The weekend quickly passed by.
Even as the increasingly cold weather made people reluctant to go out, the need to make a living ant most had to step out of their hos to continue their work.
Lin Yun, naturally, was one of those obliged to go to work.
Although having beco a Magical Girl again ant he was under no financial pressure, as the head of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau in Fangting City, he was bound to take charge in these tis of crisis and turbulence.
—"So, let's set off now."
At the entrance of the villa, Erald Sparrow and Asou Haruka stood together, instructing the girls behind them, "Bo Xue, make sure to entertain the guests well. Xiao Jin and Bai i still have to go to school, so we're counting on you here. If there's anything you don't know, you can call ."
"Okay," Bai Jingxuan nodded.
"Bai Ji, Mu Bai He, Mimosa."
Erald Sparrow called out the nas of several Magical Girls from Bai'an City and looked to the side, "I've already given you all a spare key to this base. Feel free to co and go as you please, and I hope you enjoy yourselves in this city. We don't force you to take on Remnant Beast eradication tasks, but we welco any help you can provide."
Seeing the girls nod in agreent, Erald Sparrow said no more and left with Asou Haruka.
Today, she had to take her old teammate to the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, and to the girls' confusion, she explained it as "the two of us going out on an errand."
Obviously, this answer did not satisfy the group of Magical Girls, but they had no standing to press further, so they let it pass.
Because their destination was the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, both were dressed formally. Lin Yun himself did not need to be ntioned; his attire on workdays was always proper. Asou Haruka, too, had put on a won's suit, donned a pair of sunglasses, and tied her conspicuous long hair into a bun, exuding the aura of a strong career woman.
To avoid any slip in disguising their identities, Erald Sparrow had long since transford into Lin Yun's appearance, and the car they were driving wasn't the one assigned to "Erald Sparrow" by the bureau, but was Asou Haruka's, to ensure they wouldn't raise any suspicions.
—"So, Lulu agreed to it?"
Driving along, Lin Yun saw that the traffic flow ahead hadn't budged in quite a while, clearly indicating a traffic jam, and initiated a conversation with Asou Haruka, "I noticed she seed much happier this morning."
"Friend, it seems you underestimate my communication skills. With handling it, was there ever any doubt?"
Asou Haruka yawned, "Don't worry, she agreed. I'll go teach her when I'm free tonight."
She looked drowsy, as if she might fall asleep at any mont, and it was uncertain whether it was because she had stayed up too late the night before or simply wasn't accustod to the early morning routine.
"What about her ability to manifest powers? Have you noticed anything?"
Lin Yun frowned slightly, "Is there any chance of resolving it in the short term?"
"I don't know."
Asou Haruka raised her hand to rub the corner of her eye, "I've said before, my expertise is in practical combat skills. I'm not skilled in power developnt. If you, being an expert, can't figure it out, how could I?"
"...I did retire for nineteen years, after all."
Lin Yun shook his head, "As you know, the kingdom's research constantly evolves, and nineteen years is long enough for so latest breakthroughs I wouldn't be aware of."
"Then why not ask the Chief?"
Asou Haruka looked at him, "The Chief is around here, right?"
"Erald..." Lin Yun was silent.
Actually, he had considered this option before, and he even had an intuition that if he went to seek the Erald, there was a high probability that a solution could be found.
But that would also an having to let his daughter face the Gemstone Scepter, which would inevitably bring along more unstable factors.
He had always tried his best to keep Lin Xiaolu out of the affairs of the state, but reality always seed contrary to his wishes. It was as if so force was guiding everything, leading her deeper into the path of a Magical Girl and inevitably intertwining her with more people and events of the state.
Should he continue to prevent it, or should he let things take their course? Lin Yun had not yet co to a clear decision.
"You're still as overprotective as before..."
Seeing that Lin Yun was silent for a long ti, probably guessing what he was thinking, Asou Haruka sighed, "Although I'm not very familiar with the Chief, from what I know about her, she should be the easiest one to deal with among the Gemstone Scepter. Do you really need to be so guarded?"
"I cannot conclude what kind of person she is, but dealing with the Gemstone Scepter makes think twice," Lin Yun said softly.
"Is it because you were supposed to be Sapphire?" Asou Haruka suddenly asked.
Lin Yun fell silent once again.
He could not help but be silent because Asou Haruka's words had indeed struck a nerve.
"...Anyway, I will think about it, but unless absolutely necessary, I still hope we can solve this ourselves."
After a while, he finally spoke again, rather abruptly changing the subject, "I will try so other thods in a few days. Before that, I ask you to teach her more. After all, if we are talking about pure combat skills, you are probably the standout one in our small team.
"Not wanting to talk about this subject? Even flattering won't make forget the earlier topic,"
Asou Haruka said with a teasing smile, "But since you rarely give complints, I'll accept your praise."
This is not flattery. Lin Yun thought to himself.
Because, in fact, Asou Haruka was the one who delved deepest into combat techniques within the old Fangting City team.
Using her own words, this was not a talent, but rather a "reluctant act due to the lack of talent."
Among the old team mbers, Cornflower's progress in unlocking abilities was unreasonably ahead of everyone, Cherry's abilities were extrely powerful in their own right, and Lan Xiang was even referred to as a "Spell Techniques Encyclopedia" type of research genius.
Only Margaret, also known as Asou Haruka, just t the standards of an average Magical Girl. Her magic power was not outstanding, her abilities were not exceptionally strong, and her talent for learning spell techniques was just average.
Under such circumstances, her ultimate choice was "technique."
This was a path that was destined to be difficult to advance along, so until Lin Yun retired, Asou Haruka's achievents as a Magical Girl were hardly remarkable. Most people only rembered the codena "Margaret" as rely a teammate of Cherry and Cornflower.
However, just as she had resolutely decided to leave Fangting to beco a singer, Asou Haruka's persistence and determination in sothing were beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
The fact was that, at the end of this perseverance, Asou Haruka had finally earned her own unique recognition.
It was not from battle honors or research, but simply because of reaching the pinnacle in a certain field.
A symbol that solely signified "mastery of the art."
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