33 The Cat's View.

"This might end up being fun."

Scratching his chin with his free arm, a sneaky grin grew across his face.

'Eh? Fun?'

"We are going home now."

Saying this with a nonchalant face, he tucked her under his arm and broke free from the earth binding his feet in a relaxed motion, as if they were never bound to begin with.

"Yosh!"

'EH?! He was just standing still for nothing then?! And why am I tucked under his arm like he's holding a small dog or something??'

<Oho~ Taking a young lady home like that against her will?? I'm starting to lose faith in this guy~>

'Is this really the time for that?!'

As he approached the village gate flooded with people, hands and pink hair could be seen flailing about followed by a string of curses and cussing.

"BASTARD PERVERT!! WHODYA THINK I AM HAAH??!?!"

So he stuffed her mouth with a fruit he took from a villagers hand...

*BFFT! Mnnntt!!*

"Man, his old monster of a bastard is still this strong huh?"

"Good ol' Zeph'll always be a monster I'm tellin ya!"

"Well, he was a top soldier back in my day, though he's too modest to agree~"

'Top soldier?? In this freak-show village? What kind of hell did you put me in Miss Mona?!'

Succubus, goblin sadist

"My~ It seems you managed to catch the rat for us Zeph! I simply cannot thank you enough! Now that we've caught her, we can make up for the loss of the animals she killed."

As the sexy feminine voice pierced through the crowd of burley villagers, a tall yet slim figure could be seen walking through a path of mumbling citizens.

"Wait, so that was her?"

"Who else could it'a been?"

"Miss Maki. What is this all about?"

A stern yet calm voice shot out of Zeph's mouth, as his gaze shifted to the buff white haired man full of scars that stood beside her. This was the first person who had a height rivaling Zeph's in the entire village, yet the sexy woman seemed anything but short despite standing beside these utter giants.

'Wha? What's going on? Turn me around you gorilla! I can't see anything dammit!'

<Ooh~ She's quite pretty, you two should become friends.>

'Be friends just based on her looks? That's quite shallow no?

...

Wait how can you see her?'

'How? Don't you just see what I see? I thought we shared senses?'

Fucking demoness... Wait... This sounds... useful?

"hehehe~"

***Is no one gonna question how she ate the fruit that fast??

"My~ What do you mean by that dear Zeph? Now that we've caught the culprit who's stolen so much from us, we can finally make up for what's gone!"

"No, she is coming back home with me. She's but a child who did not know any better."

Now standing a mere five meters away from Zeph, Maki wore a questioning and defensive face, as if she was playing the victim. Her looks completely unfitting of her attitude, as the moonlight caught on her green and black tight fitting dress. She gave off the scent of a venomous snake playing the rabbit.

"But Zeph- sorry. Sir... If you bring her back, then what are WE supposed to do? Without the pigken, or rabolph what would happen to US? The humans might leave you be because of your skills, but even then... I wonder what would happen to your status without your precious flame?"

'Hmm.. She's got a snake's tongue, that's for sure... If I had to guess based on my isekai knowledge, she's someone who can screw me over from the shadows then expose me in public for it. She uses public's opinion as her weapon while using a body guard to cover for her being physically weak, might have to set her high on my danger list.'

***Isekai god mode activated!! Haha, this is where it gets serious!

"There are other ways we can pay them back Maki. Giving them what they want for so long will only make things worse for us."

"Hmm... Yet if we don't give them what they want, things get much worse regardless no~?"

As she elegantly questioned his answer, she lightly laid her finger on her smooth dark purple lips, squinting her eyes to make a piercing gaze as mumbles can be heard throughout the gathering crowd.

"Face it Sir Zeph, WE do not want to die here. Everyone in this village is like family no? You've said those exact words before yourself, I've heard it since I was a child. Yet because you took in a random strange child from the outside without keeping proper watch on her, WE are all about to lose this family WE love and care for!"

Gazes from all around could be felt centering in on the large man and the small girl in his arm as the mumbling of the on-lookers slowly turned into whispers, into talking, soon to be yelling.

'Not good, she placed herself as part of the group while excluding Zeph whenever she said 'we' and 'us.' At this rate, she could turn this crowd into a riot...'

"Oi, Old man!"

"Stay quiet, this is not the time."

'Not the time my ass... You did it to yourself bub!'

