ALL NOVEL chapter 83 - Divine Cat Mii-chan Returns to the Royal Capital
83 Divine Cat Mii-chan Returns to the Royal Capital
Returning to the inn in the royal capital, Nero is faced with the usual dilemma of how much food to order for dinner.
“Should I order for six people?”
“Wait, you don’t eat that much, do you?”
“Yes, I do. We definitely will, right, Mii-chan?”
“Meow.”
Among them, the only one with a smaller appetite is Lu-kun, but since he’s eating cat food, there shouldn’t be a problem. He’ll likely grow into a voracious eater like the others soon enough. After all, he’s the child of the Granbear King…
Of course, they finished every bit of dinner. Lu-kun received a small share from Sera and ate about a third of his cat food.
“You really ate all that…”
“Dessert is always a separate stomach, meow.”
“Meow.”
“Still hungry, huh…”
Returning to the room, everyone’s bath time is underway, with Elena helping to wash them. Perro, having transformed into a cat, cuddles up and asks to be washed.
“Well, it can’t be helped. This is a special case.”
Nero reflects on how he feels like he’s heard that line before… but dismisses it as just his imagination.
The other pets are lounging in Mii-chan’s small tub. It’s a bit too small, so Nero decides he needs to buy a larger tub in the future and will return the borrowed one to Mrs. Quint, the innkeeper.
After everyone is clean, it’s time for the usual dessert. With the royal capital just around the corner, Nero serves kuzumochi (a type of jelly-like sweet).
“Oh, it’s squishy!”
Not squishy, kuzumochi. Nero serves it to Peo and Elena.
For Sera and Lu-kun, Nero has prepared banana ice cream by mashing bananas, adding a bit of honey, and freezing it.
Everyone eats happily.
Meanwhile, Mii-chan looks at Nero with a sad expression, tilting her head as if asking if she can have some too. Her face is so sorrowful that it makes Nero want to hug her.
It’s not that she can’t have any. Nero decides to experiment.
He takes some anko (sweet bean paste) and prepares two versions of ice cream: one frozen normally and the other mixed with milk and then frozen.
He places both options in front of Mii-chan.
“Mii~?”
She asks, “Can I eat these?” with a bright smile. Nero encourages her to go ahead and try them.
Mii-chan starts with the usual rich anko ice cream but eventually tries the milk-infused version as well. She seems to enjoy both, but she finishes the rich anko ice cream first, licking the bowl clean.
When asked which was better, Mii-chan, of course, tapped the plate of rich anko ice cream. What a pity. Nero had hoped that with success, the amount of anko used could be halved.
Satisfied, Mii-chan washes her face with her front paws.
And then, there’s another one here who has awakened to the joys of sweets.
“What’s this, it’s delicious. I want a bit of what Lu-kun is eating too!”
“Grr…”
Ah, Lu-kun’s dessert is gone now. Lu-kun approaches with a sad face, whimpering. It’s a harsh world where the strong take, and important things must be fiercely protected. Just look at Peo and Sera; they completely ignore Elena. Lu-kun, seeing this, is quite shocked.
Feeling sorry, Nero gives Lu-kun some affection and prepares a new treat.
“This is wonderful… I want more.”
Mii-chan keeps glancing over, trying to get more. What is she doing?!
“If you eat this before bed, you’ll gain weight.”
“Guh…”
Elena collapses onto the bed. If you’re going to sleep, you should brush your teeth first. Even Mii-chan brushes hers occasionally, though only when there’s time. I need to buy toothbrushes for Sera and Lu-kun too. Peo brushes his own teeth.
Now, let’s get ready for bed. Mii-chan, come here.
“Mii~”
Sera and Lu-kun also snuggle into the middle bed.
“Ugh… Peo-chan, let’s sleep together.”
“Even with Peo would be fine!”
“But it’s lonely to sleep alone.”
“Leave it to me. I’m good at snuggling!”
I didn’t hear any of that. I didn’t hear it, okay?
“Mii~”
Let’s go to sleep. Good night…
Ah, I slept well. Good morning, Mii-chan.
“Mii~”
Sera and Lu-kun are up too. Good morning.
“Nyah.”
“Gau.”
Since there’s no scream, Peo must be under the bed? When everyone searches, they hear Peo’s mournful, faint voice from under Elena’s bed.
“Help me~”
Since I couldn’t exactly pull away a woman’s blanket, I called out to Elena to wake her up.
“Hmm? Good morning…”
What I saw was Peo, still in cat form, tightly held by Elena. Had he been in that state all this time? It’s a bit enviable in a way. Sera, showing a bit of schadenfreude, smacked Peo’s face with her tail. It’s probably what Peo deserved.
Who could have predicted this outcome? No one, right?
“Mii~”
Peo, forever…
“Don’t just kill him off~!”
Well, let’s go have breakfast.
“Peo wants fried eggs~”
“Mii…”
“Nyah…”
“Gau…”
Peo has been eating like there’s no tomorrow since birth. He’s quite the glutton. Peo seems like a headstrong character, but that’s part of what makes him lovable. A cherished friend.
After getting Sumire ready, we set off. We rode until the city looked small behind us, then stopped briefly. Elena got off, took out a whistle, and blew it. Soon, the flying dragon arrived. Mii-chan took out the saddle from the bag and mounted it again, and we set off. We would go as far as we could today. With Sumire, we should reach the royal capital in about two days.
We camped just short of Sesto and arrived at the royal capital by the evening of the second day.
Sumire is getting faster and faster, showing signs that she still has more energy to spare.
“Mii~”