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

Chapter 194 Suicheng Tower

Guangzhou doesn't have many natural attractions.

However, it excels in the artificial landscapes of urban clusters, even boasting towering architectural landmarks like the Suicheng Tower.

"A Ferris wheel high in the sky, a super-fast descent, as well as aerial exploration and a revolving restaurant..."

"This super-fast descent looks amazing! And the revolving restaurant looks great too!"

The golden fox stood in the tourist waiting area, holding a thin tourist brochure in its hand and said.

Nan Jiayu looked up at the towering building that reached into the clouds not far away.

One of Guangzhou's landmarks, the Guangzhou Tower, stands 600 meters tall and was once the tallest tower in the world. It features many amusement facilities, but its most famous feature is probably the Ferris wheel at the top.

A Ferris wheel four or five hundred meters high in the sky... just thinking about it is...

...It doesn't feel like anything special at all, the catgirl thought.

In its shrike form, it can accelerate to over two thousand meters at supersonic speed in one go, so it doesn't feel "exciting" at all for this kind of project.

But since Tianqing wants to play, I have to go with her. I'm very worried about leaving this fox who even spits out rainbows on roller coasters to experience high-altitude rides alone.

The catgirl was worried about the fox's experience, but Su Tianqing seemed to care about something else.

"You know what, little fish?"

While waiting for the elevator, Su Tianqing struck up a conversation with the catgirl next to her.

Nan Jiayu was staring blankly at the Pearl River in the distance when she heard Hu Hu's voice beside her and immediately turned her head.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"The world's first magical girl completed her first transformation at the top of the Suicheng Tower."

"Is that so... Now that you mention it, it does feel like a pilgrimage to a sacred site." Nan Jiayu suddenly realized, and her gaze towards the Suicheng Tower in front of her became somewhat solemn.

As expected, a special exhibition was set up for Red Rose on the observation deck and terrace, introducing the life of the world's first magical girl with text and photos.

"According to Red Rose's own memoirs and the Hero Association's archives, her first transformation was at the top of Suicheng Tower, where she transformed to fight against the Dragonfly Monster that attacked the tower."

"This booth displays some of the equipment that Red Rose donated to the memorial, as well as a photograph that has been restored by professionals."

The two walked to the front of the booth and looked up at the huge photograph that had been restored by technology.

Fifty years ago, a camera could only capture a blurry image, but after the Hero Association's perfect restoration and reproduction, the giant photograph clearly shows Red Rose's appearance in her first battle:

A fiery red magical girl leaped from the edge of the tower, gripping a blazing magic wand that transformed into a giant flaming sword as she slashed at the menacing dragonfly monster before her.

"That's amazing," Su Tianqing exclaimed.

"To think that such a photo could be taken, the photographer back then really captured the perfect angle," Nan Jiayu couldn't help but exclaim.

Even though he was a seasoned villain, he could only respectfully address Red Rose as a senior when faced with her past battles.

After all, this is a magical girl who has mastered both the Shadow of Stars and the World of the Mind, making her an absolute leader in the world.

"However, the Red Rose also has a formidable rival."

"The magical girl Mercury has been active ever since she appeared, treating Red Rose as her rival."

"Until Red Rose retired due to illness, Mercury also disappeared from people's sight and never appeared again."

Another figure appeared on the electronic screen.

Azure and fiery red magical girls floated in the sky, each entwined with flowing stars, raising their weapons and pointing them at each other.

Mercury, the first confirmed villainous magical girl in the world. Su Tianqing called out her name in her heart.

"Retired due to illness? Mom, what illness does Red Rose have?"

Not far away, a curious child pointed at the narration on the screen and asked the woman next to him.

The mother shook her head with a wry smile.

"Mom doesn't know either. She just heard that the disease was very serious, which caused Red Rose to never be able to turn back into a normal person from a magical girl again."

"Eh..."

Watching the interaction between the mother and child not far away, Su Tianqing tugged at the sleeve of the catgirl next to her and moved closer to Nan Jiayu.

