Off Work, Then I Become a Magical Girl

Book 2: Chapter 179: Mountain Lily and Tiger Lily

Vol 2 Chapter 179: Mountain Lily and Tiger Lily—"I'm Mountain Lily! Hello, new teammate!"

"I'm Tiger Lily, looking forward to working well together, teammate."

At the same moment, on the other side of the team formation square, Xia Liang also found her new teammates by matching number tags.

These two magical girls who called themselves "Mountain Lily" and "Tiger Lily" appeared to be around Xia Liang's own age.

When exchanging greetings, the girl on the left who called herself "Mountain Lily" looked lively and seemed genuinely welcoming of Xia Liang's arrival. She had a pair of upward-slanting crimson eyes that gave her a slightly aggressive aura, yet couldn't conceal her sweet features. Her scarlet hair was tied into two thin twin tails on either side of her head, adorned with a hair accessory resembling a thin-leaved lily, its center glowing with a shining Heart Gem.

She wore a scarlet round-collared upper garment that at first glance carried an ancient Eastern Hua Region style. However, this classical impression only extended to the embroidery and cloud-collar decorations on the surface of her clothing. A closer look at the sleeves revealed they were asymmetrical - the left sleeve was long and wide while the right shoulder was bare with only a silk ribbon draped over it. The lower garment was a white satin miniskirt paired with embroidered shoes that appeared to have slight heels, creating an impression of "modern cute-style short skirt mixed with ancient design elements."

Meanwhile, the other magical girl who called herself "Tiger Lily" also smiled but appeared more reserved. Her facial features were eighty percent similar to "Mountain Lily's," but the same upward-slanting eyes lost all their sharpness under her gentler demeanor, instead gaining a somewhat charming quality. Her long scarlet hair cascaded to her shoulders, with a tiger lily-style hairpin securing a small bun at the crown, giving her a much quieter impression.

Her upper garment similarly featured ancient Eastern Hua Region design elements - a light red stand-collar long gown with decorative embroidery limited to half a lily flower at the waist, echoing the embroidery on Mountain Lily's clothes. Beneath the gown was a pair of scarlet culottes that reached her ankles, matched with pointed shoes that made the entire outfit appear more elegant.

Are they twins?

This thought occurred to Xia Liang, but she didn't voice it immediately. Instead, she offered an equally sweet smile and greeted them: "Hello, I'm Little Jin. I hope we can get along well..."

Before she could finish speaking, the girl who called herself "Mountain Lily" suddenly took two quick steps forward, closing the distance between them to stare intently at Xia Liang's face from extremely close range.

Though completely baffled by what the other girl was up to, this didn't stop Xia Liang from maintaining her harmless, well-behaved expression as she calmly returned the gaze.

—"Good, you passed!"

Soon after, Mountain Lily took a step back, straightened up, and looked satisfied: "Our team should have excellent compatibility!"

"Passed?"

Controlling her facial expression, Xia Liang showed slight confusion: "What does that mean?"

"It means you're cute enough, so you passed the interview."

Mountain Lily laughed: "I wouldn't want some uncute kid assigned to our team - that would lower our overall aesthetic!"

"...Sister, I don't think you should say such things to people's faces."

Tiger Lily interjected helplessly, then apologized to Xia Liang: "Sorry, my sister isn't exactly a bad person, but she has issues with personal boundaries and often says completely inappropriate things to people she's just met. Please bear with her."

"Sister?"

Noticing the term used, Xia Liang played along as if just realizing: "Are you sisters?"

"Hmph, just noticed?"

Mountain Lily proudly lifted her chin, producing a folding fan from somewhere and snapping it open with a flourish to point at Tiger Lily: "That's right, I'm the elder sister, and this here is my silly little sister."

"Actually we're twins, and technically I was born first. But refusing to acknowledge her as the elder sister would cause too many complications, so nominally I'm the younger one now."

Tiger Lily explained politely: "Being twins, we're used to fighting together and find it hard to separate, which is why we specified each other as teammates."

"I see."

Xia Liang clapped her hands appropriately, showing an envious expression: "So you're twins! How wonderful to have sisters becoming magical girls together. It must be much more fun than being alone."

"You get it, Little Jin."

The appropriate flattery immediately made Mountain Lily look pleased: "Though she's a silly sister, having someone to share the duties of being a magical girl really is much more comfortable."

"It's not actually as fun as you imagine..."

Tiger Lily showed a somewhat complicated expression, but probably thinking some things shouldn't be said to outsiders, changed the subject midway: "But please rest assured, we understand the practical examination focuses on team cooperation. Even though we're sisters, please don't feel constrained by this - treat us as a normal three-person team."

"Understood."

Xia Liang continued smiling warmly while casually asking, as if just making conversation: "Since you're twins, do you have some special abilities beyond ordinary magical girls?"

"Good eye! I'm starting to really like you!"

Mountain Lily snapped her fan shut: "That's right! Because my sister and I are both magical girls, we can perform coordinated moves that ordinary magical girls at our level could never achieve - creating effects where 1+1>2. Getting assigned to our team means you've definitely drawn a lucky lot!"

"That's amazing!" Xia Liang continued applauding.

"Hmph, of course it is." Mountain Lily brimmed with confidence.

"Then could we possibly defeat those on the 'Power Ranking List'?" Xia Liang feigned innocence.

"Is that even a question?" Mountain Lily answered arrogantly.

"Wow!"

Xia Liang worked hard to make her eyes sparkle, pretending to be admiring: "Being able to defeat people on the Power Ranking List, could it be you're both Leaf-rank?"

"Huh? Of course we're Bud-rank."

Mountain Lily looked at her strangely: "We're only fourteen this year and became magical girls just over a year ago - how could we possibly be Leaf-rank?"

"Eh?" Xia Liang's voice caught in her throat.

"My sister and I became magical girls around last spring."

Tiger Lily explained quietly: "If it were next year around this time, we might both have hopes of reaching Leaf-rank, but this year is really..."

"But as long as I'm with my silly sister, we're not afraid even if we encounter Leaf-rank opponents!"

Mountain Lily placed hands on hips: "You can rest easy! We're definitely the strongest among Bud-rank!"

"Well, then, about that Power Ranking List earlier..." Xia Liang cautiously broached the subject again.

"I imagined it." Mountain Lily declared without a trace of guilt.

Xia Liang's expression gradually froze.

At this moment, no matter how slow she was, she had to realize: perhaps, could it be, her luck in this examination's team assignment was... somewhat average?