As the saying goes, while one person rejoices, another grieves.
Back in her bedroom, Sherry spread the several Design Blueprints across the table, looking them over from top to bottom, left to right, again and again.
On the whole, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but Sherry still spotted clues in some of the design details. These specific elements were certainly not products of the current era.
Another piece of evidence.
Something had definitely happened to Anis that Sherry didn’t know about. Could she really be a Reincarnator just like herself?
The room was frighteningly quiet, the sound of her own breathing becoming increasingly clear in the silent space.
Sherry felt her limbs grow numb and dull as a wave of the unknown, a creeping fear, gradually spread through her heart.
‘No, I can’t just sit here and wait for death. I have to take the initiative and find decisive evidence.’
She wrote a quick note and subconsciously called out, “Sybil?”
No one responded.
‘Oh, right. Sybil has to go take care of that child today. I’ll deliver it myself.’
After dropping the note off at the kitchen and instructing the servants to purchase glass and a series of other materials, Sherry tiptoed quietly to the door of Anis’s bedroom.
She took a deep breath, held it, and bent over.
Through the hole where the lock had been removed, she could clearly see the “live broadcast” happening inside.
Anis was burying her cheeks in the cat’s little belly, greedily inhaling its scent. “Haa, haa… This feels so good…”
“Meow, meow~”
“You little naughty cat, of course I won’t mistreat you. Isn’t this your favorite?”
Anis placed the little kitten atop her perky, bouncy mounds, then buried her face against the top of its head. “How is it? Comfortable?”
One person and one cat, acting just like a couple in the honeymoon phase, their distance closing even further.
Watching Anis acting so bold inside, Sherry clenched her back molars while silently swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
She felt like an incompetent husband whose status wasn’t even equal to that of a cat!
‘Dammit! Let go of that cat and let me do it!’
‘I want to bury my face in Anis’s mouthwatering peaks, too!’
With the blood rushing to her head, Sherry momentarily lost her balance!
Though her professional training allowed her to quickly stabilize her feet, the slight sound of her footsteps still caught the attention of the cat inside!
“Meow — !”
“Who’s there!”
She was exposed.
Sherry originally intended to just walk in, but on second thought, she decided to conduct a little test.
She straightened her clothes and chose to knock on the door.
“Anis, it’s me.”
“Sherry? What are you doing here again? Didn’t I already give you the Design Blueprints?” Anis’s voice was filled with caution.
“It’s not about that. Can I come in and talk?”
“How can I feel safe letting you in if you don’t explain why you’re here?”
Sherry secretly gnashed her teeth. Anis’s guard against her was still at its maximum.
“I want to hold the kitty. Is that okay?”
“Meow — “
A very resistant meow came from inside, followed by Anis’s voice again. “Sorry, it doesn’t seem to want you to hold it.”
“Guh — “
After being rejected repeatedly, Sherry’s face puffed up in frustration. It looked like she had to use her final trump card.
“Tonight, I want to have dinner with you, Anis! I’ve prepared juicy roasted chicken for our meal!”
Silence fell inside.
Listening closely, one could hear the faint sound of someone swallowing saliva.
It was working.
Sherry continued to press her advantage. “The kitty can come too! I’ll prepare fresh vegetables and fruits to entertain it!”
“Meow~”
This time, the response was a high-pitched, adorable meow, the complete opposite of the one from before.
“Fine, you win. I’ll go to the banquet tonight. Just remember to send away all the soldiers spying on me along the way, otherwise I can’t get out.”
“Don’t worry, Anis. You already have the authority to move freely around the mansion now.”
Sherry was already giggling inwardly. She had found Anis’s first weakness — delicious food!
“Then I’ll see you tonight, Anis.”
Sherry regained her little girl-like vitality and went skipping back to her own bedroom.
Once the door was shut tight, she leaned against it and pulled a shimmering ruby necklace from her pocket.
‘Well then, let’s carry out the second test tonight.’
***
Meanwhile, in Anis’s bedroom.
“Mimi, that woman named Sherry is a bad woman. You must be careful and stay on your guard against her.”
Anis lay on the bed, sharing the pillow with the cat.
“Meow…”
The cat’s expression was quite dejected, its tail drooping beneath the pillow, looking listless.
“I’m not talking about you. After all, you’re a cat; I can understand your instinctive thoughts about food.”
Anis raised her right hand and placed it on the cat’s soft little head. As her five fingers curled slightly and moved up and down, the cat quickly turned from a solid into a puddle, capable only of making purring sounds.
Apparently not satisfied with just scratching the head, Anis’s hand gradually slid down from the crown, all the way to the tip of the tail, gathering a handful of cat hair.
“Meow~”
“I have to say, fluffy little animals really do have a healing quality.”
Anis tossed the shed cat hair into the air and pointed her wand. The floating fur vanished instantly without a trace.
Magic really was convenient.
Perhaps due to boredom, Anis’s upper and lower eyelids soon began to fight for dominance. One person and one cat gradually drifted off to sleep.
“Hehehe~ Master, I love you~”
But right at that moment, the voice Anis had heard before echoed in her mind once again!
“Hmm? Mimi, did you just speak?”
She opened her eyes in surprise. However, this time, the surroundings were not her bedroom. Instead, she was in a vast, Deep Blue Space of unknown dimensions!
In the middle of the space, a young girl was “duck sitting” on the floor. Her long black hair was tied into two pigtails hanging down her back, and a slender, fluffy cat tail swayed back and forth behind her.
Combined with her glass-clear eyes that were exactly like the cat’s, every factor pointed to one thing — the girl before her was a cat-girl!
Anis’s eyes wandered, unsure of where to look, because the little cat-girl in front of her wasn’t wearing a stitch of clothing, only lightly resting her hands over her most delicate and precious areas!
“Who… Who are you?” Anis asked, her face flushing as she stuttered.
“Master, it’s me, Xiami. Or perhaps you’d prefer my favorite nickname, Mimi?”
“Is it really you?”
Anis still found it hard to believe. “But why aren’t you wearing any clothes?”
“Clothes? What are those? I’ve never worn clothes before.”
The cat-girl Xiami’s eyes were innocent and pure.
“Oh, right. You are a cat, after all…”
Anis muttered to herself. After clearing her thoughts, she continued to ask, “You can turn into a cat-girl?”