With Mo He's assistance, Erald Sparrow quickly drove away from the Colorful Cloud Wetland.
Throughout the process, what struck Erald Sparrow as most peculiar was that Mo He's toy-like little car not only had fingerprint verification but also magical power fluctuation verification as a backup ans of starting the vehicle.
Erald Sparrow's sense of "peculiarity" seed to have been misunderstood by Mo He as "an interest in the car." Therefore, while helping Erald Sparrow input startup information, she couldn't resist introducing the car's additional features, such as a wiper that could project outlines of cats on the windows, and a lighter that could not only spark but also charge magic power...
She genuinely seed to think her car was cool.
Erald Sparrow had once again felt this sentint fully and clearly.
However, while the other had ti for chatter, Erald Sparrow did not have ti to listen. After bidding farewell to the sowhat unwilling Mo He, Erald Sparrow wasted no ti in driving out of the Erald District.
Following Mo He's earlier instructions, Erald Sparrow released a hint of magic power while pulling the control lever, switching the car to flight mode. The toy-like little car glided gracefully away from the ground.
In the Magic Kingdom, flying vehicles weren't considered rare at all, but personally operating a flying car gave Erald Sparrow a peculiar fresh sense of joy.
If only she'd had a flying car like this when commuting to work in the past; traffic jams would have been a non-issue.
While letting her mind wander, Erald Sparrow found the nearest takeoff point, landed back on the ground, and began driving toward the city.
Night had deepened, and most of the residential areas along the way were already darkened. While public lighting was sufficiently bright, a certain indescribable loneliness lingered in the air. Erald Sparrow scanned left and right, ensuring she took in all the buildings along the roadside. Yet, she couldn't find a suitable location for the ti being.
As she had previously anticipated, most ordinary shops by the roadside had already closed for the night. The ones still open were either highly specialized magic tools shops or bars and nightclubs, none of which suited her exact needs. Moreover, it seed the people of Luennolay didn't have much of a late-night dining habit, as most small restaurants she saw along the way were also closed.
It seed she'd have to set her sights on finding a lodging.
Adjusting her thought process, Erald Sparrow gradually clarified her target and continued driving in search. Unfortunately, although she later found several moderately designed inns that didn't bear too striking a resemblance to the architectural style of the Kingdom, most of them were fully booked.
——"Sorry, young lady, it's the Queen's Year, after all, and today's exam site was nearby,"
The receptionist at one inn apologized while explaining the reason for the full occupancy: "Especially here in the eastern districts, which are closer to the test sites. At this hour, it's tough to find vacant rooms. Perhaps heading toward the western districts might yield better results."
As the receptionist had spoken clearly with no issue in deanor, Erald Sparrow could only thank them and leave. However, heading to the western districts was already out of the question—ti was running critically short.
As she passed more neighborhoods, realizing how little ti was left, her anxiety grew considerably. At the twenty-five-minute mark from her departure from Lin Xiaolu's location, the mounting pressure gave rise to nurous risky ideas. She even contemplated breaking into a closed store.
Yet such thoughts lasted only fleetingly before being dismissed. Not only would it be illegal, but even if she broke in, it would rely be a pitch-dark shop. And if she turned on the lights, what if so passerby assud it was open and decided to enter?
At the thirty-minute mark following her departure, Erald Sparrow felt her phone vibrate in her pocket.
Heavily weighed down, she retrieved the device, anticipating a miracle—perhaps a call from the Abnormal Strategy Bureau's subordinates, or governnt officials, or even a spam phone call. However, the caller's ID shattered all her hopes:
[Lulu].
It had co.
Erging from the mont unsure whether to feel relief or sorrow, Erald Sparrow stepped hard on the brake and sighed deeply.
At this mont, she happened to be parked in front of a bar with a relatively classic design, having previously considered retreating to perhaps choose a serious-looking venue due to her dwindling ti. Now, with Lin Xiaolu's call arriving, this place had inevitably beco her final choice.
Erald Sparrow didn't imdiately answer the phone. First, she parked by the roadside, took advantage of the night, and found a nearby alley without surveillance caras. In the darkness, she lightly activated the Heart Flower to relinquish her transformation.
As Lin Yun's body entered the Magic Kingdom, an overwhelming discomfort nearly reduced him to vomiting—given the differences between the Material Realm and the Kingdom, their fundantal laws were outright dissimilar. For an ordinary person directly entering the Kingdom from the Material Realm, mild symptoms like nausea and dizziness would already be fortunate enough compared to more severe outcos like vascular rupture.
Thankfully, Lin Yun hadn't entered blindly. Earlier, he had traversed the Boundary Bridge using Erald Sparrow's form and adapted to this world over two days. Although this was his first ti moving in his true body, the side effects were not overly severe.
This was why magical girls needed to transform before crossing the Boundary Gate and why ordinary people required extended adjustnts at entry stations: magical girls' bodies were inherently more adaptable to transitioning between realms, while ordinary people, even with the assistance of the Boundary Bridge, struggled significantly.
In fact, the Kingdom's three reserve mbers had already attempted to untransform on their first night here, enduring considerable periods of adaptation.
But now, Lin Yun had no luxury of ti for adjustnt.
Leaning against the wall, he stumbled a couple of steps out of the dark alley, suppressing his nausea while clutching his phone tightly. He strode toward the bar's entrance nearby.
Entering the bar, Lin Yun found its decor strikingly traditional and elegant. Dull gold wall sconces cast rippling light onto the oak-paneled walls, while copper lamp fixtures suspended grapevine-patterned glass shades. The warm yellow lighting imparted a relatively cozy atmosphere to the establishnt.
A middle-aged woman stood behind the bar, polishing glasses. She was likely the bartender here. The wall behind her was covered entirely with a walnut wood wine rack, divided into multiple diamond-shaped compartnts, each holding bottles of unfamiliar brands unknown to Lin Yun.
"Welco,"
Noticing Lin Yun's arrival, the bartender placed the cleaned glass aside and looked at him. "What can I get you?"
"First ti here. Do you have any recomnded drinks?"
Gripping the phone, which had already gone silent, Lin Yun knew he had deliberately missed his daughter's call. Yet undoubtedly, another call would co soon. Thus, he kept his words brief: "Preferably sothing with low alcohol content—I just want to try sothing fresh. Don't plan to get drunk."
"First ti here, not looking to get drunk? I see. You should try Silver Moon Spring Butterfly,"
The bartender raised an eyebrow. "It's one of our specialties."
"One glass, please,"
Lin Yun nodded lightly. "And find a private booth—I prefer quiet."
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