Palicos Are So Cute

Becoming the most conspicuous one in the whole group wasn't entirely without its benefits. At the very least, Cheng Tian didn't need to ask about much of the information; the hunters who came over to ply him with drinks volunteered it themselves.

This airship currently carried the combat personnel of the Fifth Expedition Team. Its members were half NPCs and half players, and it had departed later than the first transport fleet. To ensure speed, its regular living supplies had been compressed to the absolute minimum, all so it could catch up with the ships ahead as quickly as possible.

And aboard the transport ship ahead was the Azure Star, equally renowned among hunters.

Cheng Tian was rather curious about that. What kind of person would this world's Azure Star be? Would they share a save file with the template he had loaded back then?

He downed another glass of almost nonalcoholic beer, but his gaze kept sweeping toward lower places.

It wasn't just Cheng Tian. Nearly all the players were making similar movements to some extent, and the reason was those little cuties weaving back and forth through the corridors, meowing all the while—

Palicos.

There were many nonhuman races in Chosen Space, especially in places that specialized in that sort of business. Their sheer variety was enough to let a visitor publish a Chosen Space Customs Handbook.

Players had also acquired many nonhuman servants through taming them in various instances.

But when it came to cuteness, few could truly compare to the Palicos, the unique beastfolk race of Monster Hunter World.

They were generally bigger than ordinary housecats, yet their appearance showed almost no striking mutations. At most, they had gone from walking on all fours to standing on two legs, while their brain capacity had greatly increased,