Half-step Purgatory

For a long time, Malin always felt that Fate had been quite generous to him. Although he had to face that life-threatening job every day, as long as he had the lovely Leopard Girl cooking delicious food for him daily, and as long as there was meat to eat and cats to stroke, life wasn't too unbearable. Working a bit harder and facing some difficulties on the job weren't really an issue for a man.
Moreover, being able to live two lives meant one shouldn't have too high demands, right, Mr. Different-Kind?
Having said that, and without waiting for an answer, the young man snapped his fingers, and the white flame on his fingertip lit the tobacco in his other hand, then he flicked it towards the non-human entity on the stake.
Welcome to Abield, to witness the last splendor of the steampunk era.
And the madness.

Steampunk Era: Mad Abield

Almost no one questioned Malin returning with a large cat — in the North, the Snow Leopard is considered the most elegant animal companion in the hearts of many Transcendent Professionals.


You could bring a bear, and that'd be fine too, but it wouldn't pair well with handsomeness.


As to why this creature ended up in Europe, Malin got the answer from Jason — after the advancement of technology, many endangered animals began to undergo cloning and were released into the wild, some Snow Leopards were introduced in Northern Europe and The Alps, these modified lives continued to strive for survival even after the great destruction.


"I've heard about Madam Spotty, she returned to nature, you named it Spotty, are you commemorating that brave lady?"


Section 558: North (Raid)