Super Transformation Form

"Name?"

"Shan Que."

"Gender?"

"Female."

"Any hobbies?"

"Um, I like strawberry cake."

"Why did you become a Magical Girl? What was your motivation?"

"Actually... I mainly wanted to become an idol, so I signed the contract through a friend's introduction. But after becoming a Magical Girl and fighting Monsters, I felt that this profession was very noble. It gave me a lot of courage because of your appearance..."

Shan Que answered softly.

Zhou Mo stood before her, holding a small notebook and jotting something down, like a traffic cop checking vehicles on the street.

"Shan Que likes fighting Monsters, and her goal is to eat strawberry cake..."

After writing it down stroke by stroke, Zhou Mo looked up at Shan Que, who had kept her head lowered. After thinking for a moment, she finally asked:

"Oh, right. The Magical Girl Idol Rising Star Competition is about to begin. What are your goals for it?"

"Huh?"

The girl froze for a moment before answering somewhat sheepishly, "I think it'll count as a success if my warm-up ranking doesn't fall into the bottom ten percent."

Zhou Mo listened and wrote it down in her notebook.

"Flaw: underestimates herself too much."

Not long after, the two stood at an intersection. They said goodbye to each other and went their separate ways.

"See you."

Standing on the street corner, Shan Que watched Zhou Mo's departing figure and waved, while thinking about a few things.

"Thousand Feathers High School, high school division... I wonder if she's a first-year or second-year student."

"Oh, right. She's a member of that club..."

Night fell, and Molis and Xia Ya trained at the abandoned construction site as usual.

After their regular training, they added sparring practice as well.

During her fights with Xia Ya, Zhou Mo gradually picked up some close-combat techniques. She no longer threw wild punches, and her strikes carried more strategy.

After fighting Xia Ya to a draw in Blue Form, she crushed her with Red Form in the end. It had been a truly exhilarating match.

The girls sat atop abandoned construction materials, gazing at the star-filled night sky. Cool moonlight shone upon their faces, coating them in a pale radiance. The scene was peaceful and tranquil.

"The Nova Tournament is about to begin. Have you made any preparations, Molis?"

"Hah... Because of that, Rabi made me go out three times in a row today, saying it was to gain followers faster. Three times, three times!"

Molis braced both hands against the steel plate she was sitting on, looking utterly exhausted.

"Mhm, yes. Har also hopes I'll be more proactive. But in reality, I'm the one urging it to work."

The two looked at each other before finally chuckling.

"Hey... I'm still right here."

Beside Xia Ya, the pink fairy watched the two laugh at its expense and immediately protested in displeasure.

On the other side, Rabi licked its paw, glanced at the two Magical Girls, and slowly said:

"As for the warm-up competition, given your popularity among newly debuted Magical Girls, obtaining qualification for the tournament won't be a problem. However, among the Magical Girls who debuted earlier, many already have hundreds of thousands or even several hundred thousand followers. It may be difficult to achieve a high ranking."

"Is that so?"

Molis replied flatly, looking entirely unconcerned.

"As long as I pass the warm-up competition, that's enough, right?"

"You're supposed to become the Magical Idol Star. Your popularity ranking should at least be near the top."

Rabi blinked and reminded her emotionlessly.

Hearing Rabi's words, Xia Ya and Har were both startled. They then looked toward Molis.

"So Molis has such lofty ambitions. Mm, then I need to work hard too."

Xia Ya clenched her little fists and cheered herself on.

"No, that's completely its one-sided expectation..."

Molis had only gotten halfway through when she saw the unreadable look in Rabi's eyes and forcibly swallowed the rest of her words.

"Well, having a goal is a good thing. There's no point thinking about the Popularity Star, but the Magic Star is something I can try for."

Upon hearing "Magic Star," Rabi walked over to Molis and stared at her intently.

"W-What?"

The stare made Molis's skin crawl, and she asked uneasily.

Rabi did not answer immediately. It merely stared at her for a while before speaking.

"Your red and blue forms can be developed a little further."

"Hm?"

Molis raised an eyebrow and could not help asking, "How?"

Rabi lay on her body, its white cat tail drawing circles through the air as it said:

"Although Red Form has a limited duration, your Magical Girl form can be transformed repeatedly. In other words, you can transform into Red Form when necessary, then change back afterward. If you shorten the transformation speed and interval, you might catch your opponent off guard in battle."

Watching Rabi's tail continually draw circles in the air, Molis sank into thought. Then her eyes lit up.

"I see. If I rapidly switch forms at the right moment during a fight with a Monster, I might be able to seize the moment when the enemy is unprepared and defeat them."

She had never tested how short the interval between switching forms could be. The shorter the transformation time, the better the effect would be.

Xia Ya, standing nearby, also understood what Rabi meant. Her eyes lit up as she immediately thought of the many advantages of this fighting method. Then she said:

"Then shall we give it a try?"

Thus, the two began another match.

Under the moonlight, the Magical Girls clashed.

But when Molis became distracted while trying to change forms, Xia Ya seized the opportunity and instantly restrained her.

After several rounds, Molis collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, pinned beneath Xia Ya and unable to get up.

"How was it?"

Xia Ya tilted her head and asked curiously about the result.

"Hah, it was completely useless."

Molis's mouth twitched. Every time she tried to focus on transforming, Xia Ya caught the opening and gave her a thorough beating. It felt like she was just setting herself up to be hard-countered...

Red—Blue—Red—Blue—Red...

Molis stood alone in the open space, her red and blue magical attire changing back and forth. Xia Ya and the others rested nearby, watching her repeatedly switch forms like a traffic light.

Only when her magic was nearly depleted did Molis immediately stop and return to low-energy mode.

She returned to the others and finally reached a conclusion.

"The forms can be switched repeatedly, but the transformation takes too long and requires concentration."

Then she spread her hands.

"There are too many problems. Until I become proficient at switching forms, there's no way I can use it in actual combat."

The atmosphere fell silent.

Finally, Rabi jumped onto her shoulder and gave her a pat, encouraging her.

"Keep it up. Add another special training session from now on. This fighting method will be called Super Transformation Form."

"...You bastard."