Rising up on short legs, the potbellied kitten looked around with obvious interest, wrinkling its muzzle amusingly, and then...
- Yes! Me first! I'm in the big world! I have a personal contractor! A-ha-ha-ha-ha! - the kitty, as it became clear from the ringing voice, jumped into the air about a meter and a half and began to enthusiastically cut circles around me, moving quite fast, despite its obvious youth. - Mom kept her promise! Yes!!!
Looking at the ball of unbridled energy, Mito grimaced and rubbed her temples as if she'd gotten a headache just by being around me. Muttering something like "I'm too old to experience this shit a second time," she turned around and walked towards the house, completely ignoring the call and me.
But I wasn't allowed to pay attention for long - the kitty suddenly stopped and looked at me and jumped on my chest. Reflexively picking her up in my arms, I raised an eyebrow, looking at the satisfied face of the little panther, which immediately laid down comfortably and cocked her head up to look into my eyes.
- Stroke me! - she demanded impatiently,
I grinned and gladly complied with the child's wish, immediately starting her motor at full speed and squinting her eyes.
- I suppose you're my partner now? - I asked her with a smile, stroking her little body.
- Yes! My name is Nyala and I'll come at your beck and call from now on," the kitty purred, contentedly perched on her left arm, stretching her small length from elbow to wrist and hanging her paws down.
- My name is Ryo and it's nice to meet you, partner," I nodded to her without stopping petting her.
- Mrrr, Nyala is glad," the pussycat purred in agreement, adding, 'Behind the ear, a little lower,' reminding me eerily of another panther that had been present at the range earlier, but much larger in size.
However, I would be a dull-witted person if I didn't guess whose daughter it was just by her joyful cries. And I guess, judging from Mito's reaction, it's a common situation. And Uzumaki bugs - the scroll is one, but there are several types of summoning.
After all, even though such black cats are called panthers, it's actually the name of a genus of felines that includes five species of big cats - lions (pantera leo), tigers (pantera tigris), ibris or snow leopards (pantera uncia), leopards (pantera pardus), and jaguars (pantera onca), and all-black big cats with blue eyes, is merely a characteristic mutation manifested in almost all species, like albinos in humans.
To call such cases by the name of the whole genus is wrong, but only stereotypes received from a box stick intentionally. Judging by her mom's physique, Nyala should also be of the tiger species, even if it's not really noticeable yet, and will grow into a big and powerful cat, which suited me fine.
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