Evening.
After another round of browsing the anime store, the two, laden with their purchases, slowly made their way to their destination.
—Huatianli Community.
A high-end residential area in Rong City, and also the residence of Nan Jiayu's younger sister.
Actually, Su Tianqing wasn't too keen on coming here.
Because she was a Villain Magic Girl.
And Nan Jiayu's younger sister, Nan Xiaofeng, was precisely the leader of the three active official Magic Girls in Rong City—Hyacinth.
The last time, at the train station, she had been defeated by her, chased down and given a beating. Fortunately, with Hellcat's strong support, she wasn't smashed into the ground and turned into a fox carrot on the spot.
Although she could now pin her down and rub her on the ground, the opponent was a hero after all, so she had to be careful no matter what.
But if she approached her as "Tianqing Jie," Su Tianqing felt she had an absolutely certain chance of success.
That's right, absolutely certain!
After Ben Hu's many efforts, Su Tianqing was already a fully trustworthy confidante in the hearts of the three Magic Girls!
Her true form becomes an object of reliance and confession for the Magic Girls, while her transformed Xin Yuehu form becomes an object of their love and hate.
This way, she could happily play with the Magic Girls in her Xin Yuehu form, while healing their hearts in her true form.
This was Ben Villain Fox Fox's scheme:
Use the Xin Yuehu form to gain emotional value and divine code stones from them, and then use her true form, Su Tianqing, to gain even more abundant emotional value from them!
What a perfect positive cycle!
"We're here, it's just ahead."
Nan Jiayu's voice brought Su Tianqing back from her thoughts to reality. She looked up at the familiar house number in front of her.
Huatianli A District, Unit 3, 102.
Nan Xiaofeng's home.
"Ding-dong~"
Su Tianqing pressed the doorbell.
The door opened, and a familiar girlish figure appeared behind it, smiling as she saw both herself and Nan Jiayu.
"Jiayu Jie! Tianqing Jie!"
"Good evening, Xiaofeng Meimei~" Su Tianqing greeted with a smile, then swiftly dodged behind Nan Jiayu.
Nan Xiaofeng's hand, instinctively reaching for the fluffy tail, froze in mid-air, glared back by Cat Girl's benevolent smile.
"What did I tell you, Xiaofeng? Be polite to guests, don't be like last time."
"Okay... Jiayu Jie..."
Su Tianqing followed closely behind Cat Girl into the house, changing into slippers while sighing in relief.
The last time she visited Nan Xiaofeng's house, this Magic Girl had given her a severe hugging, leaving her with a lingering psychological shadow even now.
But luckily there was Jia Yu!
As an older sister, this Cat Girl had a terrifying, bloodline-suppressing deterrent effect on Nan Xiaofeng; just a single gaze could completely suppress Nan Xiaofeng!
"Jia Yu, you're here. Have a seat, dinner isn't ready yet."
A fragrant smell wafted from the kitchen. Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu curiously peeked at the doorway, seeing Nan Father wearing an apron and stir-frying at the stove, speaking to the two peeking figures.
"Uncle, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
"Braised fish, and a pot of cabbage and pork stew with glass noodles, and braised pork with potatoes. The vegetable dishes are stir-fried cabbage and scrambled eggs with tomatoes."
"Isn't that a bit much? Can we finish it all?" Nan Jiayu asked curiously.
Nan Father smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, Xiaofeng also invited two friends, they should be arriving soon."
Su Tianqing's mind jolted, and she immediately understood who Nan Xiaofeng had invited.
When the doorbell rang and Hua Ling and Lin Muyao walked in from outside, greeting them, Su Tianqing's suspended heart finally died.
"Good evening, Xiaofeng, good evening, Uncle."
Hua Ling greeted them kindly, while Lin Muyao seemed a bit reserved. After all, it was her first time visiting a friend's house, so she was naturally a bit shy.
But when the two saw the golden figure in the living room, their eyes immediately changed.
"Good evening, Tianqing Jie."
"Tianqing Jie—"
Lin Muyao drew out her voice, greeting happily.
Su Tianqing responded with forced composure, but her tail was actually bristling with panic.
What a joke!
Except for Hellcat, almost all the Magic Girls in Rong City were gathered in this house!
If her identity were exposed at a time like this, her career as a villain would probably come to an end, right?
Three Magic Girls, hanging her up and beating her would be more than enough!
Su Tianqing could only thank the Magic Girls' innate cognitive shielding at this moment.
There was still some time before dinner.
The girls sat around the coffee table, drinking beverages and chatting.
"Today, Tianfu Mall released a lot of new merchandise! Jia Yu and I managed to grab two sets!"
"Oh, oh! Is it that one! Nightingale's new merchandise!" Nan Xiaofeng's eyes lit up with excitement.
Then she turned her gaze to her older sister.
"Alright, I know you like it, so I specifically grabbed a set for you, Xiaofeng."
Nan Jiayu smiled, picked up a paper bag from beside the sofa, and handed it to the beaming Nan Xiaofeng.
"Yay! Thank you, Jiayu Jie!"
Everyone immediately began unboxing on the coffee table.
Although Nan Jiayu didn't quite understand the appeal of Magic Girl merchandise, seeing her sister's excited smile, Cat Girl's face also showed a smile.
"Nightingale's first-release limited edition laser ticket! Iris's acrylic standee! And Hyacinth's classic badge!"
"These are all super nice merchandise."
Hua Ling admired the standee of Iris's elegant combat pose from the side, feeling genuinely happy.
Lin Muyao, on the other hand, peeked and peered for a long time, wanting to say something but unable to, only able to play with a small, delicate hanging tag with an envious expression.
Suddenly, two laser tickets appeared in the corner of the girl's vision.
Lin Muyao turned her head in surprise,
Su Tianqing extended a hand towards her, her fingertips holding the two limited edition laser tickets of Magic Girl Nightingale, smiling and making a shushing gesture towards her.
Then she blinked her eyes playfully.
Tianqing Jie knew that she was Magic Girl Nightingale, but she kept this secret for her and even gave her the limited merchandise that she didn't have time to buy.
The girl nervously accepted them, examining them in her hand for a long time, then nodded excitedly at Su Tianqing.
The excitement of looking through the merchandise was quickly drawn away by the fragrant dinner.
Gathered around the dining table, everyone wielded their chopsticks and ate heartily.
"Speaking of which, we also saw a merchandise store today selling Xin Yuehu merchandise."
After a few bites of delicious braised beef with potatoes, Su Tianqing suddenly remembered something and said to the trio of Magic Girls across the table.
Hua Ling suddenly paused, Nan Xiaofeng also froze, and Lin Muyao even leaned forward, full of anticipation.
"Xin Yuehu? ...Isn't she a Villain Magic Girl? The Hero Association shouldn't be making merchandise for her, right...?"
"Most likely it's fan-made, the quality is super good though."
Su Tianqing said with a light chuckle,
"There are badges, buttons, and various styles of standees and tinplates."
"Oh, right, I also saw a super awesome tail pillow!"
At this, Golden Fox straightened her tail, as if demonstrating the shape of the pillow to the three of them.
Hua Ling suddenly lost her appetite.
But rationality still overcame the sudden frenzy, and the girls resumed eating the food in their bowls.
At the same time, the Magic Girls silently made up their minds:
When we go out to play this weekend, we must buy that tail pillow!