Chapter 102
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"Is that so?" Robin pinched her nose, as it still felt somewhat about to sneeze. When the feeling went away, she sat up, and looked about her. Judging from the angle of the sun, she hadn't slept for more than half an hour.
"Mmhm! Yep!" The kitten nodded.
"This happens with any contract of loyalty?" Robin asked.
"Nope~!" Skye answered cheerfully. "Only with me,because I'm special!"
Robin put this information to the back of her head as she stretched, before standing up. After a quick thought, Robin grinned and inclined her head towards the room door.
"Shall we go introduce you, then?" She asked, leisurely.
"Uhn!" Skye jumped up from the seat, and drifted over to Robin's shoulder, where it found it quite liked to perch.
"You still haven't answered my question, though." Robin noted.
"Skye doesn't know yet. Skye will only know when Skye becomes an adult. That's what Skye's mommy told her." Skye said. The flying cat was still revelling in the fact that it now had a name.
'Do genders work differently for beasts in this world?' Robin wondered, before shrugging it off.
When Robin entered the other carriage room, things went as she expected. First, everyone noticed the cute new additional companion sitting smugly on Robin's shoulders. Second, the females surrounded Skye, and began exclaiming in delight over its cuteness. Third, the males laughed at how cute the Hero's new companion looked.
Christian, especially, had a difficult time holding in his laughter.
'I shouldn't laugh! I know I shouldn't! But for the Hero to have such a cute, girly little pet, I totally didn't expect it!'
His shoulders shuddered as he swallowed down his first bout of laughter, and turned back for a second look. But that was a bad idea. Because after that, he had to swallow down another bout of laughter that threatened to burst out.
'But, it really truly doesn't feel even a bit unfitting for Robin's pet to be so cute. Ah, if he knew, I might be punched to within an inch of my life. Get it together, me!' Finally, Christian managed to regain control of his comportment.
Keith managed to get away with a cough. Ponzu chuckled, and Gerard smiled brightly, then scowled as he realized yet another contender for Robin's food had appeared on the scene.
"Where did this cute little kitten come from?"Jasmine asked, eyes sparkling with uninhibited interest.
"Surely not..." Chelsea glanced at Robin's storage bracer.
"I didn't! Seriously, you know I can't put living creatures inside a storage bracer!" Robin denied.
"Well, for most storage bracers, that is true. But there are some with which it is possible." Chelsea replied with a knowing smile. "But, of course, they're all owned by the most powerful men to prevent misuse."
Robin frowned. "Even if that is so, I wouldn't do it." She replied. "While magic is convenient, I am not willing to cross people's lives with a spacial magic tool. That sort of thing is only considerable in cases of complete hopelessness."
Chelsea pursed her lips. "I was only guessing~ You don't need to be that serious..." she chuckled.
Robin felt a headache as Skye hissed out his indignance at being disregarded.
"I am not a mere kitten! I am older than before your kingdom was born! Yo u are all infants before me!" It spat, though no one else could hear it but Robin.
"You say that, but who was the one who said 'Praise me, Praise me!' back in the other room?" Robin teased.
""We-that was...hmmph!" the flying cat found itself unable to refute, so decided to turn his head away, and pretend it hadn't heard a thing.
"Robin? You can understand what he's saying?" Jasmine asked, noticing the interaction between the hero and the cat.
"Mmn. I can." Robin admitted.
"So to say, this cat is able to speak?" Jasmine asked, here eyes like two twinkling stars.
"Yup!" Robin nodded, then paused, and turned to Skye.
"Can I tell them?" she asked, not wanting to get Skye in trouble.
"Nothing of mine is a secret. I trust your judgement." Sky's fluffy tail with the darkened tip slowly curled up, then flattened out leisurely.
Robin nodded, and told the rest of them.
"He swore an oath of loyalty to me not ten minutes ago." she said, without reserve.
"An oath of loyalty?" Jasmine paused, as she recalled a certain matter. "Then, exactly how old is Skye?" she asked.
"While he may look young, I have it in his own words that he's older than Ekkinshire kingdom." Robin replied.
"Mmn! Respect me!" Skye asserted with a nod. But all the others simply heard an adorable kitten's mew. Even so, they could somewhat tell from the flying cat's actions that it was asserting what Robin said was true.
Robin imagined how the others heard Skye. Was it like a certain cute yellow electric rat monster she recalled from a popular anime show? She smiled at the thought, as she glanced at Skye.
"You! Are you thinking something rude about me?" Skye asked.
