I, the little cat, am a substitute for others who are starving and thin

He looked down at his phone; the reward that had begun to make him feel a little inferior seemed to be useless.

In panic, he came to Yimi for help, but after calming down, he thought that Yimi was also quite afraid of that "Diego"'s attitude, so the other party might be even stronger than Yimi, and it was unrealistic to ask this child to protect himself.

Natsuki Subaru was no longer able to figure out what was going on. If he wanted to know what was going to happen next, he had to survive tonight. But how could he just leave the person he just fell in love behind and go to this dangerous place alone?

He patted Yimi's shoulder and said, "Do you remember what plants that can resist Diego look like?"

"There are green peppers and cherry tomatoes..."

Yimi counted on her fingers.

"It all sounds like pretty ordinary stuff."

Natsuki Subaru didn't quite understand. Was this kind of thing rare in the other world? Or was this kid just describing something very similar to this?

"Anyway, let's go to the nearby village and see if there's anything useful. Thank you, Yimi-chan!"

That being said, he felt that there was little hope. He didn't think that a person with any sense would place something that could threaten him near his home.

"Yimi-chan?"

Yimi thought doubtfully.

When she was in school, other classmates seemed to call her that, and Xiaoyuan would occasionally call her that too.

After Natsuki Subaru left, Beatrice, who had been eavesdropping behind the bushes, walked over to Imi and looked at the kitten speechlessly: "He hasn't apologized to you yet."

"Ah. ⊙O⊙"

He didn't understand what they were talking about at all. From the perspective of Beatrice who was watching, he didn't understand half of what Natsuki Subaru said either. He just kept talking to himself. What an arrogant guy.

"Really, you give people the feeling that you can be tricked with sugar."

Beatrice reached out and pinched Yimi's tail again. "I was very concerned just now. What's wrong with your tail? It feels hard from time to time."

"Hmm? I don't know."

Yimi also reached out and pinched his tail, discovering this problem for the first time.

Could it be that the tail is not sincerely against her?

A white light burst out from Yimi's palm, and she simply threw this away as a misfortune.

……

At the same time, Natsuki Subaru, who walked out of Roswaal's house alone, suddenly stiffened and stood still for a few seconds.

Then he fell to the ground, holding his chest and gasping for breath.

"what happens?"

He just couldn't move?

I don't understand, but he really couldn't move just now, and he was frozen there in a posture that was almost impossible to maintain balance.

A curse or something? Or a side effect of the return of death?

There is no one behind him, it must be his own problem.

With a heavy heart, Natsuki Subaru arrived at the nearby village safely.

Although he was a lord, Roswaal also had the title of Border Earl after all, so even the village next to his house had to be small.

"Watch this... ah, sorry!"

But there were also quite a few naughty kids. A little boy covered in mud bumped into him and got his clothes dirty.

"What are you doing, little brat? My clothes are limited edition in this world!"

Subaru Natsuki pretended to be shocked and angry, picked off a piece of mud from his clothes, and threw it at the little boy: "If you think you can be forgiven if you say sorry, you are too naive. Stand there and take my magic light killing cannon!"

"Only a fool would just stand there. Take that!"

Another mud ball hit Natsuki Subaru's face.

Another boy joined in with a tangled tone: "Playing in the mud, Petra will probably hate it."

He easily became friends with the children in the village.

He has just that kind of personality, or perhaps he has been deliberately trying to maintain that attitude since one day he realized he was no longer outstanding. In the words of his former classmates, he is a weirdo.

The mud dried on his clothes, and the feeling of being beaten by his mother began to feel uncomfortable. What made it even worse was that these little brats were wearing short-sleeved shirts, while he was wearing sportswear.

After exhausting his energy, he finally rested and sat down with the naughty kids.

"You want green peppers? I have some growing in my backyard. I can dig one up for you. Just don't let my mom find out."

"Really? That's a big help."

"You clearly don't want to eat green peppers."

Another boy exposed his friend.

The benefits are now apparent. Although he couldn't tell his skin color from playing with those naughty kids, his mood was relieved after playing. It was with the help of these little kids that he got the plants he needed without spending a penny.

If it weren't for the emergency, it would be great to be able to come here for a date with Emilia.

Natsuki Subaru washed his hands and held the green pepper in his hand.

"Does this stuff really work? It's as unreliable as the idea that vampires are afraid of garlic."

After saying goodbye to the naughty kids, Natsuki Subaru carried it back to Roswaal's house. When he reached the village entrance, he saw a purple-haired girl and an orange-haired girl using catnip to tease the cats that were raised in the village.

"Hey, little girl."

Natsuki Subaru greeted them.

"Mud monster!"

The orange-haired girl quickly pulled the purple-haired girl back.

Natsuki Subaru quickly waved his hands: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'm not some suspicious weirdo. Is that catnip in your hands? Can you tell me where you picked it?"

Little Yimi just mentioned cat grass, so pick some catnip for her.

-

Sniff, sniff~

The catnip in this world tastes very good and has a unique fragrance. I’m just tired of the catnip I used to eat.

"Meow meow meow~"

Yimi curled up on the ground holding a handful of catnip, wagging her tail back and forth, and her voice became much more coquettish.

"This abnormal behavior is very wrong! What did you bring with you?"

Beatrice bent down to pull her, but she couldn't move her.

"As long as you like it, there are plenty of them in the north of the village. I even got bitten by a dog while trying to pick some."

