"Alright, alright, I won't keep you in suspense. I bought all these little animals, absolutely legal and compliant, and I even have the receipts here!" Lil' Amon sighed under Klein's disapproving gaze, raised his hands in surrender, and then actually pulled out a few receipts.
Alaric raised an eyebrow and said, "You actually didn't steal them? I'm shocked." But when he looked at the receipts, he found that these little animals were indeed bought from a pet store. Although legitimate pet stores were rare in this era, they did exist.
Klein naturally also looked at the receipts and visibly relaxed. It was clear that he really liked the cat in his arms.
"I'm not someone who steals everything, okay! Wait, the one who steals everything is my main body. I, Lil' Amon, am a good kid," Lil' Amon grumbled discontentedly. "Don't blame me for the main body's mistakes. I've already distanced myself from him righteously!"
"Does Amon know about this?" Klein glanced at Lil' Amon with a strange expression.
Alaric suddenly noticed something suspicious and looked thoughtfully at Lil' Amon, saying, "Why are there only receipts for the rabbit and the cat? Where's the receipt for the lizard?"
"That's because I didn't buy the lizard from a pet store," Lil' Amon smiled as he stroked the little lizard in his hand.
Alaric looked at him and then at the pure white little lizard in his hand, suddenly thinking of a possibility, and said, "Did you steal it from Adam?"
"What do you mean 'steal'? He gave it to me," Lil' Amon retorted discontentedly.
"I see, it's like a surveillance camera, right?" Alaric understood. He glanced at the little lizard, which currently looked like an ordinary lizard, but since it came from Adam, it was highly likely that at some point it would become intelligent and serve as a vessel for Adam's will to descend.
Alaric didn't mind this, after all, the air in his daily life had a high content of Adam. If he shouted into the corner now and Adam's main body suddenly appeared, he wouldn't even be surprised.
Alaric just looked at the little lizard thoughtfully for a few seconds and suddenly asked, "So what does it eat? Insects? Does it eat cockroaches?"
Lil' Amon immediately gave Alaric a look that was hard to describe, then stroked the little lizard a couple of times before saying, "It doesn't eat; it lives on air. Have you ever seen Raven Amon eating insects?"
"Wow, that's energy-efficient, though it doesn't really follow the law of conservation of energy," Alaric exclaimed exaggeratedly, feeling a bit regretful.
He was quite curious about whether, if the little lizard really ate insects, and the sensation was synchronized to Adam, he could still maintain his composure.
Klein obviously saw what Alaric was thinking, and for a moment, his expression was also a bit strange, probably having similar thoughts.
He then coughed lightly, suppressing some strange thoughts, and curiously looked at the little lizard, asking, "So, is it a mini version of Mr. Adam? Can it speak?"
Because someone would occasionally appear out of thin air, Klein was somewhat familiar with Adam and had long been accustomed to him being around as a surveillance camera, so at this moment, he wasn't uncomfortable, just purely curious.
"Right now, it's just an ordinary lizard, the kind without much intelligence, but if Adam's will descends upon it, it should be able to speak," Lil' Amon answered while stroking the little lizard.
Klein understood and looked at the little lizard curiously a couple more times, but ultimately didn't ask to hold it.
After all, that would be impolite.
Alaric had no such reservations and straightforwardly raised his hand, saying, "Then can I play with it? It looks really fun."
"No!" Lil' Amon refused very decisively. He even looked at Alaric seriously and said, "This is mine; you can't play with it. But if you like, I can conjure a small animal for you."
"Quite possessive, huh!" Alaric shook his head and then said, "Then forget it."
He already had a pet, and it would be impolite to have another.
"Um..." While they were chatting, Danitz, who had been timidly following behind them, saw that they seemed to have finished talking and finally mustered the courage to speak up: "Since you're not planning to continue strolling around Bansy Harbor, can I go back now?"
Danitz admitted that he asked this with a glimmer of hope.
"Of course!" Alaric looked at him with a bright and cheerful smile. Just as Danitz's mood visibly lifted because of his words, Alaric leisurely added, "You can certainly return to the Golden Dream, but coincidentally, we also have business with your captain, so we might still need you to continue being our guide."
"!!!"
It was hard to describe Danitz's feelings at that moment. After a brief moment of daze, he forced a smile that was worse than crying and said, "Um, may I ask what business you have with our captain?"
"Don't worry, Danitz. We have legitimate business with your captain; we definitely don't intend to harm her. You can rest assured about that," Alaric reached out and patted Danitz on the shoulder, comforting him.
But, but who knows what you're really thinking... However, recalling the special attitude the captain had shown towards His Highness Lucifer recently, Danitz ultimately swallowed his words.
He wasn't stupid; he naturally understood that given the captain's displayed attitude towards His Highness Lucifer, if she knew that Lucifer's student wanted to see her, she would definitely not refuse.
I should trust the captain's judgment. Moreover, from what happened in Bansy, although Gehrman and the others are a bit fierce, they probably aren't bad people...
Danitz took a deep breath, his smile looking a bit better than before. He looked at Alaric and said, "Then please give me some time to contact the captain in advance and inform her that you wish to board the ship for a visit."
Alaric glanced at him and then nodded, saying, "Alright, but your captain might already know about this."
Danitz was stunned for a moment and showed a puzzled expression.
"Because before coming to Bansy Harbor, we asked Cattleya to contact your captain. Calculating the time, perhaps your captain has already met with The Future by now," Alaric explained with a smile.
Danitz stood there dazed, then realized that what they said might be true.
But Danitz was undoubtedly cautious when it came to matters involving Edwina Edwards. So, even though he knew that what Alaric said was probably true, he still chose to use the contact point in Bansy to communicate with the captain, report the relevant matters, and received the captain's reply.
"The captain told me that Admiral of Stars has indeed contacted her, and now the Golden Dream is heading towards The Future's location. They should meet in at most half an hour," Danitz honestly reported the result of the communication to Alaric and the others.
"It's a bit slower than I expected, but it's just right," Alaric was not surprised by this result.
Klein then thought of something and said, "I need to go to the restroom."
He needed to log into his Fool account to notify Mr. Pallez that they could prepare to come and pick them up.
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