"Hmm? No, not at all." Robin replied, as she sat down next to Gerard.
"So, Gerard, how is your little friend doing?" she asked.
"She's better, but she's been pretty depressed ever since she found out what was inside Oracle's palace." Gerard answered.
"He wasn't handsome!" A sobbing wail came from the brim of Gerard's hat. "He took all that trouble to hide his face, and it wasn't even beautiful! What a waste!"
"What's even more of a waste is a wind fairy that attempts to create water." Skye noted.
"What was that! Who said that! I'll slice em in half with my wind blad-uh....who?" Fairy Elise asked as she finally notices what all the hullabaloo was about.
"Why concern yourself over what his face looks like? There are many handsome men that are secretly villains. There are also many ugly faces that hide pure hearts." Skye asked.
"Hmmph! You're just saying it because you didn't see him!" Elise sulked.
"I didn't think his face was ugly. But, then again, I didn't think it was handsome, either." Christian noted, before he asked Keith. "Right?"
"I also wouldn't write him down as the ugly sort." Keitb said. "That confidence of his can make even the most ordinary of faces to seem extraordinary, given enough time. That's probably why the guards are so loyal."
"No way, no way, NO WAY!!!" Elise squealed in anger.
"It seems beauty truly is in the eyes of the beholder." Robin chuckled, amused.
"Just what is that supposed to mean!?" Elise glared at Robin with tears forming in her eyes.
"It means everyone's standard of beauty is different." Robin replied, amiably.
"Or, that someone's sense of beauty can degenerate." Skye added, looking sidelong at Elise.
"You! I saw that!" Elise shouted sharply.
"I don't remember doing particularly anything, though." Skye said from its perch on Robin's shoulder. "What particularly did you see?"
"You looked at me! And said that my sense of beauty has degenerated!" Elise pointed at Skye, as she shouted.
"I don't recall naming anyone. I was simply making a general observation." Skye replied, nonchalantly licking the fur on its paw.
"You were thinking it, though!" Elise persisted.
"Oh? Do you have a mind reading skill?" Skye asked.
"No!" Elise replied loudly.
"Then who are you ro say what I am thinking, and whether I am thinking of you or not?" Skye asked.
"Ah...I'm going to scout!" Elise found she couldn't refute, and stomped her feet. A tiny tornado swirled about her, bringing her out the slightly open window.
"I'm not sure what's being said here, but I think it's the cat's win." Christian observed.
"FLYING cat!" Skye corrected.
"Ahem!" Robin acted as a translator. "Skye happens to be a flying cat." She told Christian.
"That is the truth!" Skye jumped down into Robin's lap, as there was a patch of sunshine there.
"Now, I am going to take a nap. Please keep your voices down." He asked.
"Mmn. We'll keep quiet. Enjoy your nap." Robin replied.
Robin used her hand to smooth Skye's soft and downy fur. She had become an expert at petting cats. Skye flinched at first, in surprise, but soon stretched out in pleasure.
"Mmm...that feels good. Very well, I, Skye, shall permit it!" Skye announced as it began to purr.
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"Is that so?" Robin pinched her nose, as it still felt somewhat about to sneeze. When the feeling went away, she sat up, and looked about her. Judging from the angle of the sun, she hadn't slept for more than half an hour.
"Mmhm! Yep!" The kitten nodded.
"This happens with any contract of loyalty?" Robin asked.
"Nope~!" Skye answered cheerfully. "Only with me,because I'm special!"
Robin put this information to the back of her head as she stretched, before standing up. After a quick thought, Robin grinned and inclined her head towards the room door.
"Shall we go introduce you, then?" She asked, leisurely.
"Uhn!" Skye jumped up from the seat, and drifted over to Robin's shoulder, where it found it quite liked to perch.
"You still haven't answered my question, though." Robin noted.
"Skye doesn't know yet. Skye will only know when Skye becomes an adult. That's what Skye's mommy told her." Skye said. The flying cat was still revelling in the fact that it now had a name.
'Do genders work differently for beasts in this world?' Robin wondered, before shrugging it off.
When Robin entered the other carriage room, things went as she expected. First, everyone noticed the cute new additional companion sitting smugly on Robin's shoulders. Second, the females surrounded Skye, and began exclaiming in delight over its cuteness. Third, the males laughed at how cute the Hero's new companion looked.
Christian, especially, had a difficult time holding in his laughter.
'I shouldn't laugh! I know I shouldn't! But for the Hero to have such a cute, girly little pet, I totally didn't expect it!'
