In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't turn around, and said softly:

"Hey Kira-kun, do you like cats?"

"It's alright, I wouldn't say I hate it, but I don't like it either."

Yoshikage Kira thought for a moment and answered seriously.

Many people like cats because they look cute, and petting a cat is indeed very enjoyable.

Because some people like cats, they can tolerate their cats' quirks.

For example, cat food is more expensive than human food, and cats are very delicate. Even a slight change in their diet can cause diarrhea. You have to clean up after them every day, and some poorly trained cats will poop and pee everywhere, on the bed, sofa, and everywhere else. Also, cats' sleep schedules are completely reversed from humans'. They sleep all day and play around and destroy things at night. They even rub their unwiped bottoms on their owners' faces after they fall asleep.

As for Yoshikage Kira, he doesn't like petting cats because it's not as comfortable as petting his hands.

As for cuteness, what cat is cuter than its paws?

Just like now.

Yukino was watching the cat, but Yoshikage Kira's gaze remained fixed on the girl's hands the entire time. Although the girl's slime was rather unfortunate, her hands had been one of Yoshikage Kira's favorite hands since elementary school.

Therefore, the answer is actually quite obvious.

Yoshikage Kira neither likes petting cats nor finds them cute. The cats' advantages are meaningless to him. On the contrary, the cats' behavior of destroying the house and tormenting their owner every night is something Yoshikage Kira finds completely unbearable.

Because he needs to ensure he gets eight hours of sleep, and having a cat would undoubtedly disturb her sleep.

Naturally, he didn't like cats.

"I see."

Yukino Yukinoshita seemed unsurprised by Yoshikage Kira's answer, and murmured softly, "So, Kira-kun, do you still enjoy keeping pets?"

"That's true."

Yoshikage Kira readily admitted that his pets were growing up healthily, becoming more and more beautiful, slender and delicate, with fair and tender skin, making him unable to resist them.

Yukino asked:

What kind of pet?

Yoshikage Kira's gaze fell on the girl's palm, his voice gentle:

"A tuberose."

"Tulips? They don't seem cheap. Knowing Kira-kun's personality, he probably wouldn't buy them, right? So, were they a gift from someone?"

Yukino Yukinoshita's voice was clear and cold, and her gentle gaze turned cold again.

Even the kitten seemed to be frightened by her coldness, its fur standing on end, arching its back and hissing threateningly, its body rapidly expanding!

Yukino Yukinoshita stood up and turned to look at Yoshikage Kira.

The temperature inside the alley also dropped rapidly under the influence of the black mist, and crystal-clear frost quickly formed on the ground.

Behind her, the kitten that had been huddled in the box had swelled up to be taller than Yoshikage Kira. Its once cute appearance had become incredibly ferocious, and it was exuding a chilling black aura. It was baring its teeth and claws, opening its blood-red maw to bite down on Yukino Yukinoshita.

However, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't even glance at it, and kept her back to it.

BOOM!

In the silent explosion, the black smoke quietly dissipated.

Yoshikage Kira replied calmly:

"It was a gift from a classmate."

"Female classmate?"

"Ah."

Ji: "I think so too."

Yukino Yukinoshita's voice was cool and clear, "After all, Kira-kun doesn't like men's hands, so her hands must be very beautiful, right?"

Kira Yoshikage recalled the time when the girl held power for him, and nodded very seriously:

"Very beautiful."

"How does it compare to mine?"

The girl stretched out her fair hands and brought them close to Yoshikage Kira.

Yoshikage Kira followed his heart's desire and answered honestly:

"Yours is prettier."

"is it?"

Yukino Yukinoshita withdrew her hand, her expression still aloof, and turned to walk out of the alley.

However, when her back was to Yoshikage Kira, a faint smile of pleasure appeared on the corner of the girl's mouth.

Kira Yoshikage maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far from her, but the girl was clearly not satisfied with that. She deliberately stayed where she was and waited until Kira Yoshikage was side by side with her.

