"Koujie~~"
Gastly floated in through the door, not forgetting to open it for Jing He on the way. Jing He, who had just reached the doorway with his keys in hand, felt a little awkward.
Jing He's eye twitched.
"Gastly, next time, remember to wait until the door is open before going in."
"Koujie?"
Gastly turned around, looking puzzled.
Why?
Jing He took a small breath. "Didn't you see? There's a notice posted in the complex saying there's a thief around. If people see you passing through doors and then picking locks, we won't be able to clear ourselves of suspicion."
"Koujie?! Σ(дlll)"
Seeing its shocked expression, Jing He nodded in satisfaction and closed the door.
"Got it now?"
"Koujie?"
As Jing He walked away, he failed to notice the gleam that flashed in Gastly's eyes.
That really did seem to be the case! If Jing He hadn't mentioned it, it never would have noticed.
But, hehe—
"Ou?"
Hearing the commotion, Vulpix cautiously poked its head out from behind the bedroom door, tilting its head.
Once it saw that it was Jing He and Gastly, the little one's eyes lit up.
It happily charged toward Jing He.
"Ou, ou—"
"Wait, Vulpix, you—"
Bang! Before Jing He could finish, Vulpix pounced on him and knocked him straight to the floor, affectionately licking his cheeks.
Wiping the frost from his face, Jing He shot an annoyed look at Gastly, who was laughing heartlessly nearby.
He picked up the little one and set it back on the floor.
Ice Vulpix might have been tiny, and without all that fluffy fur was barely bigger than a kitten, but it was genuinely strong.
Knocking over an adult like him was effortless.
And what surprised Jing He most about Ice Vulpix was its psychic power. It