Tokyo, there are too many defeated magical girls.

The other party also acted very normally.

As she took off her boots and put on soft, fluffy indoor slippers, she said playfully:

"Hey~ Disney stuff is only for kids. I'm an 18-year-old adult already~"

"In my eyes, Aoi-chan, you will always be a child."

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chun was already absolutely certain.

But he didn't have the courage to look back.

At this moment, I even have the illusion that my online relationship is about to end in real life.

Considering that this place is a Hope Home specifically for burn orphans, the possibility of being disappointed is extremely high.

So he had to take a deep breath.

Only after that did I make up my mind and turn to look at the entrance.

164. Nice to meet you, Aoi-chan

—Snap~

The canvas shoes the girl had just taken off hadn't even been put back on the shoe rack when they slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.

The light white surface still bears traces of sweat from walking, and steam rises from it like a lunchbox.

"Chun..."

The real form of the magical cherry blossoms spoke instinctively.

But then she realized that she hadn't transformed and was just an ordinary girl with burns.

Therefore, he immediately shut his mouth, lowered his head in embarrassment, and pulled his baseball cap down even further.

"Aoi-chan, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing such a sudden change, the old dean asked in bewilderment.

However, the girl could no longer utter a single word.

"..."

Now, she stood helplessly in the entryway, unsure whether to retreat or advance.

Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the other person walking towards her—a girl in a cheap long-sleeved shirt—and she couldn't help but tremble.

My heart jumped into my throat.

"It's nice to meet you. My name is Junpei Sasaki, and I'm the employee in charge of this Disney outreach event."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chun very gentlemanly extended his right hand.

Then, laughing, he added:

"If you don't mind, you can shake my hand through the cast first."

"Um……"

The girl named Aoi subconsciously raised her hands, wanting to politely respond to the other person.

But the moment he touched the plaster, he felt as if he had been electrocuted and quickly pulled back.

The atmosphere between the two was incredibly awkward.

"That, that..."

She held it in for a long time before finally managing to squeeze out a self-introduction from her throat.

“My name is Kimishima Aoi…I’m an orphan temporarily staying here…Nice to meet you…Mr. Atsuo…”

"Eh? Temporary stay?"

Lin Chun turned his head in confusion and looked at the elderly dean behind him.

The other person's expression wasn't good either; they hesitated for several seconds before telling the truth:

"Kimijima Aoi is already eighteen years old. By the end of this month at the latest, she must move out and support herself..."

"I see."

Seeing the old dean's sad expression, Lin Chun sighed softly.

Hope Home is ultimately an official welfare institution.

Even orphans who have suffered burns must leave this place and fend for themselves once they reach the age of eighteen.

This cruel yet realistic logic is not difficult to understand.

Lin Chun did not question it.

Instead, he fixed his interested gaze on Kimishima Aoi, looking her up and down.

Judging by her figure, she is a very slender and delicate Japanese girl, with a height of no more than 1.52 meters, a petite type.

In terms of development, she wasn't even as good as Rinko Mizushiro was back then; she looked like she would fall over with the slightest push.

Her single ponytail hairstyle made her look exceptionally simple.

The clothes and pants she wore, along with a few small accessories, were all unmistakably cheap.

Without exception, they were all tidied up very cleanly, without a trace of self-abandonment.

The key lies in her skin.

Half of her skin was naturally fair and smooth.

But the other half, extending from the right cheek to the neck and into the torso inside the clothes, is covered with shocking burn marks.

It's like a beautiful jade disc that has been forcibly cut into several broken pieces.

Lin Chun understood everything at a glance.

Why is it that Magic Cherry Blossom is unwilling to reveal her true form or accept a confession?

When I made that request, I was simply asking the impossible.

"No, stop staring at me..."

Kimishima Aoi lowered her head even further, like a quail, her voice trembling as if she were about to cry.

"Excuse me, I need to go back to my room, please..."

"Ah, sorry sorry."

Coming to his senses, Lin Chun quickly stepped aside to make way for the true form of the magical cherry blossom—Kimijima Aoi.

The other person never dared to look him in the eye.

He rushed into the nearest room, slammed the door shut, and never came out again.

This shows how insecure she was.

"Ah... please forgive her rudeness, Mr. Sasaki."

The old dean walked over, looked at the closed door of Kimishima Aoi, and shook his head helplessly.

“That child is very sensitive about her self-esteem, and Mr. Sasaki is her peer, so she doesn’t really want to be seen.”

"No, no, no, it's my own fault. I shouldn't have stared at them for so long."

Lin Chun apologized in return, which increased the old dean's favorability.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he changed the subject and began to gather useful information.

"Speaking of which, Ms. Kimishima Aoi, why did you come here?"

"Ugh--"

The old dean's long sigh was enough to show how heavy the reason behind it was.

"Eight years ago, that child was still living with his father."

"One day, her father lost money in an investment and owed a large sum of money to underground money lenders. He was even threatened to use his daughter to pay off the debt."

"Maybe he was just being impulsive, setting the house on fire and taking her with him... Although Aoi was eventually rescued, she suffered burns..."

The old dean's voice choked up completely as he spoke, and tears welled up in his eyes.

On the other side, Lin Chun's cheeks were also twitching uncontrollably.

He figured it all out.

The original form of 【Magical Girl Cherry Blossom】, Kimishima Aoi, witnessed her father being burned alive and was left with irreparable burns herself.

This is probably the most terrifying hell imaginable.

After that, although they were taken in by the House of Hope, the old director was indeed a good person.

However, due to the irreparable burns, she still faces countless forms of discrimination and is bullied by her classmates at school.

Even so, they did not abandon their mission of justice.