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 great reef at the base of Aretusa, the calico kitten that was originally maintaining its equipment suddenly flapped its two little triangular ears on its head and made a puzzled sound.

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

He trotted down from the slightly higher platform where the bed and display cabinets were placed, and jumped onto the small dock that was left behind when Lan En still used magic boats to enter and exit.

It was already night and there was little light on the sea. There was a layer of clouds in the sky today, so even the moonlight and starlight could not penetrate.

The smell of the sea came with the sound of the waves hitting the rocks, but the moisture was silently blocked out by magic.

"Hey~" The kitten put its two little paws on 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.

Different from normal surges, it is the sound of waves breaking as the water is rapidly separated.

Hearing this voice, Flannel Ball immediately knew that he was not hallucinating and Qilin had indeed returned.

but
After hearing the sound, the fluffy ball took several small steps to the side without changing its expression. Then, the kitten shook its legs seemingly unintentionally, and with a "pop", an ink bottle that was originally placed next to it fell off the shelf and broke.

"Hey hey meow~"

The calico kitten smiled mischievously twice.

"If you step on it and it gets dirty, then you need to take a bath and comb your fur, meow!"

The smirk of an animal would make people feel disgusted, but the Felyne is just right. This kind of little prank makes people feel that it is not annoying.

But when the Qilin's figure, which still glowed faintly in the cloudy night, appeared on the heaving sea surface, the smirk on the calico kitten's face suddenly disappeared.

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

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

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

The hoof with splashes of water made a 'click' sound and stepped on the ink stain that the kitten had just broken when it kicked the ball of cloth. The pale mane fluttering on the hoof was stained a little black as it swayed.

"Ha ha!"

Lan En turned over and hugged the jumping ball of fluff.

He rubbed the cat's furry head with his hands, and the calico kitten squinted its eyes comfortably.

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

Lan En said this 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 hooves, lowered his head and put his nostrils close to the flannel ball in Lan En's arms, and exhaled a stream of moist hot air.

"Whoops."

'It's dirty again, please help me comb my hair, Flannel Ball.'

“It’s okay, meow!” However, the fluffy ball’s little paws didn’t seem to care at all and pushed Qilin’s face away, “It’s just a little dirty, don’t be so squeamish, meow!”

"Whoops?"

Qilin tilted his head in confusion, looking at the cat that was busy combing its hair just when it got a little dirty.

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

"Did you just get back today? I have no idea, meow!"

"I should have let Qilin tell you, but he forgot. He came here without even putting on his magic harness. The static electricity gave me a headache."

"Forgot?" The flannel ball rested on Lan En's shoulder, looked down at his slightly frizzy silver hair with its big wet eyes, and then looked at Qilin who looked indifferent.

"I can totally imagine that, meow."

Maria, who got off the Qilin's back, pressed her hair down and stared blankly at the ball of fluff on Lan's shoulder.

Adeline's eyes flashed with restraint but love.

"The cat spoke?"

"It's Elu Cat, so I can talk, meow!"

The fluffy ball stood up proudly on Lan's shoulder, with its two little paws on its hips, with an adorable arrogance.

However, creatures like Felynx cannot maintain their arrogance for long. They are naturally enthusiastic and cheerful, and it is difficult for them to be aloof.

But someone like the chef of the New World Survey Team who can always be cool and mighty will appear particularly handsome in their eyes.

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

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

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

The witcher first briefly introduced Maria and Adeline to the fluff ball.

"I need help." The ball of fluff looked thoughtfully at the two ladies from Yanan, then got on all fours and jumped out of the cave.

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

Lan En waved and shouted at its lively and jumping back.

"Thank you!"

When there was no one on its back, Qilin jumped from the small pier to the sea surface on its own, and used its hooves to bring up sea water to the pool of ink on the pier, and washed its dirty hooves at the same time.

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 tried hard to adapt to everything.

Maria took a deep breath, and her blood-red eyes looked at the sea outside the cave that was plunged into darkness.

