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

Chapter 203 Senior's Instructions

Su Tianqing has a very clear understanding of herself.

This fox is a villain, a villain certified by the secret code, a very standard villain.

Although I usually act like a decent person and treat the masses with a very upright attitude, I am definitely a villain.

The villains' true motives are twofold: first, to reach the pinnacle of being a so-called villainous magical girl through the Secret Codex; and second, to satisfy their inner desire for amusement.

It's all about having fun.

Only by finding things that bring joy and fun can life become valuable and colorful.

For example, right now—after experiencing several comic conventions in a row, even I felt aesthetically fatigued. Although the Firefly convention was very large, I always felt that something was missing.

Not fun enough.

That's right, it's just not fun enough.

Are magical girls just supposed to sing, dance, and put on some magical shows?

Is it enough to buy some merchandise to support the righteous people's activities?

That won't do, absolutely not.

Just like Cheshire Rabbit said, magical girls are never just about bravely fighting and being lively and cute in front of others; they also have a fearful, decadent, timid, and terrified side.

And as the villainous magical girl, she is the only one who can appreciate this rare scenery!

It's rare to see so many magical girls gathered at the Firefly Comic Con, along with the veteran Red Rose. If everyone just leisurely signed autographs and sold merchandise, it would be a waste of such a once-in-a-lifetime event.

"So, as long as you're willing to show up, I guarantee you'll have a really good fight with Red Rose!"

This is what Su Tianqing told her when the familiar used the Astral Core to contact Mercury himself.

Although she didn't know Mercury's own attitude, she readily accepted the projection of the spirit core, projecting the form of the Starry Shadow onto the stadium.

This is the azure magical girl before me.

"Mercury?"

Red Rose never expected her old acquaintance to appear here, but she still immediately looked at her.

"It's been a long time, Red Rose."

Mercury, in her azure form, spoke softly, her words brimming with astral magic, as if merging with the slowly healing astral rift behind her.

Seeing the astonished expressions on people's faces, Su Tianqing couldn't suppress her smile.

Great, that's the expression! That's what brings the most fun!

Red Rose alone is not interesting enough. Since there are good guys, the villainous magical girls also need to step up. Mercury is the best choice.

...Actually, it's because she's the only villainous magical girl senior she knows.

But why did she agree to contact me so readily? I've never even met her before, so theoretically she shouldn't have agreed to such a grand gesture from a junior I've just met.

Could it be that this senior is also watching my live stream? Golden Fox couldn't help but wonder.

"...What, after all these years, you're too scared to fight me anymore, Red Rose?"

Mercury said with a smile.

Red Rose remained silent, gripping her wand tightly. Her costume transformed into her formal attire amidst the flames and burning magic, lifting the fifty-year-old veteran into the air and raising the giant sword entwined with flames towards Mercury.

The iconic scene, previously only seen in paintings and old photographs, seemed to reappear before our eyes, and people once again erupted in enthusiastic cheers, applauding the two arch-rivals who had reunited after many years.

Just as Su Tianqing was about to join in with a few shouts, the familiar holding the secret manual suddenly sent her a message—

[Critical Event: The Syndrome of the Eternal Astral Rift]

Suppress the astral rift on Red Rose and find a way to close it.

[Reward: 2000 Ancient Tome Stones]

What?

Suppressing the red rose?

Upon seeing this mission, Su Tianqing couldn't help but look up at the fiery red-clad girl wielding a flaming greatsword.

I said, Secret Codex, aren't you placing this fox's position too high?

Isn't this supposed to be a classic magical girl world?! Red Rose's style is definitely top-tier! It's like something out of a previous hero's story!

Do you know why the Red Warrior in the team series is always the most reckless and courageous? Because theoretically, as long as he's reckless enough, he can completely overwhelm the opponent!

Then take a look at who this life-threatening event is trying to suppress.

Red Rose, the world's first magical girl, has mastered a series of high-level spells and can even control the mental world with ease. Coupled with her incredibly red color, no one would dare to deny that she is the Red Warrior of the magical girl world!

Little fox, can you hear me?

A somewhat familiar voice reached Su Tianqing's ears, and the golden fox immediately pricked up its ears to search for the owner of the voice, but it couldn't find it.

Stop looking for me, I'm floating in the sky, wasn't it you who summoned me here?

"Senior Mercury?" Su Tianqing responded in her mind.

【Um. 】

Although I don't know where you got the Astral Core from, the fact that you were able to summon me from beyond the Astral Plane means that you need my power right now.

In other words... you're here to help Red Rose completely close the Eternal Astral Rift, right?

Forever... Forever what? What astral rift?

Su Tianqing was completely confused, her tail wagging incessantly.

No, no, senior, you've got it wrong. This fox just wanted to summon you out for some fun!

Although you can do the secret manual quest while you're at it.

No need to answer me.

Listen, I'm going to trick Red Rose into going high into the sky. You have to find a way to subdue her and make sure she doesn't escape back into her mental world, understand?

"...Yes, I understand."

Although she couldn't understand what her senior was saying, Su Tianqing vaguely realized that something was wrong and quickly replied.

"It'll be fun, it'll definitely be a lot of fun," Su Tianqing thought to herself.

"You're about to give up, Red Rose," Mercury suddenly said.

The cheering crowd suddenly froze, all turning to look at the fiery red magical girl.

Red Rose didn't say much, but simply gazed silently in the direction of the blue-haired girl.

Mercury continued:

"More than twenty years ago, when you chose to retire, I came to find you, but you still chose to bear everything alone. Do you think you can suppress it for the rest of your life, Red Rose?"

"...It's better than letting it detonate at that time."

Red Rose answered softly.

Listening to their riddle-like conversation, Su Tianqing's disgust for riddle-makers suddenly reached its peak.

Stop with the riddles, you two! If you're going to fight, just fight already!

Senior, didn't you just send me, Fox, to subdue Red Rose? Then you two stop dawdling and spouting all this high-sounding principles!

Fox, I'm still waiting to see the show.

But upon closer examination, there is indeed a lot of interesting information hidden in their brief conversation.

But what I hate most are riddle-makers! Since you two are unwilling to speak frankly, let me give you a taste of the real challenge!

Su Tianqing turned her gaze into the depths of her magical space, looking at the row of strange figures specially made for her to face the Red Rose.

It's time for these oddballs to make their appearance.

Even I, the fox, must show my true strength when facing the universally acknowledged strongest magical girl.

Senior Mercury! I'm here to help you!

The familiar fox opened a gap in the magical space and threw out all twelve monster capsules!

"Boom!!!"

Magical light burst forth in the air.

Red Rose was startled and looked around at the twelve dark shadows that had suddenly appeared, her gaze meeting that of the twelve black-clad girls.

"Witch?!"

"One, two, three, four... twelve... twelve witches...?!"

The screams of astonishment from the people and the magical girls rose and fell.

Nan Jiayu quickly shielded the golden fox behind her, her temples covered in cold sweat.

I've witnessed this scene before.

One evening after a live stream in Chengdu, Fox showed herself her proudest creation—

[Cat, look! This is my latest super-powerful monster combo!]

I call them...

Nan Jiayu gazed at the twelve jet-black witches surrounding the red roses and murmured the name of this witch group:

"The Star Witch... [The Twelve Zodiac Constellations]".