Chaldea, Central Control Room.
"Fou! Fou!"
Before he opened his eyes, Luo Zhen heard that familiar voice.
When he opened his eyes and stepped out of the Coffin, he saw the small white beast pouncing at him. Catching it, Luo Zhen couldn't help smiling.
"I knew it. You may come and go mysteriously, little one, but you'd definitely return with us once we came back."
From the moment Luo Zhen had spent four days and four nights restoring his Magic Circuits and begun dealing with Gorgon, Fou had mysteriously disappeared once again. Only now had he finally appeared, just as before, hiding off to the side during the final battle so as not to disturb Luo Zhen and the others.
In the past, Luo Zhen had found the little fellow mysterious and strange.
Now, Luo Zhen wasn't surprised at all.
After all, he already knew that Fou wasn't an ordinary mysterious creature, but a Phantasmal Species that had survived for over a thousand years—the former Familiar of the great magus Merlin and the famous Magic Cat of King Arthur's legend in Great Britain. There was nothing strange about Fou possessing such spiritual and mysterious abilities.
However...
"I thought you'd gone back to Avalon with Merlin. I didn't expect you to return to Chaldea with us instead, little one."
Luo Zhen poked Fou's head.
"Fou! Fou!"
Fou immediately protested, though it seemed less like she was resisting Luo Zhen's action and more like she was arguing, How could I possibly go back with that guy? She looked utterly adorable.
At that moment, Mash and the others approached as well.
"We're back, Master."
Mash caught Fou as she pounced toward her instead, then looked at Luo Zhen and spoke with a mixture of relief and emotion.
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