Adele and First Snow were both trembling with fear.

Actually, First Snow didn’t need to be so scared.

Her power was far greater than she imagined.

But did a cowardly cat need a reason?

Cats were creatures who relied on their backers to show off their might.

Unfortunately, her newly found “backer” Adele was even more cowardly than her.

And much weaker.

 

If she stayed by Winona’s side, First Snow would revert to her arrogant nature.

There was no reason to be afraid of that little girl.

It was worth mentioning that First Snow knew the little girl with the sword.

Her name was Wen Weiran, the current student council president who inherited the position from Li Lige.

First Snow still remembered the day when she went to Li Lige’s office as usual to demand her “dried fish protection fee.”

She found that the person sitting in Li Lige’s office had been replaced by Wen Weiran.

First Snow curiously sized up Wen Weiran, as usual with a proud expression, and started meowing at her.

 

In a commanding tone, not a cute and coquettish one.

The meaning was probably, “Who are you, meow? Do you know that this area is under my protection, meow? Newcomers have to pay a protection fee, one… no, three dried fish!”

At this moment, Wen Weiran looked up and glanced at First Snow coldly.

Because she hadn’t restrained her sword intent, in the next moment, a tuft of fur on First Snow’s body, as if cut in half by a sharp weapon, floated down.

And First Snow was so frightened by the girl’s coldness and sword intent that her fur stood on end, and her tail puffed up into a fluffy circle.

She didn’t dare to ask for dried fish anymore and quickly ran away with her tail between her legs.

From that day on, First Snow rarely went to the student council to play.

 

Many members of the student council felt it was a pity and spread rumors that First Snow was a sentimental kitten because she had a very good relationship with the former president, Li Lige.

So after Li Lige left the student council, Principal Winona’s cat-bird, First Snow, didn’t want to go to the student council anymore.

This was circulated as a heartwarming story.

But if the person involved, Li Lige, and the cat involved, First Snow, knew about it, they would definitely say in unison – How could it be because of this reason! That woman/that gluttonous cat!

But let’s not talk about the past. First Snow and Adele had the same thought at this moment.

Why was this woman here!? (referring to Wen Weiran)

Adele wasn’t very familiar with her, but she vaguely guessed that the other party might be the current student council president, Wen Weiran, who was short but had a strong aura.

 

Why did she draw her rapier against Li Lige?

What should she do now?

If she transformed into a witch using the “no lewdness, epilepsy seizure” spell, and with First Snow’s power, could she defeat Wen Weiran?

Should she go that far for Li Lige!?

Adele felt that she had risked being noticed by the principal and made First Snow steal a bottle of Holy Healing Potion from the principal’s alchemy room, and she had also saved Li Lige’s life.

Honestly, she had done her best for Li Lige.

So… in this situation, Adele wouldn’t risk being caught along with her, a newly promoted “Lust Witch,” to save Li Lige, who was in danger.

 

As for First Snow, she was just a playful and gluttonous kitten.

What could she be expected to do?

Right now, the only thing Adele could do for Li Lige was…

Seraph! Help!

You’re an angel, you should be very powerful, right! And don’t you also know Li Lige?

But unfortunately, the angel Seraph didn’t respond to her call.

It was unknown whether it was because she wasn’t by Adele’s side.

 

Or perhaps she was by Adele’s side, but Seraph judged that Li Lige wasn’t worth saving.

After all, although Li Lige was also a witch, there was a big difference between her and Adele, a witch personally taught by an angel.

They didn’t belong to the “Lord” and could only be considered a force that could be utilized, but they were by no means the same kind.

…

Li Lige faced the tip of Wen Weiran’s rapier with a calm expression.

She remained unfazed and chatted with Wen Weiran, even though Wen Weiran refused to respond to her.

Adele’s arrival was something Li Lige hadn’t expected.

 

She turned her head and noticed Adele’s panicked eyes and expression, her heart softened, and she said to Wen Weiran,

“I’ll go with you, no matter what you want to do to me afterwards… it’s fine.”

“Adele is innocent, don’t involve anyone else in this matter, okay, Weiran?”

Wen Weiran was always seen as someone with no expression, but she actually had expressions, they were just too subtle for people to notice.

