Talulah, I'm still a child.

The little fox couldn't help but mutter to himself. His current appearance was exactly what the Doctor had envisioned back then. It could be said that the Doctor had given Mei Xue this image, and even some of Mei Xue's special features were conceived by the Doctor.

Mei Xue was her ideal and perfect lover, and also a fox spirit. But unfortunately, the doctor originally set his height to that of a boy who was at most sixteen years old. After several tail-cutting incidents, Mei Xue's height gradually shrank to what it is now. The little fox felt that it was fortunate that it did not shrink any further, otherwise Cecilia could call him her younger brother now.

"Hey, do you know the PhD sister too, brother?"

Cecilia nuzzled against Mei Xue's chest, feeling quite comfortable. Because the Doctor and others often came to her family's cake shop, the little angel had a good relationship with them. In fact, very few people would dislike Cecilia.

"We'd say we know each other, but let's not talk about it."

Seeing that Meixue didn't seem overly immersed in sadness, Linglan breathed a sigh of relief. However, if Meixue knew that she had also grown taller, she would probably really cry.

Thinking about it, Linglan felt that she shouldn't be in such a hurry to grow taller, otherwise it would hurt Meixue's self-esteem. However, she also really wanted to grow up and, like those older sisters, hug Meixue and give her a good rub.

"By the way, Brother Meixue, would you like to come eat with us later? I can treat you. The food at Rhodes Island's cafeteria is delicious, and they even have desserts."

"Eating...that's fine too."

The little fox rubbed his belly. Although he no longer needed to eat or rest, he had already gotten used to the human lifestyle. He would feel sleepy and sleepy at night, and feel hungry and want to eat at mealtimes.

However, the little fox suddenly remembered that Chen Huijie and Talulah were still with Kal'tsit. She thought she should go and wake them up first, and then go eat together. She wondered if they were awake yet.

Even now, Mei Xue still can't understand why both sisters fainted after she just kissed Chen Huijie. The little fox is thinking that she brushes her teeth after eating, and why Talulah fainted.

"But I still need to go find my two older sisters first, it will take a while. Linglan, you two go and eat first."

Mei Xue's remaining few idle tails swayed gently. It had been about twenty minutes. Hopefully, Kal'tsit would stop insisting on drawing his blood.

"But we all need to go back for a nap after lunch, Brother Meixue, you..."

"Well, I'll wander around the school a bit more this afternoon, don't worry, let's hang out together then."

The little fox waved its hand, then tucked its tail back in, reached out and plucked the rosemary from the top, and quickly walked away with small steps.

Seeing that Meixue ran so fast without giving her a chance to say more, Linglan had no choice but to lower her ears and go to have lunch with her best friends. She also took the reluctant rosemary with her, so that the little cat wouldn't run to Meixue. It was clear that, regardless of how deeply she loved Meixue, she really liked that tail.

However, Mei Xue ran so fast not only because she was in a hurry to find Chen Huijie and Talulah, but also because the little fox was really broken by Cecilia. His height was a pain he couldn't get around, and it would probably be his only unresolved issue in the future.

Now that's great. The only little sister he dotes on can probably call him "older sister" now. The little fox's originally strong self-esteem has been completely shattered. Even if Cecilia says she found a boyfriend, he... well, the little fox will probably just crush him under a mountain.

At Mei Xue's speed, it wouldn't take her long to run from the elementary school to the medical school building.

Kal'tsit may have gone to eat or attend class, but Mei Xue didn't see her. The little fox simply went to the ward where Chen Huijie and Talulah had been left earlier and looked at the two sisters who were still unconscious, feeling a little worried.

However, after carefully checking and confirming that the two sisters were indeed just asleep, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, the two sisters must have been dreaming. As for their expressions, it's not that they were different, but rather that they were completely opposite.

Chen Huijie must have been having a good dream; the corners of her mouth were upturned, like a sleeping beauty, and her eyebrows were relaxed.

