abnabooks Chapter 619 Girls' University Studies
Chapter 619 Girls' University Studies
"Miss Bai Lili... um..."
"Whoa! Don't come near me—oh, it's Meng Donghua."
After tonight's ring duel ended, Meng Donghua approached Bai Lili with a notebook in hand. The pink bunny ears startled Bai Lili, who tensed up and screamed. She only relaxed after confirming that the newcomer was wearing a cute dress and not a bunny girl outfit.
"I'm sorry, senior! I...I...I didn't mean to scare you!" Meng Donghua quickly apologized, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.
"Phew... I thought it was a Cheshire Rabbit..."
"Hmm, what is Senior Rabbit discussing with Senior Fox? I wanted to... I wanted to discuss something with Senior Bai Lili..."
Meng Donghua quietly approached Bai Lili and handed her the notebook.
"Senior Bai Lili! Please give me your autograph!"
The practice of using public funds to chase celebrities continues.
When Xin Yuehu announced the end of today's live broadcast, the audience members left, but they all gathered together in the temporary hall arranged by the Hero Association.
The conference room was showing the latest video posted by the account 【Magical Girl Fox Official Recording】, which was a recording of the one-sided battle that had just taken place.
The magical girls silently watched the replay footage they had just recorded, slowing it down to the minimum at crucial moments and observing it almost frame by frame.
Iris and Lily were no exception; they both frowned throughout the entire recording.
Bai Lili thought today was a teaching match between herself and Iris Flower against Dream Winter Flower, and was preparing to show off her senior skills, but she was hit on the head by Cheshire Rabbit hidden behind Heart Moon Fox.
She then realized that it was actually a demonstration of forehand and backhand techniques between two hammer-wielding assassins.
"During this Garuda subjugation battle, I felt that everyone had many shortcomings in combat experience."
The seminar was hosted by Chi Xue, and she stated the following as the host:
"It just so happens that Xin Yuehu and the others have also set up an Easter egg request that focuses on combat. It would be a waste to treat it as just a joke. This is also the best opportunity to observe the current strength of Xin Yuehu's team. Everyone may also be able to learn some combat experience from it."
Nightingale and Hyacinth deeply agreed with Chi Xue's statement, and as the ace team that won the title of "most experienced in combat" within a year of its debut, Hyacinth's opinion naturally carried great weight.
Especially when Bai Lili also got involved, it made her seem even more authoritative and powerful.
"So, Lily Bai," Akashi said, "you just fought Cheshire Rabbit directly. What's your assessment of her strength?"
Everyone around the conference table turned their heads in unison. The fair-skinned girl remained seated, silent, and quietly raised one finger.
"First-class, absolutely first-class."
"Even Senior Bai Lili said that..." "Wow, Cheshire Rabbit is that amazing..." "I thought it was because she wasn't very noticeable..."
The girls chattered quietly for a while, but the conference table soon fell silent.
"I used to fight with Hellcat a lot when I was in Shanghai, you guys should remember that."
Bai Lili continued.
"Back then, she called herself 'Hell Shrike.' She liked to accumulate magic power and speed by using flight magic to dart around at high speed, and then suddenly switch to cat fist form to unleash a full-force attack."
"Although her codename has been changed to Hellcat and her fighting style has changed from raiding to close-quarters combat, her attack power and speed are still top-notch I have ever seen."
"And the Cheshire Rabbit... well, how should I put it..."
After hesitating for a few seconds, Bai Lili turned her gaze to the irises beside her.
"My understanding and evaluation are rather one-sided. Iris, could you please give your evaluation of the Cheshire Rabbit?"
"Um."
The girl calmly nodded and took over the conversation, then, after carefully organizing her thoughts, said:
"If Hellcat is the offensive force in Heartmoon Fox's team, then Cheshire Rabbit is the perfect distraction."
"Her invisibility magic is incredibly powerful. As far as we know, only Cheshire Rabbit and Meng Donghua can use this invisibility magic. It can achieve almost perfect invisibility from a magical level, only revealing a slight fluctuation of magical power just before launching an attack."
"And this brief gap between deactivating invisibility and hitting the target is the only time when you can detect her attack. This means you have to concentrate fully on sensing the magical fluctuations around you in order to block or dodge her attack."
The iris paused for a moment,
"...In other words, even if Cheshire Rabbit doesn't launch an attack, but simply remains invisible and wanders around the battlefield, she is still a terrifying threat on par with Hellcat."
After they finished speaking, everyone had a clear understanding of Cheshire Rabbit's existence from Iris's description: as long as a hammer assassin with powerful invisibility magic exists on the battlefield, ranged firepower and support magical girls must pay close attention to their surroundings at all times, otherwise they will be seized by Cheshire Rabbit and killed instantly with a single hammer blow.
