Back at the abandoned factory, Serie's consciousness was curled up inside the Joy Witch's small flower bud, feeling a comfort like rain after a long drought.
Kuchiha was carefully watering her, but the two Rabbit Spirit, usually quiet, were now restless, their ruby-like eyes darting around, sniffing tentatively at the edge of the flowerpot.
"Wait, have I collected an entire food chain here?"
Serie muttered to herself.
Fortunately, Kuchiha had absolute control over the Rabbit Spirit.
Without her command, these little creatures would never touch another Joy Witch, even if they were so hungry they gnawed on their own paws.
"Boom-cha, boom-cha!"
A powerful electronic beat suddenly exploded in the flowerpot, making Serie, inside the bud, flinch.
It was Billie; she had stuffed her beloved headphones directly into the soil, playing her favorite playlist for the Joy Witch.
Zoya, on the other hand, was more practical; she had just returned from the Black Queen, a robust woman, carrying several pieces of freshly prepared beast meat.
She walked to the flowerpot and, without a word, buried the meat chunks in the soil for the Joy Witch to consume slowly.
After doing this, she casually picked up her bottle of vodka, unscrewed the cap, and took a swig.
The spicy liquid slid down her throat, bringing a familiar burning sensation.
She looked at the small flower bud in front of her, her brows slightly furrowed, seemingly deep in thought.
The next second, she tilted her wrist.
Splash—
Clear liquor poured directly onto Serie's petals!
Well, maybe not so practical after all...
Serie, inside the flower bud, was happily digesting the energy from the meat when a spicy liquid was unexpectedly poured over her!
The scent of vodka instantly permeated, and the intense stimulation made her vision blur, the entire flower bud uncontrollably swaying from side to side, like the Sunflower sister in Plants vs. Zombies.
Eating, drinking, and listening to music, this Joy Witch was living a pretty comfortable life, but it was unknown when she would grow up.
Just as Serie was feeling dizzy, her vision spinning, her blurry sight caught Kuchiha seemingly holding another rabbit in her arms.
A fluffy white rabbit...it was Little Carrot.
A silver-horned rabbit...it was Little Horn.
Wait...why was there also a red one?
This was not a double vision hallucination from Serie being drunk, but Kuchiha using the "Hat Trick."
"Hat Trick": Randomly summons a Tuling from the "Rabbit Hole." This Tuling will dissipate after thirty minutes or death. The cooldown is one day. If you particularly like it, you can also keep it permanently by your side. The cooldown for a permanent Tuling is one month.
Cooldowns are calculated separately.
This was also why Serie immediately had Kuchiha use this ability; the sooner it was used, the sooner the cooldown reset.
She wanted to see if there were any Rabbit Spirit with suitable abilities.
If a Tuling was fixedly collected every month...
It was likely that within a year, Kuchiha would be able to assemble a Tuling army with diverse abilities that could even revive after death?
Although a single Tuling, like Little Carrot, couldn't even defeat Kuroda Toshio, whom Zoya casually killed in seconds.
Of course, there were also factors of ability restraint, but the Rabbit Spirit had many tricks, were numerous, and could not be killed!
On the other side, Zoya and Billie were troubled by the shaking "drunk flower."
It was said that an atmosphere of joy could promote the growth of euphoria rose.
But with all this eating, drinking, and listening to music, the effect seemed...not very obvious?
Zoya frowned tightly, then turned and moved the small television over.
She frantically flipped through channels, finally settling on a somewhat lively talk show, trying to add some cheerful atmosphere.
Billie leaned closer to Zoya, gently poking her arm with her finger, a cunning glint in her bright black eyes: "Hey, Zoya, you know...shouldn't we finish that thing we didn't complete last time?"
Zoya was focused on adjusting the volume, and hearing this, she paused, subconsciously asking, "What thing?"
"It's just..." Billie slightly tiptoed, leaning closer to Zoya's ear, exhaling like orchids: "The Kiss-kiss thingy~"
This direct hit caught Zoya off guard; she almost choked on her saliva, coughing violently twice before steadying herself: "Cough! No! Absolutely not!"
"Why not?" Billie tilted her head, looking puzzled: "You clearly...weren't very resistant last time, and you were quite proactive, weren't you?"
Billie could clearly sense Zoya's thoughts, but that didn't mean she could understand them.
"That...that was because at that time...the atmosphere was different!" Zoya's gaze drifted, her ears started to flush again, and her voice weakened.
"Exactly! It's the atmosphere!" Billie immediately seized her words, righteously shaking Zoya's arm, "What we need now is a joyful atmosphere! A kiss, and the atmosphere will come, won't it? Maybe this little flower bud will instantly bloom!"
She paused, then switched to a coquettish tone, blinking her eyes: "And look, our favorability is just one step away from becoming [Good Friends]! A kiss, and maybe we'll achieve it immediately, and get the reward, won't we? Please, Ya Ya~"
"No!" Zoya flatly refused, even stepping back half a step, her face showing a nearly "prissy" determination.
Billie could easily speak of kissing as a tool for a mission or reward, without a care.
But Zoya could not.
For Billie, this kiss might be as normal as drinking water, forgotten in an instant.
But for Zoya...
She didn't want it to be so casual, even if the other person was the same as herself.
This was a principle!
"Hmph, old-fashioned." Billie pouted, but didn't pester her further.
Her gaze shifted, falling upon Kuchiha, who was holding a ragged cloth rabbit.
Kuchiha, startled by her gaze, shivered all over, instinctively hugged the rabbit in her arms tighter, her small body shrinking back, her eyes darting away, looking exactly like a small animal targeted by a beast.
This made Billie's mouth twitch, feeling speechless.
Was she that scary?
"Anyway, don't worry, leave the Joy Witch to me. I'll make her grow up quickly." Billie was too lazy to explain to these innocent young girls and directly declared herself responsible for the Joy Witch: "I know where to find fun, and it's the weekend now, so don't worry."
Though she said to relax, Zoya and Kuchiha, looking at Billie's carefree manner, couldn't relax at all.
At the same time, in the room where Serie was sleeping.
The ticking alarm clock's hand had not yet reached the scheduled time when a pale hand silently reached out and pressed the mute button.
In the darkness, a blurred figure silently glided to the side of the bed.
Then, a corner of the cold bedding was lifted.
With a chill, the figure silently slipped inside, pressing closely against the unaware Serie in her sleep.
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