V7C160 (2/2)

“After eating the majority of the food, he is still eating the grass at the back of the inn nya. I really want to cut open and examine just what kind of stomach it really has nya.”

He said and laughed. His laughter had already turned into despondent laughter.

(Perhaps Centaur-san came rushing to aid Jofre-san and Elize-san when they were in a pinch … nah, he probably only wanted to eat the food.)

Haurvatat speculated but probably only Centaur knew the truth.

Then, Haurvatat said.

“We will definitely not attempt to poison the two of them. They are our acquaintances after all.”

“Fumu. Moreover, our master would not wish for something like that.”

Marina commented after she had worn her mask without any of them noticing.

The master Marina referred to was not Stella but Ichinojo.

“Furthermore, we have no reason to harm the two of them. Seeing that is the case, the criminal is another set of participants. Can it be that Maru-san?”

Haurvatat asked.

“”Maru-oniichan will nyot do something like that nya!””

Stella and Mikke said in sync.

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Meanwhile.

Norn and Kanon who had entered the Cat Sith village had come to the planned construction site for the arena.

Even though it was called an arena, they apparently only plan to create audience seats in the wide desert and they won’t even make a stage.

Currently, the Cat Siths were proceeding with the construction at a quick pace.

“Are you sure you don’t want to go? You know Jofre and Elize right? I don’t really want to meet the two of them since they bought my fake weapons. Nihihi.”

“I also don’t have any good memories of them so —”

Norn explained evasively. She didn’t go visit the two of them not because she didn’t want to meet Jofre and Elize. It was because she was uneasy leaving Kanon on her own.

In Norn’s heart, she felt that Kanon has some kind of a secret.

On the other hand, Kanon knew that even though Norn has not seen through her true identity, she knew that Norn has a vague intuition that she is not an ordinary person but she was enjoying it.

Even though Malina had traveled with her for years, she had totally not noticed her true identity.

“Hn? That Cat Sith. He’s together with humans. Is he that Prince Maru?”

What Norn saw was a Cat Sith together with 3 humans.

Kanon looked at them and her eyes met the eyes of one of the men. A man with a fearless smile.

Kanon froze.

“Kanon-san, what’s wrong?”

Kanon didn’t answer even though Norn asked.

That was because, along with that Cat Sith possible to be Prince Maru, one of the human —

No, he is not human.

“Why … is he here?”

The person there was the Third General of the Demon Lord’s army, the vampire Valf.