"Landen! What took you so long? I broke through ages ago!" Now a High-level Magic Beast, Black Rabbit was even more affectionate with Landen than before. She barreled straight into his arms.
After her breakthrough, Black Rabbit looked less like a draft horse and more like a giant wildebeest. She had grown taller and sturdier, and her black coat had become even shinier. The two horns on her head had completely crystallized into Magic Crystal. They had grown from just a few centimeters long to half a meter, and she was now the tallest of the four beasts.
Black Rabbit nearly knocked Landen to the ground, but he was still delighted as he stroked her horns. "How does it feel? Anything different after the breakthrough?"
"Hungry..."
Black Rabbit was utterly straightforward. Unlike Totapara, she didn't need to put on an act.
"All right, all right. Let's eat. You're not the only one who's hungry—I am, too!" Landen said with a laugh.
Black Rabbit continued to nuzzle him as she whined, "Totapara told me that after breaking through, we'd get to eat more Magic Beast Meat. And we'd even get a Meditation Room?"
"Totapara already told you about that?" Landen wasn't surprised that the Magic Wolf had told the others about their benefits, but he hadn't expected her to do it so soon. "You'll all get those things. I've already prepared rooms in Iowa, White Wolf City, and Padmira Palace. You can take turns using them."
When the Magic Wolf broke through two days ago, she'd asked for treatment equivalent to that of a High-Rank Mage. Landen had managed to brush her off at the time, but after giving it careful thought over the past two days, he'd decided the beasts had a point. If he wanted the four beasts to