You are a cat demon

The hunting eagle was named Carmen.

The reason it has such a strange name is related to a somewhat funny experience it once had.

Carmen the hunting eagle was originally a wild golden eagle, the kind of handsome big bird you saw when you were a child.

That dashing figure soaring through the blue sky, the swirling air currents, and the sharp claws that snapped and cracked—these once became an indelible childhood trauma for you.

Golden eagles all over the world look pretty much the same, the only difference being the number of white or black feathers on their wings and tails. So when you saw it on a holly tree, you almost thought it was the same golden eagle from years ago. You also reluctantly admit that fear took over when you first saw it.

As fate would have it, the golden eagle, hailed as the "chosen one of heaven," would one day find its head stuck in a door crack, unable to get out, becoming a helpless chicken. However, the fallen golden eagle was even worse off than a chicken. When its current owner found it, it was already collapsed on the ground, its eyes unfocused, too weak to even cluck.

No one knows why this wild golden eagle appeared in a human village, let alone why it would get its head stuck in such a terrible place. It was winter, and this golden eagle was probably just a fledgling, lacking experience in wild survival. Unable to find food, it had no choice but to fly to a human village to try its luck. Some speculated that it spotted a mouse peeking through a door crack and stuck its head in, but instead of catching the mouse, it got completely stuck – a truly blemish on the history of the golden eagle.

Of course, it's all just speculation, but at the time, many people were more inclined to believe this explanation, and the poor golden eagle didn't care about saving face.

Because its head was stuck in the door when it was discovered, it was named "Carmen".

By the way, its owner originally wanted to name it "Katou," but when he met the golden eagle's sharp eyes, he ultimately gave up the idea. What if this golden eagle was a bit intelligent, what if it wasn't a good guy? Before he could name it "Katou," it could probably smash your head to pieces.

Back then, Carmen the eagle was still young and had great potential, and its owner happened to have some knowledge of eagle training. He was also a hunter and had owned two hunting dogs. Unfortunately, the first dog accidentally slipped and fell to its death while chasing a ibex on a cliff edge. The second dog was torn to pieces by a hungry bear demon while protecting its owner half a year ago.

The hunter always felt something was missing without a hunting dog. He was worried about not having a suitable hunting dog, but it would be nice to get a majestic hunting eagle.

The long intensive training began.

First, a special leather blindfold is placed on the golden eagle, forcing it to stay obediently on its owner's arm and gradually acclimatize to its new environment. Second, its diet and sleep are reduced to exhaustion, tempering its wildness and spirit. During this time, the owner stays by the eagle's side to build a bond and lower its guard against humans. Third, and finally, in the climax of the training, the trainer emits a unique call, prompting the eagle to repeatedly perform attack maneuvers. This training continues until the golden eagle can successfully cooperate with its owner to hunt prey, marking the successful completion of the training. This method of eagle training is a secret technique passed down for thousands of years. It typically takes three to five years to make a wild, unruly golden eagle obedient, but the hunting eagle Carmen is exceptionally talented; in less than a year, she was able to accompany her owner to the vast grasslands to hunt fleeing hares.

As the saying goes, a good eagle is priceless. Good hunting dogs are everywhere, but a good hunting eagle is extremely difficult to tame. The cost of taming an eagle is very high, and everyone in the village is envious. Even the village chief, Zhang Qingshan, tried to buy it at a high price...

Fortunately, even if Village Chief Zhang Qingshan offered a high price, its owner was unwilling to sell it. This was truly a great deed, because you really don't want to be around this hunting eagle at all.

You had some unpleasant experiences with it.

Before you, there were no cats in Sakura Village.

Cats are very unpopular these days, far inferior to dogs in terms of loyalty and practicality. Dogs can at least help with hunting, while cats spend their days bringing back worthless trinkets for their owners; they're not even needed for tasks like catching mice. If encountering monsters or other dangers in the wild, dogs will actually step in, while cats will run away without a care for their owners—a classic case of "useless at everything except eating." Aside from a few well-off individuals with this particular preference, very few people keep cats anymore.

You are a rare breed, beloved by every human cub in Sakura Village, and you've finally managed to make a name for yourself there, but then this hunting eagle...

You barely dodged the devil's terrifying claws, rolled on the ground to create distance, and immediately stood up, bristling your fur and breathing heavily on it. At this moment, the culprit, the hunting eagle Carmen, landed on the ground, bent its knees, and was about to leap and pounce, but seeing your fierce look, it also moved away, its eyes gleaming with malice.

Besides that bunch of stupid dogs, it's the most annoying one in this Cherry Blossom Village. Now that those dogs don't dare to bother you anymore, it can't wait to show itself to you.

The dogs that bothered you before were mostly playing pranks. Although some of them wanted to kill you, you taught them a lesson and made them regret ever having such thoughts.

The hunting eagle will only attack you if you voluntarily enter its territory, specifically the holly tree it usually roams under, so it's not particularly annoying... However, its territory is not fixed; it always depends on its mood. Sometimes, even if you're a hundred meters away, it will fly over to attack you. And its attacks are always unexpected; if you're not careful, you'll get hurt—at best, a tuft of feathers will be plucked; at worst, your skin will be torn open. What infuriates you the most is that this guy seems to target only you. Anyone in Sakura Village can come to cool off under that holly tree, even dogs, but not you!

Eagles can fly and are much harder to deal with than hounds. You'd rather face ten hounds at once than one eagle.

The childhood fear still lingers in my heart, and the nightmarish figure from the past seems to overlap with the hunting eagle before me.

You didn't want a direct confrontation. After all, it wouldn't be as easy to deal with as the golden eagle from years ago, and besides, you'd wandered into its territory by mistake, so it was your fault. So you patiently called out to it a few times in a gentle voice, which, in the cat demon's language, was an attempt to reconcile. You didn't even wag your tail, and your ruffled fur slowly returned to normal—your attitude was sincere enough.

Fortunately, this hunting eagle was somewhat intelligent, unlike those stupid dogs. It neither pounced nor flew away immediately, but stared intently at you, its sharp gaze seemingly trying to burn two holes through you.

It wouldn't give way, so you had to compromise again, keeping your head facing it while slowly backing away, inching forward, slower than a tortoise. Only when your tail brushed against the branches of the bushes did you suddenly turn around and disappear into the undergrowth, finally vanishing completely from its sight.

This isn't over yet.

You are a cat demon, you are the village tyrant of Sakura Village, the more you think about it, the more unwilling you are, you are determined to let it know what it means to be a "20-pound cat demon with a 19.5-pound rebellious bone"!