After a Cat Got Attached to Me, I Became a Magus

After the Empire and the demons invaded and destroyed the Kingdom of Purlspers, which had ruled the continent, the magic that nurtured all living things dried up as well. Over the next several decades, magic-wielding sorcerers gradually faded from memory, while the smoke-belching machines brought by the Empire roared across the continent.

Then a blond boy appeared, carrying an orange cat and a hoe.

"A sorcerer? What's that?" Leo asked innocently, raising a hand to conjure a ball of fire. "Isn't this how you light things?"

The children ran around spreading the news: "Grandpa, Grandma, Grandpa, Grandma! The kingdom's sorcerer you've been talking about for thousands of years has finally returned!"

Leo: "?"

Leo knew that until he was seventeen, he had been nothing more than an ordinary villager. That was until he rescued an orange cat from a squad of Imperial soldiers.

He thought he was about to enjoy life with a cat, but then it started talking. "Hmph, you foolish commoner! I am Prince Briz Storm Konigritz of the Light Clan. Now get down on your knees, meow!"

Leo, digging up potatoes with his hoe: "Huh?"

Briz was shocked. "Wait, that hoe is... the Divine Weapon Apocalypse?! You're the rarest sorcerer on the continent! I hereby grant you the honor of becoming my servant, meow!"

Leo, dumbfounded: "What? Huh?"

Under the orange cat's threats and sweet talk, Leo was bewilderedly bestowed with the title of sorcerer. Armed with the Apocalypse, he set off to help the crown prince reclaim his power.

Only, the crown prince seems to look at him with a rather complicated expression...?

Then one day, a beautiful white-haired, red-eyed man fell from the sky, and Leo, a sucker for pretty faces, stared at him, spellbound.

"I am Briz, the new emperor of the Light Clan and the Demon God! Human who helped me reclaim my land and throne, I grant you one wish," the beauty said with a wicked, arrogant smile. "Becoming my imperial consort isn't out of the question."

Leo swallowed. "Could you turn back into an orange cat? I want to cuddle you."

Briz went berserk. "No!"

Note:

A flamboyant, smooth-talking demon prince (orange cat) as the pursuer x a naturally sly, incredibly lucky hero as the pursued

Japanese RPG vibes

Theme: Unrelenting effort always pays off.