Victor blinked and suddenly switched to a sly tone:
"Hey, wait! I admit I was a little sad, but if you give me back the hidden 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition Golden Ticket chocolate, I might be happy right away."
"Oh, in your dreams, Victor!"
Venom's mass stood on end instantly. A black tentacle shot out, giving him an international gesture of friendship.
"I only wanted to comfort you verbally with cheap words; I'm not planning to be your magic lamp!" After saying that, it retracted huffily.
"Fine," Victor pouted and let out an exaggerated sigh. "Now I'm actually a little sad."
Silence spread between the human and the symbiote, but it wasn't suffocating. The noise of the plaza below seemed to come from another world.
"Venom." Victor suddenly spoke.
"What now?" Venom replied irritably.
"Thanks, brother."
A brief silence.
"You're welcome..."
Venom's voice sounded a bit awkward, then he added fiercely.
"By the way, don't even think about the Golden Ticket chocolate again! Not even a thought!"
"Tsk." Victor made a dissatisfied sound.
Sunlight filtered through the perennial mist of Nevermore Academy, falling on the human and the symbiote.
The distant bell rang, and Parents' Day officially began.
Victor jumped down from the raven's wing, his face once again wearing that carefree, bright smile as he prepared to face a day destined to be chaotic.
The plaza of Nevermore Academy was bustling with people.
Enid was being hugged tightly by her mother, Esther. Her father, Eli, stood nearby with a rare, almost proud smile on his face.
"Oh, Enid, my dear daughter."
Esther released her, her fingertips lightly brushing her daughter's cheek.
"Principal Larissa told us everything! You won the Poe Cup, and you even let out a very infectious wolf howl! You're expected to shift during the next full moon! Your father and I are so proud of you."
Eli nodded steadily, his eyes warm: "The Sinclair family is proud of you."
Enid's cheeks warmed slightly, a mix of joy and shyness. This recognition from her family was something she had looked forward to for a long time.
Esther's gaze curiously scanned the noisy crowd, her voice lowering with a hint of inquisitive slyness:
"Principal Larissa said it was a boy who gave you courage and encouragement, and triggered your bloodline? Where is that boy? Can you introduce him to your mother?"
Enid's face turned beet red instantly, even her ears flushed crimson.
Meet her parents? This... isn't this too fast?!Cooperate
She looked around, instinctively glancing toward the wing of the bronze raven statue in the center—
Just a moment ago, Victor had been sitting there swinging his legs like a leisurely observer.
The wing was empty.
Strange, he was just there.
Enid stood on her tiptoes, anxiously searching the crowd for that figure who always wore a mad smile.
Soon, she found him.
Under the shade of an oak tree at the edge of the plaza.
Victor was half-squatting, holding a slightly worn plastic frisbee he had found from somewhere.
And her younger brother, Karl, that usually shy little boy with fluffy, curly hair, was staring at the frisbee in Victor's hand like an excited little wolf pup, his eyes sparkling.
"Ready, little Karl!" Victor shouted with a grin, and with a flick of his arm—
The frisbee traced a smooth arc.
Karl let out a joyful, almost whimpering yelp and lunged forward, catching the frisbee in his mouth with precision before it hit the ground.
Then, as if wagging an invisible tail, he trotted back and stuffed the frisbee back into Victor's hand, even excitedly rubbing his furry head against Victor's palm.
"Good boy!"
Victor laughed and reached out without hesitation, giving Karl's hair a thorough mess-up, making the boy's already fluffy curls look even more like a clump of wild seaweed.
Instead of being angry, Karl made a comfortable, purring sound and kept burrowing into Victor's arms as if he were a human catnip—or rather, wolfnip?
What made Enid's pupils dilate in shock even more was—
Her other brothers, who were already quite tall and large, were actually lining up, waiting eagerly by the side, their faces practically screaming, "Is it my turn yet?!"
It was as if Victor were some professional pet groomer or... a master wolf tamer?
Enid's expression froze instantly, and she let out a silent scream in her heart.
That's her brother! Not a dog!
And her older brothers! Where is your werewolf dignity?! Was it eaten by chocolate?!
A complex mix of emotions welled up in her heart—three parts breakdown, three parts helplessness, and four parts... intense envy that she didn't even want to admit to herself.
Damn it... she really wanted to be smiled at by Victor like that, and have her head ruffled so recklessly and dotingly, too!
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