Using a bit of the fabric near his waist, she burnt his wrist. Loosening his grip slightly from the burnt thread, Camellia managed to wiggle loose, to where she landed lightly on her feet behind him.

"See, she even dares to bite the hand that's trying to save her! Is this really the girl you want to risk OUR family's lives on?!"

"What are you doing you twerp?!"

***DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?!

{Suicide}

[You doing ok? There's no reason to be scared of talking to a professional.]

'ok... Deep breath... you are the isekai god after all...'

She stood silent and still taking a deep breath, the yelling of the crowd slowly seemed to become mute as her surroundings faded to black. Now standing in a black room, only her pink hair could be seen floating in rippling water. As if in a room slowly was filling like a cup, rain drops of clear, heavy water, could be seen falling onto her hair.

'I'm in up to my scalp.'

*Drip*

"You're talking as if you only have 2 options... but in reality there's quite a few more than that isn't there Miss Maki?"

The yelling of the crowd stopped in an instant as if they were turned off like a light switch. Twitching her eyes, the tall, curvy woman quickly tried to quiet the small figure who seemed to question her authority.

"I don't see how there could be many options here little girl. There's more than meets the eye in this small town. Through an outsider's eye you seemed to have made some nasty assumptions."

*Drip*

"It's exactly because I'm an outsider that I can see all these options Miss."

Calmly responding from under the drowning water, her eyes could finally be seen looking up, breaking the surfaces tension as she sent ripples into the crowd.

"If a bird grows up in a cage, that cage becomes the birds world! If a cat knows only of their owner's hand, then of course they wouldn't begin to think of finding other food sources! If you grow up in war, all you know is war. If you grow in solitude, all you know is lonesomeness and peace!"

Walking forward, her slim, cute face could be seen lifting out from the water as if going up stairs. Raising and raising till her whole neck is visible as her mask falls as it creates a splashing sound.

*splash*

"Wh- What are you talking about? Th- If the cat get's food and a place to live, the cat should be more than happy with just that! If the cat lashes out and the owner decides they've had enough. Then what? The cat who knows not of how to get food elsewhere will be forced to survive on their own!"

Seeing the woman's figure standing only knee deep, sludge-like black water seemed to spew out from behind her. Quickly filling the room back up to Camellia's chin.

"But what does the owner consider lashing out?!"

*FWOOSHH*

Quickly draining, the drowning girl could now be seen lifting the waist of her half torn dress with her elbows held high as she walked confidently up to the venomous woman.

"What if all it takes for the owner to kick that cat out is a simple scratch? What if all it takes is drinking too much water? What if it only takes a glare he doesn't like?! A meow too loud?!"

Stomping in a puddle, the short girl could now be seen standing directly in front of Maki. As if the dark, water filled room had disappeared, they now stood in the middle of the crowd as not a single person dared utter a word. Merely standing still, watching in awe as their eyes were finally being opened for the first time.

"If all it takes for them to kill you guys, is you missing a few products that only they benefit from, shouldn't you guys be the furious ones?!"

Spinning around as she threw her arms up, her hair could be seen glistening in the gentle moonlight, as her black, horn-like ears simply shone like polished carbon.

"You guys haven't been able to fight back because of your material limitation right?! Is that your excuse?! What bullshit! I haven't been here for long, yet I was able to make a glove that can cut rock! I was able to make a house twice as sturdy as your houses using moldy, rotten thin wood! I made a trapped basement, I made smoke bombs and a communication device out of just two mugs! In mere minutes I made wooden pieces sturdy enough to climb your wall, while also doubling as a ranged weapon! I even made new fitted clothes with just wood and fruit fibers, all while I was on the run!"

Grabbing at the material on her chest with her new claw-like glove and holding her last smoke bomb high in ther air with her other hand, the last of her string hung from her elbow as it was wrapped loosely to her arm.

"Like you said yourself, I'm a child and an outsider. I'm just a kid yet you're gonna let me out shine all of you in every aspect?! My tech is better, my clothes are better, my architecture is better! Hell, my spirit is better!"

Turning back towards the sexy woman, Camellia put on one last poker face, tightening her slender pink cheeks and furrowing her slim eyebrows as she created a stone staircase, quickly matching her height to Maki's. Staring coldly into the now timid venomous lady's eyes, she calmly asked her in a chilling tone.

"You're right, I am a useful tool for you guys... But tell me... Would you rather use me as an ally to fight back against your owners? Or would you rather use me as a production slave, just like they use you?"

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