Monster Country Federation, the next day.
"System! Sign in!"
"Ding, congratulations Host for acquiring one Tom Cat (Seven-Colored)."
"Hey, hey, hey! It can't be that one, can it!"
"Ding, it's the one Host is thinking of!"
Zhong Chen thought of that omnipotent blue British Shorthair cat, and the smile on his face was almost uncontrollable.
"Summon!"
As the summoning command was given, a blue-gray British Shorthair cat suddenly appeared in the air in Zhong Chen's bedroom.
"Meow! ! ! Meow... Meow! ! (Help!) ! ! ! ∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ"
The cat flailed wildly in the air, as if it had fallen into water, its eyes full of panic.
Then, as if it remembered something, it took a deep breath.
Its originally slender body instantly transformed into a large balloon.
After that, this spherical creature seemed to truly become a balloon, slowly descending to the ground.
As soon as Tom landed, he wiped his forehead with a hand, let out a long sigh of relief, looking as if he had narrowly escaped death.
Zhong Chen, who had witnessed Tom's entire appearance, looked at him with surprise.
He wondered what Tom was made of, to be able to change his body shape at will.
Sure enough, characters from gag anime cannot be judged by common sense; each of them is a conceptual god.
"Hey! Tom!"
Zhong Chen looked at Tom, who was still surveying the bedroom, and called out.
"Meow? (Who is it?)"
Hearing the voice, Tom quickly turned his head to look at Zhong Chen, who was sitting on the bed.
"Meow! (Master!)"
Seeing Zhong Chen, Tom's eyes lit up instantly, and he ran towards the bed with a look of pleasant surprise.
However, before he could jump onto the bed, a fair, jade-like hand grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.
"I warn you, you are not allowed on the bed from now on, do you understand?"
Hearing this cold voice, Tom instantly shivered, and his entire head nodded frantically.
Zhong Chen looked at the cat's head, which was nodding so fast it created afterimages, and couldn't help but laugh as he said:
"Hahaha! Sakuya! Let him go!"
Upon hearing Zhong Chen's command, Izayoi Sakuya released the jade-like hand that was gripping Tom's scruff.
"Meow meow! Meow! ! ! (You woman, how dare you treat me like this!)"
Tom, now free, pointed at Izayoi Sakuya and furiously complained to Zhong Chen.
"Hmm?"
Looking at the clawing Tom Cat in front of her, Izayoi Sakuya said nothing, only giving him a sharp glance.
"Meow! (I was wrong!)"
Seeing Sakuya's gaze, Tom declared that a good cat doesn't fight with women, and his body honestly got on all fours, kowtowing in apology.
"Alright! Sakuya, you can go out first! I need to talk to him!"
Hearing this, Sakuya bowed slightly to Zhong Chen on the bed and slowly walked out of the room.
"Alright! Tom, I have a question for you, do you know Jerry?"
Zhong Chen asked Tom with a smile.
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Tom fell into a reverie, and after a long while, slowly walked to the window, conjuring a cigarette from somewhere and taking a deep drag.
Then he slowly exhaled a smoke ring, and called out with a melancholic expression:
"Meow... (Jerry, huh...)"
"Meow meow (Will he be able to come here too in the future?)"
Looking at the feigning profound Tom, Zhong Chen explained to him:
"That's right, Jerry will also come over when there's an opportunity in the future!"
"Meow! (Is that so!)"
"By the way, Tom, I have a question that has troubled me for a long time: can you really not catch Jerry?"
"..."
As Zhong Chen and Tom continued to converse, he finally confirmed one thing: Tom could actually catch Jerry.
After all, he was the champion rat catcher at the time, but in their battle of wits, the two became friends who were also rivals.
Although the two always tore down houses afterward, it was nothing more than an act for the house owner to see.
"Good heavens, you two are truly great actors! Why didn't the Oscars give you two an award?!"
"Meow (A mere Oscar, I wouldn't even look at it!)"
Tom let out a disdainful meow.
"Alright, you're quite proud!"
After speaking, Zhong Chen began to get up and get dressed, as he still had to go save two poor little fellows.
After getting dressed, Zhong Chen instructed Tom:
"Tom, I'm going on a long trip. You should be able to feed yourself, right?"
"Meow! ! ! (Of course!)"
"Okay, then I'm leaving!"
With that, Zhong Chen walked out of the room. After seeing Zhong Chen leave, the smile on Tom's face became increasingly unrestrained.
He began to leap and bound around the room, pulling out hammers, saws, and other tools from his hands.
The entire house was instantly filled with the clanging sound of metalworking... "Hey! Why are you here?!"
Zhong Chen, who had walked downstairs, asked Testarossa, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room drinking black tea, with a look of surprise.
Hearing Zhong Chen's question, Testarossa glanced at him lightly and then said:
"What, does Master not like me being here?"
"No, not at all! It's just a bit strange for you to be here!"
"Heh heh, yesterday I was infused with so much by you, are you not planning to take responsibility now?"
"Good heavens, please don't say things that cause such misunderstandings, alright? I didn't do anything to you!"
Zhong Chen looked at Testarossa in a daze. If Rimuru and Kanae Kocho heard that, he wouldn't be able to live.
"Is it not related to you that my body has become like this?"
A hint of a smile flashed in Testarossa's eyes, but she continued to speak without mercy.
"Uh... although it is related, but..."
Before Zhong Chen could finish speaking, Testarossa interrupted him:
"There are no 'buts'! Since you did this and that to me, you must take good responsibility!"
Testarossa felt a surge of anger when she thought of her battle with Zhong Chen yesterday.
Throughout the entire battle, she hadn't even touched a single corner of Zhong Chen's clothes, yet she herself was exhausted.
Now that she had an opportunity to take a small revenge, she certainly wouldn't let it go.
"A Chen! What are you taking good responsibility for?!"
Just as Zhong Chen was about to continue refuting, Rimuru also came downstairs, happening to overhear Testarossa's words.
"Nothing, you misheard. Testarossa, aren't you a diplomat? Why aren't you at work yet?!"
Zhong Chen hurriedly changed the subject and tried to send away this Primordial Demon.
"Heh heh! Good day! Rimuru-sama!"
Seeing Rimuru, Testarossa slowly stood up and performed an elegant noble's bow.
"Oh! Good morning! Testarossa!"
"Um, I called you over this time because I have something for you to handle!"
"The Alabasta diplomatic corps from the one piece world is about to arrive, so I need you as a diplomat to discuss the alliance between our two countries with them."
Rimuru did not beat around the bush and directly stated her purpose for calling Testarossa.
"Rest assured and leave it to me! I will... have a good... discussion... with them!"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Chen couldn't help but mourn for Vivi and the others for a minute. The important part of a diplomatic military attaché is the 'military' aspect!
"Eye of Identification!"
Primordial Seven Pillars · White · Testarossa
Loyalty: 100
Affection: 100
Abilities: King of the Dead World, Elemental Magic, Accelerated Thought, Omnisensory, Demon Lord's Haki, Multidimensional Barrier... Overall Strength Rating: SS-