Rongcheng Third College of Arts and Sciences, dormitory building.
Yue Tianxin (Fox) floated at the dormitory entrance, observing the clean and tidy dormitory in front of her.
The windowsills were empty, and all the clothes had been put into wardrobes or taken away by students who had left for the holiday, with only one dormitory balcony airing out a school uniform and a nightgown.
It was hard to imagine a student choosing to stay in the dormitory during the New Year holiday, and even harder to imagine the school approving her stay.
“Wang Xiaowang… Building 2, Room 407…”
Murmuring the address displayed on the secret codex, Observer Fox Fox dove into the dormitory building and wandered around for a long time before finally finding Room 407.
The door was tightly shut, and no sound could be heard from inside. Yue Tianxin chose to go around to the balcony and peek into the room.
It was a six-person dorm, with beds above desks—quite good living conditions.
But at this moment, the dorm was empty. Only one bed had sheets and a quilt, and the desk was sparsely decorated with laser tickets and small trinkets like badges, along with an open practice book.
Even though she hadn't seen the owner of this bed, Su Tianqing was already sure she had found the right place.
You ask why?
【Task Update】
【Dandelion Task: Magic Girl Recruitment in Progress】
【Option A: Wait for the suitable candidate to appear】
【Option B: Go find the suitable candidate】
Because the secret codex updated the task!
But what's with these two options? Ben Hu doesn't know where the suitable candidate ran off to! secret codex, can you be a little more generous and give a location hint?
Fortunately, the secret codex wasn't so stingy this time and quickly provided a location.
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No. 133, Fuzhuan Street, Tianfu No. 2 Avenue, Mixue Ice Cream & Tea shop.
This place was a bit far from Rongcheng Third College of Arts and Sciences. When Yue Tianxin (Fox) flew here, the shop was playing a cheerful theme song.
It was the holiday season, plus there were many businesses on this street, so there was a large flow of people, and customers buying milk tea were endless.
“Number 107, two Jasmine Milk Greens, please take care.”
“Number 108, one Strawberry Sundae!”
“Hello~ What would you like to drink?”
The shop assistant was calling out numbers and handing out orders while taking new customers' orders. Coupled with the lingering festive atmosphere of the New Year, it made Yue Tianxin (Fox) feel a bit overwhelmed.
Business is really good, Su Tianqing thought, switching to manual mode.
Floating above the crowd to the shop entrance, Yue Tianxin peered inside.
People without magic talent couldn't see Observer, so she wasn't worried about being noticed by those around her. She carefully searched for Wang Xiaowang's whereabouts.
Soon, a swaying tail caught Fox Fox's attention.
It was a black dog tail with a noticeable tuft of white fur at the tip, wagging like an electric fan behind the shop assistant's uniform.
The owner of this tail… hmm… was about half a head taller than Ben Hu, about the same height as Little Fish. Was she a dog-type beast-person from the Bernese Mountain Dog clan?
Her black and brown hair was braided and hung behind her, and her fluffy ears rested on either side of her hat. She was concentrating on preparing the drink in her hands.
It seemed like a holiday part-time job.
“Xiaowang! How much longer for number 109?”
“One more minute! Coming right up!”
The front desk assistant turned to ask, and the dog-girl, while adding ice cubes, turned to speak to the assistant at the shop entrance.
As she handed the drink to her colleague to be sealed, the dog-girl inadvertently looked up and met the gaze of Observer Fox Fox floating in the air.
The wagging dog tail slowly stopped, like an electric fan losing power, and hung steadily behind her.
The dog-girl's expression gradually shifted from confusion to surprise, finally being enveloped by wonder and astonishment, and her dog tail quickly resumed wagging.
“Xiaowang, what are you looking at? Is there something on the ceiling?”
A shop assistant walked up to her, looked up in Yue Tianxin's direction, and then looked at the little dog-girl who was staring intently at the ceiling, puzzled.
The dog-girl looked back at her colleague, blinked, and pointed at Yue Tianxin.
“Huh? Manager, can't you see the little fox on the ceiling? It can even fly!”
“…………”
Hearing her voice, the shop assistants almost simultaneously looked up at the ceiling, then looked at the dog-girl with the same subtle expression.
The uncle, who was called the manager, sighed, patted the dog-girl's shoulder, and led her to the storeroom.
This dog-girl had been working part-time at the shop for almost the entire winter break. Everyone liked this clingy and lively dog-girl, but her work enthusiasm also caused concern.
Although she herself said it was to earn tuition and living expenses, no matter what… working for more than twenty consecutive days without a day off easily made people think she was experiencing hallucinations.
After all, how could there be a flying fox on the ceiling?
Regarding this, the manager decided to have a serious talk with her and, incidentally, force her to take a holiday.
“Xiaowang, listen to me.”
“I know you really need money, and it wasn't easy for you to find this part-time job, but you also need to think about your health.”
“Woof?”
The dog-girl blinked in confusion, her fluffy ears twitching twice from their drooping state, and she tilted her head, looking at the manager uncle who was sitting on a stool at her eye level.
“My body is fine, Manager. If you need me to move goods…”
“No, no, no, you absolutely mustn't.”
Seeing the dog-girl turn to carry a box of pearls to the front counter for topping, the manager quickly stopped her.
She was already hallucinating! And let her move goods? If she collapsed in the shop, he wouldn't be able to be the manager anymore!
“Xiaowang, you go home and rest today. I’ll pay you as usual.”
“Huh? Getting paid without working… Is that okay…?”
The dog-girl was a little flattered, but she really couldn't refuse the manager's request. She changed out of her uniform with a puzzled expression and walked out of the milk tea shop.
Then she looked back every three steps, confirming that she really had been given a day off, before slowly walking in the direction of the school.
This little interlude did not affect Yue Tianxin's plan. Observer Fox Fox followed closely behind the dog-girl from a distance, observing her expressions and movements.
Dog-type beast-people and Ye Lan, that wolf-type beast-person, indeed had many differences.
Just the tail alone showed it. Ye Lan's tail usually hung down, while the dog-girl's tail faithfully reflected her mood, just like her own fox tail.
For example, when she turned the street corner and suddenly looked back at her, her violently wagging tail fully reflected her excited mood.
“Little fox! You really are following me!”
“Oh, you really can see me.”
Yue Tianxin pretended to be quite surprised and flew forward, circling the dog-girl up and down for a while, then floated in front of her with her hands on her hips and nodded.
“Mm-hmm, very good, Wang Xiaowang, you have great potential!”
“…?”
The dog-girl tilted her head even more curiously, as if this action could express her confusion and curiosity.
Good, she's hooked! She's already interested in Ben Hu's words!
Muttering the Observer's possible thoughts when recruiting a Magic Girl, Yue Tianxin cleared her throat twice, turned to confirm there were no passersby outside the alley, and then said seriously:
“Ahem…”
“Listen, Wang Xiaowang, I am Observer, who traveled from the Star Realm. You can call me Yue Tianxin.”
“And I saw you at first glance—you have excellent magic talent! You have potential beyond ordinary people!”
After speaking, Yue Tianxin pulled out a shining golden cross star from her magic space and handed it to the dog-girl in front of her, whose mouth was slightly agape and pupils were shaking.
“So… take this guardian star and become a Magic Girl!”
