It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 80

Clang—!

Delta blocked the sword Clide swung nimbly with his fingertips. As a leopard beastman, he could imbue his claws with magic, using them like daggers.

From those sharp fingertips, Clide felt a familiar wave.

“The magic of my comrades.”

Delta sneered, seeing Clide’s brow furrow.

“Nothing is easier to handle than the magic of a weak fox.”

His opposite hand reached inside his jacket. Clide instinctively knew he was trying to pull out a mock Blue Moon [a powerful magical artifact] and immediately rotated his sword slightly.

Delta’s body, which had been putting weight on his fingertips, slid slightly along the blade.

Clide slipped through the gap and pulled out the knife he had strapped to his thigh, swinging it.

Thwack—

The knife deeply grazed Delta’s cheek.

“……!”

Caught off guard, Delta clutched his cheek with the hand he had been reaching for the Blue Moon. Red blood soaked his hand.

‘That movement just now……’

He had expected the Fox Chief to have grown while staying in Gridwolf. But Clide’s movements now were beyond what Delta and Sigma had anticipated.

Clide didn’t give him the slightest opening and continued to press Delta, who was pushed back by the continuous swings of the sword.

The mock Blue Moon he was trying to use fell to the floor. Clide kicked it under the closet and struck the back of Delta’s neck with the hilt of his sword.

Thud!

Delta’s movements noticeably slowed from the heavy blow filled with magic.

The yellow fur he was wearing slipped to the floor. Drops of his blood fell on the leopard’s unique black spots.

“Delta Leopard.”

Clide pronounced each word with weight, binding him with magic. The fox squad members who followed behind blocked Delta’s henchmen, preventing any interference.

Thus, the leader of the leopards knelt before the Fox Chief.

“Oh, I’ve been caught.”

However, Delta’s expression was somewhat relaxed. Annoyed by that face, Clide punched Delta in the face.

As his face turned, a loud explosion was heard from the plaza.

Bang—!

Clide and the fox squad members immediately turned their heads. The smell of gunpowder and Sigma’s magic filled the air.

“Shouldn’t we go check it out?”

Delta sneered, his face ruined. Seeing his mocking eyes, as if he had expected this situation, Clide quickly turned his head.

Delta might have engraved the leopard smell-filled magic circle on the Wolf Madam [Caris] to block Kittia’s path, separating him from the plaza from the start. If so…….

“Take this and head to the plaza where the young lady is right now.”

Clide lifted Delta, who was tightly bound in magic chains, and quickly opened a teleportation magic circle.

* * *

Bang—!

Something exploded, and a couple of buildings near the plaza were destroyed.

“Help evacuate to prevent casualties first!”

Elliot directed the knights of Gridwolf to sort out the situation. The remaining fox beastmen quickly used magic to create wind and drive away the black smoke.

Then, screams erupted from the platform above the plaza.

“Aah!”

The one who screamed was Katrina. Sigma had taken advantage of the chaos to kidnap her and hold a knife to her neck.

The jackal [Jackal, leader of the wolves] was about to rush towards her, but he couldn’t because Sigma was threatening Katrina’s life.

Sigma feigned cutting Katrina’s neck with a dagger and smiled slyly.

“Mr. Jackal is still a great handsome man.”

“…….”

Jackal and Caris’s eyes began to tremble with deep anger.

The woman who had prevented them from concentrating when the birth began in the leopard’s territory was right in front of them.

If Sigma hadn’t mobilized the leopards to pressure the Gridwolf couple, their precious youngest daughter, Diehl, might not have died.

The two wolves wanted to tear the leopard in front of them to pieces right away.

Katrina’s eyes trembled greatly as she sensed the murderous intent.

‘Those two, don’t tell me…….’

Well, she wasn’t an ally of the wolves yet. Just because a bear beastman had lost his life due to the leopards’ attack, the wolves didn’t have to take heavy responsibility.

Besides.

“Mr. Jackal.”

From afar, Clide Foxstein and the fox beastmen were bringing the leader of the leopards, having completely subdued him.

Sigma chuckled, as if he hadn’t expected Delta to be defeated to that extent. The leader of the leopards, the wolves’ mortal enemy, was captured. Katrina quickly turned her head.

‘Sigma will take me hostage to escape with Delta. But…….’

What are the chances that the Gridwolf couple, who have faced their longtime enemy right in front of them, will postpone their revenge to save the life of a bear beastman who is not even an ally?

Tears welled up in Katrina’s eyes with fear. Her body even trembled as Sigma said, as expected.

“Oh, things have turned out this way, so I can’t help it. If you don’t save Delta, I’ll have to kill this woman.”

Clide’s expression darkened at Sigma’s suggestion, after having bothered to catch Delta. Jackal took the sword from the knight standing next to him and turned his body towards Delta.

Just as he seemed about to cut off Delta Leopard’s head right away, a much smaller and softer hand grabbed him.

Soft—

“……Mr. Jackal.”

Kitty was being very careful. The leopards were the direct enemies of the wolves, and the probability of capturing their leader was slim.

