Foxes primarily eat meat, all kinds of meat.
As canid predators, foxes have a very wide diet; whether it's birds, mice, or insects, anything can become a full meal for a fox.
And during the beach barbecue, the Fox Girl's carnivorous nature was fully displayed—
“Munch munch… chew chew chew…”
“Mmm—this chicken leg is really well-grilled.”
The Golden Fox made a pleasant sound, took a bite of the remaining chicken leg, and began to tear at it in small bites.
The Cat Girl smiled softly, one hand controlling the meat slices grilling on the barbecue, while the other hand was pinching Nan Xiaofeng's ear, making her yelp in pain.
“Jia Yu! I'm sorry, Jia Yu! I won't sneak food again!!”
“Now you know you're wrong?”
“I really know I'm wrong, wuwuwuwu…”
“Then why aren't you going to buy a few more bottles of drinks!”
“I, I, I, I'm going right now!”
Nan Xiaofeng scurried away as if escaping, causing everyone to chuckle softly.
It was dinner time.
A chill was setting in on the beach, and everyone had tacitly put on an extra layer of clothing, sitting around the barbecue grill in the beach barbecue area, each busy with their own tasks.
Even Li Kexin, this young lady, curiously joined in to learn how to barbecue, seemingly having never experienced this kind of recreational dinner like a beach barbecue.
“Doesn’t it feel fun for everyone to eat together?”
Su Tianqing said with a smile to the young lady beside her.
“Hmm… it is indeed very happy… but…”
Li Kexin silently looked at the meat slices in her grill pan that were almost charred, then glanced at the golden, crispy, and delicious chicken legs and wings in Su Tianqing's bowl, feeling quite conflicted.
They were both using the same grilling method, so why did others' grilled food look different from hers?
“Oh, Kexin, you can even grill meat.”
Ye Yuxia very timely leaned over, chewing on a skewer of grilled chives, curiously scrutinizing the grilled meat and vegetables on Li Kexin's plate.
Then she expressed her disdain for its appearance with her eyes.
“...What kind of thing did you grill? Did you take the charcoal out of the grill?”
The young lady's mouth twitched slightly a few times, and she unhesitatingly turned around, intending to feed the meat on her plate to Ye Yuxia.
“What are you doing? I'm not eating! I'm not eating this stuff!”
“You try it, it’s really delicious.”
“Don't come near me, ah ah ah ah ah!!”
Su Tianqing smiled as she watched Li Kexin, who had completely grasped the essence of barbecuing, and her eyes showed relief.
Feeding friends your own grilled charcoal is the core of barbecuing.
But Jia Yu is different; she is a master chef, and her grilled chicken legs are incredibly delicious.
“Ta-da! I bought the drinks back!”
Nan Xiaofeng suddenly appeared, carrying several large bottles of drinks, and the Sui City crowd, who had been spiced up by Nan Jiayu's Sichuan-style barbecue, immediately pounced on them.
The Golden Fox took a cup of cola and gulped down two mouthfuls, then turned her gaze towards Ye Yuxia and Li Kexin.
The two of them were talking about something with the other two team members, and occasional laughter could be heard, creating a harmonious and friendly atmosphere, which indeed resembled a Magic Girl team.
“I hope these two can get along well with the team members; it wouldn't be in vain for Ben Hu to go through all this trouble,” Su Tianqing thought.
The atmosphere on Nan Xiaofeng's side was as harmonious as ever, with everyone gathered around Nan Jiayu, chatting and laughing, and occasionally bursting into peals of laughter.
This is probably what life should be like.
Everyone has their own secrets, but they maintain a love for life and respect for each other, as well as an atmosphere of shared joy among friends.
This is probably what a Magic Girl should protect, Su Tianqing thought.
But at this moment, a sound from the familiars indicated that the divine code stone had received a new message.
The message was from Cheshire Rabbit, saying that there was an important matter to discuss and asking to meet tonight.
“Hmm? Rabbit actually took the initiative to ask to meet me?” Su Tianqing felt very surprised, even her strength to drink cola increased a bit.
