Chapter 525

Late afternoon. Scheduled meeting place.

"....?"

In a hidden location on the outskirts of the base camp, Harriet could see a black cat approaching from afar.

"...a cat?"

And as the cat approached and grew larger, Harriet was taken aback as it soon took on the familiar form of a person.

"Reinhardt?"

"...."

In just one day, Reinhardt seemed to have gone through a lot.

"What? You can transform into a cat? Since when?"

Harriet was taken aback by the sudden appearance of a cat that turned into Reinhardt.

"Anyway... let's go back to Edina. I'll explain there."

Reinhardt, who was keeping his mouth shut, seemed to have a lot of things he couldn't say.

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Edina Capital, Lazark.

"...Ah, you couldn't enter the Royal Class base camp in human form, so you transformed into a cat?"

"Yeah! But then Sarkergar left me there and ran away!"

He tried to teach me this and that for hours, but I couldn't catch on, so he just left me at the base camp and ran away!

He said that if I just go to Seoul, I'll be fine because I'm cute.

He said that if I get lost, I can just find my way back on my own!

Sarkergar... I thought he was a loyal follower.

Did something accumulate against me?

It's strange that nothing accumulated, isn't it?

When I think about the long history of being treated badly, it's actually strange that I'm being treated so well now.

"My original plan was to transform into a cat and eavesdrop on conversations here and there, but if I get caught, I thought I could get away with it because I'm cute..."

"It turned out to be the opposite, didn't it?"

"...In a way."

"...."

In the end, not only did the entire Royal Class aggro me, but I even ended up spending a night in Ellen's tent.

It turned out to be a good thing in the end.

But there were too many memories I didn't want to remember during the process.

"That bastard Kono Lindt...."

"Why Kono Lindt? What did he do?"

"Forget it. It's nothing."

"What happened? Why are you angry?"

I don't even want to think about it!

"Is he someone who mistreats animals or something?"

"No, it's not that..."

"Then why are you angry?"

He did a good job, but he tried to take care of everything!

If it weren't for him, Lily would have almost become a hostage!

"No. I really don't want to talk about it..."

"...Something must have happened."

Despite experiencing unexpected events, the results were actually good.

Instead of being suspicious, I was able to observe every aspect of the Royal Class members up close.

I was even able to see how Adriana was doing.

Ellen is a demigod.

I don't know if it's because of that or not, but Ellen was clearly better at enduring than me. The spirits may have tried to kill me, but there may be no reason to kill Ellen, who is partly like a god and better at enduring than me. However, even Ellen, who is somewhat close to a god, may be gradually consumed by it. Sarkergar stayed at the base camp to gather information, so I was the only one who returned. The other units are still on the mission, so we finished too early. The other units led by the Lord Vampires are still on the mission. When the alliance's march begins again, we will start again. I checked the situation at the base camp. "What about Heinrich?" And at this point, it may be as important as Ellen's work. "I sent a letter through Sarkergar...." I warned him, but the future is still uncertain. Translation:

