Chapter 65 Leosley, your brother is inhuman...
I'm going to tell Leosley about this; he has the right and the obligation to know.
......
I'm sorry, Cat God, Mainkuhn, I know you must loathe or even hate this decision.
Because in the days we've spent together, I've never seen a trace of adult desire or human dignity in you, only the languor of a wild beast and boundless comfort.
You are satisfied with your current life and have no intention of changing it; you want to keep it forever, right?
But I'm sorry, I—I can't, and shouldn't, keep this secret from you.
I can't watch Leosley search for you in vain, nor can I watch you remain trapped beneath the guise of a beast—a never-ending escape.
Hiding these things is too painful and unbearable. Please don't be so cruel to me.
So please forgive me, student.
Today, I will denounce you.
*
"What?"
Leosley felt like there was something wrong with his ears.
"Sorry, I haven't been sleeping very well since I got to sea, and I've been feeling a bit dazed. Haha, maybe I should get a humidifier to simulate the living environment in Mero Petersburg."
He chuckled dryly a few times, then looked at the Water Dragon King with an extremely peculiar, bewildered, and even somewhat horrified expression:
"So, could you please repeat that, Violet?"
"I mean..."
Navelette had just opened her mouth when she immediately shut it up. Her silver-purple vertical pupils seemed to remember something, and she looked around in a panic at the large cat who was sleeping soundly.
"Please, please come outside with me to discuss this matter."
"Why... Waaah!"
Suddenly losing his footing, Leosley was dragged away by the Water Dragon King, bathed in the incredulous gazes of Melusin and the staff of Momang Palace, and was swiftly pulled into the empty room next door.
What incredible strength! ...No, no, Navelette is panicking!
“Leosley, please believe me, my doubts and shock are no less than yours.”
As soon as Navelette entered, she pressed the Duke straight into a chair, her dragon eyes meeting his human gaze with a serious expression:
"But all the evidence points to Mainkuhn, your sworn brother, the victim of an extremely heinous crime, now—"
"I'm not human anymore!"
"......"
Leosley maintained a seemingly calm but actually bewildered look as he stared at him.
Don't be sad.
The Water Dragon King felt a pang of jealousy under his gaze and turned his head away.
"There should still be room for redemption."
"...Ah, so."
Leosley slowly processed the news, his body stiffening.
"So how many years will Mainkuhn be sentenced to?"
......
Navelette: "?"
"Go ahead and tell me, I can take it."
The dragon vaguely saw faint sadness and sorrow on the human faces.
"You've labeled him as inhuman. Sigh, what kind of heinous crime must he have committed? Did he get a 30-year sentence?"
Navelette: "?"
"Is it more than thirty? Forty? Fifty? My God... No way, if that's any more, I'll be old and dying in Mero Petersburg."
No, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
"Not being human" is just the literal meaning; Mainkuhn is currently...
"When he's making a cat, he's a cat god."
Navigette possessed the virtue of honesty.
But people never believed his honesty.
"If you're not feeling well, take a break."
Almost immediately, Leosley placed his palm on his forehead to take his temperature.
"Look at you, you're starting to talk nonsense."
*
Mainkun slept so well that he didn't want to open his eyes.
[I think I dreamt about my brother.]
"I've... told you everything... Are you alright?"
The sound of a door opening and intermittent conversation drifted to my ears.
"Honestly, I don't know. The truth seems better than my initial misunderstanding, but it also seems not."
[! This is not a dream!]
"Mimi—"
Mainkuen immediately sprang to his feet, scrambled to the office door, grabbed Leosley's calves, and began climbing up his over-the-knee boots with his claws.
[Brother, brother, brother—look at me! I just dreamt that you were holding me—]
"......!"
The cat quickly climbed up to his waist, and Leosley froze, turning around sharply to meet the gaze of the Water Dragon King.
[Is this my brother? And this cat?!]
[Yes. ]
Navelette returned his gaze with an encouraging look.
Don't be afraid, I'll be here to help you.
[There must be some mistake; he didn't look like this when I picked him up!]
[I'm not entirely sure about that either.]
The Water Dragon King lowered his eyelids in disappointment:
[It could be due to atavism, or mixed race...]
[What?! I thought his teeth and tongue were just a genetic mutation, like a cleft lip or some other condition often seen in abandoned children—what if he climbs up there, Violet?!]
Despite it not being the first time they had been in close contact, Leosley showed a look of panic for the first time.
[If you're not comfortable, I'll carry you!]
The kind-hearted Dragon King instinctively reached out to help, touching the cat on the human's back.
"Cat God... Waaah!"
The half-demon slapped his hand away with a claw, simultaneously letting out a protesting cry:
"Mimi—"
[Don't you dare disturb my closeness with my brother, you idiot teacher! I don't see him as a target for...meow!]
This single claw strike shattered the Water Dragon King's courage completely; he was utterly unprepared for his new identity as the Cat God.
"I...I..."
The Water Dragon King stepped back, avoiding Leo's pleading gaze:
[I'm sorry, I'm not good at getting involved in housework.]
Leosley: "..."
Hey, wasn't it you who just said you'd help? Don't run away at the last minute!
"Meow?"
Mainkuen looked at the paw pads with some confusion, then at the motionless Navelette.
[Why aren't you stopping me today? I didn't even use any force.]
[Oh well! After all, no matter what.]
The cat happily climbed up the person's broad back.
