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Chapter 6: My Cat
The road home is lined with the same houses as usual. There is no particular changes in sight. I headed home quickly while thinking about my upcoming date with Rei.
I felt an unusual presence. But it was something I felt earlier, and so I stopped.
“Come on out!”
“Croto, as I expected. Have you noticed?”
A man, who was taller than me and had cat ears, appeared. Since he was not from this world, his clothes were a bit different but…
“Tama of the Four Heavenly Kings. Why are you here?”
“There was a black hole I didn’t recognize, and now I am here.”
“Ah… was it a reaction from my return to this world? Well, I can take you back to yours. It must’ve been hard on you, lost in this world, and while I was on vacation…”
As I said this, Tama became flustered.
“No, no. I’m fine as is.”
“…? Really?”
“Yes…”
After confirming, Tama became a cat again. Tama, my subordinate from another world, could transform into a cat. However, what was noteworthy about this was why Tama returned to being a cat.
In other words…
“Tama, are you here?”
Kazuki, who had appeared, gave me an answer. Without saying anything, I picked up Tama.
“Do you know Tama?”
“Was it a Kurousagi’s cat?”
“…this was my friend’s cat, but for some reason the other day, when it was supposed to be kept at my house, it went missing. We had given up on the idea of finding him, thinking he’d run off to pass away, but I’m glad to see it was actually safe. So my teacher was taking care of you…”
“Yes, I had picked him up when he was injured and treated him, but I see…”
“Yes, look, Tama, I’m going home.”
Then Tama looked at me as if he was confused. I had feeling that my cat needed some re-education from the Demon King.
“But Tama seems to like you, too, so could you keep it for a while?”
“!! Is that all right?”
“Yes, Tama seems to have a crush on you, Teacher. It’s good enough to know he’s alive. –May I come and visit him at your house?”
“…that’s fine, thank you.”
While saying this, Kazuki hugged Tama happily, and Tama seemed to be in a good mood. He’s grinning and wagging his tail. But when I saw it, I felt that my cat was…
I didn’t really miss him that much. Later, when he was re-educating him as the Demon King, he decided to allow Tama to be in that cat state (because in the other world, he had run away). His black fur was very fluffy, soft and comfortable.
Even his paw pads are… I cried quietly in my heart. On the surface, however, I went home as usual, picked up something, and returned to the front of the school where Rei was waiting.
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TL Note: I’m back! I enjoyed my short break a bit. I mostly slept and did classwork though… It wasn’t really fun, but I needed it!
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