Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 508 - 102 On the Road

The bright white light flickered slightly on the ceiling of the cabin, but soon stabilized again.

Emerald Sparrow spread her suitcase open on the bed, kneeling beside it as she sorted through the items she'd need for the next part of her journey.

After taking out what she would use next and categorizing the remaining items, she finally closed her suitcase and sat on the bed, letting out a long sigh of relief.

By that time, the sky outside the window had already turned into the black of night.

Across from her, Xia Liang was wearing headphones, occasionally swiping her fingers across her smartphone screen, the video playing on the phone reflecting in her pupils.

"Sorry."

So Emerald Sparrow took the initiative to speak.

"...Hmm?"

Hearing her speak, Xia Liang removed one earphone and looked at her curiously, "Why apologize?"

"Staying in the same room with me must be pretty boring, right?"

Emerald Sparrow looked at her, "Because I don't really understand what the young people nowadays like. The topics you're interested in mostly don't line up with mine, so that's why we can't really start a conversation like this."

"Eh... is that so? I don't think that's the case."

Xia Liang propped her phone against her chin, pondering for a moment, "I feel like even if I shared a room with Xiao Lu, we'd probably just curl up in our own beds and play with our phones, right?"

"Is that so?"

Emerald Sparrow was somewhat incredulous, "Logically speaking, you're all about to head to the Kingdom for an assessment soon, filled with nervousness, excitement, or anticipation for the future. Shouldn't you have endless thoughts and conversations at a time like this?"

"No... we have already talked a lot about that stuff before, and when it comes to chatting, we sort of run out of things to say at times like these."

Xia Liang smacked her lips, "And it might sound strange, but while I'm looking forward to seeing what the Kingdom looks like, I don't have too many emotions about it. I just feel like these are things that naturally fall into place."

"Are all young people like this now?"

Emerald Sparrow was astonished, "I remember the first time I went to the Kingdom, I almost talked through the night with my teammate back then."

"That's probably because you and that teammate had so much to talk about, and it didn't really have much to do with going to the Kingdom."

Xia Liang chuckled dryly, "No, rather, I can guess it already. You were with Senior Ying at the time, right?"

"Is it that obvious?" Emerald Sparrow questioned.

"Super obvious... ah, no, it's more like the scene is practically unfolding in my mind."

Xia Liang raised her hands, covering her ears, "Let's not talk about it any further, I don't want to hear those sweet, lovey-dovey, youthful tales reeking of romance; I feel like it would stir up some very ugly emotions inside me."

"I thought you would like to hear them," Emerald Sparrow said, blinking.

"I would like to hear about others, but I refuse to hear yours, Senior," Xia Liang stretched out her hands, making a cross sign in front of her.

Emerald Sparrow felt somewhat puzzled, but her intuition told her not to continue probing this topic. Instead, she chose to close her mouth and look out at the pitch-black window.

Indeed, the night landscape of the Wilderness offered no scenery worth gazing upon. All she could see was the desert, the Gobi, the endless sandstorms. The monotony of the view quickly bored her.

Just as she had mentioned earlier, she really didn't know what to talk to Xia Liang about. She felt like she shouldn't bring up assessments and studying to avoid seeming like a boring elder desperately fishing for topics of conversation, which might make her more bothersome, so she simply kept quiet.

The silence lasted for a while until Xia Liang, who had been looking at her phone, suddenly turned her face towards Emerald Sparrow and said, "If you're tired, Senior, you can go to sleep first."

"Oh, um... hmm?"

Emerald Sparrow first responded, then after a brief moment of realization, asked in confusion, "Sleep?"

"Yeah, I want to finish watching this movie before I sleep, so you can go ahead," Xia Liang said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You mean, I can go directly to sleep now?" As if to confirm, Emerald Sparrow asked again.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Xia Liang raised an eyebrow.

"...No, nothing."

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Emerald Sparrow exhaled, "I just realized I might have been overthinking it."

"Eh—"

Upon hearing this, Xia Liang's face suddenly showed a teasing smile, "Looks like you were overthinking it, huh? May I inquire, what exactly were your respected thoughts, Senior?"

"Trivial things," Emerald Sparrow said expressionlessly.

"Trivial? What kind of trivial? Did you think I would propose an entertainment option like Ludo, or did you think I would forcibly keep the conversation going?"

Xia Liang propped herself up, inching closer to Emerald Sparrow's direction, "You couldn't have been worried I would ask to sleep with you, could you? That seems a bit too 'trivial'?"

"You're overthinking it," Emerald Sparrow closed her eyes.

"Oh, it's something that I am embarrassed to bring up myself, but since you mentioned it, Senior, I guess I'll reluctantly ask."

Putting down her phone, Xia Liang moved closer to Emerald Sparrow, her tone odd, "So, Senior, could you... go to bed a bit earlier tonight and get a good night's sleep?"

"...Hmm?" Caught off guard by the unexpected comment, Emerald Sparrow reopened her eyes, only to meet Xia Liang's smiling face.

"What's wrong? Did you really think that I, finally having a chance to be alone, would make a difficult request?"