It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 132

The materials Delta was rummaging through had all been left behind by Sigma, the so-called unparalleled genius, infamous for his disregard for morality.

Thanks to conducting various experiments without ethical constraints, Sigma possessed more extensive knowledge than any other leopard.

Delta highly valued that aspect of Sigma.

He opened a page marked with red warnings and began mixing the ingredients as indicated.

Inside a rather large beaker, Kitty’s magic, like bright sunlight, and Katrina’s calm magic were combined.

After adding a few imitation Blue Moons and pouring in his own magic, the mixture inside the beaker began to bubble without even applying heat.

‘Indeed, it’s much more stable than my magic,’ Delta thought.

Delta continued to synthesize the imitation Blue Moon with the magic of the three beastmen.

As the madness Jerian had extracted from the real Blue Moon melted into the beaker, old memories resurfaced.

“Father, my head hurts……”

The father’s decision to take his son, born with a gem he couldn’t handle, to a mad scientist was correct.

As Sigma drew blood according to his instructions, the Blue Moon, hidden deep within his body, slowly began to reveal itself.

When Delta Leopold’s blood solidified, it truly became the goddess’s gem, the Blue Moon.

‘That unpleasant gem,’ Delta thought.

Delta hated the Blue Moon.

It wasn’t just because it had caused him so much pain for so long.

He couldn’t bear the fact that he couldn’t fully control that object with such formidable power, especially since it had come into the world through him.

The blue light that shone brilliantly when he reached out was fierce, as if it didn’t recognize him as its master.

“Just a gem……”

Even after several years, when he had gained weight and become healthier, the Blue Moon still didn’t recognize him as its master.

Still unable to accept that fact, Delta forcibly touched the Blue Moon, which the family had kept in a secret vault.

Zhiing―!

He couldn’t forget the moment when that intense power surged back into his body.

After barely escaping from the madness and regaining his senses, he had killed his father, mother, and siblings with his own hands.

That was the moment Delta first confirmed the power of the Blue Moon.

‘To think I would accept this power again,’ Delta mused.

Delta thought as he slowly drank the solution in the beaker.

Jerian might not know it, but the Blue Moon was definitely a gem with a will of its own.

A monstrosity that would drive anyone mad if someone unwanted or unqualified tried to touch it.

‘Jerian must be a mess by now.’

But this time it was different.

Thanks to the combination of Katrina’s magic, which was compatible with holy objects, and Kitty’s power, which was the goddess’s magic, he didn’t lose his mind as before.

‘Sigma’s analysis is indeed remarkable.’

With each heartbeat, the power he had never controlled spread throughout his body.

Whenever he moved his fingertips, madness spread with a density that was hard to believe it was a replica.

“Hear me, leopards remaining in the castle,” Delta commanded.

Deep blue magic was infused in his voice.

Sensing an unfamiliar and ominous energy, the leopards, who were looking around in confusion, obeyed Delta’s words without knowing why.

“The time has come to massacre the wolves once again, so prepare yourselves.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the light disappeared from the leopards’ eyes.

‘Sigma, I will avenge you,’ Delta thought.

Delta chuckled, recalling the time when he had released her from the iron cage as soon as he took over as head of the family.

* * *

Around the time the sun began to rise, Kitty, who had woken up early, checked the air currents in her cat form on the wall.

Her abundant fur was all swept in the same direction. Her ears perked up as she focused on listening to the sounds.

Some of the Wyvern’s knights, seeing the fluffy clumps of fur for the first time, had to stifle their exclamations, covering their mouths.

Because the moment they revealed their admiration for Gridwolf’s youngest daughter, they would surely receive a glare from Ethan, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.

Bang―!

Sensing something, Kitty quickly returned to her human form. The simple combat uniform and Gridwolf’s bow suited her well, like a set.

“A wind mixed with ominous magic is blowing from the northwest,” Kitty announced.

Since obtaining Polly’s mirror, Kitty could sense magic even more sensitively than Clyd.

Although her sense of smell was still behind that of foxes or wolves, her ability to sense the madness of the Blue Moon was more useful in the current situation.

“Pass it on,” Ethan said briefly. The elites of Wyvern and Gridwolf, who had been guarding Kitty’s side, began to howl as if competing.

“It’s a little different from the Blue Moon’s energy I’ve felt so far. It’s too strong to be an imitation Blue Moon,” Kitty observed.

Above all, the magic of the Blue Moon, which had always felt like sunlight, felt ominous for the first time.

‘The real one is with Jerian, so what on earth did he do with the imitation Blue Moon?’ she wondered.

