"Mm-hm! Of course!"
Kitasan Black nodded as if it were only natural. "I specifically asked Adayar-chan to pick it out. Trainer, what do you think? Does it suit you? Does it look good?"
Hearing Kitasan Black's anticipation and faint, barely perceptible unease, Anjing Zhen smiled unconsciously. After giving it some thought, he lowered his head again to examine the pocket watch in his hand.
The pocket watch lay inside a palm-sized velvet box. The surface of the box felt silky smooth, and that alone was enough to suggest that the watch inside was quite valuable.
The pocket watch rested quietly in the center of the box. Its case was a muted gold with a slightly pinkish tint. According to the description on the box, this color seemed to be called rose gold.
When he took out the pocket watch, he saw that its chain combined gold thread and braided cord. Black leather was wrapped around the knotted sections, and the edges of the leather were stitched with gold thread as well.
On the outside of the leather was a metal plaque engraved with "1779" and the words "John Arnold & Son."
Pressing the top of the pocket watch caused the cover to spring open with a light, crisp mechanical click, revealing a simple watch face.
The dial had an ivory-white background without any elaborate engraving. Two dark-blue Breguet-style hands rested in the center, while the tiny diamond set at the tip of the second hand flickered in and out of sight as it moved. A ring of hair-thin Roman numerals ran around the edge.
There were also two small "clocks" in the lower-left corner of the dial. Judging from the two buttons on the side, it should be able to measure minutes and seconds like a stopwatch.
After closing the