Natsuki Subaru knocked off the shriveled mud on his body and took out the green pepper. "Can this plant resist Diego?"

"it should be OK?"

Yimi was reluctantly pulled up by Beatrice.

Although he was disgusted by the fact that Natsuki Subaru came back covered in mud, Yimi was very satisfied with the catnip.

She glanced at the Book of Wisdom in the storage space, which was completely useless to her, and handed it to Natsuki Subaru in a fair manner: "This is for you."

"You just casually gave the book that your mother gave you to this bastard of unknown origin..."

Beatrice's eye twitched slightly.

"Don't label others as *** casually. I am devoted to Emilia Tan!"

Natsuki Subaru took the Book of Wisdom, which was quite similar to the Witch Cult's 'Gospel', with doubt.

"Come to think of it, you were holding it before. What is this book?"

"Congratulations to the host for achieving the achievement [I appoint you as the Archbishop of Greed], and reward you with 5% portal energy."

15

Chapter 15 Bite.

“Survived!”

Early in the morning, Natsuki Subaru suddenly sat up from the bed, turned his head, and looked at the green peppers planted in the pot by the window.

He reached out and touched the leaves: "Thank you."

He hadn't expected it to actually work, that Roswaal was really Diego, although he hadn't even asked what Diego was.

However, it may also be because he was cowardly in this timeline and did not speak frankly to Diego. This seemingly glamorous world is too dangerous. According to the world time, he has died twice in just two days since he arrived.

Because I was so tired from playing with the naughty kids yesterday, even though I didn’t want to rest last night because of the sense of crisis, I couldn’t resist the strong sleepiness.

Natsuki Subaru walked to the mirror and stared at the boy who had inherited his mother's fierce eyes. He remained still for a long moment. It wasn't that he wanted to be in a daze, but he was forced to be frozen.

This process lasted for about ten seconds before he forced himself to restrain his stiff right hand and pinch his cheek with a little force.

"It doesn't hurt?"

But just now, he had a hard time moving. Was this a side effect of returning from death? He needed to cherish his life more from now on.

Subaru Natsuki opened the Book of Wisdom in his hand. After being touched by Yimi, the words displayed in the Book of Wisdom began to become intermittent in his hands. But it didn't matter. Subaru Natsuki couldn't understand the words of this world anyway, so he didn't even understand what this book was for.

He picked a green pepper, put it in his pocket, and walked out of the room.

"Good morning, Miss Maid."

He greeted Rem who was doing the daily cleaning, but Rem just stood there quietly holding the mop without responding to him.

Subaru Natsuki followed Rem's gaze and saw a row of child-sized shoe prints leading to the end of the corridor.

Normally, Rem, who can use water magic, would not let the floor remain wet for more than ten seconds after mopping, but some naughty kids always find her mopping the floor and run over.

At the end of the corridor, a little dinosaur was lying against the wall, secretly following the owner of the house.

Roswaal twisted his face.

Yimi quickly lay down and buried his face, pretending to be a real dinosaur.

Diego really didn't notice it. He just glanced at her and continued walking forward.

"Don't lie on the ground, it's dirty."

Beatrice came out of the next room and grabbed Yimi's clothes and lifted her up.

"Ouch."

Yimi quickly buried his face in Beatrice's shoulder to hide it from her eyes, and stared at Beatrice with the wise dinosaur eyes on his hat: "You're mistaken, I'm a dinosaur."

Parker floated beside Emilia, propping up his face and deliberately adopting a mature tone: "It seems that Betty has also experienced the joy of raising a daughter."

"..."

Would disguising himself as a dinosaur really work? Speaking of which, Roswaal still owed him a favor, right? He didn't think he was really willing to honor it, but it was crucial.

Swallowing his saliva, Natsuki Subaru adjusted his facial expression as much as possible and walked forward. Because when he was reincarnated in the royal capital before, he met the other person before running to the slum hut. The hostility in her eyes was immediately seen. Fortunately, the woman did not kill him.

When he passed the corner, Beatrice glanced at him with dissatisfaction. He let the kitten chew the catnip he picked yesterday until the early morning. In Beatrice's eyes, this guy clearly brought back some bad addictive drugs.

"Hmm? Have you thought of your request yet, Subaru-san?"

Roswaal still looked as amiable as before, but his clownish face and deliberately elongated tail gave people the feeling that he was abnormal.

Subaru tried his best to keep smiling. "As a newcomer, I know nothing about this place, and my money is running out quickly. If possible, could you let me stay here and work as a housekeeper?"

Because he didn't want to leave Emilia here alone, he could only take the initiative to find out her secrets. This was the best solution he could think of in a short period of time.

Roswaal nodded. "I see. As Emilia-sama's savior, this is all you ask for? Actually, I'd be happy to accept even more outrageous demands, like a large sum of money."

"In our world... there's a saying in a big place over there: it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. If I don't have a way to survive, all my money will be wasted. Besides, my contribution at most was just reminding Emilia Tan when she was attacked. It was Xiao Yimi who really saved her."

However, Roswaal had no chance to communicate with Imi. Every time he came over, Imi would quickly run behind Beatrice, or turn into a kitten and hide under Beatrice's skirt.

"Meow?"

After hearing the first lesson that Natsuki Subaru received, Yimi in the back pricked up his ears.

"Okay, then I'll leave the housework to you while I'm away. If you have any questions, you can ask Rem."

Roswaal readily agreed.