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Chapter 10: The Opening Door and the Gentle Guide

"Hello, Senior Jiang Si."

When Jiang Si saw Jiang Keke come in with her friends, she thought she was hallucinating.

This younger sister, who had a falling out with him after their parents died three years ago, not only treated him badly.

He is actually indifferent to everyone, as if he wants to cut ties with the world.

Let alone friends, I barely exchange a few words with my classmates at school.

Every time he went to a parent-teacher conference, the homeroom teacher would emphasize this matter to him.

Your child is too withdrawn; this can't go on. Shouldn't you take them to the hospital to see if they're sick?

Jiang Si is not used to the fact that schools nowadays pay too much attention to students' mental health.

They never had such good conditions back then...

“This is my friend, Silver Lotus.”

Jiang Keke's words interrupted his thoughts, so he nodded and said, "Get along well."

"You don't need to tell me."

It's not that Jiang Si is as naive as Coco, wanting to play the Cold War game.

He continued to communicate with Jiang Keke normally, just in the same way he and his father did at home in his previous life.

Compared to his younger sister, Jiang Keke is actually more like his daughter, in terms of their mental age.

When her parents were at work, he helped take care of this little girl, changing her diapers, feeding her, and putting her to sleep.

Saying it's her father isn't taking advantage of her, especially since her parents have passed away and her eldest brother is like a father to her.

As for why he is such a cold and even capricious father...

Because his biological father in his previous life was like that.

Although her parents in this life are kinder, they don't spend much time together and aren't that familiar with each other. Jiang Si is still more used to the way they interacted in her previous life.

If they go through a rebellious phase, I'll beat them; otherwise, I'll ignore them. You'll hardly ever see them on weekdays. As long as they don't cause trouble, they can go about their business as usual.

If you really can't stand it, you can stay at a relative's house to avoid trouble.

So after saying hello, Jiang Si went to the kitchen to cook, and Jiang Keke completely ignored him and dragged her friend to the bedroom.

From this perspective, they have a very good understanding as a family.

As for Yinlian, she was in a terrible predicament.

Originally, I came to Jiang Keke's house with her to visit, but actually I was thinking of persuading her parents to let her join the Disaster Management Bureau.

When I got back, I encountered this situation and found myself stuck in the middle, feeling incredibly awkward.

"Your brother is Jiang Si..."

Back in the bedroom, hearing Yinlian's sigh, Jiang Keke was also a little surprised. "What's wrong? Do you know him?"

"There must be very few people in high school who don't know him, right? Everyone in the nearby high schools knows his name."

Yinlian's face was full of complicated emotions. "She often skips classes, which drives the teachers crazy. She's also a troublemaker, always provoking thugs outside the school. She claims it's a 'real combat exercise,' but she beats people up and sends them to the hospital. The parents of those thugs even came to the school... Luckily, they all have criminal records, so the school can handle it."

Jiang Keke's lips twitched slightly; she was well aware of her brother's bad reputation.

But I didn't expect it to spread so widely, even magical girls know about it.

"He's just that bad."

"It's not that he's bad..." Yinlian chuckled awkwardly and said softly, "At least the thugs around the school don't dare to come anymore. They're scared of him. He's done a good deed by not bullying the students."

“My parents said they wanted him to study hard until he graduated from university.” Jiang Keke took off her slippers, sat on the bed, and hugged her legs. “But he doesn’t study properly at all. He’s always skipping classes to fight, or saying he wants to exercise…”

"Your parents..."

"I encountered a calamity beast three years ago and died."

Although her tone was very calm, Yinlian still apologized.

She had actually guessed that Jiang Si's parents had passed away, because she had heard about it when she saw Jiang Si fighting outside the high school gate.

Later, Jiang Si's homeroom teacher came out and took him back, which made the teacher so angry that he kept scolding him.

"Just because you're an orphan, you think you can disregard school?"

However, I'm still not quite sure whether the teacher was just angry and simply called him an orphan, or whether his parents had actually passed away.

Now that I've confirmed it, I feel somewhat guilty.

"As you can see, it's just Jiang Si and me at home, and we don't get along. If you want to persuade him to let me join the Disaster Management Bureau, you can try, but I have no interest in talking to him about it."

The relationship is visibly strained...

Yinlian sighed, "Then I'll give it a try."

With a snort, Jiang Keke turned her head away, hugged her legs, and lay down on the bed. "Whatever."

……

While they were eating, Jiang Si paused for a moment when she saw Yinlian come out of Coco's room.

I didn't expect Jiang Keke's friend to show up.

Even more unexpectedly, Jiang Keke didn't come out.

Generally, Jiang Keke would come out to eat at this time, and then he would go upstairs to his room on his own.

This is how it is every day.

After glancing at her, Jiang Keke still didn't seem to be planning to come out, so Jiang Si tidied up the table and decided to go back to her room first.

"Jiang Si, you should know me, right?"

The other person asked cautiously, and Jiang Si glanced at her, "I don't remember."

Ugh, this start was definitely not going to work!

She had actually been planning to come out for a while, since they were from the same school. She was the class monitor and often went to the office to help the teachers, while Jiang Si was a bad student and often stood in the office as punishment, so they had met before.

