Chapter 111 The Mystery of My Origins, Acting Cute is Shameful, But...
After making a casual threat, Mainkuen stood on the wall, waiting to see their panicked expressions.
One second, two seconds.
...
Mainkuhn: "?"
What happened?
Seno's low hatred level can be loosely explained by the fact that he's beholden to someone who feeds him, but why is there a hint of hesitation mixed with wariness in this fox-eared kid?
Tsk, Bashuna, he told his son about my useless behavior that night?
Yeah, I really want to kill him.
Nasita suddenly reached out and patted the boy's forearm.
"You can't do weird things."
Regaining her composure from her dark thoughts, she forcefully stopped the cat that was causing all the trouble, reminding him amidst the terrified stares of the people that he shouldn't forget the innocent Bashuna who was bound, her purpose being...
"Put aside your terrifying attitude and be honest with him. Bashu is intelligent and kind, and fate has allowed him to see another side of you. Now, no one is more suitable to be your friend than him! You can't always..."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Mainkun disregarded God's good intentions; his thinking was sharp and direct.
[If Wang's vulnerable image gets out, it will make it harder for me to gather emotional information; I need to warn him.]
I just didn't expect that before the warning even started, we would have some other gains.
"Search for my bloodline, investigate my weaknesses."
He casually embraced the deity and leaped into the study, his fingernails leaving marks beneath the thin ancient book.
"How audacious! Are you prepared to die?"
"Hmm..."
The little fox's ears snapped shut, and it backed away.
"It still feels terrifying..."
"It's fine."
Seno returned the favor by patting his head.
"Not a wild beast."
"I'm far more terrifying than any wild beast."
Hmm, the two children's emotions are barely normal.
"But what's wrong with you?"
Mainkun's naturally cold, vertical pupils looked up at the boy who was slightly taller than him.
"Even idiots, fools, and madmen know to tremble in front of a blade. Are you even less than them?"
"Could you loosen your grip for a moment?"
Without batting an eye, Elhesen gripped the book in Mainkuen's hand and tried to take it back.
"Ancient books are fragile; you're going to crush them."
"?"
Is this reaction correct?
Mainkuhn remained expressionless, but inwardly he was somewhat confused.
Are you ordering me around?
"No, I am stating the facts."
"Hey, Al-Hysen, take it easy."
"Important documents have been seized..."
"?"
Amid the soft whispers of the two children, Mainkuhn scrutinized his calm face with bewilderment.
[This person showed absolutely no emotional reaction towards me.]
[There was no fear or apprehension whatsoever, not even a hint of flattery or apprehension... Did he also take some kind of medicine?]
[Hopefully, there won't be too many people like this in Sumeru.]
Mainkuhn glanced at the person who couldn't provide any emotion and lost interest, not bothering to scare him.
"No."
He brushed aside Alhesen's hand, easily snatched the book, flipped through a few pages, and quickly lost interest in reading.
"There's no need to keep something this old. Destroy it."
Mainkuhn has always only shown indifference and aversion towards his own bloodline, with no desire to explore it.
"etc!"
Many shouts rang out at once, and Nasita threw herself into his arms, reaching out to protect the book.
"Um, tearing up books in the Sumeru Kingdom is a blasphemous act of wisdom, it's very rude!"
"Blasphemy? What I'm doing now isn't blasphemy against you? One more won't make a difference."
Mainkuhn didn't care and pushed her hand away to continue tearing.
"Oh no, this kind of book is hard to find!"
Sino's eyes quickly searched the study, trying to find a weapon that looked like a gun. Just then, he heard a beep in his ear, and a message from the Void Terminal popped up automatically.
It's a letter from Elhesen. Has he come up with a way to deal with the new king? As expected of him!
Sino opened the letter with great anticipation, only to find two words inside.
Elheisen: Beg him.
...
? ? ?
Perhaps seeing that Sino hadn't taken any action, a second urging letter quickly arrived.
Elheisen: Hurry.
That can't be right!!
Seno turned around abruptly and gave Elhesen a frantic wink in disbelief.
Is this the only solution your clever brain can come up with? How is this any different from a coward begging for pity? Both will only earn ridicule and contempt!
"There's no time to explain, trust me."
After hastily finishing his last sentence, Al-Hysen immediately grabbed the bewildered Tinari beside him and whispered something in his ear.
"ah??"
The little fox let out a startled cry:
"Are we really going to do this? How shameful!"
"You also want to protect your father's precious rare book, right? Then listen to me."
But, but...
Tinari looked at the gods and the new king with suspicion and uncertainty.
"Here you go—didn't you want me to know more? This is valuable knowledge too!"
"It doesn't matter whether you know this kind of knowledge or not."
"bias!"
Tear.
"!!!"
Although the gods have tried their best to stop it, the cover has already torn open!
Without a second thought, Tinari lunged forward with all her might—
"?"
Mainkun felt a weight on his leg and slowly lowered his head.
"assassin?"
Tinari flinched at the sight of those sharp, vertical pupils, then quickly adjusted his posture and clung tightly to the tyrant's leg.
"No, don't tear it..."
The large tail behind him began to sway wildly from side to side. Tinari completely abandoned all pretense of decency, closed her eyes, and rubbed her ear against his waist.
Please!
"!!!"
