Cat Princess and Human Knight

Siamese cat scholar Sass was so thirsty that he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

He glanced at the orange cat paladin and the tall human beside him, and finally concluded.

"The Regent has been plotting for years, never intending to let a single member of the royal family escape. It is already very fortunate that you, Lady, were able to return safely."

Given the current situation, my advice to you is to abandon all efforts to revive the royal family and firmly maintain your status as a fiefdom noble. Only then can you enjoy the legal protections of the nobility and survive.

Sophia the dwarf cat was in low spirits, but still spoke politely.

"Thank you for your suggestion, Sass."

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At night, Yi-eun leaned against the rock wall at the entrance of the cave, warming himself by the campfire in front of him.

There were no rooms suitable for a human's physique at Catnip Manor, so he could only temporarily stay in a cave behind the manor used to store supplies.

For the past few days, Yi Yin had been immersed in the excitement of arriving in the noble realm with Sophia and Bell, but now that he was suddenly all alone, he felt a little lonely.

He originally thought he was used to loneliness and that as long as he had a computer and a mobile phone, he wouldn't feel bored and wouldn't need to interact with others.

But now that he didn't have his computer and phone, he didn't miss them as much as he had imagined. Instead, he was a little worried about Sophia, the short-legged cat.

Remembering the sad look on her face after hearing what the Siamese cat had said, Yi Yin felt a mix of emotions.

Perhaps it was that forbidden summoning circle that created a mysterious bond between the person and the cat, or perhaps it was just his own wild imagination; Yi Yin didn't know.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he subconsciously looked at the river outside the manor, feeling inexplicably restless.

Yi Yin closed his eyes, wanting to rest, but his heart was filled with uncontrollable panic and palpitations. He simply got up and walked towards the river.

The river under the moonlight reflected a shimmering, fish-scale-like light. The mountains and forests were silent. Yi-eun looked up at the river, searching for the reason for his palpitations.

Then he saw the Munchkin standing by the river, and then he saw the Munchkin jump into the river without hesitation.

"Holy crap!"

Yi Yin rushed over, took off the silk robe that Ilya had magically created, and jumped directly into the river.

The river water was so cold in early spring that Yi Yin shivered. Without warming up, he felt like his muscles were about to cramp.

Fortunately, the river wasn't deep enough to drown a cat, but it didn't reach Yi-eun's waist.

Struggling desperately in the water, Yi Yin pulled out the half-drowning dwarf cat, Sophia. As soon as he got ashore, he felt a chill run down his spine from the night wind and quickly put on his silk robe and ran toward the campfire.

Don't catch a cold, because you can't buy cold medicine in this other world!

Just then, a glimmer of light appeared on Yi Yinchuan's silk robe, and Ilya Onyxia appeared near the campfire, silently observing his every move from behind a tree where Yi Yinchuan couldn't see her.

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The short-legged cat slowly opened its eyes, its mind still reeling from the sparks flying from the charcoal in the campfire.

"Am I... dead...?"

"Achoo! You're not dead yet, but I reckon you'll be soon."

The short-legged cat looked at Yi Yin, who was warming himself by the campfire. In just that short time, he had already sneezed twice.

That's the downside of using a fire; you can only heat one side at a time.

With one side facing the fire and the other sheltered from the wind, Yi Yin felt like a lamb skewer on an electric grill, having to keep turning around to relieve the chill.

At this moment, the dwarf cat seemed to have fully woken up, and she asked with a frown.

"Did you save me?"

"Yes, it's me."

"have a finger in the pie."

Seeing the ungrateful dwarf cat, Yi Yin's trembling body shook even more as he angrily said.

"You ungrateful, stupid cat, I saved your life!"

Sofia sat by the campfire, her legs curled up, her face gloomy.

"Since escaping from the capital, I haven't been able to sleep well every night. Whenever I close my eyes, I see my father and mother dying in front of me."

Avenging them was the only belief that kept me going, but now...

After calming down and thinking about it, Grandpa Milo was right; the church couldn't possibly support me.

The scholar from Sass is also right; it is impossible for me to take revenge on the Regent and rebuild the royal family with my own strength.

I'm so useless. I can't do anything. Every time I close my eyes, I see my mother.

My family has passed away, and I have nothing left to cherish. Since I can't do anything for them, I'll go down and join them.

Seeing the short-legged cat's lifeless expression, Yi Yin suddenly felt a surge of anger.

He jumped up, pointing at the dwarf cat's nose as if to curse, but the words wouldn't come out.

Finally, Yi Yin sat down next to the short-legged cat, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and slowly said.

Is it possible that your parents don't want you to do anything for them, they just want you to live a good life?

"Sophia the dwarf cat stared at Yi Yin with tears in her eyes," she said.

"What do you know? You have no idea how I feel!"

"I don't understand! Are you the only one with parents?!"

The two, one human and one cat, stared at each other with wide eyes. Yi Yin turned away, secretly wiping away the tears welling up in his eyes, and said...

"Tch, you don't know anything."

"Isn't it just living alone in this world? Is it that hard? I've been living like this for a long time, and it's not so bad."

Sophia looked at Yi Yin, who had his back to her, and sighed thoughtfully.

"But what's the point of that..."

Yi Yin said firmly.

"Yes, it's meaningless. Life is destined to end. I will die, and you will die. We are born to die."

But we cannot give up our lives, because our lives were given to us by our parents, and they certainly wouldn't want us to disregard the life they gave us.

So we should live well, live until we grow old, and die when it's our time to die.

Then, we will go to another world to meet them and say to them.

Thank you for giving me life, thank you for giving me such a wonderful life.

I love you all, I will always love you all.

As he finished speaking, Yi-yin's shoulders trembled and his voice choked with emotion, while the short-legged cat was already sobbing uncontrollably.

A person and a cat stood back to back, looking at the moon in the sky, as if they could see each other, and the cat could see them looking back at them.

A reclusive otaku and a heartless dwarf cat sit back to back, warming each other's hearts.