HCB Chapter 83 How Does a Rabbit Squeak?
Chapter 83 How Does a Rabbit Squeak?
[Quest: The Potential of the Heartmoon Wand]
[Completed 14 days of daily tasks, 0/14]
[Reward: A new form of the Heartmoon Wand]
The next day, when Su Tianqing returned home after finishing her morning class, she saw the refreshed task in the secret manual.
Golden Fox was making plans to go out with Little Fish in the afternoon when this task suddenly caught her attention.
"A new form?"
Upon seeing these three words, Su Tianqing couldn't help but murmur them aloud, attracting the two curious cat familiars to come closer.
While using her tail to drive away the cat familiar, Su Tianqing walked to the sofa and sat down, studying the task with great interest.
We haven't even figured out the hyacinth's mission yet, and the secret manual has already sent us this freebie.
But... does this fox need a so-called "new form" now?
Su Tianqing couldn't help but examine herself.
The villainous magical girl [Kokoro] is extremely active, and her record against magical girls so far is only two narrow defeats; otherwise, she has successfully captured the real magical girls.
Not to mention that they have won big in the last two or three times, and even gained Hellcat, an adorable cat henchman who can beat Hyacinth to a pulp with just one magic boost.
This fox is currently in the prime of its career, why would it need a "new form"?
...Is it really unnecessary?
As soon as she finished thinking those words, Su Tianqing immediately regretted them.
Thinking about it carefully, I'm positioned as the villain. Is it really reliable for a villain to say something so full of foreshadowing?
In my memory, villainous bosses in magical girl anime often raise their hands to stop their subordinates from offering suggestions.
But after that, they are often beaten up by the specially trained magical girls, and it is common for them to even be defeated on the spot.
"Since they've already given me this secret manual, I guess I'll just have to accept this new form!" Su Tianqing muttered to herself.
Today's first daily task is also a very ordinary stockpiling task.
Surprisingly, the second task was to slack off, which made the golden fox wag its tail in surprise.
[Daily Task 2: Rest]
The magical girls aren't doing too well; the villain is on vacation today.
The two tasks yielded a total of 500 Divine Stones. Su Tianqing accepted the reward in a daze, suddenly feeling that her villainous life for the day had lost all hope.
Can you three upright folks stand up straight? Don't let a little bit of my psychological manipulation make you so dejected!
Last night I just sang some cheerful and lively songs for them! Don't fall so easily into the villainous fox's gentle trap and get unable to extricate yourself!
Su Tianqing looked disappointed, but could only sigh helplessly.
Well, since it's a holiday today anyway, I might as well focus on my date with Xiaoyu.
Golden Fox took out her phone, opened the friend list with the cat paw avatar, and sent a message.
……
I have no classes this afternoon.
Nan Jia Yu praises every afternoon without classes.
This means that Tianqing will send her a message around noon, inviting her to meet up at a nearby coffee shop or dessert shop in the afternoon.
While you're at it, take a stroll through some interesting shopping streets or nearby shops.
As always, Nan Jiayu stood under the big tree at the subway station entrance, her skirt and pants with tights giving off an autumnal vibe, keeping her warm without making her look bulky.
The golden figure jogging not far away was dressed in much brighter colors than herself—
A thick autumn dress covered her body, and her fluffy tail peeked out from the tail window, wagging vigorously, fully demonstrating the golden fox's cheerful mood.
"Little fish!—"
Fox drew out her voice, then lightly leaped up and pounced on the deep blue catgirl.
Nan Jiayu quickly reached out and caught her, pulling her into his arms and spinning her around.
"Whoa! That was close!"
"Hehehe~ I'm happy just seeing the little fish~"
The golden fox tilted its head and smiled, its eyes full of a lively and cheerful smile.
Full of energy!
"Little Fish looks very handsome today!"
"Is that so? Thank you for the compliment." The catgirl paused for a moment, then scratched the back of her head shyly.
"Let's go to that comic book store next to Tianfu Square today. I heard they have a lot of new merchandise coming out today."
