Chapter 23 Fengdan's Daily Life, Bad Cat, Bad Cat, Bite It...
Navelette forcibly pulled the cat into her arms, grasped its shaved front paw, and handed it to the vet for an injection.
"Judging from his mental state, it seems he really hasn't eaten anything."
The veterinarian looked into his bright, sparkling cat eyes, unsure whether to be happy or sad.
"Despite running away for so long, his hunting skills are really terrible."
"Meow—"
That's because I heard your son say he's not allowed to eat for 48 hours—
"...Okay, good girl."
Navelette heard the cat meow, thought for a moment, and awkwardly offered comfort:
"The needle prick will hurt for a moment, but it will be over soon. Please bear with it."
"!?"
The meowing stopped abruptly, and Mainkun felt his short tail explode and his whole body go numb.
Being held and comforted in an adult's arms—is this what it feels like?!
That's weird, I'd rather have been slapped twice!
Although the cat's pupils contracted violently due to discomfort, the incessant meowing did indeed cease.
"Good cat."
The Water Dragon King was pleased that his comforting words had worked.
*
After being put back in its cage, the big cat sullenly huddled in a corner.
The veterinarian's son was also feeling down.
"It really ran away by itself!"
The child was about to cry, "Even if I'm going to let him out, I have to wait until he's fully recovered!"
"Oh, child! How can you be more stubborn than a giant crab?"
The veterinarian was heartbroken, convinced that his son had let the cat go.
"Apologizing to Lord Vilette won't kill you!"
"Lady Navelette!"
The child tugged at the Water Dragon King's clothes, looking aggrieved: "Do you also think I let the Cat God go?"
"I will not draw any conclusions without evidence and witnesses."
"Oh dear, Lord Vilette, there's no need to spoil this brat!"
The veterinarian looked very serious.
"If he didn't put it there, how could the cat open the door by itself? Son, what did I teach you? Admit your mistakes and correct them..."
Click.
After a crisp metallic clang, the veterinarian felt something furry pat his calf.
? !
The veterinarian looked down and saw the large, silver-gray cat nonchalantly licking its paws on the ground.
"...Holy crap—"
"Dad, look!" The son saw a glimmer of hope. "I told you he could open the door!"
"So what? He can't remove the straps anyway..."
*Snap*
The cat, biting the head end, flung the pristine white strap at his feet.
"......"
"dad!"
"Wait a minute, I bet he won't remove the needle!"
*
“.
Mainkun was held in the arms of the Water Dragon King with a blank expression. The hair on his other paw was shaved, and he received another injection.
"This cat god of Mo Mang Palace is clever, but... but not clever enough to understand human speech. He's just average."
Veterinarians are just stubborn.
"If it were truly intelligent, it wouldn't have brazenly opened its cage and removed the needle in front of us; it would have surely run away quietly while we weren't looking."
"snort!"
"Haha, son, look at it, it's gotten itself another injection, haha, haha." The veterinarian stiffly tried to lighten the mood.
"snort!!"
"Hmm..." Navelette opened her mouth, unsure whether she needed to speak.
Shut up and don't interrupt.
Mainkuhn swatted him in the mouth with his claws, his ears perked up as he watched the veterinarian make a fool of himself.
This is a show I got in exchange for getting an extra injection.
"I...I misunderstood you, son. What kind of compensation do you want?"
"snort!!!"
"Daddy was wrong, stop whining—"
"......"
Unmoved by the farce unfolding before him, Violet's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the big cat's head.
On the unsuspecting, furry back of its head, the lynx's fluffy ears fluttered excitedly, bouncing along with its fur.
"......"
Navelette suddenly remembered that when the water goddess Funina saw a show she liked, her long, white, curved hair standing on her head would also bounce in the same arc.
"...you."
The Water Dragon King reached out and brushed aside the cat's paw pads that were pressed against its lips, then stared at it calmly for a while with his vertical pupils.
After a long while, he lowered his head and gently approached the cat's ears.
You can actually understand human language, right?
The cat didn't move, only twitched its ears, as if trying to soothe its fur from the tickling breeze from Violet.
"You deliberately showed off your door-opening skills to clear that child's name, didn't you?"