For example, when Li Lige called her “Weiran,” her eyes deepened.

But then, she pressed the rapier against Li Lige’s chest.

She didn’t agree or disagree with Li Lige’s request.

 

Along with a muffled groan.

The wound on Li Lige’s chest was pierced again by the rapier and bled, staining her shirt red.

Adele’s eyes turned red.

Even First Snow couldn’t bear to watch and clenched her little paws. The cat ears on her head and the cat tail behind her uncontrollably reappeared due to her emotional fluctuations.

Her tail puffed up into a fluffy ball.

“Meow!”

Along with First Snow’s low growl, a magic projectile flew straight towards Wen Weiran, the effect was similar to Yuumi’s Prowling Projectile, only the color was purer, not a fancy special effect.

 

Adele had never seen First Snow angry, but at this moment, she saw it.

First Snow wasn’t good at offensive magic, but her escape skills were maxed out.

She even had “short-distance spatial teleportation,” which was a realm that only legendary mages could reach.

But apart from this, First Snow didn’t have any other commendable abilities… no, there was one.

Cat-birds accumulated a lot of magic power over time, so she could release magic projectiles like that many times and for a long time.

But as for the power…

Wen Weiran didn’t even turn her head to look. The magic projectile was shattered by the girl’s weapon intent as if it were cutting through tofu.

 

Her movements didn’t change, but the rapier stopped.

It was probably only a hair’s breadth away from Li Lige’s heart.

Then, with a gentle flick, she grazed the edge of Li Lige’s heart, and along with the blood splattering out, there was also a piece of blood-stained cloth.

Li Lige’s shirt was pierced, revealing her snow-white chest with a cut that was gushing bright red blood.

It looked like plum blossoms falling on the snow.

The piece of cloth finally landed in Wen Weiran’s hand, and she finally uttered the first words she had said to Li Lige today.

It was also very likely the last words she would ever say to Li Lige in the countless days to come.

 

“Take care of yourself.”

After saying that, Wen Weiran dragged her rapier and left the bedroom, brushing past Adele and the cowering but bristling First Snow.

She never intended to do anything to Adele, even though she was indeed guilty of harboring a fugitive.

But now…

Wasn’t Wen Weiran guilty herself?

She knew what the consequences of handing over this piece of cloth would be.

The people in the Enforcement Bureau weren’t stupid, especially the deputy director. They would be very disappointed in Wen Weiran.

 

Their plan to cultivate her might also be shelved.

Wen Weiran rarely cared about others.

Even at this last moment of parting with Li Lige.

She was still cold and indifferent, and there was no such thing as “emotion” in her eyes.

But.

She almost gave up her future for Li Lige.

Those past moments when Li Lige had warmed her heart.

 

Wen Weiran, she used her future to repay them.

From now on, they were even.

………………

The atmosphere in the bedroom was deathly silent.

But after a moment, Adele quickly reacted and went to tend to Li Lige’s injuries.

“Li Lige, are you alright!?”

“…I’m fine. Thank you for bringing me food. Just put it on the table. I’ll get up and eat it later.”

 

“Who cares about food now! Your wound is the most important thing!”

“Ahh, What should I do, what should I do!”

“I’m a vampire, I only know how to drink blood, not stop bleeding!”

But actually, vampire saliva had a clotting function.

But that was for small wounds and cuts.

Faced with a sword wound like Li Lige’s bleeding heart, Adele’s little bit of saliva was simply a drop in the bucket!

And she couldn’t just pounce on Li Lige and lick her chest!

 

Just imagining that scene was too awkward.

“Yuumi, do something! Yuumi!” (Magical cat Yuumi, a support champion in League of Legends)

In her panic, Adele started talking nonsense.

But the magical cat-bird beside her was named First Snow, meow.

Fortunately, First Snow did know some basic healing magic. Coupled with Adele hurriedly fetching gauze and other hemostatic supplies from the home’s medicine cabinet.

The girl and the cat fumbled around for a while and finally re-bandaged Li Lige’s wound.

It was just that the wrapping was a bit ugly…

 

But as long as it could save her life, who cared if it was ugly or not.

