White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap: Volume 8 (eBook)

Kureha (Autor)

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2025
250 Seiten
J-Novel Heart (Verlag)
978-1-7183-1584-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Despite the casualties along the way, matters in the Imperial Nation have been resolved, and Ruri Morikawa continues to lead a peaceful life with her partner, Jade, in the Nation of the Dragon King. However, things suddenly change when she receives a letter from her grandfather, Beryl, who has been journeying around the other world. The information contained in those letters puts them on high alert. Soon after, they receive a plea for help from the Nation of the Beast King's Beloved, Celestine, and queen, Padparadscha, learning that the Nation of the Beast King has already fallen into enemy hands! They are informed that they must act fast or the Beast King and everyone else in the country will be in mortal danger. To deal with this unexpected situation, Ruri heads for the Nation of the Beast King...alone?!

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Prologue

In a place some distance from the Nation of the Dragon King, Beryl, Ruri’s grandfather, was on a journey with the previous Beast King, Andal.

Near Andal’s feet, the supreme-level spirit of earth, Chi, was trotting along. Currently in the form of a shifty-eyed capybara, Chi had made a contract with and been given a name by the First Dragon King, Weidt, in the past, so he had deep ties with the Nation of the Dragon King. He had made a contract with Ruri not too long ago, but after taking a liking to Beryl’s unconventional personality, he had casually annulled his contract with Ruri and struck a new one with Beryl.

He was an eccentric spirit even among the supreme-level spirits, with the most contract-bearers in the past, forming new contracts with people on the sole basis of finding them interesting. However, it was easy to guess what kind of personality Chi had, seeing as he readily accepted the name that Weidt gave to him on the spur of the moment.

It was a quality that made even Lydia, the supreme-level spirit of time, exasperated. She had commented that although allowing someone to name a spirit meant that the spirit would serve that person, the way Chi handled it was far too casual.

After making the contract with Beryl, he had set off with Beryl and Andal on their journey. Being a Beloved himself, Beryl was welcomed everywhere he went with open arms. He had no monetary issues, since he’d received a sizable amount of money from the Dragon King, Jade, before leaving the Nation of the Dragon King, but since people welcoming him in would give him piles upon piles of gifts as tribute to the Beloved, he never really had a chance to use any of the money he had on hand.

Then again, the money given to Beryl was a portion of public funds that were set aside for the Beloveds of the Nation of the Dragon King. In other words, it was tax money. Therefore, it was best to be thrifty with it. Beloveds brought so many benefits to the country that no one would complain even if he did spend it, but unlike Ruri, who had lived in the Nation of the Dragon King for quite some time, Beryl had just arrived, so he felt a tad more hesitant. That was why he was so grateful for the items that the people willingly gifted him.

At the same time, Beryl was very surprised that the majority of people in this world accepted spirits as the norm, since he had never met a person who could see spirits in his own world. There was a certain population of people who didn’t believe in spirits here, mostly because of not being able to see them due to a lack of mana or not being compatible with them. However, the majority of nations and races worshipped them.

Not seeing spirits was commonplace in Beryl’s world, which had made it a difficult place to live in, since he not only could talk to spirits but had superhuman abilities that allowed him to charge into a hail of gunfire completely unprotected. The same was likely true for his daughter and Ruri’s mother, Riccia. That was, after all, one of the underlying reasons for their promptly agreeing to go to the other world upon hearing the news that Ruri was there.

Beryl and Riccia felt somewhat sorry for the person who had ended up getting wrapped up in all of this—Ruri’s father, Kohaku. Unlike them, he was a completely normal human being with no mana to speak of, so he was undoubtedly hesitant about going to other worlds and whatnot. However, the more time Kohaku and Riccia spent as husband and wife, the more he was able to see spirits, even though he couldn’t converse with them.

The shock when Kohaku saw a spirit with his own eyes was so funny that the mere recollection made Beryl chortle. However, thanks to that, Riccia had been able to make him acknowledge that spirits existed, and Kohaku was finally able to share in the same world as her—a fact that greatly delighted her.

Although he was a regular human and was seriously conflicted about coming to the other world, according to the spirits, he was doing a fine job working in the castle by utilizing the skills he had picked up from being a former diplomat.

