Chapter 47 Early Summer
Summer vacation is undoubtedly a vacation, but the focus ultimately falls on the word “summer”.
It was mid-July, and the weather was already hot in early summer. Crickets could be heard chirping and making noises on the streets, complaining about the scorching sun.
Warm breezes swept across the lush green trees along the roadside. Even in the shade under the trees, there was no coolness at all. The air was filled with heat, making people feel like every breath was burning.
Lin Xiaolu sat quietly on the sofa in her living room with her eyes closed. Although she was at home, she transformed into a magical girl, with her hands folded in front of the heart seed on her chest, meditating, with magic power surging around her.
The cabinet air conditioner in the living room hummed and supplied cool air, making the temperature in the house much cooler than outside, so even in such weather she was able to calm down and practice well.
The hour hand of the wall clock ticked silently, and in the silent atmosphere it went through half a circle unnoticed, pointing to the exact eleven o'clock.
"Time's up, take a break!" a voice came from beside her.
Recovering her thoughts from her long meditation, Lin Xiaolu slowly opened her eyes and took back the magic power that was overflowing from her body. After a moment of stagnation, she let out a long sigh, and her expression became lively again.
Looking in the direction of the sound, the pink cat-shaped fairy was sitting there smugly and bossily. Seeing Lin Xiaolu looking at it, it wagged its tail and said, "That's great. Your thoughts haven't been interrupted for the past two days. You've made obvious progress, Xiaolu!"
"…Thank you for the compliment."
She subconsciously wanted to curl her lips, but Lin Xiaolu still controlled her expression.
It has been nearly half a month since the summer special training began, and Cuiqiao really did what he said. He increased the tasks of magic training and academic study several times, and without any mercy, he almost completely deprived Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang of their summer vacation.
If it were anything else, Lin Xiaolu would have been impatient a long time ago, but firstly, she had requested this training herself; secondly, the plan was drawn up by a senior whom she admired very much; thirdly, it was related to whether she could become a magical girl who could stand on her own. With all these reasons added up, she could not afford to neglect it.
After this period of intensive training, in addition to the steady growth of her own magic power and soul, her control over magic power has finally become a little more natural.
Of course, he is still not as good as another newcomer of the same period.
"Hiss, it's so cold, can't you turn up the temperature of the air conditioner a little bit?"
Xia Liang, who came up from behind her, complained softly, "I feel so cold that my legs are shaking. I can't concentrate at all."
"Then go to another room." Lin Xiaolu glanced at her.
"It's too hot without air conditioning?" Xia Liang smiled obediently.
"Why do you have so many requirements? If you want to be comfortable, just go back to your own home!" Lin Xiaolu glared at her viciously.
"You know I only have one old air conditioner at home." Xia Liang leaned back on the sofa and grabbed the pillow in front of him. He hummed and said with great enjoyment, "Ah, this is much better. I feel like I can continue to take a nap."
Originally according to Cuiqiao's idea, the training location for the next summer vacation should be set at Xia Liang's home. Whether it was indoor training during the day or study sessions at night, they would all be conducted at Xia Liang's home, which could help Xia Liang relieve some of his loneliness.
However, in this matter, I don’t know what competitive spirit Lin Xiaolu had, she insisted that her own home would also be fine, and finally the daytime special training location was changed to Lin Xiaolu’s home. Thus, this awkward situation was formed, training in one place during the day and having to change to another place for training at night.
"...You are the only one who has this thought in mind." Seeing her calm demeanor, Lin Xiaolu's breath was choked, and she began to feel a little worried, "After all, your training progress is so fast."
After making the decision half a month ago, Xia Liang completely focused on improving his strength. The talent he displayed repeatedly exceeded Lin Xiaolu and even Lin Yun's cognition.
Not to mention the increase in her magic power, even the speed of soul strengthening is unreasonably fast, and the accuracy of her control over magic power is even more effortless. It is estimated that in half a month at most, her magic power and soul will both reach the threshold of forming their true form.
In comparison, some magical girls with ordinary talents would need at least half a year to a year to achieve this process from scratch.
In the current situation, it can be said that as long as Xia Liang masters the trick of forming his true form, he can calmly blossom to the bud stage and obtain his own magic structure.
Although Lin Xiaolu's talent is not bad, she is still much inferior to Xia Liang. If she wants to reach this standard, she will probably have to wait until the end of summer vacation.
"Come to think of it, you haven't explained it in detail yet."
Xia Liang, who was hugging a pillow, suddenly said, "You said that a contact sent you some strange messages a few days ago. What's going on?"
"Hmm? They said there was a magical girl doing evil near Fontaine City..."
Lin Xiaolu held up her cheek indifferently: "What's it called? Claws?"
"Although I don't know your real name, it shouldn't be what you said."
Xia Liang felt a little helpless about her brazen attitude: "But a magical girl who does evil? So there are such people."
"That's normal, right?"
Lin Xiaolu glanced at her: "After all, magic can hurt people."
"Indeed, this is quite different from what is shown on TV." Xia Liang couldn't help but sigh.
"On TV? Magical girls who don't hurt people? You're talking about anime from a few years ago, right?"
"Isn't it now?"
“It’s not been that long ago.”
Lin Xiaolu raised her body and counted on her fingers: "From the era of the Magic Cannon Girl to the recent Colorful Sky Angel, magical girls have to avoid ordinary people when fighting against enemies."
"Xiaolu, you seem to know a lot about magical girl animation?" Xia Liang noticed the information in Lin Xiaolu's words.
"...take a look occasionally." Lin Xiaolu turned her head away.
"Occasionally?" Xia Liang asked as if to confirm.
"Occasionally." Lin Xiaolu said firmly.
The two looked at each other, with a hint of inquiry in Xia Liang's eyes. Although Lin Xiaolu felt a little guilty, she insisted on looking at her stubbornly.
I guess she really doesn't want others to think that she likes magical girl anime.
"Hehe, I won't ask you that. Let's talk about something else. What is it like to be a bad magical girl?"
Seeing that teasing was useless, Xia Liang changed the subject: "Will the bad magical girl still expel the remaining beasts?"
"I don't know. After all, I won't do bad things."
"...Yeah, I probably wouldn't either."
It was rare that Lin Xiaolu blocked his reply with just one sentence, so Xia Liang continued to ask: "So, what should we do if we really encounter this situation?"
"I asked Delphinium, and she said to be careful when attacking normally, and just tell her if you see a magical girl you don't recognize."
Lin Xiaolu thought about it seriously: "I remember that Kuizi said that she was a 'patrol officer'. Catching bad magical girls is also her mission, right?"
"Inspector..." Xia Liang raised his head.
——“Ding Dong.”
Just as the two of them started a new round of gossip using this word, the doorbell suddenly rang at the entrance.
(End of this chapter)
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