Present".
"Captain." She suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong?"
"Nimu...she always told me that the captain was a very powerful magical girl, and that she was so amazing. Other teammates even told me that the captain was a very talented and powerful magical girl that was rarely seen in decades."
Hanging the sealed candied haws beside her, Nina looked at Cornflower and said, "But it was not until today that I felt that you are truly amazing, Captain."
"No, they are exaggerating."
Being suddenly praised in such a sincere tone, Cornflower also showed a bit of embarrassment: "I do have the consciousness that I am pretty good, but I definitely don't deserve to be called a once-in-a-decade talent."
"No, Captain, your greatest strength is that you remain so calm during battle."
Nina shook her head. "Even now, I still feel fear when I face those beasts that might really kill me. And, if I fall into fear, I will not be able to think at all. If you, the captain, are not there to tell me what to do, I am afraid I will even forget to use my magic suit."
"Eh? Is that true?"
Noticing that the other party seemed to be in a low mood, Cornflower pretended not to know what he said: "I think you performed very well. That was a half-moth. When you fought with it, you also made great contributions."
"That's only because you, the captain, are commanding me... What's amazing is that the captain can take my abilities into consideration and think of ways to use them in such a situation."
Nina pursed her lips and said, "So, I actually feel that I can understand Nim's thoughts to some extent."
"What does your sister think?" Cornflower looked at her with some surprise.
"Yes, I understand why Nim would rather learn combat techniques from the captain, and she always tells me that she wants to be a magical girl like the captain."
Nina spoke much more fluently than usual. Obviously, this was the result of her careful consideration on the road just now: "Because, the captain is really much better than me, and, although the gap in Kaihua level is 1 level, I feel that the gap between us is countless times greater than this 1 level."
"...Ah, so you are still jealous after all."
Cornflower blinked and showed understanding: "It's actually good to say it like this. I told you before that I don't mind."
"Because, I just realized my true thoughts just now."
Mo He raised his head slightly, feeling the touch of the air brushing against his cheek: "Not only because I feel sorry for the captain, but also because I feel dissatisfied and even jealous when I hear other team members and Nina praising the captain, so I don't want to face you."
“Oh, I see.”
"Won't the captain be angry? Or think that people like me are ugly and despicable... or something like that." Nina cautiously tested Cornflower's thoughts.
"Well, maybe a little? But it's mainly because you always avoided me before, so it made people feel a little unhappy."
Cornflower thought for a moment and said, "Now, we are comrades who have been through life and death together. If we were unlucky, we would have almost died together. With this relationship, the little bit of grudge we had before won't matter, right?"
"Can, can it reach that level?"
Nina opened her eyes slightly, feeling that her movements were so large that the hat on her head was almost blown away by the airflow. She raised her hand to hold down the hat: "Obviously, I didn't play any key role. I was almost a drag. To say that we went through life and death together is a bit..."
"Even if I tell you that you have made great contributions, it won't correct your self-deprecating thoughts, right?"
Cornflower sighed, looked at Nina, and smiled helplessly: "Well, let me put it another way - because even in the most dangerous times, I felt that I still had teammates by my side, and I trusted her very much and believed that she could help me turn the situation around. That's why I was so calm."
The sun, which was approaching the horizon in the distance, spread its light all over the blue sky. The two magical girls, flying among the clouds and dancing in the air currents, stared at each other. For a moment, even time seemed to have stopped.
Nina looked at the girl in front of her. Her navy blue dress danced in the golden light like the most dazzling wings. Her azure blue hair fluttered, intertwined with her clear, gem-like eyes, forming a beautiful picture.
That smile blooming in the golden light may be destined to become one of Nina's most precious memories.
Many years later, even if the world has changed beyond all recognition, even she herself has become unrecognizable, this smile will still be there, unchanged.
(End of this chapter)
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