Chapter 303: Feline Affinity
Though it had only been a week since he entered the training room, Vahn found himself staring out over a small village from the fenced-off edge of the cliff overlooking the waterfall basin clearing. Overhead, Bonney, Riko, Prushka, Kakashi, Fran, and Ghislaine had joined Dizzy’s game of tag, and in the distance, a sizeable arena had been erected for the tournament and other events planned for the festival.
"The time for nourishment approaches, sosu," stated Vahn’s passenger, Faputa, biting his left cheek from her position on his back.
"What would you like to eat today...?" asked Vahn, reaching up to caress the top of Faputa’s head. Instead, she rubbed her cheek against his palm while crawling over his shoulder and flipping into his arms, compelling him to cradle her like a princess as she replied, "Something sweet, something savory, and something good for our fur."
"Then how about pumpkin pie, spice-crusted lamb, and tuna sashimi with a soy glaze...?" proposed Vahn, prompting Faputa to narrow her luminous golden eyes and cup her cheeks with her main set of hands and ruby-like claws as she imagined the flavors. Pumpkin pie with extra pumpkin spice and chilled, freshly whipped cream was her absolute favorite dessert, and since their ingredients were sourced from a CL83 PumpKing and a variety of CL34 Marshmallow Pumpkins, the memory alone was enough to make her salivate in an enraptured daze.
"Alright, I’m going to set you down now," said Vahn, snapping Faputa out of her daze as he lowered her to the ground, allowing her to stand on her heel-like, ruby-hued crystalline nubs. Notably, in place of a simple elastic tube top, she was wearing a predominately white, pink-accented dress resembling flower petals, a red pelerine that covered her upper back and shoulders, a large red ribbon that tied at the small of her back, and a frilly pink headdress that made her look significantly more like a princess than her casual wear.
"Then we shall alight and return one hour hence, sosu..." stated Faputa, unfurling her second set of arms, presently resembling a pair of petite angelic wings with ruby-red claws at their bends. Afterward, she folded her main set of hands over her lap and offered Vahn a polite bow before turning, leaping over the protective railing, and gliding in the direction of Utopia—visible in the distance after its entire biome was transplanted two days prior.
’I guess I should get going as well...’ thought Vahn, casually leaping over the railing and dropping to the clearing sixty meters below and producing a ripple through the ground where he landed. The terrain near the base of the cliff had been enchanted to disperse the force of anything that landed on it, so even without slowing his fall, he landed softly.
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"Oh~? Are you leaving to prepare for dinner...?" asked a familiar voice, prompting Vahn to gaze back over his shoulder where Carla, sporting a pair of flared angelic wings, touched down a short distance away in her human form.
Shaking his head, Vahn revealed, "I was going to pass along Faputa’s order and more than likely hop in the bath."
"Oh, I see..." muttered Carla, sporting a thoughtful smile as she combed back the bangs hanging over the left side of her face so they were tucked behind her human ear. Since her first set of selfies, she had been sending them on a near-daily basis. As such, Vahn wasn’t too surprised when she asked, "Shall I accompany you...?" with the faintest of blushes tinting her cheeks.