https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-861-Lance-and-Sigrid-s-Monastery-Date/12937164/
Chapter 860: Sigrid's Dream Cat
Chapter 860: Sigrid's Dream Cat
"Wow, what a beautiful cat."
Sigrid stared at the soft, pillow-like cat in Lance's arms, marveling at its cuteness.
She instantly recalled Huberian's mention of Cat Boss's wild cat friend during lunch, and here it was, in their kitchen.
Judging by its size, it was clearly a big eater.
"Hmm."
Lance looked down at Talia, the large gray cat.
He could see that the usually restless cat was unusually calm, as if startled into a frozen state, curling up and not daring to show its true self to Sigrid.
"Lance, can I hold it?"
Sigrid remembered Huberian mentioning that this cat wasn't close to people, but it would remember those who fed it.
Lance was obviously the one who had fed it the most.
Sigrid took a small box of treats from the cabinet, hoping to tempt the cat later.
"Meow..."
However, the gray cat snuggled closer to Lance, as if unwilling to leave his embrace, not daring to face Sigrid with its head or tail, and meowed softly.
"Maybe you need to build a relationship with it slowly."
Lance felt the unease emanating from Tata and spoke to Sigrid.
"Oh, has Tata seen this cat before? I'll call her to take a look; she'll definitely like it."
Sigrid nodded slightly, feeling a bit disappointed. She understood that building a relationship with this cat required patience. She put down the box of treats, preparing to leave the kitchen to find Tata and show her the situation.
Tata was probably doing chores in one of the rooms on the first floor, as usual.
"Meow!"
The gray cat was startled and quickly reached out with its paw towards the box of treats that Sigrid had put down.
If Sigrid were to search the other rooms and not find her, even though she had completely concealed her human aura and appearance, she might still be suspected.
"Does it want to eat this?"
Sigrid hesitated and picked up the box of treats again, asking Lance.
"Maybe, yes."
Lance could only act as an interpreter for Tata.
At this moment, Tata didn't want to speak, so she conveyed her thoughts to him through her mind.
"Come here, kitty."
Sigrid took out a piece of bacon wafer, broke off a bit, and coaxed the gray cat to jump over to her side.
"Meow..."
The gray cat turned its head back to Lance, seeking help.
Lance looked helpless.
If he were to speak, he'd tell Tata not to worry about her image and just admit that the cat was her.
"Meow!"
After some internal struggle, Talia felt that if her secret of being a transformed cat were exposed, it would be better to just kill her. With a clenched jaw and a meow, she decided to continue pretending to be a cat.
She jumped down from Lance's embrace and walked towards Sigrid.
"Come here, kitty!"
Sigrid, filled with excitement, watched the approaching cat.
She couldn't imagine how soft it would feel if she could hold it in her arms.
"Meow."
Talia, suppressing her embarrassment, took light steps towards Sigrid, telling herself to focus only on the treats in Sigrid's hand.
Before Talia could even bite into the wafer, she felt herself suspended in the air, held by Sigrid.
"I've got you, little kitty!"
Sigrid happily held the large cat, stroking its fur.
"Meow, meow!"
Talia, caught off guard by the sudden weightlessness, struggled instinctively but to no avail. She realized she couldn't escape this overwhelming strength and slowly gave up.
"Sigrid, don't just hold it, feeding it is just as important."
Lance pointed out from the side.
"Oh, right."
Sigrid snapped out of her daze and quickly picked up the wafer, offering it to the cat's mouth.
The large gray cat in her arms resisted slightly, feeling overwhelmed by the sudden feeding.
It tilted its head slightly, letting out a low whine from its throat, hesitating to accept Sigrid's offering.
"Don't you like this?"
Sigrid asked in confusion.
The cat had clearly looked eager for the wafer earlier, but now it seemed to change its mind.
"Meow."
The gray cat's golden eyes widened in surprise, its nose filled with the lingering scent of the treats.
It sensed that Sigrid had noticed something odd about its behavior, creating a sense of dissonance.
If Sigrid continued to suspect it, things might get tricky.
It was time to take action.
Finally, it cautiously extended its pink tongue, licking the treat on Sigrid's fingertip, savoring the aroma of glazed veggie strips and cheese.
In that instant, it greedily bit into the entire pastry, chewing noisily.
Since it was the second time she had transformed into a cat, Talia decided to fully embrace the idea and convince herself that she was just a cat, nothing more!
Talia kept hypnotizing herself.
