「I only came here to get a look at the faces of the ones who kidnapped Vischy.」
「Vischy… you mean this cat?」
「That’s right. You must have been prepared to die, putting your hands on my cat.」
I said with a fearless grin.
「You two are going to be torn to pieces. That’s already been decided.」
With that, I raised my fighting spirit.
I concentrated my psychokinesis and prepared for psychokinetic martial arts.
Then the hooded woman spoke.
「Do you even understand your situation?」
「Hmm?」
「Why do you think we kidnapped this cat…Vischy?」
There could only be one reason.
「A hostage, huh?」
「Exactly. A hostage. It would be too risky to face the champion of the tournament head-on. So we kidnapped Vischy and took her hostage.」
The Grand Martial Tournament held in the warrior nation’s capital was a showdown to determine the strongest.
And I was its champion.
Naturally, these two didn’t think I was some weakling.
So they’d taken extra precautions and secured Vischy as a hostage.
(Though I really have to question whether a cat makes for a meaningful hostage…)
Sure, losing a pet or a contracted beast could be traumatic, so it’s not completely pointless…
But if someone’s aiming to become king, many wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice something like that.
Their plan was sloppy.
「If you want your cat back, then come and take her by force. But take even one step, and I’ll kill her.」
The hooded woman tried to threaten me.
But I didn’t flinch. I just said,
「Go ahead.」
「Huh?」
「If you’re going to kill the cat, then by all means, do it. I won’t try to stop you. I promise to watch the whole thing without interfering. Come on, let’s see it!」
The hooded pair looked shaken.
They must’ve expected me to at least hesitate with Vischy being held hostage.
But of course I wouldn’t.
Because Vischy can’t be taken hostage.
If anything, it’s them who have their lives in her hands.
They hadn’t noticed yet…
But if Vischy felt like it, she could kill them both in the blink of an eye.
「What’s wrong? Kill Vischy! If you can’t even kill a cat, you’ll never be able to kill me! Go on, do it already!!!」
By now, I was practically barking commands at them.
「What are you waiting for!? Stop stalling! Kill that cat!!!」
「Wha….wait, who do you think you are, saying that!? She’s your cat! Why are you telling us to kill her!?」
「Shut up! Do it already! I want to see you kill Vischy with my own eyes!!」
The two of them glanced at each other, totally baffled by this absurd situation.
And in the middle of all this chaos,
「Nyaa~」
Vischy meowed lazily, without a care in the world.
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