infodatos Chapter 539 Confused
Chapter 539 Confused
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In a classroom at the Hero Association Affiliated Hospital.
Lin Muyao sat calmly in the seat by the window, the pen nib scratching on the book. After writing a line of notes, she turned her head and looked at her deskmate who was sitting not far away, across the aisle between the seats.
The winged woman, Sasha, was using the invisible magical hand at the tip of her wing to hold a pen and copy notes. Her amber eyes were fixed on the book, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
However, as a magical girl named Nightingale, Lin Muyao has unique insights into understanding the emotions of those around her.
...Sasha seems very disappointed. Is it just my imagination?
She seemed quite happy when I met her this morning. I figured she must have been quite interested in yesterday's TRPG, otherwise she wouldn't have been so cheerful.
But when Sasha finished lunch and returned to the classroom for the afternoon classes, she seemed completely listless.
What exactly did she go through?
Did you receive a complaint while delivering food at lunchtime? Or did you encounter an unscrupulous merchant who deliberately delayed delivery, causing the on-time payment service to deduct the fee?
That's terrible. We should ask her which unscrupulous shop owner did this, and I should call Fox and ask her to burn that shop down tonight.
I'll just write her a note and ask her.
Thinking of this, Lin Muyao immediately reached into the drawer, pulled out a notepad, scribbled a line of words, and tossed it onto Sasha's desk while the teacher on the podium turned to write.
Suddenly, a stack of small pieces of paper hit the table. Sasha instinctively turned her head to look in the direction from which the papers were thrown, and met Lin Muyao's gaze as she gestured for her to see the papers.
Sasha, you don't seem to be in a good mood this afternoon. Is something bothering you?
Looking at the contents of the note, Sasha opened her mouth slightly, intending to turn to Lin Muyao and say something, but suddenly realized that it was during class, so she quietly wrote a line on the note.
Nothing much happened, I just messed up cooking lunch today and the kitchen was a mess.
That's terrible! What did you have for lunch?
Seeing that she seemed to have successfully steered the conversation away from the topic, Sasha breathed a sigh of relief.
But Lin Muyao still noticed her change in expression, and the latter silently began to think and analyze.
Lin Muyao still couldn't figure it out when the bell rang and the students left the classroom to go for a walk and rest.
What could have caused Sasha's mood to change so drastically in just one afternoon? She couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.
It wasn't until Lin Muyao looked up and saw the white ferret sprite peeking furtively out the window, and read a subtle hint of something from Bai Ling's "I did something bad" expression, that Lin Muyao seemed to understand something.
Later, it was time for physical education class.
In a corner of the playground, Lin Muyao sat in the audience, pretending to be nonchalant, watching from afar as the winged girl was approached by several female students who asked her to perform a flight demonstration.
Sasha's height is actually not higher than the normal value of a winged person. She is about the same height as Tianqing, who is including her ears, or slightly shorter.
Compared to the students around her, she was like a tiny potato, but the fullness boost that her wings gave her was so great that she became a fluffy, big girl.
"Sasa is quite popular."
A small white head peeked out from under Lin Muyao's hoodie, looking in Sasha's direction.
"Of course, winged people are very rare, and Sasha can even fly, so everyone is very curious about her," Lin Muyao said.
"Moreover, there isn't the same isolationist atmosphere towards orc students at the affiliated hospital as in other schools; everyone is quite friendly."
Bai Ling continued.
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Muyao quietly interrupted the white sable elf:
"Let's put that aside for now. Bai Ling, do you know what happened to Sasha this afternoon? What exactly happened?"
“…………”
The white sable elf fell into a long silence.
Then he leaned close to Lin Muyao's ear, clasped his hands together, and once again staged the same sincere apology he had in the morning:
"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! It's all my fault that Sasha ended up like that!"
"...You did this? What exactly did you do to make Sasha feel so bad?"
After another brief silence, Bai Ling decided to tell the truth and recounted everything that had happened at noon that day.
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When the physical education class ended, the students dispersed chatting and laughing, either returning to their dormitories to rest or going back to their classrooms to study. Gradually, only students who were still playing various ball sports remained on the playground.
Lin Muyao sat in her dormitory, drawing the curtains as she looked back at the animal-shaped figure on the bed behind her.
— Bai Ling, looking dejected with her head drooping.
"So what should we do next?" Lin Muyao asked Bai Ling.
"I...I don't know what to do either...that's why I came to you, Muyao. I felt you could talk to Sasha..."
"How am I supposed to talk to her?! Should I just rush up to Sasha and tell her I'm Nightingale, and that she shouldn't worry about it?"
Lin Muyao sighed helplessly and answered with a shrug.
"That really can't be done like this... Waaah! What should I do next? Should I go to Sasha's house to comfort her after school? But... but she..."
Seeing Bai Ling pacing anxiously, Lin Muyao pinched her chin, trying to think of a solution.
According to Bai Ling's description, she found Sasha at noon today and gave her the Guardian Star, hoping to develop Sasha into a magical girl, but the transformation failed.
This seemed to have dealt a blow to Sasha, making her appear depressed for the entire afternoon.
"I think it has a very strong connection to you, Bai Ling." After thinking for a while, Lin Muyao pointed out the crux of the problem sharply.
"Sasha doesn't fully understand magical girls yet, and she doesn't even know what the trigger for transformation is. Giving her the Guardian Star so easily when you first meet her is probably not going to work."
"But I really don't understand what went wrong! Look at Xiaofeng, when I first gave her the Guardian Star, she played with it for a few seconds and successfully transformed!"
Bai Ling tried to argue, but Lin Muyao flicked her forehead.
"What kind of talent does Xiaofeng have? When I transformed, I failed several times, and I only succeeded because of Sister Tianqing."
"But... um... don't you all say that Sasha has a great talent for magic? I was thinking that maybe I could win her over in one fell swoop..."
The white ferret covered its forehead, pouted, and muttered to itself.
"But I think Sasha's reaction is actually quite normal."
Lin Muyao changed the subject and said,
He also walked over to his desk, picked up his water glass, and took a sip.
"Slurp... When I first got the Guardian Star, I played with it alone in my dorm room for a long time but still couldn't transform successfully."
"At that time, I also felt a little disappointed, thinking that the Guardian Star did not acknowledge me, so I simply put it in the deepest part of my bag and kept it safe."
"I've imagined so many scenarios—like when everyone is in danger, I pull out my Guardian Star and transform into a magical girl to defeat the monsters. That would be super cool."
"But I never expected that I would be protected by the seemingly fragile Tianqing-jie... It was at that time that the Guardian Star answered my call."
Lin Muyao recounted her transformation process to Bai Ling, put down her water glass, and looked up at the poster on the wall.
It was an old poster of Chi Xue, torn in the middle, with traces of transparent tape used for repair.
"I think that in order for Sasha to successfully transform into a magical girl, she still needs to gain the recognition of the Guardian Star herself."
"We probably... can't help much."