Chapter 153 As white as snow
A warm energy slid down my throat and quickly seeped into my limbs, making me shiver.
"How is it? How is it?" Hikari eagerly peered in, then quickly frowned. "Why doesn't it seem like there's any change? Is it not working or is the quantity not enough? If you need more, I have some more here..."
As she spoke, she began to rummage through her pockets.
I quickly jumped up and grabbed her hand, stopping her from taking out more magic stone fragments. I opened my mouth, then suddenly froze on the spot.
Wait, how does a cat meow again?
"Uh...meow?"
"..."
The others present widened their eyes again and turned to Alice, who seemed unconcerned.
"Why are you looking at me? Go look at your master."
Alice, climbing up to the fireplace and fiddling with her clothes, replied casually, "It's not like it's anything hard to understand. The translator should have gone home long ago!"
"But if you don't translate, we won't know what that big idiot is saying!"
Anne skipped and hopped toward the fireplace, trying to grab the rabbit by the hand, but it slipped away from her grasp with a simple rabbit trick.
"If you have a mouth, just say it yourself~ The waiter should go do what needs to be done~"
As soon as he finished speaking, the rascal leaped vertically and jumped into the rabbit hole that had opened beneath his feet, disappearing in an instant.
Anne spread her hands helplessly: "This is terrible, it seems like there's a problem communicating between us."
"I, cough cough, I think it might be fine."
I clapped my paws and tried to make the sound I wanted, but it felt a little awkward. Perhaps it's because there are subtle differences in the structure of a cat's throat and mouth compared to a human's. I didn't notice that I choked on the saliva that still had a faint apple scent.
"Wow, Mr. Yumi in his cat form can actually talk!"
Her clear eyes shone brightly as she looked at me, but quickly, the little idiot who understood me best steered the conversation back from her exclamation to the main topic: "It seems that half an apple worked. But why hasn't Mr. Yumi turned back yet?"
I casually rubbed my saliva-soaked fur with my paws, dodging the cat's close sniffing, and after thinking for a moment, I gave my guess: "Perhaps it's influenced by the overly turbulent and chaotic magical currents in this mountain range. At least that's how I sense it."
“…That’s possible.” Hikari nodded in agreement. “Then why was there no problem when I transformed yesterday?”
I thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of any possible suspicious points. I could only try to ask Shen Xue, who had regained her composure and was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, "Did it snow around noon yesterday?"
"...I may not be able to answer your question."
Shenxue shook her head and said, "At that time, I was either on my way to the cave, in which case the light snow had just stopped, or I had already entered the cave, in which case I wouldn't know the answer. In short, since the exact time was not determined, I cannot give you the answer you need."
What she said makes sense.
It seems that this question cannot be verified with Ai An either.
My gaze swept over Hikari, who was exhausted and whom I had persuaded to rest for a while. I suddenly thought that I might be able to talk to Alice about it, but then I remembered that she had run away halfway, so I had to give up.
The cat and the hound were positioned beside me and under the table, respectively, trying to tell me something.
Unfortunately, even when I could only speak cat language, I was never able to understand their words, let alone now.
These two little ones are indeed very smart, but it seems there is still a long way to go before they can communicate smoothly without the need for a translator.
If only there were some convenient tools. I'd like to ask Yao when I have time, or go back to the transit hub and check out Rhodes's little shop, which already has a lot of strange items.
I happened to have something I wanted to buy on the way, and I also wanted to check on this senior's recent situation.
But that will have to wait until we leave the mountains and return to a safe place.
Now, the only hope for resolving my doubts rests on Anne.
Anne Fines, who was being stared at, looked puzzled and quickly took two steps back: "What are you looking at me for? I don't have words written on my face!"
"Mr. Yumi just wanted to ask Anne if she paid attention to the weather at that time."
Hikari skillfully navigated the chaotic topic.
"I, this young lady, wouldn't bother with such trivial matters!"
Annie blushed and turned her face away, muttering softly, "As for the snow, maybe it did fall, or maybe it didn't. Anyway, I just remember when I was busy in the kitchen, those white Pegasus birds were playing around at the window, splashing snow water from the floor onto the window frame, which startled me."
"I don't remember any more than that."
We really can't rely too much on Annie.
I shook my head.
However, based on her statement, it's best to assume for now that the weather was clearing up or experiencing light snow.
This is a completely different weather condition from the gale and heavy snow that were raging outside the window just now.
Previously, on the way to the cabin, when we suddenly encountered a magical turbulence, there was also a chaotic and magnificent gale, as well as completely unpredictable cyclone turbulence, which was almost similar to the current situation.
"...Perhaps we are currently caught in a magical turbulence?"
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