The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 653 Hyacinths: A Belated Realization

Hyacinth felt that she must not have woken up properly.

Or perhaps you were unknowingly drawn into the illusion created by Xin Yuehu.

What? You're saying neither of those is possible? Then how do you explain seeing Xin Yuehu in the mountain city?

"Iris, give me one."

Hyacinth suddenly spoke, addressing Iris beside her who was holding a magic wand but not in a fighting stance.

The latter was silent for a few seconds, then turned to look at her companion who seemed to be having some kind of existential crisis, not quite understanding why she wanted her to beat her up.

But then Iris thought that Hyacinth must have her own ideas, so she didn't ask any more questions. She raised the magic cannon and gathered magic power, preparing to hit Hyacinth, which startled the latter into dodging in a panic.

"What are you doing! I asked you to give me a 'hit,' not a 'shot'! Just tap me with your wand, wouldn't that have been enough?!"

"...I thought you were going to do something else."

"You definitely did this on purpose... Ouch!"

Iris swung her magic cannon and smacked Hyacinth on the butt, nearly sending her flying forward.

This was definitely intentional; the iris was definitely bringing up the time she'd stolen his pistachios on the train. Hyacinth thought to herself.

But the pain in her buttocks made her realize that this was not a dream. She really had met Xin Yuehu in the mountain city, and the latter had even rescued the surrounding people and injured superheroes from the monsters who attacked Chaotianmen Square.

...Moreover, the resident S-class hero of the mountain city, [Yan Chao], was still chatting with her, and Cheshire Rabbit and Hellcat were cleaning up the battlefield around her. It didn't seem like she had deliberately provoked this.

After so many times of being harassed by the fox, Hyacinth has learned her lesson: don't rush in to say the classic lines, make sure you understand the situation before you act, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, or even attracting the Hellcat because of this misunderstanding.

It's definitely not because I don't want to fight that black hole cat fist, it's to avoid misunderstandings.

"Miss Hyacinth".

Upon seeing the newcomer, the black-clad hero codenamed "Swallow's Nest" waved and greeted him. Hyacinth could no longer pretend not to see him, so she flew to the ground with her head down and looked at the familiars around her who were busy cleaning up the rubble and construction debris with a complicated expression.

"I didn't expect both of you to come to Shancheng. It seems this matter will definitely be resolved," Yan Chao said with a smile.

The hyacinth tilted its head in confusion, and the iris that fell to the ground also looked puzzled. She had just overheard the words of the resident hero of the mountain city and quickly offered an explanation:

"No, the Rongcheng Heroes Association should have only sent us to Shancheng to provide support. Xin Yuehu and the others were just..."

"Just passing by." The golden-haired fox girl chimed in at the right moment, winking at the iris.

Although these words did not convince Hyacinth that Heart Moon Fox had simply happened to be passing by, she did come to a conclusion: at least this fox should not have any connection with the two strange people who had just attacked Chaotianmen Square.

Otherwise, why would the black and gold Alice still be over there trying to piece together the skeletons of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops with magic? The two of them were staring at the pile of bone fragments that Cheshire Rabbit had carefully smashed into shovels, their heads were so big that they really couldn't associate the mastermind with this group of villains.

Upon hearing what the hyacinth said, Yan Chao couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression, but he didn't directly reveal his thoughts:

"Just passing by... Oh, I see. I wish Miss Xinyuehu a pleasant trip to the mountain city. Please feel free to contact me if you need anything."

And so, after everyone worked together to clean up the scene and pieced the monster's shattered skeleton back into its original dinosaur shape, Xin Yuehu and the others used teleportation magic to leave Chaotianmen Square, leaving only Fengxinzi and the other two to gaze at the wide river and into the distance.

The river shimmered, and many large ships sailed and crisscrossed its surface. The docks and ports quickly resumed production from the aftermath of the strange man's attack, and everything was as usual except for the square that had been plowed up.

The magnificent rivers and towering buildings, a unique landscape belonging to this old mountain city, left Hyacinth somewhat mesmerized.

"So..."

The sound of swallows' nests rang out behind them. Hyacinth quickly pulled her thoughts back to the present and turned around with Iris to look at the black-clad hero walking towards them.

"Regarding the disappearance of the Qiu Gui Squad, I think you two might need more relevant information."

"Well, all we have right now is the distress signal Qiu Gui sent out. We know almost nothing else, not even the exact time they went missing."

Hyacinth stepped forward and told the other person all the relevant information she had obtained from the Hero Association. Even Messiah from the Logistics Department had advised her that her primary goal upon arriving in the mountain city should be to understand the situation; aside from that, all she knew was that Aki and the others were trapped in a different dimension resembling a dreamlike vision.

After hearing the information that Hyacinth knew, Swallow's Nest raised his hand and clenched his fist. A briefcase flew out from the reconstruction command tent not far away and landed steadily in his hand.

Inside his briefcase was a tablet issued by the Hero Association. With a few clicks, a survey document lit up on the screen, and he handed the tablet to Hyacinth and the other person in front of him.

"These are all the information we have gathered so far. The underlined parts are unconfirmed and questionable information. You can take a look first."

"I see, then I won't stand on ceremony," Hyacinth said, taking the tablet and snuggling up with Iris to carefully read the investigation report on the disappearance of Autumn Osmanthus.

The report wasn't very long; it was just a general compilation of information gathered from various sources. However, it was already invaluable intelligence for the Hyacinth group, who were currently unaware of the situation.

What surprised Hyacinth the most was the magical tracking commissioned by the Mountain City Heroes Association from Bai Lili and the Pine Smoke Squad. Simultaneously, a careful study of Qiu Gui's latest music video led to a startling conclusion:

The place they are currently in is very likely a mental world.

This is the conclusion written by Bai Lili after repeated investigations.

"How is this possible? Qiu Gui and the others clearly don't know how to use the Mind World, so how could they be trapped inside?" Hyacinth was the first to raise a question.

There are only three people in the world who can use the Mind Image World: Red Rose, Red Snow, Heart Moon Fox. The first two are Old Deng, who doesn't participate in daily affairs, and Old Deng, who has started a retirement trip again. The last one has been staying in Chengdu and making a fuss recently. How could he have time to come to the mountain city and tie Qiu Gui into the Mind Image World?

Besides, Xin Yuehu's style is always to post an update before doing something bad, and if possible, to go live and announce things with lines like, "Viewers, I'm about to start something big, so quickly click the follow button below the screen and give me a like, comment, and share!"

"I think it's actually quite possible," said Iris.

"Do you remember? During the last reconstruction event, Heart Moon Fox gave out a few trial cards for the Mind World. Nightingale played in it for three or four hours yesterday."

"Oh, I remember now, there seems to be such a thing."

Hyacinth slapped her thigh, remembering what the iris had said, but then realized she had missed an important person directly related to the matter:

"Heart Moon Fox! She must know something!"

"...So how do you plan to ask her?" Iris sighed and said helplessly.