ACIEL'S DIARY : INDIGO
CHAPTER 5.1: THE MYSTICAL BEAST

"Pwahh—!! Tired—!!!"

Trying to shed all the tiredness that accumulated on the body, I threw myself on the bed, rolled around and stretched my body with great pleasure.

However, I miss this mattress very much, because the Study Tour that must be done before requires students to stay for one night. I honestly couldn't sleep peacefully yesterday.

The presence of other children plus the workmanship of the observation task and the awkward atmosphere that filled the room, all of it made me unable to sleep well and in the end broke the balance in me. I've been waiting for this since yesterday.

The moments where I can relax completely, the room that is only used by myself is the best. I don't need to think of anything but resting my body here.

"Geez, did you just go home and do this right away? Foolish brat, at least take a shower first."

There was the insulting sound of a black cat rising on my body, then wrapping its body and lying there. It didn't take long for the cat to close its eyes.

However, I am not sure if this cat is asleep.

"I don't want to hear any talk from the Spirit who spends a lot of time in the party and eats a lot of good food while the person he has to protect goes to great lengths. Master, what are you doing at the party? It's not just regular wine, is it?"

"Hum? What do you want to say? When it comes to parties, of course it has to do with wine and food, right? There is nothing important I am talking about other than the topic of heavenly wine or the flesh of the Unirs that is known to be very tasty."

So he just spends his time getting drunk, huh? It pisses me off even though I'm ready for the answer.

But from what Master said, there was something that interested me. I took the Master's body lying on my back, twisted my body and placed it on my stomach.

"Unirs? What'sthat?"

"That is the name for a mythical horse-shaped beast with two horns on its head and a pair of silvery-white wings, you humans used to call them Unicorns."

For a moment, I froze hearing all that information. It took me a few seconds until I could digest everything. And as soon as I finished, I asked the most important part of the black cat on top of my belly.

"Keep aside that unicorn, what is a mystical beast?"

"Hm? Ah, you still haven't seen a mystical beast? It was not something strange, after all their numbers were very few. Just like its name, a mystical beast is a creature that resembles a Spirit but is not a Spirit."

"uh? Sorry, I don't understand."

"There's no need to think too deeply, you'll understand once you see them ... No, wait. Have you not seen a mystical beast before? You remember, the girl with the rabbit's ears. The one you met in the woods before."

Before I could fully digest the information about this mystical beast, other unexpected information appeared. Something shocking like this was really not good for my heart, I immediately lifted up the Master's body and sat down, putting it in front of me.

"uh? Isn't he a spirit?"

"At first I thought like that too but after recalling it again, the smell that the girl gave off had a slight difference from the Spirits and at the same time, the smell that the girl gave off had a slight difference from the Spirits, its aroma also has some similarities to mystical beasts."

"uh? What's that?"

"Calm down, even I just realized it. It's been decades since I last met a mystical beast and it makes me quite forget about how they are."

"But, Master ... Keika says that both her parents are spirits. His father was a high-level Spirit and his mother a middle-level Spirit. Could something like that happen?"

"What? Do you think that Mystical Beasts and Spirits are different existences? Both are the same. If you compare it ... True too, this is just like chimpanzees and gorillas, in the end they are a collection of apes."

No no ... Is it okay to compare it to something so simple? I feel some trouble will arise from this depiction.

First of all, do not call women and girls female. That would cause a lot of trouble. Then the problematic comparison, just hearing it made me feel pain in my stomach and head.

But it seems like Master is not joking about this. Then is Keika really a Mystic beast? I can't smell or anything to identify it but with that sharp smell that Master is proud of, there's no way this cat is wrong.

Then lastly, did Keika find out about this fact? Since this concerned himself, perhaps he already knew. His mother or father must have told him.

All of this, however, surprised me. I don't think there is such a division as the Spirits or the Mystical beasts in this invisible world.

I think only humans like to group themselves, it turns out that the Spirits are the same, huh? Well, after all, the two live side by side in the same environment even though one party is mostly unaware of it.

It is not surprising that there are one or two equations.

"I understand, there's no need to think about it too much. Even so, are those Mystical Beasts strong?"

"strong, huh? Rather than being strong, it would probably be more appropriate to mention if the Mystical Beast had high adaptability. The existence of Mystical beasts was very few, therefore the information about them became quite limited. But one thing is certain, the Mystical beast will grow strong using a catalyst."

"A catalyst? What else is that?"

"Katalis can also be interpreted as a trigger. The rapid growth of Mystical Beasts was triggered by the environment they were in. The more dangerous the environment they live in, the stronger they become. That was also the opposite, they would become extremely weak if the environment in which they lived was very peaceful. When I mentioned that Mystical Beasts have high adaptability, that's what I meant."

"So so. Master, you said that you've met a Mystic Beast before, right? Are you able to tell me the strongest Mystic Beast that Master has ever encountered? Is the power they have really that great?

The master jumped on my shoulder and as usual, he silenced himself there. After a few pauses to remember, the Master finally opened his fang-filled mouth.

"The strongest Mystic beast I've ever met, huh? I met him nine decades ago, the Beast has the form of a catfish with bluish scales. We spent sixty-six days fighting and left a lot of damage until I finally won the fight."

"uh? Master win? After you fought for two more months?"

"Hm? Why are you putting on such a dubious expression? Well, it was a pretty fun moment for me trying to fill up some free time but unfortunately the blue catfish didn't tell me his name before he disappeared."

"Maybe he wouldn't tell his name to the arrogant black cat?"

"Don't be stupid, we both enjoyed the fight. Maybe he was planning to tell me his name when we met again. Putting that aside all these stories are starting to make me hungry, give me three Bakpao meat."

"I have some nuts here, how about —"

"Bakpao meat, I just want it. Quickly buy that now. Think of it as a payment for the interesting story I gave."

This cat ... Always very picky in sorting out food ... Hm? Speaking of food there's been something strange since Master climbed my body earlier. I thought it was just my feeling but after she had pierced her back, stomach and shoulders, I was finally able to confirm it.

"Master, are you getting fat?"

"uh? Why did you say it all of a sudden? Don't switch topics."

"No, your body really feels heavier than before. Maybe we should take a little walk while buying some bakpaos?"

"Good idea, let's do it."

The master immediately jumped down from my shoulder, walked away and opened the warehouse door. It's a really simple cat.