As I was sleeping, I felt something close to my face. Suddenly, I received a powerful punch to my face. The pain made me jerk awake instantly. After fully waking up, I looked at the person who had hit me, and it was Ren.
Me: "Couldn't you have woken me up more gently? That hurts."
Ren laughed with a sneering tone: "Stop complaining, slave. You should even be honored that I hit you. I am Ren, the feline emperor, also known as perfection incarnate."
I let out a long sigh and said: "Is it just me, or do you contradict yourself all the time? Yesterday you said you were a king, then you said you were an emperor feline, and now you're the most perfect cat in the world. What exactly are you?"
Ren: "It doesn't make a difference, slave. I am all of those things, and you should remember that."
After our little chat, we went to the inn's dining room. The innkeeper, an old man, had already cooked a delicious breakfast for us. The breakfast was: Fried eggs in herbed butter, served with smoked wild boar bacon and sautéed forest mushrooms. Before eating, I thanked the innkeeper, but Ren, without any respect, started eating without a word.
Ren: "Wow, I didn't know an old slave could make such a delicacy. It's decided, from today on, you're my cooking slave. Be honored, human."
Gene: I apologized to the innkeeper, but instead of being angry, he laughed and said: "Your companion is quite the character. It's been a while since I've laughed like this." He turned to Ren and said: "I'm glad you like my food." But Ren ignored him and kept eating.
After finishing that delicious breakfast, I noticed I hadn't seen Ragnor since the morning.
Ragnor (ME)
Outside, in the inn's garden, I was training. I woke up at 4 AM, and it was already 8:50 AM. This meant I had been training for 4 hours. My body was covered in sweat, which was natural since I had done 150 push-ups, punched the air 500 times, and tried to hold my breath for as long as possible. My record was 9 minutes and 3 seconds. I murmured: "Queen, I promise to find the princess and bring her back."
Yuta Hayashi (ME)
After finishing breakfast, I left the inn in search of Ragnor. I found him in the garden, shirtless and sweating.
Me: "Ragnor, are you okay? You look like someone who just ran a non-stop marathon."
Ragnor, breathing heavily, replied: "I'm fine, don't worry about me. Instead of worrying about me, go get ready! We're heading to the Black Forest."
I nodded and went back to the inn.
When I re-entered the inn, I saw Ren on the floor, asleep. The innkeeper said, amused: "When you left, he ate 8 full plates of fried eggs before passing out."
I muttered: "Seriously!?" I approached Ren, who was lying on the ground, and for revenge for this morning, I pulled his tail.
Ren jolted awake and screamed in pain. His scream nearly shattered my eardrums, and for a moment, it felt like there was an earthquake. Ragnor quickly entered the inn and asked: "I heard a loud scream, what's going on?"
Suddenly, Ren, in a threatening tone, said: "Which inferior being dared pull my royal tail?" He got up and, with lightning speed, punched me in the stomach, knocking me out cold. While I was on the ground, he farted on my face.
Ren: "That'll teach you, slave."
Even Ragnor murmured: "You brought it upon yourself."
At 10 AM, we left the inn and headed straight for the Black Forest. During the walk, Ren wouldn't stop complaining. Ragnor, clearly annoyed, tried to hold back from hitting him. As for me, I just sighed. After 3 hours, we arrived at a beautiful little mountain. The mountain was covered in green grass, and there was a lake nearby with a pleasant temperature.
Ragnor: "Let's take a 10-minute break."
Ren, happy, decided to go to the lake to try fishing. While Ren fished, I decided to ask Ragnor a question.
Me: "I have a question for you."
Ragnor allowed me to ask, though he was a bit surprised.
Me: "Do you also have a hologram that appears when you tap your finger in the air?"
Ragnor: "Yes, why?"
Me: "Oh, it was just a question."
I thought that holograms only appeared for people who were isekai'd, but it looks like I was wrong. As I was lost in thought, Ren came back, shouting with joy. He had caught 5 fish.
I was surprised. Remember, in our original world, he was a cat, so how did he learn to fish?
Ragnor: "Impressive, so you're not just an arrogant feline."
Ren: "Shut up, slave. I'm not arrogant, I'm just objectively perfect."
Before continuing our journey, Ren wanted to eat his fish right then.
Me: "How do you plan to cook these fish? You don't even know how to say thank you."
Ren: "Shut up, slave. You underestimate me too much." Suddenly, he made a fire by rubbing two sticks together. Then, he grilled the fish.
Ragnor, impressed: "And what about the taste? Are you going to eat them without salt?"
Ren gave a smug smile and pulled out a small vial of salt.
Me, surprised: "Where did you get the salt?"
Ren, arrogantly: "I remind you, I have all the abilities of this world. I used my creation ability to make my own salt."
After that, Ren began eating his fish. While eating, he deliberately made loud noises to show how delicious it was. Ragnor, who hadn't eaten since the morning, was drooling over the fish, and his stomach growled.
Ren: "If you want me to give you some, repeat after me: 'I, Ragnor, am the most pitiful being in the universe. My mother is the ground, and she abandoned me because I'm ugly.'"
Ragnor clenched his teeth and fists, but hunger got the better of him, and he repeated it.
Ragnor: "I, Ragnor, am the most pitiful being in the universe. My mother is the ground, and she abandoned me because I'm ugly."
Ren laughed, and I tried to hold back my laughter.
Ragnor:"I did what you told me to, so give me the fish."
Ren, still laughing, said: "Yeah,serve yourself."
Ragnor, delighted, devoured a fish, and it was really good.
While Ragnor was eating, I felt a large shadow behind me. When I turned around, I saw an ogre. From my guess, it was 4 meters tall, or maybe more. It stared at me and gave me a terrifying, demonic smile. I whispered: "Mama."