“First Snow, you got my belly big, you have to take responsibility~” Adele chuckled, gently rubbing her slightly rounded tummy after enjoying a sumptuous late-night snack in the castle’s dining room.

“Meow!?” First Snow was startled, but after realizing Adele was just joking, she replied in a soft, gentle voice, “I will… I will take responsibility, meow.”

“Pfft!” Principal Winona, who was drinking water, sprayed it out upon hearing First Snow’s response.

“First Snow! Don’t listen to her nonsense!”

“And don’t be so obedient! What if you get tricked!”

Don’t blame Winona for overreacting.

She didn’t want her kitten to be gradually trained by Adele into a “backup plan”!

 

What if Adele really brought a child back and made First Snow raise it!

Although Winona had cleared up her misunderstanding of Adele, knowing that she was a student with a good nature, she had never been wrong about Adele’s tendency to flirt!

“Principal, you’re overreacting. First Snow didn’t even say anything.”

“Adele, if even First Snow can’t help but speak up, I will get angry.”

“Ugh…”

Adele was immediately choked.

By speaking harshly, Winona barely managed to regain some of her authority in front of her student.

 

Indeed, once a person had a weakness, they would become weak.

It was clear that First Snow was Winona’s weakness.

And Adele was the “evil woman who held the kitten hostage to command the principal.”

Adele picked up her drink and hurriedly took a sip.

The sweet and sour taste was quite good. Then, she prepared to leave.

After all, she had already resolved the conflict between Winona and First Snow and obtained the principal’s promise to protect her.

There was no point in staying any longer, it would only be annoying.

 

As for how the principal would protect her, Adele didn’t know.

Maybe… she could tempt fate and contact Dorothy, who had been busy with something lately?

… Forget it.

Adele knew the principle of “don’t tempt fate.”

“Principal, First Snow, I have to go back to my dorm.”

“Otherwise, if I sleep too late today, I won’t be able to make it to work tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow is the last day of my internship, and then I can finally escape from this sea of suffering~”

 

“Then I…” First Snow wanted to say something but hesitated.

Winona coughed lightly, reminding Adele not to go too far.

She had already occupied First Snow for many days, and as the closest person to First Snow, she finally had a short vacation, but she had to “stay alone”…

“First Snow, you can come find me anytime you want.”

Winona’s expression changed.

Just when she thought Adele might be even more outrageous than she imagined, Adele changed her tone and smiled gently.

“But work is really boring, and I can’t focus on taking care of First Snow and playing with her.”

 

“So please let First Snow stay home tomorrow and keep a certain empty-nest principal company.”

“…” Winona wanted to say that she wasn’t old.

But now that she thought about it, why should she argue with a student?

Her status prevented Winona from doing whatever she wanted in many cases.

Just like she also wanted to stay at home and pet her cat, but the magic world kept throwing big news at her every now and then, and the academy also had its busy times.

Perhaps growing up meant taking on one responsibility after another that you couldn’t avoid.

And becoming the kind of person others expected you to be, having to wear a mask and live within the framework of society, becoming a part of it.

 

Hearing Adele’s words, First Snow shyly glanced at Winona.

“Then… then okay, Adele, work hard at slacking off, meow!”

Winona: “???”

What kind of encouragement was that!

But Adele was amused.

“Okay~ Sister will work hard at slacking off.”

“There’s no way someone actually considers work the most important part of their life, right? No way, no way?”

 

First Snow immediately understood and responded with a laugh.

“There’s no way someone works just for the sake of working, right?”

Winona was worried about what First Snow had learned from being around Adele lately!

But just as she was about to open her mouth, she froze.

Because she remembered that she seemed to be the kind of person Adele was satirizing, the kind who “made work the center of their life.”

As a result, she had erupted in a long-accumulated conflict with First Snow today.

And who said slacking off was wrong?

 

Wasn’t it only natural to slack off after completing your work tasks?

Did everyone have to be so competitive, completing work and then doing other unnecessary tasks?

Not only would this not make people appreciate you, but it would also make those idle leaders think: So you can do so much in a day, good, from now on, you do this much every day.

As for salary? The company is kind enough to give you a job, and you still want a salary?

Winona fell into deep thought.

If she became a slacker principal in the future, it would be Adele’s fault!

“Xiao Wei, I’ll see Adele out, meow.”

 

“…Go ahead.”

Winona rubbed her forehead and waved her hand.

But just as First Snow and Adele were about to leave the dining room, Winona suddenly looked up at First Snow’s back and said, hesitantly but finally,

“First Snow, tomorrow… let’s go to the amusement park you’ve always wanted to go to, okay?”

First Snow’s footsteps paused slightly, and she subconsciously held her breath.

The soft ears on top of her head, fluttering constantly, betrayed her inner turmoil.

Adele watched First Snow and Winona, these two dishonest people, with a gentle and playful gaze.

 

They clearly cared about each other, why couldn’t they just say it properly?

First Snow bit her lip, her muttering was faint but clear enough.

“It’s been so long, you only thought of it now?”

“Hmph, I… I don’t really want to go anymore, meow.”

“But if Xiao Wei insists… it’s not impossible, meow!”

After saying that, First Snow took Adele’s hand and ran from the castle all the way to the estate.

Leaving Winona, who for the first time easily understood the kitten’s mood, with a rare smile unconsciously gracing her lips.

 

Winona suddenly looked forward to tomorrow’s trip to the amusement park.

It might be too childish for children, but for adults, it was just right.

………………

Adele’s internship finally came to a successful end under the setting sun of the third day.

She even received an extra 500 yuan in internship salary and two bags of mid-range blood plasma as a subsidy.

Setting aside the blood plasma for now, the internship salary was actually paid in cash!

Cash was so rare these days that Adele started thinking about where to keep these five bills as a souvenir.

 

But after thinking about it, it was too much trouble.

So Adele decided to find a chance to treat someone or do something else to spend it.

As for the two bags of blood plasma, Adele planned to sell them on the academy’s forum. There would always be low-level vampires willing to pay for them.

Now, she looked down on this level of blood.

After tasting First Snow’s blood, Adele’s taste had obviously become more refined.

Moreover, her bloodlust hadn’t flared up in a long time.

This proved that Adele’s blood intake was sufficient, keeping her body constantly satisfied with blood.

 

But while Adele was satisfied, someone was feeling extremely upset lately.

That person had endured for too long and finally reached the point where she could no longer hold back.

………………

Adele returned to her beloved dorm, she couldn’t wait to spend the rest of her vacation lazing around!

Only after experiencing work did she understand.

Damn, staying at home was truly comfortable!

But just as she took out her key and was about to open the door, she suddenly froze.

 

Why did the door open with just a turn of the key? Adele remembered that she had a habit of double-locking the door when she left home.

Had Sharon returned?

If so, to be honest, Adele would be a little disappointed.

Because Sharon had worked so hard to take that step, to step out into the outside world and make up her mind to change herself.

If she was going to ruin all her efforts and return here, back to that dark little room… Adele would be really sad.

Whether she had or not, she would only know after opening the door.

Thinking this, Adele slowly pulled the door open.

 

But the scene that greeted her made her involuntarily gulp.

The next moment, Adele tried to close the door.

She felt like she had opened it the wrong way!

She wanted to re-enter!

But the girl inside didn’t give her a chance. She raised a slender hand and easily controlled the door, preventing Adele from moving it an inch.

“Adele, you seem to be living a good life lately.”

A strand of pink hair and a bewitching scarlet eye peeked through the crack in the door.

 

… It was Dorothy!

She whispered mockingly, her voice as cold as the winter evening.