I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

The day after Yuhaka defeated the female Rathian.

In the original home of the Merlins, a group of Merlins are rebuilding their home.

"Hey, watch your posture over there, meow! The animal hide is placed crookedly, meow!"

"The elderly and children will stay in the temporary housing for now, meow!"

"I really need to seal the hole up there properly this time, meow! I can't handle another female Rathian running around like that, meow!"

Zelus looked at the busy Merlucats with a bit of surprise, scratched her head, and said:

"Wow... I really didn't expect that. I thought there were only a dozen or so Merlin cats living here, but I didn't expect that the number would exceed my limit."

Yes, Zelus originally thought that there were at most a dozen or so Meru cats living here, but more than 30 Meru cats were really beyond Zelus's imagination. Moreover, that number did not include the elderly and children among the Meru cats, since the elderly and children were not considered to be much of a fighting force.

Lorota, standing next to Zelus, looked at Zelus's system panel and said:

"Yes, my lord, because of the treacherous terrain around our homeland, we've never encountered any monsters here, meow. That's why our clan hasn't been greatly affected, meow, until the arrival of the female Rathalos..."

Zelus sighed and said to Lorota:

"You've really worked hard..."

Lorota smiled slightly and looked at Zelus's panel, saying:

"Well... although life is a bit tough, we are already very satisfied that we were able to take back the village, meow. All of this is thanks to Yuu-chan and God-sama, meow."

Zelus said a little embarrassedly after hearing Lorota's words:

"Well, all of this is thanks to your and Youyou's hard work. I didn't do anything at all. And please stop calling me God. I'm not a god!"

In response to Zelus's question, Rorota looked at Zelus with sparkling eyes and said:

"But a god is a god, meow."

"Uh... okay, call me whatever you want..."

Seeing that there was no way to get Rorota to change her name, Zelus gave up. Since these Meru cats became members of Yuhaka's group, they could also see Zelus. At first, the Meru cats were startled, but then the group of Meru cats regarded Zelus as a god.

After all, holographic projection screen panels are far too advanced for this era, so it's probably an accident that they're being regarded as gods.

Speaking of which, what kind of gods do these Merlins think they are? You know, there are still races that regard Elder Dragons or extremely powerful monsters as gods.

For example, Kushala Daora is considered the god of storms (the Storm Dragon is actually more like it, but the Storm Dragon seems to appear less often than the Kushala Daora, so Kushala Daora is chosen). Teostra is considered the god of fire, and so on.

What kind of god are these Merlin cats taking me for? A god of the game panel??

"Lolota~ help me meow, the Peach-Fur Beast's poop stinks so much meow!"

Rokubei, carrying a basket of peach-furred beast droppings and female fire dragon droppings, approached Rorota with teary eyes and pleaded. Upon seeing Rokubei, Rorota immediately pinched her nose, took a few steps back, and gestured for him to stay away, saying:

"Rokubei-chan, please don't come any closer! You're responsible for the stupid things you've done!"

Zelus looked at Rokubei and Rorota, the two Merlins, with a helpless smile, and then returned to Yuhaka's side.

........................

“OwO~”

Ehka is currently packing his things at his old lair location, because he's moving to the Merlin Village.

Seeing that Yuhaka was packing her things, Zelus didn't disturb her. Zelus checked the enhancements Yuhaka had received. In addition to the [Rainbow Bird's Vocal Organ] that Zelus had enhanced Yuhaka before, Zelus had also attached the [Narcodon's Spiny Scales] and [Rathian's Wings] that she had obtained the day before yesterday to Yuhaka. Now, in its second form, Yuhaka not only had a pair of clawed arms on its back, but also a pair of wings. Its originally bare tail now had spiked scales that were similar in color to Yuhaka's carapace.

Although the female Rathian's wings are only moderately effective at flight, they are sufficient for Eohaka's needs. The wings greatly benefit Eohaka, expanding her hunting range and increasing her attack options.

