I returned to my room. The robot looked happy to see me back and welcomed me to the room. I saw Snowball and it looked like he had grown bigger as he sat on my bed.

Snowball hopped to me when he saw me. He pounced at me and I caught him. He had gained weight. I touched its white, smooth fur. “Follow me back to Noah City, okay? I’ll take you away from here.”

Snowball looked at me and jumped out of my embrace. He ran to the hold that connected my room and Xing Chuan’s room. Then, he jumped on Xing Chuan’s bed. Even Snowball didn’t want to leave Silver Moon City. Life here was really comfortable.

I took off Ah Zong’s loose clothing and let down...