Chapter 85: Together
Chapter 85: Together
Chapter 85: Together
"Magnet!"
Magnetmouse darted to the corner of the cage, letting out a shrill scream.
The Person Inside turned over and continued sleeping, ignoring the commotion.
Magnetmouse had been making quite a racket over the past two days, but The Person Inside had grown accustomed to it, moving from initial irritation to indifference.
The people who bought the freshly captured familiars as ingredients were particular about their health and freshness.
Any movement was good, as it indicated that Magnetmouse was still lively. Otherwise, a listless and feeble familiar would be returned.
Magnetmouse huddled in the corner of the cage, shivering.
It remembered its mother's warning that Ghost-type Companion Beasts were even more terrifying than the Spiketail Lizard on the mountain.
Its great-grandfather had been transformed into a female Magnetmouse by the curse of a Ghost-type Companion Beast, leading to a life of unhappiness and eventual exile.
It couldn't possibly be forced to change its gender too!
If that happened, even if it returned to the mountain, no one would recognize it!
Just as Magnetmouse was on the verge of tears, lost in despair, the bottle of milk that had been blocked by the cage suddenly disappeared.
Before Magnetmouse could start rejoicing, the milk reappeared inside the cage.
"Magnet!"
"Seek."
Treasure Seeker quickly appeared.
Magnetmouse's voice stopped abruptly as it stared dumbfounded at the small Ghost-type Companion Beast in front of it.
It didn't seem as terrifying as its mother had described...
"Seek, seek."
"Seek."
"Seek, seek."
Treasure Seeker tried to explain its intentions.
Magnetmouse was stunned for a moment, then tentatively confirmed.
"Magnet?"
"Magnet, magnet?!"
"Seek", Treasure Seeker nodded.
"Magnet!"
Magnetmouse called out excitedly.
It nodded solemnly, indicating its willingness to cooperate fully.
But the next moment, Magnetmouse's spirits sank again.
It pointed to the cage and then to itself.
"Magnet, magnet."
"Seek."
At this point, Treasure Seeker took off the Ring and placed the milk inside.
Magnetmouse was taken aback.
It looked at Treasure Seeker again, its eyes filled with admiration.
"Seek, seek."
Treasure Seeker pointed to the Ring and then to Magnetmouse.
"Magnet!"
Magnetmouse nodded vigorously and, without hesitation, jumped into the Ring.
Treasure Seeker put the Ring back on and disappeared.
The dim room fell silent once more.
The Person Inside didn't notice anything amiss and, instead, felt relieved that the noise had finally stopped.
...
Outside the neighborhood.
"Why did you go up the mountain to find Barhorn Grass? Can't you just buy it online?"
"Mainly to save some money."
With nothing else to do, the two began chatting.
"You, why did you come to Hometown for the summer?" Ye Jingwen asked.
"Mainly to help Fangflare evolve", Qiao Sang replied.
Ye Jingwen was taken aback and wanted to comment.
Do you remember you just finished junior high?
If familiars were that easy to evolve, the mountain would have become a dangerous place long ago!
But then she thought about Qiao Sang's recent behavior and held her tongue.
What right did she have to criticize others? She might end up in the hospital just from going up the mountain, and now she had to rely on her cousin to save a Magnetmouse that had once saved her.
If she were a Beastmaster, Zhang Huai wouldn't dare to catch Magnetmouse right in front of her, with his father by his side.
It all came down to the fact that they didn't take her seriously.
Just as Ye Jingwen was feeling down, Qiao Sang asked, "I heard from Third Aunt that you want to become a Spirit Gardener?"
Ye Jingwen nodded, a bit embarrassed. "For the independent admission exam, 60% of the score is based on the Spirit Gardener major, 20% on cultural subjects, and the remaining 20% on the familiar. I want to give it a try."
"You're the most studious of our generation, aside from me. I believe in you", Qiao Sang said.
Me?
Love reading books?
Ye Jingwen was momentarily speechless, but after Qiao Sang's comment, her mood improved considerably.
She was about to speak when she saw Qiao Sang suddenly get on her bicycle.
"Done, let's go." Qiao Sang said and started pedaling.
So fast?!
Ye Jingwen was taken aback for a moment, then she quickly suppressed her excitement and hurriedly got on her bicycle to catch up.
The bicycles continued until they reached a place without security cameras, where they finally stopped.
Under the dim streetlights.
"Seek~"
The figure of Treasure Seeker appeared. It removed the Ring and reached inside, and a yellow figure slowly emerged in front of Qiao Sang.
Magnetmouse was panting heavily.
There wasn't much air in the Ring, and it felt like it would suffocate if it stayed in there any longer.
After catching its breath, Magnetmouse looked around.
There was moonlight, a gentle evening breeze, and a Ghost-type Companion Beast that had rescued it.
And...
"Magnet!"
Magnetmouse braced itself, its body tensed, its tail stood straight, and faint electricity flickered on its body.
Human!
Treasure Seeker quickly stepped in front of Qiao Sang and started explaining.
"Seek!"
"Seek, seek!"
"Seek!"
Ye Jingwen: "..."
Didn't you notice that Magnetmouse was about to attack me...
Indeed, without a familiar person, things can be tough...
Magnetmouse lowered its guard after Treasure Seeker's explanation. As it relaxed, it suddenly lost all its strength and fainted.
...
The next day.
Qiao Sang woke up to find Magnetmouse drinking milk with Treasure Seeker in her room.
It was too late last night, so Ye Jingwen suggested letting Magnetmouse sleep at home and returning it to the mountain early the next morning.
Magnetmouse had naturally ended up in Qiao Sang's room.
If it had stayed with Ye Jingwen, without Treasure Seeker to translate, it might have woken up to a lightning strike in the morning.
Qiao Sang checked the time.
9:12 AM.
Qiao Sang, who had just woken up, was a bit confused.
So late?
Usually, Fangy wouldn't let her sleep this late.
Fangy?
Fangy!
In the next second, Qiao Sang instantly woke up and made a Seal.
"Yah."
Fangflare, in the Star Array, looked at its Beastmaster with a pout.
Qiao Sang felt a bit awkward.
She had been worried about leaving Fangflare alone at home last night, so she had put it in the Beastmaster Codex. She had planned to release it as soon as she got back, but she was too tired and forgot...
"Seek!"
Treasure Seeker was delighted to see Fangflare and called out happily.
Fangflare turned and noticed Magnetmouse staring at it from beside Treasure Seeker.
Although the control over wild Supernatural Creatures in the town was not very strict, the monitoring of wild Fire-type familiars was quite stringent.
After all, even in their initial form, Fire-type familiars could easily cause a fire if they sprayed flames anywhere.
As a result, Magnetmouse had never seen a Fire-type creature on the mountain.
"Yah?"
Fangflare tilted its head.
During the time it was in the Beastmaster Codex, did its Beastmaster get a new pet?
...
10:20 AM.
At the base of Yellow Bright Mountain.
Since Ye Jingwen had to attend a tutoring session, Qiao Sang came alone to return Magnetmouse.
Yellow Bright Mountain was not far from Water Trade Road; it took about eight or nine minutes by bicycle.
"Magnet."
Magnetmouse called out gratefully.
Although it had been dreaming of returning for days, the moment it actually did felt a bit surreal.
After saying its thanks, Magnetmouse eagerly ran up the mountain.
But after a few steps, it turned around and saw the human who had sent the Ghost-type Companion Beast to rescue it following behind.
"Magnet?"
"I'm heading up the mountain anyway, let's go together." Qiao Sang said.
(End of Chapter)
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