To summarize, the reply drafted by Lingling and Yang Mo primarily conveyed two things to the Support Association.
The first was Lingling’s origin, a matter they barely concealed.
They truthfully told the Support Association that the mysterious Magical Girl’s true identity was a Murder Doll created by a Witch, and her current name was Lingling.
For reasons unknown, she had awakened her own will, and thus no longer wished to serve the Witch, desiring only a life of peace.
The second was Lingling’s current status. In this section, Lingling and Yang Mo mixed truth with lies.
Since the Support Association had an obligation to support Magical Girls, they directly claimed that Lingling was a Magical Girl who simply did not know who her Contract Beast was because she lacked her pre-awakening memories.
If they framed it this way, the Support Association would have to accept it as truth, regardless of whether they could actually find that Contract Beast.
After all, a Heart Weapon unique to Magical Girls was currently in Lingling’s possession, not to mention that the Heart Weapon could normally trigger Repair Magic.
‘As the maintainers of permanent magic, you must know what this means, right?’
Lingling thought this while keeping a close eye on the activity on the screen. She and Yang Mo were currently sitting on a stone bench in the park.
She remembered that in the Original Work, Repair Magic and Cognition Obstruction Magic were not functions inherent to a Heart Weapon. Once they became usable, it was equivalent to being recognized by a certain “System” operated by the Support Association, although she did not understand how her own Heart Weapon had achieved this.
After their message was sent, just as Lingling expected, the Support Association quickly sent a new reply.
The message read as follows:
“Understood. We have acknowledged your claims. However, there are still some parts of your online explanation that are not quite clear. Could we move this to an offline meeting to discuss the details? Since this is a unilateral request on our part, we will not trouble you to come to our office. The meeting time is tomorrow at 10:00 AM. As for the location, we will send the coordinates directly to you shortly. If it is inconvenient for you to attend, you may also have Lingling come by herself. Finally, thank you for your understanding regarding our work.”
Lingling felt a bit annoyed when she saw this message.
“They know it’s a unilateral request, yet they still picked a meeting time that’s inconvenient for a student…”
Hearing this, Yang Mo said without hesitation, “It’s fine. I’ll go with you even if I have to take a leave of absence.”
“That’s not the issue…” Lingling told her, frowning slightly. “This is likely a little trick of theirs. Me going alone is the situation they would much rather see.”
Just like the previous message from the Support Association, this one continued to convey firm demands through a humble tone.
“Is that how it is? It feels a bit crafty…”
Regarding Yang Mo’s impression, Lingling agreed, “I feel the same way.”
In the Original Work, the Support Association mostly existed as background, so Lingling’s knowledge of the organization was not deep.
Looking at it now, should she say they were indeed an organization run by adults? They had that specific sense of cunning unique to people in the professional world.
While she was thinking this, the address sent by the Support Association arrived.
It was a cat cafe in Xinghu Town, very close to both Yang Mo’s home and the school. It was indeed a convenient location for a meeting.
However, Yang Mo was clearly a bit puzzled by it.
“Huh? We’re meeting in a place like this?”
As she spoke, she tilted her head and rubbed her chin.
Seeing this, Lingling asked, “Do you not like it?”
“I thought it would be a more formal place…”
“Actually, this is good news.”
After saying that, Lingling saw Yang Mo still looking at her blankly, so she gave her a smile and continued to explain, “This shows they generally believe us. Otherwise, they would have definitely picked a more serious place for the talk.”
“Then I feel much more relieved. It seems our chances of success are quite high.”
As Yang Mo raised a fist to her chest with great momentum, a smile also appeared on her face.
After that, Yang Mo originally wanted to notify Yang Xia about the matter, but Lingling was afraid Yang Xia would blame her again for the drop in grades, so she told Yang Mo to give up on that idea.
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The next morning arrived.
At the time she was supposed to be at school, Yang Mo made a phone call to her homeroom teacher.
“Hello… Teacher… My stomach hurts really badly. I’d like to ask for leave to go to the hospital…”
“Mm-hmm… I’ll be careful.”
“…”
“If I feel better, I’ll come to school in the afternoon.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. There’s no need for my classmates to come visit me.”
“Okay, thank you, Teacher.”
While Yang Mo was on the phone, Lingling listened from the side.
‘Her tone sounds so lifelike for someone acting sick. How impressive.’
That was her impression after listening.
As someone who had been weak and sickly in her past life, Lingling felt she had quite a say in this matter.
Just then, Yang Mo hung up the phone and gave her a thumbs-up, smiling as she said, “Done!”
“Oh…”
Lingling only responded like that, but she couldn’t help but feel a sense of solemn respect for Yang Mo in her heart.
‘To be able to smile so nonchalantly after lying like that… how impressive.’
Though, regarding this matter, she wasn’t in a position to criticize others.
Since they didn’t have to rush to school, Yang Mo’s footsteps were much more leisurely than usual when she walked out the door.
Normally, she often settled for two slices of bread for breakfast because she woke up late. Today, however, she pulled Lingling to the noodle shop they had visited before. After finishing breakfast, they wandered toward the location specified by the Support Association.
They eventually arrived at a small alley next to a snack street.
No one usually came here on a weekday morning, and the entire street was under the shade of banyan trees, making it seem even more deserted.
“I never noticed there was a cat cafe here before…”
Yang Mo lamented as she stood in front of the cat cafe door.
Through the glass door, they could already see two fat furballs lying on the ground behind the fence.
Lingling and Yang Mo exchanged a look, then pushed open the glass door with nervous hearts.
As soon as they entered, a female clerk with squinted eyes behind the counter came over to greet them.
“Oh my… These two lovely guests must be Yang Mo and little Lingling, right?”
“Yes, that’s us,” Yang Mo replied before Lingling could speak.
The clerk gestured with an open palm to guide them.
“The other guest is in that room over there.”
Before following her lead, Lingling scanned the cat cafe. Finding no one else there besides them, and considering the clerk’s reaction, she seemed to understand the current situation.
‘I take back what I said earlier about being trusted… This shop is definitely a place controlled by the Support Association. Can’t they be a little more honest?’
Lingling complained internally, but at this point, all she could do was meet with the person from the Support Association and see what happened.
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