Chapter 460

“No! Why can’t I go out!!”

“If you’re in a hurry, nothing will work out.”

A week ago.

Just before the Great Cataclysm hit, Yena barely cleared the Quest.

It seemed impossible, but by using ‘it,’ she gained explosive power and managed to whittle down the Agent’s health, finally achieving the clear.

The problem is…

“Is this… because of this?!!”

The black cat ears that had sprouted on top of Yena’s head.

And the black tail that was swaying according to her emotions.

She had become a ‘Beastman.’

“…I wasn’t even broadcasting this.”

“It suits you well.”

“I really want to die, so stop teasing me.”

Yena sighed as she held her dizzy head.

She had only heard of race changes; she never believed she would become one herself.

Of course, a race change isn’t a bad thing.

When your race changes, you gain senses and stats greater than a human, classifying you as a hidden piece.

The problem lies in the mental aspect.

Whenever she tries to clear her mind, she finds herself wanting to crawl into a box or a secluded spot where something can be stored.

She felt herself slowly changing, instinctively trying to catch things that move or wanting to eat fish, which she never particularly liked.

“Thank goodness I’m not using cat language. If I did, it’d be really…”

“You should use it.”

“Huh?”

The Agent, who had completely removed her robe, stepped right in front of Yena.

She wore wide silk garments in light pink.

With long pink hair and pointed ears like Yena’s on her head.

A pink tail was swaying behind her.

“You’re still not properly drawing out the power of your clan. You need to fuse your mind and body more to fully exert the power I gave you.”

“…….”

“To express it in the Outsider’s terms… I guess you could say… fusion.”

“…Your tone has changed?”

“I don’t need to be polite to my disciple.”

The Agent, Myeosin, smiled as she patted Yena’s head.

Being taller than Yena by a head, Yena blushed and exhaled dramatically, retreating into a cat-like posture.

Once she saw the pose she took, she was suddenly startled and relaxed.

“Ugh…”

“Accept it; it’s natural.”

“See! This is so weird!”

“So, are you not going to learn?”

“You’re insane, insane. This is madness.”

Yena immediately tried to escape the space.

Having cleared the quest, all system-imposed restrictions had long since disappeared.

Since she had cleared it just in time for the Great Cataclysm, she was busy and surely wouldn’t have to deal with this again.

“I’m leaving. I will never learn how to use cat language…”

“I’m not going to learn it…”

“Isn’t that what you want?”

Yena’s footsteps, which were trying to escape without regrets, suddenly stopped.

“…What?”

“Big Sister wants you to grow. That’s why she’s so concerned about you and visits you every time.”

“……”

That’s true.

Although it’s been a bit of a stretch, Lady Lily has been coming to see me even amidst her busy schedule.

I heard she’s been running around to prevent the Great Cataclysm.

‘Gathering people, assembling forces, and pooling power.’

To oppose the disaster.

“…Lady Lily will understand.”

“Really?”

“…No, actually she won’t. Ah.”

For real!

“Aooaooa!”

I turned my steps around.

Yeah, I honestly expected this from the beginning.

‘There’s no way I could just casually stash such a monumental hidden piece.’

In addition to the immense difficulty, there would definitely be unavoidable penalties close to a trial.

I anticipated it, but…

“Did you come?”

“…Let’s finish this quickly.”

Talking like a cat is just not right…

“Your words are a bit odd.”

“…Meow.”

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The Kraken’s eye gets skewered.

The eye, casting a violet light, gets shredded by a swirling trajectory of claws, and at the end of it, there’s a cat.

“Whew!”

No, it was Yena.

“You barely hit it.”

[Oh]

[What the hell!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Yena land?]

[Oh hell ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Yena land resurrection!!]

[What the hell, how did Yena get here?]

[Yena land! Yena land! Yena land! Yena land! Yena land! Yena land!]

[Whoa]

[Yena was alive?]

[??????????????????????????]

[Boy Yena]

[Wasn’t she still trapped?]

[Turn on the broadcast, YenaAAAAAAA!!!]

[What’s the demon?]

I heard the news about Yena long ago.

I heard directly from the Myeosin that Yena’s ‘Beastman transformation’ happened and that she became a disciple of Myeosin, the god of Beastmen.

Myeosin said he’d send Yena right away if things were urgent, but I stopped him.

If Yena came in her awkward state, she wouldn’t be able to use her power.

The opponent is the disaster known as the Kraken and its avatars, and no matter how strong Yena has become, piercing through the Kraken is impossible.

Thwack!

But Yena has been training with Myeosin for a week without turning on the broadcast, mastering techniques.

