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

Chapter 294 Openly Petting Cats

【Miss Heart Moon Fox】

Although Hyacinth and Iris are still relatively inexperienced, they are, after all, three of the Star Shadows. I don't think there's much to worry about in letting them conduct the investigation.

—The memory attached to the penultimate item of Inari is still two foxes talking in a way that uses futuristic magic.

"How can we not be worried? This time we're facing a colossal astral beast!"

Su Tianqing said righteously,

"I feel that three Star Shadows are not enough; we need to find a way to support them at any time."

【Although it's okay to be cautious... fine, you figure out a solution】

The red fox girl shook her head with a wry smile.

It's villain time now, at night.

As a temporary truce, Su Tianqing did not call the rabbit-wolf duo to the rooftop, allowing them to do as they pleased.

Anyway, with Rabbit around, no matter how much the dog misbehaves, she won't cause any trouble. Besides, she's quite steady. Su Tianqing thought to herself.

As for himself, he was currently relaxing and taking a nap on the catgirl, while also observing the memories hidden in the remaining two Inari props.

Will I miss any clues if I look too late? Of course not!

Why, you ask?

Because Inari possesses the magic to see the future, she knows exactly when she will view the memories she leaves behind, and naturally knows what clues she should leave in those memories.

Today's memory is a personal account by Inari himself of the specifics of the massive barrier beneath the port city.

【Harvest Magic】

[The largest-scale magic I have ever set up is also the largest and most comprehensive barrier spell in the history of the world.]

I've already explained its effects to you, Miss Heartmoon Fox. You should have already found the analytical technique I left for you in the Mercury Codex, right?

"Yes, I have analyzed the barrier you left behind. It is indeed a genius idea that has never been seen before."

Su Tianqing was not surprised at all by Inari's words.

This magical genius always seems to be able to pull out a whole bunch of strange and wonderful magic from under her skirt, so it's only natural that she would know that I possess the Mercury Codex.

Should I ask her what the true origin of this secret manual is? Maybe Inari will know.

Um... if you want to ask me about the origin of the Mercury Codex, unfortunately, I can't answer that.

Inari foresaw her own problems!

It came to this world from the distant astral plane. The elder Mercury received its revelation from the abyss at the edge of the astral plane. No one knows its true origin.

Even with my most sophisticated analytical techniques, I cannot fathom even the most basic magical principles within that secret manual.

Su Tianqing took a deep look at the thick ancient book of secrets stored in the magic space.

Forget it, I'd better not delve into the underlying principles and focus on the important matters at hand.

The barrier's function is to block all magical energy from reaching the port city's underground. If someone enters it, even a magical girl protected by the stars cannot freely replenish her magical energy.

[I haven't been able to find out exactly where Jormungandr is sleeping. For safety's sake, I sealed off the magical flow throughout the port city to ensure that Jormungandr receives no magical supply during this period.]

"But it has been dormant for many years. Before you, Inari, created this barrier, it may have already stored up a considerable amount of magic power."

Su Tianqing said,

"It can be seen from the fact that it still has the ability to detect Fei Yelan's magical talent, and can even send out strange people to carry out destructive activities."

Yes...that's exactly what I'm worried about.

Inari sighed.

I'm worried that Jormungandr actually had the ability to break through the surface long ago, but for various reasons it couldn't, which is why it has remained dormant underground.

If that's the case, no matter how many people come, they can't stop it from breaking through the ground; the only option is to evacuate the crowd.

"What happens after the evacuation? Are we just going to let him come up from underground and cause trouble?"

Su Tianqing posed a soul-searching question.

"We will have to face it eventually, and no matter how powerful it is, we must defeat it!"

Seeing Su Tianqing's determined expression, Inari didn't say anything more and focused on explaining magic-related knowledge.

……

This lecture lasted an hour and a half.

Su Tianqing never expected that such a small prop could store magical memories for such a long time. She could only marvel at how much progress Inari's magical skills had made during the creation of these two memories.

After these two exquisite and profound magic lessons, when Su Tianqing returned to reality from her memories, she immediately felt a throbbing pain in her head and couldn't help but groan while clutching her head.

"Fox? Are you alright?"

The catgirl, who had been dozing off against the sofa, was startled awake by the whimpering sound. She quickly helped the foxgirl in her arms up and asked with concern.

"My head feels so throbbing... ugh... a dull, throbbing pain..."

"Is there a problem with the memory magic?"

"No, it's just... it's just that the memory capacity this time is too large, it's making my head feel a little swollen..."

Su Tianqing hummed softly, burying her face in the catgirl's belly to relieve the stuffiness in her head.

An hour and a half! Two whole long lectures!

It felt like I had taken two advanced mathematics classes in my head, and the kind where you weren't allowed to doze off. Now I just feel exhausted and have no energy at all.

But the rewards were plentiful:

"What did Inari say in her memories? Was it important information?"

While gently massaging the fox spirit's head in her arms, hoping it would help her recover as quickly as possible, Nan Jiayu asked curiously.

The fox's tail twitched a few times, then stopped beside her. The fox girl muttered something under her breath:

"She showed me the basic principles and operation of the barrier, and now I know how to modify it safely."

"Inari proposed a method to temporarily disable the recognition of Stars' Blessing by the defense node, so that it will not exclude you cats as 'unclaimed magic' and you can freely enter the central urban area of ​​the port city."

"That's good," Nan Jiayu nodded and said.

"Does your head still hurt?"

"...It doesn't hurt, but it's still a little swollen."

"Then I'll go get you some hot water; maybe that will make you feel better."

"I don't want to—, Little Fish, you can sit here—"

As soon as the fox's tail twitched, two familiars responsible for fetching water immediately flew to the two of them and presented each of them with a cup of hot water.

The speed of the movement stunned Nan Jiayu, who was about to get up.

The fox girl kept her face buried in the cat girl's belly, her nose poking at the delicate and sensitive abdominal skin through the formal dress, and her warm breath made Nan Jiayu feel a little awkward.

The ticklish sensation, especially when the fox girl takes a big breath, is enough to send chills down your spine.

"The weather is clear... um... it's a little itchy..."

"Miss Inari said that petting cats can help my headache recover," the fox girl said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"There's no such thing as a recovery method!"

Although he knew the person in his arms was just making things up, Nan Jiayu didn't push her away, letting the fox spirit cling to him and breathe on him.

Mmm—so this is what it feels like to suck on a cat's belly! It's a super energy boost for cats!

This fox feels full of power!