In the broadcast room of the dream's train station, Landen was feeding canned food to a cat and a dog. He could not possibly imagine that, even in a dream, such open and brazen blasphemy would be enough for the two largest Beastmen tribes to start a war with him once every year.
Seeing the cat hesitate a little, Landen simply reached out and started petting it. First he stroked its head, then its hindquarters, spreading both hands to comb its tangled fur smooth.
"Everything about this world is good, except there aren't any cats to pet," Landen reminisced. "When I was little, we had cats and dogs at home. They loved it when I petted them."
"Meow~" The kitten cooperated with Landen's "technique" and let out a comfortable cry. After petting the cat into bliss, he started teasing the dog. The dog looked somewhat afraid, even baring its teeth and growling at Landen, but in his own dream, Landen was not afraid of the dog's threats. Before long, he had dragged the dog over and started brushing its fur.
In a station just like the one back in his hometown, living the childhood life of calling cats and teasing dogs—what had originally been the Magic Beast God's curse now made Landen reluctant to leave. After the cat and dog had finished their canned food, he simply took the two little ones on a tour of the station, returning from the platform to the waiting hall, then entering the hot-water room, supermarket, fast-food restaurants, and even the staff offices one by one.
A few dozen meters behind Landen, two women and one man were spying on him.
When the train station appeared again, Lily finally remembered Landen, Fanil, and her own mission. However, she also realized that she had returned