I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 136 Peaceful Times

In Lu Yue's room, she mysteriously summoned Shen Zixin and Su Qingyuan—

"—Look! It was given to us by the lab auntie! Let's eat together!"

Lu Yue pulled a chocolate from her pocket, a smug smile spreading across her face. In this laboratory, everyone's diet was strictly regulated, and sweets like chocolate were quite popular among children.

Of course, this dietary restriction was not an intentional "mistreatment" by the laboratory. In the past, the supplies provided by the laboratory were quite generous.

But that's just how kids are—they'll never eat a proper meal if they have snacks.

After a period of "unlimited snacks," the adults in the lab finally realized something was wrong. So, they eventually had enough and set limits on everyone's diet.

Chocolate is usually only given as a reward by adults after completing certain experiments. Most children would enjoy it alone. Lu Yue's initiative to share chocolate is quite rare.

"Wow! Thank you so much, Sister Lu Yue!"

"Eh...then I...won't be polite."

After expressing their gratitude, Shen Zixin and Su Qingyuan each took a small piece of chocolate and put it in their mouths.

The slightly bittersweet taste melted on my tongue, dispelling the pressure that had been building up in my heart for days.

"Hehe—" Lu Yue hugged Shen Zixin affectionately, "Let your older sister give you a good feel!"

"Ah, Sister Lu Yue, let me go!"

"This is a rare opportunity! After all, it's not convenient for me to make advances in public, hehe, let me give you a hug!"

Watching the two playfully bickering in front of her, Su Qingyuan also revealed a genuine smile.

so good.

Lu Yue rescued herself from isolation. Shen Zixin, on the other hand, made her experience the feeling of "being needed" for the first time.

These two people are her most important friends and her most important "family".

I'm content as long as I can be with them.

"Speaking of which, Zixin's younger brother," Lu Yue also put a piece of chocolate in her mouth, "you see 'that child' every day, right? How are your interactions with her going?"

"That child" refers to He Yuran, who is in another separate laboratory.

Shen Zixin told his two older sisters that he goes to a private laboratory every day to play with a child who is about his age.

Lu Yue was quite surprised by this. Before this, she had assumed that all the children would live together in a group, and had not considered that there were also children in separate laboratories.

"Yes," Shen Zixin nodded, her expression somewhat helpless, "She's very curious about everything outside, and she has quite a few misunderstandings. For example, the color of flowers... she thinks all flowers are red..."

"Oh, so you took the daffodils from the living room earlier... just to show them to that child?" Lu Yue suddenly realized. "I was wondering if you were going to decorate your own room."

"Of course I don't need them!" Shen Zixin rolled her eyes at Lu Yue. "Besides, don't make it sound like I'm vandalizing public property! I got permission from an adult to take these flowers!"

"Hmm? What did the adults say?"

"They said it's okay this time, but don't take it every day, otherwise they'll have to replenish it every day."

"Hahaha—" Lu Yue couldn't help but laugh. "These adults have such strange ideas. How could they possibly take it every day?"

"However... sometimes I only have a vague understanding of Xiaoran's questions." Shen Zixin scratched her head. "For example, she once asked me what streets and supermarkets looked like... I could only tell her the descriptions in the books."

"Then there's no need to worry. After all, we'll see all of these things when we get out of here." Lu Yue gently stroked Shen Zixin in her arms. "We'll see them together then."

"Huh? Go out?" Su Qingyuan murmured repeatedly, she had never had such a thought before.

She always felt that it was only natural for her to undergo these experiments in this laboratory. As for why she had this thought, she herself didn't know.

Afterwards, the three chatted casually about various topics. After a while, Shen Zixin glanced at her watch, indicating that "it's time," and then said goodbye to her two older sisters, leaving Lu Yue's room and heading to the "princess's room."

However, Lu Yue's previous words had been on Su Qingyuan's mind.

"Lu Yue... why did you think of 'getting out'?" Su Qingyuan couldn't help but ask when they were alone in the room.

"Ah, I only found out about this by chance during that experiment." Lu Yue looked at Su Qingyuan. "During the experiment that day, my body seemed to experience a slight 'mental aberration'... and my mental aberration ability seemed to have just released some kind of restriction on my body, which made me realize this."

"Huh? Is that so? How are you feeling now?" Su Qingyuan asked, somewhat surprised.

Although these experimental subjects can only transform into magical girls at present, they seem to be at the most basic stage.

The adults in the lab said that later on, they would all awaken an ability called "Mind Image." These abilities are unique to each person, and if someone discovers they have awakened an ability, they must report it immediately.

The adults, seemingly for safety reasons, set a prohibition order—

You must never transform into a magical girl outside of experimental settings.

After transforming into magical girls, the children's roughhousing might lead to completely unpredictable consequences. Moreover, their current transformations can cause something called "psychic rampage," where their psychic abilities activate uncontrollably. Therefore, they can only transform into magical girls under the supervision of adults.

However, most children are currently unable to transform without adult assistance, and therefore lack the ability to transform outside of experiments. But as their abilities grow, sooner or later everyone will be able to transform independently.

So let's just set the rules upfront.

As for using mental techniques on others in private, that is a major taboo and will be punished much more severely.

Therefore, Su Qingyuan asked Lu Yue how she was doing after hearing her say that she had experienced a "mental breakdown".

"Don't worry, it's not serious." Lu Yue smiled, then glanced meaningfully at her bedroom door—

"You could even say it's a good thing. I've never considered why I don't go out into the world, why I have to stay in this laboratory all this time... I never imagined that my mental outburst would have such a negative effect on me..."

"Although I'm still... in the mindset of 'having to cooperate with the experiment,'... at least I can now consider the rationale behind this."