Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 651 - 209: Mediation

Human memory can deceive itself.

A very typical case is that many people, when memorizing a book, often think they've remembered the content of a page just a second ago, but as soon as the book is closed, they instantly can't be sure of what they remembered.

"Thinking you remembered, but actually not remembering" is a very common phenomenon.

And now, Lin Xiaolu also encountered this problem.

In the past, in the Fangting City team, whenever there was friction between team members, as long as Emerald Sparrow stepped in, they could usually make both sides stop. Lin Xiaolu naturally observed these mediation processes, and often, she was the person involved. However, when she tries to recall Emerald Sparrow's methods now, she can only remember some very vague content.

She can remember her feelings when Emerald Sparrow made her happy, and she can recall the disappointment when she was sternly reprimanded by her. But aside from these emotional memories, she couldn't extract any useful experience.

In other words, even if she told herself to "act like Emerald Sparrow," she found it difficult to fully replicate Emerald Sparrow's approach.

And the conflict on the scene was about to erupt now; Mint and Bai Jingxuan were about to start fighting, and there was no time for her to slowly recollect.

Just go up like this.

Rallying her determination within, Lin Xiaolu pressed her lips together and then intercepted at the center of both parties before Bai Jingxuan could make a real move.

——"Sorry, but I feel it's necessary to stop you for a moment."

She composed her expression, imitating the language and demeanor of Emerald Sparrow from her memory, and spoke to Arrowroot: "Please stop provoking my teammates. If your conflict is merely for personal grudges, I believe there will be plenty of opportunities later. Fighting during this exam will only result in unnecessary losses."

While saying this, she tugged on Bai Jingxuan's clothes: "You two calm down, even if there's provocation from the other side, that's no reason for us to purposely compromise our scores."

"But this person is really annoying."

Lin Xiaolu's words made Bai Jingxuan's actions hesitate a bit, yet the hostility on her face didn't diminish: "Sister Bai Mei, this person is definitely a very, very bad character, even now, she's thinking of some evil plan! We should take her down quickly!"

Bai Jingxuan's attitude seemed remarkably difficult to soften, so Lin Xiaolu had to turn to Mint, intending to persuade her as well.

——"Sorry, even if I wish to act rationally, conceding to this guy is unacceptable for me."

Unfortunately, at this point, Mint displayed a completely different temperament from before, giving Lin Xiaolu no chance to persuade her. The refreshing and pleasant vibe she carried had faded significantly, replacing it with a somewhat chilly demeanor: "You all are outsiders, so you have the option to stay out of the conflict between her and me, just leave directly."

"Oh? Who permits you to leave?"

Arrowroot almost simultaneously interrupted Mint's words, ignoring Lin Xiaolu, her eyes fixating on Bai Jingxuan: "Since this little girl dares to show me her fangs, I won't let her walk away until a winner is determined between us."

"Do you have to involve an outsider in our matters?" Mint said with a hint of sarcasm.

"You know whether she's an outsider." Arrowroot grinned faintly: "Rather, shouldn't you have realized it sooner than me? This little girl is clearly also..."

She left her sentence unfinished, but Mint unexpectedly fell silent, evidently knowing what Arrowroot left unsaid.

The atmosphere on the scene grew even more tense.

"Calm down! Didn't you hear? Calm down a little!"

Even though Lin Xiaolu continued to try to intercede, no one listened to her. It was as if a strange magnetic field had formed among the three, causing them to sink deeper into their antagonistic relations.

And when Arrowroot, among the three, first transformed into a bat, revealing her "Magic Armor," Lin Xiaolu knew her attempts had failed.

No matter how much she tried to mimic the Emerald Sparrow of her memory, to "present facts and speak reason." But at the end of the day, she was merely imitating a demeanor. In reality, she didn't know much about either Arrowroot or Mint. Her understanding of Bai Jingxuan was also far less than that of Emerald Sparrow, so she could only state general principles but found it difficult to address each person's character accurately.

She couldn't accomplish such a thing like Emerald Sparrow.

Lin Xiaolu came to realize this. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

And her failure would lead to a battle erupting, at which point, the team's current exam project would likely be completely ruined.

Lin Xiaolu couldn't accept this.

She still wanted to achieve a good result, to stand out, to rank at the top, to make the people who care about her proud... To her, losing the team's exam score in such a place for such absurd reasons was inconceivable.

Lin Xiaolu clenched the Magic Armor in her hand.

The black fog manifested from Arrowroot had already enveloped Bai Jingxuan and Mint. Bai Jingxuan was holding the Music Box, with her vertical pupils flickering. Mint also hid half her face completely under a hood while putting a hand in an outside pocket...

——"I told you to stop, didn't you hear?!"

A sudden shout and a falling long spear interrupted the momentum of both parties.

Furious, Lin Xiaolu stood between both sides, yelling at Mint: "Are you crazy? You acted like a reliable strategist on the way here, and at the critical moment, you go nuts? I don't care what grudges you have with her, do you realize fighting here would affect your score, and even affect my score? Can't you have a little sense of responsibility?"

Shouting at Mint, startling her into a stupor, she then turned to Bai Jingxuan: "And what's your issue? Not going to care about your score? Planning to go back to Fangting City with a zero? After all the effort it took to get here for the exam, to genuinely secure a score, would you disappoint the expectations of your seniors? Do you think failing would sit well with Emerald Sparrow and Margaret?"

This scolding completely halted Bai Jingxuan's actions.

"And you!"

Done with her teammates, Lin Xiaolu looked at Arrowroot: "I've had quite enough of your arrogant nonsense. Got nothing better to do? Do you just love fighting that much? I told you to stop bothering my teammates, yet you're still clinging on here, isn't it annoying? Don't you have your own things to attend to? Once you're done with the nodes just leave, okay! Need me to make you scram?"

"...Heh."

Being scolded like this, Arrowroot's expression naturally wasn't great. However, compared to facing Mint before with that malicious grin, now her demeanor was more indecipherable:

"Interesting, should I take this as you provoking me too?"

"Provoke? I'm insulting you, don't you understand?"

Lin Xiaolu thudded her long spear on the ground: "You want to fight, then fight. Don't seriously think I'm afraid of you, okay? But fighting in this exam makes you an idiot! If you really want to fight, let's find another setting, see if I don't make you howl!"

"So, is that what you're implying?" Arrowroot asked again.

"This is just the first exam! There are bound to be sections later that encourage combat, right? Then let's compare then! Show your skills rather than talk big!" Lin Xiaolu said with disdain.

"Hmm..."

Under normal circumstances, Arrowroot should be quite furious by now, but surprisingly, her expression appeared rather calm.

"Seems not bad."

Hearing Lin Xiaolu's proposal, she even took time to ponder, then nodded, suddenly smiling: "Then it's settled."

"...What?" Lin Xiaolu had prepared for a tough battle followed by getting this troublesome individual off her back, yet she didn't anticipate Arrowroot being unexpectedly agreeable.

"I find your suggestion acceptable. Since the current segment doesn't encourage fighting, let's change the project for now."

Arrowroot re-solidified her form, landing on the ground: "Rare for someone to boldly challenge me like this, and you don't seem like a complete fool without skill or vision... Since so, changing flavors occasionally isn't a bad thing. Let me confirm again, you mean that in later segments, you wish to have a proper showdown with me, right?"

"If you're not afraid of getting beaten!" Lin Xiaolu arrogantly gestured her fist.

"Very well."

Arrowroot nodded, instantly stowing all expressions:

"Deal, I will remember you."