Talulah must have had a terrible nightmare. Her brows were furrowed, her lips were pursed, and she was even clenching her fists. There was sweat on her forehead. Mei Xue reached out and wiped it for her. Then, she figured that the two of them probably wouldn't wake up for a while, so she decided to go to the cafeteria to get them some food.

With that in mind, Mei Xue casually pointed in a direction and set off. Although he didn't know where Rhodes Island's cafeteria was located, it didn't matter. He figured he could always find it by chance, and the little fox had no shortage of luck.

Walking leisurely, humming a little tune, Mei Xue wasn't worried about not having food. Although the little fox's tail couldn't produce an unlimited amount of food, all her old things were still there, from the fake ID Croissant had given her to the Rhodes Island operator's license. Of course, her Rhodes Island meal card was also there and still worked.

Mei Xue didn't notice that a head peeked out from behind him, with messy silver hair, a scar on his left eye, a maniacal smile, and sharp teeth. Miss Lappland stared intently at Mei Xue's back, completely forgetting that her mission today was to bail Texas and the others out of the Guard Bureau. The moment she saw Mei Xue, her heart inevitably started beating faster.

In order to find out the source of this unease, Lappland decided to follow Mei Xue's footsteps. She wanted to see what kind of fox this little fox was, so she waited here for Mei Xue to return.

"Ah... what's going on... I really like him... he... is more attractive to me than Texas."

With her sharp teeth clenched, a hint of madness flashed in Lappland's eyes, but as the person who was about to inherit the position of head of the Saluzzo family, she wouldn't do anything too bad.

Besides, this isn't Syracuse; some things are more complicated here, and sacks and ropes can't be used casually.

Of course, this doesn't mean we won't use it.

New World 25. Plum Snow's Lunch Time

"I don't know why, but Dr. Kal'tsit didn't take up our class today. Goodness, I can hardly remember the last time I had a PE class."

During lunch, the medical students at Rhodes Island couldn't help but complain about the strange phenomenon that had occurred that day. In their eyes, it was simply unbelievable that Kal'tsit, after all, had managed to give them a physical education class today.

Although Skadi was still slacking off in class as usual, spending her time in the pool with her whale-shaped swim ring and not teaching anything, it didn't stop everyone from having fun. Medical students already have a heavy workload, and Kal'tsit's expectations of them are extremely high.

"Besides Ceylon and Aya, the only other person in our class who can keep up with Dr. Kal'tsit's teaching pace right now is Ansel, right?"

"It seems so. Last time, Dr. Kal'tsit spoke highly of Ansel. By the way, Ansel, have you already taken the independent medical license exam?"

As she spoke, Miss Mimei glanced at Ansel with some envy. They were both from Rembit, and neither of them came from a particularly good family. They both got in through their own abilities, so why was there such a big difference between them?

"Yeah, it should be issued in a couple of days."

Ansel nodded and continued eating.

"I'm really curious, Ansel, you seem to be quite used to Dr. Kal'tsit's teaching methods. You and Louisa are the only ones in the class who haven't complained about her."

"Hmm... that's probably because I know someone who's similar to Ms. Kal'tsit."

As he spoke, Ansel smiled, his clean and handsome face almost causing several male students carrying their meals to bump into the table. They quickly shook their heads, constantly reminding themselves that although Ansel was beautiful and gentle, he was still a man!

"Oh, I see. That makes sense then. Wait a minute, Ansel, is that someone over there a relative of yours?"

Just as Mimei was about to continue eating, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a white figure out of the corner of her eye. A nine-tailed fox-eared boy was standing in front of the food serving window, trying his best to stand on tiptoe and lean over it, pointing at several dishes.

Mimei said he might be related to Ansel because the current Ansel is different from the old world's pink hair and drooping rabbit ears. Instead, he has long silver hair and looks exactly like an Agor. Coupled with his ruby-like eyes, it's hard to doubt that he might be related to the Deep Sea Hunters.

"He...maybe he is."

