Chapter 327: Former Flying-Type Pet Beast Tamer!

That was Asher's business and had nothing to do with Donna.

Asher naturally didn't think that much.

He was simply not interested in going to school.

"Forget it," Asher shook his head.

Then added Jacob and Donna on his phone.

"If I need anything, I'll just ask you guys directly then."

Donna and Jacob: "..."

This statement was so sincere. Made them feel a bit bad about continuing to trick Asher.

'Forget it, forget it!'

'The kid's grown up.'

'Has his own ideas, let him follow his own path.'

After sending off Jacob and Donna, Asher finally started thinking about what Aria had just said.

Resource exchange.

"What exactly is it?", Asher looked at Aria and asked seriously.

Seeing this, Aria's heart relaxed a bit.

No matter what, since Asher was willing to keep asking, it meant he was interested.

But, Aria looked at Asher, a somewhat embarrassed smile appearing on her face.

"That is to say… well… I'm actually not very clear on what exactly it is," As she spoke, Aria touched her nose with a face full of awkwardness.

Asher: "..."

Felter raised an eyebrow, not holding back at all, "Are you sure you're not just messing with people?"

Aria quickly shook her head frantically.

Luna also cooperatively spoke from the side.

"It's really not that we don't want to say, it's like this…", Luna hesitated, glancing at the only outsider present, Felter.

As far as their transaction was concerned, this was indeed the case.

But in the end, Luna still explained, "It's like this, the resource suitable for water-type pet beasts actually comes from a very special pet beast in our family."

"It can provide the most suitable resources based on our pet beasts."

More detailed information could only be told after Asher agreed to the transaction.

Asher nodded, not finding anything strange.

Still, many names of beasts flashed through his mind.

'A special beast that can provide suitable water-type resources based on a pet beast's characteristics?'

No matter how he thought about it, it felt faintly familiar? Asher uncertainly rubbed his chin.

In other words, it was a gamble.

Should he try?

This thought only flashed through Asher's mind for a moment, and he quickly made his decision.

'Let's give it a shot. Anyway, what I have to pay isn't something difficult for me.'

"But," Asher nodded.

Before Aria could show an overjoyed expression, Asher immediately added, "Modify the exchange condition."

"How about I help you research whether your pet beast has a new evolution path?"

'Eh?', Aria was stunned upon hearing this.

"Even if your current pet beast doesn't have a more suitable evolution path, this condition can be saved for your future pet beasts."

Aria had only contracted two pet beasts so far and was preparing to contract a third one. Asher didn't believe she wouldn't be able to pick a suitable one by then.

Aria thought for a moment, she was indeed tempted.

Asher's way of becoming stronger... might not suit her.

But directly customizing a special evolution path based on her pet beast, so tempting.

"Alright!", After thinking for two seconds, Aria agreed without hesitation.

Not agreeing would be letting herself down. Just thinking about the resources she was offering in exchange... Hmm, Aria had to admit, she still felt a little heartache.

'Forget it, it is a fair exchange.'

Besides, with Asher's current reputation, getting him to help research a pet beast's special evolution path wasn't an easy thing.

Both sides felt they had profited.

What they paid was negligible... well, not entirely, but it was all within an acceptable range of ability.

Asher and Aria looked at each other, both showing satisfied expressions in their eyes.

"Shall we go now?"

Although they had agreed, leaving wasn't something that could be done immediately.

After all, getting in and out of Star City was always an issue.

Today's flights in and out had long stopped. If they really wanted to leave, they had to wait until tomorrow.

Asher temporarily stayed one night in Star City. That night, Asher received the most sincere concern from his research institute group chat.

'When are you coming home? You've been out for a bit too long, don't you think?'

They needed Professor Asher to oversee things.

Asher: "..."

Asher tapped on his phone a few times and replied to these goofballs.

[Asher: Within a week.]

After sending the message, Asher paused again.

One shouldn't speak too absolutely.

And... Asher thought of his strange luck and added another line.

[Asher: If nothing unexpected happens.]

[Eliana: ...]

[Sarah: ...]

[Pierce: Blessings to Professor Asher!]

Asher smiled and put down his phone. Surrounded by his pet beasts, he patted each of their heads to comfort them.

"Today's battle results...", Asher hadn't even finished speaking when a chaotic chorus of awoo awoo and strange cries rang out.

Asher looked at his group of pet beasts, amused and helpless.

'Keep making a fuss.'

Asher's eyes clearly wrote those four words.

The Cat-Worm leading the fuss hadn't noticed anything wrong yet.

The most observant Little Raven had already quietly closed its mouth, wings folded neatly against its body.

Blinking those big golden-red, watery eyes as it looked at Asher.

Asher: '...There's absolutely no way I'll go soft.'

If it were earlier, when he had just become a beast tamer, Asher might have been swayed by their cutesy acts.

But as time went on, becoming more and more familiar with his own pet beasts' "true faces," Asher wouldn't be easily fooled again.

Especially with this bunch of his own pet beasts.

You really couldn't relax even a bit.

Otherwise, they'd quickly learn what it meant to go from pushing the nose to climbing on the face.

Seeing Asher's serious expression, all the little noisy things earlier obediently shut their mouths.

Little White Snake: *Silent*

Little Jellyfish: *Obedient*

Angel: *Mute*

Not to mention Little Raven, the top actor in pretending to be obedient.

Instantly, the last and noisiest one was highlighted.

Cat Worm: "???"

Big head full of big question marks.

'What about brotherhood and love?'

'Gone, completely disappeared?'

What the Cat Worm was thinking, Asher didn't know, but he very unceremoniously turned around, clenched his fist, and knocked it on Cat Worm's head.

