Indeed, as April said, they knew each other.
Even as Bass swaggered up to Fil, even bending halfway over—a posture that, for an animal, would be an easy way to launch an attack and certainly cause some harm—the giant wolf in front of him remained obediently seated, unmoved by the prey that was clearly within its grasp.
"Yo~" Bass's eyes lit up with excitement, and he squatted down in front of Fil, reaching out his hand eagerly.
"quack--"
"Don't move... Meow!"
A warning cry, a cawing mixed with a cat's meow, suddenly reached Bass's ears. His outstretched hand paused involuntarily as he saw a jet-black raven perched atop the giant wolf's head.
"Gah gah—!" Noticing his gaze, A Bao immediately let out another hoarse cry.
Although Bass didn't understand what the crow was cawing, he still saw a warning in its black, beady eyes.
Bass was taken aback, wondering if he had misread it.
Should I say this is the first time he has ever encountered such a spiritual animal, especially an ordinary crow!
A slight surprise and hesitation made him forget to retract his hand. It was during this moment of stunned silence that, with a "smack," his hand, which was still hanging in mid-air, was forcefully slapped by something.
"hiss--"
Everything happened without warning; at least, Bass didn't react at all at that moment. To be honest, the moment his hand was slapped away didn't hurt much; it was the unexpected attack that made him instinctively gasp.
However, this gasp really startled Xu Ling.
Since Bass was crouching with his back to everyone, they only saw a yellow figure flash by in a flash, and didn't see what happened.
Although others didn't know what had happened, Xu Ling, who was extremely familiar with that figure, immediately sensed something was wrong.
Her heart skipped a beat. Fearing that Kaopu had done something wrong, she immediately frowned and ran over without hesitation. "Kaopu, what did you do?! Bass, are you alright?"
Before she could finish speaking, Xu Ling had already squatted down next to Bass. As she squatted down, she quickly scanned Bass's surroundings.
After confirming that there were no visible wounds, Xu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, it seems that being reliable still has some sense of propriety!
The next second, when her gaze fell on Bass's face, her eyes were immediately filled with deep worry and apology. "Bass, are you alright? I'm so sorry about that. That was my... pet, the reliable one."
When traveling, just in case, Xu Ling would introduce anyone who noticed her reliable companion using this reason. After all, it's not uncommon for witches to have talking pets, but it's not unusual either.
This time, however, Buzz wasn't as surprised as the others that she had a talking pet...
He remained silent, as if he hadn't heard what Xu Ling said at all, his gaze fixed on his right side, without looking at Xu Ling.
—There, a yellow cat was sitting quietly, licking its fur as if no one else was around.
This is a very strange-looking cat!
The thought flashed through Bass's mind the moment he saw the cat.
In terms of appearance, it is not cute at all; in terms of body shape, it is too thin and slender, not at all like the kind of cat that lies down and sunbathes casually in the academy or on the road!
However... these are not the reasons why he kept his attention on the cat.
A barely perceptible flicker of wariness crossed Bass's eyes. No one knew the extent of the shock he felt when he was attacked without any warning by what appeared to be an completely ordinary cat!
Bass is not a boastful person, but as one of the best among the knight students, possessing both talent and hard work, he has a certain degree of confidence in his abilities.
Otherwise, why would Church of Miller have chosen him as a member of this team?
This at least shows that his abilities are recognized to some extent.
But how could someone like him be attacked by an ordinary cat?!
It's one thing to attack, but he couldn't even catch a single trace of the cat's movements!
This isn't right! Something's very wrong!
Bass's gaze turned serious as he scanned the rather plain-looking cat back and forth.
No matter how he looked at it, the cat seemed utterly ordinary to him...
Where exactly is the problem?
The occasion was inappropriate, but Bass still found himself lost in thought.
He remained silent for a long time, then Xu Ling couldn't help but wave her hand in front of his eyes, "Bas..."
Even so, he still didn't react at all.
Xu Ling: ? ? ? ?
Fortunately, Bass's gaze was fixed straight ahead, clearly absorbed in something. Seeing this, Xu Ling followed his gaze.
Then, unsurprisingly, Reliability caught her eye.
Meanwhile, Kaopu had finished combing the somewhat messy hair on his back. When he looked up, his eyes met Xu Ling's.
Huh? Why are you looking at it?
The reliable one tilted its head, looking puzzled: "What are you doing, meow?"
Xu Ling did not answer, but instead turned her gaze back to Bass.
Just as Kaopu opened his mouth to speak, Bass suddenly snapped back to reality, "You can talk?!"
It was obvious that he hadn't heard a single word Xu Ling said!
However, Bass quickly regained his composure, because he realized that the voice was exactly the same as the one that had stopped him earlier.
"Was that you too?" he couldn't help but ask.
"It's meow!" The reliable one nodded without hesitation. "It's me, meow!"
"Then you are...?"
“It’s my playmate!” Xu Ling, who had been ignored, immediately interjected.
Bass's gaze immediately followed the sound, and he then realized that the witch he had just met was squatting beside him.
Facing his gaze, Xu Ling smiled and repeated her question: "Bass, are you alright?"
Bass instinctively shook his head.
"It's good that you're alright!" Xu Ling's smile became more sincere, and then she pointed, "You see? This is my pet, his name is Reliable."
"Reliable?" Bass unconsciously repeated the somewhat awkward name he was trying to pronounce after Xu Ling.
Xu Ling nodded and readily answered, "Yes."
"It can talk?!" Bass's face still showed a hint of surprise when he thought about how the cat had spoken human language earlier.
“Yes,” Xu Ling replied nonchalantly, “I’m a witch! We witches—”
She paused abruptly, not saying anything more, but instead smiled shyly, implying, "Your teachers should have already explained this to you!"
Popular science?
Xu Ling's words reminded Bass of some of the somewhat extreme remarks his teachers had made about witches in class...
What kind of heretics are they? They like to crawl in the shadows and keep weird and strange animals, etc...
So, this is what Xu Ling was referring to?
His gaze involuntarily turned towards Xu Ling.
When he met the other person's confident gaze that said, "That's exactly what you think," Bass's cheeks suddenly flushed red.
—I was so embarrassed.
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