Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 579 - 138 Holding Today

That same afternoon, Cornflower and Nina met in the construction area south of Luennolay City.

Since the front line where the Kingdom Army and Interworld Army were fighting was south of Luennolay, and moving north through Luennolay would increasingly approach the Royal City, the defensive fortifications on the south side of this city had been well established long before the City Defense Army was reorganized. These included large combination Defense Technique, full-disposed Extermination Technique Launch Pads, multiple reinforced medium and small fortresses, and vast trigger-explosion landmine zones.

Cornflower and Nina were there to check and record the integrity of these landmine zones and the flow of Magic Power within them.

The primary purpose of these "landmines" was to obstruct the mindless Remnant Beasts that only knew to charge head-on, hence their powerful destructive force. The power of a single landmine was enough to break the pupa shell of a Pupa Level Remnant Beast. If multiple mines were detonated, even a Half-Molt would struggle to stay intact.

Despite the almost impossibility of detonating these landmines while flying, considering their potential power, the two people checking them were flying cautiously in mid-air, while minimizing the activity of their own Magic Power just in case.

"Hey, Mo He."

After checking one-third of the way, Cornflower, gradually adapting to the rhythm, broke the silence and said, "Lately, have you been avoiding me? Is there something I did to upset you?"

"Ah? Uh, no... I, I haven't..."

Feeling somewhat confused by her codename being suddenly mentioned, Nina looked at Cornflower and then nervously retorted, "I, I didn't mean that. How could I possibly have concerns about the Captain?"

"Really? It doesn't seem that way."

Observing Nina's expression, Cornflower raised an eyebrow: "If you don't have concerns about me, why are you always avoiding me? I've seen you turn around in place a few times when you spot me from afar. That can't just be a coincidence, right?"

"Uh, that... that is because..."

Clearly, Nina didn't know how to explain her actions, so she stammered after beginning.

"Because?" Cornflower wasn't in a hurry and followed up, waiting for Nina to continue.

"It's because of my own issues."

After stalling for a long time, Nina finally stammered, "I haven't done a good job with the task assigned by the Captain, haven't guided Nim properly, so..."

"Didn't guide properly? Is that true?"

Her answer surprised Cornflower: "I thought you did well, didn't you teach everything you needed to teach?"

"But, I didn't explain it clearly, so Nim had to come to you for advice... Now, she even bothers the Captain to personally guide her." Nina continued to explain softly.

"Ah, so you're jealous? You feel I've taken too much of your sister's time?" Cornflower asked, intrigued.

"No, that is definitely not the reason!"

Nina's voice rose half a tone: "The important part isn't the latter, but the former. I feel ashamed of the Captain's trust, having failed to fulfill my initial promise!"

After she shouted, neither of them spoke immediately.

Cornflower tilted her head, somewhat dumbfounded by Nina's look, then hesitated and said, "Well, Mo He, seriously, sometimes, don't you think you're being too harsh on yourself?"

"Although the thing with the Commander before made me feel this way, you seem to really like taking all the responsibility upon yourself and then begin to self-criticism."

Gesturing at herself, Cornflower added: "But isn't it possible that nobody has actually blamed you?"

"Sorry," Mo He apologized.

"See, like this, even now, I haven't expressed any dissatisfaction."

Cornflower sighed: "But you should know, if you always speculate others' attitude and direct your thoughts negatively, then respond negatively, things might really turn out badly."

"Like our situation, if I hadn't asked, were you really planning to keep avoiding me until we fought the enemy?"

"We're a squad, in war we're the most tight-knit unit, if you completely avoid me during peace, we won't cooperate or have tactics during battle, which could be disastrous."

"And in line with your thinking, then you'll continue self-pitying in that situation, feeling you failed, further avoiding your teammates, and our coordination might worsen... If it gets to that point, you might end up dead."

Although she did not wish to intimidate Nina, Cornflower felt the necessity to exaggerate: "You want to take care of your sister, don't you? Do you really want things to turn out that way?"

"I don't want that," Nina answered gloomily: "…Sorry."

"If you don't want that, the first thing is to stop apologizing, at least not constantly apologize."

Cornflower resumed flying forward: "Apologies come after you truly mess things up. Before you're convinced things are ruined, why not speak more honestly. Tell others what you're thinking and planning."

"Like now."

Maintaining her Magical Power Perception around them, Cornflower noticed a zone with a Magic Power leak, pointed in that direction: "There, let's get to work, careful of explosions."

"Ah, oh, yes."

Nina noticed where Cornflower had pointed, raised her hand, transforming her magic wand into Magic Armor. The scattered magic particles attached to her right hand, and then a glow dissipated, forming sharp finger gauntlets nesting in her five fingers.

"Static Grip."

She softly chanted her Magic Armor's name, spread her right hand, remotely grasping the landmine that was ready to explode from external disruptions.

Immediately, the previously agitated Magic Power around the landmine became completely calm.

Cornflower also materialized her Magic Armor, using threads to directly pull the buried landmine out, while Nina maintained the tight grasp, waiting until Cornflower sealed it in a specialized container before releasing it.

"Done, good job."

Dispersing the threads around her, Cornflower praised: "Your Magic Armor ability is definitely handy."

"Th-thank you." Nina responded softly.

Her Magic Armor, Static Grip, refers to the finger gauntlets, and its most common application is rendering a specified object "absolutely still." For Nina, that means any object she grasps with her right hand remains eternally static, never changing.

However, the trade-off is that once she releases her grip, the previously static object gains a "double-speed change" status. A burning candle gripped and released would burn twice as fast, and a falling glass would drop at twice the speed.

The duration of this state matches the time the object was gripped and kept still.

To be honest, when Cornflower first read about Mo He's Magic Armor ability, she felt that it was custom-built for the battlefield.

In the constantly changing battlefield, to render something completely still, whether it's an imminent explosion spell, flying ammunition, an enemy's movement, or a teammate's injury... This ability is a dream come true for most soldiers.

Additionally, its secondary effect, the "double-speed change" ability has its uses in attacking, often unexpectedly.

Because of this ability, Nina was assigned the task of checking the landmine zones in the roster.