Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

He tried to move a step to the right, and the cats' heads moved to the right as well.

Are you really looking at me?

As Uesugi Kai walked a little further to the left, the cats' eyes followed him to the left as well.

"..."

Forward, backward, diagonally, no matter the angle, it's always the same, without exception!

"this......"

Just as Uesugi Kai felt something was extremely strange, all the cats, one after the other, came to Uesugi Kai's side and curled up at his feet.

The store manager adjusted her glasses; she had never seen anything like this before. She quickly stood up from her desk and walked over to the three people: "Who are you...?"

Erina Akane explained, "Manager Zewan, I made an appointment yesterday to come see the kitten."

The shop manager, Zewan, remembered that there was indeed such a thing. "Ms. Akae, right? Yes, you made an appointment with us yesterday, no problem at all, but..."

Store manager Zewan looked at the group of cats surrounding Uesugi Kai and asked, "What... is this? Catnip?"

Kai Uesugi helplessly spread his hands: "I don't know."

"Meow~"

"Meow~~"

Occasionally, soft meows could be heard from the kittens. Some were squatting, some were curled up, and some were yawning lazily. Uesugi Kai felt that the kittens under his feet were like a group of babies who had never been fed.

Hanabi Hanabi, standing to the side, laughed and said, "It seems Kai-kun is quite popular with the cats."

The store manager stared in astonishment at the scene: "But this is... too..."

Uesugi Kai was even more surprised, because a word suddenly popped into his mind, a word that cats used to say:

【The King】

Chapter 452 Boss, take me away!

Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

"Boss, take me away from here."

As Uesugi Kai sat on the sofa in the cat shop, it was hard to imagine that these words came from a British Shorthair Blue cat with a short, chubby body and a round, fat face.

It was currently lying on its lap, belly exposed, with its four paws pointing upwards, scratching at the air.

It's like she's deliberately acting cute, or it's just her nature.

"Meow~"

Uesugi Kai had given up thinking. Putting aside why he could understand what the cat meant, what did it mean that you kept biting my clothes?

Kai Uesugi simply reached out and grabbed the British Shorthair blue cat by the scruff of its neck, lifting it up.

The blue cat hung its head timidly, its bright bronze eyes fixed on him, but its paws seemed powerless, and its whole body drooped as if it had given up all resistance. It let out a sound at him:

"Meow~"

Akane Rina and Hanabi Hanamaru followed the shopkeeper into the back room to choose kittens, while Uesugi Kai stayed in the outer room to keep the cats company. This blue cat was the one that approached him the most enthusiastically.

Kai Uesugi glanced at its furry belly below:

"Male or female?"

There are two round things down there.

It appears to be male and hasn't been deprived of its mating rights.

"Meow~"

"why?"

"Meow meow~"

"...?"

If I don't keep cats, where will I get cat food?

Or does it mean that it's just a freeloader?

They take it for granted that they can eat rice for free.

"Meow meow?"

Goodness, it's getting more and more expensive!

"You should leave."

Kai Uesugi simply put the big fat cat on the ground and let it stay with its feline companions.

Unexpectedly, it jumped onto the sofa again, waddled over to sit beside him, looked at him, and meowed cutely a few times.

"Meow meow!"

"What's wrong?" Uesugi Kai could see the emotion in its round eyes.

"Meow! Meow, meow meow meow!"

"You also have concubines?"

"Meow~ (Boss, those are all around you.)"

Kai Uesugi was speechless. There were more than a dozen cats surrounding him, which meant that all of them... were his wives?

"Meow~"

The cat waved its paws: "Meow!"

Cats, right?

"How do you know I'm not human?" Uesugi Kai asked curiously.

"Boss, you must be the legendary thousand-year-old orange cat, possessing the most profound magic! You can make it impossible for humans to see your true form. Boss, as long as you are willing to take me there, you can ride on any of my concubines and mate with them at will."

"..."

Uesugi Kai's eyes changed. What a heartless scumbag cat! He would even betray his wife for him.

However, cats' thinking cannot be explained using human morality.

Also, what does it mean to say that you are a thousand-year-old orange cat?

Is it a lucky cat?

No, a lucky cat should be a calico cat.

"It's time to eat breakfast."

The shop assistant picked up the fat blue cat sitting next to Uesugi Kai. The blue cat struggled desperately and kept meowing.

"Meow meow meow!"

"Okay, okay, be quiet." The waitress gently stroked its head. "Come on, let's eat first, then you can come back to find this customer."

"Meow!"

"Be good, okay?" The shop assistant reached out and stroked the fur on its head downwards.

"Meow~"

When Uesugi Kai noticed that the chubby blue cat calmed down instantly when the shop assistant held it in her arms, even nuzzling its head against her chest as if enjoying it.

Sure enough, a cat is a cat; once it gets into pleasure, its true nature is revealed.

As the shop assistant carried the cat away, she glanced at Uesugi Kai:

"Meow~"

So you want me to save you and then let you eat and drink for free, right?

Kai Uesugi glanced at the female cats surrounding his legs, then reached for a cup of coffee that the barista had made for him on the wooden table in front of him.

It's a bit bland, with too much sugar and not enough aftertaste.

Kai Uesugi put down his cup. He'd rate this coffee around 5 out of 10. It was alright. It wasn't shameful to offer it to the guests for free.

Hanabi Hana and Erina Akane came out of the inner room carrying three kittens.

"Uesugi, from now on, the three of them will be the owners of the coffee shop."

"Ragdoll, calico, and what's the other one?" Uesugi Kai looked at the cat in Hanabi Hanamaru's arms that looked like a Ragdoll but was also somewhat different.

“A Norwegian Forest Cat.” Hanabi Hanamaru held the cat by its front paws and waved it at Kai Uesugi. “It can grow to be 1.3 meters long when it’s an adult.”

"1.3 meters? That's a large cat."

No wonder Kai Uesugi thought it was a size bigger than the other two kittens.

"Yes, big cat." Hanabi Hanamaru hugged the Norwegian Forest Cat, seemingly enjoying playing with it.

The store manager went to the counter, took out a few documents, and asked Erina Akane to fill them out.

"Uesugi, I'm leaving these two little ones in your care for a while."

Before Uesugi Kai could respond, she forcefully shoved the cat into his arms, making him hold one in each arm.

The shop manager and Akane Rina sat down at a table and began discussing the details of buying the cat.

"I need to know if this is your first time owning a cat."

"Yes, these three cats are intended to be kept in the coffee shop."

"To start a coffee shop, first I need to call your manager. Sorry, this is something I have to confirm."

Buying a pet in Japan is very complicated. Before confirming the purchase, the salesperson will call your place of residence to confirm whether you can keep a pet. Only after receiving your response will they proceed to the next step.

Training.

Yes, that's right. When you buy a pet in Japan, the shop staff will give you two to three hours of training on pet care.

After the training, there is a written test to assess whether you have a good understanding of pet care.

Finally, you should sign the relevant pet purchase contract, and you must purchase pet medical insurance in case of any unexpected events.

Store manager Zewan adjusted his glasses, took out an electronic calculator, added the price of the three cats together with the cost of insurance and taxes, and listed a number: