Listening to Cat Teacher Tell His Story

At this moment, inside the Gate of Glory.

Cat Teacher has really let loose and is no longer putting on airs as a master.

With four claws like hooks, it clung tightly to the large Bluefin Tuna, munching away happily, its furry face smeared with fish oil.

Where is even a trace of the dignity of Martial Arts master?

Nobunaga looked at his strict teacher, whom he had respected for almost a year, and saw that the teacher was now acting like an ordinary house cat that had seen fish. His lips twitched, and he couldn't bear to look at him, so he silently turned away.

Uvogin went over and scratched his head, seemingly attracted by the other's eating habits. Feeling hungry himself, he asked.

"Cat Master, is this fish really that delicious?"

"Since Ian said he caught a few from the Dark Continent, he must have more. Don't eat too fast. Once we're out, Ian will cook these fish into a dish; it'll definitely taste even better!"

Although he was tempted, Uvogin resisted the urge to share the fishy smell with his Cat Teacher.

However, he did miss Ian's gadgets.

If this fish were cooked using props, it would be incredibly delicious.

As soon as he said that, Cat Teacher stopped eating the fish instantly.

It suddenly raised its head, its oily cat face tense, pretending to be calm as it got up, licked its paws, wiped the fish oil off its face, leaped up, stood with its hands behind its back, cleared its throat, and said indifferently.

"Ahem, it's just a matter of satisfying one's appetite. I only did this because I saw your eldest son was so eager to please, and I couldn't bear to disappoint him."

It speaks in a grand and righteous manner.

But his eyes kept glancing at the Golden Gun, and his tail swayed uncontrollably; his thoughts were crystal clear to everyone.

Ian crossed his arms and said with a half-smile.

"Cat Teacher, you're too kind. If you want to eat fish, that's no problem. I just came back from traveling in the Dark Continent. There are all kinds of fish there, from Plant Fish with grass growing on their heads to Silver Knife Fish scales all over their bodies. In just one Forest lake, I saw several kinds of large fish that were over ten meters long."

"Tsk tsk, I wonder how it tastes..."

Upon hearing this, Cat Teacher's eyes widened in surprise, as if he had never seen anything like it before.

However, Ian changed the subject, his eyes narrowing slightly, and said calmly.

"However, you can't just eat fish for free. You have to tell me who you are, right?"

Why are we trapped here?

"For twenty thousand years, you've been practicing your martial arts and slacking off inside this Gate of Glory?"

Upon hearing this, the previously noisy training ground instantly fell silent.

Chrollo, Nobunaga, Feitan, and the others all looked over, their eyes filled with curiosity.

They hadn't expected that Ian was also unaware of this special being residing within the Gate of Glory.

Cat Teacher stroked his whiskers, which were smeared with fish oil, and his expression became slightly more serious. A complex emotion flashed in his vertical pupils, a mixture of vicissitudes, resentment, and a hint of relief.

"My original name Chehu. Twenty thousand years ago, I was a member of the royal Martial Arts instructors of the Cat Country."

"At that time, a great war broke out between the Cat Country and the Dog Country."

"To be honest, my being trapped here is inextricably linked to those bastards!"

"The cause was that when our kind and benevolent Cat Princess was traveling around the country, her information was leaked, which attracted a pack of dogs to attack her. I was also in the guard team at the time, but I failed to protect her, resulting in her being injured and cursed by the Dog Clan."

"In order to awaken the princess, the Cat King had no choice but to seek out the Great Sage and use forbidden Cat Magic..."

"That kind of magic is indeed a taboo in the Cat Country. After the Great Sage used it, I don't know if the princess woke up. I only know that I saw a giant hand reach out from the sky that day, and then I woke up and was trapped here."

After Cat Teacher finished speaking, he sighed, and his once upright shoulders seemed to slump slightly.

Ian frowned, as if he had heard a clichéd and boring story.

That's it?

He looked puzzled.

"Meow?"

The Cat Teacher let out a puzzled meow, as if to say something.

That's not enough, kid. What else do you want to hear?

Chrollo, Machi, Pakunoda, and the others all had a black line appear on their foreheads.

Okay... this is the story Cat Teacher told...

Hmm, that's terrible!

Even Uvogin could tell that the story was truly low-brow, and he shook his head and sighed.

"Well... Cat Teacher, you're pretty unlucky..."

Upon hearing Uvogin's words, Cat Teacher's whiskers twitched, and he said in a deep voice.

"Of course I'm unlucky!"

"Unable to avenge the national and personal grievances, I, an old man, am completely devoted to Martial Arts, having almost dedicated everything to Martial Arts."

"But... what I've seen and heard here has made me realize that all my ascetic practices have been meaningless!"

"I cannot progress here, nor can I leave."

"Who could be more unlucky than me?"

Upon hearing his words, Ian pursed his lips, secretly pondering the veracity of what the other man had said.

Although Cat Teacher said was simple.

But if we accept what it says, and everything actually happened...

So this Cat Country is actually quite powerful.

After all, the Cat Teacher's strength has not improved, which means that the strength it is showing now is the same as the strength it has shown in the past.

The opponent's strength and skill level were almost on par with Netero's.

However, even in the Cat Country, he could only serve as a royal Martial Arts instructor.

If given a real chance, it might actually break through the "Extreme Realm that Aimina and the others mentioned.

After much deliberation, Ian spoke earnestly.

"Going out is easy."

"However, I need your assurance, Cat Teacher, that after we leave here, you will continue to train Uvogin and the others wholeheartedly."

Upon hearing Ian's words, the Cat Teacher remained silent for a moment, then gently flicked his tail.

Everyone around them stared silently at Ian and the dog.

"Hmph, I've already given up on you, kid."

It chuckled, then quietly sat cross-legged on the ground and said calmly.

"I already know that you are not the creator of this strange artifact, so... I will not have any expectations."

As it spoke, it raised its paw, seemingly no longer hiding its gluttonous nature.

"Whoosh!"

An Iron-scaled Fish appeared out of thin air, tearing through space. It reached out with its two claws, grabbed the fish, and sniffed it as if it were smoking a cigar.

It let out a deep breath.

"I don't have high expectations. Actually, it's quite nice here."

"I've already figured out the rules of this prop from those fools; it's simply for training."

It glared at them with its round eyes.

"Any idea that can help people train can be realized in this space. In fact, it's much freer than outside."

"Although... the fish here doesn't taste like anything at all..."

"But I am content..."

"I can really take you out; there won't be any trouble at all."

Ian began to speak.

But Cat Teacher, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, pressed down on its two cat ears, completely ignoring the noise, and shouted loudly.

"I won't believe your lies! Stop talking, stop talking, I don't believe you!"

"Even if I get out, the rules here will pull me back!"

"I don't believe it!"

Seeing its excited reaction, Ian immediately realized that this Cat Teacher, like the Shawshank Redemption, had been "institutionalized."

It... has become one with the world before it.

Twenty thousand years may seem to have had no effect on it, but the erosion began with thought.

The other party was afraid of being disappointed, so from the beginning they dared not believe that this was possible.

However... this behavior actually reassured Ian somewhat.

Perhaps the other party wasn't lying.

Doraemon's gadgets come from the future, a time when various extradimensional spaces had already been thoroughly researched and understood by people from that future.

Probably... a powerful Cat Country.

To future humans, it will likely just be a kingdom of animals, much like dinosaurs, that can be studied.

"Sigh, I never thought that one day, no one would believe me when I tell the truth."

As Ian grumbled, he pulled out a white eraser, wiped the space around, and muttered something under his breath.

"Gate of Glory, immediately remove all exit restrictions. All sentient beings may freely enter and exit."

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint, shimmering white light flashed across the eraser.

The next second, the entire training ground shook violently.

Cat Teacher's ears had already perked up at some point. Hearing the noise, they twitched, and a complex expression of expectation, fear, worry, and trepidation appeared on his cat face.

"Let's go, Cat Teacher."

Ian pulled out the [Anywhere Door] again.

With the [Make-Lies-Come-True Eraser] effect, even if Cat Teacher goes out this time, he won't be restricted by the rules of the Gate of Glory.

Cat Teacher's breathing became slightly heavy.

It was as if I could see the warm, gentle sunlight shining in from behind the Anywhere Door.