Chapter 179 Shan Dan and Juan Dan
——"I am Shan Dan! Hello, new teammate!"
"I'm Juan Dan, I hope we can get along well, teammate."
At the same moment, Xia Liang also found her new teammates in the other side of the team plaza, holding her number plate.
The two magical girls who called themselves "Shan Dan" and "Juan Dan" seemed to be about the same age as Xia Liang.
When both parties greeted, the magical girl who called herself "Shan Dan" stood on the left side, lively in demeanor, seemingly welcoming Xia Liang's arrival. She had a pair of red slanted eyes, her demeanor slightly aggressive yet still sweet. Her crimson hair was fashioned into fine twin tails on both sides of her head, along with a hair accessory resembling a lily with thin leaves, whose center was a sparkling Heart's Gem.
She wore a crimson round-neck blouse that looked quite like ancient Donghua State style at first glance. However, the ancient charm was confined to the embroidery and cloud shoulders decorating the clothing surface, since as soon as you noticed the sleeves, you would discover they were asymmetrical. The left side had a long, wide drooping sleeve, while the right side was cut to reveal the shoulder and draped with a stole. The bottom was a completely satin-made white short skirt, paired with embroidered shoes that seemed to have a bit of added heel, leaving an impression of a "modern cute short skirt mixed with ancient style design."
Meanwhile, the other magical girl, self-proclaimed "Juan Dan," although smiling, seemed more reserved overall. Her appearance showed an eighty-percent resemblance to "Shan Dan" beside her, yet under a slightly gentler demeanor, the same slanted eyes lost their sharpness, instead bringing a bit of charm. Her crimson long hair cascaded over her shoulders, with a cluster of hair styled into a bun pinned with a tiger lily hairpin on top, giving a much quieter impression.
Her top also had a design with ancient Donghua State style, but it was a light-red stand-collar long robe, the decorative embroidery confined to a half lily at the waist, echoing the embroidery on Shan Dan's clothing on the other side. Below the robe was a red skirt-trousers reaching down to her ankles, paired with pointy shoes, making the whole ensemble appear more elegant.
Are they twins?
Xia Liang had such an association in mind, but didn't immediately ask, instead showing a rather sweet smile and greeting: "Hello, I'm Jin, I hope we can get along well..."
But before she could finish speaking, she realized the girl who called herself "Shan Dan" suddenly briskly took two steps forward, darted right in front of her, earnestly locking eyes at a very close distance.
Completely unclear what medicine was being sold in the other party's gourd, but this didn't prevent her from maintaining a cute, harmless look, quietly observing the other party.
——"Great, you passed!"
Soon after, Shan Dan stepped back, straightened up, showing a satisfied expression: "Our team should have a very good compatibility!"
"Passed?"
Xia Liang controlled her facial expression, showing a bit of perplexity: "What does this mean?"
"It means you are so cute, hence you passed the interview."
Shan Dan laughed: "I certainly don't want to be assigned to a team with an unattractive child, because that would harm our team's vibe!"
"...Sister, I think those words shouldn't be said in front of others."
Juan Dan beside her spoke up, somewhat helplessly interrupting Shan Dan's words before apologizing to Xia Liang: "Sorry, my sister isn't a bad person, but her sense of distance is slightly off, always says some very unrelated things to people at first meetings, please bear with it."
"Sister?"
Seeing the other party proactively using this term, Xia Liang then pretended to have just noticed: "Are you guys sisters?"
"Heh heh, just noticing now?"
Shan Dan proudly tilted her head, took out a folding fan from somewhere, flipped it open with a "snap," and pointed it at Juan Dan beside her: "Yes indeed, I'm the sister, and this here is my silly little sister."
"Actually we are twins, theoretically, I'm the one born first. But if I don't acknowledge her as the elder sister, there'll be a lot of troublesome things, so for now, it's nominally I'm the younger one."
Juan Dan beside her explained rather politely: "Since we are twins, we have been used to fighting together, which makes separation difficult, so we chose to designate each other as teammates."
"I see."
Xia Liang timely clapped, showing a look of envy: "So you are twins, that's great, being magical girls with your sister seems a lot happier than alone."
"You get it, Jin."
Appropriate flattery instantly made Shan Dan reveal a somewhat satisfied expression: "Even though she's a silly sister, having someone to share the tasks as a magical girl certainly feels much better."
"Actually it's not as fun as you'd imagine..."
Juan Dan beside her showed a somewhat intricate expression, but probably feeling some words weren't convenient to say to outsiders, she changed the topic midway: "But rest assured, we also know that the actual combat assessment focuses on team cooperation, so even though we're sisters, you needn't worry too much, just consider it as an ordinary three-person team."
"Okay."
Xia Liang continued smiling rather amiably, while discreetly, casually asking: "So, since you're twins, does that mean you have some unique abilities compared to regular magical girls?"
"Good eyes! I'm more and more impressed by you!"
Shan Dan closed the folding fan in her hand: "Yes, indeed, because my sister and I are magical girls, we can perform a lot of teamwork that same-level magical girls can't accomplish, achieving an effect greater than the sum of its parts. Getting in our team, you definitely hit the jackpot!"
"So impressive!" Xia Liang continued clapping.
"Heh heh, just that impressive." Shan Dan was full of confidence.
"Could we possibly defeat those on the 'Leg Rankings'?" Xia Liang feigned innocence.
"Is there even a question?" Shan Dan was full of pride.
"Wow!"
Xia Liang earnestly made her eyes sparkle, feigning a look of admiration: "Able to defeat people on the Leg Rankings, could it be you all are Leaf Level?"
"Huh? Of course we're Seed Level."
Shan Dan looked at her somewhat inexplicably: "We are only 14 this year, have been magical girls for just over a year, how could we be Leaf Level."
"Eh?" Xia Liang's voice suddenly jammed.
"My sister and I probably became magical girls last spring."
Juan Dan softly explained from beside her: "If it's this time next year, then perhaps both of us would have the hope to become Leaf Level, but this year is really a bit..."
"But as long as I can be with my silly sister, we won't fear even Leaf Level ones!"
Shan Dan placed her hands on her hips: "Don't worry, we are definitely the strongest among Seed Level!"
"Hmm, then, the Leg Rankings you mentioned earlier..." Xia Liang cautiously spoke again.
"I guessed on it." Shan Dan said confidently without feeling guilty.
Xia Liang's facial expression gradually became fixed.
She suddenly realized that perhaps the draw for this assessment, might be, somewhat average?