Chapter 262: Teleport? (1/2)

”...both of you come here. I want to test something,” Ozul motioned the two to come closer.

Raven and Blaze didn't hesitate and moved forward, their eyes stared at the black cat resting on his lap.

Raven showed no signs of jealousy this time. Instead, her mind wandered back to her fight as she contemplated ways to improve herself. If she wanted to protect Ozul and repay him for all he has done for her, she needed strength.

Ozul actually wanted to test Jinx and not them. He spoke, ”Try to touch her,” as he pointed towards Jinx.

It was about time that he learned more about this lazy cat who he found to be just as mysterious as his own body.

At the same time, Ozul looked straight into Jinx's eyes, telling her to let them touch her.

Though surprisingly, it didn't work. Both Raven and Blaze's hands passed right through Jinx as if she was just some mirage!

Raven and Blaze were both surprised as well. Although it had happened to Raven before, it was a feeling that one wouldn't ever get used to.

Raven remembered that the first time it happened, he had told her that only something pure could touch Jinx. Ozul was thinking about the exact same thing in the past.

At that time, he had only instinctively spoken the first feeling that came into his mind. He didn't know why he felt that, but he was at least aware that it wasn't just a passing thought.

'But why can I touch her then? I don't exactly feel pure either...' Ozul contemplated as he stared into Jinx's eyes which seemed like an unsolved puzzle now. The only reason he could think of right now was how she was somehow related to him.

Just then, Ozul noticed Blaze using Mana.

He again extended his arm to reach Jinx, hoping that coating his hand with Mana would negate the effects of whatever Magical Spell was at play.

Unfortunately, his hope didn't become reality as no matter how much Mana he used or how dense he made it, his hand would always pass through Jinx as if she was empty air. However, she was sitting on Ozul's lap, so it didn't make any sense at all!

Ozul was about to stop him as he didn't want them to have a headache over this, but he stopped when he noticed Blaze creating a tiny shard of Ice and slowly extended it towards Jinx.

Though he stopped and looked at Ozul for confirmation, ”Should I?”

He wouldn't hurt Jinx, but he was going to test if the ice created with his Magical Spell would be able to come in contact with her body or not.

Only when Ozul nodded his head did Blaze continue to slowly move the tiny shard of Ice towards Jinx.

Sadly, even that effort turned out to be futile. Jinx seemed to be an illusion that was very much real, but still an illusion!

Seeing that it didn't work. Ozul realized the reason why Jinx would appear unscathed even in the most dangerous situations. But that didn't seem to be the only reason.

Although he had told her to let them touch her, he wasn't certain if she listened to him or just ignored it.

Without wasting a second, he picked her up with his hands and turned to walk to the middle of the ground before placing her down on the ground. He was going to ask Blaze to attack her with a more Mana consuming Spell to test it one last time.

However, just as he had placed Jinx on the ground, his eyes went to his right arm which was only a prosthetic. A realization hit him as he paused on his spot.

'... So you didn't listen to me,' Ozul said inside his head as he stared at Jinx with a deadpan face.

Even if he could somehow relate the fact that he could touch Jinx to the matter that his body was unique, he couldn't explain why he was able to touch her with that prosthetic arm as well.

It could only mean that Jinx didn't want anything else to touch her at all. He was the only exception! It wasn't about what was pure and what was impure.

With this realization, he was sure that whatever Blaze and Raven used, it wouldn't do anything to Jinx. The cat seemed to know what was going on, but she let things happen and lazily sat at the spot where Ozul had put her on.

The moment Ozul got out of the way, Blaze bombarded that spot with Ice pillars and Raven also gave in a hand. Alas, when the dust settled, their jaws dropped in surprise when they saw Jinx licking her paws, uncaring of what was going on around her.

Ozul sighed and picked up Jinx before going back to his seat. He held her in his arms and continued to stare at her for a couple of seconds.

'What more secrets do you hold?' Ozul mused to himself.

”You are a cat, right? What about your speed?” Ozul seemingly muttered to himself in the eyes of others, but he was actually talking to Jinx.

Usually, the cat type Magical Beasts were agile in their movements. However, he had never seen this feline run like that. She would always just calmly walk everywhere as if she was bored of this world.