The next day, at noon.
Su Tianqing sat in the cafeteria as usual, eating her meal as usual.
But her eyes were fixed on the Cat Girl's high, swaying tail across the table.
"Jia Yu."
Golden Fox finally couldn't hold back and spoke.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Jia Yu, you're in a really good mood today."
"Because there's braised fish today!" The Cat Girl said cheerfully, lowering her head to pick up a piece of fish with her chopsticks and chewing it with satisfaction.
Are Cat Girls really the type who like to eat fish? Su Tianqing felt her stereotype of Cat Girls deepen.
"But then again..."
As if remembering something, Nan Jiayu suddenly sobered her expression, swallowed the meat in her mouth, and looked at Su Tianqing.
"Tianqing, were you injured yesterday? I saw you sitting by the rescue tent on TV."
"Oh, that..."
Golden Fox paused, scratched the side of her face, and recalled what happened last night—
She was sitting by the rescue tent, holding a cup of bubble tea and watching the show, without even a scratch on her body.
It was Hyacinth who took several heavy punches from the Black Wolf Monster.
"I'm fine, it was just a bit surprising to be suddenly attacked by a Monster, and then so many Magic Girls suddenly appeared..."
As she spoke, Su Tianqing's tail trembled a few times, feeling a slight lingering fear.
"But it's okay, thanks to Iris for carrying me out of the rubble, I wasn't hurt at all."
"That's good..." Nan Jiayu let out a long breath.
If her action of breaking down the door had caused this little fox in front of her to be injured, Nan Jiayu felt she would probably carry a psychological burden for the rest of her life.
But since Tianqing wasn't injured, everything was fine.
Chewing the fish in her bowl again, Nan Jiayu glanced at the little fox across the table from the corner of her eye, feeling an indescribable sensation in her heart.
—It was a feeling, hard to describe.
Last night on the rooftop, Xin Yuehu said she wanted to replenish her magic.
As if captivated by those gentle fox eyes, coupled with the pain of her magic being empty, Nan Jiayu agreed to the Golden Fox's request for magic replenishment.
Although the process was relatively simple, at the end of the replenishment, looking at the adorable fox with hazy eyes in her arms, Nan Jiayu felt she had made a huge mistake.
The satisfaction of overflowing magic.
The possessiveness of pressing that little devil into her arms.
And the flutter in her heart brought by that soft touch.
Finally, the... strange feeling when facing Su Tianqing.
What's going on?!
Nan Jiayu really wanted to hold her head and wail.
Why did she feel like she was secretly doing something bad behind Tianqing's back!?
She had clearly made such a promise to Tianqing... yet something happened with Xin Yuehu, and now she felt guilty towards both sides...
What was this guilty feeling of a cheating cat?!
"Jia Yu, have this piece of braised fish~"
A pair of chopsticks suddenly reached into her bowl, placing a delicious piece of fish.
Nan Jiayu looked up blankly, meeting the gaze of the cheerful Golden Fox, her consciousness somewhat hazy.
I'm sorry, Tianqing, I will definitely make it up to you!
Nan Jiayu secretly made up her mind.
After eating, the two went home for their afternoon naps.
Su Tianqing slumped onto the sofa with a satisfied expression, pulling out her secret codex to check her tasks.
Although today was a full class day, she had agreed with Cat Cat to go out and play tonight, so she had to prepare in advance!
First, she opened her Hero Association account and clicked on the introduction video for the new Magic Girl!
The tender yellow new Magic Girl, original identification code 【Sunflower】, upon her request, given the identification code 【Nightingale】.
Hmm? Why Nightingale?
Su Tianqing paused, complaining in her mind.
Looking at the clever and pretty Magic Girl Nightingale in the video, Su Tianqing's lips curled into a slight smile, and her small tongue peeked out between her teeth, licking the corner of her mouth.
As she had imagined, Mu Yao Meimei's appearance after transforming was truly adorable. Although she was still not as elegant as Miss Iris, she certainly had the liveliness appropriate for her age.
