[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl":3,"chapter-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-30":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Off the Clock, Then a Magical Girl",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2349950,4594,"Chapter 30: Sleeping Late, Waking Late, and the Results of the Conversation","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-30",30,"\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, Lin Yun’s daily routine is very regular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wakes up at 6:30 AM and rests at 11:30 PM, repeating this cycle to ensure he has enough mental energy to handle his work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His biological clock is equally precise; unless he is excessively exhausted, he will inevitably open his eyes right at six o'clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there are always exceptions to everything. The previous night, he first gave lessons to two magical girls after work; immediately afterward, he rushed without pause into the sewers, fighting his way through an entire nest of Pupa-stage remnant beasts; finally, he made a very long phone call to Hong Siyu to verify the situation. By the time his head hit the pillow, it was already five o'clock in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end result was that he overslept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Yun opened his eyes from his drowsiness, it was already 7:05 AM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced to his side, then picked up the phone on his nightstand. After seeing the time on the lock screen, his eyes gradually widened. He threw off the quilt, stepped into his slippers, and hurried toward the wardrobe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Washing up quickly in the bathroom, Lin Yun brushed his hair while holding his toothbrush and rinsed his mouth while fastening his shirt buttons. Amidst the busyness, he couldn't help but think of the phone call that had caused him to stay up so late:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night’s call didn't yield any information in the end. According to Hong Siyu: during the two years she returned to serve in Fangting City, the number of times remnant beasts appeared could be counted on one hand. Even the only sighting of a Larva was provided during the time Lin Xiaolu was attacked, let alone a Pupa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Yun hadn't gone into the sewers himself to kill that Pupa, it likely wouldn't have been discovered until it developed into a \"Metamorph.\" By that point, Fangting City would have faced a catastrophic disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yun did not fully believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention whether he trusted Hong Siyu—if possible, he didn't want to suspect a former junior—but even if the information Hong Siyu provided was the limit of what she could find, the information in the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau’s database might not be everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, Lin Yun’s suspicion pointed directly at the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau; he always felt that the other party was still hiding something. This secret force in Fangting City was far too blatant; the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau shouldn't be completely unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau was helpless against magical-side forces involving remnant beasts, but they shouldn't be completely devoid of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current situation only left two possibilities: the first is that the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau is just a bunch of useless good-for-nothings, which would be fine; the second is that the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau actually knows something, but this information is held by a very small number of people and isn't even recorded in the database.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yun would rather it be the latter, so he had to meet with the higher-ups of the local Extraordinary Strategy Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the enemy only had a name, he had to get that name out of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, requesting to meet with the high-level officials of a special agency like the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau as an ordinary citizen was nothing short of wishful thinking; he had to reveal an identity that they would be forced to receive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had this identity, even two, but it was hard to choose between them. He had no confidence in whether to use the identity of Lin Yun or the magical girl Azure Bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the identity of Lin Yun, he was the common relative of both the sacrificed former magical girl \"Sakura\" and the current magical girl \"Bai Mei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Extraordinary Strategy Bureau’s method for handling magical girl identities is \"two-way confidentiality.\" Except for specific high-level officials and the liaison personnel directly connected to the magical girls, they neither reveal the true identities of the magical girls to others nor disclose information about the magical side to the magical girls' families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They actually did this well; even when attending Anya’s funeral, they didn't reveal their origins, nor did they share any information with Lin Yun—after all, 19 years had passed, Lin Yun’s contact had long since been promoted to headquarters, and the high-level officials of that year had all retired. The final result of two-way confidentiality was that even the local Extraordinary Strategy Bureau didn't know Lin Yun’s true identity. The true identity of the magical girl \"Azure Bird\" had long since been turned into classified files and thrown into the headquarters' database.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Lin Yun indicated that he already knew the true identities of his wife and daughter and had some understanding of the magical side, then the nature of the situation would be completely different. As the family of a sacrificed magical girl, he had every reason to demand that the high-level officials of the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau meet with him and inform him of the relevant truth. At that point, the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau would have no way to restrain him other than requiring him to sign an agreement not to disclose the magical side to the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advantage of this plan was that it was steady; it could reach the high-level officials of the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau without alerting the enemy or disturbing any individuals with unknown motives who might exist within the Bureau. The disadvantage was that the information obtained might still not be complete; the other party might be unwilling to tell him everything because he was a civilian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for using the identity of Azure Bird, that would be easy; the other party would certainly not dare to hide anything and would definitely say everything they knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the impact of doing so would be very far-reaching: first, Azure Bird’s contact at the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau was Hong Siyu, and her own information had been processed; the Bureau’s perception of her was merely \"Bai Mei’s partner.\" Once she revealed her original background, it would likely alert the mysterious forces hidden in Fangting City. Second, she had not officially returned to action yet and was only active in a small area of Fangting City; if news of her return reached the Magical Kingdom, it might trigger some unnecessary trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Hong Siyu also proposed a plan for Azure Bird to encourage Lin Xiaolu to contact the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau, but Lin Yun always felt that if his daughter handled it, there was no guarantee she wouldn't be fooled by the other party’s rhetoric, so he ultimately rejected it. Moreover, he didn't want to use the identity of Azure Bird to deceive his daughter again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weighing the two, Lin Yun chose to act cautiously, which was to meet with the Extraordinary Strategy Bureau as \"Lin Yun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing various details and negotiating the division of work between the two parties, Lin Yun continued to discuss with Hong Siyu until dawn. Only after all matters were arranged did he end this long phone call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a hassle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a long yawn, Lin Yun, standing in front of the mirror, mocked himself and looked himself over: aside from the dark circles under his eyes, he had managed to look presentable. He didn't spend any more effort, grabbed the suit jacket draped over the back of the chair, and strode toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling open the master bedroom door, he habitually glanced to the left, only to see the door of the adjacent room also opening. A disheveled Lin Xiaolu walked out, bleary-eyed, holding a hair tie and trying to tie up her hair. Her gaze shifted, and she met his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The father and daughter stood in the hallway at the doorway, falling into an eerie silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it was Lin Xiaolu who broke the deadlock. Pretending she hadn't seen anything, she stepped back into her room and shut the door with a \"clack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About two minutes later, she opened the door again, pretending nothing had happened, and poked her head out, wanting to walk out, only to find that Lin Yun was still standing at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why haven't you left yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief moment of awkwardness, she glared at Lin Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yun had already put on his jacket and was tying his tie. Seeing her acting up as soon as she came out, he couldn't help but sigh: \"I’m the one who should be asking you that. Leaving at this hour, you, are you going to be late?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1437,"2026-06-21T02:45:47.620Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6b084f84e0540b499c028b5fb6d3d8c6a629c61e3c9b25d9826fe77091b83deb","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-31","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-29",364,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Foff-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-cover.jpg"]