Kuny Noone’s Shop (the black-haired one) was located directly in the center of town.
“Oh, so you want a talking cat? That’ll cost about five million meseta,” said Kuny Noone.
“F-five million meseta!?”
“Haha, I was just joking. Hey, that pot you have with you looks pretty rare. Tell you what – if you trade me the pot, you can have the cat for free.”
It wasn’t exactly what Alisa wanted to do, but she handed the pot over to Kuny Noone. She never imagined that this container her brother had left behind would have a use here. (Hand over LACONIAN POT).
“Okay, this lady here is your new owner.”
The cat gently walked out from its cage. Its outward appearance was slightly different from that of a normal cat; long, pointed ears, a fluffy tail that split into 3 ends – and also, there was a small bottle hanging from around its neck. The cat’s brilliant emerald green eyes suggested a high level of intelligence.
“What’s your name?” Alisa asked. 〈 I’m Myau,〉 answered the cat as he hopped onto her shoulder. Alisa has gained an ally.
“You’re my first ally. What’s your name?”
The cat looked at Alisa.
<I’m Myau,> the cat said.
“Hi, Myau. What happened to your companion, Tyrone?”
<Tyrone went to Medusa’s Cave, but he was turned to stone. The medicine in this bottle can turn him back to normal, but I can’t open the lid by myself.> Myau purred sadly. (Obtain item ALSHLINE)
Tyrone apparently went off to fight Medusa, but ended up losing the fight. With his master gone, Myau was left all alone, wandering aimlessly around until eventually he was captured and put on the market by a merchant.
“It’ll be okay. The two of us will go save him together.”
The blond-haired Kuny Noone took Alisa’s money. (-50 MESETA)
At that moment, a terrific noise came from the back of the store. A large brown shadow jumped over the counter.
“Ahh, that danged cat just broke out of its cage and came out! M-miss, this here is the cat you just bought!”
<Oh? So this girl is the person who bought me? She looks delicious,> said the creature, its large tongue hanging out.
“See, it talked, didn’t it? It’s what you were looking for…”
“But– this is clearly not a cat, it’s a lion,” protested Alisa.
“I-it’s just a big looking cat, that’s all! So um, since you’re the new owner, I’m going to leave the rest to you!” With that, Kuny Noone dashed out of the store.
Of course, this wasn’t “just a big looking cat”. This creature had the body of a lion, the wings of a bat, and the tail of a scorpion; this was a hybrid beast – a Manticore.
After an uneventful trip, the spaceship touched down in Paseo, Motavia’s capital city.
There was no time to waste. Alisa immediately started searching for the merchant named Kuny Noone.
There was no “talking cat” to be found. When walking around in the Market for Rare Animals and Peculiar Beasts she soon found out where to find Kuny Noone. —However, there was a problem.
“What!? There are two people namedKuny Noone? A blond one and a black haired one, and they both have a ‘talking cat’? What should I do…?”