Mainkuhn was completely stunned.
A fluffy baby, just like me, is hugging me and rubbing against me...
Wow, wow!
Wait, calm down, Mainkuhn. This isn't one of our kind; it's just a human cub that shares some similarities with us. Never mind, just push its tail down.
Okay, I've suppressed it. Now, let's coldly and ruthlessly reject him.
"You said this book might have a weakness of mine... so wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable for me to tear it up..."
No, I need to be more ruthless. Why have I suddenly become so weak? The drug is still working... Ugh!
A slender hand suddenly grasped the tyrant's wrist.
Mainkuen turned around and saw the stubborn child, like a little wolf, with cheeks flushed with shame, his unyielding red eyes deliberately wide open, cute and moist.
"Don't tear it."
Seno recalled the times children pleaded with adults, took a deep breath, and gently shook Mainkuhn's stiff arm.
"Please... help me?"
...
boom!
Who could stand this? A tremendous wave of dizziness instantly filled the cat's brain, and its already dwindling rationality crumbled. Mainkuen's grip loosened, and the ancient book slipped from its paws...
"success."
Al-Hysen slid forward, quickly and calmly picked it up, and started flipping it over.
"What's going on? This outrageous trick actually works?"
Seno quickly released Mainkuen and turned to squeeze toward Elhesen.
"Explain this to me later!"
"Look before he wakes up!"
Tina also decisively abandoned him, and the three humans huddled together, leaving only Mainkun in the spot.
Naxi Da: "Ya."
And a joyful god.
“You’ve been seen through, Vana Smarana Sapna.”
Mainkuhn stood there for a moment, then was slowly awakened by the god's joyful laughter.
"I don't understand what you're talking about."
He replied indifferently, but his ear tips stood up with excitement.
"Aren't you going to stop me? You vicious tyrant."
"It's just children playing house; I don't need to take it seriously."
Mainkuen glanced at Seno's excited profile, but ultimately decided to focus on Bashu's beautiful sofa chair first, since it looked quite comfortable.
"Can I go take a look too?"
"Whatever you want."
Mainkuen relaxed as he crumpled the leather into strips, pulling out the cotton wadding and letting it fly.
"No matter how hard you try..."
"I am invincible and unbeatable."
*
“For a while, I was very curious about why I was different from others. My dad thought I was lonely, so he helped me collect information on races with animal characteristics from various countries. This book is about cats,” Tinari explained.
"You have a great dad."
Naxi clapped her hands in praise.
Are you alright here?
Seno cautiously glanced back at Mainkuen, who was playing alone:
"After all, you and him are always mentioned together. Many scholars are saying that the King of Li is doing something like... using the gods to command the wise?"
Nasita wanted to remain silent again. She really couldn't understand how the human brain could produce both ignorance and wisdom: "...That's not right. He has never restricted my freedom. I've only stayed by his side because I was worried."
"What do you mean by 'reversed'... Elheisen, you flipped it too fast!"
"The Echo Child's leopard-like genes are stable across generations, so we can rule them out. The Ketzrin family of Mondstadt is a hunter family that has been united for generations, so the chances are extremely small. The Fontaine bloodline is so diluted that it is almost extinct. The Liyue Celestials are united and under the protection of the Rock Lord, there is no possibility that they will be separated from the world."
After quickly going through all the possibilities, Elhesen looked at the ancient book, which had only a few pages left.
"Inazuma".
"Inazuma? A yokai?"
Sino began to recall his history lessons.
"I remember there weren't many yokai left in Inazuma."
"Their status has also been marginalized, and they are almost seen as legends or threats by the new generation of people."
Tina also recalled it and sighed.
"They made so many contributions to Inatsume five hundred years ago... so are there any cat-like yokai?"
"Neko-mata is a powerful demon that evolves from an ordinary cat with exceptional talent by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It has two tails that split from its hindquarters and can transform into human form."
"So, is it a cat demon bloodline, or simply a cat demon monster?"
Sino turned around again and saw Mainkuhn pushing a cup off the table.
*Smack*
I can't tell the difference.
"Two-tailed... Nekomata."
Tina watched for a while, then suddenly hugged her tail and fell silent.
"Not even a single tail..."
"There's another page here, why did you stop talking about it?"
Nasita held up a finger to remind her.
"I can't determine the possibility of this; I'm still thinking about it."
"It's rare to hear you say no. Let me see."
Sino squeezed through to watch.
"Hua Mao, a domestic cat that was mistreated and killed by humans and returned to the human world full of resentment and hatred. It has no purpose other than revenge, is irrational, and sexually violent... No need to think about it, it's definitely not this one."
"Yes."
Tinari agreed.
"The essence of a cat is a corpse. After taking revenge, it will turn back into a corpse and rest in peace. It can't have offspring. But the new king is warm when he holds it."
Elhesen: "..."
"Um?"
Mainkuen, who had been waiting quietly, glanced in confusion at the gray-haired boy who had walked up to him.
"do what."
Al-Hysen reached out and touched his ear.
"It's so hot."
He analyzed it on his own.
"I overlooked some variables."
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Author's Note: Besides Mononoke, are there any other anime characters that have been transformed into cats? Hmm, it seems not, they're all cat demons...
The cat-like creature designs are quite varied; this article only presents one version.
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