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In Shinsekai Yori episode 10, Saki encounters a Tainted Cat which attacks her
in the neck, but fails to damage her due to a necklace she's wearing. While
the cat is biting the necklace, she mumbles some words and after that the cat
is killed.

The first impression I had was that she was defending herself. So she probably
chanted something related to the way the cat was killed. But re-watching the
scene, the cat had blood on its mouth despite not being able to damage Saki.
What's the meaning behind this scene? What is Saki mumbling? Did SHE kill the
cat or was it somebody else (like Shun)?


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What is the meaning behind the scene where Saki fights a Tainted Cat?


I think Saki used her skill - restoring object. She was seen training earlier
fixing vases and stuff in school. This ability allowed her to fix the broken
necklace (for a while), during the attack and heal herself.

I believe that the point was to strengthen the reference that Saki has the
same (unique) ability as Tomiko Asahina and is capable restoring own cells and
even their telomeres. This is only made clear later by Tomiko Asahina herself,
saying that she plans to make Saki her heir, somewhat base on her ability.


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