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

Chapter 615 The Gift of Red Roses

The reconstruction of Chengdu is in full swing.

With the tickets given away as motivation, the magical girls joined in the reconstruction efforts—all of them eager to buy up the high-value gifts and merchandise at the shops run by their familiars.

Although they had almost no hard requirements for daily work as the Hero Association's only means of fighting the Astral Monsters, and the Association couldn't offer much in terms of substantial rewards at the time, the girls still devoted themselves tirelessly to the reconstruction work.

Regarding the support for the magical girls, a well-known figure analyzed that the ticket incentive campaign launched by Xin Yuehu in conjunction with the Rongcheng Association played a significant promotional role. What are your thoughts on this, Miss Red Rose?

The television screen was showing a special interview program from the TV station. A magical girl in a red dress sat in the guest seat, smiling at the camera and the host as she spoke:

Although Xin Yuehu is considered a so-called "villain" in the public eye, and she herself calls herself a villain, I personally have a pretty good relationship with Xin Yuehu.

She is actually a very upright person. Although she may seem a bit unconventional, she is still one of the most reliable pillars of support when facing monster threats and invasions from astral behemoths.

"Miss Red Rose's assessment is quite objective, and the online reviews of Heart Moon Fox are similar to yours," the host continued.

If you were to rate Xin Yuehu's special personal assistance on a scale of ten, what score would you give it?

Red Rose smiled gently, extending one finger from each hand, and said:

[11 points, because I'm going to participate too]

A girl's soft laughter came from the TV speakers; Old Deng was so cute.

"I really didn't expect that even Senior Red Rose would be attracted here." Mai Sui looked away from the cafeteria's TV screen and complained to the green ivy across the table.

This is the temporary canteen of the Chengdu Heroes Association. That's right, meals are provided throughout the reconstruction work.

Green Ivy glanced back at the TV screen, shrugged indifferently, and put a mouthful of food into her mouth.

"Wouldn't it be better if our senior could come? She's worth three or four of us by herself, and she might even shorten the construction period by many days."

"That's not how it's phrased! Green Ivy, think about it again!"

Mai Sui practically jumped onto a cafeteria chair, pointing to her temples with both fingers in a superhero pose:

"Think! Green Ivy!"

"With Red Rose's skill level, she can easily handle all level 3 commissions! Does that mean we have no commissions left to take?"

"She's already taken on over ten Level 3 commissions this morning alone! I heard she even got a Level 4 Easter egg from Hyacinth; in a few days she'll be emptying the entire store!"

"Hmm... but I heard that Heart Moon Fox restocks all the time, right? But what you said seems... to make sense."

Green Ivy rolled her eyes and raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she thought what Wheat Ear said made some sense.

But in the blink of an eye, she saw a large group of children gathered at the entrance of the temporary canteen—some big, some small, but all obediently lined up in a long queue, which immediately caught their attention.

Even four-leaf clovers and amethysts were queuing up, looking expectantly at the front of the line.

"Look over there, what are they doing?" Green Ivy asked curiously.

Mai Sui turned around and looked back, her face quickly showing a confused expression. She scratched the back of her head and shook her head.

"I can't find it. It looks like there's a line to get something. Does the cafeteria give out candy or snacks?" Mai Sui muttered to herself.

"These days, candy won't fool that many kids anymore. Are you kidding me? I think giving out free eggs would be more like it," Green Ivy retorted expressionlessly to her teammate.

The children's procession continued to move forward, and joyful laughter echoed from the front of the procession.

Just as Clover and Purple Stone excitedly left the group and headed into the cafeteria, each carrying something, Wheat, who had just finished eating, couldn't resist any longer and quickly pulled Green Ivy forward to stop them.

"Oh, Senior Wheat Ear, and Senior Green Ivy." Upon seeing the newcomers, Clover quickly greeted them politely.

"Hey Clover, what were you all doing queuing up over there? Can you tell me quietly?"

Mai Sui leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

The two girls exchanged a glance, smiled in unison, and showed the objects they were holding to their seniors.

"This is it! See, isn't it amazing?"

Mai looked down curiously—in their hands were exquisite embossed badges, each depicting their own magical girl portrait, and on the back of the badge was a familiar, dashing signature written in vibrant magical handwriting:

Red Rose

Ok?

Hmm?

The wheat ears were covered in question marks.

"Wow! A Red Rose autographed sticker!" Green Ivy exclaimed.

As a magical girl, she naturally knows what this thing means in the magical girl community: Red Rose has only given away a few batches of signed merchandise in limited quantities at the occasional Lunar New Year annual meeting over the years, and the quantity is ridiculously small.

Note that this is a limited edition gift, not an industrially mass-produced print. Each name was personally crafted by her using magic, without exception, demonstrating a level of dedication that borders on the demanding.

This directly leads to the consistently high status of [Red Rose's autographed merchandise] in the magical girl merchandise circle. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it, let alone have it customized by Red Rose herself. It is absolutely priceless and hard to come by.

"Where did you get this?! I want one too!" Green Ivy stammered, while Wheat was speechless with shock and quickly looked at her companion with curiosity.

