"About my advancement, I'll explain it when we get home. But it's a long story."
"That's all right. I like long stories. Maybe we can have dinner together."
Her Royal Highness the Princess said, reaching out to beckon the cat lying on Shade's lap, intending to pick it up. But as soon as she extended her hand, Little Mia raised a paw and swatted it away.
The cat pressed its chin against Shade's leg, making its face look rather flat. It let out a "Meow~" and looked at Dorothy with its lovely amber eyes, as though wondering who she was.
After returning home following a day away, Shade roughly told Leisha about what he had experienced yesterday. Luvia had asked him to keep the secret of the Chosen Ones and their relationship, while Miss Galina had told him not to reveal anything related to the Witches, so Shade omitted several crucial parts.
Even so, the story was still far more exciting than Leisha had imagined.
Especially when Shade mentioned how Little Mia had accidentally been packed into a box and taken into the Darkness Domain, then stolen a crucial relic during the battle, Leisha repeatedly asked:
"Is that really something an ordinary cat can do? You said Little Mia was very clever, but isn't this a little too clever?"
"I suspect Little Mia has the bloodline of some magical creature we don't know about."
Shade sat on the sofa, scratching Mia beneath the chin.
"But I had my friend examine it. Other than being smart, there's nothing unusual about it. So this time, I think it was my luck that let it save me."
"That truly is an excellent pet. I think you really should buy it from its owner."
"Oh, just mentioning that gives me a headache. Miss Mia