The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 80

The day after I talked with Byron of the Hash guild was a day off, so I had nothing special to do and spent the day lazing around in my room.

The next day.

Since this was the day to go to the eastern ruins, I somehow managed to wake up despite being sleepy.

Then, after having breakfast with everyone and getting ready, we headed to the guild.

When we arrived at the guild, there were still few adventurers, and the excitement from before had diminished, which made me feel a little lonely.

Ignoring the adventurers who were looking at the bulletin board, we headed to Pamela at the reception.

“Hey. I wanted to ask you something, when do you ever take a break?”

It seems like she’s always here whenever we come.

“Good morning. I take breaks when you guys are off. That’s why I always ask when you’re coming next.”

It’s convenient for us, but I feel kind of bad.

“We’re off tomorrow and the day after.”

When I said that, Natalia, who is in charge of deciding breaks, nodded in agreement.

“Is that so? Then I’ll take the day after tomorrow off.”

“Take a break, take a break. I’ve always worked nonstop, but I’ve been taking breaks now. It’s surprisingly enjoyable.”

“Everyone knows that breaks are enjoyable.”

Oh, really.

“I’ll treat you again. I’ve been making good money lately.”

“Thank you very much. I’ll gladly take you up on that… By the way, can I ask you something?”

Pamela asked in a non-businesslike, casual tone.

“What is it?”

“Could you look at that?”

Pamela said that and pointed to the end of the reception desk.

There, a shallow basket lined with cloth was placed, and inside the basket, a small kitten was sleeping peacefully, basking in the sunlight coming through the window.

Well, I had noticed it since we entered the guild…

“Wow, so cute!”

Lily exclaimed excitedly upon seeing the sleeping kitten.

“It’s a cat. Are you keeping it?”

Good for you, Tama-chan.

“Would you call it keeping? It appeared the evening before last and wouldn’t leave the guild. Then, when we finished work and headed back to the dormitory, it followed us.”

“Maybe it took a liking to you?”

“How nice…”

Lily murmured enviously.

“It just came into the dormitory. It wouldn’t leave, so we ended up keeping it there.”

Huh?

You are keeping it.

“That’s nice. It’s cute and will help relieve work stress.”

“Yes, it really is cute. The problem is that even though we left it in the room to watch over it in the morning, it somehow followed us and wouldn’t leave. We locked the windows and doors, yet it wouldn’t leave, so we ended up making a bed for it there.”

Pamela pointed to Tama-chan, who showed no signs of waking up.

“Cats can enter and escape from anywhere.”

“Is that so? And there’s one more thing.”

“What is it?”

“We named it Elenore.”

That’s quite a name.

“That’s a long name.”

“Yes, and the cat didn’t seem to like it either, shaking its head vigorously in refusal.”

“Like a human.”

Lily reacted innocently.

“Really. Moreover, it wrote ‘Tama’ on the floor with its claws and kept hitting the floor with its front paws while meowing insistently.”

Naming it was a mistake.

“Elenore.”

I called out to the sleeping Tama-chan. It turned away with its eyes closed.

“Tama-chan.”

“Meow.”

When AI-chan called Tama-chan’s name, it meowed once and turned towards us.

Then, it curled up and went back to sleep.

“Just call it Tama-chan.”

That is Tama-chan (named by AI-chan).

“Yes, that’s right. In the end, everyone decided to call it that. After all, it completely ignores us when we call it by any other name.”

“Take good care of it.”

It’s still a kitten.

“No, it’s a shikigami, right? It’s one of the creatures Yuuma-san summoned, just like Koma-chan. After Tama-chan appeared, Crow-chan stopped appearing in the sky.”

Crow-chan has started making a nest on the roof of the clan dormitory.

And underneath that nest, there’s a ruthless snake.

“What are you talking about? That’s a stray cat.”

No matter how you look at it, it’s just a calico cat from around here.

I don’t know if there are calico cats in this world, though.

“That’s right. It’s a stray cat. Isn’t that right, Tama-chan?”

“Meow.”

“See?”

AI-chan nodded.

“…Well, it’s cute, so it’s fine.”

That’s right.

However, its true form is a man-eating nekomata.

If danger approaches Pamela, it will transform into a monstrous cat over a meter long and devour the enemy in one gulp.

((“What do you think Pamela would do if she found out that Master could link his vision with his shikigami, like Annie-san?”))

((“No way, I won’t do that. It would tarnish my name and Kisaragi’s name. But don’t mention this…”))

She would probably get really angry.

((“With things like feeding the others poison insects every night, there’s a lot to take to the grave.”))

((“Shh! Keep quiet!”))

I really will take it to the grave.

“Take good care of it. And Pamela, as I said earlier, we’re going to the eastern ruins today. We’ll probably finish drawing the map today.”

“Haah… understood. Please also investigate the orcs.”

Pamela sighed in resignation but quickly returned to smiling.

“Got it. Well then, we’re off.”

“Yes. Take care.”

With a smiling Pamela seeing us off, we left the guild and headed to the eastern district.