The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 504 A Little Interlude and Genuine Interest

"Ring ring~"

The melodious music echoed outside the teaching building.

The once noisy classroom gradually quieted down, and the students opened their books and looked up at the middle-aged professor standing on the podium.

Although he was somewhat bald, the course he taught was one of the few times Su Tianqing took it seriously.

Orc Physiology

Good morning, students.

"Today we turn a new page, to a beastman race that is rarely seen in daily life, the Winged People."

"But before the course begins, I have a question to ask—"

"Whether it is cutting-edge science or popular science, there is a huge debate about whether the winged people belong to the orc race."

"Classmates, do you think the Winged People should be classified as an Orc race? If you think so, open the app and vote. Let me see what everyone thinks."

Amidst the lively debate below, Su Tianqing also took out her phone, opened the school's dedicated online class app, and fell into deep thought as she looked at the nearly identical number of votes in the voting section.

Finally, click "Neutral".

……

Are the winged people considered orcs?

After finishing her morning class and arriving at the cafeteria, Su Tianqing ate her rice in small bites while speaking to Nan Jiayu across the table.

The catgirl paused briefly, swallowed the braised pork knuckle in her mouth, and her cat tail curled into a circle behind her.

"Tianqing, you suddenly asked me this question... I don't know how to answer it."

"But in my personal opinion, the winged people should also be considered part of the orc race, since they are quite different from humans."

"I think so too, but their physiological and anatomical characteristics are so unique that it's hard to use the classic orc classification method to determine their affiliation."

The academic discussion ended with everyone sharing the meat and vegetables in their bowls, without reaching any conclusions.

This piqued Su Tianqing's curiosity—

During the afternoon study period, I dragged the tired little fish into the library, lending my tail to the sleeping catgirl next to me as a pillow while I carefully flipped through the books about the winged people on the table.

This lasted for two hours.

After the catgirl woke up and stretched, Su Tianqing closed the last book in her hand and nodded thoughtfully.

Yes! This fox has completely mastered it! This fox is now a master of winged human ecology!

"Little fish~ Have you had enough sleep?"

While tidying up her books, Su Tianqing spoke to the person beside her.

The catgirl lay lazily on the table, basking in the sunlight streaming in from the window, her whole body almost sprawled out like a cat pancake.

"Mmm—I had a really good sleep. It's so comfortable to sleep in the library."

With a plop, Catcake transformed back into Catgirl, her sideburns still stuck to her face, leaving a faint mark on her cheek.

Su Tianqing smiled and gently brushed aside a strand of hair from Nan Jiayu's side, saying:

"Shall we go get something good to eat later? I'm craving the grilled yellow croaker from that place we had last time, and I also want to get a skewer of crispy grilled sausage."

"It's already so late... Ah, it's still early for dinner. Let's go eat after we return the books."

"Yay!"

Carrying a stack of books, they entered the bookshelf area, sorted and returned the books, and then the cat and fox chatted and laughed as they walked out of the school's back gate towards the snack street.

But before she had gone far, as she passed the teachers' apartments, Su Tianqing caught a glimpse of someone nibbling on a cup of oden by the roadside—

She sat quietly, her long, flowing hair, long skirt and stockings, and breathable sneakers dappled with sunlight filtering through the leaves.

Su Tianqing immediately called out her name:

"Ah, Karin-chan."

"...Sister Tianqing."

Startled by being called, Hua Ling stopped chewing fish balls and looked up at the cat and fox walking towards her.

The adorable fox girl and the somewhat aloof cat girl who follows her always make you feel refreshed whenever you see this combination.

"What are you doing here? It's oden! Where did you buy it? I want to try it too!"

"It was a small stall over there. I saw that it was doing pretty good business, and I was feeling a bit hungry, so I went and bought a cup."

Hua Ling smiled and showed the few remaining pieces of food in her hand, saying...

The foraging team grew to three people.

Nan Jiayu didn't mind having another person in the team, especially since they were Xiaofeng's friends.

They started eating oden and continued until they reached the entrance of the barbecued yellow croaker restaurant. While waiting for the barbecue to be served, the three of them chatted and drank beverages.

"Speaking of which, something happened to me yesterday that I found a bit strange."

"Oh? What exactly happened?" The fox's ears immediately perked up, its curiosity piqued.

Hua Ling looked somewhat troubled, brushed her hair back, and said:

"How should I put it..."

"Last night I went shopping with Xiaofeng and the others. After we parted ways and went home, I saw a group of kids bullying another kid in the green garden downstairs from my apartment building."

"I can't believe something like this happens. Those brats are so annoying."

Nan Jiayu chimed in, clearly expressing her deep abhorrence of the matter.

"I saw it when I was studying in Shanghai. I rushed up and chased those people away. The kid who was being bullied even gave me a small cake."

"Little fish is so amazing!"

The fox spirit laughed and agreed.

Although he had heard about Xiaoyu's glorious deeds from Nan Xiaofeng, he was surprised to find that she had such skills in dealing with unruly children.

"So, did Karin also receive a small gift?"

"No, I don't know the person who was bullied. I do know those bratty kids, though; they're the children of other residents in the apartment building."

"But what I find strange is that the child is a winged person."

Upon hearing this, all three fell silent.

Just then, the grilled yellow croaker was served, and the three of them each picked up a skewer of the delicious grilled fish, eating and chatting at the same time:

"Winged people? There are winged people in Chengdu?" Nan Jiayu asked.

"I also find it strange. I've never seen any winged people in the apartment. Maybe they just moved in recently," Karin answered honestly.

"Hmm... If you're being bullied, maybe you just moved here recently, since we just went on a trip to Snow City." Su Tianqing nodded and said.

"But why was that winged child bullied by those brats? I remember winged people can fly," Nan Jiayu asked curiously.

Su Tianqing rolled her eyes and agreed that this made sense.

Being able to fly signifies nobility. It's virtually impossible for a ground-dwelling child to catch a winged being who can fly, so why would they be circling around in the forest?

"I'm not entirely sure either; she was already lying on the ground when I arrived."

Hua Ling sighed.

"But after what happened last night, I guess those kids won't dare to cause her any more trouble. But I've never actually seen a winged person before, so I'd like to learn more about her."

"Making new friends is a good thing," Su Tianqing said with a smile.

A bullied winged person was protected by Hana Rin. Although it sounds interesting, it doesn't shake my current interest.

Unless the secret manual issues a mission tonight, I, the fox, will only send my familiars to investigate secretly; I will not personally take action!

But then again, Marigold is arriving in Chengdu tonight. I wonder what kind of interactions she will have with the Hyacinth team?

This fox is super excited, Miss Marigold!