"If it can become stronger, that would be a good thing too." Angel gazed at the heart of the energy vortex in the distance and spoke softly.
Gloria nodded gently without replying. But she knew very well that becoming stronger had always been Toby's obsession.
During their time in Sky Mechanical City, ever since she had begun training Toby, she could see that although Toby deeply disliked all kinds of training, it had never once defied Gloria.
This was completely unlike the Toby of old. Before Toby met Angel, it had lived like a little demon king in Barbie Restaurant. It never trained, and even when Gloria forced it to, Toby always found every conceivable excuse to escape. Each time she faced Toby's pitiful, pleading expression, Gloria could not bear to be too harsh. In the end, she could only give up.
But now, Toby was like an entirely different bird, actively cooperating with its training and actively seeking to become stronger.
Gloria glanced sidelong at Angel beside her. It was all because of Angel.
Though Gloria had never asked Toby, she knew the answer had to be that. Perhaps Angel's strides had become too great, and Toby felt it could no longer keep up; or perhaps something had happened along the road of their travels that made Toby want to grow stronger, so it could protect itself as well as Angel.
Toby's obsession was written plainly across its face every time she trained it.
Toby's relationship with Angel occasionally made Gloria feel a little jealous, but when she thought it over carefully, she came to terms with it. Though Toby had been born in Barbie Restaurant, it had grown up alongside Angel. From weakness to strength, they had always kept each other company. Toby had practically fallen in love