Chapter 128 The Confident Hyacinth
Chapter 128 The Confident Hyacinth
The sky is overcast tonight.
Thick clouds obscured the moon and stars, and the surroundings were dark. Apart from a few streetlights that were still lit, nothing could be seen.
But for the magical girls, this level of darkness is no different from daytime under the effect of visual enhancement magic.
"...They were just around here a moment ago, how did they disappear all of a sudden?"
Hua Ling stood on a rooftop and said softly.
The three stood side by side. Hyacinth gripped her greatsword, wary of her surroundings, while Nightingale silently cast two layers of magical shields on her teammates.
An hour ago, the magical girls received an urgent notification from the Hero Association that Kokoro had appeared in the Hanjiang District Industrial Park.
Although no monsters were summoned, the Hero Association still sealed off the entire industrial park immediately for safety reasons.
"Be careful, this could be a conspiracy."
Hyacinth said,
"That cunning fox is very sly; it might be watching us from some hidden place."
Hua Ling didn't say much, but she seemed somewhat absent-minded.
I didn't see Xinyuehu today.
It was as if they were deliberately avoiding me, leaving my expectations dashed and a strange sense of frustration.
"Miss Dandelion doesn't seem to be here today," Nightingale said.
"Maybe he's busy with something, or maybe he's somewhere else? I'm not really sure," the white ferret elf replied, shrugging.
As a stargazer, Bai Ling's duty is to assist the magical girls in defeating monsters, carrying out daily activities, or delivering information like today.
However, Magical Girl Dandelion was not a magical girl developed by him, and according to the rules of the Stargazers, he did not have the authority to know any of Dandelion's movements.
After I explained the rules to the three of them, they finally understood.
"I see. I thought you and that fox spirit were on good terms," Nightingale remarked.
"No way! This is the first time I've met Xiaoyue... Miss Yue Tianxin!"
The white ferret elf answered with a slightly flushed face.
"Really? I saw you two chatting quite happily yesterday." Hyacinth timely stabbed her stargazer in the back.
"And they even brought up Xiaoyue, implying you two don't get along?"
"That was a slip of the tongue! A slip of the tongue!!"
Bai Ling's blush became even more noticeable.
"Besides, I'm a girl too! I just felt I should care about Miss Yue Tianxin because she's a junior!"
"Ah, right, right, right." Hyacinth shrugged, choosing to match Bai Ling's lines.
The nightingale chuckled softly beside her, while the iris suppressed a laugh as she loaded her magic cannon; the rooftop was filled with an air of merriment.
But soon, this atmosphere was broken by a soft, bell-like laugh:
"Hehehehe..."
"You've arrived just in time, magical girls."
"!!!"
The three of them simultaneously stopped smiling, looked up, and stared at the golden fox floating in the air not far away.
He sat on his wand as always, with the same smile, but the oppressive feeling he exuded was stronger than when they last met.
"Everyone be careful! She can summon witches now; it's extremely dangerous!"
Hyacinth raised her greatsword, intending to rush forward and fight the little fox immediately, but reason made her stop.
"Oh my, it's been so long! Miss Hyacinth is still as energetic as ever."
Su Tianqing said with a smile, lightly covering her lips with the tip of her tail.
It has indeed been a long time since I last met Hyacinth and the others. The last time was during Rabbit's first battle, when Cat Rabbit beat the three of them so badly that it led to me starting the Shadow of Stars Project.
Now that the three magical girls have received sufficient enhancement and training, will they be able to bring even greater surprises?
"What, don't you want to come up and fight me, Fox?"
"Hmph, you must have laid an ambush around here, right? I'm not falling for your tricks!" Hyacinth retorted.
"Wow...you're even smarter than when we last met," Su Tianqing said with a smile.
Hyacinth isn't stupid. After suffering so many losses, she should have learned her lesson. Besides, now that she's part of the magical girl team, she can't just charge in recklessly like before. She has to consider her teammates.
Moreover, Xin Yuehu has two rather troublesome fellows on her side—
"The Cheshire Rabbit that can turn invisible, and the Hellcat that combines mobility and strength."
"But don't underestimate us! We've undergone extensive special training!"
Hyacinth said confidently.
Iris has been undergoing close-combat training lately to prepare for Cheshire Rabbit's stealthy attacks, and Nightingale's magic shield can also help her.
Hyacinth herself has put a lot of effort into close combat, and with the addition of Starry Night, she has a good chance of winning even against a fully-powered Hellcat!
Not to mention there's Dandelion, who's always ready to come to the rescue. With her enhancement magic, I could take down all three of them by myself!
Four against three, the advantage is in my hands!
"Oh? Really?" Su Tianqing raised an eyebrow.
"Just you wait and see!"
Without hesitation, Hyacinth exchanged a glance with her companions behind her, then raised her greatsword and charged at the golden fox!
Su Tianqing hadn't seen Hyacinth's swift leaping strike in person for a while, and no matter how many times she saw it, she was always amazed by the magical girl's agility.
"However, don't think that I haven't made any progress at all."
"—Kitties and Bunnies! Let's do it!"
At a command.
Hyacinth instinctively wanted to warn the two Iris behind her, but what appeared before her eyes was not the giant cat fist, but a pink hammer with rabbit ears printed on it!
"Varied--"
"Boom!!!"
With a powerful swing of his hammer, he slammed it down onto Hyacinth's hastily defended greatsword, knocking the azure magical girl to the ground!
"Crack! Rumble!!!"
A warehouse was smashed through, with rubble and debris flying everywhere, raising a cloud of dust.
The Cheshire Rabbit, dressed as a pink bunny girl, floated in front of the golden fox, a playful and indulgent smile on her face.
"Ah... as expected, it feels much better to smash the hyacinths..."
The rabbit girl seemed to be talking to herself, her bright red eyes seemingly hiding a hint of madness.
"Well done, Bunny," Su Tianqing praised with a light laugh.
Hyacinth struggled to crawl out of the ruins and floated back into the sky. Its wounds had been completely healed by magic, but a trace of unease could still be seen in its eyes.
This is not what I expected!
Shouldn't he be fighting Hellcats himself, while Iris and the others hold Cheshire Rabbit back? Why did it suddenly...?
"You and the cat have fought quite a few times already, Miss Hyacinth, how about we switch to someone else today?"
Su Tianqing's face was full of a happy smile.
"Just a heads up, the bunny's magic has been specially replenished."
"If you insist on not using the Shadow of Stars, Hyacinth... perhaps some unpleasant things might happen~"
Before he could finish speaking...
The starlight flashed by, and Hyacinth activated her Starry Shadow form without hesitation.
The Cheshire Rabbit in front of him made him feel a sense of oppression no less than that of the Hellcat!
We must confront them with the ferocity of a star, for only then can we ensure victory!
Looking at the magnificent sky-blue magical girl before her, Xia Taotao was suddenly stunned. The madness in her eyes seemed to fade a bit, replaced by a touch of infatuation.
"How beautiful, how magnificent, with such a dazzling, star-like presence!"
Su Tianqing spoke up, as if she had spoken Xia Taotao's innermost thoughts.
But then the tone suddenly shifted:
"But compared to this magnificent display, I'm actually looking forward to something else."
"—In such a beautiful state, is it possible to see something that no one has ever seen before?"
"Miss Hyacinth~?"
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