A few minutes later, flowers and fruit bloomed from the top of its downward-facing head, producing a dark-gold [Fruit of Pride]!
Dark carefully plucked the rather unusual [Fruit of Pride], wondering whether he should immediately begin refining a lion-type Magic Spirit, when he suddenly noticed that the Lion Grass had gone stiff again.
This time, it looked as though it had lost its soul, becoming utterly vacant and worrying to behold.
Fortunately, that vacant state did not last long.
A few minutes later, the Lion Grass's eyes became lively once more—a brightness Dark had never seen since buying it from the Meow Meow Flower Shop.
It seemed that its "madness" had been uprooted completely along with the plucking of the [Fruit of Pride], vanishing without a trace.
The phenomenon was far too obvious.
Dark's gaze shifted repeatedly between the [Fruit of Pride] in his hand and the Lion Grass, and his previously relaxed mood suddenly sank.
"Could it be that, during this [Fruit of Pride]'s growth and development, it absorbed the factors that drove the Lion Grass mad?"
"Then does this [Fruit of Pride] contain those madness factors?"
Though Dark had considered the possibility, he had no way to verify it.
He placed the [Fruit of Pride] on the table and tried infusing it with magic power to examine it, but he could not sense any difference.
"Should we let it out?" It was only when DemiDevimon landed beside him and pointed at the Lion Grass that Dark came back to his senses.
"Let it out. Take good care of it."
"Got it!"
DemiDevimon immediately flew to the iron cage and released the pitiful-looking Lion Grass from within.
"Meow meow—"
"Moo moo—"
"Eek eek—"
"Roar roar—"
The other four Meow Meow Grasses cautiously gathered around as if welcoming a new