I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 103 Meeting with Yuheng

Inside a meeting room at the Yuehua City Civil Air Defense Bureau branch.

Yuheng sat upright on one side of the sofa, staring intently at the messenger of the future assassin.

However, the messenger before her was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

She wore a plain beige sweater and dark trousers without any design. Although the clothes looked new, her style was that of a country bumpkin. Her clear eyes blinked as she looked at Yuheng, and she sat obediently and steadily on the sofa.

According to Tianxuan's previous information, the first messenger was named Magical Girl Qinglan. She was arrogant and domineering, making her extremely disliked. Furthermore, she wore an outrageously revealing magical girl battle suit, making her practically an anomaly among magical girls.

But this one seemed a bit too calm, not even a little aggressive, and his clothes were perfectly straight...

If Yuheng hadn't known her background beforehand, he might have thought she was an intern recruited from a remote town.

Is this really the representative of the "future world" that's been clamoring to threaten war?

Could it be... a disguise?

Yuheng pondered to himself.

Presenting themselves in a harmless manner to lower their opponent's guard is quite possible.

No matter how normal this girl may seem, we cannot underestimate the "future potential" she represents.

It seems I'll have to be very careful in the conversation that follows.

However, the other party seemed to have no intention of speaking first, which quickly wore down Yuheng's already dwindling patience. She wasn't the type to waste time on meaningless psychological tests.

Therefore, Yuheng spoke first—

"Let's get down to business. Tianxuan has already told me. If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

She was ready.

No matter how tricky the other party's questions are, I will always respond by remaining neutral.

"Okay, sure."

The girl opposite nodded, then took out a notebook and a pen from her small handbag.

coming.

She just wanted to ask Noah for information, right?

As for the answer, I had already thought it through—

The Civil Defense Bureau remains neutral and cannot provide relevant information.

Yuheng felt a smug look on his face. If he could get any information out of me, then I would admit defeat.

Because I myself have no idea about Noah, I have no information at all.

My neutral response was merely to mislead the other party into thinking I knew something, but I deliberately kept quiet to annoy them.

Thinking about this, Yuheng admired his own idea.

"My name is Shui Li, nice to meet you." The girl opened her notebook, held a pen, and began her self-introduction.

Yuheng nodded slightly, but did not respond. Her attention was entirely focused on the problems that were about to arise.

"Our previous envoy was the magical girl Qinglan, but we lost contact with her, so now I will represent the 'future world'."

Yuheng sneered inwardly, wondering if he was planning to get some information about the corrupted Qinglan. It seemed that Qinglan had already been killed by Noah.

"Then, Lord Yuheng..."

Shui Li cleared her throat and asked her first question.

"Excuse me, you've been in Yuehua City for a while now, so you must know this place quite well, right? Are there any restaurants in this city that serve good food?"

"…………?"

Yuheng slowly typed out a question mark.

What the hell?

"Um, sorry, did I ask too suddenly?" Shui Li scratched her head. "Because I'm hungry, and after we finish talking, I want to find a place to eat. But I'm completely unfamiliar with this era, so..."

"Why...why are you asking this?" Yuheng interrupted her, trying to deduce her reason for asking the question.

"Because we need to eat. We'll get hungry if we don't eat."

"...I didn't mean...never mind—"

Looking at Shui Li's calm expression, Yu Heng finally gave up on continuing to dwell on the issue.

Maybe I'm just overthinking things.

"There's a good restaurant called 'Li Ji Home-Style Cuisine' south of the Civil Defense Bureau, and 'Changming Spicy Hot Pot' in the city center is also delicious, but it's a bit far."

"Oh!" Shui Li's eyes lit up as she quickly jotted down notes in her notebook.

After she finished writing, she looked up and asked her second question.

"Then, is there a place in this city where I can trade 'Magic Essence'?"

"Why are you asking this?" Yuheng frowned. This time, she felt that this question might be the key point and needed to be treated with caution.

"Because I don't have any money," Shui Li said seriously. "I traveled from the future, so even if I brought money... it probably wouldn't be used in your era, right? Even if I specifically looked for money from more than ten years ago, that would be too much trouble. But, 'Magic Origin' is hard currency, and I want to exchange it for the currency of this era, so I'll have money to use."

Yuheng fell silent.

Would telling her about this transaction location violate the principle of "neutrality"?

Strictly speaking, this doesn't really count as "providing aid." Resources like magical essence are being acquired in many places; it's public information. It's like someone asking "Where's the bank?"—no one would consider such public information as "intelligence."

Besides... refusing to answer doesn't seem to make any sense. Finding these places is just a matter of time; asking a few passersby is all it takes.

"...There's a magical girl's studio in the West District, and a costume shop in the North District that's also being acquired. Actually, our Civil Defense Bureau could also be acquired, but due to the neutrality treaty, we won't do business with you."

"Yes, thank you for letting me know." Shui Li continued writing furiously.

In the following time, Shui Li asked many more questions.

Where are some large libraries?

"When I came, I was wearing that somewhat revealing magical girl battle outfit, so I just bought a sweater and pants to wear over it, but this outfit is so tacky. Is there a shopping street that specializes in selling clothes?"

"If I want to rent a house, are there any good real estate agencies? Can I find them directly on an app?"

"Lord Yuheng, what's your phone number? I'll send you a message after I get the phone card, so we can keep in touch."

Finally, after asking the last question about "how to apply for a temporary identity certificate", Shui Li closed her notebook with satisfaction.

"Thank you very much, Lord Yuheng." She stood up and bowed to Yuheng. "Then, I won't bother you any longer."

After saying that, she walked towards the door.

"Wait a minute," Yuheng called out to her.

"Hmm? Is there anything else?" Shui Li turned around, a hint of doubt on her face.

"You... you met with me just to ask these questions?"

Yuheng never received a question that seemed to raise any doubts.

"Yes," Shui Li nodded, "What else?"

Leaving behind that rhetorical question, she disappeared behind the door.

Yuheng stared blankly at the door—

What is this guy doing?

And why would someone like her, a member of the Council of Seven, ask such trivial matters...?

I should have just sent someone like a bureau chief to fool her...