As a Summon Ticket from the standard pool, this summoning produced no other special effects either. It simply gave off a soft white glow that was not dazzling, then dissolved into specks of light and vanished into the air.
"Was this how you summoned me back then too, meow?"
Ai Haibara Meow watched the Summon Ticket dissolve into light and tugged on Xie Wen's trouser leg as she asked.
"Yes. Not long after the Summon Ticket disappeared, heavy rain started falling on the island we were on, and then you came out of the bushes." Taking this rare opportunity, Xie Wen finally got to ask Ai Haibara Meow about her circumstances. "What situation were you in when you were summoned? Out of all the Palicoes, you were in the worst shape when you arrived."
Ai Haibara Meow pressed her lips together and drooped her ears, looking downcast as she said, "The village was hit by a Rampage and a rare downpour. Under an Almudron's control, the floodwaters washed away the village's defenses. Everyone scattered, and so many Palicoes and hunters died, meow..."
Xie Wen gathered the little kitten into his arms, his heart aching. Ai Haibara Meow clutched his clothes tightly and continued murmuring in a low voice, "A Zinogre separated me from the main group. I ran around in a panic, then ran into several Great Jaggis that had followed along to scavenge. Just as they were about to catch me, I dimly heard a voice saying it could help me escape with my life. When I came to my senses, I saw all of you, meow."
It looked like Ai Haibara Meow had even inherited that tragic backstory...
"It's all right now, it's all right. You have me and everyone else now. We won't let you face that