I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 50 Why is everyone a magical girl?

It's time for dinner.

The dining table was, as always, a chaotic scene—that was how Shen Zixin summed up his current predicament. He Yuran and Noah sat to his left and right.

However, since the two of them tacitly agreed to the "two taking turns sleeping together" agreement, the tension between them seems to have decreased considerably.

Lu Yue and Xiao Ling sat across from each other at the dining table. It seemed they were already getting used to this happening at home.

In fact, He Yuran arrived quite early today, so she had already had some conversations with Lu Yue, and the two of them shared information about the magical girl.

Next was Noah. Upon her arrival, she readily admitted her identity as a magical girl, and Lu Yue then confessed to her as well—although Noah already knew this, she still pretended to be slightly shocked.

While cooking, Shen Zixin secretly glanced at their conversation—Noah's expression was perfectly normal; it seemed she only showed indifference to her older sister in private.

Therefore, regarding magical girls, everyone except Qin Xiaoling, who is completely unaware of everything, is tacitly aware of the situation.

"Ahem," Shen Zixin cleared her throat, "before everyone starts eating, I have something very important to announce—"

"Oh? Brother, you're suddenly being so formal..." Qin Xiaoling blinked and sat up straight. She could sense that the atmosphere today was somewhat unusual, and her brother's seriousness only amplified this premonition.

Aside from her, the other three people at the table—Noah, He Yuran, and Lu Yue—almost simultaneously wore meaningful smiles.

That smile was a sign of "sympathy" for the poor soul whose worldview was about to be shattered.

"The thing is—" Shen Zixin looked at Lu Yue, "My older sister is actually a magical girl."

"Huh?"

The shocking words caught Qin Xiaoling off guard, and then she belatedly turned her gaze slowly to her sister beside her.

Lu Yue also turned to look at Xiao Ling, her smile unchanged, even carrying a hint of pleasure.

"Alright, I've said the important things. Let's start eating dinner." Shen Zixin casually picked up her bowl and chopsticks.

"Wait a minute!!!"

Qin Xiaoling stood up from her seat and looked at Shen Zixin, who remained expressionless: "Don't announce such an important fact silently and then try to skip it! This isn't something you can just skip over with 'Okay, I'm done!'!"

Then, she turned to Lu Yue beside her: "And sis! Explain this to me properly! When did you become a magical girl?!"

"Well, it's exactly what it sounds like." Lu Yue activated the magic power within her body, and in an instant, orange-red magical rainbow light burst forth from her body like burning flames, and the figure of magical girl Ji Xia appeared in this light.

"—As you can see." Ji Xia's face held an expression that said, "Now you should believe me, right?" "I've always been a magical girl, you know."

"What I told you before about working at a clothing company was just a cover. My real workplace is the Civil Defense Bureau in Yuehua City."

"However, considering that magical girl battles are always accompanied by danger, I haven't told you the truth so as not to worry you."

"However, I only recently found out that you, Xiaoling, are also a magical girl. Since we're all family, I think it's better to clarify this with you to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings later."

Qin Xiaoling's mouth dropped open; she hadn't expected a second wave of shock—

"Magic, magical girl...Ji Xia?"

Of course, she was familiar with her—Magical Girl Ji Xia, the star magical girl of Yuehua City, and the city's guardian deity who could often be seen online.

Qin Xiaoling and Ye Han had talked about this magical girl senior countless times in private—she was also the person they admired most before and after becoming magical girls.

And then... and then that seemingly unattainable hero turned out to be none other than her own eccentric and unreliable older sister?!

Qin Xiaoling felt her perception of "Magical Girl Ji Xia" was shattered...

...What is this?!

Sister Yu Ran is a magical girl... It's already shocking enough that someone you know is a magical girl... But a family member is also a magical girl... or even a high-ranking magical girl, which completely stunned Qin Xiaoling.

"Then...then..." Qin Xiaoling's gaze fell on Shen Zixin across the table—

"Since my older sister is the magical girl Ji Xia, that means... you already knew I was a magical girl, right?! When did you start knowing? Why didn't you tell me you knew too?!"

"Ah, about this," Shen Zixin put down her chopsticks, her expression still calm.

"Noah was the first to tell me. Then Yu Ran and my older sister thought that since there were already enough magical girls in the family, it wouldn't make a big deal to have another one who knew, so they all told me. So, strictly speaking, I only found out recently, not much earlier than you."

Qin Xiaoling clutched her head, completely bewildered—

Wasn't it supposed to be that magical girls are extremely rare saviors, one in a million? Like SSR characters, they're incredibly rare?

Why...why is everyone a magical girl?!

My older sister is, Sister Yuran is, Senior Noah is, and I am too... Does this house have a slightly too high concentration of magical girls?!

A thousand thoughts churned in Qin Xiaoling's mind. Finally, her gaze fell on the only ordinary person (in her opinion) at the table—Shen Zixin.

Thank goodness... at least there's my older brother, an ordinary human being completely immune to magic, in the family!

"But bro, you're too calm! Surrounded by so many magical girls, aren't you even a little surprised?" Qin Xiaoling couldn't help but complain, looking at her brother's indifferent attitude.

"Ah, it's because I'm an adult, so I'm more accepting of these things." Shen Zixin's tone remained flat. "Hurry up and eat, it'll get cold if you don't eat soon."

—What a joke.

Shen Zixin silently added a sentence in her mind.

The combined impact of him being a male magical girl, and Noah being an absurd being who claims to be "her future self who traveled through time," means that no matter how shocking the subsequent events may be, they can't possibly be more explosive than these two events alone...

After that, dinner ended amidst Qin Xiaoling's endless inner turmoil.