His shoulders shuddered as he swallowed down his first bout of laughter, and turned back for a second look. But that was a bad idea. Because after that, he had to swallow down another bout of laughter that threatened to burst out.
'But, it really truly doesn't feel even a bit unfitting for Robin's pet to be so cute. Ah, if he knew, I might be punched to within an inch of my life. Get it together, me!' Finally, Christian managed to regain control of his comportment.
Keith managed to get away with a cough. Ponzu chuckled, and Gerard smiled brightly, then scowled as he realized yet another contender for Robin's food had appeared on the scene.
"Where did this cute little kitten come from?"Jasmine asked, eyes sparkling with uninhibited interest.
"Surely not..." Chelsea glanced at Robin's storage bracer.
"I didn't! Seriously, you know I can't put living creatures inside a storage bracer!" Robin denied.
"Well, for most storage bracers, that is true. But there are some with which it is possible." Chelsea replied with a knowing smile. "But, of course, they're all owned by the most powerful men to prevent misuse."
Robin frowned. "Even if that is so, I wouldn't do it." She replied. "While magic is convenient, I am not willing to cross people's lives with a spacial magic tool. That sort of thing is only considerable in cases of complete hopelessness."
Chelsea pursed her lips. "I was only guessing~ You don't need to be that serious..." she chuckled.
Robin felt a headache as Skye hissed out his indignance at being disregarded.
"I am not a mere kitten! I am older than before your kingdom was born! Yo u are all infants before me!" It spat, though no one else could hear it but Robin.
"You say that, but who was the one who said 'Praise me, Praise me!' back in the other room?" Robin teased.
""We-that was...hmmph!" the flying cat found itself unable to refute, so decided to turn his head away, and pretend it hadn't heard a thing.
"Robin? You can understand what he's saying?" Jasmine asked, noticing the interaction between the hero and the cat.
"Mmn. I can." Robin admitted.
"So to say, this cat is able to speak?" Jasmine asked, here eyes like two twinkling stars.
"Yup!" Robin nodded, then paused, and turned to Skye.
"Can I tell them?" she asked, not wanting to get Skye in trouble.
"Nothing of mine is a secret. I trust your judgement." Sky's fluffy tail with the darkened tip slowly curled up, then flattened out leisurely.
Robin nodded, and told the rest of them.
"He swore an oath of loyalty to me not ten minutes ago." she said, without reserve.
"An oath of loyalty?" Jasmine paused, as she recalled a certain matter. "Then, exactly how old is Skye?" she asked.
"While he may look young, I have it in his own words that he's older than Ekkinshire kingdom." Robin replied.
"Mmn! Respect me!" Skye asserted with a nod. But all the others simply heard an adorable kitten's mew. Even so, they could somewhat tell from the flying cat's actions that it was asserting what Robin said was true.
Robin imagined how the others heard Skye. Was it like a certain cute yellow electric rat monster she recalled from a popular anime show? She smiled at the thought, as she glanced at Skye.
"You! Are you thinking something rude about me?" Skye asked.
"Hmm? No, not at all." Robin replied, as she sat down next to Gerard.
"So, Gerard, how is your little friend doing?" she asked.
"She's better, but she's been pretty depressed ever since she found out what was inside Oracle's palace." Gerard answered.
"He wasn't handsome!" A sobbing wail came from the brim of Gerard's hat. "He took all that trouble to hide his face, and it wasn't even beautiful! What a waste!"
"What's even more of a waste is a wind fairy that attempts to create water." Skye noted.
"What was that! Who said that! I'll slice em in half with my wind blad-uh....who?" Fairy Elise asked as she finally notices what all the hullabaloo was about.
"Why concern yourself over what his face looks like? There are many handsome men that are secretly villains. There are also many ugly faces that hide pure hearts." Skye asked.
"Hmmph! You're just saying it because you didn't see him!" Elise sulked.
"I didn't think his face was ugly. But, then again, I didn't think it was handsome, either." Christian noted, before he asked Keith. "Right?"
"I also wouldn't write him down as the ugly sort." Keitb said. "That confidence of his can make even the most ordinary of faces to seem extraordinary, given enough time. That's probably why the guards are so loyal."
"No way, no way, NO WAY!!!" Elise squealed in anger.
"It seems beauty truly is in the eyes of the beholder." Robin chuckled, amused.
"Just what is that supposed to mean!?" Elise glared at Robin with tears forming in her eyes.
"It means everyone's standard of beauty is different." Robin replied, amiably.
