The Day My Tail Grew as Big as a Sausage
The moment I opened my eyes the next day after devouring those durians, the world felt subtly different from usual.
The ceiling spun like it was on a lazy carousel. The ornate patterns painted on it looked like they were waving at me with cheerful little hands.
My body felt as light as cotton candy, floating gently. It was warm, and that made me happy...
“Cyuueung...?”
My head felt fuzzy, but my mood was soaring.
I staggered out of bed, legs strangely weak. It was like walking on clouds—my steps dragged. Then my foot twisted.
Thud!
I face-planted into the carpet, but instead of pain, a giggle bubbled up from the super-soft floor beneath me.
“Kyahaha...”
Why is the floor so fluffy...?
It had to be that durian I ate yesterday. Rosalia had said it promoted physical growth, but my brain felt like it had been juiced inside a giant mana sludge.
It wasn’t a bad feeling. No, it was the best feeling ever.
The world looked beautiful.
“Cyawo?”
That’s when something huge and squishy caught my eye.
What’s this?
Is this... my tail?
It wasn’t the usual sleek one. This version was twice as thick and a bit longer, like a small, plump long cushion.
Swish, swish.
The tail started moving on its own before I even thought about it. Every time it swung, a heavy, meaty weight rolled through it.
“Cyuung...”
My tail is actually huge...
I tried to grab it and spun in circles like a crazy cat. The second I clamped my mouth around the tip, familiar voices drifted in from outside.
“You’re making it hard to move! In the morning I can manage on my own.”
“Your Highness, this is inefficient. I should analyze the turian effects you consumed yesterday first.”
Every morning the usual annoying squabbling. Normally I’d block my ears, but today the noise actually sounded nice.
I dragged myself toward the door, wobbling.
Bang!
I head-butted the door open.
“Cyuwo!”
Kailian and Rosalia were both standing in the hallway staring down at me at the same time.
“Oh my, Blanc? You’re awake...?”
“Lord Divine Beast, your complexion...”
Both butlers’ eyes went wide.
Was it because my tail was twice as big?
I wobbled straight over to Kailian.
“Cyuueung...”
Butler... hello...
“......Eh?”
As Kailian stood there dazed, I latched onto her leg and rubbed my soft cheek all over it.
Frict-frict.
“Hehe... cyuang...”
Butler smells even better today.
Kailian’s body froze solid like stone.
“B-Blanc...?”
Her crimson eyes shook like an earthquake. Even the usual clingy Blanc was now rubbing his cheeks directly and wrapping his tail around her.
This was a special event even she hadn’t predicted.
“Cyuang!”
Hug me! Hug me!
I lifted my paw and tapped her thigh. Kailian dropped to her knees, looking like she might faint.
“In the world... my heart... hurts...”
With trembling hands she scooped me up.
“Blanc! Yes! I’ll hug you as much as you want!”
She buried her face in my belly and let out a sob-like cheer.
“Ah... I want to hug the Lord Divine Beast too...”
I wriggled free from her arms and toddled over to the dazed Rosalia.
Can’t let only one butler have all the fun.
“Eh... Lord Divine Beast?”
Rosalia stepped back, startled, with a faint hopeful glint in her eyes.
My vision filled with Rosalia’s lush purple hair.
Fluffy.
The long, silky purple strands that reached her waist looked like clouds. Did they taste like grapes?
“Cyawo...?”
Following pure instinct, I wobbled and leaped hard with my hind paws.
“Ang!”
“Kyaaa?!”
Along with Rosalia’s scream, I clamped a handful of her hair in my mouth and started chewing and dangling.
“Munch munch... cyuuung.”
Sweet... delicious!
“L-Lord Divine Beast?! My hair isn’t cotton candy! O-ow! No, bite more!”
Rosalia let out a weird scream mixing pain and delight.
“Your Highness! Did you see? The Divine Beast sees me as something to eat. Isn’t this the ultimate sign of closeness?!”
“Shut up, you crazy Magic Tower Master! Blanc, that’s a lie! Spit it out!”
Kailian tried to pry me off, but I refused to let go of Rosalia’s cotton-candy hair.
“Cyaang! Cyuueung...”
I don’t like it, but it’s so sweet and tasty!
My eyes welled with tears as I waved my paws, so the two women clamped their mouths shut and stepped back.
“This is deadly...”
“I hope this state lasts forever...”
Just then, the saintess arrived after finishing morning prayers at the end of the hallway.
“Oh my, you two are lying in the hallway doing yoga?”
Lina tilted her head. I spotted a new target and swished my plump tail.
“Cyuuwuu...”
I spun my tail and charged at her. My foot twisted and I rolled like a ball, but I still reached her in seconds.
“Lord Blanc?”
Lina opened her arms and I dove right into her embrace. I pressed my nose against her neck and inhaled.
“Hehhe... cyuang...”
Saintess scent... so warm... like sunlight.
I burrowed into her arms and cast a paw kneading.
“Cyuang, cyuung.”
Good, dig in.
Lina’s face suddenly flushed like a perfectly ripe apple.
“Oh my... Lord Blanc is the one who...”
The saintess’ dignity was long gone. Lina hugged me so tightly she almost crushed me and gazed at the heavens.
“Oh divine one... is this the kingdom of heaven? I have been blessed today...”
“Cyuung...”
Don’t secretly pull my fur.
After a while the three women gathered around me and began serious conversation.
“Blanc’s condition is strange. It’s too different from normal. Look at that tail— it’s puffy like a sausage.”
