In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

"This should be it, Cat Servant Tavern..." Lu Mingfei looked up at the pink signboard and the words formed by dark cat paw prints on it, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

He had assumed that since Professor Lintel had summoned him so mysteriously, it must be for a private conversation in a dark and secluded place.

And, if someone dares to open a 'tavern' inside St. Marian Academy, they must have chosen a secluded location.

As for the "cat servant"... perhaps it refers to the tavern owner being a cat-person?

But when they arrived, they found the tavern openly located in the very center of the street, with people coming and going without any privacy. Inside, cats of all colors crawled all over every available space, and some of the friendly cats even perched on people's heads.

"Okay, looks like she just wants to pet the cat." Lu Mingfei pursed his lips and made this judgment.

Before entering, Lu Mingfei put the red-robed attendant into his academy card, went inside, and found an empty seat. Soon, cats gathered around, and Lu Mingfei subtly turned his fingers, using the mechanical claw behind him as a cat toy—and indeed, some lively cats pounced around, meowing all around.

Soon a waiter walked around the cat and handed Lu Mingfei the menu:

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

Lu Mingfei took the menu and glanced at it. The first page featured a variety of cocktails. He immediately asked, "Does St. Marian allow students to drink alcohol? How can a bar be openly located here?"

"A freshman, perhaps?" The waiter smiled and picked up a cat, placing it in Lu Mingfei's arms. This cat was so quiet and obedient that it was almost unlike a cat; even when its sleep was disturbed, it would only look up and then fall asleep again.

"Although what's sold here are drinks, they don't contain any alcohol. They're more like flavored fermented beverages like apple cider vinegar. It's just that the founder felt that this kind of place, open to the public, should have the atmosphere of a pub, so he called it a pub."

"Also, have you decided on your preference for the five colors of magical power? If not, I wouldn't recommend coming here too often..."

At this point, the waiter looked around, then leaned closer, as if there was a big secret here:

"A ceremony is actually taking place here!"

Lu Mingfei's eyelids twitched slightly, then he straightened up and looked around. The walls were adorned with green vines that seemed almost decorative, the ceiling had a magical lamp that emitted a soft glow downwards, and people's enthusiasm for cats—

"What ceremony?" Lu Mingfei asked calmly.

"It's a ritual to prepare food for the adorable cats, of course!" The waiter then picked up another cat. "Look, their tails are in a bottle. Can you guess why?"

Lu Mingfei looked at the cat in his arms and picked up the bottle from its tail. It was called a 'tail,' but only the very tip was actually inside the bottle. Parting the fur there, Lu Mingfei gently reached out and touched it—

"Are they plants?" Lu Mingfei rubbed his fingers together, his eyes full of surprise.

"That's right~" The waiter placed a small bottle with a dropper in his palm and showed it to Lu Mingfei. "Ever since these cute little cats that can be kept as pets without being as annoying as real cats appeared, many people have chosen to buy one to keep in their dorm rooms."

"But most people don't take their pets with them after graduation, so they're left here to earn their own food and lodging expenses."

"The ritual array is also used to sustain their lives. After all, there are nearly a thousand cats here now, and we can't feed them one by one."

"However, no matter how much the ritual array restricts the scope, there will always be some effects. For us senior students who have already determined our magical inclinations, this effect is easy to dispel, but it's a bit more difficult for freshmen—oh well, don't worry, just come here less often. Unless you want to determine your magical inclinations to be green, just come here once a month at most, and this effect won't interfere with you."

"So if you want a cat, how about adopting one from here? Buying a new cat would probably require dozens of credits, and if the cat is particularly beautiful, it might require hundreds. But adopting one is completely free."

After a moment's thought, Lu Mingfei decided to adopt one. If this creature was truly as easy to care for, wouldn't be bothersome, and wouldn't shed as she described, then he would consider buying another one.

Well, to be precise, I'll introduce it to my magical fairies and see if they want to buy one.

Although he did have the ability to forcibly summon the magical spirits back, he still hoped that these magical spirits could return on their own at the appointed time—considering that they were often engaged in battles in the other world, Lu Mingfei certainly couldn't introduce them to any competitions and expect them to return on time to watch.

In fact, Lu Mingfei himself didn't really like watching those matches. He always felt that it was like dancing in shackles, and watching too much of it might lead to misunderstandings about actual combat.

It was at this moment that he learned about this kind of cat.

When the elves go out, you can help them take care of their pets; if the elves have time, they can take care of them themselves. Since they have pets, they'll likely make time to come back and check on them every now and then, even while they're out fighting.

Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei confirmed with the senior student that he wanted to adopt the cat that was on his lap—it was a fairly typical tabby cat, except that its belly and limbs were white, while its back had the gray fur typical of tabby cats.

After signing the adoption agreement with the bar, Lu Mingfei bought a Motolov cocktail and a bottle of "feed" for the tabby cat—the small bottle with a dropper that his senior had shown him, one bottle would be enough for it to eat for a month—before asking her about Professor Lintel.

Following his senior's directions, Lu Mingfei carried the cat upstairs to the second floor and pushed open the door to the room. The markings on Professor Lintel's body were glowing, emitting an unsettling fluorescent light in the rather dim room—

Okay, it should be called the firefly that makes Lu Mingfei uneasy.

After all, in his understanding from Earth, glowing means that the thing is emitting energy—in other words, a glowing thing is best to also generate heat, otherwise it is uncertain what it will emit at the same time.

So Lu Mingfei immediately froze and slowly moved to a position that was relatively far away from Professor Lintel.

"What? Are you scared?" Lintel looked at Lu Mingfei, a mischievous smile playing on his lips—but his actions were anything but mischievous towards Lu Mingfei.

After noticing Lu Mingfei's fear of the glowing light on him, Lintel simply reached out and smeared a glowing hand on Lu Mingfei's face.