Pon had received orders from Risa to protect the children. After physically pushing one of the kidnappers out of the way, Pon slips out the door of the equipment warehouse.

What the hell is this?"

You've got to be kidding me. You're a black panther."

　The kidnappers panicked. They were confused, not knowing where they had come in. However, the confusion only lasted for a moment, and they took out the knives and machetes they owned and readied them.

　A man with a knife waves it menacingly.

Don't you dare lick the human race."

　Pon can understand some human language, but the vocabulary he knows

vocabulary

Sometimes I don't understand it because there are so few At this time, too, I tilted my head, not understanding the meaning of 'bastard.

　The man with the knife, feeling that he was being mocked for his gesture, leapt and swung the knife down. Pon quickly jumped to the side to avoid and bit the arm holding the knife.

Geez!"

　Wounds that reach down to the bone are carved and swung around as they are. The man's body was swung around like a gnome and then tossed away. The man flew through the air, hit a wall and bounced off.

　The man with the machete looks frightened and points the blade of the machete at Pon. The man swung the machete at Pong's head. Pon quickly backed up and avoided the machete blade, and then head-butted the man in the chest.

　Pong weighs only fifty kilograms, but when combined with the power of his powerful legs, the man flies through the air. The blow knocked the man unconscious and stretched him out on the floor.

　The man who was hit first stood up with a grunt. In his hand was a pistol.

How dare you?"

　A man with a devilish look on his face pointed a pistol at Pon and pulled the trigger. Pon did not know what kind of weapon the pistol was, so he could not avoid it. The bullet penetrated Pon's side, causing damage for the first time.

　The magic core embedded in Pon's head retained something like an instinct from when he existed as a demon. That instinct ordered Pon to defeat it quickly.

This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author's consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.

　Leaping with all his might, Pong instantly dives into the man's pocket and bites the arm holding the pistol. The pain caused the man to let go of the pistol. The man waves his hand crazily and pulls his arm away from Pon's fangs.

Ow.

　The man gripped the bitten arm with his other hand and stared at Pon in excruciating pain. Pon punches the cat in the face. The paw of his paw bites into the man's cheek, deforming it.

　The man flopped down as if he had been punched by a heavyweight boxer. Pong showed no mercy. He punched the fallen man once more in the face with a cat punch.

　Pong hit the other two with one cat punch each.

　The children watched the fight through the doorway of the equipment warehouse. Then, when all the kidnappers were down, Momoka jumped out from inside and hugged Pon.

Pon, are you okay?"

　Hearing this, Pon rubbed his face against Momoka's body.

Everybody, let's get out of here.

　Momoka raised her voice and the other children came out and left the abandoned factory together. A neighbor called the police when he saw Momoka and the others as they began walking down the street.

　Thanks to the presence of Pon, who looked like a black panther among the kindergartners, Momoka and the other children were taken into custody by the police. When the parents of the children were informed of this, they went to the police station where they had been taken into custody. They wanted to make sure the children were safe as soon as possible.

　Arriving at that police station, Risa looked for Momoka. When Risa finally found Momoka, she ran and hugged her daughter.

I'm glad you're safe and sound at ......."

Pon is not okay. Pon got hurt."

　Risa released Momoka and checked Pon. Her daughter was right: there was damage to Pon's side. But she did not notice it because Pon did not seem to be in pain.

When Pon gets hurt, he needs to rest in the shadows."

　Risa ordered Pon to enter Hyakka's shadow. Hearing this, Pon quickly dived into the shadow. Pon may have been waiting for that order.

　Chairman Onishi approached the detective and asked what happened to the kidnappers.

The kidnappers were apprehended in an abandoned factory. It appears they were badly injured in a fight with the Shadow Puppets."

　The kidnapping was widely reported. It was reported that the kidnappers were apprehended by the Shadow Puppets, but how the Shadow Puppets worked was withheld because the children's testimonies were vague.

　As news of the kidnappings spread around the world, more and more of the upper class wanted to purchase shadow puppets. For parents, the safety of their children was a priority above all else.

　　　◆◆◇◇◇◆◆◇◇◆◇◆◇◆◆◇◆◆◇◆◆

　At that time, I headed for the desert dungeon with my finished armor and clothes for Elmore and my Kikuchi spear. When I arrived at the boss's room, three adventurers were using the Spirit Fountain.

I didn't think anyone else was using this fountain of youth besides me.

　The creation and sale of shadow puppets in Japan has not increased much. This is due to the fact that there are few living wizards who can knead D-particles into shadow clay.

Perhaps you are Dr. Grimm, who discovered that this Fountain of Spirits has a shadow attribute?"

　One of the three is Miyaji, who seems to be an adventurer who uses magic costume magic and life magic. When I asked him about it, he told me that he was contracted to create shadow puppets.

I didn't think anyone made shadow puppet accessories anymore."

'I get a lot of clients who want collars and clothes. They think they need them to distinguish their shadow puppet from someone else's."

　Since many shadow puppets are cat-shaped, it is said that more and more customers want to wear collars as proof that they are not stray cats.

I read a textbook on life magic written by Dr. Grimm. That's how I learned life magic."

Glad to be of service."

Now please write a textbook on shadow puppets. Please."

　When they create shadow puppets, they can get a booklet on how to create them at the Magic Agency, but they have a hard time with it because it is so sketchy. He said that writing a textbook on shadow puppets would help develop the shadow puppet industry.

　I know I'm going to be called the father of the shadow puppet industry or something, but shadow puppets are useful, so I thought it would be worthwhile if I could spread the word by writing a textbook. However, when I think of the hard work involved in writing them, I almost let out a sigh.