Black Cat

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Bai Rijian Black Cat 37
Alias(es)	Black Cat; Lost Black Cat 36 39
Species/Race	Fantasy Type magical girl; later a Demonfallen witch 37 84
Gender	Feminine
Affiliation	Witch Band; later Witch Academy 36 86
Occupation/Role	Witch Band keyboardist; ranged-control combatant 36 90
Status	Active 141
First Appearance	Chapter 37

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Grade A Fantasy Type magical girl	37	Identified by the system as a Grade A Fantasy Type magical girl. 37
Awakening: Cat Tale	39	Unleashes a wide-area distortion that disorients victims and turns the surroundings into a lethal maze. 39
Demonfallen Grade A witch	84	Voluntarily undergoes Demonfall to remain with Li Xuan and the other witches. 84 87
Self-Release: Cat Tale	90	Uses Self-Release to shut down Yao's speed advantage and later distorts space into seven directions against Grade S magical girls. 90 123

Background / History

Black Cat's family died when she was young, leaving her as the sole survivor. Branded a bringer of misfortune because people associated daytime black cats with bad luck, she was driven from home and survived by stealing food. 53

While hungry, she stole fish from a blind woman's house and later took the identity and surname of a girl who had died. Black Cat considers herself a sinner and believes that anyone who stays close to her will eventually suffer misfortune. 53

Felia found Black Cat in a garbage dump, bathed and fed her, and gave her a home. Because Black Cat and Saroye were both considered people cursed by the world, Felia traveled with them rather than allowing Black Cat to remain in one place. 53

Appearance

Black Cat is a petite girl who initially dresses in loose black cat pajamas with a cat-ear hood. Her transformed form replaces the pajamas with a black one-piece dress, mismatched black-and-white cat-paw stockings, genuine cat ears, a black tail, and vertical pupils. 37 39

• Small, childlike build and soft, dazed manner of speaking. 38 39
• Often hides her figure beneath oversized cat pajamas. 37 123
• Uses a small black wand to cast Moon Eclipse. 55
• After Demonfall, retains cat pajamas in a more elaborate witch-like style. 87

Personality

Black Cat is innocent, emotionally dependent, and easily delighted by simple things such as fish, games, and being carried. She struggles with everyday self-care without Felia and tends to view people she trusts in familial terms. 39 48 123

Her guilt over her past makes her fear companionship, yet she is fiercely protective of those she loves. She disregards the risk to bystanders when Felia is endangered, refuses to abandon Li Xuan during Yao's attack, and later chooses Demonfall of her own accord. 47 84

Despite her gentle demeanor, Black Cat can become bluntly ruthless in combat. She interprets commands literally and may use lethal Word Spirit effects when a simpler restraint would suffice. 101 102

Abilities & Skills

Word Spirit

Black Cat speaks commands that directly impose effects on living targets, ranging from forced movement and sleep to instant death. 55 90 101

• Can issue single-target commands such as “Sleep,” “Sit Down,” and “Instant Death.” 55 90 103
• Can affect groups, including enemies hidden behind walls. 101 102
• Can force enemies to attack allies through “Betrayal.” 55
• Can shorten a phrase for weaker but more efficient effects. 102
• Requires a valid living target; losing line of sight can cause a targeted command to fail. 55 56
• Long or powerful phrases consume substantial magic power. 47

Pupil Transformation

By narrowing her pupils into vertical slits, Black Cat transforms matter and magical phenomena into other forms. 55 87

• Converts cloth fragments into barrages of magical light blades. 55
• Transforms an incoming Evil Energy blast into harmless dirt. 55
• Can turn an invisible seal into a tangible door, allowing entry through a sealed wall. 87
• Can turn nearby objects into sustained magical projectiles. 90

Moon Eclipse

A wand-based debuff that hinders a target rather than directly injuring them. 55

• Greatly reduces movement speed. 55
• Greatly lowers magical defense, setting up Word Spirit attacks. 55
• Is particularly dangerous against opponents who rely on speed to evade Word Spirit targeting. 55

