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

Chapter 224 Black Swan

"Swan Lake tells a tragic love story."

Princess Odette is cursed by the evil sorcerer, transforming into a swan by day and only regaining human form at night. Only a vow of true love can break the curse.

"Prince Siegfried was taking a night walk when he met Odette, who had regained her human form, by the lake and fell in love with her. However, at the court ball, he was bewitched by Odile, the daughter of the Demon King, and made a vow that could not be lifted."

"The Dance of the Four Little Swans is performed by other girls who, like Princess Odette, were cursed to become swans. It is light and graceful, with synchronized movements, but it hides the girls' sorrow."

A poster was displayed on a wall not far away, telling the story of the dance drama.

And isn't the scene before us just another form of story reenactment?

Green ivy, violet, and edelweiss—the three are lost in a world of strange and uncanny rules, becoming puppets of the Great Demon King Fox, staging an eternal dance drama of self-destruction.

Watching the three people's graceful dance steps, Mai Sui felt only fear.

Green Ivy and her friends would never dance ballet, let alone perform such difficult synchronized steps.

At this moment, they were nothing more than puppets in Xin Yuehu's hands. Their dance even made Mai Sui feel a chill down her spine, and she couldn't help but think of her previous experience.

Heart Moon Fox is definitely not the "harmless" person Hyacinth and the others claim! She is absolutely a dangerous individual!

"Heart Moon Fox! What tricks are you playing?!"

Hyacinth gripped her magic wand tightly and shouted loudly at the golden fox dancing gracefully on the stage.

Green Ivy and the others looked quite strange, just like me when I was controlled by Heart Moon Fox... no, even worse than me back then.

"Hehehe... Hahahaha..."

"Look, look at their beautiful dance, look at their graceful figures! As long as they become my puppets, forever immersed in this enchanted world, they can enjoy this magnificent dance forever!"

A soft laugh drifted from the sky, accompanied by a whisper that pierced the soul.

Hyacinth hugged the fox-shaped pillow tightly, trying to resist the voice that carried a magical power.

But this is the world of mental images. As the creator of the world of mental images, Heart Moon Fox has immense power and authority. Just a few whispered words made everyone feel dizzy and lightheaded, and they could only stand up by holding onto the railing.

"Oh no... this is Heart Moon Fox's... her magic..."

Thanks to the foundation provided by the Starry Shadow, Bai Lili was able to put up a few attacks, but it was still quite a struggle.

"If this continues, we're doomed. We have to think of something..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hyacinth looked up at the dance drama poster not far away, and several lines of glowing text clearly appeared before her eyes.

"What...at a time like this...?"

The story tells of Princess Odette's loneliness, the prince's betrayal and redemption, the Black Swan's allure and disguise, and a tragic love story of dying together.

The princess is bound to Swan Lake, while the sorcerer laughs wildly at the ball, deceiving everyone with a fake black swan, making it impossible for anyone to see through her disguise.

The allure of the black swan led the prince astray; only sacrifice could unleash its immense power.

Break free from the shackles of deception, transcend the bounds of conformity, and find the true princess—only then can salvation and hope be found.

Hyacinth stared blankly at those lines of text, then suddenly realized something.

Then he turned and patted the drowsy Iris awake, directing her gaze to the glowing poster.

"Irises! Look at this! Maybe you can find something!"

"I?……"

Hua Ling paused for a moment, looked at the poster, and couldn't help but squint her eyes.

Nan Xiaofeng felt it was much simpler to have this literary-minded girl take a serious look at the strange words on the poster than to try to figure it out on her own.

"This is the story of Swan Lake? But why would it be...?"

"...Could it be that this is also part of the [rules]?"

Iris immediately recalled the content of Swan Lake.

"The evil king bound the princess to Swan Lake and sent the black swan to deceive and tempt the prince, causing him to make the wrong decision and thus making it impossible to break the curse on the princess."

"What's the point of this? Is there any way to break this situation?"

The music from the dance drama still lingered, accompanied by Xin Yuehu's soft humming, slowly eroding everyone's will.

Iris remained silent for a long time, then turned to look at Green Ivy and the other two dancing with Golden Fox, and suddenly realized something.

