ocean-life Chapter 505 can be considered a beginner's tutorial.
Chapter 505 can be considered a beginner's tutorial.
How many members should an ideal magical girl team consist of?
That evening, after dinner, while sitting on the villain's rooftop planning the day's operations, Su Tianqing had this thought pop into her head.
Actually, this was a question Meng Donghua asked Dandelion when they were in Snow City.
At that time, I did not answer directly, but instead gave examples of several well-known teams to help Meng Donghua understand the concept of a "four-person team".
Bai Lili, Mai Sui, Qiu Gui, and Zi Ying Shi before Inari's return are all in groups of four.
But is this really the ideal situation?
"Fox, why are you starting to think about these things?"
Hellcat sat beside him, drinking a beverage, and said...
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheshire Rabbit across the coffee table shook his finger earnestly.
"NONONO, this is a very important issue. Fox, you finally have the same idea as me."
"Oh? What brilliant idea do you have, Rabbit?" Su Tianqing asked curiously, wagging her fox tail twice.
"Based on the information I've gathered, most excellent magical girl teams are four-person teams, but I don't think that means four-person teams are the best team size."
"Take us, for example. We're a six-person team like never before!"
Su Tianqing paused for a moment, then glanced at the two Alices sitting on another sofa, engrossed in watching TV.
Black Alice, who calls herself Jack, and Golden Alice, who calls herself Alice, share the same bag of potato chips while last year's anime, "Magical Girl☆Aki Katsura ~Seaside City Vacation~," is playing on the TV.
A fan-oriented work, with the entire Qiu Gui team giving their all, it depicts the story of the Qiu Gui squad protecting the city while on vacation at the beach. The script is decent, but the songs are very catchy.
But can Alice really be considered two people? It seems plausible.
There was an empty seat on the other single sofa chair; the gray wolf girl was not there.
"Speaking of which, where did the dog go today? Did he have something to do?" Su Tianqing looked at Cheshire Rabbit curiously.
The villain squad is indeed a team formed out of shared interests, and they can be absent at any time if something comes up. But since Dog joined, he has been there almost every time. Why is Wolf nowhere to be seen today?
"Her..."
Xia Taotao spoke first, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to tell the truth:
"Hmm... she failed her exam and has to retake it today."
"Oh." Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu were not surprised at all.
After silently praying for the wolf who failed the exam for a few seconds, as if they heard a voice from the horizon saying "I am the wolf!", they resumed their previous conversation.
"Theoretically speaking, I think the more people in the team, the stronger the fighting force, just like when we fought the giant beast in the port city," Cheshire Rabbit said.
"What Rabbit said makes a good point. More people mean more fighting power, and it can also lead to unique tactics, just like what Wheat and the others do."
Hellcat smiled with delight, recalling the exciting scene of the Wheat Squad going all out back then.
The advancing barrage of bullets from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha tore apart the army of monstrous minions summoned by Jormungandr, and together with clips from the movie "The Great Heist of Hong Kong," it became a frequent source of material in magical girl videos.
However, when facing a single monster attacking the city, such firepower would be excessive and could even cause widespread damage to surrounding buildings.
"But it's unlikely that we can gather that many people normally, and once the team size increases, coordination becomes a major problem."
The pink-haired bunny girl talked on and on.
"So I think the number of team members is not important; the most important thing is the team composition."
"As long as there is close-combat control, firepower suppression, and a core member with diverse magic abilities, such a team is enough to deal with most monsters and witches."
A brief silence fell, and even Alice, who was watching the animation, turned around and clapped.
"Rabbit is so amazing, her theory is so solid!" Su Tianqing didn't hold back her praise.
"That makes perfect sense," Hellcat clapped and cheered.
The rabbit girl chuckled foolishly, scratched her ear sheepishly, and smiled broadly.
Just as the conversation was about to continue, several flight paths flashed across the horizon and were clearly visible on the light screen projected by the reconnaissance familiar.
"—Our main characters have arrived!"
The fox-woman revealed a sly smile.
"Kitty, Bunny, and Alice,"
"Get ready to act!"
...
Marigold gripped her wand tightly, maintaining a continuous output of magic.
"When using flight magic, you must keep your magic power stable to ensure safety during flight."
Hyacinth followed closely beside her, guiding the way while speaking to Marigold.
"I...I understand!"
The girl nodded seriously, but in the short time it took to speak, her control over her magic became unstable, and she bounced up and down in the air for a while.
"Whoa!"
"Hold on!"
Hyacinth reacted quickly, grabbing the upward-floating marigold and pulling it back onto its flight path.
"Sorry, senior... I was a little distracted while I was talking..."
"Since this is your first time using flight magic without a magic storm, that's understandable."
The white ferret peeked out from behind the hyacinth, its four paws firmly gripping the hyacinth's back for a ride, and spoke to the marigold.
Today is Marigold's first day of training in Chengdu, and also her first magical girl experience after escaping the abundant magic brought by the magic storm.
After some discussion, everyone decided to start practicing from the very basics—the flying magic that all magical girls naturally know how to use.
Knowing how to use something doesn't mean you can use it well.
"When I first used flight magic, I was pretty much the same as you. I just randomly accelerated and crashed around in the sky, and soon I ran out of magic power."
"Me too, me too! When we first learned flying magic, everyone was super excited. It was common for us to accelerate too much and run out of magic power, causing us to tumble over," Nightingale chimed in.
"Eh... So even our seniors have moments like this...?"
The marigold blinked, as if it understood something, and murmured to itself.
No magical girl is born invincible. As long as you start from the basics and persevere, you can become a magical girl as excellent as your predecessors!
Marigold firmly believed this.
Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, sharing more tips on flying magic, Hyacinth seemed to sense something was amiss and turned to look at the moon hanging high in the sky.
"strangeness……"
"Hmm? Senior Hyacinth?"
The marigold turned around curiously, glanced at the bright moon and the starry sky, and said curiously.
But before the words were even finished, under the cover of moonlight, a deep blue figure suddenly appeared and attacked from mid-air! It was Hyacinth flying at full speed!
"Oh no! Everyone scatter!"
Hyacinth sensed something was wrong and instantly conjured a shield in her hand to meet the approaching figure—
"BOOM!!!"
Magic collided, exploding with shockwaves that spread in all directions. Marigold hurriedly increased her magic output to stabilize her floating posture, and stared intently at the deep blue figure swooping down:
Hell Shrike!
Good evening, Miss Marigold!
A small, golden figure appeared in the distance. As always, she sat on her wand, hanging leisurely in the air, as if she were riding a swing.
"Oh dear, it seems you're learning how to use flight magic."
"In that case, I, Fox, will make things a little more difficult for you!"
A sly smile bloomed brightly on Xin Yuehu's face.
"If you can reach the finish line while being chased by the cats and bunnies, I'll give you a small reward, how about it~?"