Task Update
Task 1: Help Alice find her fun
Fun of Combat: 1 / 1
After a night of special training, Su Tianqing sat on the Villain's Rooftop, checking the secret codex tasks completed today, as usual.
It seems today's plan was a great success! Su Tianqing thought.
Not only did it allow Alice to experience the passion of Magic Girl combat, but it also helped her establish some very subtle connections with Nightingale.
It's like killing two birds with one stone!
Her fox tail wagged excitedly like an electric fan, and the Cat Girl, who was grooming herself, quickly hugged the fox carrot to prevent the tail from flicking too far.
“Anyway, Alice, did you have fun today?”
“Very fun.”
After watching today’s new anime episode, Alice was now watching the Rabbit Girl and the wolf play cards. Hearing Su Tianqing, she quickly turned around and answered.
“Really, what did you find most fun?”
“Hmm… it was fun practicing magic missiles with Miss Nightingale.”
Alice nodded and said.
The camera familiar did not capture her reaction, still focusing the screen on the Rabbit and wolf's card game.
But the bullet comments still showed messages like 【Alice is studying hard】.
“As long as you practice hard, one day Alice will become super amazing, just like Cat Cat and Rabbit Rabbit!”
The Golden-haired Fox Girl encouraged with a smile, and Alice nodded seriously, as if she had made some kind of decision.
But the Cat, Rabbit, and wolf simultaneously gave the Fox Girl a faint look.
Like Cat Cat and Rabbit Rabbit?
If one were to say who was the strongest fighter among the Villain Five, it would definitely be a choice between Cheshire Rabbit and Hellcat.
But if it came to “who is the strongest,” there would be no debate.
Even Nan Jiayu didn't know how many wonderful small items and Monster capsules Fox Fox had hidden in her magic space.
Not to mention the vast and linearly growing Monster reserves every day, just a single Mindscape World that had been trained to instant cast could already instantly kill most Magic Girls in the world.
Even if they encountered Red Rose, or Red Snow, who had retired and disappeared for a long time, there were still strengthened Zodiac Twelve Witches who could fight them.
“Anyway…”
“Fox Fox’s New Year event — Day Two, ends here! Goodbye to all the viewers in the live stream room~”
The camera turned off, the off-air animation played, and the closing declaration for the day was made, a skilled off-air process.
“Today’s event was a complete success! Everyone, go back and rest well. Tomorrow we still have to help Alice solve the Ripper problem.”
“Okay. See you tomorrow.”
Alice politely said goodbye, activated her flying magic, and slowly disappeared into the distance.
The wolf and Rabbit also said goodbye and left, flying towards the night market, seemingly to grab some late-night snacks to pass the time.
Watching their three companions leave, the Cat and Fox sat side by side on the quiet Villain's Rooftop, looking at the occasional fireworks flying in the distance.
“There are still people setting off fireworks now,” Su Tianqing said.
“Yes, there are many people who work during the New Year, and they can only go home for reunion at this time,” Nan Jiayu sighed.
Even though New Year's Eve had passed, there were still many people returning home for reunion, and perhaps fireworks were the best expression of this reunion and longing.
“Tianqing.”
“Uh huh?”
The Cat Girl suddenly spoke, and Su Tianqing curiously tilted her head, her tail swaying from side to side.
“You say… if Alice keeps improving like this, when will she be able to defeat that Ripper?”
“Well…”
Su Tianqing blinked, she really hadn't thought about this question.
“Although this is our only viable method at the moment, I think we should think of other solutions, at least to have a backup plan.”
“Hahahah… Cat Cat is indeed an old senior~ She’s really super reliable!”
The Fox Girl grinned and immediately clung to the Cat Girl, startling the latter.
“It’s not really reliable, I just… just offered some of my own thoughts.”
“Because you, Little Fish, also want to help Sister Aurora, right?”
“…Yes.”
Nan Jiayu honestly admitted.
Ever since she learned about Aurora's background, who wouldn't want to help her out of this predicament?
“But what you said, Little Fish, also makes a lot of sense. No one knows if that Ripper will disappear after being defeated by Aurora. If it gets stronger instead, wouldn’t we be doing a disservice with good intentions?”
“Then, let’s contact an expert in this area!”
Su Tianqing said, pulling out her communication divine code stone from her magic space and dialing a familiar number.
Magic Girl, 【Mercury】
“Beep… beep…”
“…Xin Yuehu? Long time no see.”
The communication magic connected.
Before Su Tianqing could react, a burst of intense gunfire and explosions came from the other end of the communication, startling both of them.
“Senior Mercury? What’s that noise on your end? It sounds like gunshots?”
“I’ve run into a little trouble here, just a moment.”
The magic light screen switched to Mercury’s first-person perspective.
This veteran villain darted out from behind a hidden concrete pillar, and several flashes of fire erupted on the street, all expertly blocked by her precisely controlled Scythe Dance!
In a few breaths, she took down all the thugs on the street with her scythe, then had time to continue the magic communication.
“Sorry, I was earning some extra money just now. Los Santos here has a rule that offensive magic cannot be used to arrest mortal criminals.”
“That seems to be a similar requirement worldwide,” Su Tianqing quipped.
“Is that so?… It seems Red Rose’s influence is indeed quite significant,” Mercury replied.
After she briefly communicated with a few police uncles who arrived and collected her pay, the progenitor of villainous Magic Girls chatted with them while counting her money.
Upon hearing about Aurora's situation, Mercury paused her money-counting.
“…Your speculation is correct.”
Mercury said,
“Star Realm Magic has two sides. The Ripper is Alice’s own dark side of magic, which is why it has such strange resurrection characteristics.”
“During my travels in the Star Realm, I once met Magic Girls who were troubled by the dark side of magic, similar to her.”
“You’ve actually seen one…” Su Tianqing said in surprise.
If Inari analyzed it from a magical perspective, then Mercury used her experience traveling in the Star Realm to forcefully break it down, always finding corresponding cases.
“What happened to those Magic Girls later?” Nan Jiayu pressed.
“—Conquering the dark side is their only way out.”
Mercury said calmly, not directly answering the Cat Girl's question,
“Unless Alice can overcome this dark side herself and truly move on from her past experiences, the evil spirit tormenting her will dissipate.”
“Is there no other way? If that evil spirit is Alice’s dark side magic, then it will definitely grow as Alice grows, right?”
“That’s the problem.”
Mercury straightened her posture,
“If you really want to help her, you absolutely cannot just focus on improving her strength.”
“You need to help her strengthen her belief, to firmly establish her belief as a Magic Girl, only then can you help her overcome her past!”
“I see, thank you, Senior Mercury!”
The communication ended.
Su Tianqing looked at the Cat Girl beside her, and Nan Jiayu was also looking at her. The two smiled at each other.
“It seems our efforts are not misguided.”
“Yes.”
“Anyway, let’s set the goal first!”
Su Tianqing confidently stood at the edge of the rooftop, raising her right hand high towards the sky, holding up one finger.
“Sister Alice’s special training plan officially begins!”