Neko to Ryu (The Cat and the Dragon) Neko No Eiyu to Maho Gakkou [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Deep in a forest overrun by magical beasts. A fire-breathing dragon lived with cats that manipulated magic. The dragon was raised by cats in this forest. The dragon has a long life span. Its siblings have long since gone to sleep, and their kittens grow up to give birth to new life. The cats called him "Uncle Feather" and the humans called him "Nekoryu" with awe and respect. When the forest cats grow up, they leave the nest to seek their territory. Some of them live with humans. A prince on an adventurous journey and his master, a black cat. A lazy girl who lives in an orphanage and a white cat who teaches her magic. Some of them have become the signature cats of the Adventurers' Guild. And in the forest, a dragon is teaching a kitten how to hunt today. This is a warm and mysterious story of cats, dragons, and humans.

魔獣が跋扈する森の奥。一匹の火吹き竜が、魔法を操る猫たちと暮らしていた。竜は、この森で猫に育てられたのだ。竜の寿命は永い。兄弟猫はとっくに眠りに就き、その子猫が育ち、また新たな命が生まれる。長きにわたり森の猫を守り育てる人間嫌いの竜を、猫たちは「羽のおじちゃん」と呼び、人間は畏怖と敬意を込めて「猫竜」と呼んだ。森の猫は大きくなると、縄張りを求めて巣立っていく。その中には、人間と暮らす猫もいるのだ。冒険の旅に出た王子と、師匠の黒猫。孤児院に住むものぐさ少女と、少女に魔法を教える白猫。冒険者ギルドの看板猫になったのもいる。そして森では、今日も竜が子猫に狩りを教えている。これは、猫と竜と人間の、温かくて不思議な物語。