Chapter 117 Social Practice

◎The kitten didn't roll her eyes, she just rolled over on the blanket.◎

The small stove warmed the tent, Melia lowered the curtains, and carried the little white cat to the blanket.

"Come on, show me that again? That magic trick—the magic trick?" The kitten transformed into a little girl, but only briefly. Before Attila could pinch her cheek, she transformed back into a kitten and leaped into his arms.

Children have to grow up one day. They can't always be cats, right? Although the life of a kitten is indeed leisurely... no, no, no, they still have to catch big mice!

Melia shook the Athenian rich woman and the giant rat out of her head and once again tickled the kitten's chin: "Come on, change! Change again."

"Meow..." A weak voice.

The kitten didn't roll her eyes, she just rolled halfway on the blanket. The reason why it was halfway was because her little feet were stuck in the quilt and she couldn't turn over.

"Hmm, are you tired? If transforming is very tiring, just have a good sleep." Melia touched him gently.

The kitten, sprawled out on the bed, lifted its ears at the words, "Meow?"

"Hmmmm?"

“…”

If she didn't become a human, she wouldn't be able to communicate properly with her mother. As if realizing this, the little white cat twitched its ears helplessly and transformed into a little girl in the light.

With red lips, white teeth, slightly chubby cheeks, curly blonde hair, and a pair of golden-green and golden-blue eyes, she looks like a beautiful doll no matter how you look at her.

"mua~~" Melia kissed hard~

"Mom, can I not become a human?" Nini's eyelashes fluttered, and her gem-like eyes were calm and peaceful.

"Why? Is it because transforming is tiring?"

Melia hugged her daughter tenderly. "Do aliens need to expend energy to maintain their human form?" she asked. "Are those with horns and hooves considered aliens?" Elena had said that maintaining dragon form was what required energy.

"No, this form isn't tiring at all like the previous one."

Nini shook her head slightly, seeming to choose her words carefully. After a moment, she said, "But talking is tiring. I like Mom, but I don't want to talk to them."

"Who are they?"

"Others."

"Everyone else?"

"all."

Nini nodded unexpectedly seriously, then lay lazily in her mother's arms.

The girl's human form was so beautiful, yet she felt a sense of abnormality, unable to fit into the world.

[“You will never feel fear and sorrow. The undisciplined lambs are not worthy to listen to your teachings…”]

The fairy's "blessing" exploded in his mind: the fairy's gift always comes at a price, and the abnormal feeling in Nini might be caused by the blessing.

What should I do? Should I talk to Nini now?

She seemed much smarter than other children. It might be a trait of her species. She could speak and had common sense as soon as she was born, just like a kitten could walk and meow as soon as it was born.

It could also be——[Crown of Alexander].

Nini gnawed the jewels on the crown, and these energies will definitely find a place to be expressed. Maybe they will be transformed into her body to accelerate her growth, or she may be instilled with strange knowledge.

"Meow?" Although she was in human form, seeing her mother's worried expression, Nini still meowed in confusion and rubbed her face.

"Nini."

Melia gently stroked her daughter's silky blonde hair. "Maybe you're still young. When you grow up, you won't be afraid of being tired."

"Didn't mom like to talk when she was little?"

“…I can’t remember.”

Melia put her forehead against hers. "So Mommy is curious, why doesn't the baby want to talk to them? Does it make the body tired?"

Nini sucked her fingers and thought carefully, then shook her head: "No, because it's not necessary."

Afraid that her mother wouldn't understand, she closed her eyes.

【"Mother."】

A clear voice came from Melia's mind.

[“In this form, I can speak like this.”]

Melia tried to reply in her mind: [“Then can I answer you too?”]

After waiting for a while, there was no answer.

Seeing my mother's expression, a response echoed in my mind: ["I can't hear what's in my heart, Mom. I can only let Mom hear what I want to say."]

Melia began to understand: the child meant that she didn't need to "communicate" with those people. When she grew up, she would just need to convey what she wanted to say to them.

As for what others want to say to her, she doesn't have to listen.

Even though she knew that Elena was her other mother, she did not transform into a human unless Melia asked her to, and remained in the form of a cat as she did in front of other people.

Nini doesn't care what others think of her.

Indifferent, even more detached and indifferent than Elena's.

Elena is ambitious, and this ambition forces her to look around, while also making her realize the responsibilities behind the throne.

But Nini is different, she has no ambition yet, she is just a cub who is just over a month old.

Now Nini only focuses on her mother. Maybe in the future she will gradually become familiar with the people around her, become interested in them, and thus develop a more humane personality.

[It is also possible that they will remain "different species" for their entire lives. ]

Even though the Fairy Queen wasn't around, Melia seemed to hear her ironic prophecy: "Your child will become an emperor, or she will be the most terrifying monster."

Nini is cute, furry, and willing to listen to her mother, but she also doesn't care about others and has a pair of claws that can easily cut through anything.

There's still plenty of time. Time will change everything. There's no need to be harsh on such a young child.

The lazy voice echoed in her mind, and Melia closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, her gentleness returned to normal: "Nini, let's go to bed early tonight."

