The Pet Dog of a Farmer in a Nearby Village That Supplies Vegetables to a Town the Hero Might Pass Through

"The freshly brewed oolong tea is hot. Ow, ow!"

'Well, of course it’s hot if you’ve only just brewed it.'

"I did turn off the heat after it boiled before letting it steep, but... it’s still rough on someone with a cat’s tongue."

'Since when did you have a cat’s tongue?'

"I was Nyantaso until just recently, after all."

'You were a doll, weren’t you, Nyantaso?'

※See Chapter 85. Nyantaso is the cat protagonist of a fluffy puppet show—and the doll based on him.

"I studied the original inside and out, and even became the real Nyantaso in my heart. Look, I even have paw pads now."

'You’re not supposed to have those.'

"I’ve been an ordinary cat before, too, so paw pads are no trouble."...