Luvia's footsteps gradually faded away, but Shade, sitting in the room, did not reach for his teacup. Instead, he lowered his head and examined the orange cat.
He had not forgotten that the night before last, this cat had absorbed a trace of divine power and turned back into a cat without using him to lift the curse. Luvia said there was nothing wrong with the cat, and Shade also thought it possible that he had unconsciously dispelled the thaumaturgy on the cat while unconscious. But he had always been cautious.
"Meow~"
Seeing that Shade did not react, the cat lying down raised its head to look at him.
Shade was certain that the cat he had adopted was an ordinary cat, at least it had been a few days ago. What worried him now was not that the cat had dispelled its own curse, but that after absorbing a trace of divine power, it might no longer be ordinary.
Though there had been no such cases in modern times, ancient myths and legends often told stories of mortal things receiving the power of gods and changing themselves.
Even if those were merely stories, they still had some reference value. Other than reverting to a cat after the curse was lifted, Mia had shown no other unusual traits so far. Even when Shade directly touched it, the woman in his heart could not sense anything strange about the cat.
"If you're willing to talk to me, I'll take you out for something delicious at noon today."
He suddenly whispered to the cat.
"Meow?"
The cat, which had already stood up, gave a confused cry. Then it rubbed its fluffy face with its right forepaw, showing absolutely no intention of speaking human language.
That put Shade at ease. Though there were