Being able to verbally communicate was another reason Beryl was able to enjoy himself in peace, but he wasn’t very sure of the science behind that and did not intend to put any deep thought into it. Accepting things as they were was typical for him. The same could have been said of Riccia, as her optimistic and flexible personality resembled his to a tee. Ruri was optimistic in some ways as well, but she had a serious side from Kohaku; the fact that she differed slightly despite being from the same bloodline was interesting.

According to the spirits, Riccia was enjoying her life in this other world just like Beryl. Not wanting to be outdone, Beryl continued journeying day after day. Andal was amazed at Beryl’s physical strength, which allowed him to fight on equal footing with the dragonkin despite being human. He steadily continued journeying with his never-waning supply of youthful stamina.

It wasn’t uncommon for them to camp in the wilderness since they didn’t always have access to lodging. However, Beryl had mastered the art of outdoor survival in his home world, so he never once complained. In fact, he seemed to enjoy himself.

There were still a host of things that he wasn’t used to due to the different advances in this world’s civilization, but with Andal, an experienced traveler, accompanying him, he found himself with zero issues. And he had extra security with the spirits, which were very strong allies in their own way. He could even use magic as much as he wanted, allowing him to stay comfortable to a certain degree while camping outdoors.

Up until now, in his home world, Beryl would have been instantly treated as a wacko for trying to engage in pleasant conversation with the spirits in public, but now he could talk to them without having to worry about prying eyes. Here it was the exact opposite—people actually envied him.

Not only did that make things less stressful for Beryl, but he found himself pleased with everyone else around him experiencing the same world and things he himself could see. He was so glad that he had decided to come to this world. In fact, he’d thought that so many times that he’d lost track. With the satisfaction of making the right call in his heart, he spent each day in high spirits.

During their journey, they stopped by a certain town.

“I guess we’ll stay here for tonight,” Andal said.

“Our first time at an inn in a while, eh?” Beryl replied, breathing a sigh of relief. Even though he had become accustomed to camping outdoors, naturally he would rather sleep in a bed. And even though the beds at the inns were hard compared to the ones in his world, he wasn’t going to whine about it. He’d been prepared for that before leaving the Nation of the Dragon King on his journey. It was a tad inconvenient, but this world afforded him the freedom to live without fear of those around him. That alone was a luxury.

“We’re about out of food, so we’ll have to stock up.”

“We’re already out?”

Thanks to the townspeople of any town they visited giving them tributes, they should have had food stocked in their pocket space—enough that it wouldn’t easily run out. Beryl’s eyes were wide in shock, but Andal gave him a side glare.

“And whose fault is that? You eat way too much.”

“Really?”

“You don’t eat the same amount as a normal human. You consume as much as a damn dragonkin. What the hell kind of body do you have?”

“That so? Sorry. I’ll cut back a bit.”

Beryl’s apology was genuine, causing Andal to lose steam.

“No, I mean, most of it was food that you got, so I have no right to complain even if you do eat it all up,” Andal said, unable to bring himself to be stern since he knew that Beryl’s presence alone was a great help. “I suppose we’ll stay in this town and stock up for a while.”

“Sounds good.”

They weren’t in a hurry and were free to set off when they wanted to, so they and the spirits looked for a place to stay in the meantime. The town was not as big as the capital of the Nation of the Dragon King. From Beryl’s perspective, knowing the metropolitan cities lined with buildings in his home world, he saw it as being rather small. However, it seemed to be a flourishing town all the same.

Upon seeing Beryl with his giant entourage of spirits, some passersby froze, while others did double takes in shock. Having grown accustomed to these reactions by now, he focused on his search, unperturbed.

“Now, which inn to choose?” he pondered.

Since Andal was an experienced traveler, his opinion took priority when it came to picking the right inn. Although it was prohibited in the Four Great Nations, human trafficking was tolerated in some countries. For that reason, there were many unsafe places to stay; just because the lodging was upscale didn’t mean that it was necessarily safe. Being able to judge legitimate inns and establishments was extremely important. That said, if anyone were to target Andal, the Beast King who had become king through sheer strength, and Beryl, a Beloved protected by the spirits, there would be a world of pain in store for them. Because of that, safety wasn’t really a factor Andal considered when choosing a place to stay.

“M’kay, we’ll stay here,” he decided, picking a place that was not too expensive yet not too...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.8.2025
• Reihe/Serie: The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap
• Illustrationen: Kureha
• Übersetzer: Kureha
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: cute • Fantasy • Isekai • Light Novel • Magic • Romance • shoujo
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-1584-8 / 1718315848
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-1584-6 / 9781718315846