Chapter 308: What the meow!

And when you brought Blue Sapphire back to the outpost after enduring countless hardships, you only saw a huge pit as if struck by a meteorite.

Within a radius of several kilometers, not a single living thing could be seen—whatever aunt, whatever big cat, all had vanished; the pit held only scorched red rocks, indicating that this place had suffered a major disaster.

Knight Sir?

Blue Sapphire looked at the gloomy Jierte, somewhat at a loss, and tugged at his sleeve.

Where are we going?

The catgirl once again felt the taste of losing her home; for this place where she had lived for five or six years, Blue Sapphire had long regarded it as her true little nest.

No.... no....

That person shouldn't have died so easily...

BOSS had warned him long ago, so how could he possibly have no preparations at all?

Could it have been moved ahead of time?

Even the communications couldn't be reached.

Jierte just stood there, gazing into the bottomless pit, lost in thought.

Knight Sir, where... will we go afterward?

Are they about to embark on another wandering journey again?

Oh, no, it should be that she has begun her wandering again.

For the Knight Sir, that's called training, called travel, but she is the one who truly lost her home.

Forget it, what's a little nest? Having the Knight Sir is enough.

Where to.... to the Empire.

The Imperial Princess must still be there; she should have a way to contact BOSS.

Jierte thought calmly, the Empire being a crucial step for BOSS to isolate heavenly disasters, there must be a backup plan.

Return to the Empire, find the Imperial Princess.

At this moment, another thunderclap exploded in the sky, three dark familiar silhouettes descended from the heavens again, the red light blades extending from their arms already revealing their identity.

Really troublesome.

Jierte gritted his teeth; this is what he worries about most right now.

The so-called 'gods', even if they are called gods, are still gods; the machines they casually release to clear variables are already absurdly powerful, let alone themselves.

Now, each time Jierte clears a wave of these things, the next wave's quantity and intensity increase; who knows if their quantity and intensity will endlessly rise?

Playing like that is pointless, utterly doomed....

Jierte drew the engine-heavy sword from his back, while Blue Sapphire beside him had already leapt into the cat bag behind him.

Just three of them.

I can still handle them.

You once again killed the incoming cleaning machines with only minor injuries, and swiftly headed toward the Empire with the catgirl.

Although you were attacked again along the way, fortunately this attack's intensity did not increase, and it did not cause you serious injury.

You quickly returned to the Empire and found that red-haired Imperial Princess; upon hearing Jierte's question, she likewise wore a puzzled expression.

BOSS said, all members on external duty were to vanish on the spot.

You didn't receive the notice?

?

Jierte once again opened his terminal to check carefully; in the group, he was the only one who hadn't received the news?

That shouldn't be!

I really don't know....

Could it be that BOSS simply didn't notify him alone?

Then have you been chased by some weird machine?

??

The Imperial Princess looked at the pretty girl beside her who was feeding her fruit, then scratched her head.

Any?

These days she's been almost overwhelmed; not only does she have to deal with the problems left by those stupid nobles, but she also has to take care of these beautiful consorts—this sort of thing she's never had before.

Just as Jierte was about to say something, a loud boom sounded, and immediately the Imperial Palace's roof shattered, four figures descended amid dust before the Imperial Princess.

Now you believe me, right?

The Imperial Princess glared at Jierte with gritted teeth, saying each word deliberately.

I! Believe! It!

She felt a pang of heartache looking at the chandelier of her Imperial Palace—how much will it cost to repair this?

The angry Imperial Princess vented her fury upon him, her red longsword unsheathing and in an instant engulfing the four machines.

When the flames subsided, the four monsters lay torn apart on the ground; Jierte's eyelid twitched, he simply couldn't fathom how this Imperial Princess, who used to drink and play cards all day in the organization, could be so strong.

What are you looking at? Pay me for the Imperial Palace's roof!

Jierte shrugged, indicating he wouldn't take the blame for this pot.

The catgirl then poked her head out of the cat bag, blinking her big eyes, curiously observing everything around; this splendid scene almost blinded her cat eyes!

So the Imperial Princess older sister is this rich? I never realized I had inadvertently missed such a big client!

At this moment, in the catgirl's eyes, the Imperial Princess had become a huge ruby, the kind that shines brilliantly.

"Um, actually I still have a request...."

The Imperial Princess helplessly glanced at Jierte, finally letting out a sigh.

"Ah... forget it, this isn't the place to talk."

"Come on, let's go to my sleeping palace to talk."

"Sleeping palace?"

Jierte's face scrunched up—could he even enter that place?

"Come on, hurry up."

The Imperial Princess indicated she didn't care about those things, and seeing that Jierte didn't mind either, he simply followed along.

The catgirl clung to the outside of the cat bag, and all along she stared in utter shock at the surrounding magnificent palace, her mouth never closing.

"It practically blinded the cat's eyes!"

"When will I ever be this rich...."

Meanwhile, Jierte was contemplating how to move forward on his future path.

"Since the boss and others are likely fine, then the young aunt, the big cat, and others should also be okay."

"They probably found a place to hide."

"But why...."

"Why do these strange machines only chase after me? Could it be that someone is scheming against him?"

"How weird...."

Jierte adjusted the cat bag behind him to a different angle, slung it in front of his chest, reached out to pet the kitten's soft ears, and let his mind wander.

"I have to say, rubbing this cat's head is really comfortable, and the blue sapphire even cooperated by letting out a purring sound."

"All right, this place will do."

The Imperial Princess finally dropped her imperial demeanor, hands on her hips, and even in her splendid attire she gave off a little tomboy vibe.

"What's up? Spit it out."

"It's nothing major."

Jierte took off the cat bag from his chest, and the blue sapphire blinked with a clueless expression.

"I hope.... I can entrust this child to you."

"Blue Sapphire:!!!"

"What the meow!"