Moreover, her abilities and favored magic were also geared towards defense.
"Hyacinth for close-range offense, Iris for firepower suppression, Nightingale for defense and support. Interesting."
Su Tianqing murmured to herself.
So... what kind of interesting activity space should she prepare for the three of them tonight?
Thinking of this, Su Tianqing pulled out her Xin Yue Magic Wand, activated the architectural magic within her Mind Image Space, and fell into contemplation.
After last night's experiment, she had completely mastered how to use this heaven-defying skill.
First, set a terrain, then use magic to outline specific architectural details, or directly apply existing real-world areas and buildings.
Then came the most important ability—adding 【any】 setting she could think of to this Mind Image Space.
For example, an exit that cannot be opened without completing XXX conditions, or having to stay inside for a certain amount of time before being able to leave.
Then add a "XXX will happen if you continuously stay inside" type of ability that can stack with others...
"Hehehe... I'm getting more and more excited."
Villain Fox Fox couldn't suppress the sinister smile on her face.
Although using powerful magic could break the space and rush out, with Ben Hu's magic power, the three of them wouldn't be able to force their way out unless they had a burst of power!
"Add this, then add a bit of that, and finally add this—Done!"
Holding the Xin Yue Magic Wand high, Golden Fox wagged her tail excitedly.
Mind Image Space definition complete!
Next up is the declaration of war!
...
A little later.
Lin Muyao sat alone in the shade of a tree at the edge of the sports field.
The girl was wearing sportswear and long sports pants that she had rarely worn, hugging her knees and idly playing on her phone.
The brand new phone case was printed with the Magic Girls' iconic guardian star, one of the few pieces of merchandise she had salvaged from the dormitory ruins today.
The phone case was something Tianqing Jie had spotted at a merchandise store and given to her.
Speaking of which, Tianqing Jie's phone model was the same as hers, wasn't it? But her phone case had a cute cat paw design, which seemed to be a pair with Jia Yu Jie's fox carrot phone case.
"Mu Yao—, gather here—"
A call came from not far away. The girl waved her hand in that direction, then stood up and walked over.
But the vibration from her phone once again caught her attention.
【"Followed streamer has released a new video: Magic Girl Fox Fox Official"】
Xin Yuehu's new video, huh.
Lin Muyao tilted her head.
She was an old fan of Xin Yuehu, and the person who often spammed "Fox Fox is so cute, Mama loves you" in the live stream was her.
She never thought she would have a day where she, as a Magic Girl, would specifically pay attention to Xin Yuehu. Lin Muyao suddenly felt that life was unpredictable and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Although she knew Xin Yuehu wasn't a bad person, if she had to directly face her pranks... it would require quite a bit of courage.
Let's just watch it first.
The girl's finger opened the video.
"Ta-da~ Hello everyone, audience friends~"
Golden Fox's big ears popped out on the screen, followed by an adorable little face almost pressed against the camera, laughing cheerfully.
Then it quickly zoomed out, revealing her upper body in the video, with the familiar office building rooftop still in the background.
"After so long, Fox Fox is meeting everyone again! Did you miss me, Fox Fox?"
"I'm sure everyone knows what happened at the Association's affiliated academy, right?"
"That's right! It's a new Magic Girl! I think her name is Nightingale, she's a very cute child~"
"But, Fox Fox, I'm a Villain, you know?"
Xin Yuehu showed her usual mischievous smile, her voice much softer.
"So, tonight, Fox Fox hopes to meet the three Magic Girls~"
"The meeting place will be... Qiuxi Road in Rong City~ How does that sound?"
The screen was instantly flooded with comments like "Holy crap," "I'm going to Qiuxi Road to see Fox Fox!" and so on.
But the unwavering mischievous smile on the little fox's face made Lin Muyao stop in her tracks and swallow.
"If, Fox Fox can't see the Magic Girls before seven o'clock..."
"Hehehe... I'm afraid from now on, Qiuxi Road will completely disappear from the world~"
"Bye-bye, see you tonight, Miss Nightingale~ Kira ☆~"