Uneasy daily life

Seven meters away, Bai Ying leaned back elegantly in her chair, shook the draft paper in her hand, and said, "The main quest has changed. In the end, I was just waiting for the rabbit to come to the tree stump and obtained first-hand information."

Angelina puffed out her cheeks: "Sir, I'm talking about that person."

“9527, anger and anxiety will not solve the problem—this former owner was indeed irresponsible. Whether the pet was lost at noon or not, it was probably out of a sense of not being able to see it and therefore not needing to worry or feel guilty.”

"Upon learning about the pet, he still chose to come over, drop off a note, and run away. This shows that he is afraid of taking on the responsibility of being a pet owner, feels guilty for abandoning the pet, but doesn't want anyone to know."

"You can choose to keep your social distance from him because you don't like him, that's all," Bai Ying said casually. "You can't punish him by exposing his behavior at school or online, making people verbally abuse him until he has a mental breakdown and jumps off a roof, can you?"

Angelina swallowed hard: "Sir, your idea is terrifying..."

"The cat food is almost soaked and softened."

"Oh, oh." Angelina quickly scooped out the cat food and put it in the bowl, watching the kitten munch away as she took out her phone and tapped it.

"Hmph, hmph, hmph—the hero's heart may be set, but the flower will not bloom; the demon king's heart may be unmoved, but the willow will thrive. The battles of the guild are battles of intelligence. I have already gained the upper hand. Next, I just need to find a way to sell this demon to an unlucky guy, and I can complete the quest ahead of everyone else. Let's see the hero's unwilling expression!"

Why do people plot things loudly? Because they're having so much fun!

"what……"

"Um?!"

The white figure suddenly turned to the subordinate, whose gasp was caught in his throat and whose expression was somewhat flustered, and demanded, "What have you done?!"

Angelina's gaze wandered: "I just texted everyone to go back to the classroom, and that we don't need to look for the cat's owner..."

The classroom was quiet, except for the sound of a kitten munching on its food.

"9527! You betrayed me too!"

Hmm? Why did I say "also"?

Angelina, quick-witted, said: "Sir! Anger and anxiety won't solve the problem!"

“That’s right—we should complete the quest before the hero does.” The white figure’s eyes gleamed. “9527, are you interested in getting a cat?”

Angelina was somewhat tempted, but then shook her head and said, "I once bought a little fox at the pet market with my pocket money. That little fox was sick and couldn't be cured... I was young then, and I watched my dad casually throw it into the trash can, and I never wanted to keep a pet again."

No wonder I'm a little angry at people who abandon their pets.

Bai Ying understood; it seemed this subordinate wasn't particularly dangerous.

The kitten had a small appetite; it was already quite full after eating just a few kibbles and was itching to go towards the white figure.

Bai Ying scoffed: "Ha? Intending to assassinate the king, imitating Jing Ke's actions? 9527! Take him down!"

"Hai—!"

Angelina was also itching to try. She reached out and precisely grabbed the kitten under its armpits, lifting it up. The famous scene from The Lion King subconsciously came to mind.

A solemn and dignified narration slowly unfolds.

“My child, from the day you were born, the whole school whispered this name: 9527-1…”

Sensing danger, Angelina quickly interrupted, "Sir, you shouldn't be afraid of cats, right?"

Bai Ying said, "To be precise, I'm a little scared, a little annoyed, and a little annoyed."

"Why is that?" Angelina speculated. "An allergy to cats?"

"Do not."

Bai Ying looked at the kitten that was being held captive by Angelina's hands but was still trying to look over, and said in a deep voice, "Once upon a time, I had a dream—to make all cats fear me."

"?" Angelina was already used to the question marks popping up above her head, and smoothly replied, "And then?"

"I went to a cat cafe, stood there, and looked down on the cats, trying to intimidate them with my status as the dominant species. In the end, I was hung on by a group of cats. While they were pawing at me, the first cat fight broke out, which caused chaos and turmoil in the cafe."

“Huh?” Angelina struggled to continue, “Then, what happened after that?”

"The foolish cats could never understand the difference, so I changed my approach and learned feline language from a colleague's cat. I tried to provoke the cats with my meows, defeat them, and make them fear me! The result was not ideal. Although I could have some idiotic conversations, cats are still cats. After being insulted, provoked, and threatened by me, they would only be stunned for a short time, and then quickly forget their memory like a fish and continue to pester me, which led to the second cat war."

“???” Angelina struggled to continue, “Then…and then what happened?”

"After my second failure, I learned my lesson and realized that learning feline language was an act of aiding the enemy. So I devoted myself to learning canines and their language. Occasionally, there are canine roles in plays, and I would try to play them, hoping to use the fate of the millennia-old cat-dog war to defeat those hateful cats and make them fear me!"

