chapter 236 - Farewell to First Snow
Suddenly realizing she was thinking about strange things, Adele tilted her head.
First Snow, nestled in her arms, also tilted her head cutely.
The reflection in the screen showed two petite girls tilting their heads simultaneously.
It was… too cute!
If a lolicon saw this scene, they would definitely faint from excessive blood loss and happily ascend to heaven.
Adele and First Snow were indeed petite, Adele was a petite girl.
First Snow was even smaller, about the size of an elementary school student – but she was a legal loli.
So when they were stacked together like Russian nesting dolls, it created an incredibly cute scene.
It was worth mentioning that the game they were playing was a two-player roguelike game that could be played with either a controller or a keyboard.
The game was about controlling characters with different skills to defeat cute fruit monsters and fruit bosses.
Adele and First Snow were having a lot of fun, spending their winter break leisurely.
Adele preferred to use the girl who rode on a shooting robot, because she had two lives!
One life for the robot, and one for herself. As long as Adele was cowardly enough, she could have infinite lives.
The specific operation process was to use her skill, get on the robot, and then, after the robot’s life was used up, Adele would transform back into her original form, hide, and wait for the skill’s cooldown.
Then, the robot would make a grand entrance again!
This way, as long as Adele was sneaky enough, she would have infinite lives, provided that she could dodge the boss’s barrage of bullets.
Adele relied on this tactic, constantly fighting alongside First Snow, whose playstyle was aggressive, defeating one cute and soft fruit boss after another, and finally reaching the big boss’s lair.
As for First Snow, her playstyle was completely different from Adele’s, she liked to play close-range fighters.
At first, she would often die and had to wait in her soul-floating state for Adele to clear the enemies in front of her before reviving First Snow.
But later, she became better and better, basically dealing damage that Adele couldn’t even dream of, and she could even retreat safely – after all, close-range fighters had to risk getting close to deal damage, the higher the risk, the higher the damage.
In short, through the game, Adele gradually came to believe the long-standing saying –
— A cat’s reaction speed is seven times that of a human!
First Snow also successfully became Adele’s gaming carry, leading her through levels.
As for the risk of the principal returning and finding that First Snow had become a game addict because of Adele…
Adele was currently only focused on playing the game, how could she think about so much!
And First Snow was a kitten!
Kittens didn’t need to work or study.
What was wrong with being a game addict!?
“No!”
The intense game continued, and a scream came from the girl.
It meant that this game was likely to end under the boss’s merciless barrage of bullets.
Because even though the robot girl Adele controlled had two lives… it wasn’t enough for her to tank the boss’s skills!
As for the character First Snow was using, a character with a large sword, she only had a sliver of health left, she was in critical condition.
“It seems that we have to start over, I think it must be because of the weapon.”
“Yes, it must be!”
In this game, weapons could be obtained by defeating enemies and opening treasure chests, or by buying them in the shop. And there were many types of weapons, each with interesting skills.
Adele stubbornly believed that it was the weapon that affected her damage output. If she had the legendary weapon from her previous game, she would definitely be able to…
Before Adele could finish making excuses, the following scene made her eyes widen.
On the computer screen, First Snow started dodging the boss’s attacks with her skillful movements, moving like the wind.
Although she only had a sliver of health left, the boss couldn’t even touch First Snow’s character, not even graze her.
And First Snow wasn’t just dodging.
While dodging, she swung her large sword at the boss!
One after another, sword auras flew towards the boss!
The boss’s last life bar, 60% health, 40% health, 20%…
Adele even forgot to breathe, she didn’t dare to move, afraid of affecting First Snow’s operation.
As for First Snow, the entire cat girl was completely focused on the game, her cute light blue pupils narrowed into slits, not blinking for a long time.
The boss’s health was almost depleted, only one last hit left…
One last hit! She swung her sword! Almost at the same moment when the boss launched a fatal attack at First Snow’s character!
First Snow stole the kill!
Victory!
It was hard to describe how excited Adele and First Snow were at that moment.
Adele hugged First Snow tightly and shouted excitedly,
“First Snow! You’re my god!”
