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

Chapter 674 A Powerful Alliance

Adding warriors is an absolutely essential part of combining mechs.

It is well known that combined mechs often perform this operation when they encounter a powerful enemy that is difficult to defeat. Qiu Gui seems to have a deep understanding of this type of work and seems to be a very serious fan. It is perfectly normal for her to make such an action as adding additional soldiers.

Iris readily agreed, since she had originally planned to help anyway, and with her senior making such an earnest request, she naturally had no reason to refuse. The project of "improving the combined mecha" immediately became the top priority when facing the monsters that were about to appear that night.

"As you can see, these are the vehicles we've worked so hard to create; they are the various components of the combined mech."

Standing in the huge hangar, Qiu Gui walked around and introduced the four large vehicles undergoing maintenance to Iris.

Judging from the color scheme, it's not hard to tell which vehicle each of the four (Qiu Gui, Qiu Gui, and the others) was responsible for, but the appearance of these vehicles is indeed difficult to evaluate... They're all large trucks, dump trucks, and semi-trailers, with the only vehicle with a rather unique style being the one Chunlan was responsible for:

It was designed as a four-wheeled race car painted in a light green color, but its size was not much different from Qiu Gui and the others' dump truck. In fact, because the race car was scaled up proportionally, its actual volume might be the largest one on site.

"Ah... Senior Qiugui, your aesthetic sense is really... rather unique..." Iris said with a slightly embarrassed smile.

"Hehe, isn't it super cool! I especially love Xia Jin's big truck. When it combines, it becomes a super cannon on the mecha's arm. It looks super cool even in its normal state!"

"And Chunlan, this race car is mainly responsible for..."

Qiu Gui excitedly introduced the specific performance of each vehicle, looking every bit like a technician. Her enthusiasm for these things surprised Iris, who quickly suppressed her awkward smile and decided to listen attentively to what she had to say.

Senior Qiugui truly loves all the things she creates. Iris thought to herself.

Having a passion for things, having unique ideals, devoting your heart and soul to those ideals and achieving success—this in itself is something worth learning from.

After walking around the hangar for a while, Qiu Gui cheerfully explained the technical features and data of the last vehicle, but then looked apologetically at Iris, who had been listening to her the whole way, and said apologetically:

"It's that... um... I'm sorry, I've been rambling on and on without getting to the point. I think I've gotten a bit lost in my own world..."

"No, I think this state is quite good," Iris replied with a smile.

Qiu Gui's expression brightened.

"I've loved combination mecha since I was a kid, and I've always dreamed of piloting a combination mecha in battle... For a magical girl, that kind of dream seems a bit strange, doesn't it?"

"And I didn't even know if you, Iris, liked these things too... I just pulled you into the team without thinking and made you an additional fighter, without considering your feelings at all..."

"I already said it's okay. As long as it can help, I'm willing to learn how to drive them. Besides, I don't dislike these cool vehicles," Iris replied with a smile.

With such a confident answer, Qiu Gui's expression finally brightened completely. Excitedly pulling Iris Flower along, she was about to let her choose the vehicle she wanted when she suddenly turned around, only to be stunned into place by a golden figure that had appeared in front of her at some unknown time:

Hello, good afternoon~

The fox's tail swayed gently, its ears stood up high, and its cute gesture of tilting its head and waving its hand filled Qiu Gui with utter terror, almost making her jump up on the spot.

"Heart-Heart-Heart Moon Fox?! What are you doing in the world of mental images?!"

"Oh dear, Miss Qiugui, what are you saying?" The fox spirit straightened her back and grinned. "I've only given you the right to use it and complete control. Essentially, this is still the mental world I created. Why can't I come in?"

A perfect reason.

Qiu Gui couldn't find a single word to refute it, so she had no choice but to accept the fact that Xin Yuehu had entered the world of mental images.

Iris glanced curiously at Autumn Osmanthus beside her, who seemed quite terrified, and wondered why she was so frightened by the arrival of Heart Moon Fox.

It's important to know that this fox girl isn't showing any offensive stance right now. In this state, Heart Moon Fox is the safest member of her villainous team, even safer than the Otherworldly Alice, so there's absolutely no need to be wary of her.

Only Qiu Gui herself knew why she felt fear towards Xin Yuehu—

This morning I reread the instruction manual that came with the Mind Image Experience Card, and finally discovered that it clearly stated, "You are responsible for the consequences of creating monsters," and the method I used to create these monsters was exactly the same as the method used to create monsters...

Could it be that Heart Moon Fox has realized she has violated the rules of the Mind Image World's instruction manual and has decided to expel herself from this Mind Image before causing a major disaster?!

"...Miss Iris, have you decided to become an additional warrior of the [Super Galaxy Four Seasons Machine God]?" Xin Yuehu glanced at Qiu Gui, a smile playing on her lips, and subtly shifted her gaze to Iris, speaking to her.

The latter nodded.

"Well, Senior Qiugui asked me to stay and help out, so it's probably the best option for me to pilot that mecha with them."

"In that case, I, Fox, will lend you a hand. Please draw a rough sketch of the vehicle you want on this piece of paper, and Miss Qiugui and I will try our best to get the finished product ready!"

A sheet of drawing paper was handed to Iris Flower. The girl sat on the open ground, pen in hand, and began to draw, seemingly lost in thought. Meanwhile, Qiu Gui was "invited" by Xin Yuehu with kind eyes and expressions to a corner outside the hangar, where she huddled against the wall, trembling.

"Hehe, Miss Qiugui," the fox spirit said with a smile.

"Aba aba aba... Heart, Heart Moon Fox... I... I'm so sorry, I deliberately broke the rules in the instruction manual... I just forgot to read them... I'm really so sorry!"

Qiu Gui spoke tremblingly, her tongue even quivering, and she clasped her hands together and bowed her head in apology, hoping that this would earn her the forgiveness of the fox spirit in front of her.

"Miss Qiugui, you've caused such a big incident just because you forgot to read the instructions. Do you know what kind of trouble this will bring to everyone?" The fox girl still maintained her smile, but that smile made Qiugui feel even more terrified.

Oh no! Heart Moon Fox is angry!

Is it too late to apologize to her now? Should I show my sincerity? As a super villain, what kind of price would she demand?

Was he supposed to swear allegiance to her? But he still had his companions; he couldn't very well drag Xia Jin and the others down with him to swear allegiance...

"Hehehe, don't be so scared, I'm not going to eat you." Xin Yuehu calmed down a bit and then said.

"Since Miss Qiugui has caused such a big commotion, it wouldn't be right for me not to punish you."

"How about this, Miss Qiugui, if you could film a spectacular mecha tokusatsu series with me, I'll forgive all the blunders you caused in the mental world. What do you say?"

Hesitation. Stunned. Incredulity. And a hint of barely concealed surprise.

This was followed by probing questions:

"A mecha tokusatsu series... is it like X-Men Rider and Super Sentai...?" Qiu Gui's surprise was almost palpable.

"That's right, I named this series 'Magical Squadron☆Aki Katsura Ranger.' What do you think? Isn't it awesome?!" "Super awesome!!!"

Having finally found a kindred spirit, Qiu Gui rushed forward as if she had seen a relative, grabbed the fox girl's hand, and continued her unfinished tale with tears streaming down her face.

And so... the villainous fox's plan for amusement took another step forward.