It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 117

Said almost simultaneously, Ethan and Jackal, who both offered to move for Kitty, looked at each other. Sparks flew between them.

‘What am I going to do? The heads of the Gridwolf and Weebis families are on such bad terms.’

Kitty quickly defused the situation before they started growling at each other.

“Thank you all. But shouldn’t we go and see if the bear shifters are even willing to cooperate first?”

“I suppose so.”

“But if they try anything….”

Ethan swallowed the rest of his words and drank his tea. The unspoken part seemed even scarier. Kitty decided not to ask what he was thinking.

“Alliances are about trust, after all. And, I’m quite strong now, you know?”

“That’s right. I think I know why the bear shifters requested an alliance,” Caris said. Feeling a little proud, Kitty wagged her tail and sipped her tea, which was full of milk and sugar.

* * *

“Miss, is your outfit uncomfortable?”

“No, Vaniel. Well, not really, but….”

I couldn’t continue speaking as I looked at myself in the mirror.

Lord Caris, who designed this outfit himself, and Lord Jackal, who provided the abundant wolf fur, were standing right behind me.

“Kitty, is it snug?”

“My dear, how is it? You’ll be fine even in the cold, right?”

Their faces were full of anticipation, so I couldn’t bring myself to say it was too much.

‘Deon made a fat snowman that looked like this.’

Thanks to how much they cared about me going to a cold place, the new cloak and coat were surprisingly puffy.

If I were to fall sideways during battle, I would roll away like a ball.

Of course, there was so much wolf fur that I could smell Lord Jackal’s scent every time I moved slightly.

Hmm, at this rate, even when I give Ethan a farewell kiss, it will feel like Lord Jackal is with us.

‘What am I thinking!’

I erased Ethan from my mind and took off the clothes. My brothers, who had been watching me, came up to me and handed me something.

“You can wear this in your cat form.”

“Our soft paw fur will fly around, so you’ll be cold when you go to the bear territory.”

“……”

I transformed into my cat form without a word. Vaniel put a vest and cloak on me and put shoes on my feet.

The hood of the cloak was designed in the shape of a cat’s head so that it wouldn’t be uncomfortable even if I perked up my ears. The vest… once again, it was so puffy that it instantly turned me into a snow cat.

It seemed difficult to move around in, but they were precious items that the two had made for me.

“Lord Jackal’s fur is all over the shoes, so my jelly beans [toe beans] tickle every time I walk.”

“Are your paws comfortable?”

“Of course. It feels a little strange, except for the fact that I feel like I’m stepping on Lord Jackal’s back every time I walk… Ah!”

Thud—

I only took a wrong step and staggered slightly, but my body was so heavy that I completely fell over. No matter how much I shook my soft paws, I couldn’t get back up.

“Don’t I look like an overturned turtle right now?”

At my words, the four wolves burst into laughter. It would be so nice if we could always be in such a harmonious atmosphere.

But it was time to leave for the bear territory.

‘Soon, I’ll have to leave the Gridwolf mansion too.’

I returned to my human form and carefully packed the rest of the clothes except for the cloak.

Even if only the cloak could be used during battle, I was so grateful that I was going to take it with me.

‘Lord Hashuka said he could move my entire room.’

Katrina was called in with Sigma’s invasion in mind, but on the surface, she also had to serve as an envoy for exchange.

So Hashuka brought dozens of men strong enough to pull a dog sled. There were enough sleds to carry the Gridwolf’s gifts to the bear territory, with plenty of space left over.

“Then, Kitty, let’s go out.”

I checked that the dagger was safely in my arms and took the Gridwolf’s bow with me.

Lord Caris looked at Theo, Deon, and me in turn and said,

“We’ll take care of Jerian’s work and support for Hogwood, so don’t worry and come back healthy.”

We stood side by side and answered cheerfully that we would. When I turned around, I saw Hashuka standing at the front of the sled train.

“Miss, please get on. I have prepared a large and comfortable box on the sled for you.”

I looked in the direction Hashuka was pointing. There was something big on the sled.

“It looks like you put a carriage on the sled, not a box?”

“If the young lady gets frostbite, we’ll be at odds with Gridwolf. I’ve also prepared a magic scroll to reduce travel time.”

Hashuka chuckled, saying he would take full responsibility for the transportation.

Ethan, with his black-haired wolves, was standing next to him. Ethan, wearing his uniform and standing at the front, was as handsome as ever, despite his prickly personality.

“Kitty. Are you wearing warm clothes?”

“Yes. It’s a cloak that smells like Lord Jackal.”

“Ethan. Act as if I’m always by your side.”

“I will.”

