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

It's hard for anyone not to show the same expression as Fenrir when they hear about Xin Yuehu's evil villainous plans:

Astonishment, surprise, confusion, bewilderment.

And the relief of discovering, when trying to refute, that Cheshire Rabbit and Hellcat quite approve of the plan.

"I understand now. Once you're on this pirate ship, there's no way you can escape from here," Fenrir said.

"How can it be called a pirate ship? It's quite interesting." The black-clad Jack shrugged and replied.

Alice remained silent, only offering a helpless, bitter smile.

Looking at the drastically different styles and even personalities of the two Alices in the otherworldly form, Fenrir felt his understanding of Starry Shadow had reached a new level. The thought that these two were essentially the same person even made his head itch as if he were about to grow a brain—

Memory, body, magic—all objective existences of the two Alices are exactly the same. It's just that the deep shadows of the stars divide the light and dark sides of magic into two, which gives birth to two seemingly similar but actually very different beings.

But if we're talking about the dark side of magic...

While waiting for Heartmoon Fox and Hyacinth to figure out how to enter the new millennium, Fenrir nudged Little Jack beside him and met her curious gaze.

"I have something to ask you."

"?"

"Could you two perform that? There's a really famous space movie called 'Magical Girl Star Wars,' where a lot of magical girls with lightsabers are slashing at each other..."

"Ah, it's that movie, 'Magic☆Star☆War,' right?" Golden Alice immediately became interested and chimed in.

Little Jack, in black, raised an eyebrow, pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and then answered:

"I know, but what are we supposed to perform?"

"You're floating on a rock in the lava, and she's on a high ground on the shore. Then she says, 'It's all over! I've taken the high ground!' And then you two are wielding lightsabers, leaping and slashing through the air, fighting each other."

"..."

Little Jack stared at the gray wolf girl in front of him for a long time before finally letting out a helpless sigh.

In the end, we didn't go ahead with that strange cosplay event.

Xin Yuehu successfully concocted a teleportation spell that, theoretically, could resonate with the millennium if deployed at the right time. However, it only ensured entry but not necessarily exit, and was named "One-Way Ticket".

Everyone was initially excited about this milestone, but when the golden-haired fox girl said, "This is a one-way ticket, you need to think it over," everyone pursed their lips and remained silent.

Ideally, they would leave after careful investigation using Heart Moon Fox's teleportation magic. However, if unexpected situations arise, such as the teleportation magic failing or certain undetected characteristics of the mental world, the worst-case scenario could be that they become eternal prisoners in a time loop along with Albatross...

At that point, the so-called rescue efforts will cease to exist, and the number of victims will only increase.

After a two-second silence, Hyacinth slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and said:

"I'll go scout ahead first, and once I'm sure it's safe, I'll figure out a way to come back and let you know..."

Chi Xue reached out and pressed Feng Xinzi back into her seat.

"Sit down. Where are you going? Sending such a dangerous person like you, a shining star, directly into this situation is risky. What if something goes wrong due to insufficient intelligence?"

"But Elder Albatross, she..."

"I understand what you mean, but you also need to know what state you're in right now." Akashi firmly rejected Hyacinth's request to attack.

Hyacinth wanted to say something more to argue her point, but Lily Bai reached out and pressed Hyacinth down.

Bai Lili had no objection to Akayuki's expression and narration. Hyacinth is currently one of the top theoretical combat powers in the magical girl world. When she released Shining Star, her direct strength was on par with Red Rose, a living fossil. Her achievement of defeating Garuda's main body in two moves with Black Hole Hellcat is obvious to all.

Her backup force must be used wisely. If the hyacinth, who is exploring the way, gets injured or even trapped due to unfamiliarity with the current situation in the new millennium, it will be much more difficult to rescue her later.

"In that case, we need to be prepared for both possibilities," Bai Lili said.

"—Send a vanguard, someone who is very familiar with the terrain of Millennium, with the maximum support we can provide, to try to establish an outpost in Millennium."

"Once the outposts are established, we can use them to provide rapid support and evacuate in time if danger arises, making it relatively safer and more stable."

After speaking, Bai Lili's long-handled staff appeared in her hand, and the end of the staff struck the ground, causing a magical light screen to appear, outlining the steps of the plan.

"So here's the question... who should we send as the vanguard?"

Hyacinth was about to raise her hand when Lily Bai cast a silencing spell on her, silencing her.

"First, I'll rule you out, Hyacinth."

"Ugh!?"

Ignoring Hyacinth's struggles, Bai Lili's gaze swept over all the members present, finally settling on several Star Shadows.

A half-finished mental world is already fraught with danger, and on top of that, it also holds the true form of an astral jellyfish that has been absorbing magic power for over a decade and whose strength is now unknown. It would be extremely dangerous for an ordinary magical girl to enter it.

However, there are differences among the shadows of the stars, such as the three who were first eliminated by Bai Lili—Xin Yuehu and his companions.

"Why did you exclude the three of us? This is discrimination!" The golden-haired fox girl jumped up and down a few times to express her dissatisfaction.

"Although we all acknowledge Miss Xinyuehu's strength, as do Hellcat and Cheshire Rabbit, there are some well-known reasons..." Bai Lili spread her hands with a wry smile and glanced in Qiugui's direction.

They practically said it out loud: "We don't need you to lift a finger this time. Besides, everyone still remembers the mess we made in Shancheng last time."

Letting these three in might quickly resolve the current crisis, but what will happen next? Don't ask.

I'm afraid that Xin Yuehu might suddenly decide to cause a massive disturbance even more terrifying than the Astral Jellyfish, and everyone might suffer even more than when they beat up the jellyfish.

"Looking at it this way, I think it's more suitable for me to be the vanguard," Bai Lili said.

"I possess a wide variety of magic, which can effectively handle various events, and even in unexpected situations, I can respond promptly..."

"But you're not very familiar with Chengdu in the new millennium, are you?" Chi Xue suddenly interrupted Bai Lili's narration.

The latter paused for two seconds.

"Akayuki, you've been retired for a long time, there's no need for you to keep doing this..."

"She was my former companion, and Mengmeng was the stargazer who gave me my first guardian star. I'm the most suitable person to go," Chixue said decisively, leaving no room for doubt.

"If that's what you're saying... sigh..." Bai Lili opened her mouth, but in the end she just shook her head and sighed softly, shrugging at Chi Xue.

She probably knew she couldn't win against this veteran albatross, since her identity as an albatross companion was just too perfect, leaving no room for argument.

Hyacinth broke through Bai Lili's silence spell at this moment and turned to Chi Xue, saying:

"Senior, I'll go with you!"

"Don't be ridiculous," Chi Xue immediately refused.

"I've already told you you're our ace; we can't send you into danger without any intelligence."

"But……"

"No buts, it's settled then. I'll go inside to scout and investigate, try to build an outpost camp, and find out exactly what Albatross wants to lock up inside," Chi Xue nodded and said.

Hyacinth clenched her fist, then helplessly relaxed it after a long while and lowered her head.

"But no matter what, what if you encounter any danger alone, senior..."

Chi Xue didn't say anything, but walked to Feng Xinzi's side and patted her on the shoulder.

"I entrust my back to you," she whispered.

That was all.