Chapter 112

"Everything has gone wrong since the workshop was robbed; it's truly unpleasant."

"Stolen?"

Elysia looked puzzled, but her eyes were filled with interest.

"Yes, the culprit is a furry fellow." Vill-V nodded. "But compared to those, Little Pardo, your tail..."

"Ah! That's just an ordinary tail, it's not important, not at all!"

Pardofelis explained hastily, fearing that her tail would give her away.

"Really?"

Elysia stared at the flames on Pardo's tail.

"Oh, of course, let it fend for itself!" Pardofelis said something extremely cruel to the tail.

"But your tail is on fire."

"By the way, it'll be burned out soon."

"Hmm?" Pardofelis then turned her gaze to her tail. "Ah! My tail!"

The flames grew larger and larger, Pardofelis exerted a great deal of effort to finally extinguish the fire on her tail.

"Oh, to have it back! To have it back! This is wonderful!"

Pardofelis hugged her tail and sighed.

"That's strange, why did the tail suddenly catch fire?"

With a snap, the lighter fell out of Pardo's body; it was the very thing she had stolen from Vill-V's workshop.

The atmosphere at the scene became exceptionally heavy for a moment.

"Um, um... Sister Vill-V."

Pardofelis backed away step by step until Vill-V picked up the tinderbox. "Isn't this my discarded tinderbox? Oh, so that's what it was for."

"Oh dear! I'm so sorry..."

With a thud, Pardo knelt down. Before Vill-V could even finish speaking, Pardo only reacted after she had knelt down.

"Discarded? Wait, isn't this something stolen from the workshop?"

"It wouldn't matter if we lost hundreds of these handmade little gadgets," Vill-V shook her head.

"I knew it! Pardofelis may love buying goods from all over the place, but she doesn't actually cause any trouble for anyone."

"Haha, yeah."

Knowing that she wasn't the culprit, Pardofelis put her hands on her hips, looking quite proud.

"But then, who is that habitual thief?"

Meanwhile, far away in the workshop in Vill-V, a fluffy little cutie was sleeping.

The video ends here.

Kiana: "Pfft~ Hahaha, Pardo, you knelt down way too readily, didn't you? Hahaha."

This is hilarious! Where did this France cat come from? It knelt down before even finishing its sentence.

And judging by Pardo's speed, this definitely isn't the first time she's done something like this.

Elysia: "Pardofelis, at least hold on a little longer and let Vill-V finish what she has to say."

Pardofelis: "Hehe~ Sister Elysia, I'm just actively admitting my mistake. You all know me, how could I possibly have bad intentions?"

Scratching her head, Pardofelis was now at least certain of one thing.

That means the Canned Food seller must have taken something good from Sister Vill-V and didn't hand it over.

When we get back, we'll use torture to force Canned Food to hand over all the delicious magic potions!

"It's fine for Pardo Vill-V take a few small items, but it would be troublesome if the cat ran into the workshop and damaged the experimental equipment."

Pardofelis: "Yes, they must be severely punished! Sister Vill-V, don't worry about me, I'll make the Canned Food spit out all the potions it stole."

Canned Food: "Meow!!!"

Vill-V: "No, I meant we could improve the workshop's automatic defense system. We need to add an anti-cat system. That's all, I'm off to get busy."

The sound of dinging and clanging rang out in the Spiral Workshop, but there was no response from the Chat Group for a long time; it seemed that Vill-V had gone offline again.

Theresa: "He's really a busy person. As a fellow scientist, Welt, you should learn from him and contribute to the growth and success of the academy."

Welt: "Uh, I understand, Headmaster."

Theresa: "Um, I was just saying, don't take it too seriously."

The headmistress suddenly remembered that she was still in arrears with salaries. She felt a little guilty for exploiting the core members and loyal subjects of her St. Freya Academy.

[Q&A begins.]

[In Mobius's laboratory, Danzhu is late for clocking in. What punishment will she face?]

[A: Punishment? What punishment? Just go lie on the operating table.]

[B: Please have milk tea, everyone.]

[C: Facing a whole day of unpaid overtime.]

[D: To provide strong support for Mobius's new experiments.]

Chapter 186 Cang Xuan was very disappointed

Raiden Mei: "Powerful help? Like, the proper kind of help for experiments?"

Whenever Mobius is mentioned, Mei gets a feeling of being targeted by a snake, and even the option to provide powerful assistance doesn't seem so legitimate.

Kiana: "Mei, are you talking about lab rats? I thought of that too."

He was late for work and was caught red-handed by Mobius; he will now face punishment from the Mobius.

It's easy to picture Mobius standing on the lab table, saying affectionately, "Thank you for your special help, my lovely little mouse. Now, let's evolve gloriously together!"

Then, a horrific scene unfolded in the laboratory.

Elysia: "You guys just have too much prejudice against Mobius. How can you think so badly of him just because he was late for work?"

Theresa: "But wasn't Mobius just that kind of mad scientist?"

Raiden Mei: "Her Memory Body even wanted to use my body to leave the Previous Era Elysian Realm. No matter how you look at it, this is probably something she would do, right?"

Elysia: "... Oh dear, you have to believe me, how could Mobius possibly get angry over something as simple as being late? Don't you think so, Danzhu?"

