Fallen Angel Goddess Club!

"I'm off to school. Behave yourselves while I'm gone."

"Mm."

"Human! Come back early! I'll be waiting for you at home!"

Bai Xuan closed the door and headed for school.

By his reckoning, Bai Yu would be back tomorrow, and he still hadn't found a suitable secret base.

How am I supposed to find a secret base...?

Bai Xuan walked along, frowning in thought.

Just as he stepped onto the crosswalk, a Maybach came speeding toward him and nearly hit him.

He looked after the Maybach, but it was already long gone.

"Watch where you're driving! Didn't you see the red light?"

Bai Xuan cursed, memorized the license plate, and continued toward school.

Suddenly!

Four enormous wolves, each bigger than a tiger, burst out behind him and charged his way—

"Monsters?!"

Bai Xuan was about to fight back when he realized the wolves had no interest in him. They raced straight after the Maybach.

He immediately understood what was going on, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, he couldn't outrun a car on foot.

"Looks like I need a mount, too."

Bai Xuan muttered to himself and quickened his pace toward school.

As soon as he reached the school gate, he spotted the familiar Maybach pulling up.

S888?

Wasn't that the car that had nearly hit him?

Just then, a familiar figure stepped out of it.

Su Yue!

"Hm?"

After getting out, Su Yue noticed Bai Xuan nearby.

She smiled and greeted him first. "What a coincidence, Bai Xuan."

"Sure is," Bai Xuan replied dryly. "We're probably the only two people in the whole school who are late."

"..."

Su Yue paused, then smiled again. "I'm really sorry about earlier. My driver almost hit you. Please accept my apology on his behalf."

"It's fine."

Bai Xuan said nothing more and headed straight for his classroom.

At his cool response, Su Yue gently bit her lip, a flicker of confusion in her bright eyes.

She murmured, "Why didn't it work on him?"

"Still... he has the strongest mental field in this area."

After a moment's thought, a faint smile touched Su Yue's lips.

"He could be very useful."

During lunch break, Bai Xuan used Legendary Perspective to keep an eye on Xilin and Marée Alaira at home.

Xilin was no cause for concern. She sat quietly in her room, reading.

Marée Alaira, on the other hand, ran and jumped around her room. Every so often, she hugged his pillow and rolled about, kicking her legs like a cat...

Are you really a dragon?

Aren't you a cat!?

Wait!

Don't chew my pants!

Bai Xuan sighed. He really needed to find a new place to live, and soon.

At this rate, Marée Alaira would tear his home apart!

"Bai Xuan, what are you thinking about?"

As he thought about it, Zhao Fan and Lu Meng came over and asked him.

"Nothing," Bai Xuan replied.

Before he had even finished speaking, Zhao Fan planted both hands on his desk.

Bai Xuan blinked at him. "What's up?"

"Bai Xuan!" Zhao Fan asked earnestly. "Are you interested in joining our club?"

"Club?" Bai Xuan raised an eyebrow. "What club?"

"The Fallen Angel Goddess Club!" Zhao Fan said excitedly.

"Mm-hmm!" Lu Meng nodded solemnly beside him.

"?"

Huh?

The moment Bai Xuan heard the name, he froze.

What?

Fallen Angel Goddess Club?

What the hell is that supposed to be?

"This club..."

He paused for a second before finishing, "What does it do?"

"Support our angel, of course!"

Zhao Fan thrust both hands into the air and cried out like he was swearing an oath. "Lady Su Yue! Our angel! We'll protect her forever!"

Lu Meng nodded vigorously beside him. "Mm-hmm!"

"Uh..." Bai Xuan frowned.

My friends have lost their minds!

But there's definitely something wrong with Su Yue!

I need to investigate her properly!

"No."

Bai Xuan stood and headed out of the classroom.

"No? Bai Xuan, you can't say no!" Zhao Fan shouted after him. "She's an angel!"

Lu Meng kept nodding. "Mm-hmm!"

"I'd say no even if she were a pile of dog shit!"

After leaving the classroom, Bai Xuan slipped into an empty corner and activated Invisibility.

He searched the school for Su Yue, hoping to find out who—or what—she really was.

Before long, he found her in a clubroom.

The room was full of girls who seemed to be having... a tea party?

They all gathered around Su Yue, showering her with praise and adoration.

"Su Yue, could you teach us to make desserts? Yours are so delicious!"

Su Yue took a small sip of black tea, then smiled. "Of course. It's actually quite easy. Make them with me a few times and you'll pick it up in no time."

"Su Yue, how do you keep your skin looking so good?"

Su Yue explained softly, "Apply a face mask every day and bathe in the Water of Life three times a day. That will keep your skin healthy."

Bai Xuan: Three baths a day?

"Su Yue! Could I have your autograph?"

Su Yue nodded gently. "Of course, though my autograph isn't worth anything special. It's just a keepsake."

"Ahhh!"

"An angel!"

Bai Xuan: Huh?

Bai Xuan watched silently for quite a while but noticed nothing else unusual.

The only thing that struck him as odd was how extraordinarily popular Su Yue was with the other students.

Everything she said and did seemed to set the trend for everyone else, stirring up a little commotion with ease.

Could she be...

...a psychic Esper?

Bai Xuan didn't watch much longer. With class about to start, he returned to his classroom.

He had barely stepped inside when Zhao Fan and Lu Meng came over again.

"Bai Xuan, are you sure you won't reconsider?"

"No."

"Our club already has over two hundred members!"

"So what?"

"Join, and you'll get a monthly club stipend of two hundred yuan from Lady Su Yue!"

"?"

"I'm in!"

"Settle down, everyone!"

The bell rang, and the teacher entered the classroom. Once everyone was quiet, the teacher said,

"Today, we have a transfer student joining our class."

"A transfer student?"

"Our class is getting one too?"

"Is it a girl?"

The classroom erupted in chatter. Everyone was curious.

Bai Xuan was a little surprised too. Su Yue had just transferred into the class next door, and now his class was getting someone new?

Why was Ninghang City suddenly so busy?

Still, he wasn't particularly interested.

"Come in," the teacher said to a girl outside the door with her hair in a bun. "Everyone, meet your new classmate—Li Hongyou."

Bai Xuan: Hm?