“……”

Ethan’s voice was convincing enough, but Lord Jackal didn’t seem to feel that way.

Ethan bowed politely to Lord Jackal and Lord Caris before returning to his position.

As the highest-ranking person in the group changed his demeanor, everyone straightened their backs and braced themselves.

I got on the sled prepared by Hashuka with my brothers.

“Kitty. The most important thing on this journey is you, who can handle the Holy Relic.”

“Sigma will be after you too. Your brothers will protect you, but Soft Paw must also keep thinking about where the safest place is. Got it?”

“It’s not because I’m small, is it?”

“Of course not.”

“Definitely not.”

If that’s the case, I clenched my bow tightly and braced myself.

“Then let’s depart.”

At Ethan’s words, the wolves howled all at once. I also added a little bit of my voice, ‘Nyawoo-!’

The group quickly left the Gridwolf mansion.

After getting some distance from the houses, Hashuka used a teleportation magic scroll to instantly move to a snowy area.

The scenery turned bright with the cold wind. My eyes widened at the sight I had never seen before.

“The floor is all ice?”

“Yeah, it means we’re a little closer to the bears’ territory.”

Theo answered. I felt like my body temperature was dropping every second, so I buttoned up my coat.

Looking out the window, I could see the wolf shifters and dog shifters buttoning up their coats or taking out thermal equipment from their luggage and wearing it.

‘Since they take turns pulling the sled, it would be a big problem if anyone caught a cold.’

As I was thinking that, Theo and Deon’s eyes twinkled as if they had found something.

“Wow, Ethan must be cold too.”

“I guess so. He’s taking out the scarf he only kept in the glass case.”

I narrowed my eyes and looked at what Ethan was wearing around his neck.

‘That’s the one I knitted for him?’

I wondered where and how Ethan had been keeping the scarf I gave him. I was a little curious, but I didn’t make the mistake of asking my brothers.

‘He cherished the thing I gave him.’

I was a little touched and glanced at him. Ethan made eye contact for a moment and then looked forward again.

* * *

Around the time the wolves approached the bear territory, Sigma was ambushing in a nearby cave with a group of leopards.

Ambushing wasn’t something she enjoyed, as she preferred daring operations, but this time was different.

‘I can’t afford to lose this precious power before we even start.’

Sigma took out the glass case she had been carefully keeping in her arms. Inside was Katrina’s hair, which she had obtained during the New Year’s festival, and Kitty’s magic power, which she had been collecting little by little.

The hair of a bear shifter who had been with the Holy Relic for a long time, and the magic power of Kittyia, the cat chosen by the goddess.

The two powers, which the leopards had painstakingly collected over a long period of time, were completely mixed and emitting a sacred aura.

It was Delta who delivered it to her one day when the wolves, centered around Hogwood, were sending threatening howls.

“Sigma, the leopards are betting everything on this one shot.”

“It’s a lot of pressure to hear those words from Delta Leofold, the great.”

“If we succeed, I’ll tear those Hogwood bastards apart, starting with their minds. Next is Jerian….”

Delta’s face was devoid of warmth as she said that. Sigma’s expression was the same.

If Jerian had only helped the leopards by using the power of the Blue Moon, the leopards wouldn’t have been driven this far.

‘Because that sly cat bastard ran away with the real thing.’

Of course, if they mobilized elite leopards, they might be able to find Jerian’s fortress.

‘But that bastard has immunity to handle the real Blue Moon.’

No, he might even be waiting for elite leopards to invade. If it was Jerian, he would definitely hold a grudge against the leopards.

‘That sly bastard. He became a hero by cheating.’

The situation wasn’t good, but they had obtained a precious power by synthesizing Katrina and Kittyia’s magic power, so they still had a card to play.

Sigma, who always acted like she was missing a screw, was paying attention to every single action this time.

The elite leopards who followed her were also full of determination.

“Everyone, stay focused. Think of the countless leopards who went crazy and died without knowing why because of the suddenly appeared Blue Moon.”

“Yes, Lord Sigma.”

“Remember that if it is proven that we can handle the Holy Relic with this power, this miserable situation will end.”

Unfortunately, they didn’t know where the bears had hidden the Holy Relic, but finding out was only a matter of time.

Because Katrina’s hair, which had been passed down with the Holy Relic, contained a unique power.

‘If my calculations are correct, this power will react to the Holy Relic.’

Sigma gritted her teeth, waiting for the right moment.

“The wolves have always seen us as eyesores. Soft Paw is cute, but she can’t shoot an arrow anyway.”

The warmth disappeared from her eyes.

“So there are no variables. We’re going to steal the Holy Relic.”