[In the Video]
Raiden Mei and Pardofelis were exploring the Elysian Realm together.
For some reason, the space of the Realm had been a bit unstable recently, even the scenery in the distance looked as if it had been blurred like an oil painting washed by water.
After passing through several doors, Pardofelis suddenly stopped, warily looking around.
"Strange, I clearly smelled the scent of canned food..."
Just then, a faint meowing came from the front.
"Meow~"
Pardofelis' eyes immediately lit up, and she strode quickly toward the direction of the sound.
"It's Canned Food!"
After turning around a corner, the scene before their eyes made both of them freeze.
Raven was squatting under a big tree, staring wide-eyed at a fat brown cat.
That cat lazily squinted its eyes, its tail swishing, from time to time pawing at the corner of Raven's clothes.
"I say....." Raven helplessly shook her head, her voice carrying exhaustion, "Do you actually know the way out? We've gone around this area at least ten times, haven't we?"
"Meow~"
The fat cat tilted its head, looking at Raven innocently.
"Don't put on that wronged look..." Raven sighed, "Like I'm bullying you or something. Sigh, forget it, let's keep circling around a bit more..."
Just then, the fat cat suddenly pricked up its ears and quickly turned toward Pardofelis' direction.
"...! Meow!"
It dashed out like an arrow, pouncing into Pardofelis' arms like a cannonball.
"Canned Food!" Pardofelis happily hugged her companion, rubbing her face against its furry head, "I missed you so much! Where did you run off to?"
"Meow~"
On the other side, Raven slowly stood up, patting away non-existent cat fur from her clothes, her gaze sweeping between Mei and Pardofelis.
"Huh, Mei? Why are you here?"
Raiden Mei crossed her arms, teasing, "I was going to ask you the same thing, 'senior.' You disappeared for so long, and it turns out you were here... playing with a cat?"
"Spare me, playing with a cat? More like being played with by a cat."
Raven rolled her eyes, her fingers irritably fiddling with her claw blades, "If it weren't for it, how would I be stuck here, unable to get out?"
As she spoke, the two of them tacitly looked at the not-far-off pair of girl and cat.
The fat cat named "Canned Food" was clinging affectionately to Pardofelis' shoulder, licking her cheek.
"Ahh, stop it stop it, Canned Food, don't make trouble! Sister Mei and her friend are still watching... ahh, it tickles, don't lick anymore!"
Raven suspiciously sized up this overly lively cat-eared girl, then glanced at Mei, "So, this one is... your new friend?"
Raiden Mei gave no clear answer, "Sort of. Met her by chance on the way."
On the other side, Pardofelis came hopping over while hugging the cat, her eyes shining.
"Ahh, so this is the friend Sister Mei was looking for?"
At this, Pardofelis rolled her eyes around, then corrected herself, "Didn't expect her to be with Canned Food, this really is one stone two birds... ah no, destiny... destiny's arrangement!"
Raven, '.....'
"Hello there!" Pardofelis enthusiastically reached out her hand, "Just call me Pardo~"
Raven hesitated before shaking her hand, "So... you're the owner of that fat cat?"
"Canned Food is not fat! It's just... a little... fluffy!"
Pardofelis immediately defended, hugging the cat tighter.
Unknowingly, this action made its round belly even more obvious.
Raven and Raiden Mei both couldn't help but look at the very obviously overweight brown fat cat, who was comfortably nestled in Pardofelis' arms, purring, its belly fat rising and falling with its breathing.
"Alright, Pardo. The person I wanted to find, and the... cat you wanted to find, are both here. Can you think of a way to get us out of here?" Raiden Mei said.
"Of course no problem!" Pardofelis nodded cheerfully, then showed a sly smile.
"Only thing is... hehe, strictly speaking, this is a business secret. So... could I trouble you two to close your eyes, cover your ears, don't look and don't listen?"
As if realizing her words sounded a bit forced, she quickly added, "It's not that I don't trust you! Just... you see, I rely on this craft to make a living, if I carelessly let it slip out..."
Raiden Mei and Raven exchanged a glance, then nodded, "We'll do as you say."
"Alrighty, thank you for your trust! Then next, no time to lose!"
"Pardo's Special Service... Activate!!"
A dizzying feeling swept over them, and when the two stood steady again, they were already back in the main hall of the Elysian Realm.
Pardofelis hugged the cat, cheerfully waving goodbye, "Hehe, thanks for your patronage~ Next time you come to the shop, I'll give you a discount~"
After Pardofelis left, Raiden Mei turned to Raven and asked, "Speaking of which, what exactly did you run into?"
Raven's expression suddenly turned serious, "I saw a space... like a prison."
"Prison?"
"More accurately, it felt like a prison."
Raven frowned in recollection, her eyes unfocused, "It was pitch black all around, yet somehow, from the moment I went in, I just felt it was a prison... but in reality, there was nothing there, only endless darkness, except for that mysterious woman."
"About that woman... Raven, can you recall more details?" Raiden Mei asked.
"Before I completely lost consciousness, she seemed to have said something to me... and gave me something...
Ah, I remember... damn, how could I forget that pendant."
"Pendant?"
Raven, "Yes, this pendant."
Saying so, she carefully pulled out a pendant from her inner pocket.
It was a delicate sapphire pendant, shining with a mysterious glow under the lights of the Realm.
Just as Mei received the pendant, the gem suddenly lit up with dazzling light.
A gentle female voice directly echoed in her mind, '...It's you, you finally came.'
Raiden Mei jerked her head up, shock flashing through her eyes, "This is...!"
But when she looked around, she realized she had unknowingly left the main hall of the Realm, and arrived in a pitch-black space.
And this place, was exactly the Prison Raven had described.
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