I Am the Weakest Cat, but If I Keep Evolving, Can I Become the Strongest? - Episode 49: Rank VI [Kitten Disaster]

Episode 49: Rank VI [Kitten Disaster] 

▽ Episode 49: Rank VI [Kitten Disaster]

[Level cap reached.] 

[Please select your evolution path.]

I’m not done yet. 

The moment I heard that voice, the moment the choices filled my vision, I saw it with unseen eyes. I left everything to [instinct Detection]. 

With all my might, I press—with my paw! 

In that instant. 

My vision clears. I can see with both eyes. I recover the light I should’ve lost. A surge of energy flows out from deep within me. It was stronger than anything I’ve felt before. 

“Nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

A newborn cry. 

Now, in this very moment. 

A new threat has appeared in this world. 

I can feel it—such a vicious power has awakened. It was enough to recognize it myself. 

The “almightiness” I felt when the reverse scale was destroyed. It now feels like a childish illusion compared to this—so overwhelmingly harmful it can’t be suppressed—this omnipotent feeling… 

With my front paw wrapped in lightning, I tear off the tentacle reaching toward me from the Absorption Demon. 

I open my status. 

Name: [Unset]  Gender: [Male] 

Species: [Kitten Disaster]  Level: [1 (80)] 

Unique Skill: [Choice Link (The Future to be Determined)] 

Species Skill: [Fragment of Calamity], [Spatial Magic・Advanced] 

[Time Magic・Advanced], [Causality Eater], [Space-Time Talent・Extreme] 

Inherited Skill: [Charm], [Instinct Detection], [Quick Escape], [Invite Fortune],

[Survival Growth・Slight], [Fire Magic・Intermediate], [Water Magic・Beginner], 

[Wind Magic・Beginner], [Earth Magic・Beginner], [White Magic・Beginner], 

[Spatial Magic・Intermediate], [Magic Talent・Small], 

[Wonder Time (A Laugh Without a Cat)], [Battle Fur], 

[Lightning Magic・Intermediate], [Light Magic・Intermediate],

[Dragon Orb]

Abilities: [Venom Bite V], [Super Acceleration VIII], [Gladius Tonitrui VII], 

[Bind Voice VI], [Endure IV]

Accessory Equipment: [Crown of the Undead King]

Rank――VI. 

The Rank difference between me and the Absorption Demon is just I. 

As fellow bosses, it’s safe to say the Rank difference is clearly only one. Of course, that guy has leveled up and grown stronger by incorporating multiple monsters. 

I may still be the weaker one compared to the enemy. 

But I understand now. 

That I can finally look at the creature in front of me—as an enemy. 

“Nya ([Hour of the Rat・Accel]).” 

What I activated was one of the [Time Magic] spells that Kitten Disaster possesses. 

By accelerating my own time, I can move “one second” more than the opponent—a tremendous spell. 

MP consumption is massive. 

And yet… with my current self, I had enough leeway to pay it without hesitation. 

That’s thanks to [Space-Time Talent・Extreme], which greatly reduces MP costs. 

This species controls [Space] and [Time]. 

Or to go even further—it commands [Causality] itself. A monster with such power—this is the power of only its kitten phase. 

The tentacles move quite fast. 

But I am—faster. 

Against the sluggish tentacles, I activate another spell. The cost is heavily reduced thanks to [Space-Time Talent・Extreme] anyway. 

I can load everything in without issue. 

“Nyaan ([Hour of the Ox・Slow]).” 

A spell that literally “slows the enemy’s time.” 

Normally, a single use of this would bankrupt you because of its inefficiency. But even after casting it, I still had energy left—that’s what Kitten Disaster is. 

The attacks now move so slowly I could yawn—I dodge them just by walking. 

Then, with overwhelming agility, I close the distance. 

From a walk to a sudden change of pace. I sprint! 

Tentacle whips rain down like a storm. Any ordinary monster would be taken down by the sheer volume of attacks. 

But thanks to my [Time Magic], those attacks—are now within an easy-to-dodge range even for a Rank V. 

I evade everything—or smash them head-on and crush them. 

