Ever since a certain golden-furred Fox Fox became the Shadow of the Stars and gained a powerful Mindscape, an unwritten rule had persisted throughout the magical girl world:
Letting Heartmoon Fox enter any Mindscape or similar construct was extremely dangerous.
Many rookie magical girls and newly converted fans did not quite understand this, often making forum posts to ask about it—
[Newbie asking for help: Why can't Heartmoon Fox enter a Mindscape?]
Then they would be drowned beneath a string of copy-pasted comments from people following the trend—
[Oh my god, you actually dared to say that fox's name.]
What followed was astonishingly consistent—the fans and newcomers would be bewildered, then seek out their seniors or privately message veteran fans, after which they would receive a solemn reply and warning:
[If you run into trouble involving a Mindscape, then ask Heartmoon Fox for help and let her enter it...]
[Then congratulations. Your original problem will soon be resolved, but you'll have to face an even more serious problem afterward.]
[How are you going to escape from Heartmoon Fox?]
As two veteran magical girls who most strongly agreed with this unwritten rule, Bai Lili and Qiu Gui almost immediately objected upon hearing Heartmoon Fox's high-spirited declaration of, "I'm going in!!!"
"No."
"Absolutely not."
"At least not right now."
Scarlet Snow joined in as well, making it three voices speaking in unison.
Their meaning was very clear—even if there was only the slightest chance of turning things around, even if Hyacinth, their designated trump card, had been trapped inside, they absolutely could not casually use Heartmoon Fox, the trump card among trump cards.
If they agreed to Heartmoon Fox's request, they could perfectly predict what she would say next:
"Am I going in alone? I'm a backliner, you know. You need to