Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

"Thank you, but I don\'t like doing things that draw too much attention."

Emerald Sparrow spoke in a flat tone, continuing to decline, "You guys go ahead, don\'t worry too much about me."

Her refusal was not only because she didn\'t want to make a spectacle of herself with a costume change before so many people, but also because changing into "Cornflower\'s" clothes in such a setting would be far too ostentatious.

After all, if she really appeared here dressed in a fashion similar to her Magical Girl outfit, just one person at the event who had seen the real Cornflower would likely be shocked by the resemblance to her appearance, leading to a series of unnecessary complications.

Her deliberate refusal caught Xia Liang\'s attention, who, after blinking her eyes and thinking for a moment, guessed the reason she was unwilling to put on that outfit.

Realizing that indeed there would be impropriety in doing so, but also truly wishing to see Emerald Sparrow try on the uniforms, Xia Liang had a stroke of inspiration and turned to the poster girl to ask, "Sister, do you have any other clothes here that might be suitable for her?"

"Other clothes? If you still need something that fits this little sister\'s figure..."

The poster girl pursed her lips slightly, as if searching her memory, and before long, she spoke again and reached a conclusion, "Ah, now that you mention it, there actually is one."

"Really?"

Xia Liang showed a pleasantly surprised expression, sweetly smiling at the poster girl, "Thank you, sister, for the trouble!"

"Hmm, it\'s no trouble."

The praise from Xia Liang made the poster girl quite pleased, and she continued, "If you hadn\'t reminded me, I would have almost forgotten. In the first batch of uniforms we customized, there indeed was one that, although completed, was left aside as it didn\'t fit anyone in the store properly."

"I remember the original design was from that Magical Girl who has recently appeared in Fangting City, what was her name, \'Bai Mei\' I think?"

Emerald Sparrow, who was trying to appear calm on the side, nearly spat out her coffee.

Xia Liang, after a brief moment of being stunned, tried hard not to burst into laughter, covering her mouth and shaking with giggles, managing to suppress her laughter only after a great effort. Not even the silent glare from Emerald Sparrow could make her hold back.

"Pfft...great idea!"

Finally calming down enough to speak, Xia Liang clasped her hands together, "Come on, let\'s give it a try, junior!"

"Don\'t want to."

Emerald Sparrow spoke sternly and firmly in her refusal.

"Why not?" Xia Liang blinked innocently.

"No reason, just don\'t want to."

Emerald Sparrow crossed her arms, shifting her body back into the chair, "Not everything needs to have a reason."

"Don\'t say that."

The poster girl had at some point moved next to Emerald Sparrow and said with a smile, "Look, little sister, your friend has already done it, don\'t you want to compete and see who is cuter?"

"Sorry, I\'m not interested."

"You don\'t have to take photos if you don\'t want to, we will restrain other customers from taking photos at will, and with enough accuracy, you can get a higher discount!"

"Thanks, but no."

"There are very cute plush toys among the small gifts."

"Understood, but I don\'t need..."

— "Just this once! Come on, try it on, junior!"

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Xia Liang pleaded with joined hands, looking pitifully at Emerald Sparrow, "Please!"

"Right, right, consider it a request from me as well," the poster girl added from the side, "It\'s just a try, no harm in that."

"Please!"

"Please!"

The persistent begging from both sides finally cracked the cool facade on Emerald Sparrow\'s face, and just as Xia Liang was about to come even closer, Emerald Sparrow extended her hand to stop her and said sternly, "Enough, that\'s it, stop talking."

She realized that if she didn\'t agree, these two would probably keep on pestering her.

To be honest, she didn\'t quite understand why people, including An Ya, always wanted to see her change outfits. But since she had already changed at the clothing store before, doing it again here didn\'t seem like too much trouble.

So she sighed deeply and finally lowered her gaze, murmuring, "Just one piece."

Considering they were in a public setting, she refrained from saying much, but she determined, in her mind, that she would definitely have a serious talk with Xia Liang once they got back.

Several minutes later, having refused others\' offers to help with changing clothes, Emerald Sparrow entered the dressing room alone, and came out wearing a light blue dress.

She had a petite hat perched on her head and had changed her hairstyle into twin ponytails. With an expressionless face, she walked back to where the staff were standing and stopped, standing motionless like a wooden peg, devoid of any superfluous movements.

