The Boomerang Has Come Back!

After thinking for a moment, Liu Bai gave up and helplessly reached out to rub Ei's head.

"Great Chu shall rise! Chen Sheng shall be king!"

"You fox over there! Stop making those weird noises!"

"Say, aren't we going to end up with another zoo in this house?"

Asta looked at "Liu Bai and His Inazuman Animal Friends" and could not help but complain.

"Probably not."

Pellervy folded her arms, looking as though she loved no one.

"Mm... I suppose so, Pepe."

There was a hint of teasing in Asta's words—but unfortunately, Pellervy did not get the joke at all.

"Pepe, haven't your shoulders gotten a little broader lately?"

"...Have they?"

Pellervy gave a slight reaction.

"Mm... They do seem broader than when we were in Liyue. You look more dependable now. Have you been getting more nutrition? Have you felt the front getting heavier lately?"

"Whether one is dependable has nothing to do with body size."

Pellervy shook her head. "Compared to someone truly dependable, I am still lacking..."

"By someone truly dependable, do you mean that guy?"

Asta teasingly pointed at Liu Bai, who was surrounded by a fox and a "cat."

Pellervy: "..."

She had no answer.

"By the way, Pepe, has Boss Liu ever patted your head?"

"...Don't bring up such pointless things."

Pellervy revealed a momentary flicker of hesitation.

For Pellervy, whose goal was to become mature and dependable enough to truly stand at Liu Bai's side...

That kind of acknowledgment, a head pat... was indeed something she longed for.

"Ooh~"

"Stop talking about such pointless things, Asta... There are some things about personnel management that I do not understand lately. Could I ask you for advice?"

Pellervy had noticed Asta's little devilish side to some extent and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Tsk, tsk~"