Three days ago.
As soon as the carriage carrying the Crown Prince left the orphanage, I and Delton chased after it.
If an employee who had promised to work without pay for a month suddenly disappears, the daycare center will surely be turned upside down.
'Are you my part-timer?'
I just chased after the carriage the Crown Prince was riding in.
It was difficult to keep up with the pace of a human, so I transformed into a cat and ran, and later used a trick to climb onto the back of a horse-drawn carriage.
Thanks to that, I arrived at the hideout comfortably and quickly sent Delton to Sir Arthur. Along with a note that said, 'Follow Delton.'
The purpose was to place knights nearby in case of any danger.
“Are you training me to be a shit dog now?”
Of course, Delton was indignant, but I didn't care at all.
“When I finish this job, I’ll give you ten whipped cream cakes.”
The method to manipulate this pig as you wish was very simple.
As expected, I was giggling as I watched Delton run away as soon as the sound of the cake was heard, and soon I started circling the building, looking for a space I could sneak in.
Luckily, one of the windows in the hallway on the first floor was open, and I easily jumped through it.
'Haha, this is easy, but it's too easy.'
I was intoxicated with the fact that I had easily infiltrated the assassins' hideout, but soon I began to explore the inside of the building, chattering away.
Then I tilted my head.
'What's so white?'
As it was a hideout for assassins, I had naturally expected a dark and gloomy atmosphere, but the interior, with its luxurious marble floors, spotless white walls, and ivory pillars, had a somewhat sacred atmosphere.
'It's like looking at the Saint's room before it was renovated.'
Unable to hide my embarrassment, I shook my head once and went back to looking for the Crown Prince.
Now was not the time to be evaluating or evaluating the interior.
The Crown Prince is the successor to the empire.
If he were to get involved in something dangerous, my position would be very difficult.
'First, we need to figure out the location.'
But my plan was suddenly ruined by someone who appeared without warning.
“Oh my, why is there a cat in here?”
A servant passing by discovered me.
He frowned as he looked at me standing there blankly, then lifted me up gently and went outside.
“Now, get out. This is not a place for animals to come in.”
Then he threw me down on the ground as if he was throwing me.
'No! I haven't found the Crown Prince yet!'
I quickly tried to follow him back into the building.
“Oh, my!”
The servant pushed me away with his foot and closed the door.
'You dare kick me?'
I scratched at the tightly closed door with my claws in frustration, then grumbled and looked for the exit again.
Fortunately, the window they had used to initially break-in was still open.
I jumped back in and entered the building.
But.
“Oh my, Meow. Where did you come in? Oh my, you shouldn’t come in here without permission. Now, let’s get out of here.”
This time too, I was soon caught by another employee and kicked out.
“...”
It was the same after that.
Flick.
“Oh my, what’s that cat?”
Flick.
“Okay, let’s go.”
Flick.
“Ugh, dirty stray cat!”
No matter how many times I tried, I was always caught by the employees and kicked out.
My red fur was too tangled to move around in the white interior.
“What the heck...”
Tired of the endless discovery, I finally gave up on trying to infiltrate the place and decided to wander outside to get a feel for the place.
It was an unavoidable choice, but fortunately, there was an income.
“We’ve had five new followers this week. And five more are coming soon.”
“Again? There must be thousands of believers on the list right now... Isn’t that too many?”
“It would be good if there were more believers who served the Goddess Ibis.”
“No, but if there are that many chosen people, won’t our position in the new era be narrowed?”
“Hey, the population of Catalonia is 40 million. To enlighten that population, there would have to be hundreds of thousands of chosen ones. Don’t worry, our position will not be limited.”
“Well, that’s true, now that I hear it.”
I furrowed my brow as I hid in a corner of the flower bed and eavesdropped on the servants' conversation.
'Shinto? Goddess Ibis? New Era?'
I wondered what all this meant.
I just tilted my head with a puzzled expression, and only after a while did I realize their true identity.
'Ha, you're a cult.'
Now all my doubts are answered.
The reason why he tried to kill me as well as Saintess Margaret was probably because we was a symbol of the Church of Hethel.
