Wish You Sweet Dreams

Late at night, Nan Jiayu sat silently on her dorm bed.

The lights were still on, and as usual, her roommates sat at their desks gaming together.

"Almost dead, almost dead!"

"You call that health bar almost dead?"

Nan Jiayu found it noisy.

Maybe because magical girl activities had taken up so much of her energy, Nan Jiayu did not like playing games. In her spare time, she preferred sitting around reading or watching videos.

But now, she had gained another hobby:

"Good evening, everyone!"

"Fox Fox is here!~"

On the screen, the lively and adorable little Golden Fox smiled sweetly at the camera, dazzling and radiant.

"She's here, she's here."

"Got a front-row seat."

"Will Fox Fox sing today?"

"I want to hear Fox Fox sing."

The chat kept scrolling, and several SCs requesting songs floated across the upper-right corner, each of them thanked by the golden-haired Fox Fox.

"Thank you for the SCs, everyone~ Oh my, are there really so many people who want to hear Fox Fox sing?"

"But it's already very late. If Fox Fox sings too loudly, everyone won't be able to rest properly."

"What a shame."

"Gentle Fox Fox."

The chat flooded the screen.

Nan Jiayu had not expected the viewers to be so enthusiastic.

Still, there were indeed far more viewers today than before. It seemed more and more people had noticed Heartmoon Fox's stream.

That was a good thing. It proved Fox Fox truly had outstanding charm.

"Ah, since everyone is so enthusiastic... Fox Fox can sing some gentler songs too."

"How about a lullaby? Does everyone want to hear a lullaby?"

The little fox grabbed the camera in her hand. After a rustling sound, the view shifted to an unfamiliar upward angle.

Golden Fox lowered her head, hooked a lock of hair behind her ear with her pinky, and smiled sweetly, her gaze affectionate.

"Since it's a lullaby, Fox Fox will sing it from a lap-pillow perspective~"

Huh? She could sing it like that?

Nan Jiayu blinked blankly, then quickly pulled over her blanket and lay down on her pillow.

As though she were really resting on this cute little fox's lap.

This was called immersion!

"Yay, it's Fox Fox's lap pillow."

"Fox Fox Mama."

"Wuwuwu, Fox Fox is so cute."

Before the chat could continue flooding the screen, a gentle song flowed from her lips.

Nan Jiayu parted her lips slightly, unsure what expression she should make. Yet the tail that had unconsciously curled into a loop faithfully reflected the catgirl's feelings.

The moonlight was clear and bright. The girl wore a smile, her voice soft and elegant.

Stars dotted the sky, and even the Milky Way seemed to sway along with her song.

The chat fell still for a long time. Almost everyone had become immersed in the gentle lullaby.

It was only after the song ended, when a crisp laugh sounded by her ear, that Nan Jiayu returned to reality from her daze.

"How was that~ Fox Fox sang pretty well, right~?"

"What a pity. If Fox Fox knew how to play the piano, this lullaby might have sounded even better."

The long-silent chat suddenly erupted.

Nan Jiayu's phone screen was drowned beneath the massive flood of messages, even lagging for a moment.

Red SCs spread across the screen like a carpet, forcefully flooding it.

"Oh my... oh my... this..."

Golden Fox seemed to be seeing such a huge carpet of SCs for the first time and froze for a long while.

Seeing her helpless appearance, the chat became even more excited.

"Fox Fox sings beautifully."

"It's the best lullaby I've ever heard."

"Wuwuwu, Fox Fox Mama, wuwuwu."

Nan Jiayu stared blankly at the screen, even forgetting to join in and send a red carpet of messages.

Only when the little fox resumed chatting with the viewers did Nan Jiayu finally snap out of the lingering afterglow of that lullaby.

Then she silently opened her wallet and sent an SC.

[Fox Fox is so cute. Can we hear a lullaby again tomorrow?]

