Dinner time, at a grilled fish restaurant.
"Maisui Squad?"
Nan Jiayu tilted her head curiously while eating the grilled fish on her plate.
"Xiaoyu, you didn't see the news just now, did you? Look at this."
Golden Fox put down her chopsticks, moved closer to Cat Girl, and clung to her, showing her the phone screen.
"Let me see... 'Magic Girl Mai Sui announces she will assist in Rong City,' it's true." Cat Girl perked up her ears and twitched them twice.
Su Tianqing's fox tail wagged happily.
"How about that? I didn't lie to you," Golden Fox said, smiling as she clung to Cat Girl. "I heard she's the leader of the Magic Girls in Sui City. I wonder why she suddenly came to Rong City."
"Maybe it's because she's traveling to Rong City recently. I don't know much about her either," Nan Jiayu replied honestly.
With the winter break approaching, it's common for Magic Girls to travel with their families, and there are also many cases like hers where they transfer cities for their studies.
She wondered what Mai Sui's situation was.
Golden Fox's gaze fell on Rabbit Girl, who was timidly looking around at the opposite side of the table. Her mind spun, and she spoke up:
"Taotao Tongxue (Taotao classmate), do you know Mai Sui?"
"Hmm? ..." Suddenly called out, Rabbit Girl's ears shot up.
"Mai Sui... Is it Mai Sui, the Magic Girl from Sui City?"
"Yes, she's in Rong City recently. Taotao Tongxue (Taotao classmate), you know more about Magic Girls than any of us, so you should know some news about this Mai Sui," Su Tianqing asked tentatively.
This Rabbit Girl in front of her was a fervent Magic Girl enthusiast, practically a walking Magic Girl encyclopedia. Asking her was definitely the right move.
The last time she learned about Villain Magic Girl's new form was also from Xia Taotao, which further increased her trust in this Pink-haired Rabbit Girl's information.
However, she showed a rare expression of difficulty, looking a little embarrassed.
"This..." Xia Taotao looked troubled, scratching behind her ears.
"Although Mai Sui has a long tenure, she almost always acts alone except when confronting Monsters. I only know that she has always been active, and I'm not very clear about more information."
"I see, so she's someone who keeps to herself," Su Tianqing nodded thoughtfully.
"But I heard, and this is just what I heard—Mai Sui seemed to have had a dispute with her teammates a while ago. I wonder if that's why."
"Huh? A dispute? I thought the Sui City Squad was always quite harmonious."
Su Tianqing said in surprise.
This was quite different from what she had heard, quickly stirring up the Fox Fox's gossipy heart.
The Magic Girl squad in Sui City appeared very harmonious and friendly in public. In contrast, the Autumn Osmanthus Squad in Shancheng occasionally had disputes or arguments, but there had been almost no such gossip about the Maisui Squad.
The "dispute" Xia Taotao mentioned was the first she had heard of.
"I saw it in a forum post. I'll share it with Tian Qing Tongxue (Tianqing classmate). I'm not sure about its authenticity, just treat it as unreliable gossip news."
Her fox ears twitched twice, silently noting this information.
Nan Xiaofeng and her two companions at the next table happened to walk over with a plate of grilled fish, and the conversation temporarily stopped as everyone immersed themselves in the food.
After dinner, the group invited each other to stroll around a nearby mall.
"I'm so full today!~"
Golden Fox patted her belly contentedly.
Nan Jiayu's expression was also very satisfied.
"Yes, I didn't expect the grilled fish here to be quite delicious, and it's a buffet too," Lin Muyao chimed in.
Her Magic Girl Nightingale cosplay costume had already been changed into her bag. She was now wearing casual autumn clothes but still looked lively and clever.
"Let's wander around. I want to see if there are any nice new clothes over there! Xiaoyu, come with me too~"
The little fox hooked her arm around Cat Girl's, and before Nan Jiayu could speak, she was dragged away by the excited Golden Fox.
Everyone silently watched the constantly swaying fluffy big tail, and the cat tail that was being rubbed by the fox tail and didn't know where to put itself, and they all smiled in unison.
It felt like a date between a young couple.
...
The two strolled along, from the clothing section to the toy section, and then all the way to the electronics section.
Nan Jiayu was trying out an adjustable headset designed for beast-kin, while Su Tianqing was playing with a Magic Girl collaboration-themed phone at the store entrance.
Fox Fox's peripheral vision swept across the same floor of the mall, and she quickly noticed a small figure sitting on a bench, staring blankly at her phone.
Brown, elegant curly hair, a beautiful and delicate girl's dress, a very familiar outfit.
Li Kexin, the true identity of Magic Girl Mai Sui.
Why was she sitting there in a daze? Was she waiting for someone?
"Tianqing, the sound quality of these headphones is pretty great. Do you want to try them?"
Cat Girl's voice from not far away attracted Golden Fox's attention. Su Tianqing quickly went over to try adjusting the headphones and no longer paid attention to the small figure outside the store.
But even after the two left, Su Tianqing could still see Li Kexin on the bench.
Was she really waiting for someone?
Or... was she just sitting there in a daze?
.
After finishing her trip to the anime convention today, Villain Fox Fox sent the shy Cat Girl back to her dorm with a light kiss. Upon returning home, she immediately began her investigation plan on this new Magic Girl.
"First, I think the secret codex will definitely give me enough information."
Su Tianqing looked at the secret codex in her hand, placing high hopes on the book.
The secret codex did indeed contain a series of information about Mai Sui—
"Magic Girl Mai Sui"
"True Name: Li Kexin"
"Sui City Blairton International School, Private Custom Class A3"
But that was all the information there was; it didn't have the additional details she wanted.
Why did Mai Sui come to Rong City? What was the "dispute within the Maisui Squad" that Xia Taotao mentioned?
And did the scene she accidentally discovered while strolling after dinner indicate another possibility?
With a glimmer of hope, Su Tianqing turned the secret codex to the mission page.
The text that then appeared made Villain Fox Fox's expression even more solemn:
"Mission: Mai Sui's Arrival"
"Magic Girl Mai Sui from Sui City has arrived in Rong City. She seems to be hiding many secrets. Find them out."
"Reward: 2000 divine code stone, 200 ancient divine code stone"
Look, here it comes.
Sure enough, Mai Sui was hiding secrets. Her reason for coming to Rong City was definitely not as simple as tourism!
If she wanted to uncover her secrets, she would absolutely have to approach her as a righteous Fox Fox.
But the "arrogance" she felt from her made Su Tianqing frown slightly, and the arc of her tail's wagging also became much smaller, even stopping completely.
Make her chat with someone who exudes aristocratic superiority? Spare me, secret codex, you'd better not come up with such a bad idea, or Ben Hu will go on strike right then and there for you to see.
"Mission: New Target for Trouble"
"Complete one daily mission 1, Mai Sui must be included, 0 / 1"
"Reward: 1000 divine code stone, 100 ancient divine code stone"
...Got it.
Seeing this second mission, an interesting idea immediately popped into Su Tianqing's mind.
Why must Ben Hu approach her as a righteous person?
If she approached her in her Xin Yuehu form, wouldn't she have more fun?