Furthermore, the spiky scales of the Nargacuga give Ehaka several more ways to attack. Ehaka can use these scales as darts, or it can stand the scales up on its tail and then use its tail like a mace to smash the target, which can also be quite effective.

In fact, if Yhwach had enough pure essence and biomass, Zerus could make Yhwach's entire body grow these spiky scales, just like the sharp spines all over Nergigante's body.

For Yuhaka, these spiny scales can be processed and used as toothpicks, which is surprisingly convenient!

"Banban! Open the hole."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Zelus opened the system's built-in dimensional portal, and then Yuhaka threw the packed luggage into the portal. After that, Yuhaka flapped its wings and flew towards the cave where the Merlin village was located.

Eyhaka then quickly arrived at a river with a large waterfall at its flying speed. Eyhaka swiftly crossed the waterfall and arrived at the location of the Merlin village.

"Ah, Boss Youyou is back, meow!"

When the Melu Cat, who was organizing supplies, saw Yuhaka, it called out to the Melu Cats behind it. Hearing the Melu Cat's words, many Melu Cats greeted Yuhaka, and a few smaller Melu Cats came over to greet Yuhaka and then touched its little paws and big tail.

"Go play something else, little one, meow. Boss Youyou has a lot of things to take care of later, meow."

"Okay, meow! Goodbye, Sister Lorota and Boss Yoyo, meow!"

With that, the group of little Meru cats said goodbye to Lorota and Yuhaka and ran off to play elsewhere.

Lorota looked at Yuhaka and said:

"Welcome back, meow, Yu-Yu-chan. Have you packed everything, meow?"

Yuhaka nodded, and then had Zelus vomit up the contents of the dimensional rift. Rorota, looking at the jerky, various seasonings, barbecue grill, and tools scattered on the ground, broke out in a cold sweat. "Why is it all food?!"

Well, given Rorota's understanding of Yuhaka, it's perfectly normal for all of these to be food or for making food, right?

Chapter 10 [Zelus: Do you yearn for Powva?]

After Yuhaka arrived at the cave where the Meru Cats' village was located, Yuhaka also helped the Meru Cats rebuild their village.

Thanks to Yuhaka's arrival, the Merlins were able to rebuild their village much faster, and by nightfall, all the Merlins' temporary shelters were ready.

Why are they temporary shelters? The answer is simple: due to the materials, the temporary shelters that the Merlins currently live in are just simple tents. Normally, the Merlins would reinforce the shelters to prevent them from collapsing easily or being knocked over.

"Dinner's ready, meow!"

Upon hearing the words "dinner is served," Yuhaka's tail immediately stood up, and in the blink of an eye, he was at the place where Merlin was cooking. Zelus, watching Yuhaka get excited at the mention of food, said somewhat helplessly:

"It's really unacceptable for someone to act like this as soon as they hear about food."

Soon, Zelus floated to where the Merucat was cooking, and then Zelus saw Yuhaka tearing apart the thigh meat of a herbivorous dragon with both hands. Yuhaka had caught the herbivorous dragon from an open space not far away. In the past, Yuhaka would not have caught such large prey as herbivorous dragons, since it would take him a long time to drag them home.

Now that Eohaka can fly, its strength has also increased after the battle with the Rathian. At least it can grab a herbivorous dragon and fly for a while without any problem.

Besides the herbivorous dragons, Yuhaka also caught a lot of small herbivorous monsters such as fungal pigs and Suzuka. Merlin and the others also caught a lot of fish with their nets. At least this time, no one has to worry about not having enough to eat for dinner.

"It feels so good to be home, meow..."

Lorota looked at the various sizes of the Meru cats gathered together eating and said with a slight smile, "That's what I'm saying." Zelus, standing nearby, looked at Lorota and said:

"Hmm? Did you have a hard time outside when you were forced to leave here?"

Lorota looked at Zelus and nodded, saying:

"Yes, God, our Merlin clan isn't very strong in combat. We can handle small monsters like the Little Dog Dragon, meow, but we're helpless against large monsters like the Dog Dragon King, meow."

