MMB Chapter 614 A Peaceful Starry Night
Chapter 614 A Peaceful Starry Night
"How many requests did you complete today?"
"Hehe, a whole bunch of level 1s, five level 2s and one level 3, impressive, right?"
"You actually managed to snag a Level 3 commission... I thought only the seniors could do that."
"I asked Senior Bai Lili to help me with this~ She's so kind of her, she gave me so many vouchers, all I had to do was help her clean up the ruins."
"Damn it! I'm so envious!"
After dinner, the day's commissions were completed, and the girls strolled leisurely through the exchange shop run by their familiars, counting their tickets and calculating how many more they needed to buy their desired merchandise.
"After walking around, I felt it was quite a good deal; I could get a lot of things."
Aquamarine carried a shopping basket, showing off the colorful and interesting souvenirs inside to the green ivy and edelweiss beside her.
"Wow, so many! How many commissions did you complete today? You have so many tickets to use!" Green Ivy was quite shocked and couldn't help but check her ticket inventory.
"Hehehe, I managed to snag several Level 3 items today. If I save up another round tomorrow, I can exchange them for the limited edition Inari-senpai figure."
At this point, Aquamarine couldn't help but turn to look at the most eye-catching display case in the store.
Enchanted glass protects the interior, revealing several deluxe limited-edition figures to the public:
The original classic Starry Night from Red Rose is placed side by side with Mercury from Azure Death in the most prominent position, clearly indicating it's a deluxe gift to be presented as the grand finale.
Next up was Chi Xue, wearing a hunting rifle hood, her movements flamboyant and her posture flamboyant, quite like her own style.
Further on are the train gun with wheat ears and the twin-mounted gun with irises, Cheshire Rabbit's Crimson March Hare is not to be outdone, and there is even a scene of Fenrir guiding Thor's hammer in the port city.
At the very top of the display case is the MVP of the Garuda Extermination Battle: Shining Star☆Hyacinth, who split Garuda in two with a single light sword strike, depicting her dazzling posture as she shattered the Guardian Star to achieve that miraculous blow.
Even Hyacinth herself praised this figure highly.
The normal forms of the other magical girls and Star Shadows who participated in the extermination battle were also made into figures that weren't as flashy, and everyone got one.
But at the very back of the store, in the center of the most exquisite and luxurious display case, stood a pair of cat and fox figurines, piled high with the finest materials—
The twelve witches of the zodiac and Behemoth lined up behind them, while Black Hole Cat struck a powerful pose, its movements mirroring the starry shadows of Heart Moon Fox, attracting a crowd of girls eager to watch.
Its price is naturally the highest, an astronomical sum for the current stock of vouchers. Its enormous size also means it can't be placed in a home display case and can only be stored and admired in the magical spaces of magical girls.
"Let's choose some cheaper merchandise; this is so expensive!" "Yeah, it is very pretty, but this size would be too much for my home..."
The girls were discussing animatedly, and the topic quickly changed:
"How about we grab some late-night snacks tonight? I heard the logistics department is having a bonfire barbecue party." "Barbecue sounds great!" "And apparently there's going to be a group bunny hop too."
After exchanging coupons for some merchandise at the front desk, the girls invited each other to a bonfire party as a celebration of the first day of the reconstruction activities.
Hyacinth quietly left the crowd and followed the directions given to her to the ruins in the center of Chengdu.
I have important things to do – a colorful, ultra-rare, level 4 commission issued by Hellcat, with generous rewards and challenging content, but worth doing.
After a brief flight, the hyacinth landed lightly.
In the heart of Chengdu, this most devastated ruin had been cleared out, and a spotlight illuminated the space as bright as day. At the very center of the area stood the deep blue magical girl:
Her petite body contained terrifying power unimaginable to ordinary people. Magic flowed around her cat-claw gauntlets. With her eyes closed, she sat on a white food stall chair with her back to the hyacinth.
The scene seemed somewhat familiar. Hyacinth walked towards her with a puzzled look and said:
"Hey Hellcat, your time to cause trouble in the Chengdu reconstruction campaign is over. Give me the commissioned tickets."
"...If you want it, then come and get it yourself, but you know the rules."
Hellcat stood up, looked at Hyacinth behind him, and said with a smile.
"I knew you'd say that," Hyacinth tilted her head, her wand transforming into a greatsword which she slung over her shoulder, and replied.
A burst of drumbeats with unclear meaning.
"Heh... How many times have we fought? I never expected you to take on that commission," Hellcat continued.
"I can't remember, but we were always fighting."
"You can never beat me."
"...Well, that's hard to say this time."
The Shadow of Stars silently activated, and the sky-blue female knight stood tall under the spotlight.
Magical Girl Hyacinth☆Shadow of the Stars
The deep blue catgirl stretched her entire body, the blue guardian star shining brightly on her chest, her cat paw gauntlets surrounded and covered by a lightless blackness and accretion disk, and she calmly looked at the person in front of her.