Li Lige’s eyes were filled with gratitude and gentleness the whole time.

Sometimes, people’s encounters were truly unpredictable.

The proud kitten who wouldn’t let her pet her, the seemingly pure girl who was actually cunning and selfish on the inside.

This was the image of Adele and First Snow in Li Lige’s mind. It wasn’t particularly good, it was just the truth.

But they came to her side at her most difficult moment, caring for and helping her meticulously.

They even cherished her life more than she did.

 

“Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it, just focus on recovering. Don’t forget you still owe me a potion!”

“That’s right, meow! You still owe me two years’ worth of dried fish!”

First Snow still held a grudge against Wen Weiran for taking over the student council.

So the gluttonous cat had been calculating it since then until today.

She decided on her own that Li Lige owed her nearly two years’ worth of dried fish.

Li Lige: “…”

Where did all the gratitude in my heart go!

Birds of a feather flock together. First Snow was so close to Adele that she learned all her greedy habits.

Seeing Li Lige slightly stunned, Adele and First Snow looked at each other and chuckled.

This laughter actually explained a lot.

They weren’t really that evil, they were just joking to lighten the mood.

Adele placed the food on the table beside Li Lige, within her reach, and told her,

“I’ll continue to bring you food, or send someone to deliver it.”

“Celeste seems to have made an appointment with a doctor for you. Listen to the doctor, rest well, and recover soon.”

After saying that, Adele took First Snow’s hand and left the bedroom.

Li Lige’s gratitude was stuck in her throat, but she finally uttered it, albeit to herself.

“Thank you, Adele, First Snow.”

She would repay Adele and First Snow one day.

But after she recovered, she would leave the Eastern Capital first, at least not let Wen Weiran continue to be in a difficult position.

Adele and First Snow didn’t leave the apartment. They rested in the room next door for the time being.

Because of Wen Weiran’s incident, neither Adele nor First Snow had the energy to fool around anymore.

Adele sent a few messages to Celeste on her phone, briefly explaining what happened at noon, asking her to remember to find a doctor for Li Lige and, if necessary, change her recuperation location.

Then it was nap time, with only an hour left. Adele didn’t dawdle, picked up the kitten who was biting the flowers and plants on the windowsill, and burrowed into the bed.

“Meow!”

It sounded like she was saying, “Adele, don’t!”

But kittens were born to be petted, hmph, Adele wouldn’t let her off so easily.

The girl and the cat-girl cuddled in bed for a while, First Snow’s face was flushed red, and her body was limp.

Adele stopped her actions driven by sleepiness, otherwise, she wanted to continue playing for a while because First Snow was just too cute.

The sealing of the witch’s origin really helped a lot.

Otherwise, with First Snow’s cuteness, Adele would sprout wings and a tail in minutes, unable to suppress her “lewd” impulses as a witch.

If that happened, the principal would come over and beat her to death with her staff!

Because using magic couldn’t relieve the hatred in her heart, she had to use physical force to vent her anger if Adele didn’t even spare First Snow.

But there was still a big problem.

Even if Adele tried her best to restrain herself, what if First Snow couldn’t help it one day?

Let’s be clear, Adele was a girl who was easily tempted.

Forget about cannonballs, as long as it was sugar-coated, she would most likely be unable to resist her greed.

…

On the clean and fresh bed.

The sleeping Adele’s side profile was beautiful and innocent, and the blush on First Snow’s face hadn’t faded yet.

As if afraid of the cold, she burrowed further into Adele’s arms. Perhaps stimulated by her movement, Adele turned over and completely embraced the entire kitten.

“Meow…” First Snow’s shoulders tensed up from Adele’s sudden action, her heart pounding.

Adele didn’t wake up, and her cheek was extremely close to First Snow’s.

First Snow was stunned, her eyes with vertical pupils trembling slightly.

After a long time, before the kitten realized it, as if possessed, First Snow gently pecked Adele’s cheek.

Then, First Snow burrowed into the blanket in shame, as if she could escape reality like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.

Adele still didn’t notice First Snow’s little actions in the end.

About an hour later, she was woken up by the alarm clock she had set.

Adele rubbed her eyes and got up, turned off the alarm on her phone, and put it into her storage ring.

