Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 599 - 158: Gradually Clarifying Thoughts

When she returned to the Colorful Cloud Wetland once more, Emerald Sparrow's emotions had stabilized considerably, yet she was still deep in thought.

Rationally speaking, she was well aware that most of the things Molu advised were correct. In fact, if she were to judge everything she was facing now as a third party, she might have given advice similar to Molu's.

However, when the matter involved the defense of the Garden and when everything before her eyes gradually merged with the remnants of twenty years ago, Emerald Sparrow realized that she was perhaps far less rational than she imagined.

The conspiracy between Claw Mark and Black Ash Dawn was definitely not a good thing, so it was impossible to let them act freely. The response from the Magical Affairs Institute and the Research Institute was only natural; even though there were private interests involved, it was by no means a bad thing.

So, undoubtedly, the problem lay with herself.

What kind of feelings made her so unwilling to directly oppose these "City Defense Army traitors"?

Perhaps it was because her view of these "old allies" was always tinted with a certain filter of memory.

Because they had once risked their lives for the same goal, because they had once fought the same enemy, because they had once tasted the same pain and sadness... too many "same" instances made her unconsciously see herself as someone similar to them.

She was well aware that people could change. Even Mo He, who had traveled with her not long ago and exchanged a lot of communication, might only have been showcasing her acting skills. Putting on an idealistic front while being a heinous executioner behind the scenes... she had thought of all these possibilities.

But at the same time, she couldn't help but wonder if there was a possibility: that these former comrades, even though they were now with Claw Mark, were not the same kind of people as Sparrow, Yuan, and White Wolf?

This sounded like an excuse for her "old comrades," yet it was not entirely impossible. After all, based on the information Emerald Sparrow knew, divided by origin and timeline, Claw Mark consisted of at least three parts.

The first part, undoubtedly the core of Claw Mark's establishment, were White Wolf's confidants back when he served as a Purple Diamond in the Magic Kingdom, all being Magical Girls with numerous interests intertwined with the Finance Court. These Magical Girls were unquestionably loyal to White Wolf, capable of betraying the Kingdom for him, making any other actions possible as well.

The second part included those "eliminated" individuals who merged with Claw Mark during the time they started defecting from the Kingdom for unknown reasons. Much like Mo He, as well as many Magical Girls who were injured and had their combat abilities greatly diminished in the two-world war.

The last part consisted of those who defected from the Kingdom due to improper conduct and joined after Claw Mark became independent and gradually gained fame. It was hard to consider any of these Magical Girls as good people, and their voluntary defection and joining a "traitor organization" was a statement: these Magical Girls were likely drawn to wickedness from the start.

Among these three groups, the first and third parts were undoubtedly outright terrorists. However, the second part was full of perplexities.

From the composition, these people were undoubtedly the most out of place within Claw Mark. Aside from this, what they encountered post-war that led to their defection, why they merged with White Wolf and others, and what they did after joining Claw Mark, remained great mysteries.

Furthermore, if Mo He hadn't lied or concealed part of the truth, based on her descriptions of her "job content," it didn't seem like a terror operation at all, but rather like some kind of sociological experiment.

After compiling all this information, the question that laid before Emerald Sparrow became quite vague.

Were these "old comrades" of hers already in the darkness, opposed to normal society, or were they deep in the mire but still sane, just waiting for someone to give them a hand?

As she pondered these questions, Emerald Sparrow unknowingly found herself back at the small cottage where Mo He and others once lived.

The cabin lights were already on, but judging from the camping equipment outside, another group of people had moved in. This meant that the question in her heart was destined to remain unanswered by the parties involved.

Without a definitive answer, making it impossible to determine what attitude to hold towards these people, what more could she do?

Standing in front of the brightly lit white viewing house, Emerald Sparrow stood still, gripping the long skirt she had tucked in her arm, waiting for a while before moving.