"If you build your residence in this place, aren't you afraid that your furniture will get moldy?"

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

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

"Your world is the minority."

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

"So relax." Lan En stretched out his arms and invited with a smile.

"Come on, although this cave is wrapped in magic and moisture cannot get in, Qilin has already splashed a lot of water up. We can sit in the rest area up there."

"Magic?" Maria muttered in a low voice, and moved to catch up with Lan.

But Adeline looked curiously at the Qilin washing its hooves, and the invisible and intangible small dock that could block moisture.

"I..." She looked up at Lan, who had already walked two steps on the stairs with Maria, a little stiffly, "Can I take a look here?"

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

"Hey, I'm not a kid anymore." Adeline pouted helplessly.

In fact, Lane was very happy that Adeline was able to make her own decision without Maria.

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

The fact that she was able to separate on her own initiative now at least showed that she was not as nervous as she was at the beginning.

Going up the stairs from the small dock to a height of nearly three meters is the rest area with beds and display cabinets.

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

People don't feel stressed even if they live in an open-style sea view room on the cold reef.

"Sit anywhere."

Lan said as a master, and at the same time, he took off his hooded cloak and began to dismantle his armor.

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

Given Lan's sensitivity and control over emotions, taking care of Adeline and Maria's emotions is just a piece of cake.

that's the truth.

Maria pulled out the matching chair for the small table in front of the display case, crossing her long legs in her thigh-high boots.

She took off the tricorn hat with a swan feather on it and placed it on the table, letting her white hair, which was braided into a neat ponytail, fall down.

Cool and peaceful.

“Are these what you gained from your journey?”

The display cabinet with sliding doors made of large glass was originally used by Lan En for his own recollection and appreciation.

Its function is similar to that of the figurine cabinets of wealthy otakus.

So of course you can get the whole picture at a glance.

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

Inside the cabinet, there are thread-bound books with very simple paper and binding methods, huge and solid biological scales, and strange resinous objects with sparks.
All kinds of strange things, big and small, have filled up the two display cabinets placed side by side.

Maria admires the souvenirs Lan collected from his travels.

Appreciating the decorations and artworks in the host's home is even considered a science among the nobility.

Nobles who have received a proper education should even be able to demonstrate their unique artistic taste in this process, and use it as a topic to start a conversation with the host, without any awkward silence.

Maria didn't like Cainhurst's fellow tribesmen's style. She just truly appreciated the colorful journey of Lan En.

But then, the eyes of this blood noble froze.

Because in a large compartment in the display cabinet, there was a doll that was curled up and looked exactly like her.

"That's a souvenir that Geman made with you as the prototype." Lan En, who had taken off his armor and was only wearing a silk shirt and breeches, said as if he had expected it while sitting on the bed.

"You have seen her move in dreams, and this is her true appearance."

Maria looked at the doll with a complicated expression.

But fortunately, as early as Yanan, Lan En had already told her what the most likely situation of Geman was.

And she would not misunderstand her teacher, Maria still respected the "First Hunter" at this time.

"If you want to keep a souvenir," Lan said, gesturing with his hand, "you can take it. That's the right thing to do."

".Thanks."

Maria was silent for a moment, then whispered her agreement seriously.

She quickly emptied the leather suitcase she was carrying, then carefully took the doll out of the display cabinet and placed it in her own leather suitcase in a curled-up position.

After doing all this, she let out a sigh as if she had let go of something and sat back in her chair.

But just as 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 cave exit and wrapped around Lan En's neck from behind.

The bed is very close to the stairs.

And then, just like the beautiful and enchanting bright red nails on that hand.

Mature and charming voices came at the same time.

"Huh, you've already set up this puppet? And changed its clothes?"

"Good, I knew you liked having her watch us do it."

"."

The smile on Lan En's face suddenly seemed a little uncontrollable.

Maria was frozen in shock.

".Um?!"

(End of this chapter)