“Don’t chase me! I don’t taste good! Go eat that Hyacinth over there instead!”
“Hey!!!”
Xiao Baishu Iris and Field Mouse Hyacinth sprinted side-by-side across the living room floor.
Behind them was the Hellcat hunter, in hot pursuit, with no intention of a quick kill, merely enjoying the sight of the Magic Mice fleeing for their lives.
From time to time, she would extend her cat claws to scratch the two who were slowing down, forcing them to speed up.
“Ow! Don’t scratch my butt! That hurts so much!”
“—Let’s split up by the sofa!”
“Okay! I’ll go left, you go right!”
The two dove under the sofa, immediately changing directions to escape separately.
But as soon as Field Mouse Hyacinth emerged from under the sofa, the cat paw in front of her and the Cat Girl hanging upside down from the edge of the sofa scared her out of her wits.
“Waaah! Why do you always catch me?!”
The Hellcat continued her living room chase with Field Mouse Hyacinth.
Xiao Baishu Iris, having narrowly escaped, ran blindly, diving into the half-open kitchen door, then quickly into the dark corner of the cupboard, gasping for air.
“Huff… huff… huff…”
The girl took a few deep breaths, barely calming her agitated heart.
She was exhausted.
Normally, she would have collapsed on the living room floor by now, but in her Magic Mice state, her physique seemed to have transformed into a beast-like form, quickly recovering her strength.
Just now, she and her companions had reached a clear division of labor: she and Field Mouse Hyacinth would lure away the Hellcat, while Mai Sui and Nightingale would search for the next clue.
But she hadn't expected to accidentally run into the kitchen. Now she could try to find the first item to collect:
“It seems our Xiao Baishu Iris is quite clever.”
Suddenly, a voice from the bedroom TV caught Hua Ling’s attention.
It was only then that Hua Ling realized a small, winged magic camera had been following her the entire time, capable of moving freely even in narrow spaces like the cupboard.
“Not only did she use her companion Hyacinth to attract the Hellcat’s attention, but she also snuck into the kitchen amidst the chaos. What will her next target be?”
“…”
Hua Ling pursed her lips, not daring to speak.
But for now, her primary objective had to be the kitchen sink. As long as she collected the cork from the sink, she could complete the current phase of the mission.
However…
Peeking out from a gap in the cupboard to get a look at the kitchen layout, Hua Ling suddenly felt this task was far too difficult.
The stove extended outwards, leaving almost no place to climb. Even in her Magic Mice state, it would be very difficult to climb such a high stove without anything to grip onto for leverage.
Moreover, the sink was in the corner of the kitchen, and she would have to cross the entire kitchen to get close. It was very likely she would be caught on the spot by the wandering Hellcat.
It seemed she could only sneak through the cupboard. She wondered if there was any way to pass through here—
Before the thought finished, as the girl explored inside the cupboard, a firework rocket floating in mid-air nearby caught her attention.
“Congratulations! Xiao Baishu Iris has obtained the super rare item 【Spring Festival Firework Rocket】!”
A cheer sounded from the living room TV, accompanied by Xin Yuehu’s passionate commentary.
The girl observed the firework toy in her hand, designed much like a mouse-carrying rocket, feeling a momentary inability to comprehend.
…
“Firework rocket?”
Not long after, with Field Mouse Hyacinth’s continued activity and evasive maneuvers, Cangshu Yeying and Squirrel Mai Sui, after each taking two slaps from the Hellcat’s paw, successfully snuck into the kitchen.
The three Magic Mice huddled deep in the cupboard, reading the firework rocket’s instructions carefully by the light filtering through a crack.
“Let me see… 【Mouse-Carrying Rocket Fox Fox No. 1】, what a strange name…?” Squirrel Mai Sui tilted her head in confusion.
“It seems to be a crucial item that can launch one of us over to the sink to get the cork,” Cangshu Yeying said thoughtfully.
The top of the rocket had a small mouse-carrying compartment, just big enough for the smallest, Xiao Baishu Iris, to fit inside.
“I understand!”
Squirrel Mai Sui suddenly realized.
“We need to avoid the Hellcat, get you, Iris, into the top compartment of this rocket, and then launch you above the sink to get the cork!”
“…Is this plan really reliable?” Iris blinked, raising an uneasy question.
“We don’t have any other options. Let’s just try it first!” Cangshu Yeying agreed with Mai Sui’s plan.
“Then the name of this plan will be—Mouse Sky-Flying Operation!”
“That’s so lame. How about Apollo Mouse Project instead?”
“Have you two considered my feelings?!” the space-mouse Iris cried, her face slightly flushed.
.
The plan was finalized, named 【Firework Operation】.
After communicating with Field Mouse Hyacinth in the living room using the 【Mouse Walkie-Talkie】 they had accidentally found, she would be responsible for luring away the Hellcat’s attention, buying time for the rocket launch in the kitchen.
The three Magic Mice peeked out from the kitchen doorway, looking at the Hellcat leisurely strolling in the living room.
And the cowardly Field Mouse Hyacinth hiding under the sofa.
“Shhh… Firework One, we see you, we’re ready to proceed, over.”
“…Are you serious?”
Hyacinth replied expressionlessly into the walkie-talkie.
But seeing the determined expressions of the three mice in the kitchen, Hyacinth gritted her teeth, ate half a biscuit she had snatched from the coffee table amidst the chaos to replenish her energy, and stood up, walking out from under the sofa.
Then she began to loudly taunt the Hellcat nearby.
Listening to the sounds of cat paws slapping and Hyacinth’s screams from the living room, all three were moved.
“We can’t let Hyacinth’s sacrifice be in vain! We must start the Firework Operation immediately!”
Mai Sui said in a low voice.
Iris sat timidly in the mouse-carrying compartment’s seat, feeling a bit nervous.
As the firework rocket slowly raised and aimed at its target, Iris’s tension reached its peak.
“Last confirmation of the mission objective!”
“Ascend, detach, enter the sink, get the cork!”
“Ignite now!”
Cangshu Yeying pulled out a match, obtained from who knows where, struck the match head, and brought the tiny flame to the fuse.
The sizzling sound of the fuse burning began, but the kitchen door was suddenly flung open, and the Hellcat, clutching Field Mouse Hyacinth in her paw, strode into the room!
“Oh no! Stop her quickly!!!”
Without hesitation, Squirrel Mai Sui and Cangshu Yeying immediately pounced on the Cat Girl.
The rocket’s fuse was burning rapidly. The Cat Girl tried to get closer but was blocked by the two Magic Mice who had suddenly jumped up.
Time passed.
The two Magic Mice were quickly defeated by the Cat Girl’s paw strikes, but they had bought the most precious amount of time for the rocket launch.
“Fly, Iris!!!”
The last section of the fuse burned out.
Iris felt a huge, violent thrust from behind as the firework rocket soared into the air!
“Mouse compartment… separate!”
Feeling the thrust begin to decrease, Iris pulled the detachment rope by her hand. The mouse compartment separated from the rocket, sending the Xiao Baishu, carrying all the Magic Mice’s hopes, onto the stove sink!
“Bang boom! Plop! Plop!”
Fireworks exploded.
The kitchen ceiling was illuminated by the bright fireworks, revealing the pristine white figure, soaking wet but holding the cork high in her hand.
“What a spectacular performance! Let us celebrate the Magic Mice completing their first challenge with fireworks!”
Hua Ling climbed out of the sink, holding the cork high in her hand, her eyes more determined than ever.
Magic Mice, mission complete!
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Spring Festival Special Program, Magic Mice Adventure