I really don't want to be reborn.

Before this topic could be fully explored, the black cat's lonely figure was quickly walking up the stairs towards the first-grade classroom corridor.

They caught up with her at the outdoor shoe box area.

"Black Cat, are you getting ready to go back?"

The black cat paused, turned around and saw him, then saw the figure beside him, and swallowed slightly: "Ah... Kousaka-senpai, what's the matter with Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

"I remember emailing you this afternoon, saying we'd go home together after school."

"...I don't remember."

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow slightly: "Don't you remember?"

"Waaah—"

As if the cat had encountered its natural enemy, a trembling expression appeared on the black cat's face, as if it had met a demon king.

Are you really that afraid of Kasumigaoka Utaha?

Kyosuke Kosaka must prove to his girlfriend that he is gentle, virtuous, and not scary at all.

But the black cat was frightened: "Ooh, it's appeared... Belphegor!"

"Belfiger?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't know much about religion, so she didn't understand what the black cat meant and turned to look at him.

How should I put it?

How do I explain to her that your image has been written into the Little Black Cat comic, where you are portrayed as an inhuman, cunning, and lazy demon king who interferes with the romance between siblings?

That's all?

It'll explode, won't it?

"Ah, it's probably a character from some work—a black cat. Snap out of it, your senior Shiyu won't understand those references."

"I...I know."

The black cat looked at him, then at her.

Kasumigaoka Utaha waved her backpack: "Let's go relax together?"

As she invited him, the eerie atmosphere gradually dissipated, and the black cat slowly relaxed.

Just as she was about to say, "Then go ahead," a voice suddenly called her from the other side of the stairs.

"Gogami-kun—"

A group of first-grade girls came down the stairs.

Akagi Sena invited in a cheerful voice, "Are you free later? We're all going to go sing karaoke together, if you're free—"

"I'm busy!"

He rejected the invitation outright, without a trace of emotion.

Kyosuke Kosaka frowned.

Is this attitude really good?

He sighed inwardly, but a smile quickly appeared on his face as he smiled at the female students: "Sorry, we've already made an appointment with her."

"Huh...it's Kousaka-senpai and Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

Akagi Sena recognized the two people; she recognized the two people who often appeared in her brother's conversations: "Since we have a date, then let's get together again next time, Gokou-kun~"

"..."

The black cat simply watched silently as the students turned away.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly revealed a strange smile that made the black cat's hair stand on end.

"By the way, are you guys going to sing karaoke? Would you mind if the three of us joined us?"

The first-grade girls were overjoyed: "Of course we don't mind!"

On the way to sing, Kyosuke, who had been glared at by the black cat with a sinister look the whole way, touched his nose and said, "Shizuka, have I been meddling in other people's business?"

"No, you're just having fun."

Chapter Thirty: She Will Be an Uncompromising Female Demon

As expected, the black cat remained silent.

During their karaoke session, she remained unusually silent. No matter how much Kyosuke Kosaka tried to coax her, she didn't say a word, and she didn't utter more than ten sentences in total.

So her classmates all knew that she was a typical gloomy, lonely, and difficult person to get along with.

First impressions are crucial; they determine how close or distant a relationship is between people.

Especially in the social interactions of minors, the first impression of a quiet and reserved person is not one of composure and maturity, but rather of being a withdrawn and eccentric person.

Silence is golden.

Zi Zhang studied for official positions, but only felt he had a limited understanding of them.

So when he visited her in the first-grade classroom again two days later, he unsurprisingly found that she was indeed isolated by her classmates, and none of them spoke to her.

He stood at the classroom door, smiling and greeting the female students he had just met, and his smile remained unchanged until she reluctantly came out.

"Let's go back together, Liuli."

"..."

The black cat remained silent, looking up at him for a long time before shaking its head.

She refused, saying, "No."

Her petite body tried to slip away from him, but the next moment she received the same treatment as Shino, being grabbed by the collar from behind and lifted up by Kousaka Kyosuke.

