Chapter 1684: with translation of chapter title

NO．299：False Beast Tamer and True Beast Tamer

Although it is also considered a relatively common ethical view for elders to care for the young, not limited to humans as a biological group, but here there is a fact: Aomo Lindun's age is actually younger than Bi Ze's.

Indeed, this is nothing much in the former's life. A demon who has been looking after superiors since childhood should be accustomed to the diversity of elders, and also accustomed to looking after elders.

But within this, there still exists a priority worth mentioning.

After all…

Truly solitary people in the world are few.

The foundation of civilized society is a safety net, allowing you to retain at least one or more slots among employees, comrades, close friends, family, etc.

Of course, you can completely ruin all of this by relying on your own abilities and theirs, but such self-destruction has nothing to do with civilized society.

At the same time, such people are obviously not many.

Even someone like Morrison, whose life is terribly regular, cannot achieve such alienation from kin; at least he still has amiable colleagues, and at least he still has a foster child who looks after him, merely having an unpleasant relationship with the unique senior blood relatives of vampire society, with the record of not having seen each other for over thirty years——

——However, this time span is also quite short in the vampires' sense of time, belonging to the level of a minor disagreement of not greeting for a day.

It is hard to directly conclude that they mutually dislike each other.

But this is indeed the fact.

For over thirty years they have had no contact; even after Aomo Lindun became a notable figure, the information about his family composition was not some widely scattered secret, letting everyone know he had a cyber foster father whose body died a year ago but whose spirit persists in the online world——his relatives never came to console or mock him.

Even more indifferent than Aomo's family.

You should know that even the demon-bloodline family that had not had the slightest contact for over a decade also sent an email after Aomo Lindun became a renowned trainer.

They expressed concern, condolences, and invitations in a row, yet said nothing about a homecoming ceremony, but the demon already sensed the implication.

Naturally, it was a refusal.

Regardless of the reason, not hearing or inquiring for so many years is a fact.

He does not yearn for superficial familial affection, and he even doubts what kind of affection a demon family would have.

Thus, sentimentality fails, leaving only the rational perspective—discussing gains and losses from a rational angle, is the energy and connections of a demon realm family something one needs?

Moreover, one must consider how, given that family's current state, it would utilize and consume one's existing connections and energy.

From whether it is needed to whether it is worthwhile, from sensibility to rationality there is nothing to discuss; naturally, the straightforward refusal is the outcome.

Even blocking was enacted; months after the date on that letter have passed, Aomo's days continue as usual, the whole incident merely serving as fresh gossip not worth repeating, only worth mentioning when similar family conflicts arise as a reference.

——This also proves that even with a highly unique life trajectory for oneself and one's foster father, one is no longer considered to have departed from social existence.

On the contrary, Bi Ze, such a transmigrator from another world, is initially inevitably without support, possibly even lacking respect and empathy for the life of this world, arguably a sample most lacking in sociability.

But this condition, in the vast majority of transmigrant groups, is limited to the initial period.

Whether they reject or accept, dislike or like……when they can deeply express emotions and show personal inclinations, their subconscious has already accepted the status quo, viewing this world they must stay in for a while from the perspective and viewpoint of a member of this world.

And among this group, Bi Ze is undoubtedly among those who have adapted quite well.

Soon he had friends he could talk to, enough brothers as buddies, and even proactively signed a contract to purchase an android girlfriend to add a concern in this world—after this process, he already qualifies as a model promotional sample of transmigrants.

However, because such model samples are not few in the federation's statistics, this special treatment still hasn't come his way.

However, considering that the other party is still young, or rather seems to have a mindset even younger than before due to the transmigration, Aomo feels that not receiving special treatment is also a good thing.

People in the world can simply be divided into those who can withstand trials and those who cannot; extraterrestrial infants are the latter.

Life can be good, but it cannot be too good.

Fortunately, he himself is also somewhat self-aware, having on multiple occasions displayed the attitudes of 'I don't want to meddle in your affair, just give me a spectator seat' and 'I'm fine as I am for now, I don't want to contemplate too far ahead,' thereby curbing curiosity and current developments, making Aomo wonder if the Interworld Affairs Office really contacted him, he might be able to refuse?

Hmm, perhaps…

The possibility that this person, upon hearing a few things, would impulsively agree is not nonexistent; Aomo might also inevitably wonder whether to say a couple of words to Miss Zhuohua, but to avoid some misunderstandings and trouble, he instead simply says a couple of words to Baru Beast. X.

Yes.

Although the relationship between beast tamer and digital beast varies from person to person, Bi Ze and Baru Beast. X have not reached the point of learning from the hot-blooded Jidong people who constantly talk about bonds and friendship, but they can have a relationship like the hot-blooded East Flame people who constantly call each other 'father'.

Although Bi Ze's number of social anchors is still far fewer than that of other classmates and friends, the help from Baru Beast. X alone can outweigh several, especially when Aomo hears that the school is organizing activities and the class is putting on a music program, Bi Ze drags Baru Beast. X to form a temporary rock band—the sacrifice made by the latter is certainly not small.

His willingness to make such a sacrifice is all the more astonishing.

Whether it is Baru X's willingness to help, or the fact that Baru X has actually achieved the freedom to change clothes, it gives him the surprise and delight of a free-range test field unexpectedly thriving.

Thus, the earlier advice that was inconvenient to voice because the two had just formed a partnership now finally has room.

From advice in daily life, to warnings about special scams, and to the most necessary safety guarantees—his words with Baru Beast. X are not many, but that is only because each exchange is very brief, not because the frequency is low.

If we truly talk about frequency, that is all about the past Aomo needing to actively go over to let the other party vent their pranks.

The witch's possessiveness is not as strong as that of a chemist, but her willfulness and dissatisfaction are certainly not lacking.

The demon doesn't mind this much, after all he is aware of his private contact with the digital beast's opponents; such compensation is deserved, and he only hopes the other side's performance lives up to his such effort.

Then what?

Then comes Baru Beast. X's current disappearance lasting six hours.

Or it happened during Bi Ze and Zhuohua's rare trip to Tianmen City.

【Have you already forgotten my admonition from May 27? Or is it that the digital world truly doesn't care about the time of the real world?】

「…I am willing to apologize. 」

This remark leaves Bi Ze unsure how to feel, after all, in his interactions with Baru X, he is usually the one who has to apologize.

【I won't ask the reason, nor should I, can you keep up now?】

「Yes. 」

【Then take them both away, before Sai Luo and Xiao Lu arrive, is there any problem?】

「…No. 」