This was why Ginta could tolerate him and continue to stay in this place.
Otherwise, he would have taken out his hunter's license and chased him away.
He came here at this time of the year to protect the Two-headed Wolf, a mission from the Hunter Association.
It was completely reasonable and legal!
And as for this obnoxious, pensive fellow, whose identity was unknown.
Ginta had every reason and excuse to expel him as a destabilizing element.
Of course, whether the other party was willing to cooperate and obey was their own business.
Ginta could also resort to physical force, forcing the other party to obey on a physical level.
But for some reason, Ginta felt that if he really resorted to this method... he imagined he would be practically being physically controlled.
"So, for now, we don't need to do anything."
Luke patted Ginta's broad shoulders.
"For now, you just need to do your job and protect the safety of these Two-headed Wolves."
"As for the rest, you don't need to worry about it."
Ginta nodded vigorously.
Since Luke had said so, the worst that could happen was to do as he said.
As an inventor, Luke had helped him solve such a huge problem before.
Listening to Luke now was the right thing to do.
It was hard to say much about Ginta, but when it came to obedience and honesty, he was far superior to the other Zodiacs.
"I hope this period of time is peaceful and nothing happens."
Ginta stopped dwelling on it, then he ignored Ging Freecss, who was still sunk in deep thought, and plopped down on the ground.
His massive size was the perfect support, allowing him to lie down or sit down and rest anywhere.
And just as he was about to take a break...
"What are you doing, Luke?"
Ginta watched curiously as Luke began to walk around.
"Ah, nothing much."
Luke turned around and smiled at him.
"Just looking for a suitable place to set up a tent."
"Set up a tent?!"
Hearing that, Ginta instantly perked up.
"I've got plenty of wilderness survival experience. I'm quite experienced with things like setting up tents!"
He puffed out his chest and lifted his belly, making it sway.
"Leave things like cutting trees and building a cabin to me!"
Ginta was eager to impress Luke.
"No need to go to all that trouble..."
Luke quickly stopped him before he could run off in excitement to cut down trees.
"Cutting down trees to build a cabin is too much trouble..."
Luke waved his hand, casually saying: "I only need a simple little setup for a short stay."
"Simple? A short stay?"
Ginta looked over, somewhat puzzled, and saw a hat... appear in Luke's hand.
"Is it one of those expedition hats you wear in the wild?"
Ginta curiously examined the object that had suddenly appeared in Luke's hand.
"Another one of your inventions, Luke? But it just looks like an ordinary ha-ha-hat..."
Ginta's words suddenly stopped mid-sentence, his tongue tangled, as his eyes froze under the scene before him.
Beep.
Luke reached out and gently pressed twice on the top of the hat.
Then, the hat enlarged in Luke's hand.
Luke then put it in the place he had chosen, where it continued to expand and swell.
Eventually, it became a shelter comparable to a tent.
"There we go."
Luke clapped his hands, pleased with the spot he had found.
"What... Is this?!"
Ginta was stunned.
He always felt that being with Luke gave him new perspectives and insights every now and then.
"This one..."
Luke smiled. "It's the camping hat."
Invention: Camping Hat
Origin: Doraemon World — Future Tech Company
Function: It looks like an adventure hat, but when you take it off and press the button on the top, it expands and inflates, transforming into a tent perfect for outdoor adventures.
This item is from the movie Doraemon: Nobita in the New Haunts of Evil (2014).
"This is truly the first time I've seen a tent like this..."
He stared blankly as Luke climbed to the top of the tent and waved down at him: "What are you still standing there for? Come over here quickly?"
"Huh? Me?"
"Nonsense, who else could it be but you?"
Luke patted the dome entrance. "There are plenty of rooms inside this tent. Go ahead and find one for yourself."
"Really?!"
Hearing this, Ginta was first filled with disbelief. But once Luke confirmed it...
"Thank you so much, Luke!"
His eyes were instantly filled with tears.
"No one has ever been so kind to me!"
"What are you talking about?"
Luke, from the dome, jokingly said: "Didn't you bring me in?"
"Technically, you did me a favor."
"That's not the same!!"
"Of course it's not the same. All I know is..."
Luke's lips curved up into a grin: "We're friends now, aren't we?"
"...!"
"What? Aren't we?"
Luke feigned confusion. "I treat you like a friend, but you don't consider me as a friend...?"
"Of course not!"
Ginta roared, interrupting Luke's next words. However, he seemed to realize that his words were somewhat ambiguous, and waved his hands repeatedly: "Ah, no, I don't mean to say I don't consider you a friend. I, I..."
"Alright!"
Luke raised his hand, interrupting his flustered speech.
"I understand what you mean!"
"Then what are you hesitating about?"
Luke smiled and finally said: "I won't wait for you, you know."
"I'm going in first."
With that, he slipped inside the Camping Hat.
Ginta: "..."
His mouth widened, and tears threatened to flow into his mouth.
Sniff!
Ginta sniffed hard, then wiped the tears away with his hand while nodding vigorously.
"Mm!!!"
"Wait for me, Luke!!"
Just as Ginta happily entered the Camping Hat, Ging Freecss, who was deep in thought with his back to them, had unknowingly closed off his hearing.
Apparently, Ginta's loud outburst had really disturbed him earlier.
So he sank deeper into his own mental barrier, shutting out the outside world and lowering his head even further.
Of course, a thin layer of aura still enveloped him.
It seemed to be a warning mechanism, alerting him to the first sign of danger.
But the Camping Hat Luke had brought out was clearly not dangerous.