The space in the storage ring wasn’t very large, but if she found a precious space stone and fused it in, she could expand it.

Currently, apart from her phone, Adele was also used to putting her dorm keys, some snacks, candies, and the like in it.

This could effectively prevent Adele’s forgetfulness.

It prevented incidents like the one a long time ago when Adele forgot her keys and had to stand foolishly at the door for several hours from happening again.

The torment of that time was still fresh in her memory even today.

First Snow was curled up into a small ball beside Adele, still asleep.

Adele smiled and reached out to touch the kitten’s ears, they were fluffy and felt great!

Seeing that First Snow was still asleep, Adele shifted her target, her little hand sliding down First Snow’s shoulder, all the way to her butt and tail, grabbing her tail.

This time, First Snow’s body reacted subconsciously.

“Aha, so you were pretending to be asleep!”

“N-no, meow… First Snow just woke up, meow!”

The blush on First Snow’s face when she lied was too obvious.

This made Adele wonder, did First Snow deliberately pretend to be asleep because she was expecting her to do something to her?

After all, when she touched her ears, First Snow didn’t react at all.

It wasn’t until she touched her tail, which was too stimulating, that First Snow finally couldn’t bear it and exposed herself.

A cat’s sensitive spot was at the base of its tail.

But Adele didn’t expose her, she just said,

“It’s time to go to work again, ugh, so tiring.”

“First Snow, if you’re bored, you can go back to school first, you don’t have to stay with me all the time.”

“No, meow, First Snow wants to stay with Adele, meow!”

“Adele is the loneliest when she’s alone in that dark room, typing away at that board, meow…”

“First Snow doesn’t want Adele to be lonely anymore, meow.”

“Because First Snow knows how that feels, it’s not good…”

Rarely without her usual verbal tic, what First Snow wanted to say must be that she had had enough of loneliness.

Whether it was the loneliness of being with Xiao Wei, who was getting busier and busier.

Or the loneliness in the forest guarded by ancient elves before she met Xiao Wei.

It was mentioned before that First Snow was raised by wild cats in the forest.

So although she was a cat-bird, she actually only had the habits of a cat.

And that… was hundreds of years ago.

The mother cat that raised First Snow had long been buried in a garden in the Elven Forest.

Buried by First Snow’s own hands.

Then, there were her brothers and sisters.

The children of her brothers and sisters, the children of their children…

Generation after generation, all buried by First Snow herself.

The garden became a cemetery for countless wild cats, and First Snow was their guardian.

She stared with her ever-pure eyes, unable to understand what had happened to them.

Unable to understand why she had never changed.

But she would still become friends with generation after generation of kittens, play, have happy memories, and then witness their demise.

Every time, First Snow was very sad, so sad that her heart almost stopped beating, choked up and suffocated.

Fortunately, God had given the long-lived races a naive and optimistic nature.

First Snow’s emotions came and went quickly. It was fine after she cried and vented.

But God didn’t give them the ability to resist loneliness and solitude.

Thus, as the long years passed, the sadness of the past gradually faded away along with the laughter and joy of the past.

Gradually, in First Snow’s heart, when she thought of the past, only the taste of loneliness and solitude remained.

Accumulating continuously, year after year.

Immortality was probably the longest poisoning process.

And the name of the poison was loneliness.

That’s why First Snow was so clingy and loved to play.

Because only in that way could she fill her empty heart.

It was precisely because she had experienced the taste of loneliness for hundreds of years that First Snow didn’t want Adele to feel that kind of loneliness and sadness.

Although Adele didn’t understand all this, First Snow’s eyes touched her heart.

Somehow, she suddenly wanted to hug the girl in front of her.

So Adele leaned forward and embraced First Snow in her arms, her heart filled with distress and cherishment.

“Alright, then First Snow will stay with me, and I won’t be lonely anymore.”

“I won’t let First Snow be lonely either.”

First Snow’s ears twitched, and her eyes instantly lit up with tears of joy.

Tears streamed down her face, and the corners of the cat-girl’s lips curled into a lovely arc.

She replied in a voice full of happiness,

“Meow!”

“First Snow loves Adele the most, meow!”