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

Chapter 439 The Heroes' Ingenuity 1

TRPG games don't actually have a fixed path.

The core appeal lies in the collaboration between the host and the players, who consider the characters' personalities and thought processes to role-play and complete an epic battle.

Of course, its unique appeal lies in coming up with unconventional ideas in unexpected places and trying to implement them, or in rolling a crucial die at a critical moment to turn the tide.

For example, right now.

"The heroes arrived outside the city lord's mansion under the cover of night."

The fox spirit calmly described the environment, while also using the camera to show the viewers in the live stream the scenes in her mental world.

"Night fell over the center of Greywood City, and a manor stood before you, its solid stone and steel fences separating it from the surrounding streets. Through the gaps in the fences, you could see the interior of the manor shrouded in darkness."

"My race is elves, and I possess night vision. I will conduct a thorough observation of the manor's perimeter," said the bard Nightingale.

"Then I'll use my first-circle spell, Darkvision, on Nightingale, and then use the trick, Detection Magic, to help her observe," the mage Iris replied.

"That's a pretty good combination. This kind of combo should be able to gather a lot of intelligence." Even Fenrir and Alice, who were watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but nod in approval.

"Since that's the case..."

The fox spirit tossed a few unrolled dice with great interest, and after confirming the numbers, she began to explain:

"With the help of the magic of the mage iris, Miss Nightingale observed the terrain of the lord's mansion garden and saw the magical light emanating from the outer walls and balconies."

"The aura of these spells is extremely strong; even ordinary detection spells can clearly see them, so they must be quite powerful spells."

"Luckily we did some scouting beforehand, or we would have been fooled." Hyacinth looked enlightened.

"So, all that's left for us is the gate... Sigh, speaking of which, is the city lord only offering a bounty on [Heroic Hyacinth]? Are there any bounties on the rest of us?"

Pastor Bai Ling seemed to have thought of something and quickly said something.

The fox spirit shook her head.

"According to the intelligence gathered by Tiannanxing, all the bounties issued by the city lord are only for the hero, and there are no bounties for anyone else."

"I have an idea! We can do this... and then this..."

The group gathered together and started chattering amongst themselves.

Hyacinth's expression gradually shifted from thoughtful to shocked, then to anxious attempts to refute and offer other opinions.

Finally, after realizing that the situation was beyond repair, only calm and helplessness remained on her face.

.

"Is this your scheme?"

The onlookers waiting to play the NPCs all showed subtle expressions, especially the Hellcat next to the fox girl, who couldn't help but show a strange expression when he saw the hyacinth that looked like a rice dumpling.

"Of course, since the city lord only wants hyacinths, then we can stage a self-inflicted injury and successfully get close to the city lord, right?" Priest Bai Ling gave a thumbs up.

"Have you even considered my feelings?!" Hyacinth cried out, but no one paid much attention to her.

"Speaking of which, everyone's watching this scheme. Won't the information be leaked later?" Tian Nanxing asked curiously, wagging its tail.

The fox spirit smiled and denied it.

"Of course not! The cats are just playing NPCs. I, Fox, will decide the specific action plan, so don't worry~"

With the host's endorsement, everyone immediately put in a great effort to hold down the hyacinth that was trying to escape, and they started to frantically try to stop it.

With someone holding his hands and someone holding his feet, and someone holding the rope while someone else tied it tightly, the poor hyacinth was thus bound into a dumpling with the help of the hellcat.

"...Could we try a more comfortable position?"

Hyacinth was carried by a pair of translucent mage hands, closely following behind the mage iris.

"No, what if the servants become suspicious?"

"Waaah—"

Her wailing didn't change anything; it just made the comments in the live stream even more hilarious.

.

"Ding-dong~"

The bard Nightingale stepped forward and rang the doorbell, saying to the servant who answered:

"We have captured the brave Hyacinth and have come to ask the city lord for a reward."

After observing the bound hyacinth for a while, the attendants quickly went to consult the manor owner's opinion, and the group successfully entered the city lord's garden under their guidance.

"This scheme was so clever that it fooled the servants. They had no suspicion of the adventurer party and led you to the city lord's office."

Su Tianqing faithfully played the role of the host, enjoying herself immensely.

"Before you is a sturdy gate, seemingly difficult to breach, and the city lord's voice comes from within—she is inviting you in."

"Then we must prepare for battle," the bard Nightingale said to her companions from the doorway.

"What am I going to do later? Will someone untie me?" Hyacinth complained.

"Leave this to me. I'll find a way to hide," the assassin Tian Nanxing replied, wagging his tail.

With her teammates' affirmative answers, Hyacinth finally felt relieved. The group pushed open the door and entered the spacious office room, looking at the figure standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window:

The petite cat girl, dressed in aristocratic attire from another world, wore a single pair of glasses that looked very down-to-earth.

Lord of Graywood City – played by Hellcat.

"...Why is it you?" Hyacinth's eyes twitched slightly.

Hellcat ignored Hyacinth's complaints and recited her lines from her script:

"I heard that you guys captured Hyacinth, the hero on my bounty poster? What a magnificent feat! I pay my highest respects to you all."

"The city lord seemed very friendly, with gold and treasures laid out in front of her, perhaps as a reward for your 'capture' of the hero."

Xin Yuehu floated on the ceiling, adding to the description, and addressed the crowd.

"What are your next steps?"

"If I were the bound hero, I would curse this city lord!" Hyacinth exclaimed.

Hyacinth got quite into character and launched into a tirade in the style of a hero from another world.

Everyone suspected she was just taking the opportunity to vent her frustrations, but no one could find any evidence of her wrongdoing.

The city lord, played by Hellcat, wasn't angry. He simply glanced around at everyone, then pulled out a magic rune stone from behind his back and showed it to them.

"However, I regret to inform you all..."

"—All your schemes are utterly exposed before the magic of the Great Demon King Fox!"

The runestone lit up, clearly displaying the scene of Hyacinth and her group entering the city.

"You think you've exploited a loophole in my bounty order, but I've actually been monitoring your movements all along. I never expected you to dare to enter my territory on your own initiative—you're incredibly audacious!"

"And I will carry out the will of the Great Demon King Fox and annihilate you all here!"

"I told you this plan was unreliable!"

Hyacinth complained loudly, having already broken free from her already loose bindings. Everyone pulled out their weapons and looked at the city lord, Hellcat, who was holding up a magic rune stone.

"The heroes' plan was discovered by the city lord, but their purpose was to get close to the city lord and interrogate and assassinate him."

"At this point, there was no further communication or exchange, and a conflict between the two sides was imminent."

"Now, let's enter the battle!"