286 - - The Cat

"Sorry!"

Galahad came back and apologized to me right out of the gate.

"What happened all of a sudden?　Did the Prime Minister refuse you a visit?"

He asks Galahad and the others at the door with cups of tea in their hands.

"No, it's not that..."

"Apparently, they don't trust us completely."

"That's understandable, since some horse's ass from the neighborhood suddenly asked for a meeting with him because of his connections."

"Homura ......"

"What is it?"

I look at Eagle, who is about to say something, but doesn't seem to want to continue. And the eyes of the three looking at the unfortunate one, why?

"My Lord, the Prime Minister's suspicions are probably due to me, for I have had a certain amount of contact with Master Merlin. Perhaps he suspects that through me, Galahad and the others may be unknowingly following Lord Merlin's intentions.

Cal puts down his cup and says.

"It may have been so (...) when we started to collect the ingredients for the medicine, in retrospect, regardless of Mr. Lancelot. And now you can't be sure that you are not being manipulated.

"If I hadn't met Homura, I would have thought I was doing a good thing by making <> without questioning or advising her. It's horrifying."

"That's quite a hassle."

At any rate, I think cats are easy to care for.

"The rest may be purely a lack of information. Prime Minister Alone has only recently been able to get out of bed.

"Oh, well, there are rumors that you can get it right away."

"Rumors?"

"Won the team competition solo. He invokes the vision of Bahamut. Lord of Lancelot. He feeds the royal family of Fagat, says ......."

Folding her white fingers, Camilla lists the rumors.

"An oracle has come down from above the temple to forbid touching."

What do you mean by touching?

I rush into Galahad's addition.

"I'm sorry ......, but even I doubt it's eyebrow-raising."

"Oh my God, I was just saying that I don't think this is a good idea either. I'm just saying."

"And the fact is that the facts are worse than the rumors."

"The information is old. These days the rumor is correct that you have a real one, not a phantom."

Cal will correct me.

I believe that the information was manipulated to say that Bahamut in the tournament was a phantom, as it would be confusing to reveal that the seal had been broken before we were not prepared. And I was told to keep quiet too, in this case, I wonder if I will be scolded by High Priest Kyle. .......

"Well, you'll still get to meet the Prime Minister, right?"

"But you will be tested."

What?

"How big is the favor of the gods?"

"Yeah?"

I don't know what Galahad is talking about.

"When I told him about the Imperial Spider, I told him that the source of my information was an oracle that had fallen upon an acquaintance of mine, so it's not hard to connect him to Homura this time, along with other rumors. Meeting the gods at least brings blessings, and for better or worse, the temples have a great influence on the government and the people of this country. --It's a country where if you have a favor, you have a mission, and you have to cooperate with the mission.

He nods his head, troubled by Eagle's words. I don't have a mission.

"At the time I didn't think I'd get Homura involved in this, and I didn't think he'd be the first to identify me. I'm sorry.

"Now that more and more Gentiles have blessings, I don't mind if they find out. How do you measure up?

On the cobblestones, you know.

Camilla told me how to measure on the cobblestones: ....... Even if we knew what to measure, the mystery increased.

"In addition to that, Lord Alone is going to see the Lord with the 'seeing eye of Phal. It is more effective than my [Eye of Violence]."

The eye of Kal was unstable in its activation, and while it could see hidden skills and titles, there was a risk that it would be affected by seeing if it was a charm or a curse. However, he seems to have been able to control it well recently and does not carelessly look at them anymore.

"The Prime Minister can't use his skills now.

"You expect me to believe that?"

Cal looks at Galahad with a wry smile. It certainly seems that at least the eye was usable as a cat. Like Ur-Lolo's peppers, it may be different due to the time shift. ...... In that case, is it possible that the cat-ization is in progress or something like that?

"Let's just go. You're being called, right?"

"Yeah. Homura, you'd be surprised."

Galahad grins and Camilla and Eagle smile. Don't worry, I know they are cats.

And in the office, when I opened the door, I saw a cat sitting on the desk with its eyes on the desk. The tail comes to rest on its matching paws!

"Nyan!"

When our eyes meet, the Prime Minister purrs in confusion.

""Nyaan!""

Galahad and Eagle, who had been grinning until they opened the door, are startled by the change.

"What?　Huh?"

Camilla is puzzled.

"Prime Minister~"

Yay!　

"Lengard, you just said Prime Minister, didn't you?"

How do you know?

"How do you know I'm a cat?

Galahad and Camila sound surprised, or perhaps in a questioning tone, but only Cal's voice is relaxed.

"Softly, softly..."

At any rate, I am through with it and pat the Prime Minister. I'd like to use hiragana instead of the kanji for soft and gentle, but hiragana seems softer.

"Why is the Prime Minister pretending to be a cat?

"You were talking earlier!　Why are you rumbling!"

"Mister Alone, you're not very good at imitating meows."

"That's the point, old man!"

The outside world is noisy, but I'm busy enjoying the softness of the cat.

"Hey, Lengard!　Stop!"

The other party is the Prime Minister!

I know what he looks like, but I can't help picturing him!

If you want a pat on the back, you've got Black!