"Or, that someone's sense of beauty can degenerate." Skye added, looking sidelong at Elise.
"You! I saw that!" Elise shouted sharply.
"I don't remember doing particularly anything, though." Skye said from its perch on Robin's shoulder. "What particularly did you see?"
"You looked at me! And said that my sense of beauty has degenerated!" Elise pointed at Skye, as she shouted.
"I don't recall naming anyone. I was simply making a general observation." Skye replied, nonchalantly licking the fur on its paw.
"You were thinking it, though!" Elise persisted.
"Oh? Do you have a mind reading skill?" Skye asked.
"No!" Elise replied loudly.
"Then who are you ro say what I am thinking, and whether I am thinking of you or not?" Skye asked.
"Ah...I'm going to scout!" Elise found she couldn't refute, and stomped her feet. A tiny tornado swirled about her, bringing her out the slightly open window.
"I'm not sure what's being said here, but I think it's the cat's win." Christian observed.
"FLYING cat!" Skye corrected.
"Ahem!" Robin acted as a translator. "Skye happens to be a flying cat." She told Christian.
"That is the truth!" Skye jumped down into Robin's lap, as there was a patch of sunshine there.
"Now, I am going to take a nap. Please keep your voices down." He asked.
"Mmn. We'll keep quiet. Enjoy your nap." Robin replied.
Robin used her hand to smooth Skye's soft and downy fur. She had become an expert at petting cats. Skye flinched at first, in surprise, but soon stretched out in pleasure.
"Mmm...that feels good. Very well, I, Skye, shall permit it!" Skye announced as it began to purr.
"Is that so?" Robin pinched her nose, as it still felt somewhat about to sneeze. When the feeling went away, she sat up, and looked about her. Judging from the angle of the sun, she hadn't slept for more than half an hour. "Mmhm! Yep!" The kitten nodded. "This happens with any contract of loyalty?" Robin asked. "Nope~!" Skye answered cheerfully. "Only with me,because I'm special!" Robin put this information to the back of her head as she stretched, before standing up. After a quick thought, Robin grinned and inclined her head towards the room door. "Shall we go introduce you, then?" She asked, leisurely. "Uhn!" Skye jumped up from the seat, and drifted over to Robin's shoulder, where it found it quite liked to perch. "You still haven't answered my question, though." Robin noted. "Skye doesn't know yet. Skye will only know when Skye becomes an adult. That's what Skye's mommy told her." Skye said. The flying cat was still revelling in the fact that it now had a name. 'Do genders work differently for beasts in this world?' Robin wondered, before shrugging it off. When Robin entered the other carriage room, things went as she expected. First, everyone noticed the cute new additional companion sitting smugly on Robin's shoulders. Second, the females surrounded Skye, and began exclaiming in delight over its cuteness. Third, the males laughed at how cute the Hero's new companion looked. Christian, especially, had a difficult time holding in his laughter. 'I shouldn't laugh! I know I shouldn't! But for the Hero to have such a cute, girly little pet, I totally didn't expect it!' His shoulders shuddered as he swallowed down his first bout of laughter, and turned back for a second look. But that was a bad idea. Because after that, he had to swallow down another bout of laughter that threatened to burst out. 'But, it really truly doesn't feel even a bit unfitting for Robin's pet to be so cute. Ah, if he knew, I might be punched to within an inch of my life. Get it together, me!' Finally, Christian managed to regain control of his comportment. Keith managed to get away with a cough. Ponzu chuckled, and Gerard smiled brightly, then scowled as he realized yet another contender for Robin's food had appeared on the scene. "Where did this cute little kitten come from?"Jasmine asked, eyes sparkling with uninhibited interest. "Surely not..." Chelsea glanced at Robin's storage bracer. "I didn't! Seriously, you know I can't put living creatures inside a storage bracer!" Robin denied. "Well, for most storage bracers, that is true. But there are some with which it is possible." Chelsea replied with a knowing smile. "But, of course, they're all owned by the most powerful men to prevent misuse." Robin frowned. "Even if that is so, I wouldn't do it." She replied. "While magic is convenient, I am not willing to cross people's lives with a spacial magic tool. That sort of thing is only considerable in cases of complete hopelessness." Chelsea pursed her lips. "I was only guessing~ You don't need to be that serious..." she chuckled. Robin felt a headache as Skye hissed out his indignance at being disregarded. "I am not a mere kitten! I am older than before your kingdom was born! Yo u are