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

Chapter 360: Let's Start Tomorrow

"Clang clang clang!"

"Game Over! Congratulations to Hyacinth Team and Autumn Osmanthus Team for successfully breaching the heavily guarded interior of the Nest City!"

In the center of the map, the Hyacinth Squad's battle flag was raised in a complex energy core building complex.

Everyone looked up at the soldier familiar who was raising the flag, cheering and clapping along with the barrage of comments flooding the screen.

"What a spectacular contest! Hyacinth successfully leveraged the strengths of her faction's soldiers, cooperating perfectly with her team members to successfully complete today's mission objective!"

"But Alice and the cat shouldn't be discouraged! Everyone did a fantastic job today!"

"To have persisted for so long with such a small number of people is truly commendable!"

"How did you all feel, viewers? Did you think today's match was incredibly exciting, just like I did?"

The barrage of comments that flooded the live stream once again clearly demonstrated the viewers' thoughts.

The Qiu Gui team on the periphery was equally impressive:

Qiu Gui and the other three chose the versatile [Astral Army], combining them into a variety of offensive tactics, using their numerical advantage to tie down a large number of Hellcat and Cheshire Rabbit's elite troops.

Meanwhile, the Hyacinth Squad's close cooperation also encountered strong resistance from Alice—

The formidable combat power of the [Space Necromancer] forces caused the three to suffer greatly. Fortunately, Nightingale managed to recover the force's points in time and transform them into the Titan unit [War Angel-class Heavenly Punishment Titan], which once turned the tide of the battle.

Alice also deployed the Titan unit [Onik Orb] to destroy Nightingale's Heavenly Punishment Titan and regain control of the battlefield.

The details of the subsequent battle are unnecessary to elaborate on:

With their own Titan units destroyed, Iris took advantage of Alice's inability to recover Titan unit points and massed a wave of troops, using pure human wave tactics to suppress Alice's insufficient forces.

Under the relentless assault of Iris's forces, Hyacinth successfully broke through Fenrir's defenses, captured the core of the hive city, and completed its mission objective.

"That was quite a sight," Hellcat said.

"Yes, it destroyed the Titan with just one strike, but unfortunately it didn't have much room to maneuver afterward," Fenrir nodded in response.

Cheshire Rabbit was still engrossed in commanding the Dreadnought Mech and seemed to want to play a little longer.

Unfortunately, with the mission completed, the mental world was also dissolved, and everyone appeared in a board game store in the real world.

There were even beautifully painted chess pieces on the table.

"After my recap of the battle, haven't you all felt the charm of strategy games?"

"This was just a simple test~ If you're all looking forward to it, I'll work with Alice to refine it, and the next event will be even more exciting~"

"Oh, right, that chess piece is a gift for everyone, since you all put so much effort into painting it~"

Hyacinth picked up the chess piece in front of her with a puzzled look.

Although I did paint it myself... compared to the exquisite painting in Alice's hands, mine looks like a kindergarten child's scribbling and crude work.

Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable!

After Xin Yuehu and the others said their goodbyes and left, Hyacinth, unusually, did not try to give chase, which surprised Iris and Nightingale.

"Why didn't you go after them today?" Nightingale asked.

"Xiao Feng, don't you usually yell 'Don't run away!' and then rush towards the teleportation spell only to find it's empty?"

"...I'm a little tired today, so I don't want to go."

"Oh, so you're tired? But Xiaofeng, your exercise level today is nowhere near what you usually do!"

Nightingale grinned mischievously, and Hyacinth blushed slightly as she rushed forward, the two of them playing around for a while.

The four of them, including Qiu Gui, exchanged bewildered glances.

"...That Xinyuehu is really quite honest." Chunlan nodded after a few seconds of silence.

"Yes, and they even gave us gifts," Xia Jin added.

"I remember the pieces in this IP are super expensive. Look at this Poison Blade Tank I have here, I heard it can sell for four figures."

"Four figures??...This is robbery!" Dongqing replied in terror.

Qiu Gui silently gazed in the direction where the five villains had disappeared.

After a long silence, Qiu Gui looked down at the exquisitely crafted chess piece in her hand, which still had the paint she had personally drawn on it.

Magical Girl [Alice].

Her abilities and potential are actually more outstanding than anyone thinks.

……

Later, on the villain's rooftop.

The fox girl raised her drink and clinked glasses with her companions in celebration.

""Cheers——!""

"Glug glug... Pfft!"

Su Tianqing gulped down a few mouthfuls of refreshing beverage and looked at Alice across the table, who was sipping her juice.

"Alice did a fantastic job today! Everyone loved and approved of the game content and map designs you created!"

"Is...is that so...?"

The girl was a little nervous and shy, but a smile appeared on her face.

After all, who doesn't like to be praised?

"If I, Fox, had met Alice sooner, our usual activities might have been even more interesting."

"Yes, Alice, the scenes you create in your mental world are truly amazing."

Even the Nan Jia fish praised it very earnestly.

To create such an excellent work on the first time entering the world of mental imagery, relying on talent and past painting experience, will definitely make you a master at creating fun art in the future.

Just imagining what kind of scenes she would create in her mental world filled Nan Jiayu with anticipation.

Today's event is a strategy game like the Nest City World Attack and Defense War. Will we be able to design a more action-oriented arena event tomorrow?

Going forward, could we design a tabletop role-playing game with a complete storyline?

A bright future indeed, a truly bright future.

Alice smiled happily, and the moment that genuine smile appeared on her face, Su Tianqing felt almost the same joy.

This means that Alice has found her own fun, and that she has finally successfully completed her stage goal.

"But Alice, if you want to truly become a fully-fledged magical girl, you still have a rather arduous task to complete."

Su Tianqing's expression changed from the cheerful one she had been having during the celebration to a more serious one as she spoke to Alice.

The girl rallied her spirits and, unlike before, no longer timid or hesitant. Instead, she straightened her back and listened attentively.

"Defeat the monstrous monster that's haunting you, step out of the shadows of the past, and you'll be able to embrace a brighter future."

"Let's start tomorrow. I'll try using the magic and command tactics I practiced in the mental world today to challenge that ripped-open monster!"

"...Mmm!"

Alice pursed her lips and nodded vigorously.

.

As night fell, Su Tianqing bid farewell to Alice and the wolf-rabbit, watching them leave.

Thinking about the strange challenge that Alice would have to face alone tomorrow, Su Tianqing was actually not very confident.

The Ripper is considered to be among the strongest monsters, ranking high enough to be among the top of his predecessors, the Zodiac Witches.

Although Alice has been a magical girl for some time, she is a complete novice when it comes to combat!

Her strengths lie in command and design, and the Ripper is an absolute formidable obstacle for her.

"...I believe her."

Su Tianqing murmured, as if she were talking to someone, or as if she were talking to herself.

But just to be on the safe side... should we have a chat with Inari-senpai?