Both Mewlings and Palicoes prefer to live in places that other monsters cannot or have difficulty reaching, because their natural combat strength is not very strong. After all, not all cats have received hunter training to become Palicoes and then, after years of honing their skills, become Palico hunters.

It is extremely difficult for Palicoes and Merlins to survive in the wild. Without shelter, they are vulnerable to attacks from other predators. In addition to the threat of monsters, the weather is also very dangerous. Moreover, there are elderly people and children in the tribe, making it difficult to guarantee the safety of the entire tribe.

"But thankfully we met Yu-Yu-chan and the God, which allowed us to escape back to our home, meow."

Zelus looked at Rorota in silence for a moment, then said:

"Really...? I saw that you guys had a pretty tough time recently..."

Then it suddenly occurred to me that Zelus looked at Lorota and said:

"By the way, Rorota, do you have any desire to become stronger?"

Upon hearing Zelus's words, Rorota suddenly paused, then shook his hands frantically and said to Zelus:

"Eh? Me? No, no, no! I'm not very good at fighting, meow. If we're talking about fighting, Rokubei is the strongest among us, meow. If God wants to teach, then teach Rokubei, meow."

Zelus gestured to Rorota and said:

"No, no, no, I'm not teaching you any combat techniques, but rather making you, or rather your entire race, stronger."

"Meow meow?"

Hearing Zelus's words, Lorota tilted her head in confusion, her face clearly showing utter bewilderment. Seeing this, Zelus scratched her head and said to Lorota:

"Uh... let's talk about the specifics later when we have time. If you don't eat now, you might not get any food."

Upon hearing Zelus's words, Lorota turned around and saw that there was very little food left.

The Mew Cats' dining area suddenly became lively.

...................

In a completely dark space, a little girl with long, emerald-green hair scratched her hair, looking somewhat troubled, and said:

"Ugh... this is really troublesome. I don't have any suitable bio-essence for Merucat, and using evolution factors to strengthen Merucat is such a waste, plus I don't have many evolution factors... what should I do..."

Then, the little girl, who had given up on treatment, lay down on the ground with her legs crossed and said:

"Forget it... I'm too lazy to think about it anymore. Why should I, a system, worry about so many things for my host?!"

The little girl seemed to have given up thinking. After a while, she sat up with her legs crossed, crossed her arms, and watched Yuhaka, who looked completely bewildered, eating barbecue on the big screen.

The little girl's identity is obvious; she's Zelus, the one who accidentally lost her host's soul.

Zelus watched Yuhaka devour his food, then wiped her lips, licked her tongue, and said:

"But Yuhaka still looks pretty cute right now, I really want to hug her and give her a good kiss (I think it's more than just a kiss), hehehe~"

Yuhaka, inside the Merlin Village, suddenly shivered, then continued eating with his head down.

Wearing only a T-shirt, Zelu sighed and said:

"Ha... It's a pity that I don't have enough resources to produce a body right now, otherwise I wouldn't just be looking at Yuhaka and the like."

However, after thinking about it carefully, Zelus said:

"Perhaps I could use food as a reward to set up a task for Yuhaka to cause trouble for those creatures possessing powerful essences?"

The idea flashed through Zelus's mind for a moment before she dismissed it. The reason was simple: her system didn't have the function of transferring materials to Yuhaka. After all, she wasn't a system like an exchange or trading system that could exchange materials.

Moreover, there are clear rules between the systems, which Zelusi and her system cannot violate. Of course, they can discuss it with the system backend, but Zelusi is certain that her method will not be approved.

Sighing, Zelus lay on her spherical sofa, looking at Yuhaka on the big screen, and said:

"Well, we can only take it one step at a time. Hopefully, Yuhaka can prey on enough powerful essences before the [Invading Creatures] arrive."

Chapter 11 [Heading to the Town of Scylla]

The next morning, we arrived at Water Cave Village, the home of the Yohaka tribe's Meru Cats in the ancient forest.