{The fun is here.}
"But before we begin the pursuit, we need to adjust this little fellow and let it get familiar with its job."
As she spoke, Tingyun took the Diviner Beast from March 7th and began adjusting it. She said it first needed to be set to tracking mode and required someone's scent.
"Me, me!"
Stelle interrupted Tingyun, drawing Phantylia's gaze to herself for an instant. However, it shifted away almost immediately. Other than Welt and Theresa, who had been watching her closely, no one noticed the fleeting viciousness in her eyes.
"All right, then let it smell your scent first. After that, you can hide anywhere you like—it will definitely find you."
Tingyun spoke to Stelle confidently. Stelle nodded, letting the Diviner Beast smell her scent. Once its eyes lit up, Tingyun said it had memorized her scent.
Then Stelle ran over to Theresa. She knew Theresa had plenty of improper things.
"Theresa, do me a favor~"
Stelle looked at Theresa and asked. Theresa thought about it. She was not short on Joy Points right now, and she had previously bought a Honkai World Warp Device as a spare. Now she wanted to have some fun too, so she bought Stelle a transformation device.
It was a mask resembling Aha's face.
"Here, here. This is an Ever-changing mask. It can turn its user into a form not much larger than their own body, but it can't conceal scent. It's just a toy."
Theresa handed Stelle the red mask as she spoke. Stelle happily hugged Theresa and rubbed against her, then ran off merrily.
"Then we'll give her five minutes to disguise herself, though it probably won't be of much use against the Diviner Beast."
Tingyun smiled confidently.
Everyone waited for the five-minute limit.
At that moment, Stelle