I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 22 In the Name of Magical Girls, All Assemble!

The next morning, Shen Zixin was preparing breakfast as usual.

It's Saturday today, and no one in my family is at school or work, so there's no rush to make breakfast.

However, in order to maintain a stable biological clock, Shen Zixin tries to get up at 7 a.m. whenever possible. If he stayed up late the night before, he will try to catch up on sleep in the afternoon or at noon.

Lu Yue, needless to say, often works overtime and rarely gets up early, even if she didn't stay up late the night before.

Qin Xiaoling, once freed from the shackles of school, was happy to stay in bed and not get up.

Shen Zixin was already used to all of this.

While preparing breakfast in an orderly manner, Shen Zixin chatted with He Yuran in the kitchen.

"Ah Xin, what are your plans for today?"

Although there was a sliding door separating the kitchen and the living room, Shen Zixin still lowered her voice slightly: "Today... Noah plans to take us to learn about magical girl battles."

"I see." He Yuran nodded, looking somewhat disappointed. "Well... good luck to you guys."

"Hmm?" Shen Zixin was a little puzzled by He Yuran's reaction. "Good luck to you guys...? Why did you say that?"

"Huh?" He Yuran was also confused. "I just saw that you guys wanted to study, so I was just giving you some encouragement?"

"No, no, no," Shen Zixin shook his head, put down the ingredients in his hand, and looked at He Yuran. He felt it was necessary to clarify some things.

"The problem is, you have to come along too. Shouldn't it be 'we' cheering each other on?"

He Yuran stared wide-eyed in surprise—

"You mean, Noah will teach me too?"

"Yes." Shen Zixin nodded.

"This is unexpected," He Yuran said, crossing her arms. "She seemed to dislike me a lot. I thought she wouldn't involve me in something like this."

Noah isn't that narrow-minded.

"So you mean I'm narrow-minded?" He Yuran rolled her eyes at him.

"That's not what I meant. I meant that Noah's hostility towards you isn't as great as you think."

"Hmph." He Yuran snorted softly, looking somewhat resentful.

"In my opinion, she went too far. She said I was going to be a supervillain the first time we met."

"If what she said is true, then she must hate me to the core, right? If what she said is false, and she fabricated such a lie to disgust me, then she must be full of malice towards me, right?"

As if sensing the softening in He Yuran's tone, Shen Zixin asked:

"Didn't you think she was just some magical girl who pretended to be a shaman? Judging from your tone, it sounds like you're starting to believe her."

He Yuran waved her hand—

"That's two different things. My distrust of her means I don't believe she's the 'future Ah-Xin.' That's something I will never change!"

"As for the other parts, like the fact that she comes from the future... I'll just believe half of it for now."

The two chatted like this, and at the same moment, as if they had agreed beforehand, their phones beeped with message notifications.

They all took out their phones and checked them, discovering it was a message from the Civil Defense Bureau's magical girl communication app—

Noah invites you to join the group chat "Moonbir City Magical Girl Squad"

Is this a group Noah created? I'll join and check it out.

【accept】

He Yuran's actions were almost synchronized with Shen Zixin's. Although her feelings towards Noah were still complicated and hard to describe, the identity of "magical girl" drove her to make the same choice.

Lingbo has joined the group chat.

[The other side has joined the group chat]

In the group chat interface, only the three of them have lonely profile pictures. Noah doesn't seem to be in a hurry to speak, but simply sends a short message—

Noah: [Wait for the rest of the people to join in]

After a while, a notification appeared on the screen that "Four-Leaf Clover" and "Asaka" had joined the group chat.

Seeing that everyone had joined the group, Noah finally spoke up in the group chat.

Noah: [The main purpose of this group is to facilitate the sharing of information among everyone.]

Noah: [Since we're both in Moonblossom City, let's look after each other as magical girls.]

Noah: [Also, today I'm planning to teach you magical girl combat techniques. Are you all free today?]

Just as she said before, she plans to learn magical girl combat techniques today.

I didn't expect Noah to create a group chat, but thinking about it carefully, it's definitely a more efficient way to communicate, eliminating the need for individual notifications. Plus, with a group chat, we can share information directly if anything important happens in the future.

In the group chat, a response came quickly.

Morning Glow: [I'm free today! Noah-senpai! I'll definitely come!]

Yotsuba: [I'm free too. I'll come over after breakfast.]

Lingbo: [I can go]

Now, only He Yuran remained. Shen Zixin's gaze unconsciously drifted to her childhood sweetheart beside her.

He Yuran didn't think for too long and immediately replied to the message:

The other side: [I'm fine]

Since Noah can teach her, then she really shouldn't refuse the other party's kindness because of some grudges.

What's more, He Yuran had a little selfish wish in her heart—she could see that little, cute "Lingbo" again.

Just thinking about it made her feel that even Noah's unpleasant face seemed less unbearable.

Noah: [Okay, since there are no problems, let's meet at the Civil Defense Bureau at 10 o'clock.]

Immediately afterwards, as if to add a touch of ritual unique to "magical girls" to this somewhat serious announcement, Noah uttered a line in the group chat that sounded like a slogan—

Noah: [In the name of magical girls, everyone assemble!]

Shen Zixin smiled when she saw the slogan. It seems that even her future self hasn't changed much in terms of being a bit of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur).

However, Shen Zixin usually keeps her cringeworthy slogans to herself, while Noah can say them out loud without any reservations.

Then, more people in the group agreed.

Asaka: [In the name of magical girls, all assemble!]

Yotsuba: [In the name of magical girls, everyone assemble!] +1

A +1 appeared after both messages. It seems that whenever two people send the same message, a +1 button appears after the message, making it convenient for others in the group to repeat it.

In this situation, Shen Zixin unconsciously pressed the +1 button—

Rei Ayanami: [In the name of magical girls, all assemble!] +1

Then, Shen Zixin looked at He Yuran with a smile, as if to say, "Your turn."

"You're such a kid..." He Yuran was speechless. But everyone in the group had repeated their own messages, and she was the only one not posting, which made her feel a bit out of place.

She hesitated for a few seconds, but finally steeled herself and pressed the +1 button after Lingbo's comment.

Beyond: [In the name of magical girls, all assemble!] +1