Is there a solution that can ensure the safety of the certification assessment scene, while also allowing the security forces to show restraint and not immediately strike at Mo He and others, preserving a space for inquiry into the truth? And in the process, not overly exposing traces of her intervention in the operations of the Magical Affairs Institute, nor revealing her communication with these Claw Marks; ideally, she could also reasonably distinguish between Claw Mark and Black Ash Dawn, without letting go of those pests under Black Ash Dawn during the filtering process...

"...Ah."

Got it.

After a long time, Emerald Sparrow thought of a somewhat clumsy and inefficient plan but one that could indeed perfectly execute her will.

——She would capture Mo He and the others herself, and leave Black Ash Dawn to be handled by the Research Institute, wouldn't that work?

She could recognize which ones were her old colleagues from the City Defense Army, so she wouldn't choose the wrong people from the start. With her taking action personally, she could ensure that the intensity of the battle was controlled, and wouldn't kill them outright. If, after questioning, it was confirmed that the other party had indeed fallen and couldn't be saved, then she would bring them to justice herself.

Undoubtedly, this was the safest plan she could think of.

The only concern was whether there was a chance of being recognized while dealing with Claw Mark and others, so perhaps she should adjust the layout of the examination site to ensure that she was acting in unnoticed locations.

Furthermore, adjustments to the distribution of defense forces around the examination site and changes to the locations of observers and the movement range of candidates were necessary to accommodate her plan.

As Emerald Sparrow calculated the specific planning contents in her heart, she turned around and walked towards her small home, carefully holding her skirt.

Since the core of the plan was clear, there was no need to contemplate it alone here. She could completely hand over the plan to the Magical Affairs Institute for Zhe Helan and others to help her perfect it.

It was deep into the night, and if she didn't go back, the juniors might worry about her.

After walking for a while, Emerald Sparrow returned to the small cottage.

To her surprise, there stood a person at the door of the cottage.

Lin Xiaolu was holding her phone, biting her thumb nail, with a look of deep thought on her face, pacing repeatedly within a few meters radius of the door, as if making some difficult choice.

"...Why hasn't she come back yet, could there really be something wrong? Should I make a call? But if it's really an important occasion, my call might ruin things, yet if something really happened and I don't call, it wouldn't be right..."

Emerald Sparrow could vaguely hear her strange muttering.

Lin Xiaolu's strange behavior continued until Emerald Sparrow approached the door, and her footsteps became quite obvious, then she stopped, looked in the direction of her with anticipation, and showed expressions of "expectation," "relieved happiness," "joy"; afterwards, expressions of "confusion," "surprise," "amazement" appeared; mimicking a Sichuan opera face-change, she then evolved into "admiration," "shock," "emotion."

Had Emerald Sparrow not witnessed this with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to imagine someone's face could display so many expressions in just a few seconds, and the person was even her dear daughter. freewebnoveℓ.com

"It's so beautiful."

Finally, Lin Xiaolu's face settled into "enchantment," as she admired Emerald Sparrow's image at that moment, bringing her hands together as if praying to a deity, and closed her eyes:

"If this is a dream, please let me not wake up; if this is reality, please let me be able to see this supreme beauty of the world when I open my eyes."

After murmuring, she reopened her eyes, and upon confirming what she saw was real...

Lin Xiaolu shed tears.

"I live in this world to witness this moment. Emerald Sparrow, you are simply an angel!"

She adopted a posture intending to rush up and affectionately embrace her, yet hesitated, leaving her stuck halfway, turning into a posture resembling worship.

This excessively exaggerated performance, which seemed akin to making a fool of oneself, rendered Emerald Sparrow speechless for a moment.

She lowered her head, glanced at the attire on her body, and realized she had been lost in thought on the way back and thus forgot to change out of the princess dress she wore for the dinner party.

Was this outfit's effect really that good?

She couldn't help but wonder, but as Xia Liang and Bai Jingxuan came out due to the commotion caused by Lin Xiaolu, they also displayed expressions not much different from Lin Xiaolu's, differing only in intensity, she realized the answer to her question;

——Okay, it seems that Molu's taste in clothing is indeed quite excellent.