usenovelgroup Chapter 68 Each of their own teachers
Chapter 68 Each of their own teachers
On the rooftop of the Civil Defense Bureau building, Ji Xia and Bi An had already met.
"Noah told me before that she was mentoring you," Ji Xia said, arms crossed. "But you've come to me again. Is it because Noah isn't teaching well?"
"What she taught was the 'foundation' for everyone." The voice from the other side was flat and even. "But what I want is not something that everyone can learn. I need... a power that belongs only to me, a power that can surpass Noah's."
"Surpass Noah?" Ji Xia found the other side's statement somewhat strange. "Why surpass her?"
"Because I want to stand in front of A-Xin," Bi'an said solemnly, "I want to become stronger, until A-Xin sees only me."
"Noah has become Axin's support now. If things continue like this, there will be no place for me."
"To put it bluntly, I'm jealous of her. So, I have to become stronger and stand by A-Xin's side again."
Ji Xia sighed, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
"...Sigh, I knew it, it must be because of my slow-witted younger brother again."
She walked to the other side, reached out, and gently stroked her smooth, long black hair, her movements as tender as ever.
"I don't think you need to be so hostile towards Noah."
"While I really want to say, 'Young people are so energetic,' it would be better if you didn't go too far in your competition."
"I can sense that Noah does have different feelings for my brother, but young people like you sometimes act impulsively and do things that can't be taken back."
"Senior Ji Xia, don't worry." Bi An's expression remained serious, but her eyes softened considerably. "I just want to stand by A Xin's side again. As for the other things... I won't do them."
Seeing the expression on the other side, Ji Xia felt a little relieved. "...Since you've put it this way, I don't think I have any reason to refuse."
"But I have to make it clear first, my training is very tough, you know?"
"No matter how hard it is, I can endure it."
The gaze from the other side remained unwavering, filled with resolute determination.
"Having fighting spirit is a good thing, but," Ji Xia lowered her head and looked down, "how about we go have lunch at the Civil Defense Bureau first?"
"I'm not hungry, can we start training as soon as possible?"
"...Didn't you understand what I meant?" Ji Xia rubbed her forehead, looking speechless. "I haven't had lunch yet, I'm hungry."
"..." After this incident, Bi'an's serious expression crumbled.
Is Sister Lu Yue really reliable?
*
Meanwhile, at Li Mengling's home—
Li Mengling had already prepared the meal and was eating with Qin Xiaoling and Ye Han.
"How was it? Teacher, my cooking skills are pretty good, right?" Li Mengling said with considerable pride.
"Mmm...mmm..." Ye Han ate in small bites and nodded politely.
"Yes, it tastes really good," Qin Xiaoling echoed.
Ye Han genuinely thought it was delicious, but Qin Xiaoling's praise was purely out of politeness—although the teacher's cooking was also good, it couldn't compare to her older brother's...
"Speaking of which," Li Mengling casually brought up another topic, "how far have you two progressed in your magical girl training?"
"Hmm? As for training... Senior Noah taught us some basic magic release techniques, and we practice them every day," Qin Xiaoling answered honestly.
"Releasing magic, huh? That's certainly a very basic training technique." Li Mengling nodded in affirmation. "However, having only the basics isn't enough. You also need more comprehensive combat skills."
"So, even though you already have teachers, I will give you more special training as magical girls, so you can learn even more."
"Huh?" Qin Xiaoling was slightly taken aback. "Wouldn't Senior Noah be unhappy about that?"
"Don't worry, if you don't tell and I don't tell either, how could she possibly know? Besides, it's not a big deal."
Li Mengling paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, isn't it a good thing to learn from multiple masters and draw on their strengths? You can learn completely different things from me."
This statement seems to make some sense.
In fact, in the magical girl world, it is not uncommon for multiple teachers to teach one student. However, disputes and confusion may arise regarding the identity of the "inheritor" of the subsequent apprentice.
Therefore, in order to avoid such a thing from happening, magical girls will try their best to avoid this situation when teaching their disciples.
However, Li Mengling didn't care about anything else at this moment; she just wanted to take these two disciples in first.
Negotiating with Noah is impossible, absolutely impossible.
If Noah confronts you, just pretend you don't know anything.
No matter what... I'm the daughter of the director of the Yuehua City Civil Defense Bureau, so Noah wouldn't do anything to me... right?
Uh... I guess so?
*
Lunch had already been prepared at Shen Zixin's home. Only Shen Zixin and Noah were at the dining table.
"As expected, when it's just 'myself,' I can eat so casually!" Noah happily picked up the large bowl full of food from the table—
This is Shen Zixin's habit. When he doesn't cook for his family and is alone, he will take a large bowl and pour the vegetables and sauce over the rice, making it a rice bowl.
His eating style is quite casual, and the key point is that he can wash one less plate after finishing his meal.
So, since it was just her and Noah at home at noon today, Shen Zixin continued to serve rice to both of them in this way.
After both of them had eaten a few bites of rice, Noah spoke first—
"By the way, why do you suddenly want me to give you magical girl training all by myself?"
Shen Zixin swallowed the food in her mouth and gently placed the large bowl on the table.
"Because I'm too weak right now. I once said I'd share all of this with you, right? Then I must also have the ability to stand on my own two feet and be able to stand by your side. If I can't even do that, what's the point of talking about sharing this with you?"
"At this rate of gradual progress in my practice, I will only be an observer for a considerable period of time in the future."
"So, I have to speed things up. For you, and for my family."
After hearing this, Noah picked up her chopsticks and smiled at Shen Zixin.
"That's a really cool statement! I can only say that's 'me' for sure!"
"Then let's start training after lunch!"