Golden Pearl of the Golden-Lipped Clam (Fourth Update, Bonus Chapter for Sect Leader Luoye yes, 1/5)

This bonus chapter is thanks to Sect Leader "Luoye yes" for the reward. One chapter for now; the remaining four will follow.

When Liszt arrived at the seaside castle, he happened to find A Ke teaching Pike how to speak. Elves really were easy to coax. After only a few days together, with enough jade powder supplied, Pike no longer resisted A Ke.

Even Rose, the Seven-Colored Whale, could now play around the seaside castle without being attacked by Pike.

As for the three Little Elves—Fizz, Tahm, and Eddie—they already started bouncing with excitement whenever they saw A Ke. Liszt seriously suspected that if the contract could be revoked, the three little fellows might immediately throw themselves into A Ke's embrace.

"Liszt!"

"Liszt!"

The moment Pike saw Liszt, it shouted loudly. Liszt stepped through the glass door and stood on the shore inside the room, waving at Pike. "Pike, study hard."

Pike grinned foolishly, its teeth rather jarring.

It pointed at Liszt, then A Ke, then itself. "Liszt, A Ke, Pike, family."

Then it pointed at Rose, the Seven-Colored Whale outside, and said disdainfully, "Rose, fish."

"Rose isn't a fish. It's a Seven-Colored Whale, a member of the dolphin family, a mammal just like humans." Liszt had originally wanted to say that. But then he remembered that this world had magic, its species far more diverse than Earth's and far more wondrous besides. There seemed to be no point in making such detailed distinctions.

Whether the Seven-Colored Whale was a fish or a dolphin was not worth pursuing.

He waved his hand, signaling for Pike to go play, then prepared to take out his great magical work for A Ke's reference.

But A Ke spoke first. "Brother, A Ke found a group of very large shellfish sea monsters on