"Little fish, do you know what a red rose is?"

"Of course, after all, she's the world's first magical girl." Nan Jiayu nodded.

"I saw a video of her before. I heard that her illness is still incurable, and even Moira can't do anything about it."

"Hmm... is it that S-class hero from Rongcheng?" Su Tianqing remembered the name.

"Yes, he is the most skilled lifetime senior physician in the entire Hero Association. When using his psychic abilities, he is the only mortal in the world who can cure astral diseases."

"But even such a skilled doctor was helpless, so they had no choice but to give up."

Nan Jiayu sighed and shook her head.

As a Hellcat, Nan Jia Yu has a lot of respect for its senior, Red Rose.

After all, she pioneered the magical girl genre and also stood up against monster attacks, saving countless people.

But this great hero was unable to return to his former life forever due to a strange illness...

"It's such a pity."

"Yes. Let's go up to the observation deck and change our mood!"

Seeing the cat's melancholy expression, Su Tianqing quickly took her hand and walked side by side toward the elevator not far away.

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"Little Fish, look! There's a boat on the river over there!"

The golden-haired fox lay on the horizontal Ferris wheel and pointed to the Pearl River.

Nan Jiayu peered out and saw a tour boat full of tourists. The tourists looked like ants, and you could vaguely see their excited faces.

"Oh, it's a cruise ship. Tianqing, would you like to take a boat trip on the river? It looks quite interesting."

"Uh... I get seasick, so let's not..." Su Tianqing shuddered and quickly said, her ears tucked into the top of her head.

"Oh, right, how could I have forgotten about that?"

"But if Xiaoyu wants to go, we can buy some motion sickness medicine before taking the boat."

"Then let's not, Tianqing, your health is more important," the catgirl said honestly.

Soon, the two noticed construction sites everywhere along the riverbank.

The river embankment is riddled with breaches caused by some kind of violence, and the repair workers organized by the Hero Association are working hard to make repairs.

Su Tianqing tilted her head.

"Why are there so many breaches in the dikes around the Pearl River? Were they all caused by some strange person?"

"Yes, Guangzhou is known for having a lot of weirdos, several times more than the national average. Tianqing, you haven't heard of this, have you?" Nan Jiayu replied.

"This...?"

The golden fox pursed its lips, seemingly lost in thought.

I've never actually heard of such a thing, and I've never even studied the patterns and frequency of the appearance of wild monsters.

But Guangzhou only experiences about eighty strange attacks a year, compared to Chengdu...

...It seems there really are quite a lot.

The vast majority of attacks in Chengdu are caused by monsters summoned by the city itself. There are only two or three wild monsters each month. The fact that there have been more than eighty monster attacks in Guangzhou this year is indeed quite bizarre.

But why? Why are there so many strange people attacking?

Su Tianqing keenly sensed that something was amiss.

"Were there always this many strange people in Suicheng? Red Rose is usually quite busy."

"Well... it shouldn't be that bad, I've never heard of Red Rose receiving a medal for outstanding attendance." Nan Jiayu shook her head honestly.

The golden-haired fox, puzzled, directed its fox familiar in the distance to take out the Divine Stone and search for the question that had suddenly come to mind.

"When did the number of weirdos in Guangzhou start to surge?"

According to internal statistics from the Hero Association, the inflection point of the upward curve was twenty years ago.

Thinking of this, Su Tianqing looked at the catgirl next to her who was looking at the skyscrapers of Guangzhou from the Ferris wheel and poked her lower back with the tip of her tail.

"Little Fish, do you remember when Red Rose retired?"

"...I really can't remember clearly." The catgirl paused slightly and shook her head.

"It was probably about twenty years ago? I'm not sure of the exact time."

Twenty years ago. This number appeared before my eyes once again.

Su Tianqing stared blankly at the towering concrete jungle of Guangzhou, her brows furrowed slightly.

Suddenly, I understood why the secret manual gave out the quest "Exploring the Red Rose".

Senior Red Rose... you really do have quite a few secrets hidden.