Li Kexin sat calmly outside the consultation room of the Sui City Hero Association’s affiliated hospital.
Nan Xiaofeng and the other two sat across the hallway from the consultation room, calmly watching the two shivering girls wrapped in blankets beside Li Kexin.
Their eyes were hollow and they trembled slightly. Even though the weather in Sui City was not cold, their shivering was no less intense than in a severe winter.
"...Are you two alright? Do you still feel any discomfort in your bodies?"
Li Kexin was silent for a long time, but finally, she spoke to the girls beside her.
The slightly taller girl turned her head, glanced at the young lady beside her, and shook her head silently.
Suddenly, a loud cry came from the consultation room. Everyone couldn't help but look over, and even Nan Xiaofeng raised her eyebrows, feeling a bit uneasy about what these three had gone through.
Beside Li Kexin were her former companions in Sui City—Lüluo, Violet, and Edelweiss, who was currently being bandaged.
She didn't know their real names, and they didn't seem to have any intention of revealing them for now, so she just pretended not to care.
"Ai, Xin Yuehu was already very lenient with you. You should be glad she wasn't in the mood today, otherwise..."
As she spoke, Li Kexin's face paled a bit, as if recalling the day and night she was hung up and tortured in Rong City.
Especially the girl with shoulder-length hair beside her, upon hearing the words "wasn't in the mood," her trembling intensified, and she even hugged the nearby trash can and began to dry heave.
Such a strong reaction? When I was tormented by Xin Yuehu, I didn't make such a big fuss, Nan Xiaofeng thought to herself, observing.
But then she thought, Xin Yuehu did seem quite gentle with her:
It was nothing more than being immobilized and having strictly restricted videos taken, or playing Cat Cat Fox Fox Mom play in the Mindscape World, and having Hellcat fight her intensely.
Nan Xiaofeng felt that she actually quite liked fighting, but she simply couldn't beat Hellcat.
Even in Star Shadow state, she could indeed suppress a full-power Hellcat, but the opponent had already unleashed Star Shadow, and she was once again completely suppressed, which was very frustrating.
Then, thinking about how Xin Yuehu treated Mai Sui and Lüluo—
Slimes came in turns, tentacles worked tirelessly all night, giving them no time to rest or breathe. There was no thought of having fun; the sole purpose was to "torment."
Furthermore, Lüluo and the others had always lived a pampered life, directly using overwhelming firepower against Monsters. Besides public criticism and dissatisfaction from the Hero Association, they hadn't encountered any difficulties, so this situation was normal.
"Are you thirsty? I'll go get some hot water over there."
Hua Ling sighed helplessly and said to everyone.
"Get me one too~"
"I'll go with you," Li Kexin said.
"Me too," Lin Muyou followed.
The two followed Hua Ling's steps, walked side by side to the nurse's station to get some paper cups, and then headed towards the water dispenser not far away.
Nan Xiaofeng remained in her seat, scrolling through her phone, when she suddenly heard a soft whisper:
"...Xin Yuehu said that tomorrow night, she still wants to go to Suicheng Wild Animal Park to cause trouble," the long-haired girl whispered.
"Was she always like this when she was in Rong City?"
"Yes, her style has always been like that," Nan Xiaofeng replied casually, unconcerned.
Seeing this, the long-haired girl looked up at Nan Xiaofeng in surprise, her eyes complex, but they quickly settled down.
"You...you mean, you've always been fighting such a terrifying opponent...?"
"Terrifying?"
Nan Xiaofeng countered, tilting her head.
Was Xin Yuehu terrifying?
To be honest, she didn't think that little Fox Fox was very terrifying, at most a bit annoying, and at times actually quite reliable.
For example, not long ago in Red Rose senior's Mindscape World, if Xin Yuehu and Hellcat hadn't sacrificed themselves to block the Star Realm Giant Beast's attack, Red Rose senior's efforts would probably have been in vain.
Looking at it this way, she really couldn't feel extreme emotions like hatred or resentment towards such a little Fox Fox.
"She's actually a good person, it's just that some of her ideas don't align with mine," Nan Xiaofeng spoke her true thoughts.