There would be no one in the leopard territory who is immune to madness, so it was questionable how he was handling such power.

‘The Blue Moon was said to have appeared in the world through Delta’s body, so perhaps……’

Clyd had said that if it was originally in his body, it would be possible to re-accept the concentrated madness.

Then, dealing with Delta, who couldn’t control the Blue Moon’s magic and had no immunity, would be very troublesome.

“Ethan, you need to be on your guard,” Kitty warned.

The knights who were listening to their conversation from the side couldn’t help but be surprised.

‘Clearly, until a few years ago, the young lady was fawning over Ethan.’

‘Wasn’t she very afraid of him? Now she’s even dropping honorifics……’

‘And Ethan seems satisfied with being called by his name.’

‘Wow, the tables have completely turned in the last few years.’

Before the battle even started, Kittia Gridwolf’s status had risen significantly.

“Wow, the atmosphere is great from the morning,” Clyd remarked, pushing through the knights who were staring intently at Kitty and approaching the two.

Seeing Ethan on edge, wary of all the knights, made him feel like a weight had been lifted off his chest.

“The reconnaissance team has returned. Delta is driving all the leopards in the castle crazy, they say,” Clyd reported.

“Is he trying to send them to other beastmen’s territories to divert attention?” Ethan asked, his eyes turning cold at once.

If such a troublesome situation were to occur, Kitty would surely be very exhausted from purifying them.

He couldn’t let his tender kitten suffer. Ethan was about to order the elite wolves to become Kittia’s loyal legs.

It was a moment when he felt the reward of having pre-selected female knights with fluffy fur on their backs when they returned to their wolf form.

But Clyd was faster.

“Let’s go, miss. It would be more convenient for me to use teleportation magic,” Clyd offered.

“Okay, Clyd. Is it more comfortable for me to be held?” Kitty asked.

“I’m still here, kitten,” Ethan interjected.

“But Ethan, we need to purify the leopards as quickly as possible to make it easier to subdue Delta,” Kitty reasoned.

Kitty grabbed Clyd’s hand while holding Gridwolf’s bow. The fox’s lips curled up slightly.

“……”

Ethan struggled to ignore the illusion that the sandcastle he had painstakingly built was collapsing.

* * *

A strong wind, enough to blur the vision, swept through the prairie. Taking advantage of the wind, Delta stepped out of the castle.

The imitation Blue Moon was emitting madness within him, resisting fiercely. The leopards intoxicated by that madness only waited for Delta’s gesture.

“Go,” Delta commanded.

At Delta’s gesture, the leopards moved in unison.

Only the leopards who were less exposed to the synthesized madness trembled, looking at Delta’s appearance with bulging blood vessels and bloodshot eyes.

‘How many leopards has he sacrificed so far?’ one thought.

‘At this rate, it’s obvious what will happen to the leopards who have lost their minds to madness and set off ahead!’ another realized.

A terrifyingly broken appearance that could not be called a living being.

It was even harder to believe the current situation because he was the head of the family who had maintained an elegant appearance even when he was cornered just a few days ago.

‘It, it looks like the power of the Blue Moon has devoured Delta……!’ one leopard thought, fear gripping him.

The leopards, whose legs had lost strength, sat down and struggled to run away, but soon their backs touched the wall, making it useless.

Delta’s jet-black shadow climbed over their bodies.

“Didn’t you hear my order to go?” Delta asked, a smile like a torn mouth on his face, even while trembling all over. That appearance made him look even more like a madman.

Kwaduk―!

Delta indiscriminately bit those who were not affected by his madness.

The leopard head of the family had threatening teeth even in human form. Contaminated madness flowed through the teeth that deeply pierced the skin.

“Ugh……!”

The leopards, struggling and writhing, slumped as if they had stopped breathing.

Soon, they got up, wriggling all over. Their blurred eyes were facing downwards, as if waiting only for his command.

Delta placed his convulsing hand on the head of one of them and commanded.

“Divert their attention so that Kittia Gridwolf cannot purify my madness.”

The leopards’ eyes shone fiercely. They staggered to their feet without answering.

Blood dripped from the wounds Delta had bitten, but they didn’t seem to be aware of any pain.

‘It’s about time I went out too,’ Delta thought.

There were no living leopards left in the castle.

The situation when he first separated the Blue Moon from his body and the current situation overlapped.

‘The one who can control the power I was born with is not me,’ Delta thought bitterly.

Delta still couldn’t accept that fact. It was impossible to admit it until he saw with his own eyes that the little cat was qualified to do so.

‘So, let’s see……’

Delta quickly moved by putting magic on his legs.

The only target was one cat.