Since they rarely met, Tail still couldn't stand the light coming off Jiang Yu, and his first instinct was to run away.
As for why he could see such brilliant light radiating from Jiang Yu, he wasn't quite sure himself. At least, he couldn't see anything like it on anyone else.
It had to be because Jiang Yu was special, or because something had happened recently that had allowed Jiang Yu to make some sort of enormous leap forward.
Of course, that was only Tail's guess.
If he told Jiang Yu that guess, Jiang Yu would probably realize what the cause was.
After all, thanks to Secretary Tong, he had already reached a state where he could grow stronger even while lying around. Another factor was that, on Secretary Tong's advice, he had collected the fragments of the pillar he had shattered in Jethok's mirror world that day.
When he touched those fragments, they were absorbed into him amid a burst of radiant light.
There hadn't been any adverse side effects afterward. His senses had simply become much sharper, his body healthier, and his appearance better-looking.
According to Secretary Tong, Jiang Yu's body had been molded from the same substance, and it would take a while longer to absorb it completely.
But that wasn't important. Jiang Yu didn't particularly care about it.
Returning to Tail's escape attempt, he failed.
Because just as he struggled with all his might, a hand landed on his head.
Tail froze, then shuddered all over. Though he had no body, he felt a tingling numbness throughout himself and let out an exceedingly coy "Ooh~."
When Huohuo heard that sound from Tail, her face filled with incredulous shock. Her gently drooping ears stood upright, and her eyes, usually listless from staying up late so often, positively