all infants before me!" It spat, though no one else could hear it but Robin. "You say that, but who was the one who said 'Praise me, Praise me!' back in the other room?" Robin teased. ""We-that was...hmmph!" the flying cat found itself unable to refute, so decided to turn his head away, and pretend it hadn't heard a thing. "Robin? You can understand what he's saying?" Jasmine asked, noticing the interaction between the hero and the cat. "Mmn. I can." Robin admitted. "So to say, this cat is able to speak?" Jasmine asked, here eyes like two twinkling stars. "Yup!" Robin nodded, then paused, and turned to Skye. "Can I tell them?" she asked, not wanting to get Skye in trouble. "Nothing of mine is a secret. I trust your judgement." Sky's fluffy tail with the darkened tip slowly curled up, then flattened out leisurely. Robin nodded, and told the rest of them. "He swore an oath of loyalty to me not ten minutes ago." she said, without reserve. "An oath of loyalty?" Jasmine paused, as she recalled a certain matter. "Then, exactly how old is Skye?" she asked. "While he may look young, I have it in his own words that he's older than Ekkinshire kingdom." Robin replied. "Mmn! Respect me!" Skye asserted with a nod. But all the others simply heard an adorable kitten's mew. Even so, they could somewhat tell from the flying cat's actions that it was asserting what Robin said was true. Robin imagined how the others heard Skye. Was it like a certain cute yellow electric rat monster she recalled from a popular anime show? She smiled at the thought, as she glanced at Skye. "You! Are you thinking something rude about me?" Skye asked. "Hmm? No, not at all." Robin replied, as she sat down next to Gerard. "So, Gerard, how is your little friend doing?" she asked. "She's better, but she's been pretty depressed ever since she found out what was inside Oracle's palace." Gerard answered. "He wasn't handsome!" A sobbing wail came from the brim of Gerard's hat. "He took all that trouble to hide his face, and it wasn't even beautiful! What a waste!" "What's even more of a waste is a wind fairy that attempts to create water." Skye noted. "What was that! Who said that! I'll slice em in half with my wind blad-uh....who?" Fairy Elise asked as she finally notices what all the hullabaloo was about. "Why concern yourself over what his face looks like? There are many handsome men that are secretly villains. There are also many ugly faces that hide pure hearts." Skye asked. "Hmmph! You're just saying it because you didn't see him!" Elise sulked. "I didn't think his face was ugly. But, then again, I didn't think it was handsome, either." Christian noted, before he asked Keith. "Right?" "I also wouldn't write him down as the ugly sort." Keitb said. "That confidence of his can make even the most ordinary of faces to seem extraordinary, given enough time. That's probably why the guards are so loyal." "No way, no way, NO WAY!!!" Elise squealed in anger. "It seems beauty truly is in the eyes of the beholder." Robin chuckled, amused. "Just what is that supposed to mean!?" Elise glared at Robin with tears forming in her eyes. "It means everyone's standard of beauty is different." Robin replied, amiably. "Or, that someone's sense of beauty can degenerate." Skye added, looking sidelong at Elise. "You! I saw that!" Elise shouted sharply. "I don't remember doing particularly anything, though." Skye said from its perch on Robin's shoulder. "What particularly did you see?" "You looked at me! And said that my sense of beauty has degenerated!" Elise pointed at Skye, as she shouted. "I don't recall naming anyone. I was simply making a general observation." Skye replied, nonchalantly licking the fur on its paw. "You were thinking it, though!" Elise persisted. "Oh? Do you have a mind reading skill?" Skye asked. "No!" Elise replied loudly. "Then who are you ro say what I am thinking, and whether I am thinking of you or not?" Skye asked. "Ah...I'm going to scout!" Elise found she couldn't refute, and stomped her feet. A tiny tornado swirled about her, bringing her out the slightly open window. "I'm not sure what's being said here, but I think it's the cat's win." Christian observed. "FLYING cat!" Skye corrected. "Ahem!" Robin acted as a translator. "Skye happens to be a flying cat." She told Christian. "That is the truth!" Skye jumped down into Robin's lap, as there was a patch of sunshine there. "Now, I am going to take a nap. Please keep your voices down." He asked. "Mmn. We'll keep quiet. Enjoy your nap." Robin replied. Robin used her hand to smooth Skye's soft and downy fur. She had become an expert at petting cats. Skye flinched at first, in surprise, but soon stretched out in pleasure. "Mmm...that feels good. Very well, I, Skye, shall permit it!" Skye announced as it began to purr.
