Heading Out

At noon, the sunlight was at its brightest.

Although it was already late autumn, First University's autumn was not shortchanged like that of certain northern cities. The duty wizards of Meteorological Supervision carried out their responsibilities with great seriousness, adjusting each day's sunlight, temperature, and moisture to perfection. So although the sun shone brilliantly, it lacked summer's harsh bite and instead felt exceptionally crisp and refreshing.

That was also why Fatty Xin had overcome every obstacle to stubbornly remain on the balcony.

It was just that the sunlight on the balcony was inevitably a little dazzling.

Squinting, the fat man chewed on dried fruit and basked in the most pleasant sunshine of the year, trying hard to forget the oppressive atmosphere drifting out from the dormitory behind him.

Then, at that moment, he suddenly caught sight of a black speck from the corner of his eye.

It was a Blue-black Paper Crane.

Flapping its wings, the paper crane crossed the empty lawn, passed over the bare treetops, and finally fluttered down outside the balcony of Dormitory 403. Raising its slender neck, it pecked hard at the glass with its pointed beak.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Visitor..." the fat man shouted over his shoulder. Then he lifted a finger, letting the paper crane fly into the room. The fat cat that had been sprawled atop his head for a nap seemed to have spotted something entertaining. It suddenly lowered its body, preparing to ambush the paper crane.

But this paper crane was clearly more alert than its kin. It merely circled Fatty Xin's head twice. After discovering that he was not the recipient, it flew high, skimming along the ceiling into the room.

The fat cat let out two irritated yowls, hesitated for several seconds between sunbathing and playing with the paper