"Ah, there's a little doll here too!!" The moment she saw Little Jiu Ming No. 2, she lit up as though she had discovered a new continent. Making a pouncing-cat motion, she grabbed Little Jiu Ming No. 2, who had gone stiff on the floor.
A helpless feeling washed over Jiu Ming. He bared his teeth, and then a group of girls carried him off and gathered around him. In the end, they concluded that the classroom now had something resembling a sunshine-dispelling doll.
"Hey, Fox, where did your master run off to?"
Wearing pajamas and yawning, Evangeline looked at the White Fox curled up on the ground, already reverted to her original form.
"He... uh, argh." The White Fox had barely opened her mouth when a restless itch surged through her throat. Only then did she realize that she was no longer in her previous state, making speech naturally difficult. Shaking her head, she transformed into a girl with a bang, and only then did her words flow smoothly again. "How would I know where he ran off to? And! He isn't my master!!"
The White Fox girl emphasized that final sentence.
"Is that so?" Evangeline smiled, clearly not believing her. There was something on the White Fox girl that felt like a contract with Jiu Ming, yet was vastly different from one. But Evangeline did not care much for such matters. Turning around, she waved to the White Fox girl behind her. "I'm going back to sleep. If your master comes back... Chachamaru, if he tries to barge around, just make a move!"
She was clearly guarding against something...
Elsewhere, Little Jiu Ming stared at the scene before him in utter turmoil. He simply... simply did not know what to say.
The girl before him was currently sitting