Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1372 1344. Returning the property to its original owner

"Meow?"

Listening to the sound of the waves, in the secret cave at the bottom of the large reef at the base of Aretuza, the calico kitten that was originally maintaining its equipment suddenly flapped its two small triangular ears on its head and made a puzzled cry.

It put down the maintenance oil in its hand and climbed on all fours with its little paws.

It trotted down from the slightly higher platform where the bed and display cabinet were placed, and jumped onto the small dock left when Lan En was still using magic boats to enter and exit.

It was already dark on the sea. There was no light. Today there was a layer of clouds in the sky, and even the moonlight and starlight could not penetrate.

The smell of the sea came with the moisture and the sound of waves hitting the reef. The moisture was silently blocked by magic.

"Hey~" The kitten put its two little paws in front of its chest and sighed in distress, "Where is Qilin going today, meow?"

While complaining, the fluff ball licked its little paws and scratched its ears with its paws.

But then, a sound completely different from the ordinary sound of waves came.

Unlike normal surges, it was the sound of breaking waves when the water flow was rapidly separated.

Hearing this sound, the fluff ball immediately knew that it was not hallucination just now, and Qilin was indeed back.

However

After hearing the sound, the fluff ball moved sideways several times without changing its expression, and then a seemingly unintentional kitten shook its legs, and with a "pop", an ink bottle that was originally placed next to it was shaken off the shelf and broke.

"Hehe meow~"

The calico kitten laughed twice.

"If you step on it and it gets dirty, you should take a bath and comb your hair, meow!"

The smirk of ordinary animals will make people feel resistant, but the Fey Cat is just right. This kind of little prank makes people feel unbearable.

But when the figure of Qilin, which still revealed a glimmer in the cloudy night, appeared on the undulating sea, the smirk on the face of the calico kitten disappeared immediately.

It was stunned at first, and then raised its two little paws above its head, jumped up and waved excitedly.

"Hey~" The drawn-out voice matched the action, "Here, here, meow!"

Qilin ran over quickly and habitually went ashore from a familiar place.

With a "click" sound, the hoof with water splashed on the ink stains that the kitten had just kicked down with its legs, and the pale mane fluttering on the hoof was stained a little black in the swaying.

"Haha!"

Lan En turned over and hugged the jumping velvet ball.

His hand rubbed the furry cat's head, and the calico kitten squinted comfortably.

"This is my secret cave, of course I know how to get here."

Lan En said while petting the cat.

"Hehe," the fluff ball smiled shyly, "I was a little excited and forgot meow!"

Qilin looked down at the ink stains on his hoof, lowered his head and put his nose close to the fluff ball in Lan En's arms, and sprayed a stream of moist hot air.

"Huff."

'It's dirty again, fluff ball, help me comb my hair. '

"It's okay, meow!" However, the fluff ball's little paws seemed to be completely unconcerned, pushing Qilin's face away, "It's just a little dirty, don't be so squeamish, meow!"

"Huff?"

Qilin tilted his head in confusion, looking at the Elu cat who had been busy combing its hair when it was a little dirty before.

At this time, the fluff ball had climbed onto Lan En's shoulder skillfully and excitedly.

"Did you just come back today? You have no idea, meow!"

"I should have asked Kirin to tell you, but he forgot. He came here without even wearing the magic harness. The static electricity gave me a headache."

"Forgot?" The fluffy ball was on Lan's shoulder, and his big wet eyes looked down at his slightly frizzy silver hair, and then looked at Kirin who looked indifferent.

"I can totally imagine it, meow."

Maria, who got off Kirin's back, pressed her hair down while staring at the fluffy ball on Lan's shoulder.

Adeline's eyes flashed with a reserved but loving look.

"The cat talked?"

"It's an Elu cat, so it can talk, meow!"

The fluffy ball stood up proudly on Lan's shoulder, with two little paws on his waist, with a cute arrogance.

But creatures like Elu cats can't maintain their arrogance for long. They are naturally enthusiastic and cheerful, and it's hard for them to be cold.

But people like the chef of the New World Investigation Team who can always be cool and powerful will look particularly handsome in their eyes.

"Are you guests from another world? Don't be nervous, Qilin and I are the same!"

Lan En took the flannel ball down and put it on the ground.

"They are my friends and people who need help."

The demon hunter first briefly introduced Maria and Adeline to the flannel ball.

"Need help?" The flannel ball looked at the two ladies from Yharnam thoughtfully, then got on all fours and hopped out of the cave.

"Then I'll go inform Margarita, meow!"

Lan En waved and shouted at its lively back.

"Thank you!"

After Qilin had no one on his back, he jumped from the small pier to the sea again, and used his hooves to bring sea water to the ink stain on the small pier, and washed his dirty hooves by the way.

In fact, it feels that this is enough. After all, it is not a very clean person. It’s just that the fluff ball always helped it to wash and groom, so it doesn’t care.