In the name of Darkland, it is best to avoid any secret dealings with anyone in the alliance. "There are more than a few people among those who lived together at the temple who would have flipped their eyes and tried to kill someone. And you, Olivia, and Liana are no exception." The cat may forgive, but I cannot. It's only natural. It's not just because this situation happened because of me. Most students lost their hometowns and families. Unless they were from the Yellow Empire, many important people experienced such things. So I will be a steadfast supporter for them. And while I was in the restaurant in the form of a kitten, I listened carefully to the conversations among the students. Of course, most of them only talked about cats, but I also heard stories beyond that. Hatred towards me. There were also many who were completely uninterested in kittens and swallowed up by that hatred. Ludwig is a typical example. Something has changed significantly since Ashur's death. In the case of Cliff, I don't know what he's thinking, but I confirmed that he has become more reserved and less talkative. Whenever the topic of the demon king came up, the atmosphere became tense. I felt it even in the atmosphere of the Royal Class, which was warm and friendly with the appearance of the kitten. There are many who will never forgive me. Will knowing the details change anything? And if people find out about Ellen, Charlotte, Berthus, and the responsibility of the Gradius royal family? People will hate me, Ellen, and the empire together. Then I realized that until everything is destroyed, it will only be the beginning of an era of endless hatred. Heinrich did not lose his family, but he is in the midst of those guys. So if I or my people go and tell him the truth, he will not believe it but rather suspect it. So it's better to be anonymous. If those guys find out the truth about the gate incident, it will be an even bigger problem. They will know that the root cause of the gate incident is the responsibility of the imperial family, including me, and that they have been hiding it until now. It's better not to know the truth. Knowing it itself can be the beginning of the division of the alliance. "But... how can you be so sure that it will happen?" Harry asked, and I looked out the window in silence. I know the future. But now it doesn't matter anymore. Because now I don't know the future, except for the future I saw. "Sometimes things that happen between people can be too obvious." People are the same and the dynamics of power are the same. And they start to change. Then the events that are supposed to happen in the midst of those changes will continue as they are. Harry seemed to be confused by my words. Translation: Heinrich von Schwarzk is a discarded prince. When he was young, he accidentally killed his own brothers while awakening his abilities, which led to him being chased by the Templars. Therefore, when I first encountered Heinrich during the early days of the Templars, I wasn't afraid of the aftermath because I knew that the Kernstadt royal family had no interest in him. "But I can't predict everything... and this isn't my area of expertise either..." I didn't predict the complex dynamics of politics, I just created characters and events, so I need to find an expert to deal with what happens next. And as always, there's always a possibility of something hidden that I don't know about. In this case, Charlotte can tell me what else I need to do or know. "But you know..." "What?" Harry looks at me with a puzzled expression. "I want to see it too." "What? See what?" "I didn't get a good look earlier." Ah, I think I know what he's talking about. "No... why do you want to see that?" "It's just interesting. Can't I?" Harry comes up to me, excitedly asking me. No, why is he so excited about a cat? Actually, I don't really like cats. There's no reason to like cats that cry weirdly all over the neighborhood during mating season. I've never raised one before. I just chose it because it's easier to hide than a dog and won't need a leash. And because kittens are usually cute. And when the people from the Royal Class Garrison all came to see me, they were all so impressed and excited about it! It's cute, but is it really that impressive? Even though it's in the middle of a desolate and devastated battlefield? That's how it was. I didn't even expect Ellen to show that much interest! I don't like turning into a cat! I still don't know how to do it properly! I can walk and run now, but I still don't know how to do more than that. "Yeah! Do it! Do it! Do it!" If I don't do it, he'll cry, won't he? But why does he want to see it so badly? It's been so long since I've seen Harry so excited that I'm actually confused. "No..." There's not much difference between this and the other side, but I can't refuse Harry when he's like this. "How did it end up like this..." In the end, I lost. I used Sarkagar's ring again. After a while, Harry looks down at the small black cat that he has become. Oh. But. Because he's smaller, the angle is... "Hey! You!" Harry hastily covers his private parts. -Meow! No! It's you who wanted to transform! Did you think I knew this would happen? This is the second time it's happened, so I didn't know what would happen! Harry stepped back with a surprised face, then approached me with bent knees and lifted me up as a cat.

"Meow!"

"Ah! So cute!"

Harry hugged me tightly.

As always, the secretary Harry was serious and mature, but everyone liked seeing him act his age and show off the cat.

Although many people feared the demon king, the secretary had a good impression on everyone.

As he wandered around showing off the cat, he met various people.

"What are you, a cat?"

Olivia Ranche, who came to the palace to talk to Seopjeong, was no exception.

"I'm cute, right?"

"What's cute? Why does the cat look so bad? And I hate cats. It's useless, it's about animals."

At Olivia's words, Harry smiled.

Olivia's expression froze because of a scary guess.

"What? Are you kidding me?"

Harry kissed the black cat.

"Meow!"

"Isn't it cute?"

"What the hell is going on?"

Olivia watched as the cat suddenly transformed into a human form in Harry's hands.

"What are you doing?"

Linehart covered his mouth and looked flustered.

"Why are you my cat?"

"What, what... what is this now? What happened?"

Olivia watched as the cat turned into a human and Harry laughed and left the palace. Linehart tried to surprise Olivia by transforming into a wolf, but she actually liked it, saying she loves bigger animals.