Cats were naturally suspicious.
From another angle, that could also be called "cautious."
In any case, whether suspicious or cautious, and out of a desire to make trouble where there was none, after finishing today's "shift," the Shadow Cat hesitated for a long while before finally choosing to visit the Applied Magic Institute and seek out Su Shijun.
Although the Two-Dimensional Evolution Laboratory had been placed under Edge Academy's administration, its location had not changed.
The parrot at the front desk was dozing on a tree branch.
The Shadow Cat passed by silently, not disturbing its sleep.
It had been a long time since its last visit. The laboratory seemed to have expanded considerably; rows upon rows of enormous light spheres it had once known so well stood neatly arranged, seeming to stretch endlessly into the distance.
Su Shijun's office had also been moved into a Wizard Tower at the center of the laboratory.
Standing in the vast glass-walled office atop the tower and looking down at the "field of light spheres" below, which resembled farmland, the Shadow Cat felt a powerful urge to pounce down and play with them.
"—Oh, a rare guest!"
A figure in red robes abruptly appeared beside the black cat. Su Shijun adjusted her red-rimmed glasses and examined the large cat with great interest. "Little Yan just told me a big cat had come to the laboratory. I thought that heartless fellow had finally remembered his hardworking wife and come to bring her a loving dinner... I never expected it to be you!"
"I heard you were getting married. When are you holding the wedding?" the Shadow Cat mocked without the slightest courtesy.
Su Shijun snorted and kicked off her high heels with two sharp flicks.
The large cat instinctively lunged forward.
Then it forcibly