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and Shuilong boldly speculated:
"If that's the case, then your wisdom has reached a considerable level. I should treat you as a human being according to etiquette... What do you think, Lord Cat God?"
Navilette waited patiently for a reply.
It might be a reassuring blink, or it might be a panicked struggle.
But no matter what the answer is, the Water Dragon King will be tolerant.
After all, someone willing to seek justice for a child can't be some kind of monster...
"...?!"
How do you treat me?
The half-demon squatted on his lap, swishing its tail and turning its head to look back at him.
Another glance.
Its tail whips around like a propeller.
"?" The Water Dragon King tried to interpret the question with a puzzled look.
"Your Excellency Cat God, do you not want to answer while I'm on your lap? Well, as an intelligent being, you certainly would be willing..."
...I can't take it anymore!
Snap!
A strong gust of wind arose! Two broad cat paws, filled with resentment and anxiety, slapped together, catching the blue and white bangs on the side of Shui Long's face!
You wretched guy! From the moment we met, you've been saying I look like a human, over and over again without stopping!
Its large, silver-gray cat eyes flashed with murderous intent, and it opened its mouth menacingly, but only dared to stuff its long, emotionless hair into its mouth to chew...
"Meow!"
Human! What human? Do I look more like a human or a cat now?
"!!!?"
"Lord Vilette!?"
There was no more arguing; the veterinarian and his son both screamed in agony.
"The Supreme Judge attacked—"
"Needle after needle! I have to start all over again!"
*
Was it a misjudgment?! Is it just an ordinary cat? Even the clumsy Meloshen wouldn't suddenly bite someone's hair, would she?
But connective tissue isn't in a cat's diet!
Navelette washed the cat saliva off her hair in horror and staggered away.
"I'm sorry——"
For countless years since its birth, this was the first time a creature dared to stuff the Water Dragon King's hair into its mouth, and the first time someone had ruined its tidy appearance... Well, it was the second time; last time, that cat kept vomiting.
How did cats—these small animals that act without any regard for consequences—reproduce and survive to this day, and remain so popular among humans?
The powerful Water Dragon King could not understand it.
Wow! That Vilette?
It's not unusual to encounter Funina at the Mo Mang Palace.
Why do you look like that? It's like, "Let me think..."
The white-haired god touched his face with his hand, his strange heterochromatic eyes blinking thoughtfully:
"I've got it! Just as confused as you were when you asked me last time, 'Can I touch a cat with its belly showing?'"
"No way, Navelette, no way, my dear Grand Inquisitor."
She lightly began her graceful dance steps, circling the water dragon again and again.
"You, who strike fear into the hearts of sinners, can't even handle a tiny cat? Oh ha ha ha—how about I, the divine being, teach you some techniques, you cat-hate?"
Ah, it's that familiar tone, and that flamboyant flair that can stir up still waters.
"...Please allow me to correct you, Ms. Funina."
But it was this familiar extravagance that quickly snapped Villette out of her daze:
"The Cat Goddess of Mo Mang Palace is not some little cat."
The Supreme Judge is extremely rigorous.
"Including its tail, it is already a meter long, while the largest domestic cat in Fontaine's history was only 1.2 to 1.3 meters long, with its tail accounting for more than 40 meters..."
"Wait, wait, wait! What did you say?! You saved the Cat Goddess of Mo Mang Palace?"
The light dance suddenly froze, and Funina almost twisted her ankle.
"Fine! You Navelette!"
She rushed forward and pointed her finger directly at the water dragon's nose.
"Instead of serving me, you're going to serve a cat god? How outrageous!" The water god was furious.
"Where is morality! Where is the bottom line! Where is dignity!" the Water God demanded aggressively.
"Your reaction is too much; it's not serving, it's rescuing..."
"Where is the cat!" The Water God Diagram revealed its dagger.
"......"
"?"
*
"Big kitty~ Big kitty~ Super big and cute~"
Funina skipped and hopped away.
Navelette waited for her to run back and complain.
Cats—such enigmatic creatures—will probably tire of Furina's restless nature very quickly.
“Lady Navelette,” Melusine Sedna handed the thick stack of documents to the judge.
