At the Control Center of the Nakdal Continent, Dodo was mixed in with a group of enthusiastic little sprites, playing a game that probably only sprites could find fun. The sprites transformed themselves into glittering balls of light, then had their companions toss them high into the air toward the Little Merman. The Little Merman would swish her tail and send the balls of light flying far away. With a smack, both the one who had been hit away and the one responsible for hitting it away would let out a cheer, laughing like a bunch of children weighing less than four pounds...
Well, judging by Dodo's delighted expression, the little one seemed to find the game rather fun too...
Hao Ren and Vivian had to go into space to deal with those fragment samples that looked capable of destroying the world on appearance alone. Considering the need for a minor's healthy development, Hao Ren decided to leave Dodo on the ground. As it happened, the little sprites were also quite interested in this new friend whose size was not much different from theirs, so the Little Merman quickly hit it off with the bunch of tiny creatures—judging by how crazily they were playing, these little ones had indeed become one with each other (physically).
However, as soon as Hao Ren and Vivian appeared—or more precisely, as soon as Vivian appeared—the little ones' game immediately ended. A group of sprites joyfully charged toward the vampire lady walking in through the gate, shouting as they ran, "The queen's back! The queen's back!" "Have you eaten, Queen?" "Queen, do you want to eat chopsticks?"
Hao Ren immediately fixed his eyes on the little fish baby, who was dodging around in the sprite crowd while pretending to be very good at hiding. "What