I was about to pick him up, but he waited. Aside from petting them, neither black nor white would let me pick them up unless I felt like it. Maybe they don't like to be restrained, or to have their physical freedom restricted. On the other hand, the Prime Minister will let you hold him.

"Black and white are both cute. But cats are good, too.

As soon as he said that, he was right on the money.

When the white smoke cleared, there was an old man.

"......"

"......"

We looked at each other for a long time.

"My Prime Minister is ......"

I'm so devastated, I'd like to throw myself into the air.

"Lord, should I get a cat for the general store?"

"No, I can't go out there."

I am cared for by Cal and Camilla with a worried hand on my back.

"Oh my God, I'm going to call out for tiles later. So, why is the Prime Minister back?"

Galahad throws me a few words of consolation, then turns to the vizier.

The cat is replaced by a gray-haired figure with nervous eyes and a stubborn mouth. I tell myself that I was safe ...... before I picked him up, that yes, I was safe.

"The condition for lifting the spell was to touch the body and say something similar to <> while sincerely thinking about it."

Prime Minister Alone says with a resentful look on his face.

"In the case of Homura (Lengard), though, it wasn't <>, but <>. ......"

Eagle looking subtly at the vizier and a little far away .

"Is it a requirement that I allow you to take the form of a cat?"

"If I could use my shape-shifting magic, I'd turn into a cat sometimes."

Voices in my ear from the left and right.

"At any rate, let me thank you. I thank you."

The Prime Minister bows his head slowly toward us.

"By the way, why are you imitating a cat?"

"......, you ask that?"

The prime minister makes a face like "Ugh" and is at a loss for words at Kal's question.

"For some reason, as soon as I saw his face, I felt I had to do that. It would make him happy. ....... I don't know how I felt at that moment."

He looks very embarrassed.

"How did Lengard know the Prime Minister?"

"From Fluff's network."

During the event, Eagle knew that the Prime Minister was a cat. At any rate, we confirmed by e-mail to Yuni that he is a cat at the moment.

I recall that the reply was not interested, saying that since he is a cat for the time being, if he likes it, he should just blow on it. He only gets passionate when he talks about his ideal girl, and in this world where he is playing the role of an ideal girl, but in the real world, he is quite dry.

"Fluffy ......"

"That's a strange network of information, man."

Eagle looking puzzled and Galahad looking dismayed.

"Aside from the names, it seems that the information is fast and accurate, and that some things that should be kept secret are conveyed accurately."

"The extent of Lengard's association with Ur-Lolo is quite a mystery, isn't it?"

"I'm so tired. I thought the confusion would come later."

Galahad looks dejected.

"As expected of Lancelot-sama, he's a man of his word."

"I was uncomfortable with the Lord's willingness to approach the powers that be, even though he was involved with a beast. The situation I just described makes more sense to me."

Cal responds to Eagle's words with a simple, "I'm not a fan of the Eagle.

"Lord, we're moving on to the Mosaic you've been looking forward to. --I'm sorry about the cat.

Cal, speaking to me and guiding the Prime Minister with his eyes, says to me.

"You can't see, huh? I thought you'd never raise an eyebrow. ....... At least it's true that the knight of the lake is in your service.

The Prime Minister stands at the guide's side, looking at us with eyes that seem to be slightly surprised and stinky.

We walk along the semicircular corridor. The outer side of the circle is lined with spire arches and lighted windows. On the inside, there are evenly spaced niches in the walls, which in the real world are hollows in the walls used to house sacred images, and statues of deities that are attached to the gods and goddesses of the household. Although one side is a wall, the circular ceiling is high and beautiful in form and does not feel suffocating.

"It's unusual because there are usually windows and openings on the inside (this side)."

"Only a few are allowed to enter the courtyard. The small temple in the center is also a chapel where the king-to-be is alone on the eve of his coronation. If you want to know a little more, you can browse the archives in the temple's library.

The prime minister gave an unexpectedly detailed explanation. At first glance, he seemed stubborn and nervous, but he was surprisingly friendly. However, when our eyes meet, they are subtly averted, and I'd like to forget what happened when we were both cats.

"I think the only thing he said to me when I was a cat was to go to the library.

"I think the chit-chat was cut to the quick."

Galahad and Eagle are arguing in the background.

"I wonder if we can fit this many people in the prayer room?"

Camilla tilts her head, her soft hair slipping over her shoulders.

"It's too small, isn't it?"

"What we are showing to the public is only a prototype. The one we're going to now is in the hall in the back section leading to the saint's shrine."

I was told that it was a small room for private prayer, but apparently there is a larger mosaic.

"Oh, at last some of the secrets of the four have been revealed.

I know Galahad and the others have Asha's blessings and blessings, but to what degree, or Kal's blessings, or this!

"That way?

"I was wondering why you're floating around so subtly."

"I'm not trying to hide it, but it's a little embarrassing to be seen when you put it like that."

"Lord ......, if you'd just asked, I'd show you everything."

"......"

Listening to our conversation, the Prime Minister's fingers move restlessly.

The result of the cloak test [I have a feeling that I'm not good enough.

Hand armor appraisal results [......mm]