Chapter 329: The Bird Wants to Fight! The Bird Wants to Battle!

They have never seen Grandpa being so polite to any of their friends before.

'Even if this person is Asher... Professor Asher, it still feels like something is not quite right.'

'The relationship between the two is neither close nor distant, is it necessary to be this polite?'

"My legs and feet are not in great condition, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have let you walk over here yourself," Old Leonheart held Asher's hand and said kindly.

"I'm really very sorry."

"And also, it's indeed not convenient for me to leave this place."

Looking at Old Leonheart's polite and slightly flattering manner, Asher had a bit of an idea in his heart.

'There must be something he wants from me.'

'And it's not the same as Aria.'

'Otherwise, Aria wouldn't have been so surprised when she got that message earlier.'

Following Old Leonheart's lead, Asher sat down where Old Leonheart had indicated.

"You are an elder, there's no need to be so polite to me," Asher smiled.

"Why don't you go ahead and say what you need help with?"

Asher's tone was calm, as if he already knew this was going to happen, with not even a hint of awkwardness.

Instead, it was Old Leonheart who showed a slightly embarrassed expression when he heard this.

And then came Aria.

Aria was stunned for a moment when she heard it, a string of question marks popping up over her head.

After seeing Old Leonheart's expression, Aria immediately confirmed that what Asher said was right.

"Grandpa!", Aria almost transformed into a screaming chicken on the spot, her voice rising sharply.

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

"You're making me look like this...", Aria frowned tightly and glared fiercely at Old Leonheart.

Being glared at so rudely by his granddaughter, Old Leonheart really wanted to glare back.

But thinking about what he did... Old Leonheart immediately felt guilty again.

'Yeah, that was kind of underhanded.'

'But isn't this...', Old Leonheart awkwardly rubbed his nose.

"This... this was indeed my fault for not saying anything earlier. I really am sorry, Professor Asher," Old Leonheart couldn't bring himself to apologize to his own granddaughter, so he could only look at Asher with eyes full of guilt.

Aria rolled her eyes hard from the side.

"Feudal old man," Aria mumbled, but she didn't lower her voice at all.

Everyone present heard exactly what she said.

Old Leonheart's face got even darker.

Still, due to guilt, he couldn't talk back.

"I did contact Professor Asher, but the institute didn't respond, so I thought I'd been rejected...", Old Leonheart held onto his cane with both hands.

As he spoke, his voice got softer and softer, until it couldn't be heard at all.

Asher: "Uh..."

Asher paused and continued to ask, "You contacted me? Around when?"

Hearing Asher's question, Old Leonheart quickly gave a time.

"At that time, I happened to be out of the institute," Asher did a quick calculation and immediately realized it was during the time he had gone to the secret realm.

At the institute, things like sponsorship requests, judge invitations, help requests, personal visits and so on were all handled uniformly by Sarah.

And then once Asher returned, they would all be compiled and reported to him.

From there, Asher would arrange and deal with them accordingly.

But... Asher hadn't returned yet.

So Sarah naturally hadn't had a chance to inform him.

'Still, it wasn't too long ago, right?'

'At most four or five days.'

Thinking that, Asher briefly explained the situation to Old Leonheart.

Old Leonheart looked suddenly enlightened when he heard this, then looked somewhat embarrassedly at Asher.

"Well... I wasn't aware of the situation. But this is rather urgent, so I just...", Old Leonheart looked very apologetic.

Asher smiled.

Making decisions first and reporting later?

Tricking people into coming?

Just get the matter settled and talk later?

Regardless of what Old Leonheart was thinking, it hadn't actually caused Asher any trouble or harm.

"Let's not talk about that now. What is it that you needed my help with?", Asher took the initiative to change the topic.

Hearing Asher's considerate question, Old Leonheart was moved to tears.

'Good man. A truly great guy!'

Old Leonheart was just about to start explaining in detail.

"Why don't you sit down first," Asher looked at the still-standing elder and said with some helplessness.

'That posture. It looks like a student reporting work to a teacher. And I am the teacher in this case.'

