I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

When Milia watched as Yuhaka, whom she had finally managed to put on her panties, took them off with a look of disgust and threw them aside, Milia suddenly wondered if Yuhaka didn't like wearing panties.

After all, Milia never saw Yuhaka wearing panties in the beginning.

"Alright, Youyou, get down and put on your panties! How can a girl not wear panties!"

"Waaaaah > One <~"

Yuhaka lay on Milia's bed, arching his back like a wild beast. His large tail swayed like a rattlesnake's tail, and the whooshing sound of the swaying tail made him look extremely threatening.

So this little guy is really a Nargacuga's offspring?! Why is its protesting posture so similar to a Nargacuga's?!

"Youyou, why aren't you wearing panties?!"

After hearing Milia's words, Yuhaka shook his head and said:

"Little Bubu, your tail is uncomfortable wearing this!"

"what?"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Milia paused for a moment, then, seeing the panties in her hand and Yuhaka's large tail, she immediately understood. Yuhaka's tail is located near the human coccyx; if Yuhaka wore panties, it would definitely constrict his large tail. No wonder Yuhaka hated wearing panties so much…

"Next time, let's buy a smaller pair of panties (whispering)..."

Then Milia threw the panties aside and said to Yuhaka:

"Alright, Youyou, if you don't want to wear panties, then don't. Hurry up and get down and put your clothes on."

Seeing Milia throw her panties aside, Yuhaka immediately jumped off the bed onto Milia and pinned her to the ground. Lying on the soft carpet, Milia looked at Yuhaka with his hands on her body and his little bottom sitting on her and couldn't help but wonder if Yuhaka was pretending to be stupid to take advantage of her.

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

After helping Yuhaka put on her childhood clothes, Milia looked at Yuhaka in a white dress with lace trim and stroked her chin with an expression as if she were looking at a doll, saying:

"Hmm~ Black hair and a white dress do look quite good. Maybe I should try a black dress next time?"

Then, Milia said to Yuhaka:

"Youyou, wait a minute, I'll go get you some clothes to try on."

Afterwards, Milia ran to the basement storage room on the first floor to get her old clothes, while Yuhaka curiously examined the white dress she was wearing. Yuhaka lifted the front of her dress and looked curiously at the thin white fabric in her hands. This made Yuhaka very confused as to why Milia and the others would wear something that offered no protection.

Even the animal skin dresses that Lorota and the others made for themselves were much thicker than this fabric.

"Youyou!"

Hearing someone call her name, Yuhaka turned around and saw Rorota and Rokubei waving at her from behind the window. Upon seeing Rorota and the others, Yuhaka's cat ears perked up instantly, and she ran to the window and opened it.

"Rorota! Rokubei!"

Lorota looked at Yuhaka and said to her somewhat nervously:

"YuYu-chan! We should go back now, meow!"

Hearing Rorota's words, Yuhaka glanced at the doorway and then looked back at Rorota, saying:

"But Milia told me to wait for her..."

Lorota shook her head and said to Yuhaka:

"No, Yu-Yu-chan, the village chief and the others are waiting for us. If we don't go back quickly, the village chief will worry about us. Also, it's going to rain tonight, and it will be dangerous if there's thunder, meow."

Hearing Rorota's words, Yhaka knew how dangerous thunder was, especially after the last time he slept in his old lair...

A bolt of lightning struck a tree near Yohaka's lair with a splitting sound, startling Yohaka.

"Okay, I understand. Wait for me."

After saying that, Yuhaka ran to Milia's desk, picked up Milia's notebook that she used to record monster ecology, and wrote a passage on it in the special script of the Merlin clan. Then, Yuhaka smoothed his tail fur, took out a spiky scale and put it in the notebook. After that, Yuhaka took off his white dress and threw it aside, then put his original clothes back on and left the place with Rorota and the others.

"Youyou, why don't you try this outfit on...?"

Back in her room, Milia stared blankly at the empty space. "Damn it, where did everyone go?!"

Chapter 18 [The Temptation of Food from Other Regions]

Milia stared blankly at the empty room, utterly bewildered. Where's my little girl? Where did my big little girl go?

Milia saw the open window and the white dress that had been taken off on the ground and knew that Yuhaka had left on her own. Milia was a little confused about Yuhaka's sudden departure. Why would Yuhaka leave so suddenly?

"Ok?"

Seeing the notebook on the table covered in scribbles by Yuhaka, Milia immediately gave a look that could only be described as a scream, and said to her notebook:

"My ecological research report?!"

Milia looked at her little notebook, which was used for writing ecological research reports, and saw strange drawings on it. She immediately felt like grabbing Yuhaka and spanking him.

"Hmm? This is..."