Cat Tale

Black Cat's Awakening and Self-Release distort space, direction, and perception over a broad area. 39 48 123

• Creates a chaotic maze in which distance, direction, and sensory information become unreliable. 47 48
• Can affect the laws of the surrounding world and trap even Grade S monsters according to Felia. 48
• In Self-Release, twists space into seven directions and disrupts multiple opponents at once. 123
• Its broad area of effect risks harming bystanders and makes it unsuitable for covert operations. 47 87
• Powerful opponents can partially resist or break through its spatial distortion. 93 123

Equipment / Companions

• Black wand — Focus for casting Moon Eclipse. 55
• White Wolf — A wolf monster mentally reduced to a beast and kept as Black Cat's mount. 104

Relationships

• Felia — Guardian, band leader, and motherlike figure. Felia rescued Black Cat from a garbage dump; Black Cat repeatedly risks herself to protect her. 48 53
• Saroye — Fellow cursed girl and Witch Band companion. Saroye pursues the supposed Grade S monster Bajieli because she believes Black Cat has been taken. 53 54
• Yao — Witch Band bandmate. Black Cat stands between Yao and Li Xuan after Yao threatens to attack him. 84 85
• Li Xuan — Initially regards him as a kind “Big Brother,” then learns he is the magical creature who captured her friends. After struggling with the betrayal, she chooses to remain by his side and later undergoes Demonfall. 52 62 67 84
• Lilika — Black Cat projects a maternal attachment onto Lilika and calls her “Mommy.” 38 86
• Alulu — Friend and playmate. 67

Story Role / Major Arcs

Clear Lotus City and the Life-Release Society

Black Cat first encounters Li Xuan while confused and seeking fish. When the Life-Release Society corners them, she awakens Cat Tale, disorients the pursuers, and protects Li Xuan despite not knowing his true nature. 38 39

Witch Band Conflict

When Felia is captured, Black Cat exhausts her normal magic fighting Li Xuan and then deploys Cat Tale. Li Xuan escapes the maze using Hunting Radar, leaving Black Cat devastated after she witnesses Felia's condition. 47 48

Li Xuan later ambushes Black Cat, withstands her Word Spirit and Pupil Transformation attacks, and captures her after learning how to navigate Cat Tale. 55 56

Reunification and Demonfall

After escaping captivity with Bing Rui's help, Black Cat is brought to Li Xuan's dungeon and discovers that her trusted “Big Brother” is the enemy behind the Magical Girl Disappearance Case. 58 62

She eventually accepts Li Xuan's transformation and chooses to stay with him. Jealous of Lona's new position, Black Cat voluntarily asks to undergo Demonfall and becomes part of the Witch Academy. 67 84 86

Lost Lands Campaign

Black Cat accompanies Li Xuan to the Lost Lands, where she stops monsters fighting over captive humans and assists in rescuing three sisters. 101

She later overwhelms werewolf forces with group Word Spirit commands, subdues the Wild Wolf King, and gains White Wolf as a mount. 102 103 104

Clash with Grade S Magical Girls

Black Cat's Self-Release allows Li Xuan to escape an encounter with the Grade S magical girl Sōshoku Kamisaki by throwing the battlefield into spatial chaos. 123

Notable Quotes

“Black Cat... belongs to you. Whether you want me to be a monster or a magical girl, I'm willing.” 67

“Then they won't fight anymore.” 101

“Black Cat will always stay by Big Brother's side. Whatever Big Brother tells me to say, I'll say it.” 102

Trivia

• Black Cat is the Witch Band's keyboardist. 36
• Felia considers her the strongest member of the four-person Witch Band, but keeps her on standby because her abilities cover too wide an area. 47
• She is especially sensitive to noise and once covered her ears to avoid a werewolf pack's howling. 102
• She prefers fish to sushi rice and initially eats sashimi without using chopsticks. 53