Reinforcements

The morning after the Grand Mages gathered in Sakura and we discussed our plan—

I woke up in the treehouse.

Bell was peering down at me.

"Meow."

"Good morning, Bell. I had no idea you were such a beauty."

"Meow."

When I stroked her velvet-like fur, shimmering in the sunlight streaming through the window, she purred loudly.

I'd always dreamed of keeping a large cat, like a cheetah, lynx, jaguar, or serval. I never imagined that dream would come true in another world.

—Or so I'd like to say, but she wasn't just an ordinary cat.

She seemed to be a being beyond human understanding, with considerable intelligence and combat ability...