I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 109 Illusory Concerto

In the memorial cemetery of Gwangyang City, the winter wind carried a bleak chill, swirling up a few withered leaves on the ground before they fell helplessly to the ground again.

Lu Yue stood in front of the stone wall once again.

She and Shen Zixin had originally left together, but Lu Yue suggested that she wanted to stay in the cemetery for a while, so she turned back and let Shen Zixin go back to the hotel first.

At this moment, she stood in front of that huge white stone wall, looking at the name "Su Qingyuan".

In truth, Lu Yue knew perfectly well that "Su Qingyuan" was not dead. She had come here to repent for something else—

"……sorry."

A soft murmur escaped from her lips.

I only apologize like this when I'm alone in private.

For my own despicable actions back then, and for that buried, unforgivable past.

Lu Yue's heart was filled with fear. Only today did she come to this cemetery under the guise of accompanying her younger brother.

She closed her eyes, her thoughts drifting back to that laboratory—

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Which year was that in the lab?

I can't remember anymore.

Lu Yue and Su Qingyuan... should both be sixteen years old.

One afternoon, Lu Yue found Su Qingyuan curled up in a corner of the lounge.

She was soaked to the bone, her thin clothes clinging tightly to her body, and her whole body was trembling slightly, like a fledgling bird drenched by a downpour, helpless and pitiful.

"It was them again?" Lu Yue quickly walked over and sat down next to her, her voice filled with suppressed anger.

Su Qingyuan didn't speak, but silently buried her head even deeper and nodded.

Bullying and humiliation also exist in this laboratory. Su Qingyuan's introverted personality makes her the ideal target for some children to vent their malice.

Lu Yue sighed, found a dry towel, and gently wiped Su Qingyuan's wet hair and body.

"Who did this? Tell me!" Lu Yue's voice was filled with rage. "I'll show them what I'm made of!"

"No!" Su Qingyuan's large eyes widened in fear. "Just a moment or two... I can endure it. If you go to them... it will implicate you..."

Only Lu Yue had ever protected her like this.

Therefore, Su Qingyuan felt that the only thing she could do was to avoid causing her any trouble as much as possible.

"Are you just going to let them bully you like this forever?" Lu Yue looked at her submissive appearance, feeling both heartache and anger. "Anyway, it'll just be those same few regulars. I'll settle the score with them later—"

"It's alright, Sister Lu Yue," Su Qingyuan said softly, "I've... figured out a way."

"A solution?" Lu Yue asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes," Su Qingyuan nodded, a slight smile even appearing on her face, "In the experiment just a few days ago, I already... 'opened up'. I can use my 'heart image' now."

For these older experimental subjects who had already awakened as magical girls, they could already use some of the magical girl's powers, but—

"Don't do anything foolish, Qingyuan." Lu Yue immediately became alert. "Using your mind's eye on others is strictly prohibited. You'll be locked up in solitary confinement."

"No...! I won't use it on anyone else...!"

Just then, the door to the lounge was pushed open from the outside.

Lu Yue subconsciously turned around to look, and when she saw who it was, she was completely stunned.

Standing at the door was another "Su Qingyuan".

The newly appeared "Su Qingyuan" was wearing the exact same clothes as the person beside her. Then she slowly walked up to the two of them and softly spoke—

"That way, 'we' can take turns going outside to be bullied."

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"That's so stupid..."

Lu Yue pulled herself out of her reverie, looked at the name on the stone tablet, and murmured it softly once more.

Whether it's the clone or the original body, the pain is the same. Even if you do that, it won't lessen the pain by half.

Just then, Lu Yue heard footsteps behind her.

She turned around and saw a girl wearing a sweater and a coat standing behind her.

"...What a coincidence, I pat my heart."

Seeing the person who came, Lu Yue was not surprised, but a bitter smile appeared on her face.

Fu Xin took a few more steps forward, his gaze also fixed on the stone wall in front of him.

"You mentioned in your text message that you were coming to Gwangyang City to pay respects at your graves, so I guessed you'd probably be here."

"There's no rush to meet me," Lu Yue turned around, arms crossed. "Can't we contact each other while in Yuehua City?"

"I didn't come here specifically to find you, I just wanted to try my luck... because 'another' version of me in Moonflower City met Noah."

"Huh? Noah?" Lu Yue was somewhat surprised. "Why did she meet with you? Didn't you only accept one-way contact with the one in Moonflower City? How did Noah contact you?"

"Who knows? Noah went straight to the contact point and gave the organization's code. She's from the future... It probably wouldn't be difficult for her to know our organization's code."

Then, she took a step closer to Lu Yue, lowering her voice, "Since you know Noah... could you ask her for me? Maybe you can get some information about the future?"

"...She seems to dislike me a lot." Lu Yue turned her head away, avoiding Fu Xin's gaze. "I'm afraid I won't get any information out of her."

"Is that so..." Seeing this, Fu Xin didn't press the matter further, and the atmosphere fell silent again.

The two stood there quietly, letting the cold wind blow by.

A few minutes later, Lu Yue seemed to be about to leave. But just as she turned around, she was stopped by someone calling out to her—

"Could you... perhaps continue working at the Civil Defense Bureau?"

Lu Yue stopped in her tracks.

"After all... the Dawn's Son... still needs someone to act as an inside man within the Civil Defense Bureau. If possible... you shouldn't resign."

"I've made myself perfectly clear." Lu Yue didn't turn around, but instead lifted her foot again.

"There are people I must protect."

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Information that can be made public now:

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Illusionary Concerto

Category: Mindset

Level: A+

Holder: Heart

Description: Possesses the ability to create multiple clones that are completely identical to the original, up to a maximum of four. All clones possess the same strength as the original and share the same Opening Realm.

However, the death of any one clone will lead to the death of the other clones and the original body. In other words, it's more accurate to say that there are "five original bodies" rather than "four clones plus one original body".

All individuals share a common vision, memory, and thought process. Although they appear to be five independent individuals, they are actually governed by a unified consciousness similar to a "hive mind." Therefore, their consciousness is also that of the same person. This ensures that their actions are perfectly coordinated and that there are no conflicts of will.

What's special about this mindset is that once activated and forming an independent entity, this additional entity will exist indefinitely, and will not disappear even if the magical girl transformation is deactivated. In other words, each clone can choose whether to deactivate the transformation, and is essentially "another magical girl" in terms of its individual nature.

Furthermore, since all individuals can practice, theoretically, if five people practice together, their awakening speed is five times that of a normal magical girl.