I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 153 The Calm Before the Storm

Chapter 153 The Calm Before the Storm

Shen Zixin put down the letter in her hand.

He felt no sympathy.

He felt no pity for the murderer who stole his sister's life and deceived him for ten years. The trauma she inflicted would likely never heal in Shen Zixin's heart.

but----

There was a sense of loss.

Yes, that's the feeling. A dream that lasted for ten years, after being shattered like this, even if it was all a lie, the daily routines and companionship over the long term will not simply disappear.

However, this does not mean that Shen Zixin has forgiven Su Qingyuan. There is no doubt that Shen Zixin still hates her.

He took out his phone and dialed that number.

Now that things have come to this, she is the only one who can share his loneliness.

"Feed? What's wrong? Are you having fun playing with the duckweed?"

Noah's steady, slightly playful voice came through.

Shen Zixin's somewhat heavy mood was ruined by Noah's greeting. He then realized that Fuping had kept him here mainly because Noah had said she could stay overnight, which led to the current situation.

"Excellent, in fact, you deserve immense credit; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to enjoy all of this."

"Wow?! I didn't know you were a lolicon? I don't remember having this interest before!"

"Don't you know who's controlling whom?" Shen Zixin said irritably.

"Haha, just kidding, I'm not kidding anymore. Is there something you wanted to talk to me about?"

Shen Zixin also decided to get back to the main topic. He took a deep breath, and his gaze gradually drifted to the letter on the table.

"Su Qingyuan—she—left this family."

"yes."

Noah's tone on the other end of the phone was very calm, as if she had expected it all along.

"I see."

"You...don't you have anything to say?" Shen Zixin couldn't help but ask.

"What should I say? Wish her a safe journey?" Noah chuckled. "I have nothing to say to a murderer. The best outcome is that she left voluntarily. Otherwise, could you accept her continuing to live in this house? Do you really want to tear off the mask and have a serious talk with her?"

Shen Zixin fell silent. He did agree with Noah's opinion, but he wasn't so sure he could say it outright.

"So, what about you?" Noah's voice came again, pulling him back from his chaotic thoughts. "What are your plans next?"

"I don't know—" Shen Zixin said with a wry smile, "Right now—I have absolutely no idea about the future."

He paused, then thought of a practical problem.

"Most importantly, the family has no source of income now."

"My sister—Su Qingyuan—is gone. The savings she left behind will only last three or four months at most. Xiaoling is still in school, and the family's daily expenses can't be reduced. My top priority is to find a stable job as soon as possible."

Noah chuckled on the other end of the phone.

"I thought you'd be down for a while. I didn't expect your first thought to be about money."

"Otherwise what?" Shen Zixin retorted. "People have to survive, right? I'm usually in charge of planning the household expenses, so of course that's the first thing I think of."

"You don't need to worry too much about that," Noah's tone relaxed. "Didn't I tell you before? Don't forget, you're a magical girl now. And magical girls can make a lot of money."

"The magical essence recovered after defeating the calamity beasts"—this stuff is incredibly valuable, and there's no shortage of buyers. I've saved up quite a bit of money recently, so you don't need to worry about money."

"—I almost forgot about this."

Shen Zixin's spirits lifted slightly. For a while, the attacks on the calamity beasts in Yuehua City had been handled by seniors like Noah, while he and the other juniors had been focusing on cultivating to improve their Kaihua realm. Therefore, he had completely forgotten about it.

"However, we can put making money aside for now." Noah's tone suddenly turned serious. "Don't let your training fall behind. Because—we may face a very serious challenge next. I will continue to guide your training—at least, I need to increase your time-stopping time to two seconds."

"What happened?" Shen Zixin immediately noticed the change in her tone.

"Moonbiraka City—may soon be facing a massive upheaval."

"Do you remember? I once told you about a disaster in my time that almost wiped out my entire squad."

Shen Zixin frowned. He had heard Noah mention this before—

"—Is it the 'empty box incident'?"

"That's right."

"This incident was caused by the magical girl Empty Box, a massive disaster in Tsukikawa City. The first generation of magical girl squads from my era—were completely wiped out in that disaster."

"The team members at the time, myself, Yi Luoxin, and Ji Xia—all three of us were seriously injured and almost lost our lives."

"And Floating Duckweed, Fennel, and Four-Leaf Clover—the three of them perished in that incident."

"You need to understand, the 'Empty Box Incident' happened very late in the game. At that time, I, along with Yi Luoxin and Fu Ping, were all 'Eternal Radiance' level magical girls. And the rest of the team, except for Huixiang, were all at the peak of the 'Blooming' level."

"It's fair to say that, back then, excluding anomalies like the Council of Seven, we were the strongest magical girl team stationed in the entire world, bar none."

"Su Qingyuan from my era—her true identity was revealed during the 'Empty Box Incident.' Because the situation was so urgent, she had to use her original inner self to protect me. However, even in this situation, Su Qingyuan barely managed to save my life; she herself was severely injured."

"Even the invincible Iroko, who ruled my world, was utterly defeated in that battle. So in a sense, the Empty Box is an enemy even more powerful than Iroko."

"Magical Girl Empty Box, she's the true final boss who wiped out our entire team."

"And now—"

"In order to deal with this 'final boss,' we must immediately begin our pursuit and interception of her."

Shen Zixin swallowed hard, feeling that this was the calm before the storm.

"That empty box—is it very powerful? Or does it mean—it has many subordinates?"

"Ah, although she's also a 'Eternal Radiance' level magical girl, in terms of combat, she's probably the weakest among the 'Eternal Radiance' level. That's because her 'Eternal Radiance' was built up with resources, not through cultivating 'Blooming'. In terms of pure combat strength, she can't even defeat the stronger 'Blooming' level girls."

"As for her subordinates—most of them are just ordinary people, with the occasional 'Blooming' or 'Budding' level magical girl to fill the ranks. In total, they probably don't exceed five."

"Huh?" Shen Zixin was stunned.

This final boss is a bit too weak, isn't it?

"Don't underestimate her." Noah seemed to sense Shen Zixin's thoughts, and her tone remained sharp. "Otherwise, you'll suffer a great loss."

After the "empty box incident of my era"—we couldn't even punish her. She achieved a complete victory.