MRSSG Chapter 07 – Fox Tail

Hu Hu clearly felt someone playing with his fox ears.

Hu Hu: “……”

After recovering from consuming the delicious yang essence, Hu Hu faced another serious situation. He tried to smooth things over by hiding his fox ears and getting up from Ying Huaiting’s arms. He said seriously, “It’s all an illusion. You didn’t see anything.”

Ying Huaiting disappointedly rubbed his fingers and said directly, “You’re a fox, aren’t you?”

Hu Hu looked up at the ceiling. Then he looked back at Ying Huaiting, who raised his eyebrows and smirked, “Stop looking around. You’re not dreaming. I’ve discovered your true identity, fox spirit.”

Hu Hu: !!!

Hu Hu’s breathing quickened. He was really, really discovered!

Hu Hu bit his lips, almost crying from anxiety. But Ying Huaiting simply watched him panic with an amused expression.

However, Hu Hu quickly calmed down.

“Ying Huaiting, I am indeed a fox spirit, but I’m a proper fox spirit. I’ve never done anything bad, I just want to study here. Since we’re roommates, could you please not tell anyone?” Hu Hu negotiated with Ying Huaiting.

Ying Huaiting suddenly said, “Wait, let me check something.”

Hu Hu didn’t understand and leaned over to see what Ying Huaiting was checking.

Ying Huaiting searched the Supernatural Network. This was a webpage hosted by the Supernatural Management Bureau containing information about most supernatural creatures’ characteristics and habits. Hu Hu was confused, “How does a human like you know about the Supernatural Network?”

“As a fox spirit who exposed his identity, you shouldn’t ask so many questions.”

Hu Hu sheepishly shut up. He watched as Ying Huaiting entered the website and searched for “fox spirit.” After searching, a text description about fox spirits appeared:

[Fox spirits are cunning but beautiful creatures who love yang essence. Their kind is divided into proper foxes and indecent foxes.

Indecent fox spirits excel at taking off men’s pants just to feed on yang essence. This feeding aims to drain men dry. Indecent fox spirits only love human yang essence, so other supernaturals need not worry about being drained. If there are humans who stumbled upon the Supernatural Network and are currently being harassed by indecent fox spirits, don’t be afraid. They’re just indecent, that’s all.

Proper fox spirits do exist. Proper fox spirits don’t think about feeding on yang essence, and they disdain doing so. Fox spirits can live well without consuming yang essence. Some proper fox spirits often complain¹ that their reputation has been completely ruined by those indecent fox spirits!]

After reading, Ying Huaiting and Hu Hu stared at each other.

Ying Huaiting rubbed his chin and, thinking about Hu Hu’s recent behavior, declared with certainty, “You’re an indecent fox spirit.”

Hu Hu was also confused. He grabbed Ying Huaiting’s phone and searched for adult fox spirits, which revealed another passage:

[Fact Check: “Underage fox spirits feeding on yang essence is indecent behavior, while feeding after becoming an adult is proper behavior” – FALSE. This is a lie made up by an indecent fox spirit who continued feeding on yang essence after becoming an adult while refusing to admit their indecent behavior. Interestingly, this rumor spread among some underage fox spirits, causing them to wait until adulthood to harvest yang essence, which is actually a good thing.]

Hu Hu muttered in disbelief, “I’m actually an indecent fox spirit?”

Ying Huaiting looked at Hu Hu’s thunderstruck expression and added fuel to the fire, “So when you said I smelled good, you wanted to feed on my yang essence and drain me dry?”

Hu Hu, as if his fox tail had been stepped on, slammed the phone on the table and angrily retorted, “Human yang essence can’t be drained dry! Even if I don’t smell it, it would just dissipate into the air! It’s yang essence, not vital energy! They’re different!”

Ying Huaiting drawled, “Is that so? But it says here that indecent fox spirits excel at taking off men’s pants, and feeding on yang essence aims to drain men dry.”

Hu Hu was furious, “Nonsense! That must be nonsense! Whoever wrote about our fox clan must have a grudge against us foxes! Ying Huaiting, I’m definitely a proper fox spirit. If you don’t believe me, let me smell you right now. After I smell you, your body won’t have any problems!”

Ying Huaiting raised an eyebrow. “Smell where?”

Hu Hu primly pointed at Ying Huaiting’s neck, “Here will do.”

Ying Huaiting replied leisurely, “Fine, go ahead. Let’s see how proper you are.”

