Mission (Part 14)

"Pokai."

The Little Cosmicub suddenly found itself unable to move.

The girl didn't notice it and kept walking ahead, talking to herself.

"Grandma doesn't seem like someone who'd be distracted by love. Was Grandpa very handsome when he was young? I doubt it. Dad says he inherited Grandpa's looks, and Dad's pretty ugly. At least I got the good genes."

"It's Dad's fault. He was crying on the way here, making me think Grandma was dying."

Her voice grew more distant, "But seeing Grandma lying in the hospital was very scary, with all those tubes. Still, she said she'll be home soon, so she must be okay."

"If something were wrong, Lampy, as Grandma's spirit beast, you would definitely sense it..."

The Little Cosmicub stayed where it was.

People came and went, but they all kept a respectful distance from it.

It involuntarily looked up, seeing a high-rise screen in the distance broadcasting a Spirit Beast Battle Competition.