Harvest Time

"Bye, Little Fish~ Let's go out and have fun together again next time!"

"Mm, Su Tianqing, you should get some rest early too."

Night, behind Rongcheng Medical College.

Su Tianqing happily wagged her tail as she bid farewell to the dark-blue catgirl walking through the school gates in the distance.

Only after the catgirl vanished from sight did the golden-haired Fox Fox slowly stop wagging her tail, her face still brimming with a smile.

This fox was really happy today.

She had gone shopping with Little Fish, watched a movie, and eaten delicious food.

"And I even bought pretty new clothes and a phone case!"

The moment she got home, the little fox pulled the cute winter dress from the shopping bag and eagerly darted into her bedroom, quickly slipping it on.

New clothes Little Fish had given her!

The fluffy collar and cuffs, the row of tiny, delicate knotted buttons, the pure white base—it looked lovely with any decoration.

If she changed her hairstyle too...

Su Tianqing raised both hands, gathered a lock of hair on either side, and tried tying them into twin braids.

Mm... she would try it at a salon another day. Her long golden hair did not seem particularly suited for twin ponytails like these.

After taking off her new dress, carefully hanging it on a hanger and placing it in the wardrobe, Su Tianqing changed back into her nightgown, flopped onto the bed, and picked up the new Rice Phone beside her pillow.

A cute matching phone case with Little Fish!

Only couples got matching items like this.

Admiring the adorable cartoon cat on the phone case, Su Tianqing simply could not suppress the wild upward curve of her lips.

See? What had this fox said?

How could Little Fish possibly withstand this fox's passionate offensive?

Although Little Fish herself was still rather reserved, it was only a matter of time!

Then Su Tianqing opened her chat app, tapped the pinned friend with the cat avatar, and typed a message.

"Little Fish, Little Fish, I'm home! Let me know once you're back in your dorm, okay?"

A reply arrived quickly:

"Mm, I'm back too. Su Tianqing, get some rest early."

Su Tianqing silently turned off her phone screen, rolled over to sit up on the bed, and let out a long breath.

Then she raised her somewhat sore little feet and, under the desk lamp's light, began massaging her ankles.

After spending the whole afternoon with Little Fish, Fox Fox felt that her pathetic stamina could not keep up with the catgirl's pace at all. More often than not, Nan Jiayu had been adapting to her pace.

"Little Fish has such great stamina." Su Tianqing sighed as she kneaded her ankle.

Forget it!

She would take a shower and rest for a while, check the Codex, then continue her work as a villainous magical girl!

Come to think of it, the monster's autonomous mission at the Wetland Park seemed to be complete. She wondered how Hyacinth and Iris had enjoyed themselves.

She should check!

Codex, open!

[Daily Mission 1: Monster Research, completed]

[Use 10 different methods to pick fights with legitimate magical girls, 8/10]

[Mission: Summoning Magic Advancement, completed]

Woohoo!

600 Divine Codex Stones in the bag! And the mission progress had advanced too!

It seemed those two legitimate magical girls had been completely defenseless against the gift she had carefully prepared. Su Tianqing thought with a wicked grin.

Then she scooted to the edge of the bed, hopped onto her swivel chair, opened her laptop, and fixed her eyes on the monster attributes recorded today.

"Mud Monster. I originally thought its abilities and attributes were both pretty pathetic, but after being enhanced, it was actually quite formidable."

The villainous Fox Fox muttered to herself.

Two attribute enhancements and one ability enhancement—three buffs stacked onto a pathetic Mud Monster—and it had actually forced two magical girls into a bitter struggle even while acting autonomously!

What? Was this fox's mind-control ability too weak?

...Of course not! Absolutely not! It had to be because all the monsters she had summoned before were too weak!

Su Tianqing looked at the special ability attached to the Mud Monster.

—[Drunken Fragrance].

It allowed flowers brimming with magic power to bloom over a monster's body, putting anyone who inhaled too much of their scent to sleep.

At the same time, it had an effect similar to the Dream Illusion Doll, except it could not affect reality. It merely gave them a deep, beautiful dream.

"I really want to see it... that wonderful dreamscape..."

"Pure white Miss Iris falls asleep amid the fragrance, while the knightly Hyacinth bravely fights her way forward to rescue her... then gently awakens that princess beneath the moonlight—"

"Mmm! Just imagining it is wonderful!"

After picturing the classic Sleeping Beauty scene, the little fox grew excited.

She might as well use the camera to watch the recording! Maybe she could even edit a new video.

No sooner said than done.

Fox Fox left the bedroom, transformed into Heartmoon Fox, and activated teleportation magic to send herself to the rooftop of the office building she usually used.

She had already claimed this place as her personal streaming spot. She had cleaned it thoroughly with magic, so even lying directly on the floor would not get a speck of dust on her.

"Camera!"

With a wave of her wand, the winged camera immediately flew out of her magic space and unfolded a magical light screen before Heartmoon Fox, who sat obediently at the edge of the terrace.

The battle between the two magical girls and the Mud Monster immediately appeared on the screen.

Naturally, she had not forgotten to open her stream as well.

"Fox Fox has appeared!"

"Hiya! Good evening, everyone~"

A few comments immediately popped up.

"Caught you."

"Fox Fox is a little early today."

"Caught Fox Fox!"

"Good evening~ Thanks for the superchats~"

The golden-haired Fox Fox smiled as she thanked everyone for their donations and superchats, but she did not forget her lines either.

"Fox Fox has prepared a special show for everyone today. If you can guess what it is, Fox Fox might even give out some extra rewards."

"Hehehe... nope, nope, everyone's guesses are wrong!"

"What this fox brought today is—Hyacinth and Iris's Trip to Wetland Park!"

The so-called special show was really just footage recorded by her familiar.

Su Tianqing was extremely satisfied with the familiar summoned by her wand.

Not only was it completely autonomous, it could even carry a Magic Camera!

That way, even though she had spent an entire afternoon on a date, it had not affected her ability to watch a replay of those two legitimate magical girls struggling against the Mud Monster in the slightest.

The livestream switched scenes, revealing the center of Wetland Park beneath the dusk sky.

The two magical girls, one sky-blue and one pure white, walked side by side along the stone path, warily watching their surroundings.

The Mud Monster by the lotus pond caught their attention. Hyacinth charged forward as usual, while Iris summoned magical cannons to provide fire support.

The fierce battle and artillery fire burst across the video, and the comments immediately became dense.

"It's actually Hyacinth and Iris."

"Fox Fox, battlefield reporter."

"Hehe! Fox Fox put a lot of effort into capturing this rare live footage!"

Su Tianqing grinned confidently.

"Well? Well? Have you all never seen magical girls fighting before?"

Not to mention the viewers—even Su Tianqing herself was not very familiar with Hyacinth and Iris's fighting styles.

Judging from the video, their coordination was actually quite practiced.

Could it be because she and Hellcat had been crushing them so hard that they normally could not show it?

Fox Fox pondered.

The battle was intense, and the comments never stopped.

Not only were the viewers' comments dense, but so was Iris's barrage of magical missiles.

After a grueling battle, the Mud Monster fell with a crash.

Comments like "Miss Iris is so strong" and "Fox Fox's monster is kind of weak" instantly flooded the screen.

Su Tianqing said nothing, merely revealing a smile of successful scheming.

Watching the enormous monster suddenly appear in the video, along with the countless flowers blooming across its body, the golden-haired Fox Fox smiled softly.

Defeated?

What a joke! Everything was going according to this fox's plan!

—Phase two! Magnificently unfold!