"Okay? Is mom tired?"

Nini touched Melia's hair considerately, and this action made Melia's eyes light up: Nini was actually observing and had a strong ability to imitate.

As long as they are observing the outside world, everything has the potential to change. The curiosity of a cub at the beginning of life will affect its life.

"Not tired, let's go on a fun adventure, right?"

"OK!"

Nini's voice rose noticeably, and her eyes flickered: "Is there any beef? That piece of beef looks delicious."

"Little greedy cat, remember not to take other people's things next time. That's called stealing, and it's not a good thing." Melia scratched her nose and said, "If you want to eat, ask Mommy to buy it for you."

"Isn't that hunting?"

"No, that cow is the property of the Huns, right?"

Nini tilted her head, as if trying to sort out the chaotic knowledge in her mind.

As expected, even though she was very smart, Nini was still just a little baby. Some mysterious knowledge "taught" her the common sense of the world, but she didn't really understand it.

Knowledge cannot replace hands-on practice.

"Okay, go to sleep quickly, and this is your Aunt Taffy~"

Melia took the hot water from Taffy, pushed her in front of Nini, and motioned the kitten to observe carefully.

"Hello, little master." Taffi saluted Nini in a serious manner, but halfway through he realized something was wrong: the master's child is also the master, and when meeting for the first time, one should kneel down and kowtow. Bowing is a simple etiquette between peers.

According to past experience, if she forgot to kowtow, she would have to come over with a whip to take the blame.

"I don't need that kind of thing~"

The whip no longer existed, and the lady in front of him was holding the little girl and personally wiping her face with a hot towel.

The young lady had changed a lot, and so had she. As a slave, how could she let her master work? But... only what the young lady wanted to do was right.

"Taffy, do what you want to do, what's right."

Taffy walked over to her quilt and said, "Young lady, you want to sleep on..."

She slowly closed her lips as the two Meimeis, one large and one small, were already lying down. The little blonde girl huddled in her mother's arms, her breathing steady. And the young lady, as always, fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.

In fact, there are enough blankets in the tent, so wherever you lie down can become a bed.

She bent down and tucked in the quilt for them.

Good night, miss.

…

Swish!

The white cat pricked up its ears and climbed up in sync with the little white cat.

The two cats, one big and one small, walked along the gravel path of Shadow Rome and soon saw the real "Shadow Rome". The shadow under the Roman royal city, the original territory.

"Come, let me introduce you to Sisters Misha and Miranda~ They are very powerful and interesting people~"

"Meow."

"Hahaha, can you speak in cat form~"

"Meow..." a meow of denial.

"Why don't you try it? Mom can say that."

Nini paused, hummed and hummed a few times, and finally uttered human words with her cat mouth: "I'm a little tired, but I can do it."

They laughed and giggled all the way to the stone house cluster. Melia pointed with her tail at each house she passed: "That's an umbrella~ for keeping out the rain."

"Protection from the rain?"

"Because getting wet is uncomfortable and it makes you sick easily."

"And that's a bucket. People use buckets to collect water. Remember to boil the water before drinking it cold."

"Why is there pickled fish in this bucket?"

"Because a bucket is a very versatile container, just like a box, it can be used to hold food or jewelry, as long as they are not placed together."

The kitten occasionally asks questions, but most of the time it listens quietly to its mother. It nods its head, indicating that it has understood everything.

Finally, they arrived at Miranda's door.

Miranda would eat anything when she was extremely hungry. Although she had never been hungry since arriving in Shadow Rome, she still chose a house on the outermost side.

Knock knock.

The cat tapped the door with its paw: "Miranda~ I'm here, is Misha here too?"

After nearly a minute, someone finally opened the door. It was Misha.

Her face was full of fatigue: "Ms. Melia, Miranda has some problems..."

"Meow? What's the problem?"

The white cat led the kittens into the house, and suddenly sneezed twice, and the whole house was filled with a foul smell!

It feels like an enhanced version of the potion, except there's no purple mist or hallucinations, only an excessive smell... A-choo!

The kitten was fine, she was probably still thinking about "playing with her mother", pressing the rivets under her feet with her claws.

"Wait! Don't move! Miranda might still be sane—" Misha hurriedly tried to stop him and put the rivet back in. However, there was no trace of the rivet on the ground, only a pile of iron powder.

"What happened to Miranda?"

Melia held the kitten down and asked her to move back a little.

A huge body squirmed in the shadows, tissue resembling hair pressed against the roof, while its limbs had turned into vines and were imprisoned under special rivets.

Seeing the big and small white cats, she shook her hair reluctantly as a greeting.

"I don't know, it's been like this for a while. In the past, the worst case was when only a part of it turned into plants, and it would recover in a few days." Misha bit her nails nervously. "She told me that the high priest has a way to solve it, but we can't do anything. We had to ask Teacher Pados to contact a wizard he is familiar with, and he will be here in two days..."

"Oh, I see. The high priest, right?" Melia clapped her paws. "It's been a while since I've been to the temple. I really miss him."

After saying that, the two snow-white cats disappeared on the spot.

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