"How yin... Where did Heart Moon Fox find so many companions...?" Tanuki said with a sigh.
Then Clover and Amethyst gave her a thorough explanation of the interview program between Heart Moon Fox and Cheshire Rabbit. In that episode, Cheshire Rabbit admitted that she was a magical girl who transformed into a magical girl after finding the Guardian Star on her own. When she was lacking magic, Heart Moon Fox took her in and made her her companion. It is clear that Heart Moon Fox did not actively recruit her.
"I also have the combat videos of Hellcats from yesterday and the day before. Anyway, let's study their fighting style today and summarize some experience that may help everyone master these skills more quickly."
Chi Xue continued to demonstrate her ability to control the situation as the host, bringing the chattering discussion back under her control and bringing the seminar topic back to the focus of the day.
Thus began a vivid and engaging "Magical Girl Grand School"—
Hyacinth meticulously described Hellcat's fighting techniques and methods, and also revealed her own fighting skills under the questioning of a group of melee magical girls.
"Hellcat is very oppressive. Once you get caught up in her melee combat, you have to fight with all your might. At that time, she will even deliberately slow down her attack pace to make you feel like 'I think I can keep up with her,' thus making you seize this seemingly excellent but actually a complete trap."
"I see. No wonder Hellcat always attacks for a while and then stops. Is it because she's pausing to wait for her opponent to launch an attack?" Red Zircon asked curiously.
"...I'm not entirely sure either, but her total magical power in normal circumstances isn't actually that high. She relies entirely on precise and accurate magical power output, and I think that's what makes her so terrifying."
"Take notes, take notes..."
"Next up is Cheshire Rabbit. I don't think her fighting style is suitable for everyone to learn. Only someone like Meng Donghua, who can use invisibility magic, can learn a few moves from her. Iris has already said about that, so I'll just talk about her briefly."
Hyacinth continued,
"Under normal circumstances, Cheshire Rabbit won't just knock you to the ground and then take the opportunity to beat you up. Instead, she will deliberately stop her attack just before it hits, then let out a strange laugh and return to stealth mode."
"It's like... um... how should I describe her..."
"It's like they're deliberately watching the reaction of the attacked party, isn't it?" Clover countered.
"That's right, just like Clover said. Cheshire Rabbit often makes that smug look!"
The seminar was very lively.
The girls gradually moved from discussing how each member of the Heart Moon Fox Squad dealt with situations to their individual styles, and then talked about the combat and coping skills that Hyacinth and Iris had honed in this environment that could be considered "high-pressure PVP," once again exclaiming, "The Heart Moon Fox Squad seems really strong!"
"As for Xin Yuehu herself... let's not comment on her here."
As the host, Chi Xue smiled wryly and chose to skip this topic, and everyone tacitly understood.
Heart Moon Fox? This guy is completely out of the ordinary. She's the kind of person who can fight a fully-formed Garuda for dozens of rounds with only Dandelion's enhancement magic as her sole backup!
Putting aside Garuda, if we just take Xin Yuehu's [Pseudo-Beast Behemoth], no team present could guarantee that they could defeat it.
In addition, she usually seeks out fun and does everything for "what's fun," which ironically lowers her risk factor significantly...
Of course, this is without considering her position as the squad leader.
The atmosphere at the seminar was fairly harmonious. The girls discussed and summarized a lot of valuable experience, and also understood new combat techniques from various perspectives. After the seminar ended, each team gathered together for a long time to discuss and digest these rare practical experiences.
"It seems pretty good; everyone has gained a lot of new knowledge."
Chi Xue breathed a sigh of relief, walked over to Hyacinth and the others, and spoke to the younger generation in front of him.
Hyacinth immediately straightened her back and sat upright, not daring to be the slightest bit slack in front of this respected senior.
"But, I also want to discuss another very important matter with you, Hyacinth."
"Please speak freely, senior," Hyacinth replied without hesitation.
"Although it's not something very important, I still need to explain it to you clearly," said Chi Xue.
A brief pause.
"...If nothing unexpected happens, Kokoro will also release a similar Easter egg request tomorrow."
Upon hearing this news, Hyacinth and the others felt a chill run down their spines. Iris, though outwardly trying to remain calm, was already filled with the psychological trauma of being hit head-on by a giant rabbit hammer.
"Yeah...yes...I wonder what kind of surprise tomorrow will bring..."
"So I was wondering, who should take on this Easter egg commission tomorrow?"
"Is it you, the hyacinth, or the iris, or perhaps... Lily White?"
The group looked at each other in silence, none daring to offer any opinion, for fear of pushing their companions or themselves into the fire.
"Serving a ruler is like serving a fox, like sitting on pins and needles"—Hyacinth finally experienced the profound meaning of these two sentences firsthand.