"Ah, my cats! I missed you to death!" Having freed himself from territorial affairs, he could finally do something proper like petting cats. He hurried to the cave in the back mountain, wrapping one arm around the Magic Pattern Tiger and the other around Big Cat.
"Landen, look at my magic pattern!" The Magic Pattern Tiger beside him could not wait to show off the new magic pattern on her forehead. It was the pattern from the vine Landen had previously found someone to transplant onto her.
The original magic pattern had only been the size of a palm. It had been transplanted onto the top of the Magic Pattern Tiger's head, merging together with the "king" marking on her fur.
However, over the past week, taking advantage of the peace at the border, the Magic Pattern Tiger had begun wandering around the surrounding forests, sensing and using her Intimidation Magic Pattern. At first, she intimidated junior Magic Beasts, then small mid-level Magic Beasts. Finally, she sensed that as she kept using it more and more, she seemed able to feel the other party's fear through the magic pattern—especially those Magic Beasts that looked utterly fearless on the outside but were actually panicking like a flock of startled birds inside. One look, and she hit the mark every time.
"Huh? Your magic pattern really has developed compared to before." Landen held the big tiger's head and kept staring at it, leaving Big Cat at the side very surprised.
"Landen? What are you doing here?" A horse face poked in from the cave entrance. Naturally, Blaze could not allow the Magic Pattern Tiger to fool around alone with Landen. As long as everyone was in the castle, Landen would choose one day each week to live together with the Magic Beasts,