Cat Boss

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Cat Boss (猫老板)
Alias(es)	Yami; Little Black Cat
Species/Race	Elf Race cat
Affiliation	Cat Boss Restaurant; Lanchi's contracted beast
Occupation/Role	Restaurant owner and chef; logistics support for Lanchi's Shadow World teams
First Appearance	Chapter 180

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Tier 7	180	Initially documented as a very weak Elf Race cat despite its high Tier; it was said that even a Tier 7 Cat Boss might lose to fierce Tier 3–4 Magical Beasts.
Eighth Rank	614	Advanced from Tier 7 after the team's SSS-rated clear of the Tier 7 Shadow World, Darkest Eclipse Demon Realm. Its settlement reward included the Eighth Rank Epic Equipment Card Dawn Storm 614 615.
Tier 9	821	Reached the Ninth Rank after another Shadow World clearance and received the Tier 9 Pink Divine Magic Card Night Dew Wind Whisper. Its raw magic-power intensity was still described as roughly comparable to a Tier 6 combatant 821.

Background / History

Cat Boss was an unusually weak individual among Elf Race cats, lacking combat talent and relying on a lucky space-element survival skill to endure disasters over its long life. It eventually drifted to Ikelite, settled there, and became a restaurant owner through its own efforts 741.

By the time Talia began helping at the Cat Boss Restaurant, Cat Boss was already running its kitchen and regularly making her late-night snacks. Its long lifespan had allowed it to reach Tier 7, though it remained physically and offensively weak for that rank 180.

Cat Boss later hid in Lanchi's shadow and revealed itself after being frightened by explosions from his card-making practice. Lanchi welcomed it into his dormitory and offered to show it around Iketerite Academy, beginning their long-term companionship 182.

Appearance

Cat Boss normally appears as a small, cute black cat with bright yellow eyes. Its harmless domestic appearance regularly causes others to mistake it for a Familiar, pet, or stray cat despite its rank 344 753.

• Small black-furred body, often compared to a lump of black coal or black bread.
• Fluorescent yellow eyes visible in darkness 756.
• Can float through telekinesis or space-related magic.
• In its transformed cat-person form, it has soft black short hair, cat ears, a long black tail, and a slight, childlike body around 1.4 meters tall 848.
• Its transformed form is visually androgynous; it was mistaken for a young cat-person boy by Bianca 848.

Personality

Cat Boss is timid, curious, food-motivated, and deeply attached to the restaurant and the people around it. It worries easily when Lanchi undertakes dangerous plans, but its curiosity and desire for rewards repeatedly lead it into Shadow Worlds, political crises, and unfamiliar places 303 537 779.

It is proud of being a high-ranking divine beast but sensitive about its weak racial combat ability. Cat Boss frequently protests being called a pet or being underestimated as a low-tier creature, while also retreating quickly when confronted by genuinely dangerous opponents 671 753 848.

Despite its fearfulness, Cat Boss is loyal and caring. It protects Elsa during the Bulida Mafia incident, takes care of Sigrid with meals and concern, and worries about the welfare of its restaurant staff 344 462 756.

Abilities & Skills

Space Attribute

Cat Boss's inherent attribute is Space, rather than telekinesis or Wind. Its basic class passive is the White Common Soul Imprint [Space Elf Cat Specialization] 687.

• Increases Magic Power by 2% and Mental attributes by 4%.
• Reduces Space-type magic Mana consumption by 5%.
• Its luck allowed it to obtain a space-element survival skill, helping it live through numerous dangers and eventually reach Tier 7 741.
• It can conceal itself in or emerge from Lanchi's shadow, often following him unnoticed 182 462.

Telekinesis Magic

Telekinesis was initially the only magic Cat Boss considered itself good at, though it had little killing power at Tier 7 182.

• Floats objects and carries shopping bags without touching them 182 344.
• Can levitate itself, though this makes it conspicuous in public 848.
• At Eighth Rank, using telekinesis in human form can cause members of the same race to instinctively feel suppressed 752.
• Uses telekinesis for restaurant work, transportation, and emergency support rather than direct combat.

Communication

Cat Boss can assist with long-range communications and emergency contact.

• Lanchi planned to use its Super Long-Distance Communication Magic to contact Snowfield Province lords 345.
• It used communication magic to alert Lanchi while escorting Elsa through the Bulida Industrial Zone 755.
• It can produce or use the Tier 6 tool card [Ultra-Long Range Communication Program] 756.

Magic Card Use

Lanchi treats Cat Boss as an external card slot, supplying it with high-tier cards and Mental-attribute equipment to compensate for its low innate combat strength 303.