Magical Girl Hellcat☆Shadow of the Stars
【BLACK☆HOLE！】
"Ordinary Star Shadows are no match for me. Hand over your lightsaber!" The catgirl grinned, her heterochromatic cat eyes shrinking to needle-like length.
"Pleasure me with your dazzling light!"
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"Have you heard? Senior Hyacinth received an amazing Level 4 commission, and the reward is supposedly incredibly generous!"
At the bonfire barbecue party, Tian Nanxing spoke to Alice and Fenrir beside him.
The gray wolf girl was devouring a plate of pork belly skewers when she heard Tian Nanxing's words. She turned her head to look at the Bernese Mountain dog girl beside her and tilted her head.
"A Level 4 commission..." Fenrir said curiously, glancing at Alice. "I remember the commission design was prepared by Foxy in contact with the Hero Association. Isn't the highest level only Level 3? Where did Hyacinth get a Level 4 commission from?"
"This... a Level 4 commission..." Alice seemed quite confused and turned to look at Tian Nanxing, who had brought it up.
"What exactly was the request that Hyacinth received, Arisaema? Do you know?"
"Woof, I don't know! But it seems like Iris-senpai and the others know."
Tian Nanxing excitedly wagged its tail and jumped off the chair, running over to the white-haired girl who was chatting and laughing with Violet and Edelweiss not far away. It chattered for a few minutes and then ran back to Alice's side.
He was as excited as if he had caught a tennis ball he had thrown.
"I asked the dogs! They said that Hyacinth-senpai's request was... umm... [to fight Hellcat]!"
Fenrir froze in mid-air while eating his skewers, Alice's eyes widened slightly, and even Jack's mouth dropped open in shock.
"I remember now, Fox said she releases a special Easter egg request every day... Wait, does someone actually accept that??" Fenrir hurriedly asked.
"I don't know, woof... Hyacinth-senpai seemed to think this request was very rare, and accepted it in a moment of confusion. She felt it was very difficult and regretted it quite a bit at the time, woof." The dog girl shook her head and wagged her tail along with it.
Now the gray wolf girl was completely helpless.
Fox did ask me about the Easter egg request, but I didn't have any particular thoughts at the time, so I kept quiet and decided to think about it seriously. After careful consideration, I felt that probably not many people would care about this Easter egg... but I didn't expect Hyacinth to create this mess all by herself.
"It seems like this is quite fun," Fenrir muttered to himself.
Everyone expressed their sympathy for Hyacinth's tragic fate, but upon reflection, they realized that only she could withstand the Hellcat in its berserk mode, and they all felt relieved.
Aside from this little incident, the atmosphere at the bonfire party was very harmonious. The girls jumped and danced around the bonfire, bringing a perfect end to this fulfilling and busy day.
The bright moon hung high, the Milky Way shone brilliantly, the shadow cast by Garuda disappeared, and the layered world of mental images also shattered completely with the forceful breakthrough of the red rose, turning into a burning sky and vanishing into nothingness.
Only the dazzling starlight on the horizon remains.
"Kitty, did you have fun today?" the golden-haired fox girl asked softly to the person next to her.
The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the stars were numerous. The two small figures sat side by side on the edge of the rooftop, looking at the Chengdu city area, which was still a ruin.
"It was a really enjoyable fight today. Hyacinth is even more resilient than before. Every punch felt amazing." Nan Jiayu gently clenched and unclenched her left fist, seemingly still reminiscing about the feeling of the fight.
"It's a pity she didn't use that Shining Star in the end, which is quite a shame."
"I'm glad you're having fun~ I'll be happy if you're having a good time, Kitty." Su Tianqing grinned.
"Tianqing, you're always like this. Your feelings are the most important thing to me," Nan Jiayu said softly, lowering her hands and looking up at the endless ruins before her.
"...So that's what you think, Little Fish. Let me hug you!" Su Tianqing smiled slightly and snuggled up to the catgirl.
Nan Jiayu's whole body was tense.
"Ouch—, I just had a fight with Hyacinth, I'm all sweaty, Tianqing, you…"
"It's okay! Let's take a shower together later!"
After a brief silence, the catgirl's pupils dilated, and her cheeks flushed slightly.
"But before that... how about you talk to me for a while first?" Su Tianqing said softly.
"You can talk for as long as you want, I'll listen." Nan Jiayu replied without hesitation.
"Hehe~ I knew you'd say that, Little Fish!" The fox girl clung even tighter.
The two whispered a lot to each other.
From the detailed process of fighting with Hyacinth, to the interesting things that happened when posting the commission, to a series of news heard when discussing the content with the Hero Association, and even spring outfits and how to most efficiently browse the temporary online classes at Rongcheng Medical College...
One person speaks, the other listens. From initial enthusiasm to slight fatigue, and then the fox girl leaning against the cat girl with drooping ears, looking at the stars, only their whispered words remain.
The two talked for a long time, as if they were trying to make up for everything they had missed during their recent forced separation.
Until the moon hung low, the starlight dimmed, and the sky brightened.
Goodnight, little fish.
"Okay, goodnight."