Follow Molis, Thanks Meow

"Are we really recording this?"

Zhou Mo confirmed it once again.

"Of course. No matter what, we have to at least put on a show."

Rabi said this in an unquestionable tone.

Listening to Rabi, Zhou Mo stared at it with dead fish eyes before finally letting out a sigh.

"Fine."

On a rooftop, Molis stood before the camera. The moment recording began, she immediately became lively and animated.

A cheerful anime-style song began to play. Following its melody, Molis put on a cutesy voice and started reciting her lines to the camera in an affectedly sweet manner.

"Ciallo~ New Magical Girl Molis has arrived! The Magic Idol New Star Competition's Popularity Warm-Up Tournament officially begins in one day, so please vote for me lots~

Follow Molis, meow. Follow Molis, thank you, meow~ (∠・ω＜)⌒★"

Molis leaned toward the camera, lightly raised one foot behind her, placed both hands in front of her left breast to form a heart, and winked at the camera. A star effect popped up as she winked.

Once recording ended, the corners of Molis's smiling mouth twitched slightly. Her closed eye twitched as well, and she could no longer maintain that lively, adorable smile.

As if she had not noticed anything unusual about her, Rabi put away the phone and walked toward Zhou Mo with a satisfied expression.

"My, getting it in one take was really nice. You should show the fans that cute side of you more often from now on."

Molis said nothing. At some point, a long spear had appeared in her hand, while pale blue streams of magical power surged wildly around her.

Seeing the girl's strange state, Rabi's raised foreleg suddenly froze in midair. Looking up at Molis, who stood on the verge of going berserk, it immediately spoke.

"Calm down..."

Before it could finish, Molis's spear had already smashed toward it.

"Bang!"

Like a baseball bat hitting a ball, Rabi's body was sent flying off the rooftop. Its figure grew smaller and smaller before finally vanishing from Molis's sight...

"The Magic Idol New Star Competition's Popularity Warm-Up Tournament has begun! Cast the popularity votes in your hands for your favorite Magical Girls!"

"Note: Each account may cast up to three votes per day. Votes may be repeated."

Inside a dim room, a plump otaku wearing thick prescription glasses and possessing the figure of a refined young lady opened Bilibili. The Nova Tournament's warm-up voting event immediately popped up on the homepage.

The plump otaku clicked in and glanced over the list below, before her gaze finally settled on a Magical Girl with long silver-white hair and blue-and-white ceremonial attire.

She clicked on the avatar and saw Molis's promotional video embedded on the page.

After watching it, her mouse lingered over the avatar for a while. Then the otaku grinned, revealing a besotted expression as her right hand moved frantically—clicking the mouse.

"Hehe, Miss Molis, I'm giving them all to you—meaning popularity votes."

On the first day of the warm-up tournament, similar scenes were happening all across Cloud City.

That day, newly debuted Magical Girls began all kinds of campaigns. Colorful, adorable girls appeared in groups on the streets, promoting themselves in every possible way.

Thanks to all the Magical Girls heading out together, even monsters rarely appeared.

Even Shallow Tier monsters did not want to stick their heads out now. The moment one appeared, a single call for backup would probably summon a whole crowd of Magical Girls eager to claim the credit.

As a result, there were fewer people in every school as well, though no one noticed.

Of course, Zhou Mo was not among those absent. She attended class as usual, listening to the students around her discuss voting during breaks.

After school, she stopped by the club. But when she opened the door, she saw a pile of papers stacked on the desk inside.

She carefully moved closer and saw a petite girl sitting in a chair, her small body surrounded by documents. A hint of weariness showed on her pretty little face, yet her hands were still frantically typing on the keyboard.

"Bai Yi... President?"

Zhou Mo called out to her hesitantly. Bai Yi did not respond and only continued typing.

Not wanting to disturb her further, Zhou Mo turned to Mo Li beside her and asked, "What happened to her?"

Mo Li spread her hands and said, "What else could it be? The warm-up tournament."

"Nearly a thousand rookie Magical Girls are participating in this year's Nova Tournament. All their information has to be entered and updated. So this is what happened."

Hearing Mo Li's answer, Zhou Mo glanced at Bai Yi. Although Bai Yi remained expressionless, the aura around her was incredibly oppressive, as if anyone who stepped into it would never come back out.

It was better not to disturb her.

Zhou Mo stopped looking, found a chair, put on her headphones, and started scrolling through her phone.

Though club members' activities involved investigating and gathering material outside, her investigation target was herself, so there was no need to investigate anything. She slacked off without the slightest guilt.

[Because of the warm-up tournament, I suffered unprecedented online harassment. Please vote for me lots to help me overcome my depression.]

[24/7 endurance livestream, charging toward the top of the popularity rankings!]

Zhou Mo looked over the Magical Girl livestreams and videos, feeling that these Magical Girls were really going all out for votes.

Afterward, she checked her own popularity ranking. It was neither high nor low, sitting in a very safe position.

She nodded in satisfaction.

This ranking was quite nice.

But Rabi was dissatisfied.

"Livestream for me. You are not allowed to stop before seven tomorrow morning."

Rabi was unusually standing on two legs, its paws folded across its chest as its crimson eyes stared at Molis in the clearing.

"Devil. You're a devil, aren't you?"

Molis pointed at it with a trembling finger, fiercely condemning its exploitative behavior. Xia Ya was dragged into it as well.

Thus, the two began streaming at the same time and carried out their usual training.

Seeing the two Magical Girls streaming together, the comments began flooding in, with some fans of both appearing among them.

[See? I told you Molis and Xia Ya are together.]

[Ho ho ho, there's even Xia-Mo content here. So delicious.]

[What are they doing?]

[They're doing it.]

They really did get to it, beginning another routine match. As the girls' fists collided, dust flew through the air around them.

Seeing the two Magical Girls fight so fiercely, the livestream comments increased even more.

[Lu Bu: Good, good, good. I love watching girls fight.]

After an exhilarating battle, the Magical Girls lay on the ground together, recovering their expended magical power.

Time passed quickly. Since they were livestreaming, they did not discuss anything too private and instead considered what they could do next for entertainment.

Xia Ya looked at the pitch-black scene in the distance, thought for a while, then said:

"How about we go hunt monsters?"

She made a suggestion that suited her image.

"Hunt? How exactly?"

Molis asked.

"This is an outlying area, and not many people live here, so monsters occasionally hide around here. In the past, I would search this place for hidden monsters."

Hearing Xia Ya's suggestion, Molis thought about it as well, then nodded.

"A good plan, but I'd like to make a slight adjustment."

She stood up and continued, "A place like this obviously looks like a hideout for an evil organization. Let's investigate that organization called Abyss Nest."

At that moment, Xia Ya's eyes lit up as well. Magical Girls battling an evil organization sounded really cool.

Rabi watched the two Magical Girls eagerly preparing themselves from the side and said nothing.