We're Just Building a Closer Bond

Air Groove spoke coldly, drawing Rudolf's attention across from her.

Rudolf opened her mouth to say something, then quietly looked away.

Some things were better left unsaid.

[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]: Huh?! Wait, Air Groove! Let's talk this out!

"Even if I sleep like the dead, so what? Do you even know where I live?!"

Having a dependable wife really was wonderful.

Watching Tachyon get shut down, Zhou Yuang nearly laughed out loud.

The frustration he had swallowed earlier finally eased.

But Zhou Yuang kept running, trying to reach the ornament he had just spotted.

Eishin Flash's countdown had ended again, so he did not have much time.

At most, he could charge toward Daiwa Scarlet twice more and Eishin Flash once more.

With fewer chances left, Daiwa Scarlet might get even more aggressive.

On the third try, she might close the distance that had remained on the fourth.

Hearing Daiwa Scarlet running behind him, Zhou Yuang kept taking detours and ducking around corners close to the walls.

He reached the ornament without a sound, grabbed it, and left without hesitation.

At the next corner, Zhou Yuang heard Daiwa Scarlet's voice.

"Oh no."

They were about to run into each other.

It was a T-junction. If he did not duck around the corner or find somewhere else to hide, Daiwa Scarlet would certainly spot him.

Zhou Yuang was about to move when a fair hand reached around the corner.

It caught his wrist and pulled him out of sight.

"Come on out~"

A streak of red flashed past, and Zhou Yuang saw Daiwa Scarlet charge straight down the corridor.

But he felt no relief. The person who had pulled him around the corner was not Manhattan Cafe.

It was Eishin Flash.

"Trainer-san, we meet again."

Eishin Flash smiled as