Chapter 29: Untitled

We followed Yasaka, who promised compensation, to the Youkai headquarters in Kyoto.

I just intended to scare them a little and have some fun, but it seems she intends to give us proper compensation.

"Wow... There are so many Youkai...! Ah! There's a Nekomata too!"

Ravel looked around in fascination like a child.

"Hmm? Ravel, didn't your brother have a Nekomata among his servants too?"

"Ah, Ni and Li?"

Look at those haphazardly chosen names.

"Come to think of it, Ni and Li were Nekomata too, right? I forgot."

...How can you forget that?

Following Yasaka, we were guided to a quite luxurious room.

"We will treat you as honored guests. If there is anything else you desire, please let us know."

Yasaka bowed politely.

"Hmm..."

Something I desire...

"Can I touch those fox ears?"

"E-Excuse me?"

I've always wanted to touch animal ears.

"Master?! That's cheating! It's clearly cheating!"

Sera hung onto my arm in a panic.

No, how is just asking to touch ears cheating?

Isn't the cutline a bit too strict?

I'm not even dating anyone, so how is it cheating?

"If you wish... here..."

"Oh..."

She's actually letting me do it.

I carefully touched Yasaka's fluffy ears.

This feels fascinating.

It feels like touching a very high-quality fur coat.

"Ugh... Ah..."

What the...? Why are you moaning, Lady Yasaka? Is touching your ears that stimulating?

"Uuu... Masteeer! Touch my ears instead!"

"That's right! Master! Rather touch my ears...!"

No...

"You guys don't have animal ears."

Crack──!

I heard the sound of Sera and Hwaryeong's hearts breaking at my words.

"Ughhhhh...! Then how about wings?! Or tails?!"

"Hey, don't open them. It's chaotic, Sera."

I felt like I would be pestered endlessly by Sera and Hwaryeong if I touched any longer, so I took my hand off Yasaka's ears.

"Ah... How was it? My ears?"

"They were nice. Good to touch."

"Then, I shall take my leave now. Please rest comfortably."

Yasaka left the room with a flushed face.

"Phew...! Meeting the ruler of Kyoto! I think it was a wonderful experience!"

Seeing Ravel, who wasn't even scared anymore and just thought she had a fascinating and precious experience, made me realize she's been quite influenced by me.

I didn't teach her anything bad, so it should be fine, right?

"Shall we ask for some food?"

"Good idea~!"

"Something delicious!"

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Deep in the night, when everyone was asleep.

Rustle— Rustle—.

I woke up to a foreign sound.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a beautiful girl with cat ears and a black tail.

An expressionless face with black bobbed hair partially mixed with white, and jet-black eyes.

She had a cute appearance, but the most striking feature was──.

Her huge chest.

A chest larger than Sera's and Hwaryeong's immediately caught my eye.

It’s a cat girl with breasts so big I wonder if they’re on par with Wendy’s.

No, maybe a little smaller than that.

Since I encountered her here, she must be a Youkai, so probably a Nekomata.

"Nyaa...? How are you perfectly awake, nyan?"

After hearing the cat girl speak and looking closely, I saw something like smoke scattered in the air.

Sleeping gas?

"I'm not weak enough to fall for something like this."

"No way...? This even works on the Queen of Kyoto, nyan?"

It works even up to Dragon King-Class?

It must have been a more impressive item than I thought.

"I'm stronger than Yasaka, so it might not work on me."

It seems Sera and Hwaryeong are fast asleep.

The sleeping gas wouldn't have worked on them either... but I guess it can't be helped since dragons naturally sleep a lot.

Should I handle this?

"So, what were you trying to do by spraying sleeping gas?"

"Since you are people receiving VIP treatment, I thought you might have precious items, nyan."

A thief, then.

"No, you used that level of sleeping gas just for theft?"

"I was preparing to rob this place from a long time ago, it just coincided with your visit, nyan."

I see.

"But you're confessing easier than I thought?"

"Yeah, because you're going to collapse here, nyan."

Simultaneously with the end of her sentence, the cat girl lunged at me.

As she charged, she wrapped her hands and feet in black burning fire wheels and swung them at me.

However...

"Hmm, is this all?"

Immediately, tentacles shot out from my shadow and grabbed her limbs, immobilizing her.

"Ugh...! No way, nyan..."

Her speed seemed decent, but she's only about High-Class or Ultimate-Class at best.

No matter how fast she is, she's in the palm of my hand.

The black fire wheels wrapped around her limbs were burning the shadow tentacles, but they were useless against the constantly regenerating tentacles.

"What on earth is this..."

"Shadow tentacles with infinite regenerative power backed by the Grail. No matter how much you burn them or whatever you do, they will keep regenerating, so it's meaningless."

"That can't be... These Black Fire Wheels are powerful cursed flames... regeneration?"

No wonder the shadow tentacles were burning.

These shadow tentacles are practically part of my body, so I wondered how mere fire could burn my body. Now I know the reason.

That aside... Strength around Ultimate-Class, and a mysterious ability to wield powerful curses...

...This is perfect material for a Peerage member, isn't it?

Grinning, I approached the cat girl struggling in the grip of the shadow tentacles.