"No, no, no." Su Yang refused her outright. "It should be said that no one but you will do."
"Why?"
That made Tsuyumaru curious. Could it be that her place in her master's heart was truly that important?
One of a kind?
"Because Tsuyumaru is tiny, wears twin tails, and petting her feels a little like petting a cat."
"And because she's a spirit, she doesn't need baths or use the toilet."
"She's the perfect cat."
"..."
"..." Tsuyumaru was speechless.
"So, Master wants to keep a cat, but doesn't want to bathe it and hates scooping its litter box?"
"And Master likes cats?"
Su Yang nodded. "I do."
"No, Master, hurry up and apologize to cat lovers everywhere. What you're keeping isn't a cat at all."
Tsuyumaru immediately refused.
Su Yang was unhurried. He took a stone from his pocket.
It was the Destruction Stone of the Ordinary World he had used earlier when he went into the middle of the Blood Swamp to retrieve Tsuyumaru.
It was somewhat like a miraculous power.
What was even more miraculous was that it did not seem to be a one-time-use item.
After Su Yang returned to shore and undid the pond's frozen state, it reverted to being a stone.
As though it could be used again.
In other words—
"This stone of mine might be able to temporarily turn Tsuyumaru's body solid, letting her experience the taste of delicious food firsthand."
"But Tsuyumaru-chan apparently can't even fulfill my tiny request... ah..." Su Yang had barely begun to speak mysteriously when he discovered that the young sword had already wrapped herself around his left thigh.
She clung to him tightly.
"Please, Master, properly keep me as your pet. I do have some experience playing the role of a cat."
It was far