Old Leonheart laughed when he heard that, looking at Asher with eyes that grew even warmer and kinder.

Off to the side, Aria couldn't help but rub her arm, "Feels like I'm getting goosebumps, did you see that?"

As she spoke, Aria stretched her arm in front of her sister Luna, asking her to take a look.

Luna pushed her sister's hand away with a look of disgust, "Enough already."

Old Leonheart glanced at the two sisters, then looked back at Asher and began to speak.

"It's like this," Old Leonheart organized his thoughts, looked at Felter beside him, considered for a moment but said nothing to him, and began telling Asher the details.

"Our Leonheart Family, compared to many hundred-year-old families, doesn't have a long-standing foundation," Old Leonheart didn't hold back. Right from the start he laid bare the family's bottom line, still looking calm and composed.

Nothing to be embarrassed about. That's just the truth.

Asher didn't care much either.

That's pretty normal.

Beast tamers, if they can cultivate a very powerful and inheritable contracted beast, like Old Rothschild's family's Ancestral Dragon, which later became the Jargon Dragon King, contract a beast, bless future generations. Let their descendants have a stable, powerful path to contracting. With enough time and luck, a beast tamer family with true heritage will naturally emerge.

As for how long that heritage can last... that depends on how solid it is and how capable the descendants are.

Listening to Old Leonheart's words, Asher immediately thought of that special water-type beast resource Aria had mentioned earlier.

'Could it be that the Leonheart Family has a very special pet beast? A water attribute kind?'

Old Leonheart still didn't know that Asher had already easily connected these two pieces of information together, and he was still continuing to speak.

"But the reason why we were able to settle in this complicated place, Clove City, and live here, is because our Leonheart Family has a special pet beast," Old Leonheart paused as he spoke, deliberately paying attention to Asher's expression.

Then...

There was no then.

Old Leonheart couldn't see the slightest bit of surprise or astonishment that he wanted to see on Asher's face.

It was as if what Old Leonheart said wasn't an important piece of news, just felt very casual.

Old Leonheart: "..."

A little disappointed, but at the same time, somehow gained a tiny bit of confidence.

Really just a teeny tiny bit.

'Professor Asher must have seen the world. That's why he can stay so calm.'

'In that case... the current problem of the Leonheart Family, seeking out Professor Asher really is the right move.:

Thinking this, Old Leonheart continued, "But a month ago, its body began showing issues, as if it's deteriorating in a bad direction," As he spoke, Old Leonheart sighed, his expression looking very troubled.

"If something really happens to it...", Old Leonheart glanced at his two granddaughters, his expression appearing even more melancholy.

'Not saying the Leonheart Family would immediately collapse.'

'But in terms of resources we can provide, it would definitely decline sharply.'

'And the burden on Aria and Luna would suddenly become heavier.'

When prosperous, one can help the world. With the family in good condition, Old Leonheart didn't mind the distribution of resources.

No need to be stingy, everyone is family.

But if the family's pet beast really runs into trouble... he thought that when in poverty, it's impossible to just mind one's own business.

Even if the Leonheart Family doesn't fall apart immediately, as soon as the tea cools when the person is gone, there's definitely going to be chaos.

As the most gifted of this generation, Aria and Luna sisters would definitely be under the watchful eyes of countless people.

Watching them work hard, watching them strive.

Thinking this, Old Leonheart let out a long sigh.

The best result would still be to solve the current problem.

"Hmm...", Asher rubbed his chin at these words, his expression showing a bit of hesitation.

Old Leonheart's heart instantly went "THUMP!"

'Could it be that Professor Asher also...'

"Don't think too much just yet," Asher looked at Old Leonheart's expression and immediately knew what he was thinking.

Asher gently comforted Old Leonheart and continued , "Whether I can help you, and how to help, will have to wait until I see the condition of the pet beast to determine."

"What you've told me only lets me understand the general situation, what's going on right now."

"If possible, can I take a look at this pet beast now?", As he spoke, Asher looked toward Old Leonheart.