"Oh wow!"

Even though her reaction was so aloof, the poster girl still clapped excitedly, "Amazing! It suits you so well!"

As she clapped, she continued to appraise Emerald Sparrow, feeling that the clothes were just incredibly fitting on her, even subtly matching her aura. Taking a deep breath with a certain resolve, she blurted out, "Forty percent off! No, seventy percent off!"

"Huff... that\'s too..."

Xia Liang, who had managed to suppress her laughter until now, once again nearly burst out laughing. Her shoulders shaking, she grabbed her phone and snapped away, "It\'s like you\'re carved out of the same mold!"

Emerald Sparrow\'s eyes drooped as she let Xia Liang take pictures. After a long moment, she squeezed out a somewhat reluctant sentence, "Just make sure not to spread them around."

As Xia Liang accumulated more and more "secrets" in her hands, Emerald Sparrow had begun to care less and less.

The more debts one has, the less one worries—as the saying goes. Once the other party possesses enough leverage, accumulating more debt is merely a quantitative change that doesn\'t alter the balance or relationship between the two sides.

Of course, this indifference did not mean endless indulgence or compromise. Thus, when the poster girl egged her on from the sidelines with, "One more, one more!" Emerald Sparrow turned and left without a word.

As for taking a photo with the staff, that was even less likely.

Even if they promised not to display such photos in the shop, no one could guarantee they would keep their word, and she certainly wasn\'t about to patrol the place every day.

Even among the selection of clothes they brought out for her, she had caught a glimpse of one that looked like An Ya\'s, but after merely a brief pause, she took a deep breath and raised her voice.

"Enough is enough!"

Thus, after some commotion, the "little game" between the two of them in the maid café finally came to an end.

Xia Liang had her fill of fun, whereas Emerald Sparrow felt utterly exhausted. After both finished their desserts and drinks, they returned to the counter to settle the bill.

The poster girl who had been serving them the whole time also followed them back to the counter.

"You\'re handling the check-out too?" Emerald Sparrow asked in confusion, as she took out her phone ready to pay.

"Ah, that\'s because I\'m the acting manager here," the girl behind the counter said with a laugh, somewhat embarrassed, "This shop used to be my aunt\'s, but she isn\'t around lately, so I\'m taking care of it."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Your aunt? How long has she been doing business here?" Emerald Sparrow caught a crucial piece of information from the girl\'s words.

"Around four or five years, I guess? But it was only this year that she adapted to the trends of the electronics district and turned the shop into a maid café," the poster girl replied.

"Four or five years... then it seems it doesn\'t match up," Emerald Sparrow muttered to herself.

"Doesn\'t match up? Are you looking for something, little sister?"

"It\'s nothing much, I was just hoping to find an old shop that used to be in this location."

"The old one... Ah, you mean the old grandfather who used to run a café here," the poster girl suddenly realized.

"You know about him?" Emerald Sparrow was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, I do."

The poster girl, while checking the bill, continued, "Actually, the coffee we serve still has his guidance in it."

"Where is he now? Has he stopped doing business?"

"You\'re asking about the old café that was here? It\'s just moved to a different location. It\'s still in business, even within this district," the girl answered.

Emerald Sparrow had only been making casual conversation with a probing attitude, but as she finished paying, grasping the meaning in the girl\'s words, she looked up and blinked, "Hmm?"

"If you want the address, little sister, I can also give it to you."

After finalizing the bill, the poster girl looked up and smiled, "And as for the earlier mentioned gifts, we have dolls, coffee cups, and all sorts of daily goods. If a female customer completes the role-playing game, she can actually take home the Magical Girl theme costume she wore. Would you like it?"

"Just the address, thanks. I\'ll pass on the costume."

After declining the inappropriately timed offer, Emerald Sparrow took the address offered by the girl as well as the coffee cup she collected from the counter, and left the café with Xia Liang.

The provided address was not far from their current location, a mere 500 meters or so by foot, but the spot was a bit hidden since it wasn\'t directly on the street but shared an entrance with another shop and was on the second floor.

Arriving at the entrance of the building, Emerald Sparrow looked up and saw a sign next to it that read, [Fangting Terrace Coffee, this way to the second floor].

This name instantly awakened Emerald Sparrow\'s memory.

Without a doubt, this was the name of the coffee shop from her recollections.