First Snow’s face was flushed red, she enjoyed Adele’s affectionate rubbing and hugging, and said shyly,
“I-it’s nothing, meow, I just thought… since we finally made it this far with Adele…”
“Wouldn’t it be a waste if we failed, meow?”
“First Snow… doesn’t want to disappoint Adele, meow!”
These words almost melted Adele’s heart.
She could say with certainty that there was no better kitten in the world than First Snow!
And First Snow wasn’t just a gamer girl.
If she practiced a little…
She would be a proper esports genius girl!
But First Snow didn’t care about esports or anything.
If she wasn’t playing with Adele, then it was meaningless, meow~
………………
Late at night, First Snow was sleeping soundly beside Adele.
The little cat girl was exhausted again today, while Adele, on the other hand, was full of energy.
She had to admit that there were not only “tired oxen” in this world, but also “fields plowed to exhaustion.”
Adele’s “nourishing yin with yin” witch power was simply too overpowered.
It solidified her position as the ultimate top.
Don’t ask why, love is eternal!
But First Snow was asleep, while Adele, because she was too energetic, couldn’t fall asleep.
So she started chatting with Hermione on her phone.
The reason it was Hermione was because she would be hitching a ride with Hermione, going to the vampire capital for the first time to participate in the upcoming “Blood Trial.”
So it was always good to connect with her in advance.
Hermione actually wanted to have a video call with Adele.
But Adele used excuses like “I haven’t washed my face,” “Oh, the internet connection is bad,” “I’m too sleepy to open my eyes, I just want to hear Hermione’s voice,” and so on to avoid it.
Otherwise, if Hermione knew that she was currently holding a cute cat girl in her arms while chatting with her…
Hermione would definitely be unhappy.
Because Adele wasn’t even focusing on their conversation.
Hermione: …Is the internet connection bad? I understand, I’ll sponsor the academy later and upgrade the network system, especially in your dormitory, Adele.
Adele: …
The girl could only say “holy shit.”
So she had unintentionally done a good deed for the academy?
When Principal Winona came back, Adele would definitely take credit for this! The academy should at least reward her, right!?
And she had to say, Hermione’s style…
It was like a domineering CEO!
But Adele liked it~
The two continued chatting about random things.
It was a conversation between lovers, talking about everything under the sun, it wasn’t boring at all, instead, it made one feel warm.
Of course, First Snow also made her feel warm.
A kitten’s body was very warm.
Hermione: It’s getting late, I won’t disturb your rest, Adele.
Adele: It’s not a disturbance, although I am a little sleepy…
Adele: But I feel like I could talk to Hermione all night long.
The girl’s words shone brightly on Hermione’s phone screen, making her eyes sparkle.
Even Hermione’s innate coldness seemed to have faded a little, making her look much warmer and gentler.
The girl who was used to being cold couldn’t say any sweet nothings, she was touched for a long time and could only type,
Hermione: Good night, my dear Adele.
Adele: Good night, my dear Hermione~
The girl also replied in the same format.
Then they both put down their phones, with similar sweet smiles on their faces, and gradually drifted off to sleep.
………………
Principal Winona finally returned from the magic world at noon on the third day of winter break.
So First Snow had a place to stay, she wouldn’t be alone, becoming a stray kitten in the academy.
But even if First Snow became a stray kitten, Adele was sure that she would live a good life.
Perhaps when Adele returned from the vampire territory, a “Cat Worship Cult” would have emerged in the academy.
Provided that First Snow wasn’t so arrogant and would be a little friendlier to other students.
With First Snow’s cuteness and friendliness, she could easily capture anyone’s heart, making them willing to be her food providers.
But that was just in theory.
In reality, if First Snow was the kind of kitten who would cuddle with anyone, she wouldn’t be First Snow.
The only one she was willing to be clingy with was Adele, meow.
As for Winona, also known as “Xiao Wei” in First Snow’s mouth, their relationship was clearly equal.
And this “equality” was something First Snow realized during her long time spent with Principal Winona.
It was the sudden realization one day that this girl wasn’t her slave.
But Winona didn’t know about this, otherwise, she would definitely blurt out, “What the…”
“Long time no see, Principal Winona!”
Adele greeted Principal Winona naturally.
Winona was gracefully holding her staff, dismounting from her flight, and landing lightly on the green lawn in front of Adele’s dormitory building.