"Thank you all for your support~ Thank you, Gentleman Has Wine, for the SC~"

"Since everyone likes it so much, Fox Fox will sing everyone a lullaby every night~"

"Yay!" x343

She could hear a lullaby every day!

The catgirl grinned foolishly at the screen, her tail hanging off the bed and trembling slowly.

Drawing suspicious looks from her three roommates below.

"...Say," Roommate A said, "Little Fish's condition is really weird."

"Is it? I think she's fine." Roommate B looked puzzled.

"But now that you mention it... she really does seem different from when military training first started." Roommate C keenly noticed something.

The three of them all looked toward the catgirl lying on the bed, her tail swishing wildly.

"How should I put it? Little Fish may look cold, but she's actually quite emotional."

"Catgirls are all like that. Cold on the outside, warm on the inside."

"I wonder who could tame a catgirl like Little Fish so quickly..."

Roommates A, B, and C huddled together and chatted quietly, unable to help recalling the days of military training.

Back then, everyone had only recently started school. Nan Jiayu had truly been like a cat arriving in a new environment.

After military training every day, she would return to the dorm and curl up in the corner of her bed, ignoring everyone.

Until one day, when Roommate B suddenly suffered heatstroke and became dizzy. This catgirl displayed the exceptional physical strength of a beastfolk, sprinting a kilometer from the dorm to take Roommate B to the Medical School Affiliated Hospital.

Only then did the atmosphere in the dorm improve, and Nan Jiayu finally began to fit into this completely unfamiliar environment.

Who could tame this catgirl so quickly?

"Tianqing."

"It could only be Tianqing."

"That cute little fox."

They spoke in unison, yet all pointed to the same person.

Their classmate who lived off campus, the petite Foxfolk girl, Su Tianqing.

Petite and cute, lively and cheerful,

Though she was warm toward everyone else, she practically clung to Nan Jiayu every day. She was almost becoming a Fox Fox accessory.

"They must be mutually in love," Roommate A commented sharply.

"Yeah, Tianqing is obviously so cute, yet she clings to Little Fish every day... Mm, why am I a little jealous?"

"Little Fish is pretty cute too. The two of them suit each other."

"But they're both girls," Roommate B added.

Then Roommates A and C glared at her simultaneously.

"What's wrong with girls? Aren't girls great?"

"Little Fish can't be snatched away by some pig! Of course she should go snatch someone else's cabbage!"

Roommate B's pupils shook.

Oh no, there were lesbians around me?

The CP ringleaders below the bed were whispering among themselves.

The catgirl curled up on her bed and stared at the screen, occasionally letting out foolish giggles.

Meanwhile.

Huatianli Residential Community, Rongcheng. Inside a residence somewhere.

Nan Xiaofeng lay on her bed, holding her phone.

On the screen was the little fox humming beneath the moonlight. With the chat blocked, she could see her sweet and adorable face more clearly.

Bailing had said she was returning to the Star Realm to find a way for herself to grow stronger, so she had been absent these past few days.

Her ears were much quieter, but Nan Xiaofeng also felt a little bored.

Actually, she could understand Bailing.

After all, ever since Heartmoon Fox appeared, Hua Ling and she had never gained any advantage over that fox. They had even fallen into desperate situations many times...

Though Heartmoon Fox had used those "desperate situations" entirely to play pranks on them.

But...

"..."

Nan Xiaofeng looked at the smiling little fox on the screen and pursed her lips.

She saw the two cute bandages on her palm.

...Was what she had seen really only a dream?

Even though she had already awakened, she still could not forget the little hand holding hers, nor Iris's beautiful figure shining brilliantly beneath the setting sun.

...She was actually pretty cute.

But why did Heartmoon Fox do this to her?

She repeatedly picked fights with her, yet never attacked her. She had never even caused her any injuries...

"Argh! I can't figure it out!"

Nan Xiaofeng squeezed her eyes shut, turned off her phone screen, and forced herself to sleep.

She still had school tomorrow! Hurry up and sleep!

Silence.

After a long silence, the screen lit up again.