Asking the wolves of Gridwolf, including Jackal and Caris, to postpone their revenge might be a selfish act. Kitty was trembling more than when she first came to the Gridwolf mansion and asked for a job.

But.

“I-If we don’t form an alliance with the bear beastmen, bad things will continue to happen.”

Just like then, Kitty conveyed her beliefs.

If they give up the bear beastman to kill the leopards in front of them and fail to form an alliance, the leopards will eventually use the Blue Moon to break the peace of the beastman world again.

Even if it’s not Delta and Sigma, there were many beastmen who could abuse the power of the Blue Moon. Jerian, for one, would obviously want the leopards to die so he could take the Blue Moon.

How many more beastmen will lose their beloved families in the process?

Kitty gripped Jackal’s sleeve even tighter. Somehow, it was right to protect Katrina and form an alliance with the bear beastmen who possessed the Goddess’s Mirror [a powerful artifact] to suppress the power of the Blue Moon itself.

“……Please protect Katrina, Mr. Jackal.”

Jackal could read the unspoken words from Kitty’s emerald eyes filled with tears.

‘Diehl wouldn’t want revenge that creates the sacrifice of others by dealing with the enemies right in front of us.’

Kitty, who had a physique and appearance that were not at all wolf-like, sometimes reminded him of his dead daughter. It was the same now.

Jackal sighed deeply and looked at Caris. She also seemed to have calmed down after seeing Kitty’s actions and said.

“……Jackal, prioritize friendship with the bear beastmen.”

Now, the conversation she had with Kitty, who had gently snuggled into her arms, was echoing in Caris’s head like a melody.

“Madam Caris. Be sure to drive out the leopards and go to where Diehl is.”

“Baby…….”

“Now you have a bow, right? You’ll be able to see Diehl soon. Now that’s my goal.”

For Kitty, who said she would help him with his revenge, it was time to think about the friendly relationship with the bear beastmen first.

Jackal slowly lowered his sword. A bitter smile spread across Delta’s face. Sigma had the leopard beastmen take over Delta, then abandoned Katrina and quickly leaped back.

“Soft paw…… Thank you for protecting me. I’ll be sure to repay you next time.”

Sigma’s teasing voice echoed in the plaza for a long time. Clide stirred up a strong wind, feeling annoyed.

However, only the dust in the plaza was cleared, and it did not affect Delta and Sigma’s escape.

Amidst the chaos, Kitty approached Katrina, who had collapsed, her legs weakened. Her hands were cold.

“Madam Katrina, are you okay?”

“…….”

Katrina was more surprised by Jackal and Caris’s murderous intent than the leopards’ attack.

The bear beastmen had an incredibly strong physical strength, but they were extremely reluctant to fight, so she couldn’t help but be more frightened.

But the small cat beastman in front of her stopped those terrifying wolf couples. The wolves also suppressed their fierce desire for revenge as if they couldn’t give up the alliance.

Katrina saw the direction the bear beastmen should take in the midst of the chaos.

“I thought I was going to die of fear, Young Lady Gridwolf.”

Katrina grumbled in a listless voice and leaned her face on Kitty’s shoulder. It was an action with a clear disappearance of wariness than before.

* * *

“In the end, I didn’t get to see the fireworks.”

Kitty stood on the balcony, looking up at the clear sky and muttering softly. Because of the commotion, Kitty and her party headed straight to the mansion.

Originally, they had planned to sneak out coins from the Piggy Brothers’ piggy bank, buy delicious street food, buy new yarn, and return, but enjoying the New Year’s festival became virtually impossible.

She didn’t want to sneak out of the mansion and cause trouble, so she quietly returned to her room, but she was sad about the fireworks.

“Then shall we have fireworks in the field? They said it’s okay to enjoy the festival inside the mansion.”

Clide, who had been called out until late at night because of Delta, slyly suggested.

By Jackal’s order, the balcony of his room was closed, but Clide, a wizard, could float in the air and talk to Kitty.

He could get closer to her under the pretext that he was afraid of falling if there were no railings to hold on to.

“Young lady, huh? It would be great to have fireworks in the catnip field.”

“…….”

Kitty was an infinitely weak cat in front of the temptation of catnip. Clide chuckled.

“I’ll pack the necessary items and go to the young lady’s room. It’s cold outside, so wear a thick coat.”

“Okay!”

Kitty started preparing with a cheerful step. Clide walked through the air back to his room and turned on the light.

In his room, a bouquet of roses and firecrackers that he had prepared in advance were neatly placed.

Clide, who was about to tidy up his appearance in front of the mirror and take them out, sensed something.

“…….”

No way, it can’t be.

He used the teleportation magic circle to move to a place where an unwelcome smell was coming from.

There was Eden, wearing a black coat like a painting. Judging from the fact that he was moving while avoiding people’s eyes, it didn’t seem like he had come out in a legal way.

‘How did he get out?’

Eden, who has a subtly nerdy temperament, wouldn’t have gone out without permission.

While Clide was making various assumptions, Eden approached him.

“Clide Foxstein, where is Kitty?”

It was a low, decadent voice that licked his earlobes even after a long time. Clide thought for a moment about what to answer, then smiled with his eyes.