Thinking about it carefully, I haven't actually seen it that many times, but in that situation, seeing it three or four times would probably leave a deep impression, right?
That's why she thought of using this as a starting point to get closer to the other person.

The result was a major failure...

She felt like she wanted to disappear into the ground, but she quickly composed herself. Although her ears were a little red, she still maintained a professional smile.

I am the captain of the magical girl squad, I will not lose to an ordinary person!
"I'm Yinlian, the class monitor of Class 6, Grade 1. We've met before in the office..."

"Oh, sorry, I don't remember."

"No, it's alright." Yinlian's thick-soled Martin boots tapped on the floor. "You should know that a monster appeared at Jiang Keke's school today, right?"

"do not know."

"...It's been reported in the news."

"I don't watch the news."

Yinlian finally understood why Jiang Keke disliked her brother.

This is so difficult to communicate with!

Just as they were contemplating whether to give up, Jiang Si paused and asked, "Aren't you hurt?"

Yinlian's eyes widened, then she asked blankly, "Who? Me?"

"...Are we that close?"

Yinlian then realized he was asking about Jiang Keke. "Uh, no."

Actually, she was injured when dealing with the disaster beast, so she initially thought the question was directed at herself, but it turned out to be another misunderstanding.

I want to die...

"Oh, that's all."

It was very cold, though.

But did he actually care about Jiang Keke just now?

Having confirmed this, Yinlian felt more confident and asked, "What are your thoughts on magical girls?"

"Powerful." "Uh, what would you think if Jiang Keke became a magical girl?"

"I can't beat her." (If I don't transform.)

Yinlian raised her right hand and rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache.

Because the other party's answer was genuinely sincere, without any perfunctory or joking tone.

My sister transforms into a magical girl, and my first thought is, "Will I be unable to beat her in the future?"
How do you two siblings usually live? Do you even hit your own sister?
However, she felt that Jiang Si was simply answering from a combat power perspective, and did not mean that she would actually fight with her sister.

Yinlian wasn't stupid; she had seen what family relationships would be like after a fight.

Although Jiang Keke was cold and somewhat disgusted with her brother, she was far from harboring hatred to the point of fighting with him.

“Actually, magical girls don’t usually use this power to fight with their families.” She explained seriously, “The Disaster Management Bureau will carefully manage this powerful force.”

"Oh, are you a staff member of the Disaster Management Bureau?"

"They are non-official staff, only responsible for guiding magical girls to join the Disaster Management Bureau. Of course, they are just ordinary students in their daily lives, as the Disaster Management Bureau believes that it is easier to communicate with peers..."

This is a lie. Jiang Si has a partial list of magical girls from the BH City Disaster Management Bureau.

Yinlian, 15 years old, 1.5 meters tall, is the captain of the BH City Magical Girl Squad. She is a pink magical girl who specializes in mental attacks. She has both parents and an older sister who also works at the Disaster Management Bureau.

They are not unofficial personnel, but actual combat personnel.

I didn't expect them to send a core member directly to find Jiang Keke; they're showing a lot of sincerity.

However, it's understandable. In the past two years, all the magical girls born in Beihai have been intercepted by Qingyun Sect—Bing Tang can always find magical girls that the Disaster Prevention Bureau can't find.

The BH City Disaster Management Bureau, unable to recruit enough people, was even forced to transfer magical girls from other cities to help.

The disaster relief bureaus in other cities were not in such a bad situation. Not only were they helpless against a civilian free magical girl organization, but they also couldn't compete with them in terms of recruiting girls, and were forced to borrow magical girls from other cities.

This once raised the question: which side is the official organization?

So it's quite normal to send a captain to recruit a new magical girl when a new one is born.

Jiang Si didn't intend to expose Yinlian's lie, but simply went along with it, saying, "Coco has become a magical girl? You can just take her to the Disaster Prevention Bureau to register, right?"

After registering, you will become an official magical girl, receiving a salary from the municipal government, with your identity kept confidential and your daily safety guaranteed by the Disaster Management Bureau.

“Jiang Keke is not yet an adult and needs to be accompanied by her family. Furthermore, she seems hesitant about joining the Disaster Management Bureau,” Yinlian said worriedly. “I’m very worried she’ll become a free-spirited magical girl. With the increasing number of disaster beasts and the Qingyun Sect’s activities becoming more frequent, being a free-spirited magical girl is dangerous, and being tricked into joining the Qingyun Sect would be even more dangerous…”

"Several magical girls have been lured in before and have disappeared without a trace. That hateful Qingyun Sect, one day they will all be captured!"

Looking at Yinlian, who was gritting her teeth, Jiang Si remained expressionless. "She is truly hateful."

After regaining her composure, Yinlian continued, "In short, I hope you can persuade Jiang Keke to register as an official magical girl with the Disaster Management Bureau. This would also help avoid being targeted by the Qingyun Sect. I know your relationship might not be very good, but she is, after all, your only family member. As long as you are willing to speak up, she will surely listen, right?"

