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Chapter 1089: Qingbao's Match
Chapter 1089: Qingbao's Match (Combined)
Qiao Sang returned to her room, where a gentle breeze blew in, lifting the corner of the curtain.
Suddenly, a gale-force wind swept through, causing the curtain to flutter wildly.
"Xunxun!"
The Treasure Seeker teleported next to its Beastmaster and shouted.
Qiao Sang spoke with a tone of exasperation:
"Qingbao."
"Qingqing."
The gale subsided, and Qingbao appeared, its face twisted in a pout as it called out.
"Xunxun!"
The Treasure Seeker quickly shook its head, calling out to indicate that it hadn't said anything. It just wanted Qingbao to practice more, as the opponents were getting stronger and it could easily be eliminated. Today, it had almost lost!
"Qingqing..."
Qingbao couldn't control its facial expression, and its face darkened once more.
At the same time, a gale-force wind swept through the room, causing the windows to rattle loudly.
The Thunder Dragon, which had been sleeping soundly on the bed, was suddenly lifted by the wind.
Qiao Sang, with quick reflexes, caught it in her arms and called out more sternly:
"Qingbao."
"Qingqing..."
The wind ceased, and Qingbao's face showed a pained expression.
Qiao Sang gently placed the still-sleeping Thunder Dragon back on the bed and said earnestly:
"As the matches progress, the remaining opponents naturally become stronger. All Beastmasters and their familiars grow through battles. They review their matches and train to improve their weaknesses. The Treasure Seeker is right; Fangy and the others grew this way as well."
"Xunxun!"
With its Beastmaster's support, the Treasure Seeker stood a little taller and nodded vigorously.
Exactly, exactly!
Qingbao glared at the Treasure Seeker.
It knew its Beastmaster was right, but hearing it from the Treasure Seeker felt like a taunt about its weakness, which made it very upset.
"I watched your match today when I came back", Qiao Sang said with a smile. "You did very well. The opponent was an experienced Beastmaster, so it was naturally more challenging. But don't worry too much. The Thunder Dragon's match is over, and I can accompany you to your match tomorrow."
As she spoke, she patted Qingbao's head.
"Qingqing!"
Although it had known this all along, hearing it from its Beastmaster made Qingbao's face light up with joy.
It had seen many of its Beastmaster's matches and knew that her presence greatly increased its chances of winning.
Moreover, it loved fighting alongside its Beastmaster.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao's fighting spirit surged, and it called out, indicating it was going to train.
With that, it glared at the Treasure Seeker once more, and the Wind Transformation vanished.
"Xunxun..."
The Treasure Seeker let out a sigh of relief.
Qingbao's temper was really getting worse...
It had just tried to give a friendly reminder, and now it was angry. Fortunately, its Beastmaster was there.
Qiao Sang consoled, "Qingbao has memory inheritance, which is why its personality has changed somewhat. Once it absorbs all the memories, it should stabilize, and its temper will likely improve."
"Xunxun?"
The Treasure Seeker called out curiously.
Does memory inheritance happen during evolution?
"Yes", Qiao Sang nodded.
"Xunxun?!"
The Treasure Seeker's face turned pale with fear.
Doesn't that mean Qingbao's temper will get worse with each evolution?
It seemed, perhaps, not entirely impossible... Qiao Sang paused for a moment before reassuring, "No, memory inheritance only influences Qingbao's personality to a certain extent. Its core personality won't change completely. Don't forget how well-behaved it was when we first met."
Her tone was somewhat uncertain.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker's expression turned wistful as he sank into his memories.
To be honest, Qingbao had been in such a bad mood lately that Treasure Seeker almost forgot what Qingbao used to be like...
Just as Treasure Seeker was lost in his memories, Qiao Sang said,
"You should go Training. You haven't been Training enough lately."
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker gathered his thoughts, revealing a weary expression typical of an office worker, and floated into a black hole that appeared out of nowhere, disappearing from sight.
The room fell silent once more.
Qiao Sang glanced at Thunder Dragon, then sat cross-legged on the bed and began to Meditate.
...
The sun set in the west.
It was time for dinner.
At the dining table, Migala helped place the Energy Pills in front of Thunder Dragon.
Thunder Dragon glanced at them and turned away.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang skillfully moved the plate of Energy Pills to the direction Thunder Dragon had turned.
