"Speaking of gratitude, your eyes lit right up, yet you claimed you couldn't understand human speech. Don't tell me human speech ranks even higher than dog language?"
"Wang wang?" Spotty Dog immediately dimmed its shining eyes, becoming innocent and pitiful again.
"Little rascal."
Angel scolded it with a smile as he rubbed Spotty Dog's head. To him, it was a perfectly normal gesture, but Wang Wang, standing nearby, stared in utter shock.
Spotty Dog was... a lord.
How could anyone casually pat its head?
If the Inspector and the others had been here, their expressions would probably have been much the same as Wang Wang's.
Spotty Dog's reaction left Wang Wang speechless. It had not the slightest dignity of a powerhouse; instead, it nuzzled Angel's hand, then was picked up amid Angel's laughter.
Spotty Dog very consciously found a comfortable spot in Angel's arms. Angel did not mind. As he stroked someone else's dog, he muttered to himself, "The puzzle game is over, and we've found the dog that can get us out. So the passage out..."
Spotty Dog seemed to understand Angel's words. It raised its head and prepared to open its huge mouth, ready to swallow Angel.
However, Angel quickly said, "Don't swallow me just yet. I'm not ready to leave."
Based on Angel's understanding of Spotty Dog, the way out was probably to be swallowed by it once more.
If he had been inside some other creature's stomach, Angel would certainly have been eager to leave. But since he was inside Spotty Dog's stomach, and Spotty Dog's avatar was currently in his arms, there was no need for him to leave immediately.
He still had something to settle.
As Angel thought this, he lowered his head and looked at the floor.
The entire room was set against