Chapter 464: Delivering Meals Is Actually Quite a Gig!
As soon as Euphilia finished speaking, a golden shadow zipped past and darted toward Kaise.
But Euphilia was quicker. She raised her hand and snatched it right out of the air.
Kaise only realized what was happening when she turned around, her eyes wide with fear.
In Euphilia’s grasp was a tiny, golden creature that looked a bit like a fox.
It flailed about, clearly unimpressed with Euphilia’s grip on its neck, but after a few futile attempts to escape, it surrendered and hung there like a limp noodle.
“Uh… Little Li?”
This little guy seemed familiar. Wasn’t it the pet of Lady Riya?
Though it looked like it had grown a smidge since the last time she saw it.
Observing the now-totally-subdued Little Li, Kaise hesitated to approach any closer.
After all, that quick capture was enough to give her the jitters!
If Lady Riya hadn’t been around to nab it at the last second, she would have been completely blindsided by an attack!
It was one thing to be unaware before, but she was certain now: despite its tiny size, in terms of combat power, her cat wouldn’t stand a chance against that thing.
No wonder Lady Riya’s pet shared her owner’s traits—small but ridiculously strong!
Euphilia must have sensed Kaise’s anxiety because she reassured her, “Don’t worry! It knows you and isn’t going to attack. It just wants to give you a hug.”
“Goo-goo, goo!” Little Li responded enthusiastically, its excitement bubbling over.
Finally, a familiar face! Little Li was practically vibrating with joy.
It had been captured by the bad guys, locked away, and desperately needed a hero to rescue it!
Do you have any idea how it’s been surviving for over ten days?!
Every day, it only had the most basic food, stuck in a tiny space, and nobody to play with!
Life had lost its sparkle—what would it take to smash its head on some tofu and end the misery?
Watching Little Li babble away, Kaise sighed in relief and stepped closer.
Euphilia also loosened her grip.
In a flash, Little Li leapt onto Kaise’s shoulder.
Without a shred of regret—though Euphilia was its actual owner!
“What I need you to do is get Heidis into the kitchen and you can bring food to it. You can also come play with it occasionally.”
Before Lady Riya left, she had arranged everything, but of course, forgot about this little rascal.
If Euphilia did end up sleeping for two weeks, when she woke up, Little Li might as well be a stew ingredient!
Just kidding! It wouldn’t d*e from a month without food.
“Easy peasy! I’ll find a reason to get Heidis to cook,” Kaise said eagerly.
As for hanging out with Little Li? That was even better!
Not just occasionally, she would come every day; after all, Lady Riya was around!
Little Li perched on Kaise’s shoulder, chattering away, and Kaise couldn’t understand a word, so she turned to Euphilia.
Euphilia shot a glance at Little Li. The little critter had already started bossing Kaise around, even choosing what it wanted to eat!
So, Euphilia just ignored it, acting like she hadn’t heard anything.
“Lady Riya?”
“It’s fine, don’t mind it. Aside from that, can you help me gather some information about the battlefield ruins within the Rensyi Kingdom from the Beastmen and the history of the war between the Wolfmen and the Leopardmen?”
Right, just a side note; Little Li was the main concern here.
But Euphilia suddenly remembered Kaise was from the Beastmen, making her the perfect candidate to collect info instead of a human.
“Rensyi Kingdom… battlefield ruins?”
“Lady Riya went there.”
“Got it! Lady Riya! I’ll get back to you with the details!”
Euphilia thought for a moment and said, “Kaise, when you’re talking to me, make sure you differentiate. Just refer to positions when speaking to Lady Riya.”
“Uhm… Euphilia Plant? Oh no, I mean Principal Euphilia!”
“Mm, off you go.”
Euphilia yanked Little Li back, watching as Kaise walked away.
Then she held Little Li in front of her, staring it down.
“Goo…” Little Li shrank its neck, bracing for the inevitable.
And then, Euphilia casually tossed it away.
Mission accomplished—time for a nap!
A little while later, when Kaise returned to Euphilia’s lab, she just so happened to bump into Okor.
“Kaise?”
“Ah, hello, Mentor Okor.”
Okor looked puzzled. “What are you doing here?”
“I brought… lunch for Principal Euphilia.”
With a flourish, Kaise revealed several mouth-watering dishes.
“Bringing lunch for the Principal?” Okor exclaimed, “You can get into her lab?”
“Uh-huh, the Principal gave me a pass.”
“That’s… wow!” Okor’s jaw practically dropped. “Does that mean Principal Euphilia is personally mentoring you? I never expected you to be the first.”
“I… I’m not sure, maybe she just wanted me to bring her food.”
“Hahaha! Even the chance to deliver meals to the Principal is fought over by countless people. It’s not just students; even we mentors have a line forming!”
“Uh…”
If we’re being accurate, she was delivering meals to the Principal’s pet…
But regardless of who she was delivering meals to, most people wouldn’t get such an opportunity!
No matter who she was bringing food for, she could access the lab and see Euphilia multiple times, which meant she could cozy up to Euphilia!
They say time makes the heart grow fonder, right? So, after a while, wouldn’t she… get special treatment, ask questions, and quietly outsmart everyone else?
Okor gently patted Kaise on the shoulder, “Good luck, kid.”
“I understand! See you later, Mentor Okor.”
With that, Kaise opened the door to Euphilia’s lab and stepped inside, all under Okor’s watchful eyes.
Okor, wanting to follow, found himself halted by a transparent wall just a few steps in.
With a resigned shrug, he accepted the situation.
Without permission, ordinary folks simply couldn’t get close.
The next morning, the Sanferis Daily’s urgent edition broke sensational news!
Shocking! According to reliable internal sources, Principal Euphilia’s lab frequently sees students coming and going—suspected of recruiting personal students!
According to an anonymous insider, multiple sightings of students entering and exiting the Principal’s lab were reported just yesterday.
It’s quite likely that with so many projects, she was overwhelmed with research and enlisted students to help!
But there must be something more to it for Principal Euphilia to do this.
Unless she never intended to recruit personal students, she would only select from those helping her, effectively conducting an early inspection.
The students and mentors in the academy saw the newspaper, scanned down the page, and collectively gasped in confusion.
Who the heck is Kaise? Never heard of her!
