Ch 503: You Have A Brother? That’s News To Me

Today is the day Bal files a public prosecution; he has filed charges against several surviving principal offenders. And after a long search, Bal finally gathered all the collar applicants. These victims, upon learning of the arrest of the principal offenders, all expressed their willingness to attend the trial as observers.

“Pets and magic pets aren’t simple little animals; they also have life. Even if they can’t talk like people, they still provide a lot of emotional value to their keepers. For these keepers, they are no longer simply pets; they have become part of the family.”

Bal eloquently argued in court. Even if these arrested suspects had a defense, it was futile; their crimes were clear, and only a just trial awaited them.

This was also a lesson for Xiao Jiu. From then on, she would never go out casually. Even if she went out, Philia would have to hold her; in short, she wouldn’t feel safe unless she was protected. Of course, this would also have some drawbacks, such as…

“Xiao Jiu, if you don’t exercise, you’re going to get fat!”

Philia held Xiao Jiu, who reluctantly nodded. Although Xiao Jiu could convert the nutrients she consumed into magic stored in her plump wings, some nutrients would always be converted into fat accumulating on her body. This continuous accumulation would be a burden on Xiao Jiu; being too fat would always cause problems.

“Speaking of which, this guy should be able to use some magic, right?”

Bal pinched Xiao Jiu’s face. Since being rescued by Bal, Xiao Jiu had been very clingy to him. She knew her position in the home, so she rarely caused trouble for Bal anymore.

Reminded by Bal, Philia also remembered that Xiao Jiu had once spat out a fireball to save her. She looked down at Xiao Jiu in her arms; Xiao Jiu tilting her head to look at Philia was very cute.

“Oh, Xiao Jiu seems to be able to use magic.”

Philia placed Xiao Jiu on the stone table in the backyard gazebo. After being put down, she immediately lay down on the stone table to rest.

“Xiao Jiu, no slacking off!”

Philia pinched Xiao Jiu’s belly fat; the chubby little belly felt good. Xiao Jiu reluctantly stood up.

“Right, let’s have Xiao Jiu practice magic too. This way, she’ll have some self-defense ability and can also consume the magic in her body, allowing her to convert everything she eats into magic.”

“Oh, right! Xiao Jiu, come, let’s practice magic together, Philia!”

Philia went to the place where she often practiced magic. Xiao Jiu jumped off the stone table and followed Philia. At home, Xiao Jiu was still the same as before because she knew she was safe at home. She rubbed against Philia’s leg, and Philia squatted down and rubbed Xiao Jiu’s head.

“Philia remembers Xiao Jiu used flame magic before, right?”

Xiao Jiu nodded. When she used magic, her wings would emit a bright light, which was a sign of her drawing magic from her wings. Xiao Jiu’s wings emitted a bright light, and then a fireball was spat from her mouth, the fireball being ejected onto the practice target Phia had specially made for Philia in the distance.

“Mm, she does use magic, but is that all she can do?”

Bal walked to Xiao Jiu’s side. He held a candy in his hand and then placed his hand in front of Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu ate the candy happily.

“Can she do anything else? If she can, there’s more candy!”

Bal took out several different flavors of fruit-flavored hard candies; these were all Xiao Jiu’s favorite flavors. Bal handed all the candies to Philia.

“Philia, you watch Xiao Jiu. If she uses different magic, give her a candy as a reward. Of course, you can eat them too, provided you can teach Xiao Jiu a kind of magic.”

“Philia guarantees to complete the mission!”

Bal smiled and rubbed the heads of the two cute creatures, then he went back into the house.

Although Bal solved the case of Xiao Jiu’s capture, there was one more thing Bal needed to know the truth about: the subsequent parasitic creature infection incident. This infection incident killed more than ten medical staff, and six or seven Guangyue Town residents also died at the hands of those strange creatures. The number of people who suffered disabilities or other effects due to these parasitic creatures was as high as hundreds; this was fatal for a small town with a small population.

Bal went to his study. In the secret chamber of the study, Phia and Nia were working day and night to study the samples they had extracted.

“Hmm? You’re here?”

Phia came out of the secret chamber. She stretched and then lay down on the sofa in the study.

“Come and give me a shoulder rub; my shoulders are very sore.”

Phia patted the empty space on the sofa. Bal walked over. He first poured a cup of pine needle tea for Phia. After Phia drank it, he sat on Phia’s lap and began to massage her back and shoulders.

“Finished the research?”

“No, we just need to wait now. Don’t worry, there will be results.”

“I heard you say before that the parasitic creature is something from your Demon Race territory.”

“That’s right. That thing should have been extinct. It was created by a relative of mine, my brother’s son; I should call him my younger brother. I ordered the complete destruction of that thing when I was the Demon King. Later, he disappeared without a trace. In short, it’s something that shouldn’t exist in the world, just like a demonic ghost.”

“I didn’t know you had this kind of past.”

“My rebirth was much earlier than yours, you fool.”

Phia blushed when she thought that she was Merry’s reincarnation and of Merry’s feelings at the time. It turned out that she had fallen in love with the same man in two lifetimes. Anyone would be embarrassed, let alone being rejected by this dedicated man in the previous life.

“Anyway, after the origin of this thing is found out, I’ll go back to the Demon Race territory; maybe I can find some clues there.”

“I’ll go with you. But what about Hiel? He’s almost one year old.”

“Let’s wait until his first birthday is over. Hopefully, nothing will happen during this time; our experience is always limited.”

“Yeah.”

After Bal finished massaging Phia’s shoulders, he stood up, and Phia sat up straight and took another sip of pine needle tea.

“Whew~ Oh? Older brother, you’re here.”

Nia, half asleep, came out of the secret chamber and sat down beside the two of them.

“Don’t you need to watch?”

Bal asked Nia. Nia first ate some tea and snacks that Xiaoyue brought over and, after swallowing, said:

“No hurry. The analysis of that thing takes a long time, but one thing is certain: it’s man-made.”

As Bal and Phia looked at each other, an explosion sounded from the backyard.

“Damn it, Philia and Xiao Jiu are in the backyard!”