"Although it is our first eting, you don't need to be so formal. Please, have a seat."
"Yes, Teacher."
"You don't need to call teacher; you can call Erald Sparrow."
"Understood, Teacher."
"Why insist on calling teacher?"
"The caregivers said it's more polite to address soone who teaches you as 'teacher.'"
"Among magical girls, we don't call each other by ntor and student. For soone more experienced, we just use 'senior.'"
"Got it! Senior Teacher!"
"...You might as well keep calling teacher."
The above conversation took place on the sa afternoon.
At Lin Xiaolu, also known as Erald Sparrow's ho, while the other two girls were practicing their magic power in the living room, Erald Sparrow took Bai Jingxuan away from them to the dining room for a one-on-one talk.
This was the first ti Erald Sparrow had a direct conversation with this newcor, and it was also the first ti she saw what Bai Jingxuan truly looked like.
Unlike her appearance with a short bob and a dical eye patch, which made her seem fragile and delicate, there was a subtly masculine air about Bai Jingxuan when she spoke.
Perhaps it was her simple and crisp trouser outfit, or the bright light in her right eye, or even the subtly mature tone in her speech. Altogether, these elents could make one feel as if they were conversing with a quiet, precocious little boy.
Erald Sparrow had thought that with such experiences, the child in front of her would show a more introverted and closed-off personality, but, contrary to what she had imagined, Bai Jingxuan appeared very normal.
And this normalcy, combined with her experiences, was strangely fascinating.
But obviously, this wasn't sothing that could be resolved through conversation at the mont, what she had to do now was simply to get to know who Bai Jingxuan was, and her talents as a magical girl.
Undoubtedly, having an identity as a "deviant," Bai Jingxuan was quite special even among magical girls.
As for her character and behavior, they matched Erald Sparrow's initial impression; the child did not show any issues.
However, after the conversation had smoothly progressed for a while, during a pause as Erald Sparrow considered what to ask next, Bai Jingxuan suddenly spoke up, "Um, teacher, there's sothing I want to ask you."
"What is it?" replied Erald Sparrow casually.
"You ntioned earlier that we are the magical girl team of Fangting City, right?"
"Yes."
"Then, is there a magical girl here who wears a pink dress and has pink hair?"
This question made Erald Sparrow sharply raise her eyes.
Without a doubt, Bai Jingxuan was describing An Ya.
Hearing a familiar description from the mouth of a stranger made her sowhat surprised for a mont, but she soon suppressed her fluctuating emotions, maintaining her composure as she asked, "Why do you ask?"
"Because, if she is still in Fangting City, I would actually like to et her."
Bai Jingxuan looked at Erald Sparrow, her remaining right eye clear, "Three years ago, I encountered an incident with Remnant Beasts attacking, and she saved my life from that crisis. I've always wanted to thank her."
This child? Was she saved by An Ya?
This information left Erald Sparrow montarily stunned.
But she soon realized that it was entirely possible.
The records showed that Bai Jingxuan had encountered an attack by a Remnant Beast three years ago, and at that ti, An Ya was still alive and active in Fangting City. With An Ya's strength, saving a child from a disaster would not have been difficult.
However, once the truth of the matter was confird, Erald Sparrow didn't know how to respond to Bai Jingxuan.
Because An Ya was already dead.
Should she tell her right here that the Magical Girl she wanted to et had already sacrificed herself? Would such news be too cruel for her?
But if she didn't tell her, after all, it wasn't a secret, how long could she keep it hidden?
Considering the child in front of her had already experienced the loss of her parents to the Remnant Beasts, and recalling Liu Wenqin's request for her to help the child understand and handle everything she had been through properly, Erald Sparrow felt she might have to lie again.
She could feel that the gratitude and admiration for Sakura, or in other words, An Ya, were probably the main reasons this child could face the identity of a Magical Girl positively. If she were to recklessly cut this thread, then all that would be left to tie her to the identity of a Magical Girl would be her power and the hatred stemming from her parents' death at the hands of Remnant Beasts.
Erald Sparrow had seen such Magical Girls, who, driven by the death of their loved ones at the hands of Remnant Beasts, lived every day in flas of hatred and would one day be consud by those flas.
No matter what, she should not let Bai Jingxuan beco like that.
So, in response to Bai Jingxuan's question, she could only feign indifference, "We in Fangting City did have such a Magical Girl, but she left two years ago."
"Two years ago?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Jingxuan's expression clearly showed a touch of disappointnt, "I see, I was hoping to et her after becoming a Magical Girl."
Erald Sparrow could only maintain her silence.
She couldn't tell Bai Jingxuan "you will be able to et her soday," because even she couldn't bring herself to say those words.
If possible, she would have liked to et An Ya again as well.
Not to ntion, she didn't want to keep deceiving this sowhat pitiful child.
The conversation had brought her to a point where she already had so ideas about how to train Bai Jingxuan, not just in developing her abilities as an anomaly; more importantly, she needed to preserve the child's positive image of being a Magical Girl, at least, to make her feel that life after becoming a Magical Girl was good, was happy.
Only by doing so could she ensure that when the ti ca to tell her about An Ya, the child would not lose her positive emotional bond and fall completely into negative thinking.
Combining her experiences, she had to make the worst assumption, that even if the child seed normal now, she had to be prepared accordingly.
Moreover, whether it was an illusion or not, Bai Jingxuan's unusual calmness felt to her like a dormant volcano. Such a volcano might appear silent and seem safe, but it still hid fierce and raging lava within.
Erald Sparrow hoped this was just her imagination.
"So, about that pink Magical Girl, I rember her saying her na was Sakura? Miss Sakura, where did she go?" Unaware of Erald Sparrow's considerations, Bai Jingxuan just asked with so confusion.
"Where she went...?"
Carried away by the question, Erald Sparrow looked at Bai Jingxuan, then slowly lowered her gaze, her thoughts becoming sowhat hazy, "Perhaps to a place free from worries for Magical Girls?"
At least she hoped An Ya was free from worries.
If there was a place the soul could go after death, then as a Magical Girl who had saved countless lives, An Ya should rightfully go to the abode of the virtuous.
The abode of the virtuous should have a wonderful and peaceful life, and should have comndation for her deeds in life. In such a world, Erald Sparrow hoped An Ya could have everything she wanted.
And without a doubt, this question made her think of tomorrow.
Tomorrow would be the anniversary of An Ya's death.
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