Ansel said, returning a smile, then rested his chin on his hand and looked at Mei Xue, who was tiptoeing to get her food, seemingly lost in thought.

As one of the top universities in all of Terra, Rhodes Island's cafeteria food is certainly not bad. However, the fact that the little fox only ordered vegetables and snacks put Ms. Outcast in a bit of a dilemma. She had a good impression of the little fox, so of course she couldn't say that she had accidentally missed a big spoonful.

"Little friend, eating only this much doesn't count as a balanced diet. Good children need to eat well to grow tall. Being a picky eater is not good."

However, what Outcast said was like stabbing Mei Xue in the heart. The little fox's expectant eyes instantly lost their luster, and she drooped her ears in disappointment.

"It's okay... I'm not going to grow any taller in this lifetime anyway."

After all the setbacks he'd suffered, Mei Xue was now gradually losing hope about his height. So what if he was short? Could he stretch himself up? He wasn't a rubber man who ate the Rubber-Rubber Fruit.

"..."

Seeing Mei Xue's dejected and almost lifeless appearance, Outcast subconsciously felt that he had done something wrong, so he simply gave Mei Xue another piece of cake.

Mei Xue, carrying her food, looked around and could only say that college students were grabbing food as fast as high school students. There were quite a few people sitting down, and all she could see were heads.

It wasn't that there weren't any empty seats; in fact, there were quite a few. After all, aside from a few extremely close friends or even couples, the rest of the male students would consciously keep at least one seat's distance from the female students (I don't know if everyone's high school and college were like this, but at least that's how it was in my case).

So, for the average person, the location may not be the best, but it's not hard to find.

However, although Mei Xue is small in stature, she has a lot of big tails, so many that a single seat cannot accommodate them all. Back in Rhodes Island, she needed someone to hold her three tails so that she could eat easily.

"Little friend, over here, over here!"

Seeing that Mei Xue seemed unable to find a seat, Ghost Shark, who was resting his chin on his hand, reached out and waved to Mei Xue. Unlike the other students, the seats next to Ghost Shark were almost all empty, except for the one opposite him, which was a girl named Goredia.

This isn't some new form of passive-aggressive behavior; it's just that the Deepsea Hunters have always had eccentric personalities, and ordinary people can't communicate with them well, let alone have any relationship with them. Moreover, Skadi and Specter had given a live-action demonstration for the entire school, and wow, the commotion was so loud that anyone who didn't know better would have thought Rhodes Island was carrying out some kind of demolition project.

They are admired for their strength, but also alienated because of it. Their overwhelming power makes ordinary students afraid to talk to them. Only Cecilia and Suzuran have a good relationship with them. However, the elementary school cafeteria is separate from the university cafeteria, so it is understandable that the seat next to Specter is empty.

But for Mei Xue, this was not a problem at all. The little fox had no fear of either the ghost shark or Goredia. Last night, when Goredia kicked off her blanket while sleeping, the little fox covered her back up and also helped her with her inability to adapt to land. Goredia didn't notice at all.

Needless to say, Ghost Shark is a familiar of the little fox, and instinctively she would not have any intention of harming Mei Xue, and would even subconsciously want to protect him.

Hello, sister.

This time, Mei Xue didn't forget that Ghost Shark and the others' memories were also sealed. He simply shook his fox ears to put down his lunch, then ignored Ghost Shark's slightly meaningful smile and Grandia's puzzled yet curious gaze, and began to finish his lunch on his own.

Ghost Shark rested her chin on her hand, watching Mei Xue eat her food. She felt her mood improve. When she saw the little fox getting her food, she had an urge to reach out and rub it. She didn't expect the child to be so impolite. But it was fine. She liked well-behaved children, especially those who looked "delicious".

"Little friend, do you have a big appetite?"

