“This is Rong City Television, broadcasting your midday news.”
“Last night, a Monster attack occurred at Rongcheng Gymnasium. Magic Girl Xinyue Hu, who claims to be a villain, announced responsibility for the incident.”
“The Hero Association has issued a strong protest to Xin Yuehu, but as of press time, no response has been received from Xin Yuehu.”
“To counter the Monster attack, the Magical Girl Hyacinth Squad went to engage. It is reported that a high-level Monster's magic power was detected at the scene, and another new Magic Girl also joined the battle.”
“The Hero Association contacted this Magic Girl, and according to her wishes, assigned her the identification code 【Dandelion】.”
Su Tianqing sat leisurely in the cafeteria, nibbling on her lunch while scrolling through videos on her phone.
Meanwhile, across the table, Nan Jiayu was frantically flipping through her phone, reviewing the afternoon’s exam material, cramming the syllabus in a desperate hurry.
“Jia Yu is studying so diligently. Do you even study while eating?”
Su Tianqing asked curiously, looking at the Cat Girl who was engrossed in her book.
Nan Jiayu buried her face in her hands and wailed.
“Meow ah ah ah ah!”
“Because I can’t finish it ah ah ah ah!”
“Oh my, Jia Yu usually studies so hard, you’ll definitely pass smoothly, don’t worry~”
The Golden Fox comforted the Cat Girl across from her with her tail.
Nan Jiayu didn't dare to reply, so she just chewed the braised fish in her bowl with tears in her eyes and swallowed it down.
The Cat Girl recalled her recent daily routine.
Day one: Class, watching Tianqing, chatting with Tianqing, eating, sleeping, watching Fox Fox.
Day two: Class, chatting with Tianqing, watching Fox Fox, eating, sleeping.
Morning of Day three: Nan Jiayu! You can’t keep being so decadent! You must study today! Go soak in the library this morning!
Afternoon of Day three: Watching Fox Fox in the library.
It seemed like she spent a lot of time soaking in the library, but in reality, most of the time she was in the library wearing headphones, excitedly listening to Xin Yuehu's Arcane Magic Blade, or replaying recordings to savor them repeatedly.
The usually delicious braised fish tasted bitter and hard to swallow today. It seemed this was all the karma she had accumulated from her daily misdeeds.
Sure enough, Tianqing is so good. She can comfort me like a little angel.
But that Xin Yuehu, she has a damn irresistible charm!
Thinking of this, Nan Jiayu felt as if someone was poking her in the back.
“Speaking of which, Jia Yu, did you see today’s news?” As if sensing the Cat Girl's mood had improved slightly, Su Tianqing asked curiously.
“I saw it, Tianqing, you were just watching the replay.”
Composing her scattered thoughts, Nan Jiayu continued to eat while replying,
“There was a Monster attack at the gymnasium, right? I heard the situation was quite serious.”
“Yes, the comic convention that was supposed to open there in a few days has been postponed.”
Su Tianqing said with considerable regret.
This was indeed her oversight; she hadn't expected the next comic convention to be there. Now she would have to wait a few more days to go and have fun at the convention.
It was a little annoying.
Watching the Golden Fox across the table pout, her adorable face full of annoyance, Nan Jiayu felt her eating speed pick up a bit.
Cute Fox Fox, makes the meal go down faster!
…
After bidding farewell to Jia Yu at the cafeteria entrance and watching her disappear into the library, Su Tianqing leisurely returned home.
She took an anatomy exam this morning and felt she could get 99 points. Next up was histology and embryology this afternoon.
But why did Jia Yu seem so nervous? Doesn't she usually study super diligently?
Su Tianqing was completely puzzled and could only attribute it to the mental exhaustion of a good student.
I hope Jia Yu gets a good score, so she can go out and have fun with Ben Hu. Fox Fox prays.
But next… it's Ben Hu's villain activity time!
Returning home, closing the door, changing into a nightgown, and collapsing onto the sofa.
After this routine, a Golden Fox was sprawling on the sofa, excitedly doing nothing.
“First, let's claim yesterday's mission reward!”
【Mission: This is also a righteous path, completed】
【Reward: 1000 divine code stone, Hero Association employment】
With a four-digit divine code stone added to her account, Su Tianqing was slightly happy, but when she saw “Hero Association employment” at the end, Fox Fox's joyful mood became even more elated.
Hero Association! An iron rice bowl!
Now she finally had a legitimate and legal income.
And the biggest benefit of joining the Hero Association was actually the official merchandise designed and produced by the Association.
Magic Girl 【Dandelion】, this was her identity in the eyes of others in her righteous form.
As long as she could join the Hero Association, wouldn't official merchandise be mass-produced? She could also infiltrate the Hero Association to gather intelligence useful for villain activities!
For example, when she tricked Lin Muyao into joining the Magic Girl squad, she almost acted impulsively because she wasn't familiar with Miss Meteor. Fortunately, she held back later, which prevented a major disaster.
“Indeed, gathering intelligence is what the righteous form should be doing the most,” Su Tianqing sighed.
As an upright villain with principles, defeating Magic Girls was quite basic. Bringing smiles to herself in different ways was the highest form of villain activity.
Thinking this, Su Tianqing casually summoned the Xin Yue Magic Wand by her hand.
In the righteous Fox Fox mode, the Xin Yue Magic Wand's appearance was closer to the wands held by Iris and her team, with some subtle changes.
But Su Tianqing didn't care about the appearance—no matter how it changed, Ben Hu's essence would not change! That is, a cute and charming villain!
Thinking this, Su Tianqing pulled out a stone tablet from her magic space.
Enchanted divine code stone. The Observer Knowledge Compendium said this was a popular communication tool in the astral realm, and with specific enchantments, it could also be used as a mobile phone in the human world.
“In other words, it’s the astral realm version of a mobile phone,” Fox Fox quipped.
Although its performance wasn't great, having no other use besides chatting and storing book data, it couldn't compare to human smart phones. But at least it wouldn't expose her true identity.
Being righteous was work, but being a villain was life!
In any case, she would have her familiar go to the Hero Association Headquarters to handle the onboarding procedures this afternoon.
Thinking this, Su Tianqing opened the chat software on the enchanted divine code stone and accessed the Hero Association's HR public account, which she had added from the hero on duty last night.
“Transfer to human agent.”
The Golden Fox skillfully sent a message.
A reply came quickly.
“Good afternoon, Miss Dandelion.”
“Hello, I am the Magic Girl who is here to complete my onboarding procedures today.”
“Okay, please wait a moment. I will send you a form to fill out shortly. Please receive it using the fax mode included with the divine code stone.”
Su Tianqing politely chatted with the other party.
The warm sun of a late autumn noon was slightly comforting, illuminating the yellowing ginkgo leaves outside the window, peaceful and beautiful.