A huge cat suddenly appeared during the morning sun.

The golden eyes were full of fur, and the tacket took away his eyes.

"... you. What Kenneth said, Forest Cat?

Such a huge cat cannot be a normal cat. It was definitely a kind of beast. The giant cat shakes his fat tail gracefully and softly, once again.

Nhhhh

And as if to affirm the words of the tacket, he rang and sat with his front legs aligned.

Why did a beast appear so vigilant that it rarely appeared in the public "One Eyes"? Did that vine smell invite you out? Or was it because you heard a tacky murmur? I didn't know why.

But appearing in front of me now means you're probably going to help me.

At the wish of Ichichi, Taketo lifted the vial of medicine out of the bag and showed it.

"Forest Cat! Kenneth is in trouble. If we don't get this medicine to her soon, she could die. And I'm worried about their movements at the Goddess Church and want to get back to Kenneth's village as soon as possible. Please take me to the village."

I don't know if this beast understands human language. Still, when Taketo breathed in the quiet morning air, he said slowly, delimiting words one by one, to make it easier to hear.

Forest Cat glances at us with his golden eyes. She was pointing her pink ears at me, so she seemed to be listening to the words of the tacket. But when I'm finished, I'm still just looking at the giant cat. Neither of them moved for a while.

(... after all, it's no good)

When you give up and the tacket is about to walk out, Forest Cat barely stands up. Then, in a slow motion, he turned behind the tacket and sucked his neck up with his mouth.

"Wah, wah...!!!

The tacket strangled my neck because of my weight. When he struggles with pain, Forest Cat releases his mouth and the tacket falls to the ground.

"Geho, geho... chi, no... that's right..."

I coughed as much as I could, crawling on the ground.

Apparently, Forest Cat tried to carry the tacket just as he did when he sucked on the kitten. Unfortunately, the structure of the tacket is different from that of a cat, so if you grab the collar and lift it, it will be completely collared.

While wiping the dripping saliva with her arms, she looked up at Forest Cat with tearful eyes.

"No, it's not. Not really, uh... here. I wish you'd put me on your back and run."

Now you understand the words of the tacket pointing to your back, "Here, get in here." Forest Cat stretched out his front leg and took a lie down position.

As soon as the tacket rises, it climbs up to the back of the Forest Cat with its front leg scaffolded, just as it does when it is woolen.

"Miss Kyu. Thank you."

Forest Cat's back was thinner and more supple than wool, covered with long, fuzzy hair. The Forest Cat stood up slowly as the tacket straddled the shoulders.

"Let's go. At Kenneth's."

Together with Taketo's words, Forest Cat ran toward the village.

A village road that gradually begins to rise in the morning mist. Forest Cat runs toward the village.

The tacket managed to stick around its neck. Unlike the powerful running of Ulu, it is a supple spring-loaded leg. Probably not as enduring as Ulu.

(Still, it shouldn't be that far from the village anymore. If you could take me as close as possible)

I thought so, but it wasn't that easy.

Sweep, Forest Cat jumps high. Looks like he jumped over something.

(What?)

I thought it might have jumped over the rocks, but it wasn't. Something like an arrow appeared to have flew from the side.

And it sounds like a tacket. It sounds like a hoof.

-What? Horses?

While the tacket is firmly held by the hair of the Forest Cat, he lifts his torso a little and looks around.

(Where is it...)

Forest Cat can hardly hear himself running. Find the source of the hoof sound.

Does it resonate? No, it's not. You can hear it from both sides.

When I glanced into the forest, I saw flickers and shadows among the trees. Obviously, they're moving in the same direction as us.

"What, you guys!!!

As I said, I noticed. They're poachers. I'm here to catch Forest Cat.

But why doesn't Forest Cat disappear? Just like before he showed up at the tacket, disappearing would make it easier for him to escape.

(... I see. Because I'm on board)

I realize that I can't disappear because I'm touching a tacket.

"That's enough! You can drop me!

But Forest Cat doesn't stop. While this was happening, arrows flew in from the horses running on both sides, scavenging the rubbing of the tackets and forest cats.

If this happens, we'll have to kick them out or we'll have to fuck them up.

Taketo pulls the Spirit Gun out of his waist holster.

"Forest Cat! If they're as far away as we can get them into the woods!

I hesitate to use the Spirit of Fire. Shooting lightly at this dry time could cause a wildfire.

After some thought, Taketo turned the rotary magazine "Cylinder" and chose the Magic Stone, pulling the trigger toward those who were hiding among the trees in the forest.

Windstone bullets were chosen. Be aware to spread as widely as possible. The spirit of the wind released from the muzzle approached the shadow like a typhoon storm, causing one to fall.

The siege that surrounded Forest Cat is widening. They must have distanced themselves to avoid our attack.

When Forest Cat jumps up one big leap with Piong, he leaves the village road and enters the forest. The branches of the tree approached one after the other. The tacket lowered its posture and stuck to the forest cat to avoid being knocked down by a branch.

But the chasers are still coming. From the back, from the side.

Even though it is difficult to be temporarily driven into the woods, our running speed will also slow down.

(What should I do? How can we shake them out of here?

Horse performance at this speed will catch up without any problems.

(After all, I'll have to shoot each one down.)

Judging by the number of Magic Stone rounds left, you can't shoot a single shot.

It's getting farther and farther from the village road. That may mean that the village is far away.

Crossing backwards over the Forest Cat, careful not to drop the tacket, he grips the Spirit Gun with both hands, supporting his body with just his feet.

Shot a man approaching the side at once. A large amount of water was thrown from the muzzle, robbing the opponent of sight and knocking it off the horse. Apparently it was the Spirit of Water who shot him.

I can't afford to check the color of Magic Stone bullets. Anyway, as they approached, they shot him with a magic stone in the gun. When a fire breaks out, it starts flashing. I hope it doesn't turn out to be a fire, but it's definitely the most powerful.

The poachers threw a rope under Forest Cat's feet and tried to roll it. However, Forest Cat is a cat-like agile and easily avoids them.

While fighting like this, anxiety bubbles up inside the tacket.

(Could it be that this is being led somewhere?)

When I thought so, one side of the tacket's sight was covered with a net.

"Oh no...!

I realized it was a trap! I tried to tell Forest Cat, but at the same time the net covered my sight in double and triple.

A large net wrapped around Forest Cat's giant body. Forest Cat plunges into the net like a stick.

Wow.

While trying to push it against its back, the tacket sticks to it so it doesn't shake off.

Forest Cat was completely caught in a huge net that was hanging on many layers.