Bl00d sprays in every direction. 

Crackling thunder and claw marks explode. 

Flesh. Flesh. Flesh. Flesh. And the enemy’s screams. 

“Ah, aah!!” 

Looks like it’s realized its physical attacks are lacking. 

No matter how it tries to adapt, as long as my MP doesn’t run out, the Absorption Demon won’t be able to land a hit—our speed difference is just too great. 

“Nyao.” 

But this isn’t the kind of enemy that goes down so easily. 

Multiple heads emerge from the Absorption Demon’s body. 

Each one has a different attribute. 

More than ten different kinds of magic attacks are launched at once. 

I see. 

It noticed that its own time had been “slowed”. 

And at the same time, it realized that the magic it fires isn’t slowed down. 

An incredible sense for battle. I have to give it that. 

But I’m not taking off this crown. 

“Nya.”

A barrage of magic with tremendous speed and overwhelming quantity. 

Its power must also be beyond imagination. Taking a direct hit would be bad. 

It feels as if a meteor shower is coming straight at me. 

Right now, while my offensive ability is high, my durability is definitely not. On the contrary, I’m probably at the lowest end among Rank VI boss monsters. 

If I get hit, I won’t get off easy. 

I think. 

There are several evasion methods. Which one should I use? A slight hesitation. Because my available options suddenly increased too much, I got confused over which one was the optimal choice. 

A misstep born from being unfamiliar with this species. 

That hesitation—less than even a second—was mercilessly exploited by the powerful enemy. 

Plants sprouted from the ground. 

Vines tightly bound me. 

They completely restrained me as a solid binding device. Must’ve been some sort of [Plant Magic]. 

I can’t move. 

If it stays like this, I’ll crash into the magic barrage—that very moment. 

I activated magic. 

“Nyao ([Enforce Change]).” 

In that instant. 

My position and that of the Absorption Demon were forcibly “swapped”. 

The enemy, now entangled in the plants, was where I used to be. And I was where the Absorption Demon had launched its deadly magic barrage. 

With one move, the roles of offense and defense were reversed. 

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” 

Explosion. 

Unable to move because of its own [Plant Magic], the enemy took a direct hit from its overwhelming attack. 

Can’t be helped. 

Its position was suddenly swapped. There probably aren’t many species that could respond to that. 

The Absorption Demon exploded, almost completely self-destructing its physical body. 

One of its many eyes clearly reflected my figure like a mirror. 

A fluffy, unbearably cute kitten. My white fur was like a robe of pure white feathers. 

My well-shaped nose bridge gave me not just adorableness, but also a sense of holiness and dignity. 

My sapphire-like eyes glowed brilliantly with magical power. 

—Beautiful. 

But so beautiful it gave off an ominous feeling—such was my current form. 

Inside the monster’s eye, the beautiful magical cat radiated power. 

The Absorption Demon stared at it with unmistakable fear in its eyes. 

It no longer understood. 

Indeed, in terms of physical specs, I am inferior to it. 

But the “quality of cards in hand” between me and it had already become far too different. 

The numerous hands of the Absorption Demon. 

The quality of hands of the Kitten Disaster.

I’ll crush him with an overwhelming hand. 

I focused my magical power. 

Against the enemy, still unable to move from the damage, I launched a merciless follow-up attack. 

My firepower was still lacking. 

Then, I’ll just borrow its power again. 

“Nyaago [Hour of the Rabbit・Rewind].” 

Using [Time Magic], I rewind the time of a specific event. 

The barrage of magic that had hit and disappeared into the Absorption Demon reappeared. And they once again flew toward it. 

“Ah, ah, ahhhhhhh!” 

The enemy panicked and tried to escape. 

However, that was absolutely impossible. 

Because I had cast “[Hour of the Dragon・Stop]”, freezing the time of its physical body for just a few moments… 

Detonation. 

My white, robe-like fur fluttered in the explosion’s blast. 

Not yet. 

The true power of Kitten Disaster—actually begins from here. 

I’ll end it. 

As the kitten of calamity, I bared my adorably savage fangs like a wild beast.