As the command was given, unlike the scene when Kongming was drawn before, there were no points of light or faint glimmers. Instead, the darkness deepened in the dim shadows on both sides of the road. Then, orderly footsteps gradually emerged from the darkness, gathering in front of Higashino Akira. They all knelt down on one knee, knowingly remaining silent because Higashino Akira was blocking the kitten's attempts to peek out.
"Rise." Higashino Akira switched back to Mandarin and asked, "Does anyone here speak Japanese?"
Upon hearing this, seven Imperial Guards immediately stepped forward and stood in front of their colleagues.
"Alright, from now on, you seven will act as the leader for the time being. Quickly clarify the current situation, try to obtain a legitimate local identity, and go into hiding. Everyone must learn the local language."
Higashino Akira waved his hand, and seven of the ten ravens that had been granted imperial titles took flight and landed on the shoulders of the seven men.
He then took out all the cash he had on him and gave it to them as initial operating funds.
"Once everything is settled, send a few people to Aoba Language School to protect Kongming and prevent any accidents from happening to him. The others should try to investigate a woman named Takatsuki Eiko at Reio University and find out why she keeps trying to get close to me."
Higashino Akira didn't believe in any nonsense about love at first sight. He was a college student; where were there so many cases of love at first sight?
He himself didn't believe that his calligraphy talent was the reason. If it was because of his appearance, why wasn't he so popular during his school years?
Most female college students these days are very realistic, you know?
Moreover, before today, Hozuki Eiko had never even seen him and didn't know what he looked like.
Before the cheat code was introduced, Higashino Akira might have only suspected that a bad woman was after his wallet.
But with the system, and especially after learning about haunted houses and ghosts in the world, he couldn't help but wonder if there were some other qualities about him that had caught the attention of Takatsuki Eiko.
"Yes!"
"Come see me if you have any news." Higashino Akira nodded. "That's all."
With the departure of the hundred Imperial Guards and the ravens, the street returned to its deserted state.
Shoko Toyokawa finally broke through Akira Higashino's obstruction and poked her head out of her pocket again, but unfortunately, she could no longer see anything.
Recalling the strange scene of the raven flying over with a group of minions and talking to the man, she couldn't help but think of her own special experience of turning into a cat.
Perhaps this man has a way to turn himself back!
Moreover, she had been a cat for so many days, and the only time she briefly turned back into human form was after he brought her home!
Everything makes sense now!
Shoko Toyokawa was struck by inspiration and felt that she had discovered the truth of everything!
She climbed up Higashino Akira's clothes to his shoulder, gesturing wildly with her claws and meowing frantically, trying to make him understand something.
However, Akira Higashino just pushed her away with disgust, picked her up, and stuffed her back into his pocket.
"Don't stick it on."
"You're practically soaked in the smell of barbecue, don't get so close."
His tone was full of disdain.
Toyokawa Shoko froze, instantly feeling utterly ashamed and indignant.
This is incredibly rude of a lady to be treated like this! (Slipping stockings!)
I'm breaking off all ties with you!
The weak me of the past is dead. Even without your help, I can still figure out why I turned into a cat and find a solution!
Xiao Xiang is a man of his word.
After returning to her apartment, taking a shower, drying herself, and lying on the bed, she didn't try to attract Higashino Akira's attention again. Of course, she didn't snuggle up to him as intimately as she had the day before, fearing that she might suddenly turn back into a human and cause an awkward situation.
Higashino Akira didn't pay any attention. It was just a cat's nature to be hot and cold and act strangely. After browsing through the information about other haunted houses that Sato had sent him for a while, he fell asleep peacefully.
At midnight, like a Cinderella transformation, Toyokawa Shoko turned back into a human once again. Without her cat's fluffy fur, the sudden drop in her body temperature made her shiver involuntarily, and she quickly burrowed into the blankets.
Then, he skillfully used Higashino Akira's fingerprint to unlock his phone, opened the chat software, and logged into his account.
Chapter Fourteen Cat Towel
Skillfully using someone else's phone to log into their account, they found that familiar yellow flower avatar.
As soon as I opened it, I saw a lot of unread messages, which had been coming in since about two days ago.
The conversation was sent two days ago:
"Xiangzi, Su Shi longs to see you."
"?"
The conversation was sent one day ago:
“I couldn’t get in touch with you, so I went to your house to ask about you. Your grandfather said you were with your uncle.”
The conversation was sent seven hours ago:
“I went to visit my uncle, and he drank a lot of alcohol. He said you had already gone home.”
Toyokawa Shoko: ? ? ?
I'm home! How come I didn't know?
Upon seeing this, Toyokawa Shoko's eyes widened immediately.
Also, if I didn't work to earn money, where did my father get the money to buy alcohol?
So, I was worried for so long that my dad and grandpa would find out I was missing, but apart from Xiao Mu, neither my dad nor my grandpa found out?
Moreover, even though he himself has disappeared, his father still has alcohol to drink. Does this mean that even though he was kicked out of the Toyokawa family, he is not penniless?
What was the meaning of all that hard work, earning money, taking care of my father, and defying my grandfather's decision to prove myself to him?