Recognizing his Beastmaster, Thunder Dragon lowered its head and began to eat.
Migala: "..."
She sat down at the table, glanced at her silent mobile phone, picked up her chopsticks, and nonchalantly asked,
"If you and your familiar had a disagreement, what would you do?"
Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment. "Is Dragon King still upset?"
"No", Migala said without missing a beat. "I'm just asking you."
"Just coax them", Qiao Sang said while picking up some food. "Fangy and the others have good tempers, so they rarely get upset. If something does happen, as long as I explain things reasonably, they usually listen."
I shouldn't have asked... Migala ate her meal with a blank expression.
Qiao Sang then asked,
"Didn't Teacher say Dragon King would ask you for money when it needed it? Hasn't it asked yet?"
Migala: "..."
"When will the champion's reward from the Bonding Contest be given?" Migala changed the subject stiffly.
It seems Dragon King hasn't reconciled with Teacher yet... Qiao Sang thought to herself and replied,
"They said that every month, they will verify the expenses related to Thunder Dragon. Once they confirm that the money was spent on Thunder Dragon's training, they will reimburse it. This verification happens once a month."
To be honest, she found it quite troublesome.
After hearing this, Migala calmly said, "I'll Prepare a list of materials Thunder Dragon needs, and you can go buy them. Try to get the Level Sophomore Year ones."
Though she wasn't a Familiar Trainer, she had a Dragon-type Beast Companion that she had raised from a young age. She knew a bit about what Junior Dragon-type Beast Companions required.
Thunder Dragon, who was eating Energy Pills, looked up and gave Migala a surprised glance.
"Understood", Qiao Sang nodded.
She had been busy preparing for the match, Training, and Meditating. She still hadn't bought the food related to Electric Types that Teacher Jacqueline mentioned last time. This was a good opportunity to get everything together.
After finishing dinner and clearing the table, Qiao Sang took out her mobile phone, located a nearby Familiar Materials specialty store, and handed the information to Treasure Seeker.
Then, she noticed that Thunder Dragon was staring at her, so she asked,
"Aren't you going to Train?"
"Tingting?"
Thunder Dragon called out.
Qiao Sang understood its meaning and said without waiting for a translation, "I'll start Meditating as soon as I bring back the things you need."
Thunder Dragon blinked, not understanding why its Beastmaster suddenly said this.
“Xunxun~”
At this moment, Treasure Seeker put down the mobile phone to help translate.
Liu said that the match was already over, so why did it still need training.
Huh? You actually meant that... Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment and said, “To become stronger, it’s not just during the matches. You need to train regularly as well.”
No wonder Thunder Dragon went to sleep right after the match today. She thought it was because it was too tired from the match, but it turns out that it believed the match was over, so it no longer needed to train.
She suddenly realized that Thunder Dragon probably didn’t have the proactive and diligent personality like Fangy, Lulu, and Steel Treasure...
“Tingting.”
Thunder Dragon nodded and turned to crawl in the direction of the Open Training Ground.
Although it wasn’t a diligent personality, at least it listened to reason... Qiao Sang felt a strange sense of relief and turned to say, “Let’s go.”
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker nodded, and its eyes glowed with blue light as it led its Beastmaster away from the spot.
...
The next morning, at dawn.
Qiao Sang woke up, meditated for an hour, freshened up, and had breakfast.
After confirming everything was in order, Migala nodded at Pengamei.
Pengamei’s eyes glowed with blue light, and it immediately teleported Qiao Sang, Fangy, and the others, along with Migala, from the spot.
At Hassman, All-Planet Arena.
The crowd was bustling, with many people and their familiars outside the arena. Pedestrians and familiars were weaving through the public activity areas, some entering nearby restaurants, some buying food and merchandise at stalls, some taking photos, and others queuing for tickets at the entrance.
Qiao Sang looked around and led Fangy and the others to the contestant-only entrance.
Suddenly, someone shouted, “It’s Clear Hidden Sprite!”
At this, Qiao Sang immediately felt everyone’s gazes converge on her.
“Qingqing.”
Qingbao smiled sweetly at the person who called out.
“Ah! So cute!” the person exclaimed excitedly.
There was a commotion in the crowd.
“It’s really Clear Hidden Sprite! It’s so cute up close!”
“Is the one next to it its Beastmaster?”
“I heard Clear Hidden Sprite is Blue Star’s familiar. Could its Beastmaster be from Blue Star?”