Kira Yoshikage was silent for a moment, then, without deliberately keeping his distance, asked softly:

"Didn't you ever think about taking that cat home as a pet?"

He knew why Yukino Yukinoshita didn't keep a cat: it was because her older sister's name was Yukinoshita Haruno.

However, ordinary people cannot see vengeful cats.

So even if you keep them secretly, you won't be discovered.

"I've thought about it."

The girl raised her delicate white hand and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, her voice soft, "But there's no need. After all, it's a vengeful spirit; it can hurt people."

No matter how cute they look, they will reveal their true colors as soon as they are provoked.

Although she has ways to subdue it, such as turning the cat into a shikigami.

But no matter how cute it is disguised, once Yukino Yukinoshita has seen its ugly appearance, she can no longer stand it.

So she never petted it, even though she really liked cats.

Kira Yoshikage's gaze swept over the gloomy alley, and he subtly pressed his thumb down.

In the alley, another kitten placed in a box quietly exploded.

However, when they passed through a small alley again...

It's the same cardboard box again, and the same cat again.

Although there are different breeds of cats, there are blue cats, white cats, and black cats.

But without exception.

They have all died long ago; what remains in the world are merely vengeful spirits disguised as cute creatures.

however.

Isn't this a bit too much?

It's not surprising that there are vengeful spirits in the form of cats.

After all, there are all sorts of vengeful spirits in this world, even those that urge for more updates, so what's so strange about cat vengeful spirits?

Those stray cats that starve or freeze to death, or those that are abused and tortured to death, each of them has the potential to become a vengeful spirit after death. But most of the time, these vengeful spirits simply wander aimlessly in this world, waiting for the day they are exorcised, and this is the fate of the vast majority of vengeful spirits.

Most of them are just insignificant fry, with only a few reaching the level of a level 4 vengeful spirit.

The three vengeful spirits that Yoshikage Kira encountered all had spiritual energy fluctuations that had reached level 4.

Level 4 isn't particularly high, as it's just the lowest level of vengeful spirit, but it's deadly enough for ordinary people.

What's even more remarkable is that they can disguise themselves as the cute creatures they were in life, curling up in cardboard boxes to deceive passersby.

For passersby who cannot see them, they pose no threat whatsoever.

But for newcomers who can see them but do not know how to use psychic powers, this is a life-threatening danger.

Although there are also low-level but highly intelligent types among vengeful spirits, it's not surprising that one or two occasionally appear.

But the fact that three of them could disguise themselves, were in the same area, and were all cat spirits is somewhat of a coincidence.

The explanation of Yukino Yukinoshita's clear and cold voice:

"Those cats must have been part of some kind of ritual."

"A level 4 shikigami is not very useful. Someone must be trying to use a ritual to cultivate a level 1 shikigami. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be five more similar ritual nodes, distributed in eight different locations."

Yoshikage Kira gently shook his head:

"No, it should be six places."

"Ok?"

The girl raised her eyebrows slightly.

Yoshikage Kira spoke calmly:

"And the middle part, I taught you about it."

"I forgot."

The girl's tone was calm and composed. "After all, you haven't taught me in a long time."

"Really?" Yoshikage Kira tried hard to recall and refute, but soon realized that he did seem to have not taught her for a long time.

But surely you shouldn't have forgotten something so basic?

"Have."

She stopped and looked directly into Kira Yoshikage's eyes. Her expression remained calm, yet strangely gave the impression that she was complaining.

It was an illusion because the girl quickly turned around and continued walking forward.

However, she maintained a steady pace, quietly waiting for Yoshikage Kira to catch up.

Yoshikage Kira asked:

"Aren't you going to deal with it? You live nearby. If the ritual succeeds, you'll be in trouble too, right? After all, it's aimed at you."

"It doesn't matter."

Yukino Yukinoshita spoke coldly: