Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 574 - 134 Reminder

After finishing the call with the three juniors, Lin Yun lingered in the bar for a while.

The drink recommended by the bartender indeed met his needs. Not only did it not make him feel intoxicated, but it also cleared his head due to its refreshing taste. The slight feeling of cloying sweetness from eating desserts all day disappeared after a glass. Leaning back in his chair, Lin Yun swiped through his phone, replied to the last few work-related messages of the day, and then stood up to leave.

Before leaving, for some reason, two young girls, who might or might not be magical girls, approached him to chat, using rather suggestive language. But Lin Yun merely responded politely with a few words before leaving directly.

He knew that approaching the opposite sex in bars wasn't uncommon, but he personally had no interest in it, nor should he.

Returning to the alley next to where he had parked earlier, Lin Yun entered the alley and transformed in the dark.

When she arrived, Emerald Sparrow had already included Mo He's coat in the "casual mode" of the Dragon Gallstone Gem, so by activating the gem, it restored her clothes to what she wore when she came. However, after doing all this, she didn't return the same way but exited from the other end of the alley and circled back to where she parked.

She knew there weren't many surveillance cameras around, but to avoid being seen by someone with intentions, caution was necessary.

Thus, having successfully muddled through the identity crisis, Emerald Sparrow got into the car, entered her pre-recorded magic power information, and drove back to the Colorful Cloud Wetland.

After returning, the first thing she did was find Mo He, return the coat, and inform him where she had parked, so he wouldn't have trouble finding it later.

"Anyway, thank you very much; you really helped me out a lot."

Seeing Mo He accept the coat, Emerald Sparrow decided not to disturb further and waved, saying, "Then I'll be going now."

"...Um, wait a second."

But just before leaving, Mo He hesitantly called out to Emerald Sparrow.

"Is there something else?" Emerald Sparrow stopped.

"Well, it's not that I need something from you; rather, I feel there's something I should tell you."

Mo He hugged the coat in her arms a little tighter: "In just half a month from now, this year's examination is going to happen."

"Indeed." Emerald Sparrow nodded.

"But this year's examination is different from previous years. Additionally, some rather dangerous things might happen."

Mo He spoke intermittently, as if each word consumed a lot of energy: "So, if you know someone preparing for the examination... it might be best not to go, or at least be cautious."

"Dangerous things?" Emerald Sparrow's brow furrowed.

However, before she could inquire further, Mo He hurriedly bowed and then turned back, quickly running into her small cabin.

Seeing this situation, it became clear that she had reached her limit in expressing things and likely didn't intend to explain further.

Looking at the cabin, which had another barrier spell reactivated and was no longer visible inside, Emerald Sparrow pondered for a moment before ultimately deciding to turn and leave.

If the other party didn't intend to say more, then it was unnecessary to ask more. Since it was related to the examination, she figured she could discuss it with Emerald in a few days.

Asou Haruka had previously mentioned that this year's examination would include a mock real-world Great Beast Disaster project, so it would be more dangerous than in previous years. Was Mo He trying to tell her something about this "mock Great Beast Disaster" situation?

For some reason, Emerald Sparrow didn't believe that was the case.

The "danger" mentioned seemed, based on the tone, to suggest some unexpected interference rather than how frightening the examination itself might be.

And if Mo He wasn't lying, and Asou Haruka's leaked information was also true, coupled with this year being the Queen's Year, the number and quality of examinees will be the highest in 20 years...

Presumably, this year's examinees would be part of a gathering fraught with peril and incredibly fierce competition.

Is it necessary to persuade the juniors to give up and wait until next year?

This thought flashed through Emerald Sparrow's mind once again, a question she had pondered numerous times since Asou Haruka gave her extra information. But when she previously brought up this matter with the three juniors, they all seemed to choose to face the difficulties head-on, and now they've already completed their registration process. At this point, would they really give up if she asked again?

Furthermore, all she currently had were unofficial pieces of information, even what Asou Haruka revealed was yet to be verified; would it be overreacting to abandon the exam based on such information?

Walking back while thinking, Emerald Sparrow still couldn't come up with a conclusion, so she temporarily set the issue aside.

