Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

"For example, take a look at the outfit I'm wearing. It's the famous Magical Girl from Tiandu City in the Northern Central Metropolis—Blue Star's costume."

Upon hearing her words, Emerald Sparrow couldn't help but glance at her clothes. After comparing it with her memory of "Blue Star," as mentioned by the other party, she found that indeed, as the other person had said, it was very similar to the actual costume.

With this thought, she looked around at the uniforms of the other staff members and could tell that these clothes indeed seemed somewhat familiar. Many of them she recognized, some from old times when she saw them on her fellow Magical Girls, and some from news or fleeting glimpses on the internet after they had retired.

Putting aside the fact that the girls wearing these clothes were busy serving tea and water, seeing such a wide range of Magical Girl costumes in such a place provided a unique experience.

With a slightly raised opinion of the place, Emerald Sparrow took an interest in watching the nearby staff members going about their business while she took a sip of her coffee.

However, just as she began to calmly savor the coffee in her hand, another staff member deftly walked past her. The uniform on this employee almost caused Emerald Sparrow to inhale her coffee down the wrong pipe.

"Pfft—cough cough cough!"

Bending over and coughing violently a few times before catching her breath, Emerald Sparrow pointed at the passing staff member and said to the nearby signboard girl, "That outfit... that's not supposed to be..."

"Oh, little sister, do you recognize it? This is the costume of Fangting City's Magical Girl, Sakura. "

The staff member standing beside her didn't know why Emerald Sparrow had such an intense reaction and simply assumed she recognized the origin of the dress, continuing to explain with a smile, "Speaking of Sakura, she is the pride of Fangting City. Although she hasn't been active for a long time, she has saved countless people in this city in the past."

"Ah, yes, I remember now."

After settling her emotions slightly, Emerald Sparrow turned her face sideways, following up with the conversation, "I saw it on TV before, so that costume looked a bit familiar."

Because her reaction had been quite strange, and not wanting the signboard girl to realize that, Emerald Sparrow tried to let the topic slide by looking at the other staff members' outfits, attempting to change the subject.

But before she could find a witty diversion, her gaze landed on another staff member not far away, and she lapsed into a long silence.

The dark navy Lolita long dress, the big Bonnet—just by these features, she knew this was her own, Emerald Sparrow's Magical Girl costume.

Her gaze was noticed by the signboard girl, who followed the direction of Emerald Sparrow's eyes, seeing clearly which uniform the other staff member was wearing, and then she asked promptly, "Are you interested in that outfit?"

"No, not really, just casually looking." Emerald Sparrow quickly shifted her gaze away from the staff member's clothing.

"If I remember correctly, what she is wearing is also the dress of a Fangting City Magical Girl."

But the signboard girl didn't listen to Emerald Sparrow's explanation and spontaneously added, "However, the original owner of that dress is a Magical Girl who retired a long time ago. I think her name was Cornflower?"

Emerald Sparrow could only continue sipping her coffee with an air of indifference, pretending to be silent.

"Come to think of it, little sister, your hair is blue, so you might look really good in that dress."

The signboard girl clapped her hands together suddenly, "We have a little game today that's just about this, wearing a Magical Girl uniform that matches one of the staff's, and then taking a photo as a keepsake. Want to give it a try?"

"No need." Emerald Sparrow refused curtly.

"If you don't want your photo displayed in the store, you can keep it private, too!" The signboard girl carried on suggesting, yet she didn't receive any more response from Emerald Sparrow.

At that moment, Xia Liang, who had finished taking photos of desserts, raised her head and looked at the signboard girl: "Sister, are you sure you haven't got it wrong? That Magical Girl you mentioned, her name really is 'Cornflower'?"

"Yes, it should be quite a famous code name, after all, she's also an old-time hero from Fangting City, and you can still find her name in some old news articles now." The signboard girl reported as if she treasured her knowledge of Magical Girl trivia, evidently well-acquainted with the information.

"Huh... So her name is Cornflower."

Xia Liang curved her lips slightly, throwing a meaningful glance toward Emerald Sparrow and said with profound implication, "It seems I got confused; I've mistaken her for another Magical Girl called Emerald Sparrow."

"Emerald Sparrow?" Upon hearing this, the signboard girl looked puzzled, "I've never heard of that code name."

Listening to the conversation between the two of them, Emerald Sparrow silently lowered her head. She sipped at her coffee, pretending not to hear their conversation while contemplating how to decline the suggested "little game."

"Then, I'll give it a try."

Just as she pondered how to politely decline, Xia Liang, following their conversation, suddenly raised her hand, "It's the 'Cornflower' dress you mentioned. I'll give it a go!"

"Oh! You want to try, little sister? No problem. The dressing room is over there."
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The signboard girl immediately got energized, encouragingly speaking, "We've prepared at least two of each Magical Girl uniform, so feel free to choose, and don't worry about any conflict!"