Hu Hu’s eyes widened.

Wait, how did this sudden blessing fall from the sky? But, but—

Before smelling, Hu Hu said, “If I prove I’m a proper fox spirit, you can’t tell anyone about my identity, and you can’t look at me differently.”

Ying Huaiting hummed in agreement.

Hu Hu buried his face in Ying Huaiting’s neck, nuzzling around. Ying Huaiting had to tilt his head. It really tickled.

At first, Hu Hu just pressed his nose against Ying Huaiting’s neck, absorbing a small amount of yang essence. But as he kept smelling, he suddenly remembered the blood he had tasted earlier.

That blood’s taste was really… really delicious!

The more Hu Hu tried not to think about it, the more he couldn’t help thinking about it. As he thought about it, he even felt the yang essence at the neck was too little. How could it be so little? As a proud² fox spirit, was he only worthy of feeding on this tiny bit of yang essence?

Hu Hu suddenly hugged Ying Huaiting and bit his neck. But then his fox ears were flicked hard, snapping him back to reality.

His… his ears came out again…

Hu Hu guiltily let go of Ying Huaiting, who was now wiping saliva off his neck. Hu Hu’s fangs weren’t sharp enough to break the skin.

“Is this your idea of being ‘proper’?” Ying Huaiting’s cool voice rang out.

Hu Hu’s completely uncontrollable fox ears folded back like airplane wings as he said softly, “Your blood smelled too sweet, I couldn’t help but… give me one more chance! I really won’t do it again.”

Ying Huaiting was merciless. “You don’t get another chance.”

Hu Hu’s fox ears drooped completely! Then Ying Huaiting added, “I never planned to tell anyone you’re a fox spirit, I was just curious about how you feed on yang essence. Turns out you really are a pervert.”

Hu Hu felt wronged for a second and wanted to argue that he wasn’t a pervert, but he just heard something more important. Ying Huaiting wouldn’t tell anyone his true identity!

His completely drooped ears suddenly perked up, twitching, and Hu Hu gratefully clasped his hands together. “That’s great! Ying Huaiting, can I still smell your neck in the future? I won’t bite you!”

Ying Huaiting refused. “No. If you want to do that to me, you’ll have to court me properly, and no sneaking smells at night either.”

The pair of fox ears belonging to Hu Hu, who had been planning to sneak attack while Ying Huaiting was asleep at night, guiltily drooped again. Still, Hu Hu tried to salvage the situation. “Not even the neck? I won’t take off your pants.”

Ying Huaiting threw the tissue into the trash bin and showed Hu Hu no mercy. “You’re an indecent fox spirit. You were just supposed to smell, but you ended up biting. How can I trust your words?”

For a moment, Hu Hu didn’t dare nod and guarantee his words were trustworthy.

Because… Ying Huaiting’s blood really smelled too good! He really couldn’t help himself!

“Also—”

Hu Hu looked up.

Ying Huaiting reached out and flicked Hu Hu’s fox ears again, “Let me see your tail.”

Hu Hu: ??

Hu Hu blinked. “Right now?”

Ying Huaiting nodded.

Hu Hu didn’t hesitate. “Wait a moment then, I’ll go change my pants. My tail can’t come out in these pajamas.”

Ying Huaiting fell into rare contemplation.

After finding suitable pants, Hu Hu went to change in the bathroom. When he came out again, he was Hu Hu with a big fluffy tail.

Hu Hu swished his big tail onto Ying Huaiting’s leg. Seeing Ying Huaiting’s gaze fixed on his big tail, Hu Hu said, “My tail is beautiful and silky. Ying Huaiting, sleep with me tonight, you can use my tail as a pillow. It’s much softer than a pillow.”

Genius, genius, genius!

He could secretly feed on yang essence!!

Ying Huaiting stroked Hu Hu’s tail from root to tip. The tail fluffed up and swished around, clearly enjoying the attention.

Ying Huaiting didn’t expose Hu Hu’s little scheme and even agreed.

“Okay.”

Hu Hu’s tail swished even more vigorously, and because he couldn’t control his excitement, his tail smacked Ying Huaiting in the face. Ying Huaiting only felt that he’d been attacked by something fluffy. Hu Hu showed no remorse for his tail hitting Ying Huaiting’s face.

“Sometimes I can’t control my tail. It’s the tail’s problem, you can’t blame me.”

Ying Huaiting: “……”

Author’s Note:

No one can resist fluffiness, not even Ying Huaiting!