Bai Ying said in a weary tone, "That day, I put on the troupe's dog costume, stepped into the cat cafe, and lay down on the ground, playing the role of a super-large canine. The only sounds in the cat cafe were my provocative barks and the shocked and stunned cats. I thought I had succeeded, but I didn't expect that after less than ten seconds of silence, a group of cats rushed over and launched a brutal attack on my dog ​​costume. I fought and retreated among the cats, starting the third cat battle. In the end, I left in a sorry state, covered in cat fur, and afterwards I had to compensate the troupe for the damage to the costume."

"I failed shamefully, and the failure left me with the scars of fear. From then on, I would be three points weaker at the sight of a cat."

Angelina was overwhelmed with questions and didn't know how to respond for a moment. She could only say with certainty, "N-no, as expected of the commander..."

To make cats afraid of him, he deliberately made himself afraid of cats...

What a diametrically opposed goal and result, what a ridiculous match made in heaven.

Huh? Why does the superior want the cat to fear him?

boom--

The door to the club room was opened.

"Has the cat's owner been found?"

Yukino Yukinoshita walked in hurriedly, but slowed down when she saw the kitten being held up by Angelina's armpits.

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Chapter 55 Hero Level Up

"Tsk, what an irresponsible owner..."

Did I just hear something impolite from Yukinoshita?

Oh, I almost forgot, Yukinoshita is different from her sister. After all, she also made some extremely aggressive comments about the tennis club, calling them a bunch of idiots.

As Hachiman Hikigaya pondered casually, he said, "So, this cat is now considered a stray, right? Even if we go to that classmate who abandoned it, it won't help. Judging from the situation, his family really can't keep a cat..."

"If you're going to keep a cat, you have to be determined to take full responsibility. Even if there are unforeseen circumstances that prevent you from continuing to keep it, even if you have to send it to an animal rescue center, I will still consider it as the best I could do for this cat owner."

Yukino Yukinoshita, with her hands tucked in, exuded an aura nine or even ten times colder than usual: "Just toss it away casually, and if you can't see it, you can pretend you don't know anything. It's such an easy way to make things seem like nothing happened."

Angelina, holding the kitten, indignantly chimed in, "Exactly!"

Although Anxinyuan is a troublesome person, she is still a good person—it would be even better if she could hand me the kitten.

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but think, and quickly glanced at the kitten. After outwitting the white shadow and having eaten and drunk her fill, the carefree kitten quickly entered a sleepy mode.

Although it kept trying to reach its claws toward the white shadow, there was little space in Angelina's bosom. It was a kind of hard control that could not be liquefied and released. The kitten gradually became comfortable as it lay there, its eyelids trembling constantly, hovering back and forth on the edge of falling into a dream.

The white figure's eyes flashed: "Too long to adopt this cat... Hachiman! Now is the time to test your loyalty!"

Hachiman Hikigaya quickly said, "No, Captain! I already have a cat at home!"

"Hmm?" Bai Ying raised an eyebrow and said, "Could it be that your beast is inherently ferocious and driven by lust? Very well, it's perfect to throw this little beast over there as well, and watch them fight to the death!"

Chitanda Eru exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Pet cats fight?"

"It depends on the situation. If they grew up together from kittenhood and are familiar with each other, they won't fight. Or, if you watch over two cats for a long time and neither of them is very territorial, they won't fight either. But..."

Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head and said, "My cat is an adult cat and has a strong sense of territory. This is a kitten. Usually, Komachi and I have to go to school and our parents are not at home. If no one is watching the house, the adult cat might drive the kitten out of the house, or even kill it."

The white figure nodded and said, "Brilliant!"

"Baijun, bringing personal likes and dislikes into your work is a terrible habit. Does this really help cats... or others solve their problems?"

Yukino Yukinoshita, disregarding the scumbag cat owner and the cute kitten, coldly cast a few murderous glares at the white figure before turning her attention to the question: "What about Chitanda and Oreki? Are they interested in adopting a pet cat?"

"Mmm—!" Chitanda Eru stared at the sleepy kitten in Angelina's arms, somewhat tempted.

"No."

Houtarou Oreki sighed, "Chitanda, have you forgotten that we live on campus? We absolutely cannot get past the school's hurdle."

"Gurgle—!" The Chitanda Eru sank, and said regretfully, "Well... as boarding students, we really can't take good care of this kitten, and it's no use trying to persuade the teacher."

"Hmm..." Yukino Yukinoshita subconsciously chose someone from among her acquaintances, "Then, Shizuka-sensei..."

"Excellent! You're absolutely right, Brave One!" The white figure clapped excitedly. "That modern, free-spirited woman who smokes and drinks, with that middle-aged man vibe, will surely make this demon suffer from hunger and cold until the match in his claws burns out, and he collapses and dies in the snow. Then everyone will point and say, 'Alas! The demon is dead!' Who would have thought that a mere hero could have such a brilliant plan..."

