After confirming the bet, the battle between the two sides began.
The dog and Yuno retreated into the distance and did not join the fight, merely watching from afar as the two flew up and down between the buildings, chasing each other.
"Looks like Nanoha is pretty smart."
Watching the battle on the screen before him, Fang Zheng casually commented. On the surface, Nanoha's proposal posed no real loss for Fate. If Fate won, she could obtain several Seeds of the Holy Stone. Yet even if Fate lost, at most she would waste some time talking to Nanoha. Nanoha did not require her to hand over the Seeds of the Holy Stone. For Fate, this wager was clearly all benefit and no downside. Win or lose, she would not have to worry about losing the Seeds of the Holy Stone she had collected.
"Is this really okay?"
However, Sakura beside him was clearly worried.
"What if Nanoha loses...?"
"It's fine."
Fang Zheng waved his hand, clearly unconcerned.
"Those Seeds of the Holy Stone belonged to Nanoha in the first place. She can do whatever she wants with them."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, the girls were all taken aback. Then Tomoyo asked curiously.
"But Teacher, weren't those Yuno's...?"
"That ferret merely dug up those Seeds of the Holy Stone. That is the extent of its relationship with them."
At that, Fang Zheng curled his lip.
"You've all seen those tomb-raiding movies, right? Let me ask you this: if, in a movie, an American archaeologist excavates an ancient artifact from an ancient tomb in a tropical rainforest, does the artifact belong to the American archaeologist or to the local area?"
"Um..."
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the girls immediately frowned and began to think. Then Tomoyo was the first to answer.
"It should belong