Lance watched as the gray cat stopped resisting, thinking it was for the best. This way, he wouldn't have to carry the cat to meet Violet.
Talia's cat transformation was getting more and more convincing.
She could sing, dance, voice act, and act—she was a true all-around talent.
She was a true prodigy of the Demon Race, and the small world of the Demon Realm had previously hindered her from showcasing her talents and gifts.
"Meow!"
Talia let out a cat's meow.
In her heart, she was also warning Lance.
If she could speak now, she would have pounced on Lance and trampled him with her cat paws.
"Violet wanted a cat, and you found one for her. Shall we set off now?"
Sigrid looked at the kitchen, which was already tidied up, and the mana dishwasher running as she asked Lance.
"No problem, I'm ready too."
Lance looked at Sigrid, who had changed into a fitted white shirt with a flowing outerwear and a black skirt. Her efficient and carefree appearance resembled that of an Overlord Archbishop.
Over time, he almost forgot about Sigrid's initial aloof demeanor.
"Help me carry the snack box."
Sigrid giggled and walked out of the kitchen.
Now, with both hands holding the cat, she wanted to continue feeding it, so she needed someone to help her carry the box.
"When you smile, you don't look like an Overlord Archbishop at all."
Lance heard her request, glanced at the snack box on the stove, shook his head, and then picked it up, heading towards the foyer.
He took a gray coat from the coat rack.
"You're talking about me, but when you were in the Northern Continent, your outerwear was either black or beige, and for slightly more formal occasions, it was purple. But most of the time, you wore a white shirt with a light brown diamond-patterned vest and a red tie. Now, I only see you wearing a gray coat."
Sigrid, holding the cat, looked at Lance as he put on his coat and commented.
"It's all because of that person that both of us have changed."
Lance's eyes flickered with a hint of emotion, and he lowered his gaze, sighing.
"Yes, if we could meet once in a thousand years in a vast sea of people, it's all thanks to that person. Perhaps he is the Moon God himself."
Sigrid also seemed to reminisce, a faint smile on her lips.
If not for that person, she and Lance might never have met. In a sense, that person had guided their encounter.
Lance's matchmaking skills were hard to evaluate, but when it came to that person, Sigrid would give her approval.
"Meow.
"Meow..."
At this moment, Talia wanted to say something sarcastic, but all she could do was meow.
Even she knew who they were talking about.
Lance pushed open the heavy wooden door, and the afternoon sun instantly filled the foyer.
"It's so warm outside in the afternoon, and the winter sun doesn't feel scorching at all."
Lance had already felt that the weather was nice today.
"Let's have dinner outside tonight. Tata recommended several Brillada restaurants that she carefully selected."
Sigrid walked out of the mansion and into the courtyard, saying to Lance.
"No problem."
Lance agreed. It was a rare opportunity to go out and try Brillada restaurants.
They walked through the residential area of Saint Kreith Monastery, and the afternoon breeze brought the gentle sound of the flowing river.
Under the clear sky, a vast expanse of blue and pristine beauty greeted them in the distance.
Lance and Sigrid set foot on the path leading to the main cathedral of the monastery. This spacious street in the residential area was even quieter in the afternoon, lined with towering oak trees and lush green lawns.
"Should I leave a message for Tata, or do you want to?"
Sigrid, with both hands holding the cat, couldn't use communication magic very conveniently at the moment.
"It's fine not to leave a message. We've never had leftovers at home."
Lance never worried about having too much food for dinner.
"Meow!"
The gray cat tried to swat Lance with its tail, but it couldn't reach.
It was a weekday, and due to the time being in the afternoon and the vast size of Saint Kreith Monastery, there were hardly any people on the way.
The journey to the main cathedral was still a bit far, and they usually chose to take the school's vehicles for the round trip.
The path to the station was along the residential area.
They didn't have to wait long before the afternoon bus arrived.
As they boarded the school bus inside Saint Kreith Monastery, Lance and Sigrid sat in the back row, occasionally catching glimpses of a school staff member or students heading towards the school buildings through the window.
They had often traveled together by train when they were in the Northern Continent.
Although it was a train back then, the feeling of chatting with the person next to them was quite similar to this moment.
However, even without chatting with Lance on the way, Sigrid wouldn't feel bored.
"Little kitty, you were born to be eaten by Mama, yes, kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss."
After sitting down, she fearlessly continued to pet the cat of her dreams.
The gray cat helplessly endured Sigrid's affection.
"Outsiders can't handle us, and we can't handle outsiders either."
