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

Chapter 242 M Wolf and S Rabbit

"Harvest magic?"

Nighttime at a seafood stall in a port city.

The four of them—fox, cat, rabbit, and wolf—sat around the seafood late-night feast. The cat girl skillfully peeled and ate shrimp, while also feeding the golden-haired fox.

Rabbit Girl nibbled on the potato slices in her bowl, while Gray Wolf sat awkwardly beside her, staring at the garlic scallops in his bowl, drooling but not daring to open his mouth to eat them.

Only after meeting the three people's questioning gazes did the little gray wolf cautiously pick up a scallop and a large bone from the pot, and begin to slurp them up in small bites.

"Since we're talking about harvest magic, I also have some relevant information."

Xia Taotao spoke up.

"I've been gathering information about Inari yesterday and today, but there are just too many stories about her. I've traveled to many places, and there are rumors about her in every place, and many of them are quite different."

"But the rumors about the harvest magic are remarkably consistent in every place, to the point that they can no longer be called urban legends."

The intelligence rabbit shared what he had gained from wandering around the port city over the past two days.

Su Tianqing nodded thoughtfully.

"Hmm... So what exactly are the rumors surrounding this harvest magic? Does the port city really produce a certain number of Guardian Stars regularly?"

"Well... I can't confirm it either, but we've found a generally accepted theory: the location where Inari released this harvest magic."

At this point, Rabbit Girl put down her rice bowl and looked towards a well-known hill near the port city.

"That's it, Victoria Peak."

"To think it's in a place like this..." Su Tianqing was somewhat surprised, but not too astonished.

Victoria Peak is the best mountaintop overlooking Hong Kong, and it's also where Su Tianqing plans to climb tomorrow; it's a fairly well-known tourist attraction.

According to the information gathered by Xia Taotao, Inari held her retirement ceremony on Victoria Peak, and the magical girl community in Hong Kong generally believes that Inari released the harvest magic there.

But what exactly is the purpose of this magic? Why would even the secret manual require him to optimize it?

Su Tianqing was slightly worried.

I never seek out entertainment without a clear understanding of the situation, especially in an unfamiliar city like Hong Kong. It would be a loss to focus on having fun and neglect other information.

As one unknown salmon emperor said—one wrong move and the whole game is lost!

I must find out the origin of this harvest magic before my big police thriller project begins.

"In that case, we can investigate while we're hiking on Victoria Peak tomorrow," Su Tianqing said with a smile.

The golden fox suddenly turned its gaze to the little gray wolf across the table.

"And I also have something to say to you, Miss Ye Lan."

"Huh!?"

The gray wolf girl shuddered, almost spitting out the big bone she was chewing, and hurriedly sat up straight.

"Rabbit already told me that Miss Ye Lan wants to join our team, right?"

"...Yes, I want to join."

The gray wolf nodded slightly, straightened its back, and swayed its tail behind it, seemingly eagerly awaiting Su Tianqing's answer.

"Using 'joining' isn't quite right," Su Tianqing corrected the gray wolf girl's statement.

"First of all, we are not some evil organization, you must remember that!"

The golden fox grabbed a lobster claw and gestured at the gray wolf girl, Fei Yelan, as if it were tapping a blackboard.

"Secondly, all of our goals are based on 'interest,' do you understand what I mean?"

The gray wolf nodded vigorously.

Joining... oh no, I already heard Rabbit Girl talk about the rules for joining the team during the day. To put it bluntly, there are no rules at all. Just do whatever makes it fun!

Su Tianqing smiled and nodded.

This little gray wolf is pretty savvy.

Yet she still exuded a strange defensive aura. Was it because she didn't understand her group well enough? Or was she worried about her future villainous career?

Then let's take advantage of the atmosphere tonight and ask her directly!

"Miss Ye Lan, before you officially join our team, I have a few questions for you."

"What was your motivation for becoming a magical girl, or rather, what were your feelings when you transformed into a magical girl after receiving the Guardian Star?"

A long silence followed.

That's right, this is something I, the fox, must figure out.

Magical girls need the blessing of the stars to transform, while the villainous magical girl's acquisition of the guardian star is entirely accidental, and her successful transformation must be due to her own potential.

This leads to all the villainous companions having unique obsessions—for example, the bunny girl Xia Taotao, whose fervent love for magical girls may be the reason she was able to transform into the Cheshire Bunny.

For example, there's the catgirl Nan Jiayu who's currently showing off her garlic scallops. According to Nan Jiayu herself, she wanted to escape her loneliness, which is why she became active in Shanghai as the "Hell Shrike".

As a master of magical girl psychology, I naturally need to understand Ye Lan's original intentions in order to prescribe the right medicine!

But the gray wolf silently lowered its head and ears, as if it were avoiding the answer it wanted to give.

"We all got together because of our shared interests. I want to know what your 'interests' are, Miss Ye Lan, so I can arrange some fun activities for you."

After speaking, Su Tianqing leaned forward slightly, exuding a sense of pressure.

"Is it because you don't yet understand your own interests? Or are you simply unwilling to tell me about these interests?"

After a moment's internal struggle, as if he had made up his mind, the little gray wolf sighed and said softly:

"I...really enjoy the feeling of fighting with magical girls."

Her voice trembled slightly, and her words stunned Nan Jiayu, who blinked.

"What does it feel like to fight?" the catgirl asked.

"Do you like fighting with them? That's great, that's our favorite source of amusement."

"No... I... I actually am..."

After shaking her head in denial, Fei Yelan wanted to say something, but her cheeks flushed even more, and she couldn't bring herself to speak.

So that's it. It's because you feel ashamed of your true thoughts that you're reluctant to speak them aloud.

Su Tianqing didn't rush to ask further, and instead changed the subject with great interest:

"I understand. Since you enjoy fighting, Miss Yelan, then I, Fox, will arrange a special night of battle revelry with magical girls just for you."

After saying that, the golden fox turned to look at the rabbit girl Xia Taotao.

"Tao Tao, do you have any plans for tomorrow night?"

"No." Xia Taotao shook her head.

"That makes things much easier."

"Fox, I'll be releasing an attack announcement for the port city coast tomorrow. Then you and Rabbit can lie in ambush along the shore, waiting for the magical girls to appear before launching a surprise attack!"

Su Tianqing made a fox howl, but she couldn't imitate the monster's terrifying appearance at all. Instead, she looked cute with her furry body.

"...In other words, the right thing to do is to find them and fight them."

Nan Jiayu continued.

Amidst the lively discussion between the cat, fox, and rabbit about the details, the gray wolf girl clutched the hem of her clothes, feeling even more ashamed of the thoughts that had just crossed her mind.

He wanted to feel more pressure, more restraint, and even... more intense pain.

Will I be able to experience that feeling tomorrow?

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I forgot to ask you."

As if suddenly remembering something, Su Tianqing's gaze returned to the little gray wolf.

"Miss Yoru, do you know what your magical girl codename is in the Hero Association?"

"...What...what is it?"

Ye Lan was a little nervous.

Since becoming a villainous magical girl and wandering all the way from the mountain city to here, she has never cared about the terrible reputation she has left with the Hero Association.

"That's perfect, then I'll read it to you on behalf of the Hero Association."

"The Hero Association has assigned an identification code to the newcomer, the Gray Wolf Magical Girl, who has appeared in the mountain city—"

"—【Fenrir】."