In an instant, a huge sense of chaos surged into Toyokawa Shoko's mind, as if various brainwaves were jumping, colliding wildly, and short-circuiting, sparks flying everywhere.
The last message was sent four hours ago:
"I went to Xiangzi's house again, but I couldn't find Xiangzi."
"Because I didn't even go home!"
Shoko Toyokawa accidentally shouted it out.
The sound broke the silence of the night, startling the sleeping man beside her, who uttered a muffled, incoherent murmur, "Hmm?"
Seeing this, Toyokawa Shoko quickly hid her phone under the covers to prevent him from discovering the light.
In the pitch black, the man groggily reached for the spot on the bedside table where his phone had been charging, but found nothing except an empty charging cable. As his consciousness began to clear, he gave up on finding his phone and instead reached for the light switch.
The thought of lying naked in someone else's bed, and if he turned on the light and opened his eyes, would be an incredibly embarrassing scene where he could see everything, and she wouldn't even know how to explain why she was there, made Toyokawa Shoko immediately alert. She reached out and gently pulled his arm, restricting his movements and not wanting him to turn on the light.
During the process, I inevitably got closer to this man, almost touching him.
As expected, Higashino Akira failed to turn on the light. Half-asleep, he vaguely smelled the fragrance of a young girl and felt her soft, delicate body in his arms. The wonderful touch stirred up the lingering memories of his erotic experience a few days ago. The dream, which was on the verge of shattering, was filled with a lot of material patches, making it stable.
His body, following the instincts of his dream, withdrew his arms and embraced the warm, petite body in his arms. His chin rested on the top of her fragrant, thick hair, and his palms automatically climbed onto her soft mounds and gently squeezed them, as he murmured in his sleep.
"Be good, don't make trouble."
"Eek..." Toyokawa Shoko's legs were tightly clamped together, her whole body stiff and afraid to move. The hot, constricting feeling on her chest and the sudden kneading made her involuntarily let out a soft moan of shame and indignation. Her dark golden pupils were brimming with tears.
Although the other party didn't make any further moves, it was already too close!
Time passed second by second, and Toyokawa Shoko had never wanted to become a cat so much. At least when she was a cat, she wouldn't have to worry about moving around and waking others up, and she wouldn't have to go through such embarrassing things!
I turned back into a cat in no time yesterday, so why am I still human today?!
Even after the man behind her fell into a deep sleep, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't relax; instead, she felt increasingly uneasy.
She shifted uncomfortably, trying to escape the feeling of being pressed against by a weapon, but her upper body remained trapped in his embrace. Then, at a certain moment, Toyokawa Shoko stopped moving, her pale lips slightly pursed, her pupils trembling.
It's no longer as bad as having a thorn in your back.
Because the mango went down to a lower level.
I'm no longer pure. This world is so fucking wicked!
I never want to be human again!
With trembling hands, Toyokawa Shoko pulled her phone out from under the covers again. Because she hadn't let go of it, the screen was still lit.
He sent a message to Xiao Mu saying that he had some trouble to deal with recently and might not be able to go back for a while. He also said that he could not go back to Crychic. He asked Xiao Mu to tell Su Shi not to keep bothering him. He said that if Su Shi still had the idea of reforming the band, there was no need to meet.
Then log out of the account, clear usage traces, and put the phone back on the pillow.
Feeling the large hand on her chest, she tried to gently move it away, but failed. The rascal squeezed it again, then moved closer and hugged her tighter, as if trying to meld the person in his arms into his own body.
"Um…"
The girl let out a soft hum, her face flushed, her expression one of utter world-weariness.
She even began to imagine the despairing scene that would occur if she couldn't change back, and when this guy woke up the next morning to see her lying on his bed like this, being held by him.
Even so, she dared not move and wake the other person prematurely.
Faced with the choice between death and possible death, Toyokawa Shoko chose the latter.
The girl closed her eyes and imagined herself as a corpse, trying to learn to be a quiet dead person while waiting to die.
Destroy them all, as long as they die, they won't die anymore.
Time passed second by second, and about half an hour after Toyokawa Shoko returned to human form, the change occurred again.
The miracle disappeared, and the girl gradually turned into a blue kitten again.
In his sleep, the soft, fragrant pillow in his arms disappeared, and the embrace he had been holding fell apart. The sudden change made the sleeping man subconsciously frown.
……
Early in the morning, Akira Higashino was awakened by a kitten kicking him.
For some reason, this little thing seemed to have a deep grudge against me, constantly hissing at me fiercely and patting my head with its paws.
As an adult, I shouldn't be hurt by a cat, but it's a bit too inexplicable.
Higashino Akira yawned and opened his eyes. He impatiently scooped up the kitten and rubbed his face with her fluffy little belly. After washing his face with a cat towel, he gave the little thing a big kiss and then casually tossed the still dazed kitten onto the bed.
"Okay, I'm full of energy, ready to head out and hunt in the jungle."
"Open the door!!!"
Higashino Akira threw off the covers, stood up from the bed, and acted wildly with great enthusiasm. Then, his expression suddenly froze, and he lowered his head with a somewhat subtle look.
No!
Chapter Fifteen: Traces of a Spring Dream
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