Later that night.
On top of an office building.
"Ice cream, want some?" Su Tianqing offered the cone in her hand.
..."Thank you."
Hellcat thanked her softly, her cat tail hooking the ice cream from Su Tianqing's hand, holding it and staring blankly.
Su Tianqing licked her own ice cream, not caring, and together they both looked out at the night view of Rong City in the distance.
Hellcat—or rather, Nan Jiayu—had a deep impression of the office building below.
This was where Xin Yuehu held her regular nightly livestreams.
She had originally thought it was just a random rooftop she picked, but only after sitting there herself did she realize it was the best place to admire Rong City's night view.
Every street was visible, giving a sense of overlooking a city that never sleeps.
"The view is pretty good from this spot, isn't it?"
Su Tianqing tilted her head, glanced at the dazed Cat Girl, and said with a smile.
The petite Cat Girl nodded lightly, her tail curving behind her, lost in thought.
Su Tianqing turned her head forward and continued:
"Whew... when you were in Shanghai, did you also find ordinary girls like today to absorb magic power?"
"They aren't exactly ordinary; not everyone has a talent for magic power."
The Cat Girl answered honestly, finally extending her tongue to lick the ice cream.
Then she frowned slightly.
"This ice cream of yours... it's too sweet, isn't it?"
"Mm-hmm~ I just like sweet things!"
Su Tianqing chuckled, wagging her tail vigorously twice.
Forget it, if the ice cream is sweet, then it's sweet. Besides, isn't the point of eating ice cream just for the sweetness?
Thinking this, Nan Jiayu no longer worried about the sweetness and began to lick it in small bites.
It was actually quite tasty.
.
A brief silence fell over the rooftop.
"Hellcat."
Suddenly, Fox Fox spoke, breaking the short silence.
"Hmm?"
"How do you usually replenish your magic power? Can you tell me?" Fox Fox asked.
"Secret."
The Cat Girl answered without hesitation.
Su Tianqing hadn't expected her to refuse so decisively.
She had thought there would be some playful resistance, but it was a direct denial right away.
"Eh heh... Could it be a naughty method?" Golden Fox grinned mischievously, taking the opportunity to sit closer to the Cat Girl.
"Tell me, I won't tell anyone."
"What are you thinking? I'm very proper."
Hellcat rolled her eyes.
"Really?"
"Really."
"Then tell me quietly. What if I also lack magic power in the future?"
..."I won't tell you."
Nan Jiayu replied sullenly, licking off a large chunk of ice cream in one go.
Recalling her own experiences, there didn't seem to be anything particularly noteworthy.
She found a guardian star while walking on the street and unexpectedly transformed into a Magic Girl.
She originally thought she was about to join the Hero Association's official ranks, but then she discovered her role was that of a villain.
Villain Magic Girls were not favored by the stars and lacked a stable supply of magic power from the Star Realm, which often led Nan Jiayu into the predicament of magic power depletion.
It wasn't until one day, through detection magic, she learned about the existence of "magic power" that she embarked on this irreversible path of replenishing it.
As for the method of replenishing magic power...
Upon closer thought, it did seem a bit naughty, so it was better not to say.
"Hellcat."
"Hmm?"
Suddenly called out by Golden Fox again, Nan Jiayu returned from her daze to reality, turning her head to look at her.
This little fox was tilting her head, looking at her, her emerald fox eyes bright and sparkling, full of curiosity and delight.
"Why did you come to the train station to help me yesterday?"
Su Tianqing asked.
The Cat Girl didn't say anything, licking her ice cream two more times.
The reason was actually very simple:
She had just gone out yesterday to forage—planning to find a suitable girl to replenish her magic power.
As a result, she immediately saw Hyacinth and Iris flying at full speed in the sky. Curious, she quietly followed them.
She hadn't expected to witness such an exciting scene.
She had originally intended to just watch the show, but then she saw Xin Yuehu getting caught in a combo by Hyacinth at close range.
Thinking that since she was already there, she might as well lend a hand, Nan Jiayu broke through the ceiling and rushed down.
And then it led to this moment.
..."Just happened to be passing by."
A thousand words condensed into four, spoken from the Cat Girl's mouth.
"Hmmph~ Really? Are you really not paying attention to Fox Fox?"
...This little fox is too perceptive!
Nan Jiayu did not answer, but her silence was enough to explain everything.
Su Tianqing did not press further, standing up cheerfully, stretching with her tail straightened.
Then she turned lightly, her skirt fluttering, looking charming and nimble.
"Since you helped me yesterday, and we're both villains, then we're friends from now on!"
"How about it? Do you want to be friends with me?"
Nan Jiayu was suddenly stunned, even forgetting to lick her ice cream, and her heart skipped a beat.
In Nan Jiayu's mind, fox people had three forms:
One was strangers she didn't know.
One was the little angel Su Tianqing.
And one was the little devil Xin Yuehu.
Tianqing was the petite, cute, sunny, and cheerful angel Fox Fox.
But this Magic Girl Heart Moon Fox, who had openly attacked densely populated areas multiple times and even teased the active Magic Girls of the Hero Association multiple times, was definitely a devil!
Not to mention the mischievous smile she would show in her livestream whenever discussing evil plans.
The smiling Xin Yuehu had almost become the standard image of this little fox in front of the public.
However, this devilish loli Golden Fox in front of her clearly showed a bright and sunny smile.
Dazzling.
Making it impossible to even think of refusing.
Speaking of which, she had never encountered a companion since becoming a Magic Girl.
Becoming companions with this cute little fox... didn't seem so bad either.
"Mm."
Thinking this, Nan Jiayu nodded, as if by some strange impulse.
Su Tianqing was momentarily stunned, then a even brighter smile quickly bloomed on her face.
"That's great!"
"From now on, we're the Villain Magic Girl duo!"
"Should we give our group a name? Like some kind of organization...?"
The little fox chattered happily to herself.
Nan Jiayu watched quietly, like a calm cat sitting on a sofa watching a crazy fox.
Then she licked the ice cream that was already melting.
Hmm, still very sweet.
"I got it! Let's call it the Fox Fox Cat Cat Organization! How's that?"
..."What kind of name is that? It's so silly."
"Eh... Then, then how about the Cat Cat Fox Fox Organization?"
"Is there any difference between those two names?"
"Let me think again... Hmm..."
Nan Jiayu quickly interrupted the crazy fox's wild thoughts.
"Stop, stop for a moment. Let's think about this later. You can't think of anything right now anyway."
"Good point! That's what we'll do!" Fox Fox clapped her hands and nodded lightly.
She was quite easy to coax, Nan Jiayu thought.
"Oh, by the way, Cat Cat, are you free tomorrow night?"
"Tomorrow night?... I should be free." Nan Jiayu nodded.
No elective classes, no self-study arrangements, and her roommates weren't dragging her out to shop.
The only variable was probably Tianqing... she'd ask her during class tomorrow.
"Then let's start our activities as a villain duo tomorrow night!"
Golden Fox seemed exceptionally excited, her eyes even gleaming.
"Tomorrow, the two of us will go and pick a fight with Hyacinth!"