Danzhu: "Huh? You're asking me? That's over Fifty Thousand Years and a tiny fraction of a year! How could I possibly remember the rules from back in the lab?!"

Cang Xuan: "Dr. Mobius won't get angry for being late, but if Danzhu finds out something she shouldn't, then it's hard to say."

Danzhu: "Cang Xuan, don't scare me!"

Did she suffer terribly in Mobius's laboratory before?

No way, Danzhu remembers those two as just lazy bums; didn't all the work and pressure fall on Klein?

Cang Xuan: "Dangerous experiments are impossible. Dr. Mobius is rumored to be terrifying, but he's actually very kind to us. Then there's overtime and milk tea... I choose B. Danzhu should treat everyone to milk tea."

[Correct answer.]

Danzhu: "Hmm?! I think I vaguely remember this. I didn't expect you to still remember it, Cang Xuan."

Cang Xuan: "No, it's just that we've never worked seriously in the lab, and when we do, we only cause trouble for Senior Sister Klein, so we chose the correct answer by process of elimination."

Danzhu: "..."

Very good, your analysis is reasonable, well-founded, and convincing.

Cang Xuan: "I remember that Vill-V recently received Life Coin. If my reward is also Life Coin, maybe we can arrange a trip for two."

Danzhu: "Vill-V went back to build the Fire Moth. Cang Xuan, what are you going back for? To cause trouble for Senior Sister Klein?"

Cang Xuan: "..."

Even if it was the truth, Cang Xuan really didn't want to hear it, especially since it came from the mouth of another scoundrel Danzhu.

Ultimately, we're both good-for-nothings, more trouble than good. So why do you have the audacity to say I'm causing trouble for Senior Sister Klein?

Danzhu: "Let's not even talk about whether it's the Life Coin or not. Even if it is, Cang Xuan, you still have to wait to come back with me."

Cang Xuan: "Hmm... that's true."

The two brilliant strategists plotted and reached a consensus: even if it meant going back to cause trouble for Senior Sister Klein, they would go together and give her a big surprise.

[Congratulations to Cang Xuan for winning the reward: Concept Card - Milk Tea Sisters.]

[Synopsis: After use, Danzhu will treat Cang Xuan to milk tea for a month.]

Cang Xuan: "Such a good thing?!"

When Cang Xuan saw that it wasn't the Life Coin, there was a slight hint of regret on his face.

But after carefully examining the details of the reward, she almost laughed... no, she almost wore the word "disappointment" on her face.

Especially when he held the card in his hand, Cang Xuan felt an unprecedented emotional fluctuation of [disappointment].

Danzhu: "Cang Xuan, you wouldn't use this card, would you? We're best friends, right?"

Cang Xuan: "Of course! We're like brothers, how could I do such a thing?!"

Cang Xuan patted his chest, his expression one of righteous indignation.

System, what do you mean by sending this card? Isn't this trying to sow discord between the sisters?

Cang Xuan: "A low-level sowing-the-difference technique! How could a mere system understand the bond between me and Danzhu?!"

Danzhu: "Cang Xuan... Waaah!"

Wiping away non-existent tears, Danzhu hugged Cang Xuan tightly around the waist, so moved she almost cried.

I'm sorry, Cang Xuan. She shouldn't have stolen your juice or eaten your breakfast!

[Cang Xuan's Concept Card has taken effect; Danzhu will pay for a month's worth of milk tea.]

The moment the system notification came, Danzhu was stunned, then started to hold back her tears, and suddenly kept a two-meter distance between herself and Cang Xuan.

Danzhu: "Cang Xuan! Didn't you say you didn't need it? I trusted you so much!"

Cang Xuan: "I'm sorry, Danzhu, you have to believe me. The card was used up by itself, it has nothing to do with me. Also, your milk tea is mine today."

Saying things he himself didn't believe, Cang Xuan just crossed his arms and quietly watched Danzhu go from weak and helpless to angry, clearly very unwilling, yet having no choice but to obediently hand her the milk tea.

Cang Xuan happily took a sip of his spoils.

Cang Xuan: "I have to admit, Danzhu's milk tea is still the best. The taste of victory is just different."

Danzhu: "I'm not convinced! This was clearly Cang Xuan's reward, so why has it become my punishment?!"

Fu Hua: "Uh, maybe it's because you were late for work?"

Danzhu: "..."

The words of the Immortal Crimson Bird left Danzhu speechless, and she could only watch with a resentful expression as Cang Xuan finished her milk tea.

[In the scene, Cang Xuan walks into the laboratory, which is filled with a large pile of documents, engulfing a certain anonymous workaholic.]

"Wait for me, Cang Xuan!"

After Cang Xuan, Danzhu rushed into the laboratory and checked in as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, when Danzhu placed her identity card on the card reader, a red light appeared, turning her eyes grayish-white.

"Danzhu is late, so she's treating everyone to milk tea today."

"How could this be? I was only one minute late!"

Danzhu rolled around on the ground, feeling indignant about being a minute late.

"This is a rule set by Dr. Mobius; those who are not punctual will be punished." Cang Xuan put his hands into the pockets of his white coat.

"It's definitely just because she loves milk tea, right?"

"If you had just woken up ten minutes earlier, you wouldn't have been in such a rush. You didn't eat breakfast or even comb your hair, and you were still late."

"Then why don't you wake me up!"