From the techniques of the Myeosin clan to Myeosin’s unique abilities and even common techniques of Beastmen.

Sadly, she couldn’t learn most of Myeosin’s secret arts, but considering the week’s time, she’s made quite a bit of progress.

En has made significant progress.

“He has talent.”

Even if she can’t compare to Leo the Sword Saint, Yena definitely has talent.

She can even perform the spear’s roar, something Leo couldn’t do.

In other words, she can use some techniques of the ‘Celestial Race’.

Yena lands on the surface of the Kraken, which lets out a horrible scream.

Her swishing tail can’t contain its excitement, wriggling this way and that.

“Hehe, everyone was waiting for me…”

“T-Tail.”

“Nyaaaaaaaaaaa?!”

As I move behind Yena and gently touch her tail, she spasms and her fur stands on end.

With a cat-like sound, Yena swiftly retreats to dodge my touch.

That’s a very cat-like quick and agile movement.

[?]

[Hahahahahahahaha]

[What? Did Yena change her species?]

[What cat sound is that? LOL]

[So cute! LOL]

[Yena~]

[Did Yena become a beastman?]

[Tail?]

[She even has ears, so cute! LOL]

[Cat Yena, wow!]

“L-Lady Lily!”

“You look great! It’s been a while.”

“…I’m glad to see you too, but could you not touch me? I’m, um, sensitive.”

…Nya.

Yena mumbles, gripping her own arms with both hands.

It’s clear that her beastman transformation is progressing, with her cat beastman traits visibly showing.

Her manner of speaking seems the same, but it looks like she’s trying her best to suppress it…

[Sensitive?]

[Woah!]

[Yena’s tail is sensitive.]

[OMG!]

I lowered my head.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to, I was just so happy to see you.”

“…Hmph. I’m happy to see you too. Do you have any idea how much I missed you? You didn’t contact me for a whole week, and only reached out when it was almost too late!”

“I couldn’t help it.”

While gauging the perfect timing for Yena’s training, I naturally ended up not reaching out.

People must forget about Yena—or even disasters—so that I can deal effective damage at the right moment.

Moreover, Yena focused solely on training, even turning off the broadcast, due to her desire to concentrate on the will of the Myeosin and me.

Purring like a cat, Yena shakes her head.

“Let’s talk about this later. We need to organize…”

Swoosh!

Thin legs rise sharply on the surface of the Kraken.

With a fierce stab, the legs look like they’ll pierce Yena any moment, but just then, there’s a faint laugh and Yena’s doll disappears.

The legs stab uselessly at the empty air, and hundreds of particles of blood rain down as they slice apart.

It’s as if they’ve been clawed apart, those snapping legs.

“Myeosin Technique, Claw Strike…”

It’s a technique of the Cat Beastmen specially developed by the Myeosin.

While learning it is easy, increasing its efficiency is solely up to the user.

For an ordinary Beastman, the trajectory may only be a few or a dozen, but for Yena, that number exceeded hundreds.

“…!”

[Wow]

[????]

[Crazy Yena is so strong]

[What’s with the obliteration?]

[Neko Yena!!]

Swaaaash!!

The legs aimed for Yena once more.

Yena easily jumped twice and executed Claw Strike again.

Splat! Injuries appeared not just on the Kraken’s legs but also on its massive body.

Though it might feel slightly advantageous to be clinging to the Kraken, being able to accomplish this much is still an incredible feat.

Even a ranker couldn’t dodge all those legs and attack at the same time.

This is something only a Cat Beastman specialized in mobility could achieve.

“Hehe… So this is true power, huh… Huh?!”

“Meow?”

“P- Please be quiet!”

Swishhhh!!!

With a flushed face, Yena slashed the legs and scattered the Green Hermit in her hand.

The scattered daggers all assumed shapes and poured out in a cross formation.

“Myeosin Technique.”

“Cross Shape Ten Blades!”

Kwahahahaha!!!

“Die, meow!!!”

“……”

Swipe.

The Kraken’s massive leg, which had multiple cross-shaped wounds, began to move.

There’s no way to hit it now.

Yena had already adhered to the Kraken’s body, so hitting the legs would be like striking herself.

Sre…

But the Kraken had fought numerous ‘small enemies’ because of me.

Crack…!

A massive leg disappeared, and one that Yena had stepped on rose up, flinging her away.

“Nyuu?!”

“…Don’t interfere.”

Yena was flung far away, dying.

[Yena?]

[?]

[What’s with the ultimate retreat?]

[?LMAO]

Pffft!

“Did she die?!”

“She’s still alive!”

“A cat has 9 lives, which means invincible… Ugh, your speech is really!”

Eight pink orbs danced around Yena.

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