Rabbit used to almost always act alone when going out shopping, and usually, she would be the one to invite her to villain activities, so why was she suddenly taking the initiative this time?
Su Tianqing recalled what Tao Tao had said to her when they met by chance in Hong Kong City:
“I plan to just wander around Hong Kong City; there are many Magic Girl merchandise and attractions here, it should be very interesting.”
And when she enthusiastically invited her to hang out together, Tao Tao seemed to show signs of social anxiety cyberpsychosis and quickly and tactfully declined before the situation became awkward.
Upon careful thought, Rabbit's ability is indeed very suitable for a lone scout, capable of gathering much information that familiars cannot detect, especially in Hong Kong City, a completely unfamiliar city to her.
“Then I'll go meet her tonight and see what interesting things Rabbit has found,” she thought.
…
The beach barbecue ended, everyone was full and satisfied, and they returned to the hotel.
Before leaving, they also made plans for tomorrow's activities, saying they would go shallow-sea diving together, which filled Su Tianqing with anticipation.
But tomorrow's matters can wait until tomorrow; she had another thing to do tonight.
A certain rooftop in Hong Kong City was the meeting place Cheshire Rabbit had arranged.
“Good evening, Rabbit.”
The Golden Magical Girl landed lightly, waving to the pink girl sitting on the edge of the rooftop.
“Ugh ji!?... Good, good evening, Fox Fox, and Cat Cat…”
The Rabbit Girl shivered, her ears perked up, looking a bit startled, and quickly returned the greeting awkwardly, her words somewhat broken.
This was Tao Tao's usual style, so Su Tianqing didn't mind, but Nan Jiayu, who landed shortly after, asked curiously:
“It's rare to see you, Rabbit, invite us proactively. Did you find anything interesting?”
“Yes,” Su Tianqing quickly interjected.
The Fox, Cat, and Rabbit villain trio only gathered for activities out of interest; Su Tianqing herself always arranged the troublemaking plans properly and had never rushed out like this.
Could it be that Rabbit really found something super fun?
But when the two saw the unconscious Gray Wolf Girl beside the Rabbit Girl, a huge question mark almost immediately appeared above Cat Cat Fox Fox's head.
The Gray Wolf Girl was petite and looked quite young, not much different from Su Tianqing herself.
And the depleted magic on her body…
“Hmm? A girl?” Cat Cat wondered.
“...Rabbit, did you attack her because you lacked magic?” Fox Fox was puzzled.
“That's not right; every time I meet Rabbit, I pull her tail a few times to replenish her magic, so theoretically, Rabbit shouldn't be in a state of magic depletion. So why would she attack this Gray Wolf Girl? Could it be that Rabbit's hidden masochistic factor suddenly flared up with her social anxiety cyberpsychosis, so she just…?”
“No! I didn't attack her, she attacked me!”
Tao Tao hastily explained.
But when she spoke, Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu's gazes were full of doubt.
“She attacked you?”
Nan Jiayu glanced at the unconscious Gray Wolf Girl lying on the ground, then continued to look at the pink Rabbit Girl, Tao Tao.
“Hmm… Although Ben Hu really wants to believe you, Rabbit, this…”
Suspicion.
No matter how they looked at it, neither of them could believe that this weak Gray Wolf had the ability to attack Tao Tao, a Magic Girl full of magic.
The Rabbit Girl then recounted how she had been followed by this Gray Wolf Girl all the way down the alley.
“So, you were attacked by her in the alley, she wanted to use you to replenish her magic, and as a result, you knocked her out and carried her here?”
Nan Jiayu summarized.
“Yes, yes, because I was afraid she would continue to attack others…” Tao Tao said timidly.
“And you, Rabbit, just let her bask in the stars to maintain minimal magic, instead of giving her some magic to wake her up?”
“Because I don't know how to replenish other people's magic…” Tao Tao became even more timid.
Su Tianqing felt that she should properly teach the Rabbit Girl some basic skills as a Magic Girl, and not let her act purely on instinct like this anymore.
Now, let's discuss another, more important question.
The Golden Fox stared at the weak Gray Wolf Girl, muttering to herself in her mind.
“What is the background of this Gray Wolf…?”