"Uh..."
Looking at Little Aha by Jiang Yu's feet, Arlan's mouth twitched.
Ever since Little Fish returned to the Space Station, walking the dogs had mostly fallen to him. Especially after that bunch of little creatures had been made, he had to walk a whole pack every day...
"Peppy should be with Adler right now..."
"Adler! Arlan, do you know where he is? I'm looking for him!" Stelle spoke up at the name.
"Huh, you're looking for him too?" The Security Department staff member paused. "What a coincidence. So are we."
Then he sighed, sounding both helpless and annoyed. "That kid's way too bold. He actually ran off to investigate the scene on his own."
"Since everyone's heading to the same place, why don't we go together?" Jiang Yu said.
Stelle nodded, naturally having no objection to Jiang Yu's suggestion.
The Security Department staff member nodded even more vigorously, practically overjoyed. "Yes, yes, absolutely..."
Until he suddenly remembered that Arlan was still beside him.
The Security Department staff member's expression instantly froze, and he felt unbearably awkward.
Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so the others probably couldn't see the change in his expression.
"Um... boss, don't you agree? Ahaha..." the staff member asked Arlan timidly.
Arlan took a deep breath, then let it out in a long sigh.
"...Let's go."
This batch of underlings sure is hard to manage.
Afterward, everyone followed Arlan. On the way, he asked Stelle, "What do you need Adler for?"
So Stelle told him about Herta commissioning her to find a Curio.
Arlan wholeheartedly agreed and said that she should indeed seek out Adler for that, clearly having great confidence in Adler's abilities.
When they found Adler and Peppy, the boy and dog were being menaced by a Stormbringer. Everyone had arrived just in