Spirit Channeling

A yellow-and-white cat padded lightly into Qin Ran's view.

Unlike other cats, it showed none of the wariness or vigilance they displayed around strangers.

The cat Qin Ran saw looked relaxed and carefree. Its raised tail swayed from side to side as it walked. It looked less like a cat than a lion patrolling its territory.

When its eyes met Qin Ran's, he instinctively narrowed his own.

Approval?

That was the emotion Qin Ran read in its eyes.

And that was not a look a cat should have.

Or rather...

That look should not have existed in the eyes of any animal.

Only humans should have had it.

Moreover, the cat looked familiar to Qin Ran.

Nikelei, "Spirit Channeling"!

After a moment's thought, Qin Ran remembered where he had seen this cat.

It had appeared in photographs in several newspapers as the pet of Nikelei, "Spirit Channeling."

Immediately, a few suspicions rose in Qin Ran's mind.

Since this was a test, then... there had to be one or more observers!

And so far, of all the people or things connected to Nikelei, "Spirit Channeling," only this cat had appeared!

In other words, the observer was this cat!

The answer was somewhat unbelievable, but as he watched the cat draw closer, Qin Ran became increasingly convinced of his judgment.

Meanwhile, Aili Jones, Raul, and Sydney finally recovered from their shock.

They looked at Qin Ran with curiosity and awe.

Aili Jones's gaze, in particular, brimmed with unparalleled curiosity.

The innocent girl

had been utterly captivated by the flames that had risen from Qin Ran's feet.

Thus, it was only when Raul and Sydney noticed the approaching cat and cried out in surprise that Aili Jones saw it.

"Titch?!"

That was what Aili Jones called the cat that had suddenly appeared.

Then,