"Eh...?", Old Leonheart paused, then nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes! I'll take you there right now!"

Asher: "?"

A bit of confusion appeared in Asher's eyes.

'What's going on?'

Old Leonheart saw Asher's expression and guessed what he was thinking, so he coughed twice.

"It's the pet beast of an elder from before, not this old man's pet beast."

Asher suddenly understood.

At the same time, his heart grew more curious and eager to try.

'Eh? This kind of situation where the Beast Tamer has passed away, but the pet beast is still staying in the family…'

He actually had encountered it before.

Last year? The year before.

That Professor Jorge who was once referred to him for help, was in a similar situation.

His wife passed away, but her pet beast remained.

Professor Jorge wasn't a Beast Tamer, and when facing the soon-to-evolve Noise Flower, he was powerless to stop or deal with it.

The relationship between an ordinary person and a pet beast that has lost its Beast Tamer is like that between a passerby and a trained pet that's not on a leash.

And it's not even an ordinary pet.

It's the kind with extremely strong attack power, not attacking only because the pet beast is suppressing and restraining itself.

Very mysterious also hard to evaluate.

Professor Jorge's wife's pet beast temporarily returned to the Forbidden Land, seeking a way to restrain itself.

Asher was a little curious.

'This Leonheart Family's pet beast, which no longer has a Beast Tamer's control, how exactly is it managing to stay obediently in the Leonheart Family and continuously provide blessings and protection?'

Asher wanted to see if he could learn something from it.

The Leonheart sisters and Felter were brought along as well.

Aria and Luna's eyes were glowing, looking very excited.

Felter, seeing this, couldn't help but feel a little curious, "Isn't this your family's pet beast? Why are you two so excited?"

'Acting like you've never seen the world.'

Considering that their own grandfather was walking in front, side by side with Asher, the two getting along like equals, Felter held back from saying the second half of that sentence.

After all, they were in someone else's house.

Still had to be a little more polite.

"We really haven't seen it before," Hearing Felter's words, Aria wasn't very angry.

In fact, she was quite calm when she said this.

Felter: "???"

'What? Your own family? Haven't seen it? Isn't that a bit strange?'

"What's the problem," Aria's tone was very flat, not feeling this was anything worth getting angry over.

"It's the pet beast of an elder, and there's no Beast Tamer control."

"Knowing that the pet beast is powerful is one thing."

"But under unnecessary circumstances, not making contact is another thing," As she spoke, Aria nodded.

That's just how it is.

Felter was stunned for a moment.

'You know what?'

'Thinking about it carefully, that does make a lot of sense. If you know the pet isn't on a leash, then if it's not necessary, don't actively provoke it.'

But that doesn't stop human curiosity, still want to take a look at this pet beast. Best if we can have a shallow interaction, that would be perfect.

Felter gave Aria a thumbs up.

Now he really could understand Aria's mood and thoughts.

Seeing this, Aria rolled her eyes dramatically.

'No need. Really don't need that kind of understanding.'

This time it didn't take an hour or half an hour of walking.

Old Leonheart led Asher on a slightly roundabout route and arrived at a spacious mountain area behind the house.

There was nothing obstructing the view around, looking very open.

The only special thing was a small waterfall.

Asher looked around but didn't see the pet beast. Just when he couldn't help but want to ask, Old Leonheart pulled out a whistle from his neck.

Asher instinctively glanced at the whistle.

It was about the length of an adult man's index finger.

Its appearance carried a sense of age and simplicity.

As for its texture… Asher couldn't say, couldn't tell at a glance.

It wasn't some supernatural being after all. If it were, he could maybe use some special power to identify it.

Old Leonheart put the whistle to his lips and gave it a blow.

He clearly didn't use much force.

But the whistle produced a long, drawn-out sound, as if it could pierce the heavens.

Asher's body also paused.

Not because the sound was piercing or frightened him or anything.

But because... somehow, after hearing the whistle, the usually quiet Little Raven, who stayed calmly in the Beast Tamer space within his spiritual sea, suddenly wasn't so quiet anymore.

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