"Ah..." — With undisguised pleasure, Arabel hugged a fluffy ball of gray fur, which wagged hers tail vigorously.

"When will you grow up, Coco?" she asked, enjoying the warmth and softness of her pet's fur.

"Or will you stay so small forever?" she added with a smile.

"Woo-woo-woo," — Coco whined in response.

"Will you grow up soon?" said Arabel in surprise.

Coco nodded vigorously.

"Ha ha ha, I can't wait for this moment!" Arabel laughed, imagining how cozy and warm Coco would become when she grew up.

"Coco, when you grow up, will you look like your older sister?" she asked.

Coco lifted her little head and, looking at Arabel, nodded, still enjoying the candy that her master had given her.

Arabel couldn't help but smile, imagining how this little fluffy ball, who loves sweets so much, would one day turn into an elegant silver fox.

Even now, looking at Coco, Arabel slightly doubted that this mischievous girl would ever turn into a charming fox.

"I wonder how Octo is?" Arabel wondered, thinking of her third contract, the little dark fox she'd left behind in Limbo. "He's probably following Sierra and her group into the Lake of the Dead right now."

"Well, he'll be safe with sisters like that," Arabel thought with a smile, remembering how Milena and the Princess immediately liked the little fox. Even Sierra, who usually remained indifferent to such things, was charmed by the charming Octo and promised to look after him.

After waiting for Coco to finish the candy, Arabel released her.

"Well, Coco, let's see the photos you took during my wedding with Dan," she asked with some impatience.

Coco's eyes sparkled as she imagined how many candies she would receive in exchange for these photos. Without hesitation, she took off her backpack, began rummaging through it, and soon pulled out a large photo album.

"Oh," — Arabel exclaimed, enthusiastically accepting the huge photo album full of pictures from the wedding day.

On the first page of the album there were photos taken before the ceremony. They showed Idan and Arabel preparing for their big day. In these photos, Arabel also had a black right eye and black hair.

Looking at herself like this, Arabel no longer felt sad. She saw it as a special moment of that day.

She was leisurely flipping through the pages of the photo album, where the photos were arranged in chronological order, reflecting the events of their wedding day.

"Coco is incredible! She obviously wasn't sitting around and was watching and photographing important moments all the time," Arabel whispered, slightly looking up from the photo album to look at the fox cub, who was waiting for her.

Coco was kneading her fluffy tail with her little paws in anticipation. It was so cute that Arabel couldn't help but smile as she watched her actions.

It took Arabel a long time to look at all the photos carefully.

"Coco didn't miss a single detail and captured almost the whole day," she said admiringly, unable to believe that this little fox had shown such dedication and responsibility.

Arabel did not even imagine that there would be another photographer in their world who could convey the atmosphere of that day as well as this vixen.

Looking at the photo album she was holding in her hands, she realized that this time she wanted to keep it for herself. Unlike the previous ones, when she chose photos and exchanged them for sweets, now she wanted to save the entire album as a memory of that wonderful day.

"Coco, I want the whole photo album," Arabel said, looking at Coco, slightly nervous about how she would take it.

"Woo-woo-woo," — Coco meowed happily, wagging her tail, which pleasantly surprised Arabel.

"Do you mind if I take this whole photo album?" asked Arabel, to make sure that her intentions were sincere.

"Woo-woo-woo," — Coco nodded and held out her paw, waiting for the reward.

"System, can you provide a list of gift sets of sweets?" asked Arabel. She wanted to reward Coco for her diligence, and she hoped that an unusual gift would be more pleasant for her than the usual candies and lollipops.

Without further ado, a System window appeared in front of Arabel with a list of gift sets filled with sweets.

There were a lot of different options on this list, and Arabel, after flipping through a bit, settled on an average set worth 500 System Points.

"I think this is what I need," she nodded, choosing a set with not too expensive candies. Arabel understood that it was not worth spoiling Coco too much with expensive sweets, so as not to spoil her taste and not overestimate her expectations.

"Taking into account the discount, it turns out 425 System points, which is not bad," Arabel remarked with a smile, and a beautifully packaged gift appeared in front of her from a small gap, just like in the picture.

"Here, this is for you, Coco, for your efforts. I hope you like it," Arabel said, holding out the set.

Coco looked at the gift, puzzled. She didn't know what it was, and she was a little upset that she hadn't received any sweets.

But as soon as her little paws touched the packaging, the familiar smell of sweets hit her nose. Coco's eyes shone, she quickly lowered the gift to the ground and began to tear off the packaging.

When a variety of candies appeared in front of her, she froze for a moment, and then began to dance, at the same time giggling strangely with joy.

Coco's joy was contagious, and Arabel was genuinely happy with her.

She took another look at the photo album and, satisfied, put it away in the spatial ring to show Idan as soon as he returned.

Leaving Coco to enjoy her gift, Arabel turned her attention to the seed, and her eyes sparkled with delight. Finally, the first signs have appeared that it is beginning to germinate.

"It's going to take a long time," Arabel remarked, and decided not to linger here any longer and get down to more important things.

She got to her feet, brushed the snow off her clothes, and thought.

"Christopher, Albert, and the girls are already in the hands of Irene and the others, so there's no need to rush this," she mused.

Arabel had already told Irene about the incident yesterday and asked her to help solve Christopher's case using her manipulative abilities. She also offered to involve Sierra and Lucinda in this case, to which Irene gladly agreed.

Sierra was still practicing reading memories, and Lucinda, as far as she knew, was studying the ability of beings of Light to manipulate memories. Arabel came to the conclusion that the help of these two would be very useful in solving Christopher's case.

"It seems it's time to fulfill Dan's request and contact Irina," — Arabel decided.

However, she was worried about one problem that had been bothering her since yesterday. It was about Darkia, who not only followed her, but always found her, despite all the efforts to disguise herself.

"Hmm... what if?" Arabel suddenly came up with an idea, but she decided not to voice it out loud, fearing that if Darkia was somehow following her, she shouldn't find out about it.

"System, you know what I was thinking. Do you think it will work?" she asked the System.

[It's worth a try], System replied.

"Okay, go ahead, System."

[Accepted]

"Heh, heh," — Arabel chuckled. "Well, let's see what you're going to do about it, Darkia."

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