'Silence, Understand?'

Cat Worm: QAQ

"Alright, alright, that's enough," Asher looked down, eyes full of helplessness, at the little fellow in front of him.

"When I hit you, how much strength I used, others might not know, but don't I know myself?"

He didn't use any strength at all. Let alone that Cat Worm's scales weren't just hard, they were ridiculous. During today's battle, even the Violent Bear couldn't break through the little guy's defense. That's how absurd it was.

Listening to Asher's words, Cat Worm still had a pouting expression.

Trying to dive into Asher's arms, preferably squeezing Little Raven out in the process.

Unfortunately, it was a bit too big.

Failed.

The two horns on its head were also incredibly in the way.

Cat Worm looked at Asher with tear-filled eyes again.

Asher sighed helplessly again.

What else could he do?

His own pet beast, he had to spoil it.

He shifted his hand, made space for Cat Worm, and directly hugged the little fellow into his arms.

'That should do it. No big problem.'

Barely managing left hug, right hug, some on his legs, some leaning against his back, he calmed down all the little attention-seekers.

Only then did Asher continue, "I know you all were sad about today's loss too."

Saying that, Asher sighed again.

The feeling of losing twice in a row, Asher understood. He understood very well.

If he wasn't happy, his pet beasts wouldn't be happy either.

But what could they do?

It was simply a case of inferior skills, they could only accept it.

Thinking this, Asher lowered his head again, reaching out to pat each little guy's head one by one.

"Failure isn't something scary, but we have to learn from it and not make the same mistakes next time."

"After all, if we want to play the whole field, your teamwork and synergy are also part of it."

Not just the tacit understanding between beast tamer and pet beast. But also the synergy between pet beasts. The former was already mysterious, just a feeling. The latter was even more mysterious.

Because instead of saying synergy between pet beasts, it was more like the aura between them.

Pet beasts with matching auras could, during rotation in battle, use lingering presence to guide each other, making combat smoother and performance stronger. But exactly how to do that— No idea.

It relied on feeling. Only to be sensed, not spoken.

Asher gestured with his hands, trying to help his pet beasts understand what he meant.

Lowered his head and met a bunch of confused, puzzled eyes.

Asher paused.

"Forget it," What else could he do, "Today let's focus on reviewing the misplays in battle. The rest… take it slow, take it slow."

This really couldn't be rushed even a little! Let's just leave it at that! Asher compromised.

The pet beasts were satisfied.

Everyone had a bright future.

Asher didn't stay up late that night.

Especially when away from home, unless there were very special circumstances, Asher almost never stayed up late.

———

In the morning, he took the earliest flight from Star City to Clove City.

Breathing in the fresh air, Asher looked unhurried and calm.

Aria and Luna walked on either side of Asher, their nearly copy-pasted beautiful faces attracting many gazes along the way.

But walking in the middle, Asher showed no signs of discomfort.

Walking at the back, Felter said… it really felt like he was used to this.

Felter: "?"

'Even this you can get used to? Amazing!'

"Let's go eat breakfast first," Felter shook his head, dragging his suitcase to catch up with Asher in front, speaking boldly.

"Already had everything in Star City, nothing great."

"What's good for breakfast here in Clove City?", As he spoke, Felter's gaze fell on the Leonheart sisters.

Actually, Felter couldn't tell the two sisters apart.

If asked, he'd say, they just looked too alike.

"Even twins doesn't have to look this identical," Felter mumbled.

But not being able to tell didn't matter much.

Who cares who's who, just go by instinct. Whoever he picked was the right one.

Aria: "..."

Compared to Aria's silent speechlessness, her younger sister Luna rolled a big white eye without hesitation, "Eat if you want to!"

"If you ask me, you're the one…"

Luna paused, turned back with arms crossed, chin slightly raised, pink lips parting, "Why are you following us?"

"We didn't invite you!"

Aria nodded furiously at the side.

Exactly, it was clearly Professor Asher that they had invited.

What was Felter doing tagging along?

Most importantly—

"You're from Jade Dragon! We don't have any connection with you at all, okay," Luna said through gritted teeth.

She didn't even bother folding her arms anymore. The way she looked at Felter was like she wanted to peel his skin.

'This guy is so annoying!'

Felter, under the intense gazes of the two sisters, felt just a tiny bit unnatural.

'Although, but… cough cough. What she said isn't completely without reason, right?'

Thinking that, Felter glanced at Asher, who was stuck in the middle between the two sisters, and instantly became confident again.

"You ask why I'm here?", Felter said as he puffed out his chest, "Of course it's to stop Asher from getting screwed over by you two."

"At the beginning, Asher was my guest."

"I have to take responsibility for Asher, at the very least I need to return him safe and sound to NY City, there's no problem with that, right."

After saying that, Felter was no longer guilty at all.

And he successfully convinced himself with that reasoning.

Aria and Luna: "..."

If Professor Asher weren't here, the fact that they'd start beating Felter up wouldn't be surprising at all.

Even with Professor Asher here, their fists were still itching a bit.

'Might as well find a place and have a fight? Why is this guy's mouth so damn irritating.'

What's even more infuriating is, the guy with the irritating mouth didn't even realize how irritating he was.

What kind of logic is that? Seriously.

The only reason he hasn't been beaten to death is because the two of them are beautiful and kind.

A chill ran down Felter's back.

'What the—?'

'I have a feeling like someone is scheming behind my back? Must be an illusion.'

Felter didn't think much about it at all.

Looking at this guy's careless attitude, what else could Aria and Luna do?

"It's still early, I'll take you guys to try some breakfast snacks from Clove City first," Aria glanced at the time, turned her head and smiled at Asher as she said.

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