"This is a joint investigation report from the Shadow Court and the Special Patrol Team."
A joint investigation... Oh, it's the murder case in the noble district.
How is the case progressing?
Navigette still remembered the case; Melousin-Ottigné had complained to him about the extreme lack of cooperation from the victim's family.
"No progress, sir. We can neither learn about Earl Szhe's hobbies from his family nor from the servants who he has offended."
Sedna spread out her soft tentacles and complained:
“And there’s something even stranger. Even though we, Melusin, can tell that the murderer is a boy, they insist that the murderer is a girl!”
"......"
It seems they already have a suspect in mind, but for some reason, they dare not speak up.
"Investigating this girl... What is this, a writing permission application?"
"Yes, reporters from the Fontaine Daily and the Steambird have heard some rumors. Should we approve it? Perhaps we can use the power of the masses to help find the young suspect."
"......"
The reporter, the young suspect.
This pairing brought back many unpleasant memories for Navelette.
Leosley.
He was younger than the lynx when he was arrested.
Navilette still remembers the uproar that ensued when he was first arrested.
...[A patricide and matricide][A born villain][An antisocial juvenile delinquent]
One eye-popping headline after another appeared, though they all quickly disappeared, turning into sympathy and understanding for Leosley, but Navelette still wished they had never appeared in the first place.
"Don't approve it, absolutely not."
His emotions, like waves crashing against a water dragon, even made him momentarily forget that he was the one who could approve it.
"...This is to protect minors."
Speaking of Leosley, I haven't yet offered him my personal congratulations, nor have I addressed the fact that he asked me to find his brother, and almost ten years later, there's still no trace of him...
"Navilette!"
Lost in thought, the water goddess Funina burst into the office, shouting.
Ah, I knew she couldn't handle cats.
The Water Dragon King sat upright, ready to receive the complaints and appease them.
"Lady Furina, as a deity, you should forgive this little beast for its offense..."
"No, what are you talking about!?"
The girl in white and blue whirlwind swept into the room, both angry and anxious:
"Your cat has run away again! I wasted so much time going to see it!"
? ? ?
...I remember I bought eighteen locks?
*
"Sir, why are three out of your four paws bald?"
Lynette was very confused.
Before anyone knew it, the title "Mr. Big Cat" had been simplified to "Mr. Big," and Mainkuhn had no objection to this.
“.
Consider this punishment for me biting into Vilette's hair.
That guy... said he wanted to treat me like a human being...
The cat shuddered again at the thought.
How terrifying! I tried so hard, but I still couldn't escape that horrible human skin!
"......"
But biting someone's hair was definitely wrong, I need to find a way to apologize... and I also need to pay for the surgery and other expenses...
"Hey, look here, sir."
Linni held a flower made of folded newspaper in her hand—real flowers were too expensive—and it vanished in a flash before the cat's eyes, leaving her with empty little hands.
Guess where the flowers went?
That's easy.
The big cat lay lazily in the tent, unwilling to get up. It just nudged Linnie's sleeve with its furry paws and patted Linette's hat next to it.
"Wow."
The girl with cat ears exclaimed in astonishment, her face expressionless:
"They even dug out a spare flower to prevent the magic trick from failing. Impressive."
"Hey hey hey—damn it, I, Linni, have never managed to perform successfully for the Master even once!"
Ignorant brat.
Mainkuen yawned casually, rested his head on Linni's knees, and smacked his lips.
Trying to fool a cat's eyes and ears? Give me a break, it's a waste of your time.
"That's not good. You'll miss out on a lot of fun from magic."
Little Linni pouted and angrily tugged at Maine's clever hair, stretching his ears until they stood up straight.
"Look, a rabbit!"
Hello--
The cat grunted in its throat, too lazy to stop it.
"They really do look alike."
Lynette chimed in, "Speaking of which, doesn't our new magic trick need a rabbit as a partner?"
"But sister, we don't have the money to buy them, and we don't know how to take good care of them..."
etc.
Animal companions that don't cost money and require no care.
The two children's gazes gradually settled on the cat's silver-gray fur.
Mainkuhn: "."
I'm so grateful to you.
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