"I'm fine..."
From inside the room, a strange voice came out.
This voice...
How should he put it?
It didn't sound like it came from a human, but rather some kind of animal, like a parrot mimicking speech.
Just as Tenya was feeling extremely puzzled, there was a commotion inside the room.
"Wait? What are you doing?"
"Stop it!!"
Before the words finished, the door was heavily slapped by something, and then the lock automatically opened.
"Huh?!"
Tenya's eyes instantly widened.
What came into view was a disheveled young girl, crawling on all fours.
Following behind her was a cat that was entirely black, with one gold and one blue eye, currently showing an expression of utter despair.
"You, you're Yukinoshita...?!"
Tenya stared blankly at the young girl in front of him, seemingly unable to believe it.
"Meow meow~~~"
"Yukino" was seen lying on the ground with her hands stretched out, her rear end sticking up high, doing a stretch like a feline.
"Hiss!"
Tenya felt like he had received a critical hit.
He had to admit, the visual impact of this scene was a bit astonishing.
"No, don't look!"
The black cat jumped out and let out a fierce yet cute roar at him.
In her heart, she felt exceptionally ashamed and indignant.
For her to be seen in this state by the man in front of her was truly too shameful.
....
Tenya's expression paused, his gaze fell upon "Yukino" lying on the ground, and then on the black cat speaking human words in front of him.
After a moment of thought, he understood the general situation.
Interesting!
Tenya decisively entered the room and closed the door.
"Yukinoshita-san, I really didn't expect..."
"You had this kind of hobby."
"Truly adorable~"
Tenya looked down at "Yukino" lying on the ground with a condescending gaze, a meaningful smile playing on the corner of his lips.
"No, it's not like that!"
"I'm Yukino!"
The black cat was so anxious that she was stomping her feet, shouting desperately.
"Oh?"
"What a strange cat, it seems to be able to talk?"
Tenya pretended not to understand the black cat's words, then focused his attention on "Yukino" in front of him.
Reaching out to stroke the other's chin, "Yukino" seemed to find the petting very comfortable, and even actively lifted her slender neck, as if wanting him to pet her more.
"Pervert!"
The black cat instantly bristled, leaped onto his arm, and scratched wildly with her little paws.
[Ding!]
[Treasure Chest Holder Found: Yukinoshita Yukino, Extract?]
The system's prompt was the best proof.
Tenya did not trigger the system when he touched "Yukino's" body, but only after the black cat jumped onto his arm did the system trigger.
'Extract!'
[Opening S-rank Treasure Chest... Congratulations to the Host on getting Ice Make Magic]
The ability of Gray Fullbuster from the anime Fairy Tail, using ice as a medium to create various forms of objects, flexible in both offense and defense.
Another new skill!
Tenya felt it was already worth the trip.
"What a naughty little wildcat."
Tenya grabbed the black cat by the scruff of her neck, sealing her fate.
"Let go of me!"
"You can hear, can't you? You clearly heard me speak!!"
The black cat struggled desperately, flailing her little paws.
"Wow~"
"A talking cat, what kind of demon are you?"
Tenya deliberately pretended to be startled, then casually tossed the black cat onto the sofa nearby.
"Yukinoshita-san, are you okay?"
"Do you need to be sent to a mental hospital?"
"Meow meow?"
"Yukino," who was lying on the ground, rolled over, revealing a flat belly with not an ounce of excess fat, playing coyly with all four paws in the air.
Seemingly unaccustomed to wearing clothes, "Yukino" started using both hands and feet, haphazardly tearing off her outer garment, causing her snow-white, translucent body to be exposed defenselessly to the air.
"Meow ah ah ah ah!!"
Seeing this scene, the black cat almost had a mental breakdown, and a strange black aura began to emanate from her body.
"Tsk tsk tsk~"
Tenya brazenly admired the rare sight before him.
After sensing that the black cat was about to go berserk, he immediately stopped while he was ahead, lest he truly cause her to become corrupted.
The black cat was seen jumping onto "Yukino's" body, and the two quickly merged into one, enveloped by a strange black aura.
The body began to swell...
In the blink of an eye, it grew from the size of an ordinary house cat to the beastly body of a striped tiger.
The heterochromatic eyes of gold and blue glowed with a terrifying light, but what was most striking were the two tails behind her.
"Two-tailed Cat Demon..."
"Is this the legendary Nekomata?"
Tenya examined the two-tailed Cat Demon before him with interest.
The strange aura instantly swelled several times.
However, to Tenya, this was just a slightly larger house cat.
"Roar!!"
The Nekomata let out a sharp roar of anger, pushed off with its limbs, and quickly pounced towards Tenya.
Swish!
Tenya used Hirenkyaku, easily dodging the opponent's pounce and bite with an aerial flip.
His feet stuck to the ceiling as he hung upside down, activating the Sharingan.
"So that's how it is..."
"Has Yukinoshita's soul become entangled with the Nekomata?"
From the perspective of the Sharingan, Tenya could clearly see a humanoid and a cat-shaped spiritual body inside the Nekomata.
"Roar!"
The Nekomata suddenly opened its mouth and spat out an eerie blue ice flame.
It was clearly fire, yet it was bone-chillingly cold, truly bizarre to the extreme.
"Perfect timing!"
A sharp glint flashed in Tenya's eyes. It was the perfect opportunity to test out his newly acquired skill.
He was seen quickly taking off his upper body clothes... Don't misunderstand!
This wasn't some kind of exhibitionism, but purely to allow his skin to contact the air, improving the sensitivity.
"Ice-Make: Shield!"
Tenya brought his right fist and left palm together, creating an ice shield for defense.
"Crack crack crack!"
The blue ice flame spat out by the Nekomata landed on the ice shield, making crisp cracking sounds.
Bang!
The Nekomata quickly advanced and fiercely swiped with a paw, easily tearing through the ice shield.
Swish!
Tenya retreated while continuing to use Ice Make.
"Ice-Make: Lance!"
He created a large number of ice lances and shot them at the opponent.
However, under the protection of the blue ice flame, the Nekomata was completely unharmed, a human-like look of mockery appearing on its face.
As if saying: Ice, is useless against this meow-ster!!
"How unlucky, is this an elemental counter on my first use?" Tenya's eyebrow twitched.
He had clearly also noticed that ordinary ice likely couldn't stand against the Nekomata's ice flame.
However, the main feature of Ice Make Magic is its flexibility and versatility.
Tenya had a flash of inspiration. He decided to take a different approach, first creating a bazooka out of ice.
"Ice-Make: Ice Cannon!"
The Nekomata also didn't dodge, planning to take this ice shell head-on.
However, what she never expected was that the attack wasn't an ice shell, but a coin.
Although two-thirds of the coin was frozen and shattered after passing through the ice flame, the remaining small fragments, under extremely high acceleration, were still capable of causing considerable damage.
Thud!
The Nekomata was hit directly on the forehead by the fragments, immediately becoming dizzy and seeing stars.
Tenya pressed his advantage, brought his hands together, and then slapped the Nekomata's body.