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

Chapter 616 You Are the Challenger

"Did you know that there are amazing Easter egg missions every day during the reconstruction event? They offer a lot of tickets and extra rewards, helping participants quickly obtain prizes in the store."

"Oh, I do know about that. She had hyacinths done yesterday, and she said it was quite difficult."

"But there seem to be a lot of tickets; Hyacinth redeemed two limited-edition figurines today!"

"Wow, really?! Does that mean we can...?"

"No, please don't! You only see Hyacinth receiving awards but not Hyacinth getting beaten up. Hellcat doesn't care who you are. Accepting the commission is like walking on thin ice with a cat."

Later that evening, the ticket exchange shop was bustling with people, and the sounds of girls chatting and discussing filled the air.

Most of the discussion revolved around Hyacinth's extravagant spending: she bought two collectible figures in one go, one featuring her own Shining Star design and the other a Twin Cannon Iris design.

Despite the exhaustion on Hyacinth's face, she still smiled happily when she saw the exquisite craftsmanship of the surrounding figurines, which made the people around her quite envious. Bai Lili even excitedly stepped forward to examine the iris figurine up close.

"It's so beautiful! I'm going to exchange it for an iris figurine tomorrow!" Bai Lili said.

"Aren't you going to get your own, senior? I think your figure is also very beautiful." Hyacinth asked, puzzled.

"Oh, you don't understand! Magical girls should use magical cannons like irises to be romantic. It's so cool to fire one like that!" Bai Lili exclaimed excitedly.

She even muttered, "I want to try turning the staff into a magic cannon too," but was quickly dragged away by Clover and Tanuki, and reluctantly returned the figure to Hyacinth.

Besides the magical girls, the staff of the Hero Association who had accepted the reconstruction commission also went into the store with their tickets to choose suitable gifts, including the S-class heroes who participated in the event.

"This is a laser ticket...this is called a listing, and this..."

Qi Yun strolled among the shelves with her shopping basket, talking to herself. Every now and then, she would pick up a gift from the shelf to look at it, confirm its theme, and then put it in her shopping basket, while mentally calculating how many coupons she had left.

I spent the whole day on fieldwork and also collected a lot of commissioned tickets. I figured I might as well exchange them and maybe give them away when I got tired of them, so I decided to come and pick some out.

Qi Yun was quite shocked by the store's dazzling array of luxury items, exclaiming, "Xin Yuehu really went all out!" But she didn't stop picking out souvenirs.

"Hey, Qiyun."

Hearing the call from behind, Qi Yun turned around and met the gaze of Messiah and Moira, who were waving at her and approaching.

"What are you two doing here? I remember you two spent the whole day in logistics..."

"Logistics also involves outsourcing, you know? Don't look down on us in logistics!"

The Messiah said solemnly,

"You field staff only need to carry out the tasks, but we in logistics have a lot more to consider!"

"Come on, I've seen you slacking off a lot while you're in logistics. Your psychic abilities are a complete waste of your talents in logistics. The boss should really transfer you back to the field team," Qi Yun said irritably.

"Hehehe, you're going to be disappointed. I've received a lot of Level 2 commissions today. Don't underestimate my efficiency." Messiah chuckled, showing off the shiny, colorful merchandise in her shopping basket.

"You really didn't ask Xin Yuehu for special treatment or use her connections?" Qi Yun asked, looking puzzled.

"No way! I'm not the kind of person who cheats! I earned all the tickets through my own abilities!"

After speaking about Messiah, he specifically showed Qi Yun the task completion section displayed on his phone screen, which indeed contained several completed Level 2 tasks.

"You're something else. And you, Wuyi, how many requests did you complete today?"

"Five surgeries, 50 votes per surgery, definitely a skilled job." Moira pushed up her glasses and smiled confidently.

The shopping session continued in a pleasant atmosphere.

After selecting their desired gifts and saving up their remaining tickets to buy expensive items, people spontaneously gathered in the temporary hall, finding empty seats and sitting down in small groups, seemingly waiting for something.

"Hey, what are you all doing sitting here?"

Qi Yun had just finished paying and was walking past the rows of seats with her plastic bag when she glanced at the people sitting down and asked curiously.

The hall was neatly arranged with many chairs, and several familiars of Xinyuehu floated between the chairs with water jugs, handing each seated person a magical, temperature-controlled water cup.

Qi Yun was stunned by the scene, not understanding what was going on.

