Chapter 17: Jie-jie
Agria
The walk home from school was stiflingly quiet. The setting sun stretched their shadows long across the ground. Qiu Mian walked ahead, her steps neither fast nor slow but weighed…
Agria
Chapter 16: Shimizu Yuzu
The wooden door swung open, flooding the dim activity room with light. Qiu Mian’s gaze stayed locked on the half-revealed fox mask in the girl’s hand. Her mind raced, trying…
Chapter 15: The Fox Girl
Afternoon classes finally ended, and the moment the dismissal bell rang. Sure enough, both sides of the main path at Holy Iris Academy were lined with all kinds of recruitment…
Chapter 14: White! White!
Xia Qingkong smoothly shifted the topic from cafeteria food to school life. She swallowed a mouthful of rice, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Qiu Mian with great enthusiasm.…
Chapter 13: It’s You Again, Xia Qingkong
The morning classes finally ended amid Qiu Mian’s wild thoughts and covert observations. The moment the lunch bell rang, the classroom filled with a relaxed, noisy atmosphere. “Qiu Kui, want…
Chapter 12: The Future
Qiu Mian lifted her head and looked straight at the boy named Yamaguchi. Her face showed no expression at all, yet the air around her seemed to drop several degrees…
Chapter 11: Class A
They burst into First-Year Class A almost exactly as the bell rang. The expected disapproving glare from the teacher never materialized. The podium stood completely empty—the homeroom teacher apparently hadn’t…
Chapter 10: Xia Qingkong
Just as the atmosphere froze and Yellow Hair’s eyes flickered with uncertainty, Qiu Mian took a deep breath and forced herself to snap out of the shock Okra had given…
Chapter 9: Huh? Who the Hell Are You?
The yellow-haired girl’s final, vicious insult landed like a scalding ladle of boiling oil dumped straight over Qiu Mian’s heart. All the guilt and hesitation she’d felt from “acting” evaporated…
Chapter 8: Okra
“G-Go… go where? Jie-jie… Isn’t today a school day? I-I’m already ready…” Qiu Mian still didn’t even know her little sister’s name. After a moment’s hesitation, she decided to borrow…