A Saintess who is called the daughter of a goddess and wields strong divine powers would be a thorn in the side of heretics.
And the reason they gather children of a certain age under the pretense of adoption is probably to make them believers. The younger they are, the easier it is to brainwash them.
‘Come to think of it, what the assassin said last time...’
“Anyone who dares to follow in the footsteps of the goddess will pay the price with death.”
At the time, I thought the goddess was naturally referring to Hethel, but now I see that it seems to refer to the heretical goddess Ibis.
Because at that time we were looking for the red-eyed woman.
'Me too.'
I expected that it would be no ordinary group, given that they would dare to send an assassin to the Saintess, but I never thought that they would turn out to be heretics.
I let out a short sigh and continued to monitor the situation, waiting for another opportunity to contact the Crown Prince.
But that opportunity never presented itself.
Even when Delton returned from his errand, the knights led by Sir Arthur took up residence nearby.
After three whole days, I was finally able to find the Crown Prince coming out into the backyard.
'But why is your expression so serious?'
Because he had a thoughtful face, I couldn't rush in right away and just followed behind him. As if he sensed the movement, the Crown Prince turned around.
And then all of a sudden he started touching me randomly!
He caressed every nook and cranny, from the round crown of her head to my chubby cheeks, to my slender jawline.
'No, why is this person like this?'
I was flustered and immediately tried to shake off that hand, but...
'Ah, that feels good.'
Unfortunately, I ended up being consumed by my cat's instincts.
I rubbed my face against the Crown Prince's hand as if I was being cute, making a strange, grumbling sound.
'Touch more! More! More! A little more!'
But the Crown Prince, who could not hear my pleas, quickly coldly withdrew his hand.
I looked at him with tearful eyes, feeling regret surge through me.
'Why are you pulling away? I told you to touch me more!'
The Crown Prince lifted me up as if he had noticed my feelings.
And then, well...
Cuu.
“...”
What did I just hear?
Huh?
Huh?
Huh?
“Hey, what are you sticking where right now! Are you crazy?”
Only then did I break free from my cat instincts and jump up and scream.
'This is my first kiss!'
Of course, I wasn't really interested in guys and I didn't have any grand romantic notions about my first kiss.
But even if there is no romance, it is still the same, receiving my first kiss while in the body of a beast. And the other person is a cruel and ruthless Crown Prince who has made me his slave and uses me as he pleases!
I couldn't hide my despair.
But, I don’t know if the Crown Prince knows my feelings or not...
“What the hell!”
What? What the heck? What the hell?
It's so frustrating that my first kiss was stolen, and now I have to listen to all the swearing!
And what's with that face?
Why do you look more upset than me?
I bit the Crown Prince's arm in anger.
The Crown Prince, who was already out of his mind, didn't even try to stop me.
I got even angrier at the lack of response, and I started to rub his arm as hard as I could, but eventually, I got tired of it and collapsed.
'Oh my, it's my jaw muscles.'
I was still furious and grumbling as I felt a sharp pain rising from my jawbone.
“How can you talk? I’m sure all you could do last time was meow.”
The Crown Prince, who had returned to his usual stern expression as if he had finally regained control of his emotions, asked.
'Ha, what kind of person is this?'
I still have a thousand fires burning inside me. Can I just take care of it by myself?
I glared at the Crown Prince, but soon regained my composure.
'This is not the time to be doing this.'
I didn't know how much time I would have to talk to the Crown Prince.
I quickly controlled my emotions and answered the Crown Prince's question.
“I asked Delton to allow me to speak even if I look like a cat. I need to be able to talk to you if I want to meet you and discuss things with you.”
“I see. Good job.”
He nodded and reached out his hand towards me absentmindedly, but then paused for a moment and took it back.
“But you came in alone? What about the lion?”
I'm sure he was trying to touch me again...
I glared at him with narrowed eyes, but since it was an attempted attack, I didn't scold him further.
“He's waiting nearby with Sir Arthur. I think two cats running around together would be noticeable.”
