"No, you came at just the right time. I was about to notify everyone who participated in yesterday's Miracle Defense Battle. By the way, did you come to the dining hall because you're still hungry?" Chen Li shook his head.
"I'm full. But wasn't Arlecchino still hungry?" Furina shook her head and merely glanced back at Arlecchino behind her.
"Huh? You came to the dining hall because of me?" Arlecchino, who was following behind Furina, froze for a moment. Her long white hair swayed slightly as she looked at Furina in surprise, her tone carrying a trace of disbelief.
"Don't get the wrong idea! I didn't come to the dining hall because of you!" Furina raised her little head, her ahoge sticking up stubbornly.
Arlecchino smiled helplessly, a hint of gentleness flashing through her eyes.
Although Furina had captured her as a Pokémon, Arlecchino truly couldn't bring herself to hate Furina.
For one thing, she had indeed been the one to launch the attack and had been counter-killed by Furina. The loser had no right to complain, and she had no grievances.
For another, Arlecchino could tell that Furina was a kind girl. That kindness even reminded Arlecchino of the children at the House of the Hearth.
Just as Arlecchino was thinking this, the Power of March bracelet on Furina's wrist suddenly changed.
The red bead on the bracelet abruptly lit up, blooming with a circle of warm crimson radiance. Then, the red bead detached itself from the bracelet and slowly floated toward Arlecchino.
"Huh? Didn't it just say that our intimacy was insufficient and that the Crimson Moon Moon Marrow couldn't be fused for evolution?" Furina's eyes widened in surprise, and even her ahoge stood straight up.
That was why Furina had complained when she entered earlier that Arlecchino