"It?"
After Rat Immortal stated that the black cat was the "guide" he had provided for Colmar, the witch made no effort to hide the suspicion in either her face or tone. "Why should a black cat of unknown origin, possibly suffering from schizophrenia, serve as my guide?"
She put a little extra emphasis on "unknown origin" and "why should." Zheng Qing easily caught the focus of her question.
"Well, cats are naturally more perceptive than human wizards like you." Rat Immortal was vague about why he had recommended the cat, then signaled for the black cat to introduce himself.
The black cat first shrank himself a little.
Then he raised his head, looked at Colmar, and said after some consideration, "First, I must stress that I do not have schizophrenia, nor am I of unknown origin... Yes, yes, I know you want to mention the Mondel Paradox, but magic is a means of turning the impossible into possible. Breaking through a paradox once in a while is no worst case scenario, is it?"
"Like the example you were just discussing: under the effects of magic, even time can flow backward. If that does not follow the ordinary laws of magic, then what is so extraordinary about a cat talking?"
Rat Immortal sat in his grand chair, squinting with an air of serene composure, as though he were listening to the black cat speak, yet also as though he were taking a nap.
Colmar could not help retorting, "Time reversal does not completely violate the laws of magic. Granted, in classical magic theory, reversing time contradicts two laws of Magic Theory, but in the Dimension School's magical theory, time reversal can be fully explained! It cannot be compared with the Mondel Paradox at all!"
The black cat ignored her. As