The Crown Prince frowned slightly as if he was not pleased with the fact that I had entered the heretic territory alone.
But he didn't scold me like he usually did, knowing that I had also committed a sin.
“Have you noticed where this place is?”
“Yes, at first glance, it’s a conversation between servants. Is it heresy?”
"You're right."
“Ha, in a country that worships the one and only God, not only did they dare to create a heresy, but they even killed a Saintess. Who on earth could have done such an outrageous thing?”
“Well, I haven’t figured it out yet because the proper higher-ups haven’t appeared yet. I’ll send a signal when I find out, so for now, you should get out of here and wait with Sir Arthur.”
“I will do that.”
I nodded obediently and then stretched my neck.
“Take this.”
“Are you talking about the bell?”
The Crown Prince, with a puzzled expression, took off the bell hanging around my neck and looked at it quietly.
“It wasn’t a bell, it was a whistle.”
“Yes, it was made by Delton. No matter how far away you are, Delton can hear it, so if there’s an emergency, blow it. I’ll dispatch the knights right away.”
"All right."
It was at that moment that I nodded and got up as if I was about to go in.
“Everyone gather! Everyone gather!”
Inside the building, loud shouts and the sound of employees moving busily could be heard.
“What’s going on all of a sudden? Is it dinner time already?”
“No way. It hasn’t even been an hour since I had lunch.”
I was just blankly staring at the door, wondering what was going on, when I heard an urgent shout from inside.
“The elder is visiting! Check to see if there are any dirty places and clean every nook and cranny!”
The Crown Prince and I looked at each other at the same time.
“If you’re an elder... it looks like the higher-ups have finally appeared.”
“It seems so.”
He nodded and then started walking forward hurriedly.
“Then I will go in. You may also go back, Princess.”
But I couldn't take more than a few steps before I had to stop.
Unfortunately, my curiosity got the better of me and I ended up hanging onto his pants.
“...”
The Crown Prince sighed as he noticed me looking up at him with sparkling eyes.
At first glance, it seemed like I heard the words, “Here we go again.”
As soon as the carriage carrying the Crown Prince left the orphanage, I and Delton chased after it.
If an employee who had promised to work without pay for a month suddenly disappears, the daycare center will surely be turned upside down.
'Are you my part-timer?'
I just chased after the carriage the Crown Prince was riding in.
It was difficult to keep up with the pace of a human, so I transformed into a cat and ran, and later used a trick to climb onto the back of a horse-drawn carriage.
Thanks to that, I arrived at the hideout comfortably and quickly sent Delton to Sir Arthur. Along with a note that said, 'Follow Delton.'
The purpose was to place knights nearby in case of any danger.
“Are you training me to be a shit dog now?”
Of course, Delton was indignant, but I didn't care at all.
“When I finish this job, I’ll give you ten whipped cream cakes.”
The method to manipulate this pig as you wish was very simple.
As expected, I was giggling as I watched Delton run away as soon as the sound of the cake was heard, and soon I started circling the building, looking for a space I could sneak in.
Luckily, one of the windows in the hallway on the first floor was open, and I easily jumped through it.
'Haha, this is easy, but it's too easy.'
I was intoxicated with the fact that I had easily infiltrated the assassins' hideout, but soon I began to explore the inside of the building, chattering away.
Then I tilted my head.
'What's so white?'
As it was a hideout for assassins, I had naturally expected a dark and gloomy atmosphere, but the interior, with its luxurious marble floors, spotless white walls, and ivory pillars, had a somewhat sacred atmosphere.
'It's like looking at the Saint's room before it was renovated.'
Unable to hide my embarrassment, I shook my head once and went back to looking for the Crown Prince.
Now was not the time to be evaluating or evaluating the interior.
The Crown Prince is the successor to the empire.
If he were to get involved in something dangerous, my position would be very difficult.
'First, we need to figure out the location.'
But my plan was suddenly ruined by someone who appeared without warning.
“Oh my, why is there a cat in here?”
A servant passing by discovered me.
He frowned as he looked at me standing there blankly, then lifted me up gently and went outside.