Kailian poked my plump tail with a worried expression.
“Tower Master, you were acting like you knew about it since morning. It’s because of that garbage fruit you brought?”
“Your Highness, calling it garbage fruit?”
Rosalia scooped me up and examined me from all angles.
“As I expected. The turian’s mana is being rapidly absorbed into the Divine Beast’s body, creating a temporary mana overload. In plain terms, the energy is overflowing and I can’t control it.”
“Is that dangerous?”
Lina asked, gently placing her hand on my forehead.
“No. It’s actually a recommended phenomenon. Here, everyone feel.”
Before Rosalia finished, three pairs of hands were already all over me.
“Cyawo!”
Who put their hand inside my ear just now?!
“Oh? Muscles...? It was all soft before, but now there’s a hard core inside. Did the muscles grow?”
“The sacred energy is the same!”
Kailian and Lina stroked my body, eyes sparkling.
“The sacred energy gushing out from every single hair is twice as strong as yesterday. It feels like touching a blessed holy relic.”
“Look at the elasticity! The tail has grown this big because it’s acting as a mana storage.”
Rosalia grabbed my tail and yanked it. Thump! It bounced up with a springy snap.
“In conclusion, the Divine Beast is going through a rapid growth spurt right now. The only side effect is a slight drop in mental age and more loyalty to instincts.”
“More loyal to instincts...”
Kailian looked at me with eyes dripping honey.
Why, what?
“So this cuteness is actually Blanc’s true self?”
“Theoretically, yes.”
“Hah...”
Kailian pressed her forehead. A smile played at the corner of her mouth.
“You used to be so prickly, but you actually liked me this much. You’re such a little brat.”
“Cyuwo?”
I’ve always liked you!
I tilted my head, and the three butlers let out more sighs and stepped back again.
Why are they doing that?
“This state... I can’t keep it up forever?”
“I agree. Your Highness. Should we develop a way to maintain this condition?”
“I’m in favor.”
While they brainstormed suspicious plans around me, I quietly slipped my butt away.
If I let them touch me more I’ll get bothered.
I wobbled out of the room, slipping past them into the hallway.
At the same time, the Emperor’s office was heavy with tension.
Karsion clutched his temples as if fighting a headache.
The council meeting had been tense since morning.
“Your Majesty! The northern monsters are acting up! We need to increase the budget!”
“No! Securing the southern trade routes is urgent! We need the Magic Tower’s support!”
The ministers were shouting at each other and spraying spit. Karsion stared down at them with crimson eyes, chin propped on his hand.
This is troublesome.
Everyone was genuinely advising the empire. It was hard to decide on anything.
Why are they all so earnest?
“Quiet. This emperor needs time to think.”
Karsion’s cold command made the room go dead silent, like cold water had been poured on it.
Just then the heavy door of the study creaked open a tiny crack.
“Who’s there?”
No chamberlain, no guards—just daring to barge into a meeting in progress.
The ministers tensed and stared at the door.
A white cotton ball rolled in, wobbling.
“......Blanc?”
Karsion’s eyes widened.
I crossed the red carpet with my usual wobbly steps.
Countless stares followed me, but my eyes only saw one thing—the enormous cat tower and butler sitting high up there.
“Cyuwo...”
Grandpa...
I wobbled up onto the platform. My plump tail dragged and dusted the floor.
“Blanc, what happened? Why is your tail like that? Are you hurt somewhere?”
Karsion tried to stand up in shock, but I was faster.
Leap!
I jumped straight onto his broad lap.
“......!”
The ministers’ mouths fell open in shock. A Divine Beast was jumping on the Emperor’s body!
I ignored the horrified gazes and spun around Karsion’s knee, then settled and tucked my paws neatly inside for a belly rub.
“Cyuueung...”
Warm is good.
I rested my head on Karsion’s belly and closed my eyes.
“Grumble... grrroooong...”
My plump tail swished, tickling the butler’s hand. The majestic purr song coming from deep in my belly echoed through the solemn conference room.
Everyone in the room was so quiet they could barely breathe, all watching the Emperor’s expression.
What if the Emperor gets angry and kicks out that Divine Beast? Or if he orders a ban for interrupting the meeting?
But Karsion’s face was the same one ministers hadn’t seen in decades—soft, almost fond.
The corner of his mouth curved into a gentle smile.
“Heh heh.”
The Emperor was laughing. It was the happy look of someone who’d seen their child’s antics.
He gently stroked my plump tail with his large hand.
“Yes, yes. Were you bored? Is it that good here?”
“Cyuung.”
Yes, the butler’s lap is warm and comfy...
He cleared his throat to keep his dignified face, but his red ears betrayed him.
“......Continue the meeting.”
The ministers, watching the Emperor struggle to maintain his solemnity, couldn’t hide their warm smiles.
“Your Majesty. Since the Lord Divine Beast is resting so comfortably, how about pausing official business for a while?”
“Correct. Caring for the Lord Divine Beast is also a major imperial matter.”
Under the ministers’ subtle pressure, Karsion feigned reluctance and nodded.
“Hmph. Very well... then the morning meeting ends here. Everyone dismissed.”
The ministers left. The old minister left alone was left facing Karsion and meeting his eyes.
“What is it? Is there still something to report to this emperor?”
“I am merely glad that Your Majesty has regained his peace.”
The minister read the long-lost calm on Karsion’s face—still holding Blanc—and bowed respectfully.
After the minister left, Karsion murmured softly.
“......Unnecessary talk.”