Hellcat stood between Su Tianqing and Razor Freak.
Her cat-like stance was ready, fully prepared, protecting the little Fox Fox behind her meticulously.
Su Tianqing stared blankly at the dark blue Magic Girl who had suddenly appeared before her, the shock in her heart indescribable.
Hellcat?
Jia Yu?
At this moment, all past memories gradually surfaced, and Nan Jiayu’s back overlapped with Hellcat’s figure.
Jia Yu is Cat Girl.
Cat Girl is Jia Yu.
The Magic Girl who would blush at a few teasing words, the cute Cat Girl she was very fond of, was precisely the Cat Girl she had been living with day and night.
Then what about the complicated feelings she had been struggling with all this time?
Hesitating between the two Cat Girls, wondering if Fox Fox’s first kiss should be given to Hellcat or to Jia Yu, and even feeling a hint of unease about the magic replenishment behavior, thinking that more intimate actions should be reserved until after the relationship was completely confirmed…
Now that she knew the two Cat Girls were actually the same person, didn't it make Ben Hu’s caution seem completely unnecessary?
Su Tianqing felt an inexplicable annoyance in her heart.
But if Jia Yu was Hellcat… had she figured out that she was Xin Yuehu? This thought immediately popped into Su Tianqing’s mind.
However, judging from Jia Yu’s reaction, she still seemed to believe that she had no relation to Xin Yuehu, and would even actively block the Monster in front of her; she probably hadn't figured it out.
…Wait a moment,
Villain Fox Fox smelled something unusual.
Did this mean that while Jia Yu maintained a relationship with “Su Tianqing,” she also maintained an almost equally close relationship with “Xin Yuehu”?
Su Tianqing narrowed her eyes, looking at the Cat Girl in front of her with a very subtle gaze.
—Foxes are a race made of jealousy.
Even though she knew very well that both Fox Foxes were herself, the thought that Jia Yu almost equally favored both Fox Foxes…
Jia Yu, oh Jia Yu… Although both of these are Fox Fox Ben Hu, is such behavior… not considered cheating?
She’d find an opportunity to tease her next time.
Such a pure Cat Girl, if both Su Tianqing and Xin Yuehu started to grill her, she would surely show a very interesting expression~
But before this thought could expand, the Cat Girl suddenly retreated to her side, her cat paw gauntlets scooping her up and holding her in the girl’s arms.
Flight magic activated.
“Whoa?!”
Hellcat flew into the air, and Su Tianqing hastily gripped the Cat Girl’s shoulders in front of her, afraid that she would let go and drop her, turning her into a fox-pancake.
“Clang! Clang!”
Razor Freak stood on the ground, looking up at the ascending Hellcat, its entire body of razors clattering, as if lamenting the escape of its prey.
Hellcat looked down at Razor Freak, relieved.
“Fortunately, I protected Tianqing,” Nan Jiayu thought.
But why didn’t this Razor Freak attack just now? Was it hesitating because of something?
It shouldn't be. If its target was Tianqing, then it should have tried every means to follow her. Why did it stay put and not dare to advance?
Was it because of the magic suppression I brought it? But it’s been a while since I last replenished magic from Xin Yuehu, so my magic reserves shouldn’t be enough to make it feel fear…
Pondering the reason, Hellcat looked up and met the gaze of the pristine figure not far away.
“!!!”
Magical Girl Iris.
The pristine Magic Girl floated in the air, staring blankly at her, the faint magic trail in the sky seemingly indicating that she hadn’t been there for very long, or had just arrived.
And the surging magic on her made Nan Jiayu’s back run cold, far more terrifying than her usual self.
Even her pristine dress seemed to be stained with a gloomy shadow like the night, making even herself, a Villain, feel her scalp tingle.
No wonder this Razor Freak didn’t dare to come forward; with her murderous look, no one would dare to provoke her!
“…Hellcat?”
The girl’s soft murmur echoed in the sky.
Hua Ling didn’t know what she was thinking at this moment, nor could she hear Bai Ling’s anxious calls beside her. Her eyes were fixed on the golden figure in Hellcat’s arms, her mind a blank.
She was one step too late.
Even though she had set off immediately upon receiving the notification, she still couldn’t make it in time.
Tianqing Jie, is in Hellcat’s hands.
Hellcat is a Villain; she kidnapped Tianqing Jie.
The Monster on the ground, whom she was so familiar with, was no longer that important. Hua Ling wanted to force herself to aim her magic cannon at Razor Freak, but the barrel simply wouldn’t lower.
The girl gripped her magic staff with trembling hands, her heart feeling as if it were dyed by a star-filled night sky.
She had entrusted everything to Tianqing Jie.
As long as Tianqing Jie was there, she could hold on, and she could find a way to rescue Hyacinth and Nightingale.
But if she lost her too…
—She cannot let Hellcat take Tianqing Jie away.
—Absolutely not allowed.
“…Miss Iris.”
After a long silence, Nan Jiayu said softly.
But as soon as her voice fell, the magic cannon originally aimed at Razor Freak suddenly pointed at her, the dark muzzle gathering magic, as if ready to fire a magic cannon at any moment.
“Let her go,” Iris said coldly.
“Listen to me, Miss Iris, I just happened to be passing by and saw Razor Freak attacking—”
“Do you think I’ll believe what you say?”
Silence.
Before the Cat Girl could speak, Iris’s magic cannon was already poised, interrupting the excuse she was about to make.
Nan Jiayu was momentarily stunned, only then realizing that the Golden Fox in her arms had already closed her eyes due to motion sickness, looking as if she had fainted, sleeping peacefully.
Oh no!
She was holding a little Fox Fox in her arms; in Iris’s eyes, she probably looked like she was trying to abduct Tianqing. This kind of misunderstanding might not matter normally, but now…
“Miss Iris, please calm down first. Let’s deal with that Razor Freak on the ground…”
“Boom!!!”
Magic cannon fired.
A beam of magic light descending from the sky enveloped Razor Freak. Before it could react even slightly, it was completely swallowed by the immense and terrifying magic!
Smoke and dust scattered, filling the sky.
Nan Jiayu protected the Golden Fox in her arms, shielding her from the splashing gravel and dirt.
“Cough… cough, cough, cough…”
Choking on the dust, the Cat Girl coughed a few times, then looked down at the ground, which had turned into a large crater.
The road was completely blown away, Razor Freak’s remains scattered everywhere, nearby houses were blasted with several large holes, bricks flew everywhere, and the ground was a mess.
And in the soaring dust, a profound darkness, as if from Star Shadow, emerged from the smoke.
Pristine Magic Girl—?
—No,
The originally pristine Magic Girl emerged from the dust, her pristine dress dyed a profound dark by the night. She floated in the air with her eyes tightly closed, silent and still.
Nan Jiayu’s back was covered in cold sweat.
What’s going on?
Iris… No, is the person in front of her really Iris?
The magic cannon floating beside her had drastically changed, transforming into two twin-barreled magic cannons, their dark muzzles pointing directly at her!
Magical Girl Iris ☆ Star Shadow!
…Or rather, the Star Shadow of darkness.