It was worth mentioning that the principal had probably cast an anti-gravity spell, so her skirt didn’t flip up when she landed.
This made Adele feel a little disappointed.
“These two days have indeed felt like years, so it’s not wrong to say ‘long time no see’.”
Winona’s tone sounded emotional, as if something major had happened in the magic world, something that even a legendary mage like her found tricky.
She slowly came to Adele and First Snow, and when she noticed how close they were, their hands tightly clasped together, Winona’s lips twitched.
“Are you ready for the Blood Trial, Adele?”
But she still started with a normal topic and asked softly.
“If you’re talking about being ready… I don’t even know what to do, so I guess I’m not ready.”
“But even if I fail and don’t get any rewards, I don’t really care, so in a sense, yes, I’m ready!”
It meant that she could accept the worst outcome, she was mentally prepared.
Winona couldn’t help but shake her head, she actually hoped that Adele could be a little more motivated.
Otherwise, entrusting First Snow to her… wasn’t this just feeding Adele for free!?
First Snow just didn’t want to learn magic, otherwise, Winona believed that with a Cat-Bird’s magic talent and long lifespan, her achievements would be no less than Winona’s.
Sometimes Winona would think that the reason First Snow had developed such a lazy and carefree personality was probably because she had been with her, a “workaholic.”
That’s right, Winona was self-aware that she was a “workaholic,” otherwise, she wouldn’t have stood out from the highly competitive magic world and become the youngest legendary mage.
First Snow probably thought that Winona could solve any problem.
If Winona couldn’t solve it temporarily, she would continue working hard until she could.
So First Snow didn’t need to work hard, meow.
After all, she had never heard of a kitten that needed to work hard.
But it would be different when First Snow followed Adele in the future.
Adele herself hadn’t fully matured yet, she was a delicate girl who needed to be taken care of.
By then, First Snow might have to start working hard, start learning magic?
If that really happened, Winona didn’t know whether to be happy for First Snow or unhappy with Adele.
“Just do your best, Lady Chen Xi has high hopes for you.”
Principal Winona said politely, then she came to First Snow’s side.
Although First Snow knew that she had to leave with Winona, she still looked back at Adele reluctantly.
Adele reached out and affectionately stroked First Snow’s fluffy cat ears.
“Be good, I’ll be back soon, after all, I have my cute little First Snow here.”
“Meow…”
“Speaking of which, First Snow, is there anything delicious or fun you want? I can buy it for you when I come back~”
Adele tried to coax First Snow, who was a little sad about their parting, like coaxing a child.
But First Snow’s following reaction stunned Adele.
First Snow didn’t say anything, she just took a small step forward and hugged Adele’s waist tightly.
As if saying, “I don’t want anything else, I just want Adele, meow.”
While touched, Adele also knew that she shouldn’t be affected by this sadness.
It was just an ordinary parting, not a life-or-death separation.
Adele saw her trip to the vampire capital more as a tour, a chance to broaden her horizons.
So she joked,
“Are you treating me as something delicious and fun?”
“You little rascal.”
“Ahem…!”
Principal Winona, listening to their exchange, couldn’t help but cough to remind them.
She really couldn’t stand watching these two flirt.
“Okay, First Snow, that’s enough.”
“It’s precisely because of farewells that reunions are meaningful.”
“Meow…”
First Snow wasn’t very good at listening to Winona’s teachings, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been such a lazy kitten.
But at this moment, when she heard Winona’s words, an indescribable feeling took root in her heart.
She understood Xiao Wei’s words for the first time.
Perhaps a sign of growing up was understanding and remembering the words that adults used to say.
First Snow finally waved goodbye to Adele.
Adele maintained her gentle smile for a long time…
But the moment First Snow’s figure disappeared in the distance, her smile crumbled, replaced by a melancholic look.
Actually, without First Snow…
She also felt lonely.
But a mature girl should be good at disguising her feelings.
Only when she was with someone who could accept her completely could she express her feelings without reservation.
That person was Hermione, who had chosen to accept Adele, not force her, a long time ago.
In the afternoon, Hermione arrived early at Adele’s dormitory building.
With a nervous and expectant heart, she took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
— “Knock, knock.”