There were quite a few familiar faces in various spots, even Meteor, who was usually very busy, was sitting in a corner. He looked up, saw me, and instantly appeared next to me. Instant teleportation really is a useful and convenient superpower.

"Don't just stand there, come over here, the main event is about to begin," Meteor said with a smile.

Qi Yun was still completely confused. Even after being pulled back to her seat by Liu Xing and taking a glass of water from the familiar, she still didn't understand what was going on.

"...Are there any group activities tonight?" Qi Yun asked curiously.

"You didn't see the notification in the WeChat group at all." Meteor took out his phone from his pocket, opened the chat software, and showed Qi Yun the content displayed on the screen.

That was a group announcement: [Meet in the temporary hall at 7 PM tonight for a great battle to watch].

A spectacular battle...?

Qi Yun's face showed even more question marks.

Before she could react, the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed, and Xin Yuehu's familiars erected a magical light screen in front of her, like a giant movie screen, while a burst of energetic rock music played as the opening theme.

Good evening, Chengdu!

How's everyone's reconstruction campaign going? How many event tickets have you collected? Have you redeemed your desired merchandise yet?

Don't be discouraged if you don't get it this time! All merchandise is unlimited! As long as you collect enough tickets, you're guaranteed to get the gift you want!

But tonight... only tonight!

[FoxFox is offering you a limited-time, absolutely spectacular, and unparalleled battle of the century—a battle that will ignite the night sky!]

The screen switched to the most severely damaged ruins in the center of Chengdu. Spotlights shone on two open spaces, illuminating two standing figures facing each other:

The red magical girl Red Rose, and the deep blue magical girl Hellcat.

The two stared at each other calmly. On the rooftops in the distance stood several magical girls watching, most of them with serious expressions. Nightingale even had a notebook in her hand, looking as if she was preparing to record the great battle that was about to take place.

"Wow, this feels pretty good," Qi Yun exclaimed, taking a sip of the warm water offered by her familiar.

"What are they trying to do? Are Hellcats planning to challenge Red Rose?"

"No, Red Rose is the challenger." Meteor's lips curled into a mysterious smile.

So, tonight's exciting battle will begin in five minutes. Let's hear how the two players are feeling right now.

The golden-haired fox girl appeared in front of the camera holding a microphone, dressed in sportswear and a jacket, with a small metal whistle around her neck and yellow and red cards in her pocket, giving her a bit of a football referee vibe.

"Good evening, Red Rose-senpai~ How are you feeling right now?"

The camera followed the flying magic of the Heart Moon Fox and approached Red Rose. This veteran magical girl smiled and waved to the camera's familiar.

"How should I put it... I was a little nervous, but overall it was quite enjoyable."

"I see. Actually, I'm a little curious, why did you accept this Easter egg commission, senior? Are you planning to get more tickets to distribute free merchandise?"

"We can't do that event every day. I'm just really interested in Hellcat's abilities—maybe?"

At this point, Red Rose shifted her gaze from the host, Heart Moon Fox, to the catgirl magical girl under the spotlight opposite her.

"It seems that Senior Red Rose is determined to win tonight! And as the defending champion facing off against her challenge, Cat Cat will certainly not show even the slightest bit of slack just because her opponent is a senior!"

The fox girl, carrying a camera, approached the cat girl and asked the person next to her:

"Kitty, are you nervous?"

Hellcat nodded.

"It would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous, but it was precisely this nervousness that gave me a strange feeling..."

At this point, Hellcat took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, looked down at the cat paw gauntlets on his hands, and slowly clenched them into cat fists.

"I crave battles with strong opponents, especially those recognized as strong as Senior Red Rose."

"I want to learn more refined fighting techniques and improve my combat abilities. Only in this way can I protect everything I want to protect."

"—What a brilliant speech! It seems the cat is fully prepared. Let's begin the climax of tonight's epic battle!"

A fierce battle spanning generations between veterans and the new generation is about to erupt.

Qi Yun stared blankly at the surging, dazzling collision of magic on the screen. The girl's beautiful figure was fiercely fighting in the center of the arena, and the scene was more exciting than any action blockbuster.

"That was a really exciting match, wasn't it?" Meteor said with a smile.

"Organizing a competition like this, where everyone gathers together to cheer and shout their approval, fully releasing their mental exhaustion—isn't this also a way for Xin Yuehu and her team to protect the spiritual world of the city's residents?"

Qi Yun glanced at her colleague beside her, then stared intently at the increasingly intense battle on the screen, muttering to herself:

"So they really are magical girls."