At this moment, the ground began to shake, and the sky began to darken.
All of this foreshadowed the spectacular scene that was about to unfold.
At this moment, whether they were flying in the sky or running on the ground, as long as they weren't the kind of magical beasts that would "croak" if they left water, all of them began to gather towards Ye Xiao's location.
Looking at this familiar yet strange scene, it was a limited-time return after 10 years.
"Tiamat, is it too ostentatious just to find a familiar to contract?"
"Relax, relax, it's not a big deal. I am the strongest Dragon King among the Five Great Dragon Kings, you know. The magical beasts of the Demon Forest all obey my command."
Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Tiamat waved her hand and said casually.
After all, Tiamat's own status was undeniable.
"That's not the problem. It doesn't matter about those two buddies over there. The problem is not to scare our own children."
"Don't worry, I won't mess around."
"Alright then."
Ye Xiao smiled helplessly as he watched a scene from ten years ago reappear.
Ten years ago, this was also the scene where Tiamat helped Sona and Rias find familiars after he contracted Tiamat.
In no time at all.
Ye Xiao's location was surrounded by these magical beasts, three layers deep both inside and out.
The sky above was also a dense, dark mass.
At this moment, among the surrounded crowd.
Hyoudou Issei and Chi Yuan Shirou huddled together, trembling, because the pressure from the adult magical beasts in front of them was too strong.
However, Lily Flower River Hua and Asia showed no fear at all; one could say they were either bold or just naturally oblivious.
The two of them approached the group of familiars.
Rias and Sona also stood beside Ye Xiao, watching this scene.
"These little ones nowadays are really brave. Those two cried from fear back then."
"Xiao!! Sona, hit him!"
"Mm, together."
The two, whose embarrassing past had been revealed, blushed and started hitting Ye Xiao.
Ye Xiao didn't move, and of course, the two of them didn't use much force.
Mainly because they couldn't bear to hit him hard.
"This is youth, isn't it?"
Tiamat couldn't help but sigh as she watched Ye Xiao and the others.
After a brief playful scuffle, the three of them stopped.
Then, Ye Xiao went over to Lily Flower River Hua and Asia.
"Alright, Xiao Hua, Asia, you two should look carefully for whatever type of familiar you want."
"Okay, Brother (Master)."
Asia and Lily Flower River Hua both responded.
As Asia gradually approached, all the dragon-type magical beasts, who had originally been indifferent, were drawn to her, and the dragon hatchlings all gathered around Asia.
There was no helping it; after all, Asia had a special affinity for dragons.
And in the future, she would become the Holy Dragon Princess.
Asia, surrounded by the hatchlings, happily reached out to pet them.
Meanwhile, on Lily Flower River Hua's side.
This girl was actually mingling with several bear cubs.
Hugging here, stroking there.
It seemed Lily Flower River Hua was destined to walk the path of a tank.
As Asia and Lily Flower River Hua stepped forward.
Rias and Sona looked at Chi Yuan Shirou and Hyoudou Issei.
"Do you two have any retainers you want?"
"I haven't thought about it yet."
"Me too."
Hearing this, Rias and Sona sighed, then continued.
"Alright, you two go into the pile of magical beasts and have a look too."
"Just bring out whichever one catches your eye."
"Yes, President Sona."
"Understood, 部長 Rias."
After agreeing, the two of them walked into the pile of magical beasts and began to browse.
Time passed bit by bit.
Among the dragon species.
Asia was being nuzzled by a group of hatchlings.
"Excuse me, are there any little ones among you who want to be my familiar?"
Just as Asia asked, all the hatchlings flew away.
Seeing that none of them wanted to be her familiar, Asia felt a little dejected.
But in a moment, a small, light purple dragon pounced into Asia's arms.
"Eh!?"
Asia exclaimed, then clearly saw the little one in her arms.
A small young dragon.
This scene was also witnessed by Ye Xiao.
"A Cyan Thunder Hatchling? Still the same guy as in the original story, huh? But it's a little one with good potential."
Asia stroked the Cyan Dragon and carried it away from the magical beast group.
At the same time, on Lily Flower River Hua's side.
One person and a group of bears were nestled together.
Lily Flower River Hua had also befriended the Moonlight Bears and was currently eating honey and snacks with them.
The bears provided the honey, and she provided the snacks.
Therefore, the Moonlight Bears' favorability towards Lily Flower River Hua was quite high.
"Haha, I'm full! Oh right, I think I came to find a familiar."
Lily Flower River Hua also remembered what she was supposed to be doing.
Then she asked the group of Moonlight Bears.
"Excuse me, are there any little bears willing to become my familiar?"
As Lily Flower River Hua's voice fell.
The Moonlight Bears were stunned for a moment.
Then, overjoyed, a huge bear prepared to stand up, only to be slapped by another large bear.
And then peacefully fell asleep.
The Moonlight Bear, clearly the leader, turned and left.
After a while, it returned with over a dozen small cubs and brought them before Lily Flower River Hua.
Then it pointed to these cubs.
"You want me to choose one?" Lily Flower River Hua whispered.
The Moonlight Bear nodded.
"I see."
Lily Flower River Hua looked at the cubs.
They were all so cute; her indecisiveness kicked in.
"I want them all."
This was Lily Flower River Hua's inner thought.
After looking for a while, Lily Flower River Hua chose a Moonlight Bear with golden fur all over its body.
Mm, so cute.
"I'll call you Jin Dafu."
Lily Flower River Hua said to the little bear cub.
And so, Lily Flower River Hua's familiar was chosen.
On the other side, Hyoudou Issei, bare-chested, was smiling a bit pervertedly, but that wasn't the point. The point was that he had found the familiar he wanted.
He had found his ideal familiar.
That's right, it was the pink slime in his hand.
He even named the slime Slime-taro!
This pink slime had a green slime relative.
However, because it only corroded girls' clothes, Ye Xiao had Tiamat directly exterminate it. This pink one, on the other hand, only corroded boys' clothes.
Now, only Chi Yuan Shirou remained.
Chi Yuan Shirou was walking aimlessly when he suddenly seemed to sense something and walked in a certain direction.
In a patch of grass.
He discovered a purple-black egg.
"Is this what's attracting me?"
Chi Yuan Shirou was about to pick up the egg.
But as he touched it, cracks appeared on the eggshell, and then a small snake, entirely purple-black, broke out of the shell.
The small snake flicked its tongue, its purple eyes fixed on Chi Yuan Shirou, and then it affectionately coiled around his arm.
"Looks like I found it."
Chi Yuan Shirou whispered, gently stroking the small snake's body, and the small snake comfortably narrowed its eyes.
"Then it's time to meet up with President Sona."
Then Chi Yuan Shirou walked back along the route he came from.
And so, the familiars for all four were decided.