mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 263 You wouldn't believe it, Fox, I can call for help.
Chapter 263 You wouldn't believe it, Fox, I can call for help.
"You saw a giant snake? How is that possible?"
later.
After the cat and rabbit had finished playing and the villainous quartet untied Hyacinth and left, Su Tianqing told them what she had just witnessed.
The golden fox's gaze fell on Xia Taotao, trying to find some matching information from this magical girl enthusiast's knowledge base.
The pink-haired bunny pondered for a long time, and finally shook its head after its rabbit brain became overloaded.
"Sorry, I've never heard of such a thing as a giant snake."
"Did Inari's magic affect you? Theoretically, magic used on monsters shouldn't allow you to see a specific thing."
"I don't know either……"
Su Tianqing pouted and muttered to herself. After thinking about it carefully for a long time, she still couldn't come up with any reliable conclusion, so she could only sigh helplessly.
Not long ago, after obtaining the limited edition badge item of Inari, I unlocked a new skill and also saw Inari's past memories.
Whether in Inari's memories from over twenty years ago or in the powerful analytical magic [Inari's Analysis] that he uses now, he sees the same scene on the remains of the whale monster.
This is absolutely impossible from a theoretical point of view!
"The essence of this strange being is that astral magic has gathered on a specific object. Why am I seeing such a clear scene...?"
The four villains looked at each other and shook their heads.
Not to mention the newly minted Cheshire Rabbit, even Hellcat, who has three years of experience as a villain, has never used any magic of any significant scale, let alone analytical magic, which consumes a huge amount of magic power.
For villainous magical girls, magic power is always the biggest problem limiting the use of magic.
Lacking magic means not being able to use magic frequently, which in turn means a significant reduction in proficiency and understanding of magic, forcing one to rely primarily on melee combat, which consumes very little magic.
"In short, let's go back and rest today, and discuss what exactly happened tomorrow."
"Okay, goodnight, bunny and dog~ Remember to be on time tomorrow~"
"I am a wolf!!"
……
After parting ways with the two, Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu walked side by side on the way home.
The golden fox clung to the cat girl, neither of them uttering a word, but the fox's tail, constantly swaying beside the cat's tail, clearly revealed their feelings at that moment.
"The sky is clear."
"Hmm~?"
Was the giant snake you saw today scary?
"A little bit, but not particularly scary," Su Tianqing nodded.
Actually, I think it's not even as good as the giant jellyfish monster that I used to summon," Su Tianqing thought.
"But why would you be able to analyze that kind of image on Whale Reef? I don't understand."
The catgirl said, stroking her chin, her cat tail swaying back and forth, creating a fluffy wave amidst the fox's furry tail.
"How about we think of another way? Or... pay more attention to it when we collect Inari items later?"
"Actually, I really wanted to ask someone, but Inari-senpai disappeared after retiring more than ten years ago, so there's no way we can ask anyone."
Su Tianqing sighed.
But before she could finish her sigh, the golden fox suddenly gasped for breath in the cool night air and turned to look at the catgirl beside her.
The fox's ears and tail stood up high, as if it had discovered some very important clue.
"Hey! I have an idea!"
"What are your thoughts? Tell me."
"I actually have someone I can ask! And she might actually know the answer!"
The catgirl raised an eyebrow, as if she had sensed something strange.
"There really is someone who can ask?... But who is it?"
"That person is—"
……
"Beep beep beep beep beep beep—"
"Click... Hmm? Hello, Miss Heart Moon Fox, it's been a long time."
the next morning.
After breakfast, the cat and fox arrived at the temporary villain's rooftop in the port city. While having the familiar, Palu, who was in charge of video editing, process the footage from the previous night, they activated a long-unused prop in their magic space:
【Astral Core - Perfect Projection】
[Once a day, with the permission of the star and the magical girl herself, a perfect projection of one of the Star's Shadows can be displayed in the real world.]
This is the best stuff I used when I summoned Mercury last time!
Actually, Fox originally wanted to use it to contact Inari-senpai directly, but he couldn't reach him at all, so he had to turn his attention to another senior who seemed more reliable.
That is, the one who planned to enjoy a rare vacation in Hawaii but was blown up along with her resort by a volcano monster!
Why can't the spirit core contact Inari-senpai? Su Tianqing really couldn't figure it out.
"Silly child, because Inari has never shown the shadow of stars. It's a problem that you can connect with her using your spirit core."
Red Rose said with a smile in the magical communication.
"Huh? Inari-senpai... she doesn't have the Shadow of Stars?"
"Yes, I talked to her a long time ago. She said that the immense magical power brought by the Shadow of Stars would affect her precise control over magic, so she has never truly entered that state."
Fox and Cat looked at each other, as if they were once again sensing the unusual side of Inari-senpai.
"Don't you think Inari is strange? She has the Shadow of Stars but doesn't use it. It doesn't make sense, right?"
"A little bit..." The golden fox scratched the back of its head and said with a wry smile.
"That's normal. After all, Inari is a universally recognized magical genius with her own unique understanding and ideas about magic."
"Ah, sorry, we've gotten off-topic. What brings you here today, Miss Xinyuehu?"
Realizing the topic had gone completely off track, Red Rose quickly steered it back on track and asked a question.
Su Tianqing recounted what happened last night, naturally omitting the scene of hanging up Hyacinth and the other four and whipping them.
Anyway, it wasn't me who whipped her! It was Rabbit who did it!
Upon hearing the description "the eyes of a giant serpent," Red Rose fell into a long silence on the other end of the communication.
Su Tianqing almost thought the communication had been accidentally cut off, so she tentatively called out a few times:
"Senior? Are you still there?"
"I am here."
Red Rose spoke softly, her words full of contemplation.
What could have caused even this most senior and experienced woman to fall into deep thought? It seems I've encountered something truly significant, Su Tianqing thought to herself.
"Miss Kokoro, do you mean that when you were collecting the items Inari left behind in the port city, you saw her past memories in those items?"
"Yes, Inari-senpai used very skillful magic to leave her memories in the object, but I don't understand what she was trying to convey."
"Those aren't the main points. Theoretically, you'll know once you collect all her items. What I want to ask is about what you just mentioned."
"Are you sure what you're seeing is [the eye of a snake that has melted gold]?"
After a brief moment of thought, Su Tianqing nodded firmly.
"Yes, I'm pretty sure. What I saw was exactly the same as what Inari-senpai remembered—a reptilian eye emitting a golden light."
"..."
After a long silence, a teleportation spell suddenly unfolded in front of Su Tianqing.
A crimson magical girl appeared instantly before the two of them, responding to the call of the Astral Core.
Then she immediately freed her mental world.
"Senior? What's going on...?"
Nan Jiayu was a little nervous and shielded the golden fox behind her.
Although the three of them had recently fought side by side against the giant monster, they were still the villains, and they had to be wary of Red Rose, a top-tier hero.
But the other party seemed to have no hostility at all, and said softly:
"Don't be nervous, I'm just making sure that what I'm about to say is only between the three of us."
Red Rose's gaze fell on the golden fox behind the catgirl, and then she spoke.
"As far as I know, the characteristic of 'Golden Serpent Eyes' only appears on one thing."
"It was one of the most powerful behemoths to have ever roamed the astral planes..."
"The astral behemoth, Jormungandr."