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

“Alright then.” Akane Rina turned and left.

Kai Uesugi continued tidying the bookshelf. He bent down and picked up a white book from a cardboard box. The book was titled "Snow Country".

Snow Country, a very famous book by Yasunari Kawabata.

Kai Uesugi clearly remembered that he described the toes of beautiful women in the book as being roughly clean.

Opening the book, the first line is a classic description: "[After passing through the long tunnel marking the county boundary, we entered a snow country. A vast expanse of white stretched under the night sky. The train stopped in front of the signal station.]"

Without elaborate language, it gives people a simple yet clear sense of imagery.

Kai Uesugi found herself reading on her own.

Ding-a-ling~

After an unknown amount of time, the wind chimes rang, and Uesugi Kai finally snapped out of her reverie and closed the book.

Welcome!

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Hanamaru Hanabi who had come to the store.

She approached Uesugi Kai with her hands behind her back, carrying a small bag.

"Hehe." The girl smiled sweetly at him.

"what happened?"

Hanabi Hanabi held up the plastic bag she had hidden behind her back and presented it to him. She tilted her head slightly and said with a smile, "These are two skewers of grilled chicken for Kai-kun."

Uesugi Kai glanced at it: "Why did you think of bringing this for me?"

"Hanabi got hungry when she went to take the subway, so she went to a 711-Eleven to buy some food. But Hanabi felt it wasn't good for her to eat alone, so she brought two skewers for Kai-kun. How about that? Hanabi is good to Kai-kun, isn't she?"

Hanabi Hanamaru's eyebrows curved into adorable crescent shapes, and her little feet, clad in tiny leather shoes, tiptoed gracefully.

Looking at her smiling face, Uesugi Kai thought she seemed like a child deliberately seeking praise.

Cute, and a little clever.

“That’s great,” Kai Uesugi said, taking the chicken skewer from her. “I wish Hanabi cared about me like this every day.”

"Isn't Hanabi always so concerned about Kai-kun?"

"Yes, so what I want is always."

"Kai-kun is so greedy!"

Hanabi Hanamaru said with a smile, then turned around and prepared to go to the staff room to change into her maid outfit.

"Wait a moment."

"What's wrong?" Hanabi Hanabi snapped out of her daze.

"Why don't you tell everyone your identity? It feels a bit strange to work here under the identity of Hua Yu."

"Okay, as long as no little fox gets close to Kai-kun today, Hanabi is fine."

After the girl finished speaking, she turned around, smiled, and walked into the staff room.

What little fox...

Kai Uesugi thinks Kurohi is getting cuter and cuter lately.

Is she gradually becoming like Hanabi, sharing the same personality?

Could it be that, as she said yesterday, she was going to disappear, and that's what she meant?

As Uesugi Kai thought about this, he suddenly felt uneasy.

Hanabi has two personalities, but one personality keeps her feelings buried deep inside, while the other openly displays her emotions.

He hoped that the shy Hanabi would last forever, and he could also completely accept the more poised and confident Hanamaru Hanabi.

Growth itself is a form of change.

However, the growth of fireworks is a process of being separated and then gradually merging together?

Kai Uesugi knew he was the kind of person who was prone to anxiety and insecurity. Hanabi's smile was so beautiful that even after they got married, he couldn't help but look up to her and chase after it.

Kai Uesugi looked at the two smiling faces on his phone screen.

Indeed, liking something can become an eternal and unchanging belief.

Kai Uesugi put his phone back in his pocket, slowly closed the copy of "Snow Country" in his hand, and placed it in the newly purchased bookshelf.

......

After tidying up the books, Uesugi Kai went to the door, flipped the small wooden sign that read "Open for Business" to the outside, and then returned to the bar to start cleaning and preparing the tools she needed for work today.

Akane Rina poked her head out of the kitchen, a piece of bread dangling from her mouth, her right hand resting on the phone, and said in a muffled voice:

"Woo woo, Uesugi, the cats have arrived. Come downstairs and greet them."

"Should I do it?" Uesugi Kai stopped what he was doing.

Erina Akane swallowed the bread. "Well, there's nothing I can do. Yuno and the others, and Totsuka Kohashi and the others will be here in a while."

"Alright then," Uesugi Kai reluctantly agreed.

Sometimes arriving at work too early serves no purpose other than adding extra work to your workload.

When she got downstairs, Uesugi Kai saw the cats that had been knocked into their cages.

"Meow~"

"Meow~"

"Meow~~"

"Meow!"

A strange sound suddenly broke into the baby's soft, meowing voice.

Kai Uesugi only glanced at the British Shorthair blue cat inside the cage, which was clawing at the metal bars.

It's strange that only this guy has such a clear mind.

"Please sign this for me, Mr. Uesugi," the shop manager said, putting down the two cat cages he was carrying and taking a small wooden board from the female clerk, which he then presented to Uesugi Kai.

Should I sign it?

“Yes,” Manager Zewan looked up at the coffee shop sign above, then looked down at him and said, “I’ll go in and check out the place, then everything will be fine.”

"Alright then." Uesugi Kai returned the pen and small wooden board to the female shop assistant.

"Please lead the way, Mr. Uesugi."

"fine."

"Oh, by the way, that British Shorthair blue cat is almost a year old. I suggest getting it spayed or neutered."

"Meow!"

Kai Uesugi replied, "Let's wait a bit longer."

"That's fine."

The cattery manager and staff followed Uesugi Kai up to the second floor to look at the coffee shop. They were very satisfied and completed the handover of the cats.

I was also quite satisfied with the coffee shop's environment; it had green plants, a balcony, a large space, and even a spiral wooden post for cats.

Kai Uesugi envies modern cats for being able to live in such a good environment.

As adorable pets for humans, they're not bad, except for not having complete autonomy over mating.

The three kittens were entrusted to Hanabi Hanabu and Erina Akane for care.

Kai Uesugi was carrying his British Shorthair blue cat.

"Meow~"

Kai Uesugi put the box down and opened the door for the cat.

The cat emerged from inside, its white paws shuffling, tail held high, its round eyes scanning its surroundings.

"Meow."

"What base?" Vice Admiral Uesugi closed the cage.

"Meow." The cat leaped onto the bench, then jumped from the bench onto the bar counter, and sat down with its bottom.

Conquer humanity's planet? What utter nonsense.

Kai Uesugi thought this cat was really daring.

Do you have a name?

"Meow!"

Ding-a-ling~

Welcome!

A mother brought her four-year-old daughter into the coffee shop.

The little girl spotted the British Shorthair blue cat perched on the bar, wagging its tail. Her eyes lit up, and she immediately broke free from her mother's hand, standing under the bar and reaching out to hug it.

"Kitty! Kitty!"

"Meow~"

The blue cat looked down and meowed at the little girl whose face was full of affection.

Uesugi Kai understood what he meant, which was roughly: Human brat, don't stop me and the boss from conquering the planet.

The little girl's mother came over, and Uesugi Kai went to greet her.

The woman looked around at the newly added facilities in the store: "Huh~ have you renovated this place?"

"Yes, what would you like to drink?"

"Anything is fine, but I'd like two cups of coffee with a little more milk."

“No problem.” Uesugi Kai turned and walked behind the bar, washed his hands, and started working.

The little girl stealthily climbed onto the high stool and grabbed the British Shorthair blue cat that was trying to escape with both hands.

"Meow!"