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

Chapter 183 The Young Lady's Holiday in Chengdu

Li Kexin has almost no experience with shopping.

Not to mention buying merchandise.

"Magical girl merchandise? What's that?"

Li Kexin asked curiously.

Su Tianqing happily showed her her handbag, revealing the shiny iris tag and dandelion badge on it.

"This is it!"

"Look, this is the tag from when Iris debuted, and this is Dandelion's limited edition debut badge. The Hero Association specially sent me this large batch of samples."

"Karin should also have limited edition merchandise, right? I remember she had an amazing life-size iris standee!"

The golden fox gestured, which made Hua Ling chuckle.

"I do have that, but I left it with the Hero Association because I don't have room for such a big standee at home."

Hua Ling said with a smile, but also showed Li Kexin the badges and small charms hanging on her handbag.

Limited edition hyacinth badges and custom-made nightingale wand charms are exquisite and sparkly.

Li Kexin observed the trinkets on the two people's bags with great interest, her eyes seemingly shining brightly.

Su Tianqing gradually learned more about her past—

Her elite education gave her a wealth of knowledge in various fields, but she was extremely lacking in daily life, to the point of being practically deprived.

Even their hobbies haven't been discovered; they've just been subjected to cramming for elite education.

"Kexin, what do you usually like to do?"

"Hmm... reading? A ball? Or... attending some banquet?"

The girl tried hard to come up with entertainment options that were as down-to-earth as possible, but she still managed to give Su Tianqing and the other girl a real shock.

Is this what rich people are like? They only play golf and attend banquets and dances. Su Tianqing deeply felt the huge class gap between herself and this young lady.

Even though he had made a lot of money through Xin Yuehu's live stream, he still seemed too unsophisticated compared to this rich young lady.

Will the plan to lure her in using her surroundings really work? Su Tianqing wondered.

What if this young lady doesn't like magical girl merchandise? How should I then win her over?

Feeling somewhat uneasy, Su Tianqing still led the two to a large magical girl-themed merchandise store, standing in front of the dazzling array of shelves.

The girl's eyes shone even brighter as she excitedly picked up a laser ticket from Bai Lili and examined it closely.

Su Tianqing felt that she had made the right bet.

"This... is so beautiful, she looks exactly like Bai Lili when she debuted!..."

"Xiao Feng has also collected a lot of Bai Lili merchandise. It is said that Xiao Feng is a huge fan of Bai Lili and Qiu Baiyang."

"Even the poplar's comes with it?"

Li Kexin immediately became engrossed in appreciating the goods on the shelves.

See, what did I tell you? Since she was able to gain the Star Realm's approval to become a magical girl, she must be interested in magical girls. Otherwise, how could the Star Realm accept her?

The villainous fox felt that she had roughly figured out the Stargazer's suitability for choosing magical girls.

While Li Kexin was selecting her merchandise, Su Tianqing struck up a conversation with her.

"Kexin, you really like necklaces and bracelets, don't you? That bracelet you just wore must have been very expensive."

"Not really... My father said that wearing formal attire when meeting friends makes them feel respected, so that's why I..."

The girl blushed slightly and said shyly.

"And, because we're friends, so..."

"I see. Kexin, your family has very strict discipline." Su Tianqing nodded.

"So, do you think these merchandise items are nice?"

"...It's very beautiful."

The girl answered with a smile, still clutching two poplar-themed standees in her hands.

"My father used to buy me bracelets and necklaces. Although everyone said they were shiny and pretty, I didn't think they were very beautiful."

"On the contrary... these little gadgets printed with the images of our seniors and other magical girls are quite interesting."

After saying that, Li Kexin put another signboard into the shopping basket.

Had she opened a new world for her? Su Tianqing wondered.

This young lady doesn't even look at the price when buying merchandise. Even though she has the habit of comparing prices at different stores, she just puts whatever she likes directly into her shopping cart.

As for the price? The young lady doesn't even look at the price!

As she handed the shopping cart to the housekeeper who arrived shortly after and pushed it back into the car, Su Tianqing looked at the slightly hesitant young lady beside her and asked curiously.

"Kexin, is there anything else you'd like to buy?"

"Hmm... Um, why do you have all the old Akayuki merchandise here, but not the Mugura merchandise...?"

The girl tilted her head in confusion.

Su Tianqing and Hua Ling exchanged a glance and smiled bitterly.

My goodness, which store would dare to stock your merchandise? You're a renowned master of plowing, if you were to openly sell wheat-themed merchandise, wouldn't your haters blow you up on the spot?

Golden Fox can already imagine the scene of Wheat Ear's haters surrounding the entrances of nearby shops, holding up banners.

"Probably because this is Chengdu, there are more Hyacinth Team merchandise items here, but there are also some other popular items."

"Popular merchandise...that means that Mai Sui's merchandise isn't very popular..."

Li Kexin fell into deep thought.

It has to be said that she is very quick-witted; she deduced the whole thing in an instant.

Fortunately, she didn't seem to care much about it, mentioning it briefly before letting it go.

Lunchtime arrived quickly.

The young lady didn't seem to have high standards when it came to food, and she readily agreed when Su Tianqing suggested going out for hot pot.

But when this native of Guangzhou saw the bright red bottom of the pot, a look of tension and fear appeared on her face.

"A hot pot with two broths, please," Su Tianqing quickly emphasized to the waiter.

Golden Fox and the rich young lady were enjoying their tomato hot pot, while only Hua Ling, the literary girl, was feasting on the spicy side.

Mealtime naturally involves casual conversation.

"I remember, you became a magical girl because of Red Rose Senpai, right?"

Hua Ling took the initiative to bring up the topic.

Li Kexin nodded and began to recount what she had said to Su Tianqing that night.

"Is it because I want to make friends that I want to become a magical girl..." Karin said thoughtfully.

"Yeah... I've been trying so hard to make friends, but nobody wants to see me when I'm not transformed. I never thought it was because of my appearance..."

The girl sighed.

"When Karin contacted me, wanting to learn some magic casting techniques from me, I immediately contacted the staff of the Suicheng Hero Association and asked them to help me film a whole set of lessons."

"Ah, that course really helped me a lot, thank you so much," Hana replied with a smile.

"I'm so glad I could help you."

The girls' smiles made Su Tianqing feel happy.

However, the villainous fox felt somewhat dissatisfied.

What's going on? How did the conversation start veer towards the everyday life of a young girl? Aren't I the villain? Shouldn't I be doing something a villain should be doing right now?

"Speaking of which, Kexin, you're the only one among us who has met Senior Red Rose."

Su Tianqing opportunely interjected, feigning curiosity, and said...

"What kind of person is Senior Red Rose? Could you tell us a little about her?"

"Her..."

Upon hearing this topic, Li Kexin fell into thought, as if searching her memory for the old senior.

She quickly said in a soft voice:

"Many years ago, she suffered a serious illness, and a friend helped her through it."

"But from that time on, she was never able to transform back into a normal person from her red rose form."