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

In the city center of an alternate dimension, a disaster beyond imagination is brewing.

A gigantic, translucent monster stands in the city center. It is as wide as several buildings tied together, and its head is covered by a vast canopy of tentacles that could encompass half the city.

...if that part can really be called the "head".

Besides the countless tentacles hanging down towards the city floor, more translucent, strange entities were protruding from its massive body:

A translucent "hand," resembling a human arm, roams and explores the air in a way that no other creature can match, as if searching for something important... or perhaps, as if it is engaging in a process of "reproduction" that transcends the comprehension of most living beings.

Reproduction is a biological instinct. Countless creatures exist in the mortal realm and the astral plane, each with its own unique reproductive methods. However, the reproductive pattern of this translucent umbrella-shaped hydra evokes the same questions and even fears in many onlookers.

The translucent "hands" floating in the air will find a suitable place to take root. Their bodies, which are modeled after human arms, twist and are stretched open from the inside. The fingers lengthen and the palms unfold, quickly forming a hydra that takes root on the ground.

As more and more arms appeared, the ground was gradually occupied by countless hydras that took root there. They twisted their bodies, merged and clung to each other, vying to draw magic from the ground and the air, and then wriggled toward the umbrella-shaped hydra that had spread its arms, returning to the single, enormous body.

It goes on and on, in cycles.

"What...what is this...?"

The hyacinth flew in the air, watching in horror what was happening before its eyes.

Semi-transparent non-human monsters are wreaking havoc, and those monsters that resemble "familiars" are exhibiting properties that are completely different from the familiars that Hyacinth remembers. In particular, the action of "merging" even makes Hyacinth feel an instinctive discomfort.

The people on the other end of the video call also frowned. Tian Nanxing and Shuo Ye were even more ashen-faced, having never seen such a strange monster before.

"Is this what we're supposed to solve this time?" Albatross seemed startled by the scale of the disaster before him, muttering to himself.

The meerkat spirit stared intently at the enormous hydra with its canopy spread wide, muttering under its breath, "This is troublesome," before speaking to the two stargazers perched on the hyacinth's shoulder behind it:

"Bai Ling, and Miss Yue Tianxin, be prepared to provide support. Something unexpected might happen later."

"Senior Mengmeng? You mean...?"

Bai Ling wanted to ask for more details, but before she could speak, two trails of flying magic appeared on the horizon, turning into streaks of light and crashing into the giant hydra.

Purple and crimson sword flashes continued, severing and destroying countless arms and tiny hydra bodies. However, translucent arms continued to float out from the giant hydra's body, and tentacles covering most of the city began to swarm towards them.

"Please, Miss Hyacinth, find a way to stop it!" The albatross was a little anxious, its tone slightly worried.

"Leave it to me!"

Hyacinth, however, seemed completely unaffected by the tension and pressure. Upon hearing her senior's plea for help, she immediately summoned her sword and shield, shouted "I'm going!", and charged straight at the giant hydra like a sky-blue meteor.

Before the albatross could finish speaking, the surging sword energy from its blade had already carved a bloody path through the dense hydra thicket.

It's like placing a heavy-duty combine harvester in a vast wheat field; the hyacinth is the sharpest blade of this harvester, leaving nothing but barren land in its wake.

"...Wow!"

Albatross was a little stunned. The magic missile that was originally prepared to help suddenly didn't know where to launch. Grabbing its wand, it looked around for a spot, somewhat bewildered, and could only let out a gasp of surprise.

The meerkats were also dumbfounded, their mouths slightly agape. Only after Yue Tianxin and Bai Ling flew to the albatross's head and shoulder and found comfortable spots to sit down did they turn to look at the two with surprised eyes.

"Are all the new recruits this fierce these days?" After a long silence, the meerkat once again uttered a profound remark.

Hyacinths are leading the charge.

She kept the Divine Stone on her person to maintain video communication, and was invincible all the way from the outer hydra jungle to the central area, where she met up with two seniors who had fought alongside her.

"Senior Chixue! Senior Zidingxiang! I'm here to help you!" Hyacinth shouted.

Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice and hearing the strange magical fluctuations, Chi Xue turned around sharply and saw Hyacinth, with her sword and shield working together, frantically attacking through the hydra forest. Her already furrowed brows furrowed even more.

When the azure magical girl arrived before them, the three stared at the utterly pulverized remains of the hydra scattered on the ground, exchanging bewildered glances. Only then did Akashi whisper:

"I appreciate your help... but who are you?"

"I'm Hyacinth! We fought together yesterday, senior, have you forgotten?" Hyacinth said hastily.

"hyacinth?……"

Chi Xue repeated it softly, her confusion growing more severe, which made Zi Dingxiang also appear conflicted.

"Senior Chixue? Didn't we fight this guy yesterday? Our teamwork was perfect!"

The girl's face was full of question marks, but she quickly snapped out of her daze and didn't dwell on things she couldn't understand. She and Hyacinth looked at the giant hydra in the city center.

"Let's not talk about that for now. It's great that you're here to help."

"Did you see that thing? Albatross said it just ate a resident nearby... God knows how there could be a resident around here. Didn't the Hero Association evacuate the whole city a long time ago? Damn it..."

Chi Xue muttered a curse under her breath.

"In short, it needs some time to digest its prey. We need to remove the victims from its body before that happens, otherwise their life force will quickly dissipate."

"Lilac and I will lead the charge; please cover our rear."

"Ah... okay, don't worry." Hyacinth nodded.

But she couldn't help but frown, and followed the two seniors in charging at the giant hydra, but a strange thought popped into her mind.

……strangeness.

Why does Senior Akashiki suddenly not recognize me? Even if the senior in this other world isn't the person I know, we still fought side by side yesterday. But today, his words and actions completely treat me like a stranger who is just a supporter. Is this really right?

This feeling of being out of place in the world gradually clouded Hyacinth's strange thoughts, and she couldn't help but look up at Red Snow and Lilac.

The magic of the predecessors was still so familiar, and they were just as valiant in their battles against the hydra. The magic they used and their fighting moves were exactly the same, except that they didn't recognize themselves.

What exactly is wrong...?