After clearing the table, Jiang Si, out of politeness, poured her a cup of tea. "Would you like something to eat? I'll make you something."

"Thank you, but no need, I already ate before I came..."

Of course, even if she said she wanted to eat, Jiang Si didn't plan to cook. After all, the kitchen was already cleaned up, and he wasn't in the mood to cook.

At most, I'll order her some takeout.

"Let's get back to Jiang Keke's matter..."

“I don’t intend to interfere with her choice.” Jiang Si interrupted her. “She’s already in the second year of junior high school and has the ability to distinguish right from wrong. If she doesn’t want to go, she probably has her own reasons. It’s not appropriate for me to let her go to the Disaster Management Bureau without even knowing her reasons.”

Jiang Si's words cut off Yinlian's prepared remarks. She stared at him blankly for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "I think she might not know what's best, and she might make a decision she'll regret. That's why she needs an adult to help her..."

“I’m not that much older than her, and my decision is unlikely to be the best one either.”

Jiang Si pushed the teacup she had poured towards her. "Thinking that the decisions you make for your child are the best is just adult arrogance. Why can't your child regret it? Children have the right to choose and should also bear the consequences of their decisions, whether it's failure or success. They should have the right to experience and taste those consequences. She's already in the second year of junior high; it's time for her to be independent."

For a moment, Yinlian felt as if she wasn't chatting with a senior who was a year ahead of her.

Instead, it was an elder.

Jiang Si's tone didn't sound like Coco's brother, but rather like Coco's father.

More importantly, there was no sense of superiority in his tone. Whether it was his attitude towards Coco or towards her, it was like communicating with a peer.

In the past, people would always look down on Yinlian because of her height, or treat her like a child.

Jiang Si's wary distance, even with a touch of caution, while not exactly friendly, made Yinlian feel respected.

Moreover, he was genuinely considering Coco's best interests, and he wasn't the cold-hearted person Coco described.

When she first became a magical girl, her family constantly tried to stop her. Her parents wanted her to give up becoming a magical girl. If it weren't for her older sister, she might still be just an ordinary student now.

Adults' decisions are not always the best, and when they make wrong decisions, they cannot take responsibility for their children.

After pondering for a moment, Yinlian nodded in agreement: "You're right, Coco should be allowed to decide for herself."

Jiang Si added, "Of course I want to go and see the Disaster Management Bureau."

It would be best if we could see where your miracle seeds are located.

"Then Jiang Keke will need to register."

After answering Jiang Si's question, she suddenly whispered, "Actually, Senior Jiang Si cares about Coco a lot, doesn't he?"

Jiang Si raised an eyebrow but did not answer her.

I don't know how she figured it out; her thought process is quite unique.

Fortunately, Yinlian didn't continue the topic. Instead, she lowered her head and said, "Then I'll go ask Jiang Keke for her opinion. As her senior, I will definitely take good care of her."

"Well, thank you for your help."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all."

Jiang Si suddenly glanced out the window; it was already dark outside. He frowned slightly and asked, "Are you staying here tonight?"

"Huh? Is that okay?"

Jiang Si rubbed her forehead. "I was the one asking you that."

He hates it when people answer his questions with questions.

She got up and went upstairs. "I'll put the bedding outside the door later, you can take it yourself."

Yinlian blinked and said from below, "How about Senior Jiang Si knocks on the door and I can open it for you?"

"Better not."

"Hehe, just kidding."

After watching Jiang Si leave, Yinlian took a breath and returned to Jiang Keke's bedroom.

Looking at Jiang Keke, who was hugging a doll and staring blankly, he said seriously, "Jiang Keke, did you hear that? Your brother wants you to make your own decisions. He wants you to live an independent life."

Jiang Keke pouted, "It's just sweet talk; he's just afraid of trouble."

"I think he's sincere. I can feel it. You have to trust a magical girl's intuition. I don't think he's as mean or cold as you think. He's very respectful of others and didn't treat me like a child just because I'm small..."

"Oh, so he really does treat everyone the same." Jiang Keke shrugged. "Treat everyone the same, even if it's troublesome."

Yinlian sat down on the chair next to her and leaned back. "Never mind, I'm not here to change your attitude towards your brother. It's mainly about the magical girl thing. Do you want to join the Disaster Management Bureau?"

Slumped on the bed, clutching her doll, Jiang Keke mumbled, "Let me think about it some more..."

"Okay, okay, I'll stay with you until you've thought it through."

"But it doesn't matter if we go and take a look first."

"Great! Your older brother also really wants to visit the Disaster Management Bureau, so this will be a good opportunity to fulfill his wish."

"Hey, you should be more concerned about me."

"What does it matter..."

With a sigh, Jiang Keke didn't say anything more to Yinlian.

Compared to someone as indifferent as Jiang Si, she was more interested in knowing what Teacher Ziyuan thought.

Would she want to join the Disaster Management Bureau? According to Yinlian, Teacher Ziyuan might be the leader of the Qingyun Sect.

Why did you save me? And after saving me, why didn't you take me with you like you did with the other magical girls before, and let me join the Qingyun Sect?
I can't figure it out at all.

I wish we could meet again...

(End of this chapter)