I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 26 Honesty and Forgiveness

As lunchtime approached, Noah finished her training session.

Then, she made a suggestion—

"This is a rare opportunity, would you like to have lunch together?"

Upon hearing this suggestion, Yotsuba and Asaka exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with undisguised longing.

Then, their gazes fell simultaneously on their magical girl battle outfits.

The two of them really wanted to go, but considering that they were still dressed as magical girls, going out to eat like that... was a bit too conspicuous.

They had encountered this before; appearing as magical girls easily attracts the attention of passersby.

While it might not cause a commotion, it's still quite uncomfortable for an ordinary girl who's used to the everyday world to have everyone's eyes on her.

Moreover, if they encounter a few guys who lack a sense of boundaries and insist on talking to them and taking pictures... the two junior high school students would indeed be at a loss.

"Are you worried about attracting too much attention?"

Noah noticed their hesitation.

"Don't worry. People aren't that curious about magical girls anymore. After all, magical girls aren't that rare."

"You're not some household-name magical girls, so even if you attract some attention, it won't be too bad."

Chaoxia nodded, seemingly agreeing with Noah's statement.

However, Yotsuba still looked hesitant. It seemed she really couldn't stand being seen by too many people, so even after Noah said that, she was still somewhat hesitant.

"Seriously, this is so troublesome."

A voice suddenly came from the other side.

She had barely spoken during the previous training. But now she walked over—

"If you're worried that this outfit is too flashy, why not just go back to what you're wearing 'over there' and go to eat?"

After saying that, she didn't even give anyone time to react before snapping her fingers.

"Snap—"

As the voice faded, a blinding black light flashed, and Higanbana deactivated her magical girl transformation.

"ah……?!"

The moment they saw the other side's true form, the Morning Glow Man was completely dumbfounded.

Yu...Sister Yuran? !

Wait a minute, so the other side is Sister Yu Ran?

Although she hadn't spoken much with the other side, the sudden discovery that an acquaintance of hers was a hidden magical girl was still quite shocking.

Then, Zhaoxia roughly understood why the other side hadn't spoken much before.

Although Lingbo doesn't talk much, the two of them have different feelings for each other.

Lingbo gives the impression of simply not wanting to talk, but the silence on the other side carries a sense of alienation from Noah, which is why she doesn't speak.

Was it because the other side was Sister Yu Ran?!

She and Senior Noah are rivals in love, that's why she feels that way!

Looking at it this way... he recognized three of the other four people present... so there seemed to be no point in him continuing to maintain the "morning glow" persona.

The only one I don't recognize is Ayanami... who looks to be only 10 years old. It seems that even if she knew my true form, it wouldn't matter.

Thinking of this, Chaoxia also deactivated her transformation and returned to Qin Xiaoling's appearance.

"Huh?"

Siye stared blankly at Qin Xiaoling, who had suddenly reverted to her original form. She looked at Qin Xiaoling, then at He Yuran, and finally turned to Noah for help, seemingly completely unaware of the current situation.

"Oh my! Isn't this Xiaoling? I never imagined that Chaoxia was you!"

He Yuran used an exaggerated, affected tone to show her "surprise".

...Could your performance be any more exaggerated?

Lingbo silently complained in her heart.

"I...I'm surprised too! Sister Yuran, I didn't know you were a magical girl too!"

Qin Xiaoling seemed oblivious to the affectation in He Yuran's tone; her surprise was genuine...

Watching their conversation, Siye was a little confused. She tugged at Qin Xiaoling's sleeve: "Um... Xiaoling, who... who is this...?"

"Oh, right! Yotsuba, you can turn back now." Qin Xiaoling then remembered her companion beside her. "It's okay, everyone here knows each other!"

"Huh...? Oh..."

Despite being completely bewildered, out of trust for her companion, Yotsuba reverted to her original form and returned to being Ye Han.

"Well then, let me introduce you—" Qin Xiaoling cleared her throat, stretched out her hand toward He Yuran, and prepared to introduce Ye Han.

However, when she tried to speak, she stammered.

How should I introduce it?

Is Sister Yu Ran considered my brother's girlfriend? But... I don't think so, right? But Sister Yu Ran and my brother slept together last night, so that means they've established a relationship, right?

After thinking for a long time, Qin Xiaoling chose the most common and safest explanation:

"This...this is my older brother's good friend! We're really close, he's a frequent guest! You could almost say he's our fourth member!"

"Huh? Is that so?" Ye Han nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Then, her gaze naturally fell on the shorter figure who was one of only two people on the field still in magical girl form.

"Then... Little Rei, will you not change back into human form?"

"I?"

Lingbo's voice remained calm and indifferent.

"...No need."

She turned her head slightly to avoid Ye Han's gaze.

"This is my everyday clothes. There's no need to change back."

Lingbo secretly rejoiced, thankful that she felt her Lolita outfit was too flashy when she went out, so she changed into casual clothes.

She thought she wouldn't need the clothes most of the time when she bought them yesterday, but she was proven wrong the very next day.

"Is that so..."

"Eh... I'm also a little curious about Little Lingbo's true form," Qin Xiaoling stared intently at her, "Who could such a cute little sister be in her true form...? Could she also be someone I know?!"

Lingbo was startled, but remained indifferent, only glancing sideways at Qin Xiaoling.

"But thinking about it carefully, it seems like... I don't know any children around ten years old..."

Qin Xiaoling pondered to herself, quickly ruling out the possibility that she might know Lingbo's true form, and a hint of disappointment appeared on her face.

"You can completely trust Lingbo."

Noah's voice rang out at just the right moment. With a familiar smile on her face, she walked to Lingbo's side and gently placed her hand on her slender shoulder.

"After all, she's someone who shares the same blood as me!"

"Huh?!"

Qin Xiaoling was stunned again.

Same bloodline?

Does this mean... that Noah-senpai and Rei... are sisters?

Looking at them now, they really do look alike!

"Alright, alright," He Yuran's voice broke in. She stepped forward and grabbed Qin Xiaoling's hand. "We're all hungry, let's go eat!"

Lingbo looked up and glanced at Noah, who was still smiling.

Shared bloodline...that's an interesting way to put it. But normally, when someone says they're related by blood, their first thought is definitely that they're family, and they wouldn't even consider the possibility that the two people are the same person.