At her words, Qiao Sang and Fang Bao and the others all looked over.
"Xun Xun..."
Little Seeker took off its ring, pulled out a mirror, and inspected itself from both sides.
Steadier?
More lustrous?
Was there?
Looks like Teacher's eyesight isn't all that great... Qiao Sang withdrew her gaze, grumbled inwardly, then reluctantly agreed aloud:
"Maybe a little."
Gang Bao silently glanced at its own Beastmaster.
Mikala's smile faded as she said seriously, "If it's truly confirmed that this energy can help Little Seeker rapidly increase its energy and evolve, then Little Seeker must participate in more competitions from now on. I'll make the arrangements."
Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, I don't think this energy necessarily has to come from an intense competition. I suspect what Little Seeker absorbed may have been energy produced by people genuinely liking it."
"Xun Xun..."
Genuinely liking it... Little Seeker's heart stirred at those words. It put down the mirror and nodded in strong agreement.
It liked that kind of energy...
Qiao Sang continued:
"After all three matches ended, Little Seeker absorbed energy each time. The first match produced the most White Energy. I think it was because Little Seeker surprised everyone. The second match produced the least White Energy, possibly because it ended too quickly, or because the opponent was too weak and everyone didn't get to see much of Little Seeker's performance."
"That was what I originally thought."
She paused briefly at that point.
"Then, even though the opponent in the third match was weaker than the one in the second, it still produced more White Energy than before?" Mikala asked cooperatively.
"Right." Qiao Sang nodded. "The White Energy produced in the third match far exceeded that of the second. So I wondered whether it was