Chapter 146 Is this how you raise a cat?
This is the first time I've ever had such a grueling bath.
It feels like I've used up all my energy in one go. Now, all I feel is exhaustion, so exhaustion, that I don't want to move an inch more.
It's not just a matter of the water being too deep.
Being hugged and rubbed by the three women one by one was truly torturous; it made one not know where to put their eyes and limbs.
No, although I've indeed been transformed into a cat through shapeshifting, it doesn't mean I'm a cat now! I'm still a man with normal physiological instincts! This is practically inciting crime! Why am I a cat now?!
Do these three guys even have any self-awareness?!
No, even An, who had been quietly sleeping nearby, joined in. Is petting a cat really that fun?
In addition, the cat, which "melts" when it gets wet, kept lingering on the shore, crying mournfully towards the hot spring. Its voice sounded particularly pitiful and sorrowful, which frightened me so much that I thought something had happened to it. But it turned out it just couldn't go into the water.
I couldn't swim very far, even paddling around. I was blocked on all sides and pulled back in no time. In the end, I could only pretend to be a cat bed with little weight, lying sprawled on the water like a corpse.
Could you please make the steam in the hot spring a little thicker? I don't want to get a sty or get punched in the face as soon as I turn back.
In the end, because she had been washing for too long, Annie, who was the most delicate, almost fell when she stood up, and it was only because several people helped her out of the pool that I was able to escape unscathed.
Otherwise, they might have eaten dinner at the hot spring as well.
It's not impossible.
So why am I still not free from this awful transformation spell?
Feeling damp and sticky all over was uncomfortable. Even after repeatedly rubbing and wiping with a soft towel, the inside of my skin still wasn't completely dry. Out of desperation, I tried to draw a simplified [Wind Manipulation] spell on the towel with my claws, and then had Hikari infuse it with a little magic. Only then did I regain a refreshing feeling.
Although the price was that the initial gust of wind was so cold and strong that I sneezed several times and was wrapped in my arms, shivering for a long time before it gradually stopped.
Ah, the warm embrace is so soft and fragrant. After all this fuss, I'm starting to feel sleepy.
"Hi, Mr. Yumi!" Then I felt something gently shaking me. "It's not bedtime yet, wake up~"
"Meow (Let me sleep)..."
"No, you can't~ You haven't had dinner yet."
"Meow (I've already eaten)~"
"Those are just snacks."
The gentle voice paused for a moment. I opened my half-closed eyes and glanced at the two figures walking slowly away ahead. Hikari quietly leaned closer and gently nuzzled her forehead against mine: "If you can finish the dinner I prepared, I'll secretly feed you something else delicious later, how about that? Like, the magic stone fragments that Yao-jie made me take with me before we left...?"
"Meow (Really?!)?!"
I opened my eyes wide with a start, the drowsiness vanishing instantly like a lie, my limbs feeling as if they had never been before, and after a few thrashings, I turned my supple body and looked up at the little idiot: "Meow meow (We made a promise, didn't we?)~"
Although I originally wanted to tug at the girl's clothes a couple of times and act cute, I pulled my paw back as soon as I raised it.
The three of them, who had just finished showering, were wearing thin bathrobes, which could easily expose their bodies if they were not careful. In addition, they were already in a very dangerous position being held in each other's arms, so any random movements would only cause further unnecessary trouble.
So you do care a little, my dear little fools.
Hehe~
Noticing the girl's bright smile, I belatedly realized: Wait, didn't we leave Alice in the restaurant? How did Hikari understand what I just said?
But that won't be a problem for long.
Faced with another table full of cat food, the cat put on a little cat face.
I still prefer the breakfast. Although the food in front of me is exquisitely prepared, it's mostly bland meat with a slightly gamey smell, and the seasonings are also quite mild, with little oil or spices. While I understand this is to take care of a cat's delicate stomach, the amount of food is hardly enough to be considered an extra meal for a tiger or leopard!
Whose kitten can eat food more than three times its own size in one go?! It's not like it's a big orange tabby!
...Okay, I admit I'm a pig, I actually ate it.
It's incredible. Although I tried several times to get Hikari to stop me and help me digest some of the food, even though she had a mottled head and I could still sense her pitiful expression, I ended up eating all the food in front of me. I even felt a kind of feedback that I was only 80% full.
It's as if my cat body is just a fictional shell, and what's actually eating here is my human body. The food that enters my esophagus through my mouth eventually gathers in my stomach, where it is quickly absorbed and broken down into the necessary energy, heat, and magic, flowing out smoothly through all sorts of tiny details.
I even felt my magic power slowly increasing!
Of course, this might just be my imagination, because a cat's body can only hold so little magic power, so even a slight increase seems unusually clear.
But when you rub your nails, even if the tiny flame that ignites on the tip of your nail lasts only a second, it can be a startling surprise.
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