• [Roar of the Storm Dragon] — Tier 7 Pink Divine Spell Card given by Lanchi. At Tier 7, casting it once could exhaust Cat Boss's Mana; it later gained enough Mana to cast it without immediately emptying its reserves 303 615.
• [Imitation Stone Slab - Wind] — Tier 1 White Common card that adds special effects to Wind-attribute magic, intended to make Roar of the Storm Dragon more intimidating 303.
• [Dawn Storm] — Eighth Rank Epic Equipment Card received from the Darkest Eclipse Demon Realm settlement 615.
• [Night Dew Wind Whisper] — Tier 9 Pink Divine healing spell. Lanchi described Cat Boss's support as effectively giving him five extra lives 821.
• [Transformation Art: Human] — A backup card from Lanchi that lets Cat Boss assume a cat-person form; it dislikes using it due to the vulnerability and unwanted attention it attracts 752 848.

Cooking

Cat Boss is the owner and working chef of the Cat Boss Restaurant.

• Prepares meals and late-night snacks for Talia 180.
• Continues cooking for Lanchi, Sigrid, and their companions during their travels 829.
• Wishes to learn Demon Realm dishes to expand the restaurant's menu 551.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• [Roar of the Storm Dragon] — Tier 7 Pink Divine Spell Card 303.
• [Imitation Stone Slab - Wind] — Tier 1 White Common Wind-effect card 303.
• [Dawn Storm] — Eighth Rank Epic Equipment Card 615.
• [Night Dew Wind Whisper] — Tier 9 Pink Divine healing Magic Card 821.
• [Transformation Art: Human] — Transformation card supplied by Lanchi 752 848.
• [Ultra-Long Range Communication Program] — Tier 6 communication tool card 756.

Relationships

• Lanchi — Contracted companion, benefactor, and frequent traveling partner. Lanchi supplies Cat Boss with high-tier cards, includes it in Shadow World teams, and regards its being a cat as an irreplaceable advantage 303 537 754.
• Talia — Friend and restaurant associate. Cat Boss helped Talia recognize her feelings toward Lanchi, while Talia regularly cooks for and pets it 180 687.
• Hughberlian — Close friend and fellow Shadow World challenger. Hughberlian lives at the Cat Boss Restaurant and helped Cat Boss achieve its Eighth Rank breakthrough 537 614 762.
• Sigrid — A friend Cat Boss cares for and serves meals to; Sigrid trusts it enough to let it sit on her hand 344.
• Elsa Washington — Temporary charge during Lanchi's Krui Di operation. Cat Boss protected and fled with Elsa when the Bulida Mafia and Blood Race pursued them 752 756.
• Toliado — Space-element companion who took Cat Boss around Saint Krui Di Monastery and used it as bait to obscure his own escape trail from the War Gods 847 848.
• Bianca — Twelfth War God and fellow cat race member. Cat Boss is wary of Bianca after she mistook its transformed form for a young male cat-person and made unsettling remarks about their future offspring 848.
• Tata — Cat Boss's child, whose existence it initially kept private 463.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Cat Boss Restaurant — Operates the Ikelite restaurant, employs Talia when understaffed, and becomes a familiar figure in Lanchi's daily life 180.
• Lanchi's companion — Begins traveling with Lanchi after revealing itself from his shadow, serving as a cook, utility-card carrier, and emotional support 182 657.
• Darkest Eclipse Demon Realm — Receives a special Shadow World challenger license as a logistics Magic Artisan, listed by Lanchi as the team's “backpack.” The SSS settlement raises it from Tier 7 to Eighth Rank 537 614.
• Krui Di Empire operation — Poses publicly as Professor Landry's relatively ordinary Elf Race contracted beast while helping Lanchi inspect residences, gather information, and protect Elsa 731 752 756.
• Moon God Festival — Uses Transformation Art: Human after becoming separated from Toliado, encounters three War Gods, and narrowly escapes their attention by reverting to cat form 848.
• Final high-rank Shadow World — Accompanies Lanchi and Talia through an Eighth Rank Shadow World, advances to Tier 9, and obtains Night Dew Wind Whisper 779 821.

Notable Quotes

“I'm Cat Boss, you always come to my shop, meow.” 182

“Meow meow, I'm not a pet!” 671

“Then I'll try a little harder to learn. I can't accomplish nothing in this Shadow World, meow.” 551

Trivia

• Cat Boss's true name is Yami, revealed during the settlement of Darkest Eclipse Demon Realm 614.
• It reached Tier 7 largely through longevity, luck, and survival rather than combat training 741.
• Cat Boss calls its martial-arts-inspired paw technique the Meow Meow Fist, claiming it used the skill to survive as a low-tier stray 741.
• The Krui Di Empire came to regard the “black cat of Bulida” as a symbol of good fortune, with rumors of a divine beast statue being planned in its honor 879.
• Despite reaching Ninth Rank, Cat Boss cannot naturally transform into a complete human and still requires a transformation card 821 848.