It was late afternoon, at the designated meeting place.0

“…?”0

In a hidden spot on the outskirts of the army camp, Harriet saw a black cat approaching from afar.0

“… A cat?”0

As the cat drew closer, it gradually grew larger and took on a familiar human form, leaving Harriet dumbfounded.2

“Reinhart?”0

“…”0

Reinhart’s complexion had become noticeably paler in the span of a day.0

Harriet was bewildered by the appearance of the random cat that had somehow transformed into Reinhart. “What? You can transform into a cat? Since when?”0

“Let’s… Let’s head back to Edina first. I’ll explain when we get there.”0

Reinhart’s lips remained tightly sealed, and it seemed there were many reasons for that.0

***0

Within the royal castle of Rajak, the capital of Edina…0

“… Ah. So you transformed into a cat because you couldn’t enter the Royal Class encampment in human form?”0

“Yeah! But Sarkegar, that… that son of a… no, that cat left me there and ran off!”0

Sarkegar had spent hours trying to teach me various things, but when I couldn’t seem to learn anything, he just gave up and abandoned me in the middle of the encampment.0

He said it didn’t matter how I got there as long as I reached the camp, and that being cute would somehow work out.0

He even said I could escape if things went south.0

‘Sarkegar… I thought he was loyal. Maybe he holds some grudges against me?0

‘Now that I think about it, it'd be awfully strange if he didn’t hold any grudges. Considering the long history of neglect, it’s actually a relief he let me off this...0