"Hey! Put me down right now!"

The little black cat, hovering in mid-air, bared its teeth and roared, attracting the attention of many students. The girl, keenly aware of the various gazes, glared at him fiercely.

Her aggrieved and angry gaze evaporated into clouds, gradually turning into rain, and tears she had never seen before slowly welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Are you about to cry?

Come to think of it, he had never even seen her cry.

Kyosuke Kosaka gently put her down, thinking to himself that Ruri Gokou was really a fun person. Her cute face, now so red it looked like it was about to burst, made him want to tease her even more.

This black cat is gentle yet cunning, proud yet awkward, and also very considerate of others. In short, this guy is basically a chuunibyou who likes to take care of others.

I want to care for her properly, but I also want to bully her badly.

"...I'm sorry, senior, but unfortunately I have to work today, so I'll have to take my leave now."

His tone was cold and distant; he was clearly angry.

“But I asked Hinata, and you don’t have a work schedule on Thursdays.”

The black cat's calm expression crumbled once again: "That brat Hyuga..."

"So let's do it together?"

Whether it was out of guilt for treating her as a substitute for his younger sister, or a desire to continue satisfying some kind of desire through her, Kousaka Kyosuke began to care about this adopted younger sister.

Black Cat continued to refuse: "I just remembered, today is the screening day for Maschera, so I have to go back early."

She took a step forward, and behind her came Kosaka's light, teasing voice: "Maschera Season 2 has ended and will no longer be broadcast, little black cat."

"scare!"

The cat's meow was caused by a key being suddenly pressed in the high register of a piano, startling everyone.

She abruptly turned her head, her face contorted in pain: "Don't make Maschera sound like she was cut in half at the waist!!!"

Why the sudden change of heart?

She wasn't angry when he grabbed her by the back of her collar and lifted her up, so why is she so furious now?

He chuckled to himself, realizing he had probably touched a nerve with anime otaku.

That tone was terrifying.

(Even shut-ins are scary)

Or perhaps the ending of that anime left her with a mouthful of shit, so she's really looking forward to the third season?

"Maschera just hasn't had a sequel yet, right?"

He didn't want to get entangled with the other party on such a boring issue. The fact that the other party changed his mind so quickly left the black cat with nowhere to vent his anger. He could only nod sullenly: "...It's good that you know you're wrong. Remember this well. The fans haven't given up on you yet."

She paused for a moment, then added in a low voice, "I'm writing doujinshi again too. Hmph, the dark demon king really needs to be re-trained."

Her initially embarrassed expression now turned radiant, clearly because she was talking about something she liked.

Unlike him.

She writes for the sake of writing.

To be a female demon, to tame the great demon king, and to make people applaud.

The setting book was hundreds of pages long, arrogant, and full of nonsense, so it was punished... It always has to be punished.

Humility is needed for writing, and it's the same for life. Otherwise, if you stand there and coldly announce that you like this and dislike that, people won't be amazed by your courage; they'll just think you're crazy.

What's the point of living life?

However, nothing is absolute. The Black Cat Girl puts her whole heart and soul into her hobbies, and when she is determined to accomplish something, she is no longer anyone else's match.

Or to put it more precisely, no one else is her opponent anymore, no matter who they are.

Once you make this decision, once you're determined to be a successful psychopath, you'll feel an immense boost of strength and courage, and your horizons will broaden accordingly.

The sarcasm and ridicule of others had become a minor issue for her; why would she care about it anymore?

He wanted to see her become that kind of person in the future, just as he looked forward to his sister's future—but in the process, it wasn't too much to appreciate the occasional frustration and dejection she showed, was it?

"Since you're alright, come back with me."

Kyosuke Kousaka made his decision, and Kuroneko could only remain sullen: "Whatever makes you happy..."

She seemed to be in a bad mood; her gait was very stiff, and she didn't interact much with the classmates who passed by. This once again proved that Black Cat, or rather, people with her personality, couldn't get along with their classmates.