novelraw Chapter 46 The Hands-Off Manager
Chapter 46 The Hands-Off Manager
South Branch of the Arbitration Bureau, Fanhua Street - Canteen
Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar place, Violet felt a strange sense of melancholy.
She was familiar with the place because it was where she ate and drank most of her meals after becoming a magical girl.
She had tasted the food at every window, and she knew exactly whether the cafeteria lady at each window had a shaky hand or not.
The strange thing is that only a year has passed, and it has already changed beyond recognition. Back then, the space here was not so spacious and bright. How come the whole cafeteria has undergone a major renovation after she left for only a short while?
The cafeteria, Qiuyuan No. 1 Middle School—everywhere she goes, there's a major renovation as soon as she leaves.
The violet wasn't observed for long.
Several clear female voices reached her ears.
"Hello, are you Miss Violet?"
"Good morning, Vice Captain."
"Senior Xiaolan, we meet again."
Violet turned her head and saw a woman in a gray-brown trench coat leading two girls in blue and white uniform dresses walking towards her.
All three people were acquaintances.
One is her younger sister, one is her future student, and one is her current colleague.
Sometimes, fate is truly a wonderful thing.
"Yes, hello everyone, you can call me Xiaolan." Violet smiled slightly.
"Senior Xiaolan, why did you transform?" Xia Qing looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.
"During rush hour, the traffic is too congested, so transforming into this form is more convenient," Violet explained with a smile.
"Oh, I see."
Chen Yuyi's gaze lingered on Violet, as if trying to discern something from her.
This was her first meeting with him, and her understanding of the Violet Mage came entirely from the files.
Violet Magician.
She joined the Magical Girls Bureau in 2020.
Over 21 years, a total of 100 [Asura]-level calamity beasts have been killed.
She served as the captain of the S-class magical girl squad in Yeqiu City for 22 years, and the Yeqiu City squad she led was among the top magical girl squads in the country.
He mysteriously disappeared 23 years ago, without a trace.
She only re-established contact with the Magical Girls Bureau in early 24 and applied to rejoin the Yeqiu City Squad.
Age unknown
Strength unknown
Unknown identity
Compared to other magical girls whose identities are all recorded, the Violet Magical Girl is shrouded in too many mysteries.
After giving the other person a quick glance, Chen Yuyi gave an apologetic smile.
"I'm so sorry, Xiaolan."
"I've been so busy with things in Dongguan City these past few days that I haven't even had a proper induction ceremony for a new member. We'll keep things simple. If we have time later, we'll go to Fukangxiang Restaurant in Tianxin District for a proper meal."
"It's okay, it doesn't matter where we eat."
Looking at the other person's forced smile, Violet felt that the other person didn't seem to be apologizing.
It was more like he was trying to sow discord among himself, complaining that she hadn't done anything since coming to Yeqiu City.
"Okay, let's eat first."
Chen Yuyi, as the host, walked at the front.
They introduced the flavors of each window in the cafeteria. Some windows were spicy, some were salty, and some were sweet. The variety was quite rich, and it didn't have to be all eight major cuisines.
However, there is no problem in catering to people from all over the country, since Yeqiu City was previously the front line of the Black Tide resistance, and a large number of magical girls from other provinces and regions came to support it.
Food, drink, accommodation, and transportation will definitely be guaranteed.
Chen Yuyi ordered a bowl of eggplant with molten filling over rice, Violet ordered a bowl of stir-fried eggs with chili over rice, and the other two ordered an Orleans set meal together.
When it comes to the food in the cafeteria, Violet's favorite is still stir-fried eggs with chili peppers.
The chili peppers here are really spicy, and she really likes them.
A year has passed, but she still can't forget it.
Unfortunately, she was disappointed today.
The stir-fried eggs with chili peppers still look the same as before, all you can see are chili peppers.
It doesn't taste the same as before; it's slightly spicy, but not appetizing.
"Xiao Lan, I wonder what your plans are next."
Chen Yuyi had been observing Violet the whole time, and she had noticed the disappointment in Violet's eyes.
The Violet Mage likes spicy food, which instantly eliminates most of the provinces in Xia Kingdom.
"Let's see how they arrange it; I have no problem with it."
Violet ate in small bites, outwardly maintaining the demeanor of a girl eating.
If she were eating at her usual pace, she would have already gone to get more rice and was eating her second bowl.
"Well, how about this? Xiaoqing just joined us recently, and she's not very familiar with many theoretical concepts and magic skills. Xiaoqing and Xiaoxue have pretty much the theoretical knowledge, but they still lack practical experience. I hope you can help guide them."
Chen Yuyi didn't know the other party's actual strength, but since the other party's resume was so impressive, it should be no problem for them to teach a few novice magical girls.
"Okay, no problem, please add my CCSA."
Violet placed her phone, which had just had a new phone case, on the table. There was a QR code on the phone screen.
CCSA is a communication software developed by Xia Kingdom specifically for magical girls. It has a wealth of functions and can be considered a magical girl MOOC. On it, you can watch videos of various magical seniors fighting against disaster beasts, as well as record various information about the disaster beasts. The magical girl level certification exam is divided into theory and practice, and the theory exam is answered on this software.
