The deaths in the Silent Forest cast a shadow over the You Zui Hunting Team's victory at the School Hunting Meet. Along with other trivial yet irritating troubles—such as the newspaper's doubts about Youzui, Su Shijun's fanatical admirers, the endless homework, and so on—they seemed like stones condensed from gloom, piling atop Zheng Qing's chest and leaving him deeply vexed.
So, when magic reminded the young publicly funded student on Saturday night that he had another trial to attend, he immediately and cheerfully pulled out a vial of Transformation Potion and held it beneath his nose for a sniff.
Transformation Potion was an auxiliary potion for Transformation Magic, suitable for wizards just beginning to learn the Transformation Spell. As a wizard's mastery of Transformation Spell deepened, their reliance on Transformation Potion would steadily lessen—much like a toddler's "walker" when learning to walk. Once they reached a certain stage, they had to begin trying to break free of its influence.
Zheng Qing had performed exceptionally well in this regard.
Now, even if he merely "used" the Transformation Potion through the ampoule, he could easily catch that subtle trace of Spiritual Energy within the potion and transform successfully.
But some things were difficult to completely put down, even after becoming a cat.
"You seem a little distracted tonight."
The wizard in the White Mask stood beneath the tree, studying the black cat in the Cat Fruit Tree with curiosity in his voice. "Did some female cat get pregnant?"
The tip of the black cat's gently swaying tail froze.
It lowered its head and looked at that ill-tempered fellow. "Has anyone among the Seven Deadly Sins ever mentioned that you're better suited to Samael's Wolf Head Mask than he is?"
Samael was the fellow who had tested the black cat last time, representing