"Great! I'm going to tutor my sister tonight anyway, so I'll buy some for Xiaofeng too."
Su Tianqing grabbed Nan Jiayu's hand and led her towards the subway station.
Once on the subway, their casual conversation subsided, turning into whispers.
"Speaking of which, I recently tried watching some magical girl anime," Nan Jiayu said.
"Huh? Little Fish has also started to like magical girls?" Su Tianqing asked curiously.
The catgirl paused, then scratched her ear.
"I've watched some... but I still don't think I get the point about magical girls... Sorry..."
"It's okay. Everyone has their own preferences. Little Fish doesn't have to force herself to like the same things as me."
Su Tianqing smiled sweetly, and her sweet and considerate smile made Nan Jiayu's heart flutter. He almost had the urge to reach out and hug her and give her a good kiss.
As expected, Tianqing is a thoughtful little angel!
You can get to Tianfu Square quickly by subway.
As Su Tianqing entered the comic book mall, she tilted her head and looked at Nan Jiayu.
"Little Fish, are you buying merchandise for Little Feng?"
"Yeah, but I don't know much about magical girls. Tianqing, do you know what kind of merchandise Xiaofeng likes?" Nan Jiayu scratched her head and asked Su Tianqing.
"Hyacinths, Xiaofeng loves hyacinths so much," Su Tianqing replied with a smile.
Despite being the older sister, Nan Jiayu felt that she was less aware of her younger sister's interests than Tian Qing, and she deeply realized how little care she had given her sister.
The two walked side by side to the surrounding shops and began to carefully select items.
Several shops around were selling magical girl merchandise, mostly featuring the Chengdu trio, but also including many magical girl groups from other cities.
However, the life-size standee standing at the entrance of the shop next door caught Su Tianqing's eye; its familiar gold color scheme was very eye-catching.
"Little Fish, I'll go take a look over there."
"Okay, I'll be there in a bit."
Su Tianqing spoke to the cat girl, then curiously stepped forward, standing in front of the Heart Moon Fox standee for a moment, feeling somewhat dazed.
what?
A life-size standee of this fox?
Fox, am I not a villain? How can I have this kind of merchandise?
[The sales revenue from magical girl merchandise will go to the magical girls themselves, so buying merchandise is supporting the magical girls.]
Su Tianqing vaguely remembered that this was how the Hero Association promoted itself.
But as a villain, I have no chance of getting a share of the Hero Association's profits, so there's no such thing as official merchandise!
Looking at the adorable pose of the Heart Moon Fox on the standee, Su Tianqing pondered for a long time and came to a conclusion:
This is definitely tax-free doujinshi merchandise!
Just you wait! Tonight, I'll have that weirdo smash up your duty-free merchandise shop!
The golden fox stormed into the store.
I want to see what you're selling!
A badge of the Heart Moon Fox? An acrylic standee?
Hmm... the quality is pretty good, and you drew me, the fox, so I'll forgive you~
They even have unpainted prototype figures and painted sets?
There are even fluffy fox tail pillows?!
What kind of strange fanfiction features Warlord Fox Ruth and Emperor Iris?
Su Tianqing silently hugged her own tail, but still planned to buy one for the little fish.
Just as she was about to walk deeper into the shop, the golden fox caught a glimpse of a pink figure.
A pair of pink rabbit ears stood up high, constantly muttering something to themselves.
"The Heart Moon Fox's badge...this is a standee...and there's also an acrylic card..."
Even though she was wearing an ill-fitting coat and a mask and sunglasses, Su Tianqing could recognize the figure with its back to her at a glance:
"Xia Taotao?"
"Huh!?"
With a squeak, the pink-furred rabbit girl turned around in fright and met the gaze of Su Tianqing standing behind her.
The badge in her hand fell to the ground with a crisp thud.
Su Tianqing walked up to the rabbit girl, bent down to pick up the Heart Moon Fox badge, and handed it to her with a smile.
"You like magical girls too, Momo-kun~?"