Yukino Yukinoshita pondered, "It was indeed my oversight. Judging from Hiratsuka Shizuka-sensei's style, I doubt she has any intention of keeping a pet."

Hachiman Hikigaya looked around and thought, "Great, that violent teacher isn't here."

“I think that’s right.”

Hachiman Hikigaya gave the teacher a sarcastic look and asked with a hint of surprise, "Yukinoshita, what about you? Don't you have any thoughts about getting a cat?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was taken aback, and opened her mouth: "I..."

"Hi-Ki-Tani-kun!"

A low murmur from the abyss brushed against my soul, raising goosebumps.

Before Hachiman Hikigaya could react, the white figure had already circled behind him, the arm draped over his shoulder like a steel shackle, firmly holding him in place.

A white figure, whose eyes seemed to flicker with eerie flames, asked in a deep voice, "Do you remember what you said? Do you remember the promise you made to me? Who else is in your eyes besides me?!"

The white figure made a move to tighten its grip, intending to execute him on the spot!

Hachiman Hikigaya shouted, "Minister, wait!"

"Give me your excuse!"

"I was simply following the flow of the conversation and naturally pushing things forward! I had absolutely no rebellious intentions, was absolutely loyal, and had no thought of giving the enemy any advice!"

"Then why is it Yukinoshita! And not me?!"

"Minister, you're not... I mean, you hate cats?"

"Hmm—it seems you are indeed a loyal and righteous person."

The white figure released his grip and said with satisfaction, "A cowardly hero would never adopt a demon; at most, he would only crave demonic power superficially. Although you unintentionally suggested a backstabbing plan, I will spare you this time as long as it doesn't lead to defeat."

Hachiman Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief, then belatedly realized, "Yukinoshita... um, you don't have any plans to adopt either?"

Yukino Yukinoshita opened her mouth: "I..."

Bai Ying sat back down and casually remarked, "She's a fan of cloud cats."

"Cloud Cat?" Chitanda Eru's eyes lit up. "What kind of cat is a Cloud Cat? It sounds so cute—"

"Virtual cat petting".

Bai Ying said, "Aren't there often videos of cute pets online? Among the people who contribute to the views, only a minority own cats. Most viewers are attracted and captivated by the devil's figure, watching the devil's bewitching side. But if they really want to own a cat, they can't do it for various reasons. According to my completely unfair statistics, the biggest reason is that they are afraid of trouble."

"Raising a demon means touching upon its deep, dark side. You have to vaccinate it, prepare its food, clean up its tracks, try to correct its habits, and face the cruel and troublesome reality—becoming its servant. Since that's the case, why not just look at its beautiful side to numb yourself? That's what 'cloud cat-watching' is all about..."

Hachiman Hikigaya, whose status in the family is only above the floor and below the cat, deeply agrees with this.

"Hahaha--!"

Bai Ying leaned back comfortably in the chair and laughed three times.

Chitanda Eru was startled by the sudden laughter and asked in surprise, "Uncle Haku, what are you laughing at all?"

"I laugh at that brave man's cowardice and his indecisiveness!"

The white figure cast a disdainful glance at Yukino Yukinoshita, and said arrogantly, "If I seize upon this quack strategist's misspoken words and take advantage of the situation to become a demon's servant, I will have no chance of escape and will be doomed to defeat! In the end, it will be me who subdues this demon..."

"I'll adopt this cat."

Yukino Yukinoshita's words were like several ambushing troops suddenly appearing from the side!

"impossible!"

Bai Ying exclaimed in horror, "You should clearly feel lost, helpless, and fearful! You should feel that you can't even support yourself, let alone take on the responsibility of raising a pet! You should feel sad that you are a caged bird or a fish in a pond, so weak and powerless that you can't support another weak life!"

"You certainly believe that raising a pet is like taking care of a child, and that it must be treated very seriously, and therefore you think that you absolutely do not have the ability or qualification to raise a pet!"

Why did you say such a thing? What is your purpose? Who are you?

"Brave warrior—are you awake?!"

puff! puff! puff! puff! puff!

Why would I have a dream where Xiaoxue is suddenly pierced by a thousand arrows?!

Yui Yuigahama subconsciously rubbed her eyes.

Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms, her face indifferent and cold. She controlled her legs, which were trying to move on their own. Perhaps because she had been hit by multiple blows yesterday, she had temporarily developed resistance and could even pretend to be very calm. As a result, she couldn't control her tone: "In short, I'm taking this cat! As for Shiro-kun, you can forget about it. He's still wandering around and can't take care of this little cat at all!"