High School of Demon Hunting-Chapter 396 - 65 Your Cat Sheds Fur_1

Until finally leaving the bench, Li Meng never got the chance to get back at the black cat.

This made Zheng Qing’s walk back to the dormitory feel quite light and breezy.

Now, it was almost noon; over five hours had passed since the young wizard turned into a cat. According to Professor Yi’s previous advice, a transformation potion could last six to twelve hours.

Meaning that starting from the next hour, Zheng Qing could revert back from being a cat to a human at any time.

If under broad daylight, in the wide and open, he was to shed his black fur in the middle of the school, revealing his stark naked body, the scene would be so beautiful it was beyond imagination.

In any case, everything was for safety. The black cat glanced up at the high noon sun, estimated the time, and quickly made its way to the dormitory.

Nothing unusual happened along the way.

The only thing was that the sounds of people going ’meow meow’ at him had increased substantially.

Every time the young wizard thought about the fact that he too had once made such sounds at cats passing by in the school, a deep sense of shame surged from within him.

As always, he followed the cat trail, clambering up the steep cliffs of Dormitory Hill, and sneaked into the dormitory through the balcony.

At noon, the dormitory was quiet, devoid of any human traces.

Xin Fat Man recently spent every free moment he had outside sketching, and today was expected to be no different; the curtains on Dylan’s bed were tightly closed, most likely he was still sleeping in his coffin; Xiao Xiao’s bed was also empty, considering the time, he should be in the library organizing materials.

Such observation made Zheng Qing breathe a sigh of relief.

He wasn’t sure how to face his roommates as a cat yet.

The orange cat Tuan Tuan was lying on its side on Xin Fat Man’s pillow, its four legs stretched straight out, eyes half closed, looking lazy. The tiny elves were hanging intertwined in the orange cat’s soft fur, wings folded, seemingly taking a siesta.

Hearing the commotion on the balcony, Tuan Tuan’s ears twitched, but he did not open his eyes. For a cat, judging good from evil based solely on sound is a basic skill.

The black cat also did not greet the orange cat.

After turning into a cat in the morning, he realized that although there are sayings like ’cat talk and dog language’, these unintelligent creatures do not have a comprehensive ’universal language’.

He could only judge the other’s vague intentions through eye contact, actions, and scent, there was no way to greet each other with ’good morning’, ’have you eaten’, ’nice weather today’, and the likes.

It felt like life without these greetings seemed a bit freer, but he didn’t know if this feeling came from becoming a cat.

With these thoughts, the black cat slipped into his tent and rolled into his quilt.

Perhaps it was because the effect of the transformation potion was gradually fading, Zheng Qing felt his eyelids becoming heavier and heavier. As soon as he closed his eyes, he fell into a deep sleep.

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"... The catastrophe avoidance spell inherited by the First University is a very intricate method... Wizards turn into other forms of life through related rituals in order to erase their original existence, so that the catastrophe naturally disappears..."

"... During this process, not only does the wizard’s physical form change... Their souls will also become warped..."

"... They will become warped..."

"... Warped..."

The fragments of mumbling in his mind gradually became vaguer until when Zheng Qing could no longer distinguish any words, he naturally woke up from his slumber.

He opened his eyes wide, staring at the dark canopy above his head, trying hard to recall those scattered words from his dream.

But soon, he gave up on the idea.

It was like a sandcastle built on the beach after high tide, completely transformed after being submerged by icy seawater. The young wizard found that the murmuring from his dreams had silently faded as his consciousness resumed control of the body, sinking into an unknown place.

This made him a little irritated.

The dorm was still exceedingly quiet.

Through the gap in the curtains, there were no traces of the sun to be felt.

Zheng Qing lifted his hand, and under the weak light in the dorm, he saw a healthy, adult hand. He then finally breathed a sigh of relief, struggled to get up and started to dress.

"Awake?" A sudden voice startled the young student.

"Doctor?" Zheng Qing asked tentatively.

After receiving a positive response, he gave a sigh of relief and complained, "Don’t suddenly start talking like a ghost... I was about to throw a talisman paper!"

Xiao Xiao said nothing.

Only when the young student put on his clothes and was standing in front of the tall dressing mirror tidying himself up, did he leisurely speak.

"So, how did it feel to be a cat?"

"Thump."

The aftershave Li Meng was holding fell to the ground.

"Wh... what... what cat..." He turned around, stammering in his reply, his face somewhat pale.

"Seems like it really was a cat." Doctor Xiao Xiao held a notebook, sitting at the desk, the calligraphy brush in his hand scratching at his chin thoughtfully.

"What cat." With a bit more courage, Zheng Qing repeated his question mechanically.

"You know, the cat you turned into after drinking the transformation potion?" Xiao Xiao looked at him confused, as if thinking the student’s question was funny.

"How do you know... I mean... I haven’t told you guys about it yet, have I?" Zheng Qing finally gave up, looking at Xiao Xiao with an air of vexation.

"Oh!" Xiao Xiao seemed to realize, flipped open his notebook, pinching out a few black hairs from the pages, "Next time you transform, remember not to run around on the table... Your cat sheds!"

Zheng Qing looked at the black hairs with a regretful expression.

"Just because of this?" He paused, forced himself to ask, "Maybe it’s not cat hair..."

"So I casually tried asking... Looking at your reaction, seems like it’s pretty certain." Xiao Xiao shrugged his shoulders, adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, and added, "Actually at first I thought you’d become a mouse... But Dylan pointed out that there were no gnaw marks on the timber on the table, and also Tuan Tuan was behaving very calmly, so we crossed out that option."

"Dylan knows too?" Zheng Qing covered his face a bit despairingly, "Who else knows..."

"Fat Man doesn’t know." Xiao Xiao answered honestly, "He went out for sketching early this morning, woke up even earlier than me... Didn’t notice no one was in your bed, and didn’t notice several black hairs on the table."

Zheng Qing looked at his roommate blankly, not sure if he should look relieved.

"Since I’ve answered your question... Now you should answer mine." Xiao Xiao swirled his brush in the inkwell on the table, looking at the young student eagerly, "So... What did it feel like to become a cat?"