Chapter 33 (2/2)

“Well, I’ht? Let me know the next time you need to vent, and I’ll be there to listen”

“Thats… thanks I’reat aristocrat Kururi-dono”

Haha, Iris exaggeratedly bowed to me

I guess if she can still tell jokes like that, it probably hasn’t gone too far yet That’s a relief

“Be it harass of the sort, make sure to tell me”

“Don’t worry so hed with a smile

Everything doesn’t seeh, ould she be here if she was?

I think I just got a glis that she always hides behind that smile

“Fu~, well that’s the end of my worries, but Iris, seriously, you’re the very definition of a maiden that a hero of justice would risk his life to save”

“Really? Fu~, does that mean you want to be my hero Kururi?”

“Of course I do, I want to be everyone’s hero!”

I flashed a smile towards her

As the two of us continued our talk, the topic slowly changed directions towards my room

“Froht, both Vaine and Crossy, they always just enterdeal if you came from time to time Iris”

“I couldn’t possibly do that” was her reply

That’s what I expected, I ht? Those two are the odd ones here

Talking with Iris was a nice refresher, so after we finished I decided to continue my cat-walk

While invoking hter than it was before

Maybe it was because that conversation was so relaxing, that ic stabilized a bit

Nyanyan, I advanced forith my paws, and finally I found the perfect sunny area

The sun wasn’t too strong to make it hot, so it was co everywhere

The as blowing softly too

It’s the perfect place to sleep

Lying down, all the power in my body just seemed to flow out of me

Ah~ This feels great~ I never get a chance to relax normally

Closing my eyes, I wondered whether I’ve ever felt so relaxed before

It’s no fair, why couldn’t I have learned this sooner in my life?

This is the best, I don’t even need a blanket to keep my warm because of my fur

And before I even noticed, I had fallen asleep

…up

…wake up

“It’s time to wake up, Neko-san”

There’s soht that my hazy consciousness slowly returned to me

My eyes were still closed though, so I didn’t knoho it was

I think they were scratching h

Oh, please continue It feels great~

Ah, right there!

The person as scratching me seemed to be quite used to cats

They know just the right spots to scratch

Ahh~ This is perfect~

“Nyan, nyan, nyanya~”

My voice unintentionally slipped out So enough sleep lately, and that fatigue sure does accumulate

“Nya~, are you going to sleep again, nya~? I’ll wake you up later then”

This ti my paws Munyumunyu (sfx: soft and squishy)

I’ve already said this reat~

Even so, that voice sure does sound familiar… where have I heard it before?

Someone does coreat It’s probably someone with a similar voice

For a while I just slept as they gavemy eyes, I looked up at the person as my vision cleared

…?! Gyaaa!!

If I could express ht now, it would be ‘scared’

It was all--on-its-end level scared I could barely even squeeze my voice out in shock

“Are you done now? You surprised me there for a second, really”

The girl as going ‘nya’ at the ends of her sentences on purpose was… Eliza

She’s never showedmy chin while I’m a cat

“Hehe, don’t you like this? If you lie down, I’ll scratch you more”

That’s… ell, if you insist

Once I lied down, she continued to stroke me

Anyways, I had no idea Eliza had this cute side to her

I better keep this secret to ht there!

“Neko-san, neko-san You sure are free, aren’t you Neko-san?”

I wonder what brought this up? Oh well, she’ll likely explain it in a bit

Please continue

“Soe, I want to live free just like you do”

…hht now

Though I aht?

“I don’t have any friends here, so will you be my friend?”

…I replied with a ‘nya’

“Oh, really? What a good boy”

All I did was ht next to the ear! Yes! Right there!

Eliza said she didn’t have any friends, but what about the Four Heavenly Kings? Aren’t they her friends? I ood I absolutely must

…I think it’s about time I run away now

I’ic ht dissolve on its own

Kickingaith a Tata (sfx: light steps)

“Hey, wait!”

As she said so, I was lifted up by her

E into my eyes

“Just a little more please? Did you not like it? No?”

This is bad, I’ excited here

…really bad My ic is about to dissolve on me

I tried struggling out of her aro

I must endure this, if I return to normal now only certain death awaits me

Bear it! Kururi Helan!!

“Hehe, you are a boy after all, I guess you would be a little embarrassed Here, take this!”

Oh, it was no good after all

The moment she decided to tickle me, the spell finally cancelled Why now of all times?!

My ic was canceled with a Bon, and I appeared in front of Eliza’s eyes

“Uive a refreshi+ng greeting to her Please work

“…”

After that I was ruthlessly chased by Eliza

If she was holding a sickle, I would’ve sworn it was actually the grirabbed I was sure to die My neck would’ve been chopped off without any hesitation

This was the day that Kururi Helan had run fro a et