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

Chapter 276 The Fox Overseer

Later, at the headquarters of the Port City Heroes Association.

The magical girls gathered around the conference table, discussing the results of their actions that morning.

"As planned, we went to Lake Inari today to dismantle a barrier."

"The situation with the barrier is quite complicated. It's hidden underwater, and the entire lake is enveloped by the barrier."

"Fortunately, we managed to get underwater and successfully located the node, which allowed us to destroy it."

Hyacinth reported to the people in front of her.

She has removed the bandages from her body, demonstrating remarkable recovery ability, and has even taken over from Aquamarine as the host of this meeting.

Cobra, the S-class hero sent by the Hero Association, remained seated and listened, occasionally writing something down, but he always gave the impression of being absent-minded.

Nightingale probably thought the magical girls were behaving so professionally that he didn't need to get involved.

"Hmm... So, Xin Yuehu set up a large number of nodes in Hong Kong to maintain the [bomb barrier], right?"

The pristine white magical girl sat in the original spot where the wheat stalk squad had been, looking at the thick stack of operation reports in her hand, and asked a question.

Hyacinth nodded.

"That's right, all our actions were aimed at dismantling her barrier."

"But as you can see... we've fought Xin Yuehu many times during this period, but we haven't been able to gain the upper hand against her."

"...Without magic, I don't think anyone can beat Hellcat," Lily said, sounding somewhat sullen and helpless.

As a magical girl from Shanghai, Bai Lili has a rather deep impression of Hellcat, an old acquaintance:

He is warlike and weak in magic, but his melee combat and physical abilities are exaggerated to the point of being monstrous.

Bai Lili believed that there were very few people in the world who could fight Hellcat to a draw in close combat, let alone defeat her.

Especially after obtaining the Starry Shadow state, the scene of smashing the giant beast's teeth with a single punch in Red Rose's mental world is even more terrifying.

Everyone thought that was Hellcat's swan song, but somehow she obtained the Guardian Star and continued to be active as a villainous magical girl...

"Yes, but we don't intend to confront Heartmoon Fox and Hellcat head-on, and they don't seem to be going to drag it out either; it feels like they're just going to stop short of a fight."

Hyacinth continued.

"However, for safety reasons, we are not currently conducting multi-front operations—"

"That won't work, it's too slow," Bai Lili pointed out, rejecting Hyacinth's conservative idea.

"Bai Lili is right."

The golden-haired fox girl sitting not far away also spoke up, her soft, sweet voice attracting everyone's attention.

"Now is not the time to worry about so-called security issues; rather, the security of the entire port city is the priority."

"If Xin Yuehu really has set up a bomb barrier, every moment of hesitation we have is giving her more time to improve the barrier. At that time, she may be able to detonate the bomb without these nodes to maintain it... who knows?"

Magical Girl [Dandelion], everyone's Sunny Sister.

Nan Xiaofeng wasn't quite sure why his sister Tianqing had suddenly come to attend this magical girl meeting, but since it was a plan discussed by Bai Ling and Yue Tianxin, the two stargazers, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Although Sister Tianqing was accompanying Sister Jiayu on her outing, it seems reasonable for her to come and help as Dandelion.

Bai Lili then chimed in:

"Yes, Miss Dandelion is right."

"We must hurry up and dismantle the barrier as soon as possible, then find the location of Xin Yuehu's bomb barrier and wipe her out in one fell swoop."

"As for the 'mole' she planted, didn't Ziyingshi say she's already taken care of it? Why should we still be so hesitant?"

After being told this by Bai Lili, Hyacinth hesitated for a moment, then had no choice.

She understood the logic in their words, but she was still worried, fearing that something unexpected might go wrong.

After all, there's already the precedent of this incident at the shopping mall. If, due to revealing their whereabouts, teammates are injured or even seriously hospitalized...

Seeing Hyacinth's conflicted expression as she discussed the action plan with Bai Lili, Su Tianqing couldn't help but smirk.

See, they've taken the bait.

You want me to personally dismantle the barrier? That's so boring! And exhausting!

Miss Inari's barrier is so intricate that it cannot be broken using conventional methods; it can only be brute-forced by magical impact.

The node is hidden in a very dark place!

With my meager stamina, I can only dismantle one barrier per day at most. Only Hyacinth and her ilk can handle the task of running around to two or three places in an afternoon, using high-intensity magic to violently break through barrier nodes.

Rather than doing it myself, I'd better take this opportunity to get Hyacinth and the others involved.

With their abundant magical power, dismantling three a day is no problem at all!

...

After being persuaded by both Bai Lili and Dandelion, Hyacinth finally accepted the plan to split into two groups and dismantle the barrier as soon as possible.

"I'll go with Bai Lili and the others this afternoon. I'm more familiar with Xin Yuehu's magical style."

At the end of the meeting, Su Tianqing made the following arrangements.

Bai Lili was slightly surprised, but she had a pretty good impression of the golden-haired fox girl beside her, so she readily accepted Su Tianqing's suggestion.

"So that means we're temporary companions, right?"

Watching Hyacinth lead her team to prepare suitable weapons, the petite, fair-skinned girl sat at the conference table and spoke to the fox girl beside her.

Bai Li, the true form of the magical girl Bai Lili, is a petite girl, completely different from the slender girl in her magical girl form.

Su Tianqing tilted her head and glanced at her, then smiled and wagged her tail.

"Yes. We might run into a Hellcat this afternoon. Are you nervous, Miss Bai Li?"

"Of course I'm nervous! She has the Shadow of Stars now, how can I beat her without it?" Bai Li asked in a strange voice.

Just as the two were chatting, another girl suddenly strolled over, carrying two warm drinks in her hands.

"Senior Bai Li, Miss Tian Qing, would you like some hot cocoa?"

—Nangong Zixuan, the true form of the magical girl Ziyingshi.

Seeing her junior approach, Bai Li quickly suppressed the terrified expression she had shown when talking about Hellcats, and transformed into a smile full of seniority, thanking Zi Xuan with a smile.

The magnitude of the change surprised even Su Tianqing.

"Okay, thank you Zixuan."

"Huh? You two know each other?" Su Tianqing showed a little surprise.

"Yes, my sister knows Senior Bai Li, and they even went to the same school."

Zixuan briefly explained the relationship between the two of them, then politely said goodbye and went to talk to Hailanshi and the others.

Watching the girl's retreating figure, Bai Li quietly leaned close to Su Tianqing's fox ear and whispered:

"Miss Tianqing, do you know Zixuan?"

"We've only known each other for a short time. Miss Bai Li, is there something you want to tell me?"

"I was afraid you wouldn't know, but I'm actually not very willing to come here to fight Hellcat. I really don't like fighting her."

Bai Li had no intention of hiding these things from Su Tianqing.

After all, he was currently the only one who knew the true identities of Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu.

(Mercury's Secret: The above is Bai Lili's self-awareness; please do not project it onto Hu Hu.)

"But I promised her sister something before, so I just wanted to come and see, that's all."

"...I see."

Su Tianqing nodded gently.

"What exactly is it? Can you tell me quietly?"

"..."

Bai Li looked around.

Seeing that no one was around, he leaned even closer to Su Tianqing's fox ears and whispered:

"Zixuan's older sister... is the magical girl [Inari]."

"She came to Shanghai to talk to me before, saying that a big event would happen in the port city this year, and that I absolutely had to be there!"

Su Tianqing stood there stunned, her brows furrowing rapidly.

Inari-senpai, did you actually make two preparations?