The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 317 Please be gentle on your first fault-finding.

At dusk, an orange magical girl flew over Chengdu.

With her wand in hand and her flight effortless, coupled with her signature orange-brown gown, her identity was easily recognizable.

Aki, a popular magical girl from a mountain town.

Orange ribbon-trimmed loafers and white knee-high socks accentuated the youthful curves of her legs. Even without seeing her glamorous evening gown, Qiu Gui's fans could still make strange comments:

【Qiugui's Shoes and My Lunchbox】

Although Qiu Gui herself just laughed off these comments and didn't care, it didn't affect the image of her fans in people's minds.

When people talk about osmanthus pink, they inevitably think of osmanthus shoes, which has become a popular meme in the magical girl community.

"Shh... Miss Qiugui, can you hear me?"

A voice came from the communication stone in her pocket. The girl answered it casually and replied:

"Received, heard it very clearly."

"The strange creature at the Rongcheng East Suburb Sports Center has not yet launched an attack. Witnesses say its behavior is very strange, so please be careful."

"Qiugui understands."

The girl calmly returned to standby mode and yawned.

Five minutes ago, I received a notification from the Chengdu Hero Association about a monster attack.

A strange person suddenly appeared at the East Suburbs Sports Center, interrupting a football match that was in progress. Fortunately, no one was injured.

And it is my duty to deal with it, which is also the most important task for magical girls.

"What's going on today? Did I stumble upon a den of weirdos?" Qiu Gui muttered to herself.

I've already spent most of my winter break in Chengdu.

During this period, the number of bizarre attacks in Chengdu dropped significantly. I only witnessed four attacks in total, including two today.

Furthermore, since Xin Yuehu was spotted elsewhere, Qiu Gui drew a simple conclusion from this:

Most of those strange people were deliberately released by Xin Yuehu!

However, the reduction in the number of strange people also significantly reduced Qiu Gui's workload, and the winter vacation travel itinerary proceeded smoothly.

Today is an exception; today is the busiest day in this period.

Qiu Gui hurriedly got up at seven in the morning to deal with one strange person, but another one appeared when she was about to have dinner in the evening, making her feel a little uncomfortable as she was getting used to the leisurely life in Chengdu.

"Let's take care of this weirdo as soon as possible, then go home and rest to prepare for tomorrow's concert~"

The girl leisurely planned her route for tomorrow.

The Qiu Gui team consists of four people. During the winter vacation, the entire team came to Chengdu for tourism and also participated in the defense of Chengdu after Feng Xinzi was transferred.

Meanwhile, the mountain city where they were stationed had entrusted the defense to several magical girls from out of town who were also on winter break, so there was no need to worry for the time being.

Anyway, good luck!

With her gaze already reaching the stands of the East Suburbs Sports Center in the distance, Qiu Gui sighed and sped off towards them.

……

The football field was completely empty.

Autumn Osmanthus landed on the football field, which had been plowed up most of the way. Its magical senses spread out, alerting its surroundings.

He did not see any trace of the strange man.

According to Hero Association staff observing from the outside, the monster did not leave the soccer field, and theoretically it should be hiding somewhere within the soccer field.

But looking around, apart from the banners scattered in the audience and some miscellaneous objects, he didn't see anything related to the strange man.

"strangeness……"

Qiu Gui sensed a dangerous aura in the air and silently gripped her magic wand.

The orange-brown wand in her hand shone with magical light, and a magical shield instantly formed, firmly protecting the autumn osmanthus within.

—In the squad, Qiu Gui serves as the commander and firepower provider, similar to the combined role of Iris and Nightingale in the Hyacinth Squad.

Her long-standing experience has given her a wide variety of spellcasting abilities and comprehensive skills.

While it doesn't have the same high potential as Starry Night Shadow, it's more than capable of dealing with ordinary monsters and even low-level witches.

However, the current situation made Qiu Gui feel extremely uneasy.

I have never encountered a situation like this before.

In the past, I was always the one who took the initiative to fight the monsters, and there had never been a strange phenomenon where the monsters disappeared after I arrived.

...No, if I had to name one, it was the time not long ago when I rushed to deal with the Razor Man, which was also the only time I came up empty-handed.

On that occasion, he encountered Xin Yuehu.

"Good evening—no, it should be good afternoon now?"

“!!!!!!”

A sweet greeting suddenly rang out behind her, startling Qiu Gui so much that she trembled and hurriedly turned around to face the source of the sound.

The golden fox-girl magical girl sat obediently on the stadium's VIP stand, her tail swaying gently behind her.

The moment their eyes met, the tail began to wag much faster.

"Heart Moon Fox?!" Qiu Gui blurted out the fox spirit's code name.

"That's right. Although it's not our first meeting, this is at least our first formal meeting, Miss Qiugui~"

"Last time in the mountain city, I only gave a simple greeting. This time, consider it a formal greeting to make up for that time~"

Xin Yuehu's sweet and pretty smile should have been refreshing, but Qiu Gui only felt a chill down her spine.

That's Heart Moon Fox!

The top villainous magical girl, the absolute villain boss!

Wasn't she in Hong Kong just a while ago? Why is she suddenly back in Chengdu?

"Miss Qiugui seems quite surprised that I, Fox, am here?"

The golden fox tilted its head and said, feigning surprise.

"Hehehe... However, since Miss Qiugui has such an expression, it seems that I, Fox, have indeed given you a big surprise."

Surprise? Shock!

Qiu Gui silently cast all the available magical shields on herself, and layered on mage armor, eager to take to the air and escape, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

Just as Qiu Gui was about to run away, another voice rang out from the other end of the court:

"Nice to meet you, Miss Qiugui."

Looking back, the deep blue catgirl leaned against the goalpost on the opposite side of the field.

Hellcat.

If Xinyuehu is present, it will almost certainly spawn a Hellcat.

With a pair of cat-claw gauntlets in hand, Hellcat seems to be casually looking in his direction, but in fact, he fully demonstrates the lazy nature of a feline hunter.

Qiu Gui's anxious heart was finally buried in the earth, and she was at peace.

I felt like that overconfident little kitten chasing a mouse into the bushes, only to bump into a tiger and a fox sunbathing on its back.

But this isn't some kind of bullying! They are both genuine Shadows of the Stars!

"...Don't worry, Miss Qiugui."

Hellcat, rubbing its paws together, walked towards Qiu Gui.

"I'm just testing you out; I won't treat you like I would a hyacinth."

"Don't come near me!!"

The mournful cries of Qiu Gui echoed through the sky.

……

……

ten minutes later,

When the remaining members of Qiu Gui's team rushed to provide support, they were met with a horrifying scene:

The osmanthus tree was tied up like a rice dumpling with sturdy ropes and hung swaying precariously on the goalpost.

But on the lawn in front of her, a huge mural was magically painted: a fox radish and a cat's paw.

Qiu Gui looked expressionlessly at the astonished and terrified expressions on her companions' faces, and said weakly:

"I have something to tell you, but you must not be afraid."

"...Xin Yuehu, she's back."