The First Magic World War

PS: Other authors don't ask for monthly tickets, enjoying the tranquility of their scripting pace; I don't ask for monthly tickets, as if to hint at slacking off, so... let's ask for monthly tickets! (Probably will be on the shelves around May, April is still the month for the public version)

It wasn't long before there was a knocking at the door. Charles went to open it, and outside was a tricolor overweight cat, carrying a large basket. The cat put down the basket, meowed twice with a haughty air.

Charles, who also had experience with cats back on Earth, skilfully stroked it several times. The cat purred satisfactorily, and then jumped onto a nearby carriage, curling up to take a little nap.

Outside of Elysian Pastoral Street No. 58, two carriages were parked in the small plaza; one belonged to Anne, the other to Vinnie Yarseno. Since moving into No. 58, it was the first time it had been this bustling.

The visit with the two Evil Gods couldn't be counted.

While amazed at the practicality of the Agile Cats' Magic, Charles brought the basket inside and delivered it to the three ladies.

Charles had seen Anne's mechanical beetles, but those beetles obviously could not shop, they could only be used to summon servants from outside to make purchases.

The Agile Cat Magic of Miss Vinnie Yarsaenu could directly control cats, which indeed was much more convenient than mechanical beetles.

Charles even felt the impulse to ask Vinnie Yarsaenu to teach him this Magic.

Miss Vinnie Yarsaenu's chatting skills were very advanced, and the three girls had already started discussing a bizarre recent case.

Charles listened for a while and gained some understanding of the situation.

Recently, a series of disappearances had occurred in the Alcatraz District, not just individual disappearances, but whole families vanishing. There had been seven families, totaling more than sixty people, who had disappeared without a trace.

In each household, everything seemed normal as if the family members had just left temporarily. The houses were not disturbed, and there were no signs of thieves breaking in, yet the people disappeared without a trace, leaving no clues behind.

In this age, the Fars Empire's Patrolling Army acted like the police on Earth, but their methods were crude, unsophisticated, with a success rate of solving cases lower than three percent.

This resulted in the residents near the disappearances not placing any hope in the Patrolling Army, instead, they offered high rewards to private detective agencies.

They were all worried that one day the disappearing would turn to them, hence the high rewards.

Vinnie Yarsaenu was eager to claim this reward. She had brought up the case hoping to leverage the intelligence of the two ladies, whether Silvie or Anne, who were the rare well-educated women of this era, but clearly, she was left disappointed this time.

With such a mysterious case, the two young ladies had no leads whatsoever.

Charles listened for a while, and he too had no ideas.

Before the crossing, he was a high school math teacher, not a seasoned detective, so he had no desire to speak on this kind of disappearance case.

Suddenly, Anne Brittany exclaimed, "Oh no! I got too caught up in our conversation. It's already time for me to head home."

Vini Yarsaenu also smiled slightly and said, "I came to help Silvie move to the detective agency's dormitory. I didn't expect to chat for so long; I really must have bothered Mister Mecklen."

Charles hurriedly said, "Not at all, spending a delightful afternoon with the three misses has only brought me joy and pleasure."

Anne stood up from her seat, took Charles by the hand, and led him aside, saying, "I came today because I have some inside information to tell you."

With a slightly surprised look, Charles asked, "What information?"

Anne whispered, "Menilman has recently been involved in a case that has a wide-reaching impact. You need to be very careful."

After finishing her sentence, she hurriedly said goodbye to him.

Indeed, it was quite late. Miss Anne was often a well-behaved girl, except when… she occasionally entered dreams in the middle of the night, startling others.

Silvie went upstairs and packed up the things she bought a few days ago, which even included two large suitcases. With Miss Vinnie's help, the former fiancée got on the carriage and also made a farewell gesture to Charles.

After seeing off two carriages one after the other, Charles returned to Elysian Pastoral Street No. 58. Although he always worried about troubles when Silvie was around, suddenly being alone, he felt somewhat empty.

Elysian Pastoral Street No. 58 was really too big, living alone there was indescribably empty. Charles couldn't help but think, "Should I hire a cook? Some servants? Or maybe get a pet?"

Although he had some pastries with the ladies, he hadn't had enough to eat, so after a slight hesitation, he went to the nearest restaurant and ordered a set meal. After dinner, he remembered the Clover Café he visited last time. Although the coffee of this era was slightly acidic, it was rich in flavor and quite good. It was much better than the heavily flavored tea that tasted a bit like peppery water, and more suited for staying up late than the flower tea from the East. He decided to buy a batch of coffee, not only for his daily drink but also to entertain guests.

When Charles walked to the Clover Café, he heard a meowing sound, very youthful, then he saw a half-grown Agile Cat cautiously watching him, also guarding three recently born kittens.

Charles remembered seeing it last time, initially thinking the cat was chubby, he couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "These kittens are very cute."

The owner of the café, an elderly lady, hearing the compliment from the customer, smiled and said, "If you like, sir, you may adopt one for free. Just take good care of these little ones."

Charles hesitated for a moment, then squatted down to look at the three little ones. The half-grown Agile Cat seemed to sense that this man meant no harm and was not that alert anymore, and lazily laid down while the three kittens energetically climbed onto her belly to start suckling.

After watching for a while, Charles said, "I'll take a batch of coffee, a bit of each type. These three kittens are very cute, please allow me to take them all."

"However, they are too small to leave their mother. Please take care of them for a few more days. Here are twenty Sheng Ding, considered as the board cost for the little ones during their foster period."

The café owner was slightly surprised. Her café's revenue was not very substantial, and keeping a single Agile Cat was already a struggle, thus she couldn't keep three kittens. Charles not only wanted to adopt the three kittens but also paid for their foster care, allowing them to stay longer. For the lady, this was indeed wonderful news, and she quickly agreed.

Having adopted a few little ones, Charles was very happy. Experiences from his previous life with pets let him know that kittens should not be separated from their mother too early, otherwise, it's difficult to keep them alive; hence, even though he loved them, he didn't immediately take them away, planning to wait till the kittens were a month old.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The purchasing power of twenty Sheng Ding, translated into nearly four hundred RMB, was enough to feed the three little ones for a long time. Bear in mind, the weekly salary of his former fiancée, Silvie Martin, was merely eighty-five Sheng Ding.

As the coffee purchase was small, Charles didn't ask the lady to deliver it, and simply carried it out the door.