Looking at the pile of food on Mei Xue's plate, Ghost Shark gently twirled a strand of hair with his fingers. As he spoke, Mei Xue devoured another piece of cake. Just as he had said before, eating and resting were just habits for Mei Xue. The little fox didn't feel hungry, so it didn't feel full either. After the food it ate satisfied the taste on its tongue, it would all be converted into energy to fill itself. If the plate didn't look too delicious, Mei Xue wouldn't mind eating it too.

"Um... um."

Mei Xue nodded, very aware of her own appetite. The little fox used to have a big appetite, always having an apple by her side.

"Here, take this."

Specter pushed the last piece of cake on the table in front of Mei Xue. It was her dessert, which she had prepared for herself and was one of her favorite snacks. Because she made it herself, even Skadi had to beg her for a long time with tears in her eyes to get half of it. This time, she pushed the whole piece to Mei Xue, which made Grandia glance at her, wondering why. Did Specter want to lose weight too?

"Thank you, sister!"

Mei Xue was naturally delighted to have cake to eat, but the little fox wasn't going to be polite with Ghost Shark. She simply placed the cake aside, seemingly intending to enjoy it last.

"So cute. By the way, I've never seen you before on Rhodes Island. Are you new here?"

"It shouldn't count, I've been on Rhodes Island before."

Mei Xue answered the question honestly. Anyway, there are so many people on Rhodes Island, and Specter isn't the type to be a social butterfly, so it's impossible for her to know everyone.

"Impossible. If a cute child like you had been on Rhodes Island before, I would definitely have heard about you from someone else, and... if I had met you earlier, we would definitely have been very good friends, right?"

Hearing this, the teachers and students eating around Mei Xue cast pitying glances at her. What a lovely child she was! How did she end up being targeted by Miss Ghost Shark? Sigh, I remember back then, Elinie was the same. She honestly thought she could stand up to Miss Ghost Shark, but now that girl doesn't even dare to appear within 300 meters of Miss Ghost Shark. They even eat at different times, and she blushes whenever they meet. It makes people very curious about what exactly happened between the two of them.

"Then maybe we've met a long time ago."

Mei Xue's two little feet swung gently, and her tails swayed contentedly behind her. They shared the experience of eating with Mei Xue, so these tails even had the leisure to comment on the Rhodes Island cafeteria's culinary skills. Their final unanimous assessment was: No! As! As! Do! So! Re! ...

"Yes, let me introduce myself. My name is Laurentina, and I'm from Agor."

“My name is Mei Xue, and I’m from Da Yan…emmm, Walper.”

The little fox glanced at his tail, then reached out to touch the pair of fox ears on his head, and finally said with certainty, but in reality, he just looked like a Walper.

"I can tell, with so many tails, doesn't it feel heavy?"

"No, my tail is very light."

"Can my sister touch it?"

"Okay!"

Mei Xue agreed very readily, leaving Ghost Shark somewhat taken aback. She thought it would take more effort to trick this little fox into handing over her tail, but Mei Xue simply placed it on her lap.

To be honest, Specter had been eyeing Mei Xue's tail since earlier. Although there weren't many Vulpo on Rhodes Island, only Suzuran had a nine-tailed tail like Mei Xue. But Suzuran always avoided or refused, so Specter didn't press the issue. Anyway, he just wanted to touch it and see how it felt.

She was more interested in Mei Xue's tail, because it looked like it would feel pretty good to touch. However, after actually putting her hand on it, Ghost Shark was unsure whether she should say something.

Honestly, if there weren't so many people here, and if we didn't have to consider their and Agor's feelings, Ghost Shark would have easily carried Mei Xue back to the dorm to use as a pillow.

The little fox's tail is indeed not heavy, but the fluffy texture is superb, and it's not as soft and floppy as I imagined. Ghost Shark feels like he's squeezing a perfectly sized pillow. This little fox has a real knack for fur care.

Because it was Ghost Shark and not just anyone, Mei Xue's tail didn't retaliate. If someone suddenly grabbed Mei Xue's tail from behind while she was walking down the street, she would definitely die a horrible death.

"Hmm~"