novelcrest Chapter 714 It's not just one person
Chapter 714 It's not just one person
"I never imagined that the Astral Plane's development of magic has reached this level."
The meerkat spirit stood atop the albatross's head, flipping through the two small sheets of paper that Bai Ling had presented, and muttered to itself.
Bai Ling timidly shrank behind the hyacinth's head, not daring to peek at her senior. She was as cowardly as a little timid girl, completely lacking the swagger she had shown in front of the hyacinth just moments before.
"Bai Ling, you just said that these things were given to you by your friend?" The meerkat suddenly looked up at Bai Ling, who was hiding behind the hyacinth's head and dared not make a sound, and asked her.
A brief silence.
Hyacinth reached out and grabbed the white ferret by the scruff of its neck, pulling it from behind to in front of her. Only then did Bai Ling nod timidly.
"Yes, yes... I asked Xiaoyue to do some analysis for me, and I also asked her to write these two cheat sheets for me... so..."
"Hmph... You loved cheating back in school, and I didn't expect you to still like it after graduation..." the meerkat said with a smile, a smile that sent shivers down Bai Ling's spine.
"I'm sorry, Senior Mengmeng... I didn't mean to..." Bai Ling became even more timid.
But the meerkat didn't blame her. Instead, it flew to Bai Ling and handed the cheat sheet back to the white ferret in front of it, while also reaching out its paw to pat Bai Ling's head.
"Of course, cheating in school is not allowed, but you've already graduated. When you're helping the magical girls fight against monsters and other unknown dangers, taking notes is the right thing to do."
"But you can't take other people's work as your own anymore, even if they agree to it."
"Waaaaah..."
Bai Ling was scolded until tears streamed down his face, but Hyacinth wasn't surprised at all, after all, Bai Ling had been getting beaten up for quite some time.
But Mengmeng didn't rush back to stand on the albatross's head. Instead, she curiously asked Bailing:
"Since these notes were given to you by your friend, who is this friend named Xiaoyue?"
"Xiaoyue... her name is Yue Tianxin. She is a stargazer sent directly to Rongcheng by the Star God Council. Currently, she is only assisting one magical girl, Dandelion, and she has helped me many times."
Bai Ling said honestly,
"Moreover, Xiaoyue was a super high-achieving student who got full marks in all subjects when she graduated from school. Senior Xiaohua and Senior Daju both liked her very much."
The meerkat blinked, showing surprise upon hearing "perfect scores in all subjects," but also feigning delight, and continued to say to Bai Ling:
"That's amazing? Getting full marks in all subjects is not easy. It's been years since anyone got a perfect score in Advanced Barrier Studies and Advanced Spellcasting. She actually got full marks in all subjects... No wonder she's a top student directly sent by the Star God Council."
"Yes, I also found it a bit unbelievable at first, but Xiaoyue is really amazing. Last time in Hong Kong..."
The two stargazers quickly huddled together and started chatting away, completely lacking the emotional moments that should accompany a long-awaited reunion... or rather, the emotional moment was very short.
Hyacinth was clearly not as cheerful as Bai Ling. She silently watched the albatross approaching her, remaining somewhat vigilant and not daring to be careless.
After all, the Albatross had been registered as missing for so many years, so it was quite puzzling that Tang Tu suddenly appeared in another dimension.
Hello, hyacinth.
"!"
A voice that is both strange and familiar.
Hyacinth remembered where she had heard this sound before—in that deserted alley. It was when she heard this sound that she turned around to find its source, and then suddenly found herself in this strange space.
Was it a senior calling out to me back then?
"Senior Albatross, you..."
"I know what you want to ask, 'Why am I here?' right?"
Having spoken what the hyacinth was thinking, the albatross smiled and nodded, saying...
"If you want to find the answer, I'm sorry, I can't tell you too much right now, but if you want to know about this alternate dimension, I can have a good talk with you."
After saying this, the albatross looked around and said softly:
"How about we find a quiet place to sit and chat?"
……
An empty reading room in a rental bookstore became the perfect spot for this chat.
The bookshelf was neatly arranged with many comic books, and a poster for the release of the second volume of "Magical Girl☆Red Rose Legend" was posted. However, Nan Xiaofeng remembered that this popular and highly acclaimed manga had already been completed with 30 volumes five years ago, and now the second part had been serialized to about 10 volumes.
There were also some pirated comedy comics and translated novels, most of which were covered in dust, while the books on the bookshelves in the reading room were clean and tidy, as if they had been frequently turned over.
"Want to read the manga? The latest volume of 'The Legend of the Crimson Rose'."
Albatross pulled up a chair and sat down at the desk, casually picking up a comic book from a poster and handing it to Hyacinth.
The latter reached out and took it. The familiar cover reminded Nan Xiaofeng of the days when he was a child and followed this comic book. He still had a whole set of the comic book on his bedroom bookshelf.
Hyacinth didn't open the book, but gently placed it in front of her and looked up at the albatross who was casually flipping through a comic book.
The girl's lips moved slightly as if she wanted to say something, but then she suddenly stopped, and then said:
"Senior, what exactly is this alternate dimension? Why is it exactly the same as Rongcheng from over twenty years ago?"
"To be precise, this is Chengdu sixteen years ago," Albatross corrected Hyacinth's statement.
The latter paused for a moment, then narrowed his eyes.
This delicate timing inevitably brought to mind certain things, and the albatross happened to be closely related to that matter.
"So that means this alternate dimension already existed the year Chengdu was attacked?"
"...Yes, that was the year." Albatross nodded, speaking thoughtfully.
"The Kraken emerged from the astral rift, and we were powerless to stop it. This alternate dimension was born from that time."
At this point, she suddenly looked up at Hyacinth, shifting her gaze from the comic book to Hyacinth's face, staring into her sky-blue eyes.
"But Hyacinth, you absolutely cannot tell anyone about this alternate dimension except your companions outside. Can you promise me that?"
"Eh? Aside from those companions outside... Senior, you mean...?"
Hyacinth didn't quite understand.
"Apart from their companions outside," that means Nightingale and Iris, who were listening to this conversation with the Divine Stone. But didn't they already hear this conversation? What exactly is this, Senior...?
Soon, as the reading room door was pushed open from the outside and a familiar figure walked in, Hyacinth suddenly understood the meaning behind the albatross's words:
"Sorry I'm late. Hmm? Is this the junior that Lilac mentioned who looks like he can fight?"
The voice was familiar, but the tone was completely different.
Hyacinth turned around and met the gaze of the girl wearing a crimson hooded cloak. The girl was looking at her curiously and waving to her in greeting.
"Hello, I am Chi Xue, an active magical girl from Rongcheng."
Chi Xue smiled and extended her hand in a gesture of shaking hands.
"I'm glad you could help."