Jiang Yu had never seen Su Shijun's true form.
But when that enormous azure fox landed before her, she recognized her identity at a glance and instinctively puffed out her chest.
Then she realized just how small she was.
A fleeting sense of dejection welled up within her.
The Great Fox's teasing gaze lingered over the two little cats for a moment before finally settling on the Black Gemstone Cat's rigid body. The invisible, intangible pressure conveyed through her eyes slowly crushed the shell around that "stone."
"H-He's a scumbag. What does that have to do with me? ...How long have I even been alive?"
The Black Gemstone Cat hardened his resolve and tried to switch the subject. "—As they say, 'A white horse is not a horse.' If someone is looking for a white horse, then it definitely has nothing to do with a black horse... He is him, and I am me!"
He desperately tried to distance himself from his original body.
But it had little effect.
"Heh, as expected of an Avatar. You have exactly the same temperament as the real thing."
The azure Great Fox swayed her tail, her tone carrying a hint of amusement. Only then did the Black Gemstone Cat notice that she had four huge fluffy tails behind her.
His claws unconsciously scraped at the ground.
"Why did you..." He glanced up at the throne that had just been vacated in the Tree, quietly swallowed, and changed his question. "How did you get up there?"
"I just went up."
The Great Fox spoke casually, with a relaxed air entirely unlike that of the two cats. "The whole Tree only has that platform where someone can rest for a bit... But you really ought to train your subordinates better. I only glared at them