As I ran back to the mansion, I kept calling Marie over the phone, but there was no response.I was practically sprinting at this point and soon reached the mansion.Where was Marie?!I saw the guards posted by the gates like usual, and they were really surprised to see me appear so suddenly."Where’s Misa?!""Misana-sama?!"The guards didn’t understand what I was asking them.Had nothing happened here?However, if that was the case, where were the girls?They had gone to check Misa’s flower bed together.I thought about questioning the guards further but realized it would be quicker to just look for the girls myself, so I ignored them and jumped up all the way onto the roof.After looking around for a bit, I spotted the flower beds on the left side of the mansion."Marie!"I jumped down from the roof and landed next to the flowerbeds, which held many beautiful, blooming flowers.Only then did I notice that Marie and Noa were collapsed on the ground right next to one of the flowerbeds
As I swung my arm back to take my anger out on the toad man, Eleanora appeared at the entrance."Nicole, wait!"Just because she told me to wait didn’t mean I was going to stop."Ugh!"I sunk a Cat Punch into the toad man’s stomach."I was too late."No, she made it in time. Because she had suddenly cried out to me, I only used half the usual strength.As proof, the toad man didn’t fly off after getting hit. His internal organs didn’t burst out, either. Instead, he just passed out on the spot, foaming at the mouth."Eleanora ? Why are you here?""I was on my way back from the Commerce Guild and saw you riding Kurone with a crazed look on your face, so I decided to run after you. There was no way I could not follow you after seeing you in such a state."A crazed look? Had I really been making such a scary face?I thought about it for a second. Yup, I probably had been.The girls had just gotten attacked, so it would have been more strange for me not to look mad."Please don’t make the
When we asked the toad man where the other children were being held, he just told us to look for them ourselves.Eleanora was mad that he refused to cooperate, but we had plenty of ways to look for them.I could use detection magic or have Kurone and Shirone sniff them out. Just as I was about to tell that to Eleanora , a short-haired maid in her early twenties raised her hand."I know where the children are.""Ruufa!"The toad man scowled at the maid, but Eleanora just doused him with some more water to make him shut up."You know where they are being held?""Yes, because I prepare their meals for them.""Ruufa, you know what will happen if you betray me, don’t you?""Please, stop making your crime worse. I will properly atone for mine.""Don’t you dare. Who do you think is paying off your parents’ debt after they ran off and left you with it?""You, Gerardo-sama…""What do you think you are doing, then?!"As the toad man cried out, Eleanora summoned a big tide of water and completel
"We need a horse carriage, so go and prepare one!"When we brought the children back above ground and to the entrance of the mansion, we saw Cliff giving orders."You Finally came back, huh."Cliff came over once he noticed us. He looked a bit fatigued.I helped the two boys off of Shirone and asked Misa to watch over them."Cliff, you’re here.""Yes, I arrived not too long ago."Cliff answered Eleanora then moved his gaze to Misa and eventually to me."Nicole, thank you for saving Misana. This will be a great relief to the Faren Gramm family.""How is Noa doing?"Marie had woken up before I ran off while Noa hadn’t yet regained consciousness."She’s fine. She woke up right after you took off."Thank god, Noa was fine, too.If she wasn’t, I might have decided to rampage a bit more.With this, I now had one less thing to worry about."That reminds me, did Gran not come along?"Eleanora and I looked around but did not see Gran .We figured that since his granddaughter had been kidnapped
"Nicole, I’m sorry, but could you please not walk around town in your Cat maid outfit for a while?"He was basically telling me not to walk outside anymore; I wouldn’t feel safe going outside without my Cat maid outfit on."Nobody will know it’s you if you just wear a different outfit."That wasn’t the problem; my life would be in danger if I left my Cat maid outfit at home.There was no guarantee that someone wouldn’t try to pick a fight with me on the streets.I also wouldn’t be able to protect the girls without it. If something bad happened, I would just be a sitting duck.I knew that there was no point in arguing, though, as Gran had no idea why I had to wear my Cat maid outfit all the time.There was nothing I could do… I really didn’t want to trouble Gran more since he was busy dealing with the toad man’s family."Okay, I’ll just stay holed up in my room until it’s time to return to Crimonia, then.""Nicole, you plan on staying in your room until you leave?"He shouldn’t underes
Today was the day we would hold the “Play with Cat s” event. It was named by Noa, of course, after she decided a name was absolutely necessary if we were to hold an event, and we just went with it since it didn’t sound too strange.We would do it at the center of the town plaza. I had been a bit worried about hosting it at a public space, but thanks to Gran ’s permission, we were allowed to use the central area.I summoned the Cats at Gran ’s mansion, and we headed out, Marie and I riding on Kurone while Noa and Misa rode on Shirone.As for their costumes, the girls were wearing my shop’s Cat-themed uniforms."Nicole, don’t you have any Cat uniforms?"Noa asked me out of the blue the day prior."A uniform? Why do you ask?""If you do, let’s all dress up as Cat s.""Big Sis Noire, what’s a Cat uniform?"Misa didn’t know about my shop’s uniforms, so Noa, of course, proceeded to explain her everything about my shop in full details."Such a shop exists?! I want to go there too!"Misa list
After a few leisurely days, the inspector Finally arrived from the capital and released Cliff from his work. Eleanora and Gran now formally took over to resolve the issue, meaning today was the day we could Finally head back to Crimonia."Noa, listen to Cliff properly, okay? I will be coming home as soon as I get my next vacation."A few people had gathered to send us off, with Eleanora in front, making sure to say goodbye to her daughter."Okay. Mother, please tell Big Sister Shia I said hi."Eleanora would be departing back to the capital tomorrow, and Gran intended to join her, too. They were going to take the toad man and his son along with them, of course, as well as the black-clothed man. At the capital, they would Finally be officially judged by the king.A few of the servants working for the toad man would also be brought along while the rest of them would be sentenced by the town instead.Their sentences would surely vary depending on who would be making the judgment, but I w
I have a dream… A very very long dream. A dream about me in the past. For a weird girl like me, childhood is rough. My family wasn’t as caring, but still, I’m grateful for the life they gave me.Without them, I would be unable to experience everything I’ve been through.Life comes in many flavors. Sometimes it's sweet, sometimes it's bitter. Sour days always come and there is a stale, tasteless day of boredom.Back in Japan I only care about myself. I never thought that I would need someone at my side. I always think that I can do everything on my own.I keep proving that everyone else around me was wrong. I accumulate money and live alone. It was fun being able to do anything without someone yelling at you. This freedom and loop of happiness. Being a slave to pleasure is for sure. If not made moderate, it will surely destroy someone’s life.Where am I again? I see, I’m back in my house again.Waking up early in the morning, there as I wake up Marie and Shuri playing with Shirone and