Volume 6 Chapter 75 Golden Cat, Black Fox, and the Three Cats
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Meina!!”
A blast of water slammed into the monster’s gaping jaws, pressure so strong it shoved back the centipede’s massive body along with rubble and broken beams.
”Sir Klock!!”
It was Meina, the golden-haired water-user of the Bodynyard cats. She shoved her face against Klock’s chest, rubbing affectionately as if to make sure he was still breathing.
”My bad, Meina. You saved me.”
She shook her head, hair swishing. “No time for that! Sir Klock, the mud’s flooding the town! I can’t stop it anymore!”
Right—he’d tasked her with holding back the black water. If she was here, that meant she’d already lost ground.
”Is it that bad? What if we drown it out—”
”Already tried! It just mixes and gets worse!”
His mind blanked. Water walls could hold off the black glow, but covering it with more water? Disaster.
And that water was lethal. Just touching it had erased Larana in seconds. Even Hundred Holes couldn’t look at it directly without suffering. If it spread, the town was finished.
The monster had to die. The black water had to be purged. Even if there was no guarantee killing it would fix anything, they had no other choice.
”Sir Klock!”
”Don’t come closer!”
The centipede shook itself free of the flood, blinking in confusion like it couldn’t believe it had been hit. A human would’ve drowned on the spot, but for this thing, Meina’s attack was just… an inconvenience.
”Meina, pull back. Hit it with another Water Style and push it as far as you can. We’ll regroup with the others.”
Scanning the battlefield, Klock spotted Mina perched on a half-collapsed roof, with Kuzuha close by. Were they setting up to attack, or just bracing to run? Hard to tell.
The centipede dragged its bulk across the ground, closing in. Meina formed hand signs, while Klock waved Kuzuha back. A massive surge erupted at their feet, a towering wave smashing into the monster and hiding them behind a wall of whitewater.
It was the perfect blend of cover and counterattack. Mina and Kuzuha fell back on cue. Klock sprinted with them, Meina running while holding her jutsu.
”—Fnyaaa?!”
A strangled yowl. Klock spun around—only to freeze.
The monster wasn’t swept away. It was… bouncing. Like a stone skipping across a pond, it leapt across the waves, closing the distance in horrifying hops.
”You’ve gotta be kidding—”
It was learning. This wasn’t just a beast. It had a brain, and that made it worse than any dragon.
”Brace! It’s coming—”
The monster’s huge maw opened wide—
”Excuse me, nya—Earth Style: Killing Shockwave!!”
The ground split. A quake launched the monster backward.
”—Okami?!”
She was back. The catgirl leader who’d been blasted into the sky earlier now stood beside him, battle-ready, chest wrapped in cloth, midriff bare, looking both deadly and ridiculously hot.
”You were—”
”Substitution Jutsu, nya.”
Of course. He didn’t know the technique, but he knew this: she looked way too good in that outfit for the battlefield. Honestly criminal.
”No need to retreat. We end it here.”
Two shadows landed. Mina’s red hair, Kuzuha’s black tail. The squad was whole again.
”Next attack, I’ll block. Oni Cat, Red Cat—take it down.”
”…Inside its mouth. Firestorm, huh.”
Counter-strategy. Let it attack, then shove the inferno down its throat.
”Understood, nya.”
”Fine, but… fox girl, you really think you can block that?” Mina crossed her arms. Fair question—Kuzuha’s black cloth defenses had barely held so far.
Kuzuha didn’t answer. She pressed her hands together and began to chant.
”Rin—Pyo—To—Sha—”
Her fingers formed the kuji seals one after another. A lattice of light rose before them, nine shining blades weaving into a glowing net.
The centipede lunged. Smart enough to sense this was its one chance.
”Earth Style: Rat Reversal!!” Meina tried to trip it, raising a wall of dirt. The monster vaulted it easily.
Its bulk sailed overhead, blotting out the sky.
”Stand your ground,” Okami snapped. “If you run, we all die.”
Every instinct screamed to bolt, but they held. Mina whimpered. Meina yowled. Even Okami’s face twisted. Klock? He just clenched his jaw, cursing silently: Screw you, you flea-bitten mutt bug!
The monster’s wolfish head smashed forward—
CRACK!
It slammed face-first into Kuzuha’s net. Light carved deep scars across its muzzle.
”Hell yeah! We got it!”
”It’s taking damage, nya!”
For the first time, the beast actually looked hurt. Its smirk faltered.
But then—
CRUNCH.
The sound of light breaking. The net shattered, blades of exorcism scattering like glass.
”No way—that’s… Wild Fang?!”
”The wolf king’s skill—”
Of course. It wasn’t just brute force. It had stolen skills.
”Die, you mutt-bug bastard!!” Mina and Meina launched their counter. Fireball, then tornado—twisting together into a roaring firestorm aimed straight at its throat.
The blast roared like dragon’s breath, flames spilling across the ruins.
”—Tch. Too slow.”
The centipede had already shut its jaws. The flames broke uselessly against its face, scattering embers across the town.
”We’ll have to pull back, nya.”
The chance had slipped. The monster had adapted again.
But the fight wasn’t over.
Alright, let’s do another fandom breakdown before we dive into the prose, because wow—this part goes from victory high → body horror → “oh crap it’s still alive” cliffhanger in record time.
Irina swept her arms, wind curling the flames into a blazing spiral that swallowed the monster’s sightline. The cats moved in unison—every second mattered now, and the plan was simple: cover the retreat.
Then a voice, smooth and elegant, cut through the roar.
”Allow me to assist, head captain—Wind Style: Raging Gale Wave.”
