"It looks like Cat Boss and his Beast Tamer really did share a deep bond."
After leaving the alley, Xu Ran couldn't help murmuring to himself.
Running a Boarding Shop, he had seen all sorts of Contract Beasts, each with a different story about their bond with their Beast Tamer.
But this was his first time seeing one like Cat Boss.
Watching the imposing Cat Boss cover his face and sob like a child had been painful for Xu Ran, too.
That was another reason he had chosen to leave quietly.
People said time could heal everything, but Xu Ran believed that no matter how much time passed, Cat Boss's impression of his Beast Tamer would never fade.
Perhaps this was the bond between a Beast Tamer and a Contract Beast?
A smile appeared on Xu Ran's face. On the way back to the Boarding Shop, he began thinking about the three little ones waiting for him there.
What were they doing right now?
"Meow~" (Two times four is eight!)
Inside the Boarding Shop, Purple Cloud had dug out the Nine-Nine Multiplication Table it and Starlight had used when they first started learning from somewhere, and was patting the chart with a paw.
"Cha!" (I've got it! Two times four is eight!)
Can Can nodded earnestly, repeating Purple Cloud's formula in a babyish voice.
"Neigh~" (That's right!)
Starlight raised a hoof and tapped Can Can's scaly shell, admiration in its eyes.
Keep working on your arithmetic, little brother Can Can!
Once you get your numbers straight, you can pay me back at the next resource distribution!
Seeing Can Can's smug expression, as though it were saying, "This is too easy," a sly gleam flashed through Purple Cloud's eyes.
"Meow?" (What's 1000 minus 7?)
"Cha~ Cha?!" (Isn't that eas-what?!)
Can