The story of Swan Lake is a tragedy.

The prince was deceived by the evil sorcerer's black swan and gave his vow to the fake swan princess. The evil sorcerer succeeded and laughed merrily.

And isn't this exactly what's happening right in front of me?

The Fox Spirit, disguised as a demon king, brings the Black Swan to the ball to deceive the Prince, while the real Swan Princess is bound in another place...

"The allure of the black swan led the prince astray; only sacrifice can unleash immense power."

"Only by finding the true princess can salvation and hope be brought."

After murmuring the last two sentences, the iris seemed to understand something and quickly said to the hyacinth beside it:

"Hyacinth, can you find a way to attack the Moon Fox on the lake?"

"Attack? Isn't she with Green Ivy? If I attack her rashly..."

Hyacinth hesitated.

I can't use my wand to transform into a greatsword right now; at most, I can use the wand to hit people. But my melee strength is something Green and the others can't withstand. If I accidentally hurt them...

"Go ahead and go for it. If what's written in these 'rules' is true, those dancers aren't Green Ivy and her friends at all!"

"?!"

Everyone is puzzled.

Even Wheat was stunned by Iris's words, staring blankly at the three people dancing gracefully on the lake. No matter how you looked at them, they were her former teammates, and she couldn't understand Iris.

"...Trust me!" Iris's expression was especially firm.

After a moment's hesitation, Hyacinth gritted her teeth, didn't think too much about it, chose to trust Iris, her old teammate, and jumped off the observation deck!

The lake was filled with powerful magic, and with the help of this magic, the hyacinth was able to stand on the water and rush toward the four dancing people.

Soon, the sky-blue magical girl approached the four dancers and waved her wand at them!

"Drink it!!!"

"Crack!!!"

The deafening collision of forces created a ripple on the lake's surface.

However, [Green Ivy] deftly blocked the hyacinth's wand with both hands, and her figure gradually changed from that of Green Ivy—

Deep blue ears, a deep blue tail, a pair of boxing claws, and the predatory glint in the round, nighttime eyes of this feline!

Villainous magical girl - Hellcat!

"Congratulations, you got it right."

Hellcat said with a smile,

"The Demon King summoned the Black Swan, who transformed into the Swan Princess to deceive the prince and tempt him to make an eternal vow."

"If you had chosen to rescue [Green Ivy], then what awaits you is the final fate of Swan Lake."

"Enough talk! Let's fight!"

Hyacinth gritted her teeth and fought with Hellcat, but she was no match for the catgirl and was immediately suppressed.

Hang in there! We're here to help you!

The nightingale cried out, and also leaped off the observation deck to support the hyacinth.

Iris leaped out alongside the nightingale, then turned and shouted loudly to Mai Sui and the others who were still stunned on the observation deck:

"You guys get out of here! Get out of here right now!"

"Wheat Ear! Lily Bai! You must find the real Green Ivy!!"

"Break free from constraints and break free from conventional frameworks through deception—remember this rule!"

"All other 'rules' are invalid in this Swan Lake!"

A heavy curtain suddenly fell over Swan Lake.

At the same time, everyone suddenly felt the return of magic, as if the power of the mental world had been weakened, and the power to release magic returned to the magical girls.

The Hyacinth Squad made a sacrifice, just as the poster had stated:

The allure of the black swan led the prince astray; only sacrifice could unleash its immense power.

"Look over there! There's a castle over there!"

Suddenly, the four-leaf clover saw the castle standing in the night sky on the opposite shore of Swan Lake.

Everyone immediately thought of the rules on the flyer:

[1. This zoo was converted from the Guangzhou Wildlife Park using a protective barrier. All the terrain is exactly the same as the original zoo. Please strictly follow the map you have. If you see a building that is not on the map, please pretend you didn't see it and move away immediately.]

There is no such castle on the map.

However, judging from the words on the Swan Lake poster, "Breaking out of the conventional framework and finding the true princess is the only way to bring redemption and hope"...

"We can't follow the rules. That means all the old rules are null and void. We have to storm that castle and not let the Hyacinth Squad's sacrifices be in vain!"

So next... it will be time for the final battle against the Demon King!