In the residential district of Night-Kirin City, a tiny kitten was wobbling along. The castle's "young master" had been sent to Padmira Palace to be fed because all the Beastmen in Iowa had been dispatched to the forest trails to escort the Human Race.
The kitten mewed as it bumped open a bedroom door and crawled into Wendy's private chambers.
"Meow~"
In the dream, the girls were still running through their combat simulations. Wendy had come up with the idea for Mage Hand a few days ago, and they had been testing it for four or five days now. Yet no matter what Magic Pattern setup she and Sophia tried, they were still utterly helpless against Gleia's Dragon Transformation Art.
After Gleia sent her flying again, Wendy began to doubt herself. She simply lay on the ground and asked Sophia beside her, "Do you think my idea is wrong?"
"I don't know. I think the Magic Array setup should be about right," Sophia said, bewildered. In previous dreams, she had fought opponents above her rank more than once, but she had never been in such a sorry state. She could only admit, "Maybe we haven't understood the true principles behind Dragon Transformation Art."
"Meow~"
While the girls were talking, dark clouds suddenly roiled across the dream sky. Everyone felt the pressure of a higher divine rank.
"Everyone, be careful! Some incredible creature must have invaded!" The Legendary Elf Saranir stared intently at the sky and shouted, "Get over here, all of you!"
"Mrowww~"
The clouds didn't gather together so much as roll into a ball, then transform into a cat's face. Its enormous eyes swept over the girls, leaving them rooted to the spot.
"What is this?"
Though Saranir was struggling too, she could still move freely. As she looked