Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

Chapter 206 136 The Journey Home_2

At that moment, Hong Siyu felt nothing but absurdity.

Yet, the next sentence spoken by the man before her seemed to grasp her heart with an invisible hand.

"Go back," he said, "return to your own life."

He stood at the doorway, his dull eyes showing no emotion, "Don't get involved in this matter. There's nothing left here worth your sentiment."

Hong Siyu didn't know with what mindset the man had uttered those words, but upon hearing them, she felt she must do something.

Whether for him or for herself, she had to do something.

But what could she possibly do?

She was just a coward, a loser, an idiot who fled to a strange city and hid for eleven years because the person she liked married someone else. What could she do for the man before her?

She had always been inarticulate, not good at socializing. Her personality determined that she couldn't be someone who could enlighten others.

At thirty-three, Hong Siyu had lost the youthful bloom of a young girl, the power of a Magical Girl, and the concern of past companions. Standing there, she was no longer of the same world as the man before her. He was an innocent civilian whose wife had been murdered; she was an official from the Abnormal Strategy Bureau.

Never had she felt the distance between them so great.

The passing of time had silently transformed everything. All former innocence and naivety were irretrievably lost, leaving behind two people alienated by life appearing so feeble and ugly.

Miracles and magic had once embraced them, but for some reason, they had not left even the slightest mark on them. The dazzling career of a Magical Girl seemed like a dream. After the dream faded, all that remained in reality were remnants.

It shouldn't be like this.

That's what Hong Siyu believed.

She knew that the man before her had once possessed the right to be a "lifetime Magical Girl." Even though he had been severely injured back then and could no longer wield such power, a spark of miracles still lingered in him.

He shouldn't be like this; he couldn't be like this.

But could she, with her awkward tongue, truly convey her feelings properly?

Was there a way for her to break through the barrier separating them and boldly tell him the words that she had never dared to speak before?

Even she didn't know why, at that moment, she subconsciously chose a course of action. She forced a smile that she would never have worn before and said to the man with a surprisingly hearty demeanor,

"What's this? Meeting a junior you haven't seen in years, why the gloomy face?"

She wasn't one to show such smiles or speak such words, always preferring to keep her thoughts to herself. But now, she was forcing herself to speak out, frankly, just like someone else would.

Because she knew, she had always envied that person.

She envied that person's frankness, optimism, and perseverance. All the things she had never achieved, that person had.

That's why she had successfully found love and come together with this man.

What would she say, seeing her husband like this? What would she think, knowing she had died? What would she do, when trying to encourage someone?

Musing and contemplating, Hong Siyu started to laugh, to jest, to joke around.

She knew whom she was imitating.

She didn't want that person to be dead at all. Even if it was because of her death that she had the chance to be here, she would have preferred it was the other person here instead.

But as things stood, a life that had passed could not be brought back; all she could do was emulate.

She wanted to become An Ya.

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At thirty-three, Hong Siyu wanted to find a miracle.

To find that miracle, to revive "Lin Yun's" spirit, she must first uncover the cause of An Ya's death.

The Fangting City squad from eighteen years ago had become history. The current Magical Girls stationed in Fangting City had left to pursue the real culprit. As the only person related to the case remaining in the city, many tasks fell upon Hong Siyu.

She was responsible for liaising with the local Abnormal Strategy Bureau; she had to assist the next Seeder in cultivating new Magical Girls; she had to investigate what happened to An Ya before her death. To this end, she needed to contact the local Abnormal Strategy Bureau.

After remotely consulting with the local authorities and scheduling an appointment, she went to the local Abnormal Strategy Bureau building the following day.

Upon returning from Tiandu City, after seeing the grandeur of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau headquarters, Hong Siyu was surprised to find that what she remembered as a magnificent structure was now just a common building.

Walking through the hall of the building, among the passing staff of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, there seemed to be a few familiar faces, possibly ones she had encountered over a decade ago, but Hong Siyu couldn't recall any of them clearly.

Instead, it was the new faces among them who seemed to notice Hong Siyu, casting glances at her as she walked by.