Off Work, Then Transform into a Magical Girl

Chapter 38 – Magical Girl's Magic Power Practice

- "As I mentioned before, although magical girls use magic power almost instinctively through the existence of magic power sources, it does not mean that we cannot control it in a more refined manner. You will encounter the problem of excessive magic power consumption, which is the result of using magic power without any restraints, apart from insufficient magic power."

It was night, in Lin Xiaolu's home.

Cui Que was sitting on her own sofa, giving a lecture to two new recruits.

Because of some special arrangements today, she had informed her daughter in advance, using Lin Yun's identity, that she would be going on a business trip to the neighboring city for a day and would not be coming home at night.

Afterwards, she used Cui Que's identity to inform the two new recruits that the next class might be held indoors, and she would go to the Bureau of Special Tactics to request a venue. She asked if they had any objections.

She didn't consider what kind of chemical reaction these two pieces of information would produce when put together, but the result was that Lin Xiaolu volunteered to have the first indoor class at her own home.

Thinking that there was nothing wrong with it, Cui Que agreed to it.

The content of today's class was the refined control of basic abilities and how to plan the use of one's own magic power.

The four basic abilities of a seed-level magical girl are flight, enhancement, magic power release, and magic power perception. After all, it is only the initial stage of ability development, so the means available are very limited.

As they enter the bud stage and gain magic power assemblies, and then enter the leaf stage and learn to use spell formulas, the fighting methods of magical girls will gradually become more diverse, and the differences in style will become more apparent.

But no matter what stage they are in, the basic abilities they have from the seed stage are the most frequently used. Therefore, many further techniques have been derived from these basic abilities.

For example, the ability of flight has given rise to many techniques such as "suspension," "magic power body," "bullet launch," "perpetual flight," and "super speed flash." Using these techniques can change the effect of the flight ability and allow for more precise control of magic power consumption.

However, Lin Xiaolu's skill in magic power control can be described as terrible. For example, when she flies, she always wastes magic power, not to mention that her flight speed is not fast. Because of the excessive waste of magic power, it produces a fireworks-like effect, which is grand but lacks practicality.

Cui Que's class today was an attempt to correct this flaw and at least clarify the goals for future improvement.

Sitting there, she spoke continuously for two hours, even magical girls with their physical constitution felt thirsty. So she picked up the teacup in front of her, took a sip to moisten her throat, and then spoke again:

"In any case, let's stop here for the techniques. But even if you have the techniques, you still need to be strong yourself. Besides consciously controlling magic power consumption during battles, your own magic power reserves are also very important."

Putting down the cup, she extended her right hand flat: "You mentioned before that there were final exams at school, so I didn't inquire further. But today, I need to check your progress in magic power growth."

Several Fawo runes scattered from her palm, forming a halo around her arm, with fluctuating patterns that looked like a magic array from a fictional story.

If a specific number had to be given, with the minimum consumption of a single release of magic power as a unit, then Lin Xiaolu could probably release it 50 times, and Xia Liang 90 times; in comparison, when they previously fought against the Melting Cavity Brutal Beast, these numbers were around 40 and 75 respectively.

Being able to make such noticeable progress while balancing daily life and magic power practice in less than a month was enough to surprise her.

"Um, pass."

Putting away the Spell Formula array in front of her, Cui Que crossed her arms, a slight satisfaction appearing on her face: "Both of you did very well."

Upon hearing this, the two nervous newcomers both breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, for children like them who don't like studying, Cui Que's assessment made them more nervous than the final exams at school.

Lin Xiaolu knew very well that being able to satisfy Cui Que, who always had high standards, was already something to be proud of.

But for her, this was not enough. Simply satisfying Cui Que was not her real wish.

So after passing this assessment, she hesitated for a while, but still chose to speak: "Cui Que."

"What's the matter?" Cui Que responded, looking at her.

Facing those calm and clear eyes, like blue gems, Lin Xiaolu felt an indescribable pressure, and the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat.

Would her next words seem presumptuous? Would it make her think that she was overambitious?

Various thoughts arose in her heart, making her somewhat regret her impulsiveness and involuntarily wanting to back down.

But just as this feeling of retreat arose, she remembered the man standing in the rain a few days ago. And the feeling that arose in her heart when she saw him:

Adults are not always as composed as they appear on the surface.

Cui Que, who has always considered herself a senior and an adult, is she really as relaxed as she appears?

So Lin Xiaolu clenched her fists, made up her mind again, met Cui Que's gaze, and said firmly:

"How strong do I need to become to be able to fight alongside you when a crisis arises?"