“It’s great to see Clear Hidden Sprite. I was so nervous when it was about to lose yesterday that I couldn’t even watch.”
You’ve gained so much popularity in just a few days of matches... Qiao Sang glanced at Qingbao, slightly surprised.
Flame Sky Star was the planet where familiars coexisted most peacefully with humans, with a unique social structure. Additionally, most of the champions from previous Interstellar Cups came from here, so if people from the other three planets had the chance to travel across the stars, Flame Sky Star was their top choice.
Here, people and familiars from other planets weren’t particularly rare, so when Thunder Dragon participated in the match and its identity was recognized, it only received brief attention and wasn’t widely publicized.
When she first brought Qingbao to Flame Sky Star, she heard people using Beast Identifiers to recognize Qingbao and the others.
Some couldn’t identify them, while others only recognized Qingbao as a Fairy-type High-Class Beast Companion from Blue Star, without mentioning its legendary status.
Qingbao blinked its pure eyes, as if to say, “Isn’t it natural for me to be popular?”
That’s true, considering how cute familiars like Qingbao are quite rare... Qiao Sang looked at Qingbao’s soft and adorable appearance and felt that its popularity was quite reasonable, even without its legendary status.
She gathered her thoughts and entered the contestant passageway under the gazes of many.
The All-Planet Arena was massive, and the contestant area had spaces for both Beastmasters and their familiars. After a few rounds, many had been eliminated, leaving several empty seats.
After the third round, the organizers allowed each Contestant to bring one family member. Qiao Sang sat down with Migala.
As soon as she sat, Qiao Sang caught a whiff of a familiar's odor. She turned her head and, as expected, saw Meichouni, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, at the very back.
Meichouni was talking to a nearby familiar and didn't notice her.
A sudden gust of wind blew, and Qingbao, with a dark expression, poked Treasure Seeker.
Treasure Seeker understood and took off the Ring, pulling out a tissue.
Qingbao took it, tore the tissue in half, and skillfully stuffed the pieces into its nostrils.
Once it was done, it resumed its usual expression, and the wind around it vanished.
"Fangy"
Fangy held its breath and called out.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker pulled out another tissue from the Ring.
Fangy, mimicking Qingbao, tore the tissue in half and stuffed the pieces into its own nostrils.
Lulu extended its claws and silently zipped up the backpack.
"Momo!"
Suddenly, a familiar's voice rang out.
Qiao Sang followed the sound and saw the Variant Power Dragon that wanted to bond with her, along with an Aura Dragon.
She smiled and waved, greeting them.
"Tingting..."
The Thunder Dragon looked at the Power Dragon, its expression turning unfriendly, and yellow lightning arcs appeared around its body.
Qiao Sang took out the Sweetfruit she had bought the night before and fed it to the Thunder Dragon.
The Thunder Dragon was initially startled, but then the electric arcs around its body disappeared. It wrapped its tail around the Sweetfruit and began to munch on it.
"Momo?" The Aura Dragon looked at the nearby human, its expression puzzled, and called out.
"Momo." The Power Dragon called out, indicating that she was the human it wanted to bond with.
After saying that, its expression turned reflective.
It never expected to meet her here and wondered if this was fate.
The Aura Dragon frowned. It had been outside during the match and didn't know what the human the leader wanted them to bond with looked like. When it returned, it received the news that the young dragons and the Power Dragon had been rejected by that human.
It had planned to bring the Power Dragon to watch its match, hoping to help it forget about that human. But encountering her here was truly unfortunate.
"Momo." The Aura Dragon called out, signaling that it was time to stop thinking about that human and remember the purpose of bringing it here.
"Momo..." The Power Dragon glanced at the Thunder Dragon munching on the fruit and called out, its mood low.
Migala, holding a mobile phone, sent a message:
【I saw the Power Dragon again. There's also an Aura Dragon with it. Are they from your Flock?】
【What a coincidence. I didn't expect to run into it in two different matches.】
【When you have time, we can talk.】
The Dragon King didn't respond.
Migala sighed inwardly and put away her mobile phone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Elite Beastmaster Tournament!" The host, dressed in a professional skirt suit, sat in the commentator area and spoke into the microphone, "Today's match will be commentated by the renowned Professional Beastmaster Leonard, the champion of the 100th Elite Beastmaster Tournament, Ghost, and myself!"
(End of Chapter)
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