Now, only half a month remained until the examination, so she decided to wait a little longer and gather more relevant information, considering it comprehensively before making a decision.

Currently, she faced another problem.

Although Lin Xiaolu probably didn't pay much attention when buying it, there's likely a candle in the Fangting City squad's scenic cabin that burns according to one's birthday.

Yes, Emerald Sparrow hadn't ignored that candle, even though the candle didn't respond at the time because it was behind a screen.

She could choose not to care about the candle since it might not burn. Based on her father's reactions in childhood, she understood her actual birthdate wasn't February 14th. If the candle merely determined the user's birthday with the help of an astrology technique, she was likely to pass safely.

But the problem was, what if it wasn't just astrology?

Emerald Sparrow knew how many bizarre functions could exist within magic techniques, ranging from mind reading to memory searching and history tracing. Although these techniques are typically high-end and complex, theoretically they're impossible to be used on a mere candle, yet there's still some unease.

Or maybe just ignore it, let the candle burn if it must, revealing her birthdate to the juniors might not immediately lead to an identity conflict?

Emerald Sparrow thought about it for a bit and quickly rejected the idea because a crack initiated by ants could ultimately cause a dam's collapse; continuous exposure of small details would eventually lead to a situation where lies can no longer cover the truth.

She decided to tackle the candle wholeheartedly.

Therefore, upon returning to the cabin and seeing the half-eaten cake in the middle of the table alongside the juniors chatting, she raised her alertness to the maximum.

"Ah, you're finally back, Emerald Sparrow, so slow!"

This time, it was Lin Xiaolu who first noticed Emerald Sparrow's return, and unsurprisingly, her first words mentioned the cake:

"Actually, we've already celebrated my dad's birthday, and the cake has been cut, it's just too bad you weren't here."

"Teacher!"

Bai Jingxuan, as usual, rushed over to her enthusiastically like an ever-energetic puppy as soon as Emerald Sparrow returned.

"There's still cake left, saved just for you, Little Senior." Xia Liang said nonchalantly while playing on her phone.

Clearly, in her view, the most likely point to go wrong had already passed, meaning it was time to relax.

Only Emerald Sparrow was aware that she had one last hurdle to clear.

The table with the cake was on her inevitable path back, whether or not she partook, she needed to pass by it, and the candle representing "37" was perched atop the cake.

Though not skilled in magic techniques, at this time, she added multiple safeguards. First, she used Perception Weakening to dull her breathing and footsteps; simultaneously, she cloaked her true form using the Magic Power Concealment technique to prevent being detected through her magical essence; lastly, she cleared her mind, thinking only of useless fragmented words, before stepping forward.

Step one, step two.

As the cake grew nearer in her view, Emerald Sparrow pretended to nonchalantly hold Bai Jingxuan's arm while taking a deep breath.

Step three, step four.

She could feel her tension increasing, which in turn heightened the activity of her magic power; fortunately, these were internal changes and weren't outwardly visible.

Steps five, six, seven, eight.

As she passed by the cake, Emerald Sparrow sensed a wave of magic scan past her, and there was indeed some kind of magic structure present, but it was quite simplistic and crude.

Because the magic structure was simple enough, she could even deduce its detection focus and investigation target: this magic technique scanned the heart rate and magic activity level of nearby objects.

Undoubtedly, if it were an ordinary person, there would inherently be a heart rate. In contrast, an important indicator for a magical girl with a pure magic body is the magic activity level. Simply scanning such indicators was indeed elementary, so much lower-level than astrology.

Yet, the issue lay in this "magic activity level scanning."

What Emerald Sparrow had previously guarded against were theorized techniques capable of determining "birthdays" – she had cleared her mind, masked her true self, and theoretically, her genuine birth date wasn't February 14th, so if the candle was supposedly some advanced tech, she would likely have passed safely.

However, the result of such a "high-tech" candle, purportedly enhanced with "astrology" and possibly other additional functions...

Turned out to be nothing more than a cheap trinket capable of scanning magic activity levels.

Thus, under everyone's watchful eyes, the candle ignited.