“Whoa~ We’re going there by carriage!” Elina exclaimed.

In her previous life, she’d never ridden in a carriage—not even once. Of course, people in that era wouldn’t use such an inconvenient mode of transportation. Everyone was slowly starting to use cars, so why would anyone still ride in a carriage? Meow~

She’d heard that in some places, carriages like these were used for entertainment. But when she could barely afford to eat, how could she possibly ride one just for fun?

So carriages had only ever been something she’d read about in history books. She’d never imagined that getting transported to another world would give her the chance to ride in one.

The carriage’s expense and construction were enough to amaze Elina, but the horses pulling it deserved even more praise. They were unbelievably cool.

According to the magical-beast handbook she’d read in the library, these were wind-element magical beasts called Windfeather Shadow Horses. They lived for around twenty years and looked much like ordinary horses in both shape and size. Their skin was blue-green, their coats silver, and their eyes dark blue. Most were rank two, while the leaders were usually rank three. You could recognize a leader by its dark-blue hooves.

Windfeather Shadow Horses were stronger, better-looking, and faster than ordinary horses. But their most impressive trait was that they barely made a sound when they ran. They were fast and silent, which made them popular with military scouts and nobles who preferred to keep a low profile. Of course, they were extremely rare—only a few foals were born every three years. With so few of them, the army couldn’t use these magical beasts on a large scale. Otherwise, elite strike teams would be unbeatable.

But this carriage wasn’t just pulled by Windfeather Shadow Horses—it had two leaders! Meow!!!

You could tell from the dark-blue hooves on both of them. They were just too cool! Elina had often dreamed of charging into battle with a spear in hand, riding a legendary steed. Now she had the steed, but she wasn’t a god of war. She was just a soft, adorable little kitten.

Elina shed tears of sorrow.

Alaya, behind her, patted Elina’s plump little bottom and laughed. “Stop staring. I know the Windfeather Shadow Horse leaders are cool. I’ll even let you pet them later. First, we need to go to the elemental awakening ceremony.”

“Mm, okay!” Elina nodded happily and hurried into the carriage, where soft blankets had been laid out.

Caro climbed in too, looking envious. “I’m so lucky to get to ride in a carriage of this caliber thanks to Elina. My family only has one Windfeather Shadow Horse, but your family has two leaders! Comparing people to cats is enough to make you sick with envy.”

“Mm~ It’s okay. You can come ride in it whenever you want!” Elina said with a little smile.

“Thanks, Elina! You’re so wonderful—I’m practically falling in love with you!” Caro said, hugging Elina’s petite body, overcome with emotion.

Elina struggled to pry Caro’s arms away and cried, “Stop! You’re going to squeeze me to death, meow!!!”

“Ah! I’m sorry, Elina! I didn’t mean to!” Caro cried, hurriedly letting go.

“Phew~ It’s okay.” Elina felt the pressure lift from her whole body and patted her little chest with a sigh.

“All right, no more fooling around. Sit tight—the Windfeather Shadow Horse leaders are really fast,” Alaya warned them.

“Okay!” the two girls replied, nodding.

“Neigh!”

At the two Windfeather Shadow Horse leaders’ long whinny, a blue-green glow began to swirl around their dark-blue hooves.

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