Scott had made rapid progress, and his training had reached its final and most crucial step.
Dr. Pym said, "You've gotten to know your suit, but you haven't gotten to know your best partners yet."
Scott's eyes widened in shock. He scratched his cheek. "Uh... so Aether's willing to lend me Paimon?"
"?!!"
Dr. Pym stared at him, dumbstruck.
"What are you thinking?! I meant ants!"
"Oh! Oh! Sorry! I thought..." Scott gave an awkward laugh, not knowing what to do with his hands or feet. "This must be a side effect of playing too much Genius Invokation TCG. Hahaha."
"It had better be a side effect, Scott. Otherwise, I doubt Yanfei would mind sending you on your way, and Cyno could help pick out a nice spot for you in prison."
Speechless, Dr. Pym shook his head at Scott, who was flushed red as he tried to explain himself. He tapped a glass jar in the room, knocking loose a few of the different kinds of ants crawling over the sandy soil inside.
"Now you need to learn about them and build a rapport with them."
Morning was well underway.
With the General Introduction to United States Law in hand, Yanfei wrote and sketched at her desk, muttering to herself as she worked.
"Hmm, I have to head out this morning for a debt dispute case, and I need to get back to the client who came in last week before noon... all right! Time to get to work!"
An ant flew over the open book beside her hand, and the tiny man riding on it secretly left the gift he had brought on the page.
"Ah, it's getting late. I'd better head out."
Yanfei put her pen and paper in her backpack. As she gathered up her books,