[It's always a good thing to be able to cuddle with my brother!]
The half-demon failed to notice that cold sweat was seeping from the back of the man's neck.
[Is that really Maine? It looks like a cat!]
[He did exhibit some cat-like behaviors when he was little, such as scratching at doors and climbing wardrobes, and being a picky eater who wouldn't eat vegetables, but aren't all kids like that?]
That Villette must have made a mistake.
The duke bit his tongue. He didn't know what he was afraid of, but tentatively, softly, he called out the name he had personally chosen in his childhood:
"Mainecoon".
"Bang!"
Almost at the same moment, the heaviness on his back, along with the discomfort of his clothes being snagged, vanished instantly. Leosley looked down at his feet and saw a large, silver-gray cat with its fur standing on end, its pupils as narrow as needles, lying on the ground in a fallen position, staring up at him like a statue.
"......"
It can't be wrong.
Such an obvious, such a terrified reaction.
Leosley's face remained expressionless, but his heart felt as if it had been stabbed hard.
He is Mainkuhn.
"...You were so careless, you must have hurt yourself. Be careful next time."
The Duke heard the Dragon King behind him and awkwardly tried to ease the tension.
It was no use; the cat at his feet remained stiff as a board, not even a tremor in its fur.
He was absolutely right.
ha.
Gods.
I raised my younger brother.
How did he... how did he turn into a cat?
"What's wrong, Cat God?"
[Do something, Leosley!]
He saw the Water Dragon King squat down, seemingly calm, but the long, soft, blue object in his hair trembled violently in surprise:
[He's going to get a stress reaction from being scared again!]
"......"
The duke looked at his folded ears and his abruptly severed tail.
Have they really become so inhuman that they don't want to be human anymore?
Leosley was clever and perceptive; he knew better than the inexperienced dragon how to soothe a frightened person.
"Maine Coon cats are a breed with a stable temperament and a friendly personality; they can even be trained as guard cats."
A calm and composed voice rang out in the office. As soon as the words were spoken, Villette saw the big cat's furry ears twitch.
[Phew...very useful, Duke.]
"...Maine coats come in more than sixty colors, but my favorite is the silver tabby."
"!"
Its fur was still standing on end, but the cat had already happily wagged its short tail.
"Its smooth and thick coat makes it brave and fearless, allowing it to run freely even in wind, frost, rain and snow."
As if just realizing something was wrong, Leosley scratched his head and loudly complained to the half-demon:
"Oh, my warrior, why is your fur so messy?"
"...Meow?"
Mainkun sensed something was wrong; after all, he wasn't stupid.
"Come here quickly, come to me."
Leosley casually pulled a comb from the judge's table:
"Let me take good care of your cloak and armor."
"Meow!"
Mainkuhn stopped thinking and excitedly rushed over.
Love makes cats blind.
Or perhaps Mainkuhn was afraid to consider the possibility of his exposure.
Anyway, the matter is temporarily resolved, which is much better than I initially expected.
"well."
Navelette let out a sigh of relief and sat back down in her office chair.
He noticed that Leosley had covered the label of the anti-anxiety spray prescribed by the vet, disguised it as perfume, sprayed it on the cat's head, rubbed it in with his palm, and combed it out.
"Meow—"
"Hey, Na Vilette."
Leosley grumbled as he held the cat's two flailing paws in one hand.
"Your comb is no good; it can't comb through the fine hairs."
"It's reasonable that it's not easy to use."
Navelette remained calm.
"Because that's the comb I use, not the one for the cat."
"...I will make it up to you."
"There's no need for compensation."
Navelette remained calm and composed.
"Just let the cat god out of your sack."
"Meow?"
The large cat, which had been groomed and then packed up, made a puzzled meow inside the bag.
Sensing the half-demon's confusion, Leosley gripped the bag tightly and stared at the dragon:
"I have mice in my house, I need a cat."
"...To the best of my knowledge, you have no record of buying a house in Fontainebleau."
"None of that matters. In short, I am determined to take Cat God with me today."
Isn't it only natural for an older brother to take his younger brother away? Mainkuen's situation is special and he must be kept under close guard. Leosley looked at the darkening sky outside the window and chose to ignore the water dragon's warning and leave immediately.
"Thank you for taking care of Cat God these past few months, but..."
Before he could finish speaking, he felt the bag in his hand become lighter, and the slippery big cat escaped from the bag, also glancing at the dim sky outside the window.
"...Meow!"
The cat shrieked and smashed its head through the window, running away without looking back under Leosley's shocked gaze.
What... what's going on here?
Everything happened so fast that Leosley didn't even have time to react.
"Doesn't he want to come with me? We're such good friends."
If it weren't for the cat hair still clinging to his body, Leosley would have almost thought that everything he was doing today was an illusion.
"Could it be that I was just imagining things...?"
"Calm down, Duke, have you forgotten what I told you?"
Having revealed the secret, the Water Dragon King, feeling relieved, gently comforted him.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Mainkuhn's condition is not as bad as we thought. He should have started a new family. The pain will eventually pass, and everything will be fine."
"......"
"The Duke?"
Leosley's face twisted strangely. After a long pause, he asked the water dragon in a hoarse voice.
How many kittens were born?
"?"
"Didn't you say he started a new family, so he had kittens with other female cats?"
“...I meant little Fiminey, my friend.”
"Oh—thank goodness."
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