Lance leaned against the window, speaking in a thoughtful manner.
Fortunately, at this time of day, the school bus only had the driver and the two of them.
Sigrid might have been concerned that she wouldn't see this cat again after returning to Iceteria, so she wanted to play with it to her heart's content.
"Lance, save meow," Talia pleaded with Lance through her thoughts.
Lance's suggestion was for Tata to just admit the truth to avoid further embarrassment if the truth were to be revealed later, but Tata was stubborn and insisted on pretending to be a cat for the day. Lance couldn't say anything more.
"Where exactly did you find this cat?"
The more Sigrid looked at the large gray cat, the more she felt it wasn't a stray but a well-kept house cat.
"I first met it at the foot of the city wall, and the next day, it came to my doorstep..."
Lance began to tell Sigrid the story.
As Talia listened to Lance's description of their encounter, she couldn't find any flaws in his words, wondering how he could speak so convincingly without lying.
Gradually, the destination came into view outside the window.
In the southern part of the Saint Kreith Monastery, the Elsaya Sanctuary Healing Center stood. During the day, sunlight illuminated the entire area, making it particularly eye-catching against the blue sky. At night, the garden's outer wall lighting turned it into a brilliant star in the monastery's night sky.
The school bus arrived at the stop, and Sigrid, holding the cat, got off the bus with Lance.
At two in the afternoon on a winter's day, the sky's blue was even brighter.
"So, in the beginning, it was hungry one day and full the next, and then it gradually became well-behaved after being fed chicken and burgers?"
"Yes, it even gained two kilograms," Lance confirmed.
"Meow (damn it)!"
Lance and Sigrid walked towards the Elsaya Sanctuary Healing Center.
At first glance, it looked like any ordinary hospital, but the interior was a different world.
Passing through the hospital's heavy doors, a massive central garden came into view.
The garden was about the size of two arenas, surrounded by the hospital's buildings. It was filled with shrubs and flowers, and the paths wound around like a giant maze. Many rare plants from Brillada were carefully tended.
The two walked past the marble fountain in the center of the garden. Clear spring water flowed day and night, and birds occasionally perched on the benches surrounding the fountain, watching the passersby.
"When I was a housekeeper in Paria, I took care of many rare plants, but unfortunately, they were all destroyed later, which was quite a pity."
Lance pointed to several old-fashioned greenhouses around the garden, where rare plants from all over the Peaceful Southern Continent were cultivated.
"What about the criminal who destroyed the plants?" Sigrid asked, listening to Lance's story about Bosson.
"When I saw him, he was already nine-tenths ripe," Lance recalled.
He remembered Beelzebub, the mastermind behind the scenes in Paria, who had been caught red-handed by the enraged Archdeacon of Destruction. If Tolledo had run a little slower, he might have shared Beelzebub's fate.
"Paria truly has innocent customs," Sigrid said, thinking of Nekaris' two islands.
"To be honest, Paria is literally a place of innocent customs. Even the noble young master, who might initially seem like a ruffian, has a pure heart. Since Paria is generally prosperous, there's little conflict. Only during the Paria Incident did Perlman cause such chaos. But it's a good thing the time bomb exploded early. Now is perhaps a great opportunity for the demons and people of Bosson Kingdom to reestablish their relationship, and it might be better if the demons are separated."
Lance walked in the garden, explaining this to Sigrid.
Patients, medical staff, and a few visitors often strolled leisurely in this garden or meditated by the fountain or wandered through the flowers in deep thought.
Despite the hustle and bustle just outside, the garden remained a tranquil and peaceful place. Birdsongs filled the air, and the blue sky and white clouds were visible above. Being in this garden was like entering another world, temporarily forgetting the conflicts of the outside world.
The two entered the main building of the hospital.
"Hello, I'd like to visit the special ward on the fifth floor," Lance said to the nurse at the front desk, handing over his ID.
"Professor Landry, please wait a moment," said the nurse who had just started her afternoon shift, looking up at the famous professor of the monastery with a hint of surprise.
Three days ago, it was rumored that the white-robed Pope who had argued with Hestinos three times was Professor Landry, the key figure who exposed Hestinos' lies. However, there was no concrete evidence to confirm this rumor.
Professor Landry was already well-known as an Imperial Military Engineer, and if he also possessed unfathomable strength, it made him seem even more mysterious within the monastery.
However, given the absurdity of the rumors about Professor Landry, with some versions claiming he had two hundred fiancees, people were more willing to accept even more fantastical stories about him.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
