"An Invention Mouse?" The incongruous term made Angel repeat it instinctively.
Luigi also noticed Angel emerging from the compartment. Thinking Angel was asking what an "Invention Mouse" was, he eagerly began explaining.
"An Invention Mouse is a hamster that knows how to invent things. Two years ago, I..."
As Luigi spoke, Pirus beside him showed a disdainful expression and instinctively wanted to retort.
But before Pirus could speak, Luigi continued, "...I heard this rumor from Babaregon two years ago. Back then, Babaregon snorted at it, thinking it was nonsense. How could there possibly be a hamster that knew how to invent? Sage Pika happened to be there too, and he checked the paper archive. There really was a research report on an Invention Mouse, complete with pictures of it... Yes, this one exactly. Chubby, with a pair of black-bean eyes."
Pirus, who had been about to argue, sheepishly shut his mouth. He had no idea whether Luigi was telling the truth, but Babaregon and Sage Pika were both lofty figures utterly beyond his reach.
He could not afford to offend them, so he followed his heart. Followed it hard.
Luigi kept babbling. "Because Babaregon and Sage Pika were discussing biological nerves at the time, while I was playing the piano nearby, I didn't put my mind on their conversation. So when I saw this hamster just now, I didn't remember right away. I only thought it looked familiar."
Angel asked, "You didn't feel like listening to them, or you couldn't understand them?"
Luigi: "..." Would it kill you not to expose me?
Luigi shot Angel an annoyed look. "Anyway, this hamster looks exactly like the Invention Mouse in the research report Sage Pika found. There's no mistake."
Angel had never paid attention to this hamster before. Now that Luigi said