Ziyingshi and Siyecao turned their heads at the same time, looking at the long line of children standing in an orderly fashion outside the cafeteria, their eyes saying everything.

Mai Sui and her companion darted out of the temporary canteen and looked toward the front of the line.

A red banner with white lettering was unfurled: [Red Rose is giving away autographed merchandise for free, first come, first served].

The banner also thoughtfully features a fox tail symbol at the end, along with a cat paw print, making it clear that it was made by Xin Yuehu and her friends.

But this banner, which looks as tacky as an old lady queuing up for eggs... must have been custom-made by Red Rose herself from Heart Moon Fox?

Putting aside the tacky art style, the figure of the young girl in a red dress sitting at the simple signing table at the front of the line was as eye-catching as the banner.

A familiar stood beside her, pulling out bag after bag of exquisite limited-edition badges from a large pile of cardboard boxes behind her. The children lined up obediently to receive them one by one, without making a fuss or cutting in line—or rather, no one dared to act like a queue-jumping person in front of Red Rose, this veteran magical girl.

"Hello, Sister Red Rose! I'd like a... um... a hyacinth badge!"

"Okay, take it and have a safe trip."

Red Rose smiled at the child, gathering magic at her fingertips to write on the back of the smack, carving a line of elegant and magical handwriting, and watched the happy child run off to show it off to his friends.

"Sister Red Rose... Hello, I want White Lily's badge... Ah, could you also give me an autograph?"

"No problem! Can I sign here?"

"That's right! Thank you, Sister Red Rose!"

Wheat Ear and Green Ivy darted to the back of the line and stood in line obediently. They happened to meet Tian Nanxing and Alice Little Jack at the end of the line. The three figures turned around and looked at Wheat Ear and Green Ivy behind them, waving and greeting each other.

"Hello, Miss Wheat," Alice said kindly.

"Ah... hello, Alice, and how should I address this gentleman?" Wheat returned the greeting, still somewhat unaccustomed to the presence of the black-clad Alice.

"Jack. It's fine if you call me Alice," Little Jack replied calmly.

"Woof! Me too! Good afternoon, Senior Wheat Ear and Senior Green Ivy, woof—" Tian Nanxing wagged its tail vigorously.

With the explanations of these three people, Mai Sui finally understood why Red Rose had suddenly come here to sign autographs and give away merchandise:

"The senior contacted Foxy yesterday, saying that he wanted to contribute to the reconstruction event and planned to give away all the tickets and rewards he earned to others."

Alice stammered, the vocabulary in the sentence seemingly exceeding her Chinese proficiency.

"Give it to someone else?...What's she after?" Mai Sui understood her British-accented Chinese perfectly and scratched the back of her head curiously.

"According to the senior herself, she saw that many children on the forum were very interested in this limited edition merchandise, and the badge set was quickly restocked by Fox. She could fill an entire display case in one night. If she used commission tickets to redeem them, she could give them all to the children and other people who were interested in the merchandise."

Little Jack's Chinese level has completely surpassed that of the rather honest Alice, and he calmly speaks long and difficult sentences that even a native of Sichuan province like Tian Nanxing doesn't quite understand.

Mai Sui seemed to understand, but all she understood was that "Senior Red Rose is giving away merchandise; you can get it just by queuing up."

The team moved quickly and did not delay the afternoon's reconstruction activities.

As the last child in the group was led away happily, Red Rose smiled and took the water cup from the familiar, drank some water from the thermos, and showed a satisfied and gratified expression.

"senior."

Wheat Ear, who had been waiting nearby, quickly stepped forward to greet Red Rose.

"Miss Mushroom. Ah, do you still want some merchandise? Although according to the rules this time, each person can only claim it once..."

"No, no, no, I just received it, look." Mai Sui quickly showed off the autographed sticker in her hand.

"I see. Then you must have something you want to tell me," Red Rose chuckled. "What is it that you want to whisper to me? Would you like to speak to me in private?"

"No need, it's just that... um..."

Wheat Ear was slightly flustered. In front of Red Rose, this absolute senior, all magical girls were obedient juniors, and no matter what, they dared not bring up the matter of special treatment in front of this veteran.

"Senior, you got so many tickets today, aren't you going to buy yourself any merchandise?"

"Hehehe... I'm way past the age of being too interested in toys," the seemingly young girl in red said with a light laugh.

Wheat was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that Red Rose was almost old enough to be her grandmother, which made her even more flustered.

"Moreover, these children have experienced such a huge disaster, being displaced and homeless. The smiles on their faces when they hold the toys around them are what I want to see most."

Red Rose looked at the children not far away who were exchanging badges and admiring each other, and said with a smile.

She seemed to be talking to the wheat, or perhaps expressing her innermost feelings.

"Let's work together to rebuild Chengdu as quickly as possible and give them a warm home, shall we?"

Wheat Ear stared blankly at the red roses bathed in the midday sun, their dazzling light so bright it made her unable to open her eyes.

"—I understand! Senior!"

This strengthened the wheat ears' confidence and gave them an indomitable spirit.