“Now, get out. This is not a place for animals to come in.”
Then he threw me down on the ground as if he was throwing me.
'No! I haven't found the Crown Prince yet!'
I quickly tried to follow him back into the building.
“Oh, my!”
The servant pushed me away with his foot and closed the door.
'You dare kick me?'
I scratched at the tightly closed door with my claws in frustration, then grumbled and looked for the exit again.
Fortunately, the window they had used to initially break-in was still open.
I jumped back in and entered the building.
But.
“Oh my, Meow. Where did you come in? Oh my, you shouldn’t come in here without permission. Now, let’s get out of here.”
This time too, I was soon caught by another employee and kicked out.
“...”
It was the same after that.
Flick.
“Oh my, what’s that cat?”
Flick.
“Okay, let’s go.”
Flick.
“Ugh, dirty stray cat!”
No matter how many times I tried, I was always caught by the employees and kicked out.
My red fur was too tangled to move around in the white interior.
“What the heck...”
Tired of the endless discovery, I finally gave up on trying to infiltrate the place and decided to wander outside to get a feel for the place.
It was an unavoidable choice, but fortunately, there was an income.
“We’ve had five new followers this week. And five more are coming soon.”
“Again? There must be thousands of believers on the list right now... Isn’t that too many?”
“It would be good if there were more believers who served the Goddess Ibis.”
“No, but if there are that many chosen people, won’t our position in the new era be narrowed?”
“Hey, the population of Catalonia is 40 million. To enlighten that population, there would have to be hundreds of thousands of chosen ones. Don’t worry, our position will not be limited.”
“Well, that’s true, now that I hear it.”
I furrowed my brow as I hid in a corner of the flower bed and eavesdropped on the servants' conversation.
'Shinto? Goddess Ibis? New Era?'
I wondered what all this meant.
I just tilted my head with a puzzled expression, and only after a while did I realize their true identity.
'Ha, you're a cult.'
Now all my doubts are answered.
The reason why he tried to kill me as well as Saintess Margaret was probably because we was a symbol of the Church of Hethel.
A Saintess who is called the daughter of a goddess and wields strong divine powers would be a thorn in the side of heretics.
And the reason they gather children of a certain age under the pretense of adoption is probably to make them believers. The younger they are, the easier it is to brainwash them.
‘Come to think of it, what the assassin said last time...’
“Anyone who dares to follow in the footsteps of the goddess will pay the price with death.”
At the time, I thought the goddess was naturally referring to Hethel, but now I see that it seems to refer to the heretical goddess Ibis.
Because at that time we were looking for the red-eyed woman.
'Me too.'
I expected that it would be no ordinary group, given that they would dare to send an assassin to the Saintess, but I never thought that they would turn out to be heretics.
I let out a short sigh and continued to monitor the situation, waiting for another opportunity to contact the Crown Prince.
But that opportunity never presented itself.
Even when Delton returned from his errand, the knights led by Sir Arthur took up residence nearby.
After three whole days, I was finally able to find the Crown Prince coming out into the backyard.
'But why is your expression so serious?'
Because he had a thoughtful face, I couldn't rush in right away and just followed behind him. As if he sensed the movement, the Crown Prince turned around.
And then all of a sudden he started touching me randomly!
He caressed every nook and cranny, from the round crown of her head to my chubby cheeks, to my slender jawline.
'No, why is this person like this?'
I was flustered and immediately tried to shake off that hand, but...
'Ah, that feels good.'
Unfortunately, I ended up being consumed by my cat's instincts.
I rubbed my face against the Crown Prince's hand as if I was being cute, making a strange, grumbling sound.
'Touch more! More! More! A little more!'
But the Crown Prince, who could not hear my pleas, quickly coldly withdrew his hand.
I looked at him with tearful eyes, feeling regret surge through me.
'Why are you pulling away? I told you to touch me more!'
The Crown Prince lifted me up as if he had noticed my feelings.
And then, well...
Cuu.
“...”
What did I just hear?
Huh?
Huh?
Huh?
