Although neither of these techniques offers particularly high protection or counter-attack capabilities, they focus more on temporarily hindering the attacker's movements. This ensures that once I react, I can choose to evade the attack or launch a counter-attack based on the attacker's strength and the surrounding environment.
After performing the transformation spell, the only option left is to escape as quickly as possible. It's like disguising yourself as a delicious piece of cat meat and offering yourself up to the attacker's mouth—it serves no purpose other than to catch them off guard.
As for trying to figure out how to untie it myself... I've tried.
However, whether it was because the magical circuits inside a cat's body were different from those in a human, or because a cat's body was too small to contain a large amount of magical energy... in any case, after confirming that he was in a transformation state, several attempts he made in succession all ended in failure.
"Well, I don't think this guy looks pretty good when he's like this."
As I was pondering, Anne curiously moved closer, and she and Hikari leaned on either side of the table, staring intently at me.
Warm breath sprayed onto my sides from both sides, feeling like I was in a sauna with constant flow of hot, moist steam. Not only my short fur, but even my long whiskers started to condense water droplets!
"Meow (It's so hot!)!"
Alice stroked her chin with a serious expression and translated, "Is there any ice around here?"
"Huh? You need ice this time of year? Do you want something to drink? I'll go get it right away."
Hikari, who was rushing out, naturally didn't notice that I slapped Alice again for her haphazard translation, or that I was startled when Miyuki suddenly condensed a transparent ice crystal from her palm.
This is a crystal-clear ice crystal as big as half of my cat's body! It's so pure that it looks like it's made of glass. You can clearly see the other end from one end without much bending or breakage.
If I'm not mistaken, this was even formed from the qi that was condensed inside Miyuki's body and then condensed outside her body!
Although there is still room for improvement, once it reaches this level, as long as it is not necessary to cast a large-scale spell, it would be perfectly fine for Shenxue to impersonate a low-level mage—after all, mages who have not yet activated their spell rings would not notice anything wrong, at most they would just find it strange.
And this pure block of ice in front of us has one more drawback, which is also its only one:
It has no taste.
...Uh, by the way, my tongue and claws are stuck together, could you please help me?
A cat's instincts are a real nuisance; its body can move on its own before you know it.
Well, the neighbor's cat stuck its paws on too, which made me feel a little more balanced.
Hikari, who rushed back, looked at us making a fuss with a mix of amusement and exasperation. Miyuki pressed her hand on the ice, causing it to dissipate back into a flowing vapor, which finally relieved [the cat] and me from our predicament.
"Have something to eat first, Mr. Yumi."
Hikari poured a little warm milk into two dishes, then brought out a small bowl of fresh fruits and vegetables, and finely shredded boiled chicken: "Since I wasn't sure what would taste good in this state, I prepared some light and palatable dishes according to my usual feeding routine for Fokin. Eat some first, and I'll make you something else if you need anything."
"Meow (Okay, thank you)."
"Hoo hoo~ Your master is expressing his gratitude to you."
Ruby blinked and leaned closer: "I'm so curious what it tastes like."
Its long ears almost drooped in front of my eyes. Even after the cat curiously brushed them aside, fluffy tufts of fur still floated in the air, making me sneeze slightly.
Because of the slightly fishy smell of boiled milk, the crisp and refreshing taste of unidentified fruit, and the taste of soft shredded meat that has little flavor but is still edible... what else could it be?
"That lazy pig, is he going to stay in this state forever?"
With a frown, Annie's words clearly carried a hint of provocation: "You called me a little pig... but he can sleep even more than me. He just woke up and then fell asleep again."
"Meow, meow meow, meow meow meow (Only little pigs like to sleep in late and always like to drag others to sleep with them, otherwise they will throw a tantrum)."
The three-lobed mouth twitched, but remained silent.
Annie tilted her head in confusion, no longer caring about being afraid: "What did he just say? Did he say something bad?"
The sly rabbit continued to play dumb, holding his hands up as if pretending to be a statue, remaining motionless no matter how much Annie poked him.
Finally, unable to hold back any longer, she covered her mouth with a soft "pfft" and hid behind Hikari: "As a good butler, I should relay what my master just said to you. But personally, I think it's best if I don't say anything more~ hehe~"
"...So what exactly did he say?!"
"We don't know exactly what went wrong, but it's okay. I've already called Yao-jie's contracted messenger to send a message to inquire," Hikari said, trying to smooth things over.
The little fool, who had accidentally become clever, chose to seek help from the most easily accessible authority among the few people he knew.
It seems I have hope of getting out of this strange situation, instead of just waiting anxiously.
Let's bring the issue back on track.
In the end, it was the ever-calm Miyuki who was the first to choose to get back to the main topic.
Her serious expression and deeper voice than usual successfully made the two who had been smiling become a little more serious.
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