Her white hair whipped around as the air detonated. The firestorm doubled in force, wind pressure so violent Klock and the others were knocked flat against the ground.
”—?!”
Through narrowed eyes, he caught the impossible. The monster had tried to clamp its jaws shut—but Irina’s storm shoved the fireball straight inside.
Flames erupted. Human-like arms burst from its centipede body and detonated. Geysers of fire spewed from every socket where legs had been. Its wolf head split, eyes exploding as flames punched out from the sockets. The beast tumbled backward, its whole body vomiting fire like a collapsing volcano.
”…Holy crap. They actually did it.”
Klock had only hoped for a wound, maybe a stagger. What they got was catastrophic damage. Gruesome, yeah, but undeniably fatal.
”Larana. You’re awake, nya.”
”I apologize for my lateness. I let my guard down and paid for it.”
”It’s fine, nya. You did great—biggest hit of the night.”
Okami and Mina ruffled her head in turn, turning the gorefest into something almost cozy. Even Klock had to laugh under his breath.
Then a new voice piped up.
”Excuse me…”
They turned. A squad of armored cats approached, clearly the town guard. One of them bowed deeply.
”Lady Irina of the Nyan Law Corps, yes? Thank you. That thing was far beyond us.”
Irina just flicked her hair back.
Kuzuha brushed ash from her kimono and glanced at the corpse. “Looks finished.”
The monster lay charred and still, like a sun-dried worm after the rain. Burnt flesh stank across the ruins. Ugly end, but an end all the same. Klock gave it a thumbs-down in his mind.
”…Still, what the hell was that thing? Wolf and bug had a baby?”
”Don’t be ridiculous.” Kuzuha pointed. “Didn’t you see its legs?”
He followed her gaze—at the scattered centipede limbs. His stomach turned.
”…Those are… arms?”
”Human arms. Some with fur, too—beastkin.”
The chill that ran down his spine was worse than the heat. Wolf head, bug body, human arms—it wasn’t natural. It was stitched together.
”Someone made it.”
Golem theory came to mind. Magic could sculpt stone into mock life. What if the ingredients weren’t stone, but corpses?
”Heretical magic exists. Puppet spells, necromancy. Combining corpses wouldn’t be far off.”
”So you’re saying this thing was cobbled from wolves, bugs, humans… beastkin too?”
”Don’t call it a golem. That’s an insult to real golems. And if we’re right…” Her fox ears twitched. “That wolf’s head may have belonged to the Wolf Princess herself. But—enough. Later.”
Her gaze slipped away, while the cats cheered around them. Klock caught her whisper under her breath: “…Father, tell me it’s not true.”
Before he could ask—
”Sir Klock! Are you hurt?”
Meina clung to him, eyes wet with worry. He patted her head. She purred and rubbed against him, his little MVP.
”You saved my ass, Meina. You get all the praise today.” He showered her with pats.
”Nya—ah, nyan—ahhh♡”
Her muffled cries were definitely not public-safe. Klock coughed, suddenly remembering someone else.
”Elna.”
He had to find her. She’d been blasted away earlier, and if anyone deserved rescue, it was her. He set Meina down, told her they’d search. Kuzuha was muttering to herself, still deep in analysis. Fine—leave her be.
”Flying gave her the speed to meet it first,” he said grimly. “But she couldn’t win alone. She paid for that.”
”She deserves better. We have to find her,” Meina nodded.
Klock turned to retrace his steps—
And froze.
”…What?”
He couldn’t move. Not a twitch. Paralysis spread through every limb.
”Klock-sama—” Meina’s voice quivered.
Something was wrong. Terribly wrong.
Gritting his teeth, he forced his neck to twist. Inch by inch, he glanced back—
And his blood ran cold.
”No… you’ve gotta be kidding.”
The centipede’s body reared upright, towering like a black tower against the sky. Its wolf head turned. New eyes gleamed—slit pupils, serpent-like.
It had replaced them.
”…Regeneration…?”
Across its body, burst-open sockets filled with fresh arms—human arms, sprouting anew.
Everyone froze in place. Okami, Kuzuha, the guards—locked by its gaze.
Cursed Eye. Snake’s petrifying glare. A legendary ability. And it had it.
Klock’s mind raced. Counter was possible—with chanting magic, maybe a Unique Skill—but not with hand seals. No one could even twitch.
He remembered: the centipede’s slithering movements, its snake-like sway. It wasn’t just wolf and bug. It had snake mixed in too.
And now, it was coiling to strike.
”Shit—”
The beast’s body whipped, all that bulk turning into one massive blow.
Klock shut his eyes. Impact crashed through his body.
Notes:
• Meina – She is a golden-haired catgirl employee of the beastman (Larana the cat woman) Inn, appeared performing fellatio, desperate and tear-streaked, with an inexperienced yet earnest approach to her work.
• Larana – Her white hair contrasts with an aggressive seductress attitude, as she entices with her body and a calculated air, once the gold coins appear.
• Mina – The red-haired cat girl is a hostess who leans in closely, her blushing cheeks indicating her interest, but she plays hard to get.
• Irina – She introduced herself as the innkeeper’s name, a 32-year-old with a youthful appearance, who enjoys being sexually satisfied by Klock. A beastkin cat.
• Elna – Female. A young apprentice mage. Her appearance is that of a child with white hair reaching her shoulders. She wears a black hooded mantle with strange patterns. Her relationship is as an apprentice to Hermine, the Great Mage. Her power involves advanced magic, including spatial teleportation. Her combat style is magical, and she is described as childish and easily provoked.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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