East Annex 301, Teaching Building.
Potion Class classroom.
Li Meng stood gloomily by the window, her arms resting on the sill as her fingers unconsciously tapped against the glass. Looking at the bright sunshine and lively world outside, she felt utterly miserable.
Old Li had easily lured away the Ear Worm she had worked so hard to befriend. For the foreseeable future, she could forget about skipping class that way again.
Whenever she thought of the tragic fate that might await that brave little worm, she could not help letting out a deep sigh—
"Alas!"
"Alas!"
Almost at the same moment, another sigh sounded in the empty classroom.
Li Meng cast a sidelong glance toward its source. Su Ya, Qingqiu Mansion's Little Fox Maid, sat in a front-row seat with her chin propped on both hands, staring wistfully at the blackboard. Since she was not at the mansion, she was clearly relaxed. Not only had her fluffy ears slipped free from her hair, but her large, bushy tail also hung comfortably beneath the hem of her black-and-white skirt, swaying idly from time to time.
"What are you sighing about?"
Li Meng felt a pang of sympathy. The little fox girl truly deserved to be called her kindred friend.
Earlier, because she had felt too lonely sitting in the classroom by herself after her cousin and the other students had left, Li Meng had sent Su Ya a paper crane, inviting her to come "experience First University's learning atmosphere" with her. The Fox Maidservant, who had long yearned for First University, had not hesitated much before rushing over.
"I embarrassed Miss."
The moment Su Ya recalled stopping that Black Gemstone Cat outside the mansion yesterday afternoon, she felt deeply uneasy. True, the mansion's mistress had not shown any dissatisfaction with her