"When she caused trouble in Rong City, she never harmed the public, and even evacuated the surrounding public in advance before wild Monsters appeared."
"Since she became active, the Monster casualty rate in Rong City has remained at 0, which is quite incredible, right?"
Upon hearing this, the two wrapped in blankets exchanged glances, seeming to realize something, their eyes slightly dim.
【The duty of Magic Girls is to defeat Monsters and protect the public, yet you disregard the safety of the public, even using overwhelming firepower without any hesitation...】
【Fox Fox is very dissatisfied, or rather, a little angry.】
She remembered what Xin Yuehu had just said to her.
"From my perspective, a simple overwhelming firepower tactic is indeed not very suitable for a densely populated big city like Sui City."
"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend."
Nan Xiaofeng realized she might have spoken too harshly and quickly apologized.
The two didn't say a word, and everyone looked at each other in silence.
Nan Xiaofeng then broke the silence.
"All in all, we'll come to help tomorrow, don't worry."
"...That's truly wonderful. If it weren't for you, we really couldn't handle Xin Yuehu and the other two on our own."
The girl didn't put on airs, and was even a little overjoyed.
"Speaking of which, why does that Xin Yuehu cause trouble? Do they have some unspeakable secret?"
The girl who had been silent suddenly spoke up, a little curious.
To this question, even Nan Xiaofeng, who had been confronting Xin Yuehu for so long, couldn't give a clear answer.
"Hmm... To be honest, I don't know."
"But this is just my personal guess—Xin Yuehu, she seems to just be purely 'having fun.'"
...
"Exactly, having fun!"
At the same time, in a hotel room, Su Tianqing spread out a map of Suicheng Wild Animal Park on the table and said to the two people in front of her.
Xia Taotao silently examined the map, which had many circles and lines drawn on it, feeling a bit dizzy.
"Eh... Even if it's for fun, Tianqing, you... you've drawn it too complicated. I can't even tell what our plan is..."
The Rabbit Girl complained softly.
Two drops of cold sweat also trickled down Nan Jiayu's face, and she muttered to herself that she didn't understand it either, but she was a little afraid to say so.
If Fox Fox got upset, she would be in trouble tonight.
"Oh dear, if you think it's too complicated, then I'll explain the ultimate condensed version of the arrangements!"
With that, the Golden Fox used her tail to sweep away the map on the table and spread out an aerial view of the wild animal park.
"Xiaoyu, what's the happiest thing you've done since becoming a Magic Girl?" Su Tianqing suddenly asked.
"Hmm?... Of course, it's playing with you, Tianqing."
"No, no, not that, besides that? What's the happiest thing?"
The Golden Fox's ears perked up sharply, but she quickly adjusted her mindset so as not to be instantly overwhelmed by Cat Cat's bewildered directness.
Nan Jiayu seemed to have understood as well, and after a moment of thought, replied:
"Let me think... Probably when I fought with Hyacinth and Bai Lili."
"Then Xiaoyu, you'll be the number one hunter!"
With that, Su Tianqing casually conjured a magic pen from her magic space, drew a cat paw symbol on the map, and circled it.
Then she looked at the somewhat dazed Pink-haired Rabbit Girl.
"Rabbit, what about you? When do you feel the happiest?"
"Ah... that... I..." Xia Taotao was extremely flustered.
After a long hesitation, the Rabbit Girl finally overcame her inner fear, lowered her head, and murmured:
"I like... I like hearing the Magic Girls' screams when they're tormented... and their tattered appearance... it's truly, truly wonderful..."
"Oh, wow, that's quite exciting."
Seeing the Rabbit Girl's uncontrollable infatuated smile, Cat Cat Fox Fox exchanged glances and simultaneously gave an awkward, wry smile.
Although they had known for a long time that their Rabbit Girl companion was a complete sadist, they hadn't expected her to be so direct.
"In that case, Rabbit, you'll be the number two hunter! Ambush the Magic Girls at the points I've designed in advance!"
The magic pen drew a cute Rabbit ear on the map and marked a square.
"This is our plan for tomorrow!"
"Suicheng Wild Animal Park—Magic Girl's Hide-and-Seek Paradise!"