Maria and Adeline are trying to adapt to everything.

Maria took a deep breath, her blood-red eyes looking at the sea that fell into darkness outside the cave.

"If you build your residence here, you won't be worried about the furniture getting moldy?"

"And the ocean is fresh and clean. It's strange that when I stood so close to the ocean, I didn't feel the bottomless fear."

"Not all the deep layers of the world are inhabited by a group of weird high-dimensional creatures." Lan En walked to them and looked at the dark ocean with them. Although dark, it is natural.

"Your world is the minority."

It seemed that Lan En's actions gave them some psychological support. Maria's originally straight back and hunched shoulders relaxed slightly.

"So relax." Lan En extended his arm in time to invite with a smile.

"Come on, although this cave is wrapped in magic and moisture can't get in, Qilin has poured a lot of water on it. We can sit in the rest area above."

"Magic?" Maria whispered, and at the same time moved to follow Lan En.

But Adeline looked curiously at Qilin, who was rinsing his hooves, and at this invisible little dock that could block moisture.

"I" she looked up with some restraint at Lan En, who had already taken Maria up the steps for two steps, "can I take a look here again?"

"It's up to you, Adeline. But be careful." Lan En spread his hands, "The magic blocks the moisture, but it can't stop you from slipping and falling into the water."

"Hey, I'm not a kid anymore." Adeline curled her lips helplessly.

In fact, Lan was happy that Adeline had decided to leave Maria alone.

After all, Adeline seemed to regard the huntress as her backbone since she crossed the world because she was unfamiliar with the place.

Now that she can take the initiative to separate, at least it means that she is not as nervous as she was at the beginning.

Going up the stairs from the small pier to a height of nearly three meters is the rest area where beds and display cabinets are placed.

The magic here goes one step further and has the function of keeping warm.

It makes people feel no pressure even if they live on a cold reef or in an open ocean view room.

"Sit anywhere."

Lan En said as the master. At the same time, he also took off his hooded cloak and began to disassemble his armor.

The host's casual behavior will make the guests relax as well.

With Lan En's sensitivity and control over emotions, taking care of Adeline and Maria's emotions is just something that can be done easily.

And indeed it is.

Maria pulled out the matching chair on the small table in front of the display cabinet, and crossed her slender legs wearing high boots.

She took off the three-cornered hat with swan feathers on her head and placed it on the table. Her white hair, which was styled into a neat ponytail, fell down.

Cool and calm.

"These are what you gained during your journey?"

The large glass display cabinet with sliding door was originally used by Lan En to facilitate his memory and appreciation.

The function is similar to that of wealthy otakus’ handicraft cabinets.

So of course you can get an overview at a glance.

The flannel ball kitten's bag is placed next to the cabinet, which contains its various props, as well as weapons and armor.

Inside the cabinet, there are thread-bound books with very primitive paper and binding methods, huge and strong biological scales, and strange resin-like objects with Mars in them.

All kinds of strange things, large and small, have filled the two display cabinets side by side.

Maria admired Lan En's souvenirs from his journey.

Appraising the decorations and works of art in the host's home is even considered a science among the nobles.

Nobles who have received a qualified education should even show their unique artistic taste in the process, and use this as a conversation starter to start a conversation with the host without any awkward silence.

Maria didn't like Cainhurst's homogeneous style. Now she just really appreciated the colorful journey of Lan En.

But then, the blood noble's eyes froze.

Because in a large grid of the display cabinet, the doll placed in a curled up shape looked exactly like her.

"That's a souvenir made by Geman himself based on you." Lan En, who had already taken off his armor parts and was only wearing a silk shirt and breeches, sat on the bed and said as if he had expected it.

"You've seen her move in dreams, and this is what she really looks like."

Maria looked at the doll with a complicated expression.

But fortunately, as early as in Yanan, Lan En had already told her what Geman's situation was likely to be.

And she would not misunderstand her teacher. At this time, Maria still respected the [First Hunter].

"If you want to keep a souvenir." Lan En reached out his hand and said, "You can take it away. This is what it should be."

".Thanks."

After Maria was silent for a while, she agreed in a serious voice.

She neatly emptied the leather suitcase she was carrying, then carefully took out the doll from the display cabinet and put it into her leather suitcase in a curled up position.

After doing all this, she took a deep breath and sat back on the chair as if she had let go of something.

But just when she sat down again and wanted to thank Lan En more solemnly,

A white and delicate arm stretched out from the shadow of the stairwell at the exit of the cave and hugged Lan En's neck from behind.

The bed is really close to the stairs.

And then, just like the bright red nails on that hand, which were so beautiful and coquettish.

Mature and charming voices came at the same time.

"Ha, you have already arranged the doll? And changed the clothes?"

"Very good, I know you like her to watch us do it."

"."

Lan En's smile suddenly felt a little bit unbearable.

And Maria was even more frozen and stunned.

".Huh?!"