When Kiyono Inori opened her heavy eyes.
The first thing she saw was a ceiling that felt unfamiliar yet vaguely familiar. Then a round, chubby cat head entered her field of view.
"Meow meow?!"
"Phew… thank goodness, Inori-chan, you finally woke up, meow! You're already at the hospital, meow?!"
Elysia Cat looked at her with deep concern.
Seeing the cute cat, Inori instinctively reached out to touch its face, but when she lifted her hand, she noticed an IV needle stuck in her right hand.
"I… what happened to me?"
"Meow, meow~!"
"No need to thank me too much. I just turned into a cat and came over to this world, then found you burning hot, so hot, and Fairy Magic did not work at all, meow!"
"Luckily I found a golden, sparkling good person who sent you to the hospital. What a relief, meow."
"…"
Inori closed her eyes and checked her current physical condition.
Falling asleep and waking up only to realize you had caught a cold was something everyone experienced. She just happened to experience it more often, so she was quite familiar with it.
Stuffy nose plus fever.
Sore throat plus fatigue.
Yep, a cold alright.
Having reached that conclusion, Inori finally relaxed.
She had thought the Cat System malfunctioned and that experimenting on Inori-chan created by the Cat Transformation Magic Wand had affected her real body.
Fairy Magic was not very effective against colds.
It could only alleviate the discomfort. It worked much better than cold medicine, but in the end, the body still had to heal itself.
Mobius's lectures on biological genetic modification did cover immunity, stimulating immune responses to efficiently eliminate pathogens.
But the practical methods were far too extreme.
She was afraid she would dismantle herself and fail to put herself back together. In the end, it was still a difference between worlds. This place lacked the crucial Honkai Energy, weakening many of the abilities she had mastered in the Honkai world.
Theoretically, they should not have been usable at all.
The fact that they worked at all was thanks to the pink piggy cat's authority of Origin, which had somehow reasoned out a conversion formula between magic power and Honkai Energy. Even if Elysia herself was unaware, this was actually an incredible invention.
Thinking of this made the girl feel a bit dejected.
At that moment, Elysia Cat meowed and rubbed her fluffy head against Inori's cheek. It tickled slightly.
"Meow meow."
"Is there anywhere else that feels uncomfortable? If something hurts, you have to say it, meow!"
"The golden, sparkling person. What was her name? Was she the one who brought me to the hospital?"
Opening her eyes, Inori asked the second thing she cared about.
Golden hair. Sparkling.
She searched her memories for a long time but could not find any classmate who matched. Maybe it was an upperclassman?
"Meow, meow."
"I do not know her name, meow. Just golden hair and a cheerful personality, meow! She put you here and then left. I do not know where she went either!"
Elysia Cat meowed twice.
Anyone who had been a cat knew how convenient cat language was. Just a few meows could convey extremely rich meaning. With her cold, Inori felt talking was exhausting. Meowing seemed much easier.
Being a cat really was more comfortable.
Struggling to sit up, Inori opened the Cat System and took out the new artifact she had just refined using herself, Inori-chan.
[Unnamed]
Inori was terrible at naming things.
The kind of terrible where she named her character Star or Rail in Star Rail, Commander in Azur Lane, and Captain in Honkai Impact 3rd. In short, she just did not want to come up with names.
"Elysia, you name it."
She conjured [Unnamed] out of thin air. Since it was her debut work, her eyes sparkled with excitement.
Naming things.
Under normal circumstances, Elysia was very interested in this. Naming little animals with friends, suggesting names for newborns of the Flame-Chasers.
To the pink piggy cat, names were very important. When she was little, she spent a long time thinking before finally deciding on the name Elysia.
But…
Elysia: (⊙_⊙)
What is this? The more I look at it, the more wrong it feels, meow!
Even though it was decorated like a small accessory, this was clearly a magic cat! Elysia keenly sensed the aura of a magic cat coming from the artifact.
Her pupils shook.
C-could it be? Inori-chan is actually a bad woman, hinting that if I do not behave as a good kitty, I will be turned into a magic cat ornament?! No! That is too cruel. A righteous fairy cannot turn a blind eye!
Elysia Cat puffed up her little cat face.
Meanwhile, Inori continued explaining casually.
"Right. This is an artifact I made using Fairy Magic, combined with some inspiration provided by Mobius. You could say it is my debut piece."
"Meow meow!"
"Inori-chan… you made this yourself? Do not let Mobius lead you astray and down the wrong path, meow!"
"?"
Inori froze.
"Meow meow, meow meow meow!"
"This is wrong, meow! Whether it is experimenting on cats, or experimenting on girls turned into cats, it is wrong, meow!"
"This is a mistaken path. I do not want to see you fall into the abyss. Even if you gain miraculous power, that power is no different from a curse clinging to you, meow."
Elysia Cat meowed fiercely. This was the first time Inori had seen Elysia so serious.
"What are you even talking about?!"
With a headache, Inori tried to massage her temples, but her usual hand was hooked up to an IV. She nearly pulled the needle out.
"This was made using me myself. How could I possibly use other cats? Do you think I am that bad? My dear Elysia."
"Meow…?" Elysia Cat looked confused.
"Simply put, before my consciousness returned here, I refined the cat version of me from your world into an artifact!"
Inori showed a proud expression.
The Cat System said the artifact's completion rate was only over 90 percent, equivalent to a score of 90. But for someone who had studied less than 24 hours, this was already an impressive result.
That was why she could not wait to show it off and explain it, especially since Elysia would be the one using it most often.
"…"
Elysia Cat blinked her watery eyes, suddenly realizing something.
"Wait, if you turned Inori-chan into this, then does that mean I will not have a cute kitty to cuddle anymore?!"
"That is not important."
Inori stuffed the cat-tail-shaped artifact into Elysia Cat's hands.
"Elysia, focus on this tail! Think in your heart, 'I want astonishing power!'"
Elysia Cat subconsciously followed the instructions.
"Meow!"
"Oh, I feel warm all over, meow!"
"Good, very good."
Inori nodded like an old professor. She could feel the destructive power sealed in the tail being activated. This meant Elysia would no longer have to worry about being hijacked.
While Elysia Cat was immersed in the warmth, Inori suddenly scratched a weakness she had seen through [Pioneer of the Stars], the kind that made you itch instantly.
"Meow! Hey, do not sneak attack me, meow!"
Elysia Cat jumped up with her fur standing on end. At the same time, a thin magical barrier bubble appeared around her.
"Eh? What is this, meow? It is amazing, meow!"
"That is right!"
Inori smiled, utterly captivating.
"I used Inori-chan's magic body, combined with the power of Blessing of Destruction and Mysterious Killer, to refine this artifact. The test was a great success. Next, I just need to raise the threshold of the Beta Destruction Shield module to reduce accidental triggers, and it will be ready for use!"
Elysia Cat: (⊙▽⊙)
Her face clearly said, "It sounds impressive, but there are too many technical terms and I do not understand, meow."
"Hehe, let me tell you a secret, my dear Elysia. This artifact also has several extremely convenient daily-use functions. However, those modules require Honkai Energy to operate, so they cannot be used here. Treat it as a surprise and test them when you get back. Super convenient!"
The Destruction modules were based on the Blessing of Destruction in the Cat System. But the extra features used Honkai Energy, which was completely unavailable in this world.
They could only remain as surprises for Elysia to discover herself.
"Now all that is left is to give it a name!"
Inori tossed the century's hardest problem to Elysia Cat.
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Let me know if I got a name wrong. I know basically nothing about MyGO.