Chapter 71. Cornelia's Dream Cat

Nearly three weeks passed in a flash.

I was enjoying a vibrant campus life.

My daily routine was still attending classes, making cards, and developing poisons.

Most mornings, I would spend time with Cornelia.

We were practically inseparable during compulsory classes.

What was different from before was that Cloix might join us for lunch and our afternoon library sessions now.

From time to time, he could even discuss some profound magic-related issues with me.

However, since Cloix belonged to the Mage Academy.

His class schedule didn't quite align with mine and Cornelia's.

So we only got together occasionally.

Sunday.

The early morning sun shone through the curtains into my living room, forming mottled, fragmented shadows on the floor.

I closed my eyes, my brows slightly furrowed, and turned over on the sofa to continue sleeping. I had gone to bed too late last night.

Although Mi'e and I tried our best to finish our poison research before ten at night and go our separate ways.

There were always one or two days when we reached a critical point in our research and both of us would lose track of time.

So, I could only stay at the dormitory.

I let Mi'e sleep on the bed, while I slept on the sofa.

Mi'e wasn't polite about it either, treating my dormitory as her own home.

I felt like I wanted to sleep a little longer, but a faint sound had been entering my ears for a while now.

Mi'e should have been awake already.

She was even more self-disciplined than I was.

I don't know how much time passed, but I heard a gentle and slightly playful voice say:

"Thank you, I slept very comfortably last night.”

“Alright, alright, you should go now.”

I still didn't open my eyes, but I mumbled.

“You're really a tough nut to crack.”

Mi'e's tone seemed a little unhappy, but she couldn't suppress the cunning smile on her face.

“After all, you always talk like this. Whoever takes it seriously loses.”

“Heehee, then I'm leaving. You continue to rest well.”

“Take the 【Toxic Ground Spikes 3.1】 on the table. I'll be able to make another one on my own soon.”

I finally sat up, rubbed my eyes, and looked at Mi'e as I spoke.

Once I successfully developed a Blue quality card, it would be very easy for me to make it again.

“Oh, okay.”

After hearing this, Mi'e walked into the card-making workshop with a light laugh and took the masterpiece they had successfully developed together last night.

【Toxic Ground Spikes 3.1】

【Category: Spell Card】

【Grade: Blue Precious】

【Rank: 3】

【Effect: Causes a continuous state of weak poison and bleeding. This spell can be triggered from a long distance, and the poison cannot be purified.】

【Note: The current version is 3.1, equipped with a brand new alternating toxin, bringing an unparalleled experience of torture! —Researcher's Diary.】

“By the way, you're going to the Shadow World again next week, right?”

Seeing that I was awake, Mi'e started chatting with me again.

I asked: “Yeah, you want to come along?”

Mi'e said: “No, no, I'm a civilian officer. I won't go to such a dangerous place. I'm just lamenting that I might not see you for a while.”

Although I really wanted to retort, I held back when I remembered that I had said something similar back then.

According to my agreement with Cornelia, next Wednesday was the Beautiful Mind Squad's second Shadow World conquest plan.

It was just that since both Cornelia and I were only Rank 3, we couldn't team up with the Rank 6 Cloix yet.

According to the rules, one could only team up across a maximum of two ranks.

Otherwise, it might seriously affect the survival rate of other challengers.

Cornelia was not far from Rank 4, while I still needed a certain amount of tempering to reach Rank 4.

They would probably be able to clear a Shadow World with Cloix once before he graduated.

In addition, I had promised to take the Cat Teacher through a Shadow World once.

The duration of a Shadow World was rather random. It was possible to encounter a Shadow World like the Demon Academy that could be finished in half a day, but it was also possible to encounter one that lasted for a month or more.

Furthermore, after challenging a Shadow World, there would be a certain cooldown period, during which one would be repelled by the Shadow World.

If we spent a long time just fighting in a Rank 3 Shadow World, the returns for me and Cornelia would be too low.

So, it would be better to bring the Rank 5 Cat Teacher to raise the team's difficulty a bit.

After seeing Mi'e off, I was basically awake.

I still had something important to do today.

Yesterday, I saw Cornelia feeding cats on the back mountain again.

It seemed to be her most important activity on weekends.

I had noticed that these past few days, whenever Cornelia saw the Cat Teacher pestering me, the look of disappointment in her eyes couldn't be hidden at all.

After all, even Cloix got along very well with the Cat Teacher.

It was only Cornelia that he was somewhat afraid of.

Although the Cat Teacher was much closer to Cornelia now compared to the very beginning.

But that fearful instinct seemed to be engraved into his soul.

The other Elf Cats were even more afraid to approach Cornelia, relying solely on cat-luring potions to get a little closer to the cats.

They were about to go to the Shadow World again.

And this time, I, Cornelia, and the Cat Teacher would be in a team.

I was worried that Cornelia would feel even more depressed in the Shadow World.

So I had to make a decision now.

Should I sacrifice myself a little to make Cornelia feel better?

“A dignified man, how can he turn into a cat?”

I shook my head.

And so, on this fine and sunny Sunday morning, I used 【Transfiguration: Elf Cat】 in my dormitory and turned into a noble and delicate-looking, light-gray Elf Cat, like a Western doll.

“Fine, meow. Who told me to be so kind-hearted?”

This feeling of a lowered line of sight and a light body was surprisingly nice.

Strangely, it was very addictive to me.

This was also one of the reasons why I was a bit reluctant to become a cat.

I was worried that I would become addicted to this state.

My body felt so light that I had the urge to dance.

“Just once, just once...”

After letting go of my struggle, I hummed a song with my nose, meowing, and started walking on my four nimble legs.

I've already transformed.

Then I might as well be a good Elf Cat.

Soon, I arrived at the grassy area on the back mountain.

Basking in the comfortable warm sun of late autumn, I finally couldn't resist rolling around a few times on the soft grass.

The gentle breeze was just right.

Ah, this is so comfortable.

I felt an experience that was twice as relaxing as being in human form.

Was being a furball such a happy thing?

It felt like the drowsiness that had originally disappeared was coming back again.

By the time I came back to my senses, I had already fallen into a deep sleep.

I don't know how much time passed.

When Cornelia came to the back mountain with cat-luring potions and cat food, she found a lazy little cat lying on its side under the tree where she often stayed.

Cornelia hesitated for a moment, but still walked over there.

If nothing unexpected happened, that Elf Cat would definitely be woken up by her fright, and then run away in a flash.

But as she got closer step by step, the little cat didn't react at all.

This made her heartbeat gradually accelerate.

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