Saturday night.
Jiuyou Academy's rear garden, Dormitory Hill, Dormitory 403.
The black cat returned from the night, treading on a sky full of starlight. As usual, it did not use the front door, instead slipping through the gap in the window. It sniffed the familiar scents in the room and contentedly shook the moonlight from its fur.
Then its steps stopped at the edge of the desk.
"Huh? None of you are asleep yet?"
Before the black cat's raised paw could touch down, it tilted its head and examined its three roommates—especially a certain Under the Moon Aristocrat—with a trace of surprise in its eyes. "Didn't you say you were going to an Under the Moon gathering after training tonight, Dylan? Why are you still hanging around the dorm in the middle of the night?"
Xiao Xiao adjusted his glasses and glanced at the black cat that had just entered, saying nothing. Fatty Xin held Tuantuan in his arms, a gleeful smile on his face. Without drawing attention to himself, he took a small step back, attempting to hide in the shadow of the bed curtains—though given his size, that was a very difficult ambition.
The Vampire Werewolf gentleman, who had been facing away from the black cat, slowly turned around. His bruised and swollen face, disheveled hair, and filthy robes gave the black cat such a fright that the fur around its neck stood on end.
"Do you think," Dylan said evenly, though the resentment in his tone was practically tangible, pointing at himself, "...that I can attend an Under the Moon gathering looking like this?"
Under the Moon gatherings were social events organized by the creatures of the Under the Moon Council, who called themselves Under the Moon Aristocrats. They placed great emphasis on all manner of strange