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

Chapter 687 Seniors

"In the year 20XX, giant monsters appeared all over the world."

"These monsters frequently attack the city, and people are struggling in dire straits."

"At this critical moment, four girls stepped forward and transformed into magical girls to form the magical team Shikiranger to fight against the monsters that were running rampant in the city."

The camera shifts from the monster wreaking havoc on the city and the panicked extras to the rooftop of a building.

A rousing background music started playing at the perfect moment, and the girls stood on the edge of the rooftop, striking the entrance pose of a tokusatsu drama's main characters:

"Magic Squad, here we come!"

"Autumn Osmanthus Orange!" "Winter Ivy!" "Spring Orchid Green!" "Summer Violet Purple!"

"And there's another one making an appearance—Iris White."

"BOOM!!!"

Five-colored smoke exploded and rose behind the girls, a dazzling magical light flashed in the sky, followed by a long shot of the giant mecha combining, ending with a cool pose as they landed.

The screen displayed the message "[Magical Sentai Shikiranger is now showing]", and in the corner was a photo of the Aki Katsura Squad with Kokoro Tsukiko dressed as a director.

This teaser video has been trending on countless video websites for four days.

The familiars and the Qiugui Squad started working overtime to edit and reshoot the day after defeating Monster 21, and released this exciting trailer that very night.

Incidentally, with the help of Xin Yuehu, they also found a series of digitized film reels and editing data that had fallen into the world of mental images, and released the first episode and trailer together on the video website.

Whether they were fans of Osmanthus, Fox, or other magical girl anime, or even outsiders who didn't follow the magical girl genre, everyone was stunned by the high quality of the finished product, which even surpassed that of theatrical releases.

Every detail of the mecha combination is meticulously crafted. The emergence of the Molten Witch prototype in the trailer further showcases Xin Yuehu's superb technical skills in this area, making people eagerly anticipate the stunning long shot of the steel monster transforming, captured from all angles by the familiar.

"Have you seen this?" asked passerby A.

"Huh? Oh, the magic team that Qiu Gui is in? I don't think it's that good. I've only watched it about fifty times." Passerby B replied.

Passerby C is engrossed in reading the relevant analyses and slices.

Sitting on the subway, Nan Xiaofeng listened quietly to the comments and discussions of the passersby about the first episode and trailer of the tokusatsu drama, and her mood became much better.

The girl adjusted the shoulder bag hanging on her shoulder; the metal charms from the Qiugui Squad's wholesale store that were hanging from the zipper clinked slightly, making a soft tinkling sound.

Whether as the magical girl Hyacinth or an ordinary student at Rongcheng College of Arts and Sciences, Nan Xiaofeng is a die-hard fan of the idol group Qiugui Squad.

If she were to rank her preferences for magical girls, the Red Snow Team from Chengdu would naturally be number one, followed by the Autumn Osmanthus Team, and then Bai Lili and other popular magical girls from other cities.

"I always feel like I haven't had enough fun on this trip."

Lin Muyao, who was looking at videos on her phone next to Nan Xiaofeng, spoke up.

"...I guess he's been so busy that he hasn't had much time to play except for resting during the day," Nan Xiaofeng sighed and said.

Even though they had been in the mountain city for several days, they were still stuck in an almost unsolvable cycle of "fighting monsters - recuperating - fighting the next monster".

The later monsters were alright. At that time, Qiu Gui regained most of the control over the mental world and was able to fix the monsters' appearance time to after dinner. This was a huge improvement compared to the hellish rest time of working two shifts every day, which relieved Nan Xiaofeng's severe mental stress.

"Yes, even during my rest time, I kept thinking about that matter. I couldn't even sleep soundly, let alone travel around the mountain city." Lin Muyao spread her hands helplessly.

"I remember you guys visited several tourist attractions, didn't you?" Nan Xiaofeng asked, puzzled.

"With so little time, there's no way to explore in depth. Plus, we have to do this and that in the city, so we can't really enjoy ourselves," Lin Muyao said, shrugging.

"That does seem to make sense," Nan Xiaofeng thought to herself.

She and Hua Ling were stationed in the mental world to provide support. She only learned from Bai Ling that their companions on the outside were setting up a barrier just in case.

Although this defensive barrier was never actually used—which is a great thing—maintaining it still required a considerable amount of effort and time, so it's understandable that it took up travel time.

After all, everyone was essentially going to the mountain city to help clean up the mess left by Qiu Gui's team; tourism was just a side thing.

"Speaking of which, have you seen anything like this lately...?"

Lin Muyao paused for a moment, typed a line on her phone, and showed it to Nan Xiaofeng beside her.

Have you noticed winter jasmine lately?

Since it wasn't convenient to use cognitive shielding on the crowded subway, Lin Muyao simply used the most primitive method of secure communication to send information to Nan Xiaofeng.

The latter understood immediately and typed a reply on the chat software.

Nan Xiaofeng: [Now that you mention it, I just remembered, wasn't Meng Donghua supposed to replace Jin Zhanhua and come to Rongcheng for further studies? How did she end up going to Xin Yuehu's place?]

Lin Muyao: [I'm just really curious about this. I thought you might know some inside information.]

Nan Xiaofeng: [I really don't know. Meng Donghua greeted me on the first day she came, and then she disappeared without a trace.]

The two exchanged a glance, and couldn't help but think of the close relationship between Meng Donghua and Cheshire Rabbit. They both sighed and shook their heads.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, everyone knows that the relationship between these two bunnies is extraordinary. Even their fighting styles and socially awkward personalities are starting to show similarities.

Iris was even more worried about the appearance of a second invisible hammer assassin—after all, if Heart Moon Fox rushed over to provoke a fight, Iris would be forced to fight back, and she would be facing a pincer attack from both sides by two hammer assassins...

This is definitely not a scene that can make people happy, really.

The brief discussion about Meng Donghua ended there. Nan Xiaofeng and Lin Muyao stopped in time and did not think about it any further. They could only hope that Xin Yuehu could at least abandon her playful mentality in this regard and not raise Meng Donghua to be a second Cheshire Rabbit.

"Rongcheng Park Station has arrived. Please exit from the left-hand door."

As the arrival announcement sounded, the girls turned off their phones, each carrying a handbag, and followed the flow of people off the subway. They chatted and laughed as they walked up the escalator to the ground and stopped at the entrance of Rongcheng Park.

After returning to Chengdu from Chongqing, Nan Xiaofeng immediately received a notification from the Chengdu Heroes Association, asking her to meet two people at Chengdu Park.

The Hero Association rarely issues such instructions, and Nan Xiaofeng vaguely guessed who he was going to meet, so he brought Lin Muyao along.

"Who are we going to see this time?" Lin Muyao took a small sip of ice-cold mineral water to quench her thirst, looked around, and asked Nan Xiaofeng beside her.

The latter was just about to take out his phone to check the agreed meeting place when he looked up and saw two figures waving and walking towards them:

A girl wearing glasses, and a girl wearing a casual summer dress.

"Oh, we're here!" The girl in casual clothes waved and greeted them.

Lin Muyao stared blankly for a moment, her eyes widening as she turned to the hyacinth and blinked several times, as if trying to confirm whether she had seen it wrong.

"Huh? Wait a minute, those two over there, could they be...?"

"This is probably the person we're going to meet this time," Nan Xiaofeng chuckled and said.

That was none other than Qiu Baiyang, a retired member of the Crimson Snow Squad, and Zidingxiang.

Lin Muyao's eyes lit up.