bookrebus Chapter 497 A Day with Marigolds
Chapter 497 A Day with Marigolds
"Ring ring ring ring—"
"Ring ring ring!"
The alarm clock made a loud noise from the bedside table.
A slender hand reached out from under the covers and slapped the noisy alarm clock to silence it.
"Lan Shuang—it's time for breakfast."
"Here it comes!"
A familiar voice called from outside. The girl quickly answered, put on a coat over her pajamas, and walked out of the bedroom, looking at the steaming bowl of congee with preserved egg and lean pork on the table.
Beside the table, Mother, wearing an apron and heat-resistant gloves, stood at the kitchen doorway, taking a steaming basket of dumplings out of the steamer.
Upon seeing her, her mother smiled gently.
Are you going out to hang out with your friends today?
"Yes... I had a lot of fun with Youyou and her sister yesterday."
"Did you study after you came back?" the father asked with a light laugh as he ate dumplings at the table, pushing up his glasses.
"There was review!"
"Don't forget your midterm exams while you're having fun!"
"I know—is this dumpling filled with pork?"
"That's chive filling over there."
The family of three was very happy. Jin Lanshuang changed her clothes, said goodbye to her mother, and left home happily, basking in the sunshine that had once again illuminated the snow city.
This morning, the magical storm that swept through Snow City gradually subsided, the unusually heavy snow also dissipated, and the spring sunshine returned.
"Mmm—!"
The girl tiptoed lightly, her white over-the-knee socks tucked into her sneakers, shook out the spring dress she'd pulled from the closet, and strode towards spring.
This morning, I had made a very important appointment with my colleagues and seniors—
[Hero Association Commission: SS Rank]
Jin Lanshuang entered the subway and found a corner seat. She looked at the gold-bordered black pattern displayed on her phone screen.
This is the highest priority matter that the Hero Association can issue.
Under normal circumstances, the intercity branch can only discuss and issue corresponding S-level commissions, while SS-level commissions received by the branch must be directly approved by the general president before they can be issued.
This made Jin Lanshuang very excited.
Last night, after being dragged by Youyou to watch the epic battle between Hyacinth and Heart Moon Fox, a battle completely beyond her own level, Jin Lanshuang received this request, which was supposedly sent to every magical girl:
[Large-scale pilot treatment for reproductive diseases among rabbit-like beastmen]
On the hottest magical girl forum, 【Magical☆BBS】, a discussion thread about SS-rank commissions has become a hot topic and has even been featured by the forum's administrator, 【Red Rose】.
It's worth noting that this group admin had never posted anything since the forum was first established. While there might be some suspicion that the elderly person wasn't very good at using electronic devices, this long-awaited appearance is enough to prove how popular the topic is.
Even quite a few certified magical girls themselves participated in the discussion:
Dazzling and radiant☆Absolutely dazzling☆Magical Girl☆Bai Lili: [I got the first comment!]
The comments below were filled with meaningless nonsense like "bench," "floor," and "basement," but there were also quite a few fans who posted crazy comments like "Miss Bai Lili, I like you so much!"
Wheat Ear: [Has Bai Lili also received a commission?]
A rare ID appeared in the comments section, but compared to the previous flood of negative comments, the reformed Maisui's reply section has gradually seen more crazy replies from fans.
Bai Lili: [Yes, it seems Inari has spread this commission quite widely.]
Bai Lili: [@Hellcat, speak up, have you received the commission yet?]
Magical Girl Fox Official: [Image] The cat is eating, I'm here to reply for her!
A popular, high-profile ID appeared, and the number of replies instantly soared to four figures, filled with insane comments like "It's a fox."
The comments section was filled with countless magical girls from all over the world. Almost every magical girl active on the forum left a message, instantly turning it into a carnival for fans from all over.
Jin Lanshuang browsed through the comments with great interest, unable to suppress the smile on her face.
Not far from her, Yue Tianxin quietly peeked out from behind the fire extinguisher and looked at the girl who was scrolling through the forum and grinning foolishly.
Magical Girl Marigold
Real name: Jin Lanshuang
Su Tianqing knew far less about this local Snow City resident than she did about Xia Youyou.
After all, he had been busy with the matter of Rabbit Star Shadow before, and now that he had finally succeeded, he finally had time to pay attention to this child that he had almost forgotten.
Data retrieved from the Hero Association's database, combined with the enhanced intelligence from the secret manual, reveals that Jin Lanshuang's past experiences were quite ordinary:
Born and raised in Syracuse, she had excellent grades, was not bullied, and had several close friends in her class who would occasionally invite her to hang out.
My father is a senior engineer at a software company with a good annual salary, and my mother is a typical housewife who does some handicrafts as a hobby. The family is harmonious and happy.
Such family conditions are like paradise compared to other magical girls, which even makes Su Tianqing wonder why Jin Lanshuang was able to become a magical girl.
That's unreasonable, absolutely unreasonable!
Magical girls should all have some family trauma, so that their inner will to protect others can be more easily ignited.
But after checking Jin Lanshuang's mother's file, Su Tianqing suddenly felt relieved.
【Retired Magical Girl】
Code Name: Periwinkle
Okay, okay, is this how you play?
I knew it! How could Jin Lanshuang, with such a happy family, become a magical girl? Turns out her mother is a retired magical girl senior!
Of course, Su Tianqing did not intend to look for this senior who had been retired for many years. After all, the senior had his own family and life, and it was best not to disturb him.
But why would the secret manual give him such a task?
[Task: The Blooming of Marigolds]
[Understanding the marigold and helping her find her own protective will]
Hmm...that's interesting.
You casually gave me this task when you decided to observe the marigolds? Even if you say you didn't spy on me, I won't believe you, Secret Codex.
Su Tianqing's internal complaints received no response, so she could only observe the adorable reactions of Jinmahua as she scrolled through the forum with a silly grin, while thinking about the activities that were about to take place.
That's right, while I'm thinking about this side quest, I also have an important matter to attend to.
That was the SS-rank commission issued by the Hero Association, and also his ultimate goal in coming to Snow City—
With the help of the groundbreaking treatment method that Inari and I jointly developed and experimented with, we can solve the reproductive disease that plagues the rabbit-like beastmen once and for all!
Su Tianqing recalled the scene from the villains' activity summary last night.
After hearing a detailed explanation of the development and experimental conclusions of this therapy, the rabbit naturally reacted the most.
She was practically bursting into tears and swearing eternal loyalty to herself.
It's not just for the rabbit's gratitude, you know. This fox isn't that shallow. I'll definitely do anything to help my companions!
But while I'm doing this treatment, could I also take the opportunity to complete Miss Marigold's side quest?
Looking at the girl who seemed no different from any other person not far away, Su Tianqing fell into deep thought.