"A cat?"
Kroya's first reaction was astonishment. This creature had actually landed on his shoulder without making a sound.
How was that possible?
Whenever mages entered an unknown, potentially dangerous place, they would raise a Magic Shield, sparing no expense in doing so.
He was no exception, of course.
Yet this creature had slipped past such a powerful Magic Shield and even licked him. Was this a joke?
"Meow~~~"
Seeing that he had not reacted, the black cat on his shoulder meowed again.
Thanks to the All Things Communication Spell, Kroya understood its meaning-the first human to enter its body.
Kroya had never quite understood why these magical beasts could utter a single cry, only for the All Things Communication Spell to provide such a complicated interpretation.
It was not as though he had never learned other Druid communication spells, but none of them had ever done this. Their translations were always vague.
Perhaps that was what made a legendary spell special.
As he thought this, he felt no tension whatsoever, because the black cat bore him no hostility at all.
He even felt relaxed enough to reach up and stroke the black cat's soft, sleek fur, asking calmly, "You're this plane's plane spirit, aren't you?"
It could ignore his Magic Shield outright, and even he could not see through its magical fluctuations. Most importantly, he had already seen the words "plane spirit" through the Astral Body Inscription Technique.
Planes could certainly develop sentience, but usually only small planes did so. It was practically impossible for a large plane to develop sentience.
By now, he was no longer surprised to encounter these abnormal beings. He really had seen too many of them.
His answer was a "meow."
The black cat happily licked his cheek, then began going, "Meow, meow, meow,