In case of an emergency, magical girls can call for help from above, and magical girls within a few kilometers will receive the distress message.
In the last disaster in Dongguan City, the magical girls were able to pinpoint the location thanks in no small part to CCSA, even though in the end they didn't really help much.
Looking at this unfamiliar QR code,
Xia Qing and Bai Youqing fell silent. The instant the other person took it out, they opened the WeChat interface with practiced ease.
I was just about to scan the QR code...
When they discovered that the other person had uttered a string of English words, both of them suddenly stopped and silently withdrew their hands.
Their resentful gazes all turned to the same place: Chen Yuyi, the captain of the Gladiolus Magical Girls squad, who was eating heartily with her head down.
Realizing she couldn't hide it any longer, Chen Yuyi awkwardly raised her head, coughed a few times, and tried to cover up her guilty conscience as the captain of the magical girl team.
"Ahem, I've been too busy lately and forgot to apply for you guys. But it's not too late now, let Xiaolan help you with it. Oh, and Han Xue too, help her with that too."
Chen Yuyi took out a tissue to wipe her mouth, looking somewhat embarrassed. However, there was really no other way, as she was also in charge of matters related to the magical girls.
She was also the homeroom teacher of a group of students, and she had to pay attention to their academic performance. Now that the Black Tide crisis was over, she naturally had to focus on the students, otherwise she would be misleading them.
If it weren't for the really good benefits and perks that magical girls receive after retirement, she would have quit long ago.
Now that Violet has arrived, she's clearly a big shot.
In response, Chen Yuyi was quite decisive. She went to Violet, who was a head shorter than her, held her small hand tightly, and her eyes were filled with tears.
"I've been waiting for you like the stars and the moon these past few days, and finally you've come to visit."
I'm fine with going to the front lines to kill the monsters. But I really don't have much experience leading a team, so I'll have to trouble you to take care of Xiaolan and Xiaoqing."
Violet's face was slightly flushed. She was not used to being touched by others, especially men. She tried to pull her hand away, but found that the other person was holding it very tightly.
It has a sense of "I won't let go until you agree."
After a long while, she could only let out a long sigh.
"Um... Sister Chen, there's no need for that. Now that I'm here, I'll do my best."
"Haha, then I'll have to trouble Xiaolan!"
Chen Yuyi's voice was clear and pleasant to the ear, and her face was the kind that was beautiful and pleasing to the eye. However, at this moment, Violet found her face so repulsive.
Okay, okay, is this how you play?
Who's the captain here, you or I? You dumped all these newbies on me as soon as I arrived.
Although Violet wore a smile, she was inwardly cursing.
The school leaders are inhuman, and you, the team leader, are inhuman too.
"In that case, Xiaoqing and Xiaoqing are in your care, Xiaolan. I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Chen Yuyi seemed to realize that she had gone too far, but the incident at the park in Dongguan City had a wide-ranging impact, with six special agents going missing.
This incident involves witches, abyssal demons, and calamity beasts. She needs to give her superiors a satisfactory answer as soon as possible, as she simply doesn't have the time to train new recruits.
Well, there's no other way but to entrust the task of training new recruits to the newly arrived vice-captain.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other person grabbed a gray-brown trench coat from the side and left in a hurry.
Xia Qing and Bai Youqing never imagined that they would be ruthlessly abandoned by their captain just because they went out for a simple meal.
Xia Qing: "..."
Bai Youqing: "..."
Violet: "..."
A profound silence fell over the dinner table.
"Are you all full? I still have some points on my card, you can buy whatever you want to eat."
Violet watched Chen Yuyi's departing figure, then silently turned back to look at the two magical girl juniors in front of her.
"I'm full."
"I'm full."
To be honest, Bai Youqing wasn't quite full.
However, she felt uneasy about having a girl who looked younger than her treat her to food.
"Okay, since you don't have CCSA yet, please add me on WeChat first."
"Okay, Senior Xiaolan."
"Okay, Sister Xiaolan."
Two crisp phone vibrations confirmed that they had successfully added each other as friends.
"Okay, just contact me on WeChat whenever you're free tomorrow, and I'll come right away. Also, I'll help you with the CCSA permissions. If possible, I'd like you to remove that 'kid' from the name."
Violet glanced at the sky and gave a few words of advice.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Senior Xiaolan."
"Okay, Sister Xiaolan."
Watching Senior Violet leave with a displeased expression,
Xia Qing then turned to Bai Youqing and cried, "We've been abandoned by Chen Yuyi."
"Huh? No, I don't think so." Bai Youqing nodded belatedly.
"Sister Yuyi just said she was very busy, she didn't say she didn't want us anymore."
"Sigh, we probably won't be able to see Sister Yuyi for the foreseeable future."
Xia Qing sighed, then immediately put on an excited expression and looked at Bai Youqing with curiosity.
"Sister Yuyi said you were saved by Senior Xiaolan. Can you tell her exact strength?"
"Um, I didn't see Ran-nee's battle, but I think she must be really strong. Do you remember those two magical girls from that day? They couldn't transform at all, but Ran-nee could."
"Then I'm relieved. As long as I have a powerful backer, that's fine." Xia Qing nodded in satisfaction.
A magical girl above the level of Breaking the Bud?