“Hey, what are you sticking where right now! Are you crazy?”
Only then did I break free from my cat instincts and jump up and scream.
'This is my first kiss!'
Of course, I wasn't really interested in guys and I didn't have any grand romantic notions about my first kiss.
But even if there is no romance, it is still the same, receiving my first kiss while in the body of a beast. And the other person is a cruel and ruthless Crown Prince who has made me his slave and uses me as he pleases!
I couldn't hide my despair.
But, I don’t know if the Crown Prince knows my feelings or not...
“What the hell!”
What? What the heck? What the hell?
It's so frustrating that my first kiss was stolen, and now I have to listen to all the swearing!
And what's with that face?
Why do you look more upset than me?
I bit the Crown Prince's arm in anger.
The Crown Prince, who was already out of his mind, didn't even try to stop me.
I got even angrier at the lack of response, and I started to rub his arm as hard as I could, but eventually, I got tired of it and collapsed.
'Oh my, it's my jaw muscles.'
I was still furious and grumbling as I felt a sharp pain rising from my jawbone.
“How can you talk? I’m sure all you could do last time was meow.”
The Crown Prince, who had returned to his usual stern expression as if he had finally regained control of his emotions, asked.
'Ha, what kind of person is this?'
I still have a thousand fires burning inside me. Can I just take care of it by myself?
I glared at the Crown Prince, but soon regained my composure.
'This is not the time to be doing this.'
I didn't know how much time I would have to talk to the Crown Prince.
I quickly controlled my emotions and answered the Crown Prince's question.
“I asked Delton to allow me to speak even if I look like a cat. I need to be able to talk to you if I want to meet you and discuss things with you.”
“I see. Good job.”
He nodded and reached out his hand towards me absentmindedly, but then paused for a moment and took it back.
“But you came in alone? What about the lion?”
I'm sure he was trying to touch me again...
I glared at him with narrowed eyes, but since it was an attempted attack, I didn't scold him further.
“He's waiting nearby with Sir Arthur. I think two cats running around together would be noticeable.”
The Crown Prince frowned slightly as if he was not pleased with the fact that I had entered the heretic territory alone.
But he didn't scold me like he usually did, knowing that I had also committed a sin.
“Have you noticed where this place is?”
“Yes, at first glance, it’s a conversation between servants. Is it heresy?”
"You're right."
“Ha, in a country that worships the one and only God, not only did they dare to create a heresy, but they even killed a Saintess. Who on earth could have done such an outrageous thing?”
“Well, I haven’t figured it out yet because the proper higher-ups haven’t appeared yet. I’ll send a signal when I find out, so for now, you should get out of here and wait with Sir Arthur.”
“I will do that.”
I nodded obediently and then stretched my neck.
“Take this.”
“Are you talking about the bell?”
The Crown Prince, with a puzzled expression, took off the bell hanging around my neck and looked at it quietly.
“It wasn’t a bell, it was a whistle.”
“Yes, it was made by Delton. No matter how far away you are, Delton can hear it, so if there’s an emergency, blow it. I’ll dispatch the knights right away.”
"All right."
It was at that moment that I nodded and got up as if I was about to go in.
“Everyone gather! Everyone gather!”
Inside the building, loud shouts and the sound of employees moving busily could be heard.
“What’s going on all of a sudden? Is it dinner time already?”
“No way. It hasn’t even been an hour since I had lunch.”
I was just blankly staring at the door, wondering what was going on, when I heard an urgent shout from inside.
“The elder is visiting! Check to see if there are any dirty places and clean every nook and cranny!”
The Crown Prince and I looked at each other at the same time.
“If you’re an elder... it looks like the higher-ups have finally appeared.”
“It seems so.”
He nodded and then started walking forward hurriedly.
“Then I will go in. You may also go back, Princess.”
But I couldn't take more than a few steps before I had to stop.
Unfortunately, my curiosity got the better of me and I ended up hanging onto his pants.
“...”
The Crown Prince sighed as he noticed me looking up at him with sparkling eyes.
At first glance, it seemed like I heard the words, “Here we go again.”
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