Chapter 65
Edolas
Royal castle, throne room.
"So Anima didn't work," the elderly king sitting on the throne said slowly.
"Someone from the other side blocked us," Elsa Knightwalker answered the king, kneeling.
- Yes, perhaps it was worth expecting that they would protect the source of infinite magic. - The king sighed. - It's a pity, because thanks to it we would have been able to perform magic with our own bodies, like the Exceeds.
"Okay," the slightly disappointed old man rose from the throne.
"It is time to put an end to these lying cats," the king said in an icy tone. "Today, we will wipe the Ixids off the face of the earth. Listen to my orders, Elsa Knightwalker."
- Find the commander of the first division, Lileiny, and order him to prepare troops for an attack on Extalia. However, if you see even the slightest doubt in him, destroy him immediately.
"It will be done," the girl bowed before leaving the throne room.
- For too long, they have kept us in fear. Now it is their turn to be afraid. - With anticipation on his face, the king entered the secret passage behind the throne.
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"I beg your pardon for the unsightly appearance of our people," Shagotta apologized as soon as the rest of the Exceeds left the hall.
- Don't worry, we understand the reason for this perfectly well. - I shook my head, and then asked with a teasing smile. - By the way, should I call you "Mom"?
- Excuse me? - the queen clearly didn't understand what was going on.
- Well, if Elsa and I are in a relationship with your daughter, then that makes you our mother-in-law, Mom. - I emphasized the last word.
- Wendy, why? - Elsa groaned, seeing the cat frozen like a statue.
- Well, is this fun?
- Well, I just wanted to talk to our mother, and you broke her with your perverted tricks, - complained the second Charlie.
- Hahahahahahaha. - our kitty suddenly laughed. - You broke it with perverted tricks, well, you said it, sister, the last thing we needed was my mother in bed.
- That's not what I meant! - the cat, blushing with shame, was indignant.
- As they say, incest is a family matter? - I added, which made Charlie almost hiss.
"Please don't make fun of Charlie," Wendy Jr.'s quiet voice intervened.
- Oh, Wendy. No one was making fun of anyone, we were just joking. - I answered the girl.
- So, it was a joke, right? - asked the revived Shagotta hopefully.
- Depends on what you're talking about? About you being in our bed? Or about my relationship with Charlie. - Elsa asked.
Hearing the question put this way, the cat swallowed hard, but still said: "I'm talking about everything."
- Well, we really are in a relationship with her, but as for your participation, that's a joke… - Elsa at first wanted to say "a joke", but then remembering our far from illusory plans to seduce Ur, as well as the already fulfilled plans for Mira, she could not say with complete certainty that it was a joke.
"That was a joke, wasn't it?" the girl asked me uncertainly.
- Why do you even doubt it?! - roared the second Charlie.
- But how... She's so small, and a-and you're so big. - Shagotta muttered, slightly stumbling.
At this, Charlie rolled her eyes and assumed her human form. "This is how I usually look."
"You even learned that?" the cat asked, stunned.
- Yes, and can you show me what you look like in human form? - our kitty looked at her biological mother with obvious interest.
"Boom!" - it seems that such a question against the background of jokes about incest shocked Shagotta so much that she could not bear it and fainted.
- Why are you doing this? - the second Charlie was slightly upset.
- Don't worry, sister, if you want it, there will be a place for you too. - our cat girl hugged her.
- What? I... - Charlie clearly didn't expect such a proposal and looked at us in shock until her gaze fell on Wendy.
- How could you even offer me such an abomination?! - The cat, red as a lobster, was indignant.
- Don't you think, girls, that you've gone too far? - the calm voice of the master, who stood with the air of an enlightened monk, next to Mystagogue, who was clearly embarrassed by our conversation, interrupted us.
- Ahem, sorry, Master. - Elsa apologized, clearing her throat, and then looked at me. - Wendy, bring the queen to her senses.
"Okay," I nodded.
It took no more than a moment to bring the cat to its senses, and with all the training we had done under my constant supply of healing magic, it had become instinctive for me. One thought, and the target was already enveloped in healing power.
- Ugh. I had a strange dream, like I... - Shagotta muttered as she woke up, but as soon as she saw us, she froze.
- So it wasn't a dream? - the cat said sadly.
- No, but everything except my relationship is a joke, - said Charlie. - Sorry, I went a little overboard.
"It's okay… I just need to process everything," the Exceed queen said slowly.
"BOOM!" - the gates to the throne room opened with a bang.
- Your Majesty!!! Trouble! We're under attack! - a panicking Ichiya ran in.
- Attacked?! - the queen perked up.
- Yes, the People have rebelled and a huge mechanical dragon is flying towards us!
- It can't be... They launched the Dorma Anima?! - Shagotta exclaimed.
- It's strange, I thought we'd have more time, - I said. - But maybe it's even better this way. After all, having seen the reason for the evacuation in practice, the Exceeds will be more willing to move to another house.
- Charlie, do you want to deal with him? Or help us? - asked Elsa.
"I want to try it myself," Charlie said decisively.
"Okay, let's go," I nodded and headed for the exit.
- Wait, where are you going? - the queen was taken aback. - Dorma Anima cannot be defeated with ordinary magic!
- Well, our magic is unusual. - I grinned, then showed a thumb and added. - Don't worry, we will protect your people.
We went outside and arrived just in time for the show to begin. A dragon-like robot was hovering in the sky above the island.
- Exceeds, for many generations you have kept our people in fear, killing at your own whim, and today your tyranny has come to an end! - a voice full of hatred echoed around the area.
- Homing dragon missiles! - the robot's pilot shouted, and hundreds of missiles flew out of the mechanism in different directions.
"Leave the protection to me," I said to Charlie, taking out my bow and speeding myself up with time magic, shooting down every missile that was fired.
"Okay," the cat-girl nodded, and then, enveloping herself in the magic of the heavenly god-slayer, she rushed into the sky.