Suddenly calming down, Milia noticed the spiky scales left behind by Yuhaka on the table, picked them up to examine them, and then said:

"This is... a scale from Yuhaka's tail??"

Looking at the spiky scale on her hand, Milia felt a little puzzled. Why did Yuhaka put the spiky scale from his tail on her table?

"What does this mean?"

Does Yuhaka have any particular reason for leaving the spiny scales on itself?

Then Milia looked at the writing-like things in her ecological research notebook, which were scribbled on by Yuhaka, and said:

"This looks a bit like the text on the cat-themed scroll."

Looking at the muddy, slippery writing on the ecological research notes, Milia decided to show it to someone familiar with the writing style or to an Elf Cat.

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

In the Water Cave Village in the ancient forest, Yhaka, in its third form, flapped its wings and flew into the cave under the waterfall. After leaving several obvious marks on the rocks with its claws, Yhaka returned to its lair.

"Welcome back, Lady Yuu, and also Lorota and Rokubei Nyan."

The village chief of Shuiku Village approached Yuhaka and said this. Rokubei waved to the village chief and said:

"Grandpa Village Chief, we're back, meow~"

After Rorota and Rokubei jumped off Yuhaka's back, Yuhaka transformed back into his second form, patted his little belly, and said to the village chief:

"Youyou, you're hungry, you want to eat meat!"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, the village chief touched the cold sweat on his forehead, nodded, and said:

"Okay, meow, no problem, meow, Master Youyou."

Then the village chief turned to look at Lorota and the others and said:

"Lolota, how's the goods procurement going, meow?"

Lorota nodded and said to the village chief:

"Yes, everything I needed has been purchased, meow, and because the reward for the Rathian materials this time was quite high, meow!"

The village chief of the Merlin was naturally delighted to hear this good news, but at Yuhaka's urging, the Merlins also began to prepare a meal.

Zelus opened the dimensional portal used for storage in the system and threw out all the supplies inside. In addition to some kitchen utensils for cooking, Rorota and the others also bought a lot of ingredients and supplies.

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

"Master Youyou, this is a Salt-Roasted Bobo Tongue from the Snow Region, meow."

"Ah~ Awooooo O~O..."

"Master Youyou, this is [Scallion-Flavored Octopus] made with local specialties from the sea area, meow."

"Ah~ Awooooo O~O..."

"Master Youyou, this is a [meat cutlet] made by the Cloud Sheep Deer that lives in the Highlands, meow."

"Ah~ Awooooo O~O..."

Rokubei, who was watching Yuhaka eat, wiped his drool and said to Grandma Merlin, who was in charge of cooking for Yuhaka:

"Grandma, how come I've never heard of you being able to cook so many dishes before, meow?"

The cat named Merlin, who is in charge of cooking, is Rokubei's grandmother. Her name is Origami. Ah, she has nothing to do with that white-haired nymphomaniac.

Origami Grandma squinted at Rokubei and said:

"Huh? Really? Didn't I tell you, meow? I used to be a kitchen cat, you know."

Rokubei looked at his grandmother with a surprised expression and said:

"Huh?! I didn't hear a thing you said?!"

Grandma Origami tilted her head with a puzzled look and said:

"Really? I guess I forgot, meow. Haha, hi, Master Youyou, this is a cactus salad made from cactus, a specialty of the desert region, meow~"

Yuhaka grabbed a spoon, scooped a handful of cactus salad into his mouth, chewed it, and then let out an "oh" of admiration.

Meanwhile, Rorota, who was eating salt-grilled bobo tongue next to Rokubei, whispered to the Zelus system panel beside her:

"My Lord God, why are you making us buy so many ingredients from other places today, meow?"

Lorota glanced at the food scattered on the ground and said:

"And these ingredients are so expensive (whispering)..."

Zelus waved her hand on the other side of the system and said:

"Don't worry about this little bit of money. From now on, you can skin the monsters that Yuhaka hunts. Anyway, Yuhaka isn't interested in those hard shells and sharp teeth and claws."

"I asked you to buy so many ingredients from other places so that Yuhaka can hunt in more distant places."

Hearing Zelus's words, Rorota looked at Zelus's system panel with a puzzled expression and said:

"Huh? Why are you doing that, meow?"

Zelus suddenly thought of something and said to Lorota:

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, Yuhaka can gradually become stronger by hunting other monsters. The more types of monsters Yuhaka hunts, the stronger she becomes, and you can also gain the power to become stronger."

Upon hearing Zelus's words, Lorota was immediately shocked. Lorota asked, somewhat puzzled:

"Can we become stronger too, meow?"

Zelus nodded and said:

"Yes, as long as Yuhaka obtains enough biomass and pure essence, I can help you become stronger."