As it turned out, Xu Ran's expectations had been too idealistic.
Just after midnight, Xu Ran slowly opened his eyes from deep meditation and looked helplessly at the line of text that had suddenly appeared before him.
[Happiness Points alert: boarded Contract Beast Sweet Bell's Happiness Points have dropped abnormally]
Here it was.
Another abnormal drop in Happiness Points.
What was it this time?
An injury? A sudden illness? Or something else?
Xu Ran immediately picked up the Control Hub beside his bed and opened the surveillance feed.
On the screen, a small, thin humanoid Contract Beast with a bell larger than its body hanging above its head sat quietly in the deepest part of a cave, hugging its knees. Its face was pressed against them, hiding its expression.
This... didn't look like physical discomfort either.
Xu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly, confusion appearing on his face.
But he could see nothing wrong in the surveillance footage.
He checked the playback too, but still found no reason for Sweet Bell's abnormal drop in Happiness Points.
It seemed he could only go and take a look in person.
He sat up in bed and glanced around the empty room.
At this hour, the Five Little Ones had all gone off to train.
Throwing on a coat, Xu Ran left the room in his pajamas and hurried toward the Boarding Area.
Before long, he entered the cave shown on the surveillance feed and found Sweet Bell inside.
The night-light in his hand gave off a hazy glow, illuminating the depths of the pitch-black cave and outlining Sweet Bell's figure.
As he approached Sweet Bell, Xu Ran heard a series of faint sounds.
He carefully leaned closer and only then discovered that Sweet Bell was quietly sobbing.
*So it was feeling