Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

She gave the impression of being a cat who loved playing with balls of yarn and making a mess, but now she was so attentive.

"Is Lenai planning on performing on the streets?"

"Ah."

There was no microphone, and she didn't care if there were any other listeners besides Ritsu Naruse. Her bright silver pick gleamed in the sunlight, and Kaname Rakuna held the guitar in front of her. A familiar melody began to play in Ritsu Naruse's ears.

Wow, here is my exclusive BGM~

As the only listener at the moment, Ritsu Narose silently took out his mobile phone and began to record this memorable moment.

Although there is no drums and violin to support it, the guitar solo is still remarkable.

After saving the image of the girl swaying slightly to the rhythm on his mobile phone, Ritsu Narose suddenly noticed a subtle change in the light and shadow around him.

Turning his head, he saw a new listener beside him.

Her long light green hair shone in the summer sun. Mutsu Wakaba, carrying a guitar case on his back, stared blankly at Kaname Rakuna who was concentrating on playing in front of him, as if he saw something far away and out of reach that only appeared in dreams appear in reality one day.

——"Ms. Wakaba?"

Hearing the call from the side, Wakaba Mu finally pulled herself out of her shock and envy. Turning her head to look at Naruse Ritsu, she heard the boy speak in a rather proud tone.

"Lena, she plays the piano very well, right?"

"Um……"

The palm holding the guitar case strap clenched involuntarily. She looked back at the girl who closed her eyes and immersed herself in the rhythm, and nodded enviously.

Although to outsiders, Ruoye Mu's expression did not change at all.

After sending the video he had shot to the band's chat group, Ritsu Narose was about to type a compliment when his phone suddenly buzzed.

Seeing the name appear on the screen, Ritsu Narose walked a little further away before answering the call.

As soon as the call was connected, he heard Nagasaki Suyo's voice coming from the phone.

She probably regretted kicking Ritsu Narose out of the room too violently. After she calmed down, she couldn't bear to let Ritsu Narose wander around outside—or rather, she didn't want to continue sharing a room with Takamatsu Deng and a noisy pink-haired girl who, feeling proud of having won a tile, was enthusiastically performing her "I-ryu Kenpo" in the living room...

……

As Ritsu Narose walked to the other side, Wakaba Mu suddenly felt that the shade of the tree was much quieter.

This song, which she was hearing for the first time, ended quickly and the girl who had been playing the guitar just now stopped.

At this moment, Wakaba Mu discovered that the girl named "Le Na" was staring at her - and the violin case on her back.

The girl's eyes were a bit strange, reminding Ruoye Mu of the hosts and reporters he had faced on TV shows. However, her eyes were not like those of those who were intent on digging into others' inner thoughts. She seemed to have a sense of pride of her own, standing quietly in place, observing in her own way.

Just like a cat.

She soon found a creature with a similar temperament to her, but Wakaba Mu was not good at dealing with cats - especially when the cat was staring at her closely.

She avoided his gaze rather uneasily and heard the other party's comments drift into her ears.

——"A boring woman."

As if she was characterizing "Ruoye Mu", she put the old-fashioned guitar in her hand into its case as she spoke.

Her short white hair swayed slightly as she gathered the props she had just taken out a few minutes ago. She placed them in her suitcase, and the rustling of leaves overhead drowned out the clatter of her black Martin boots on the ground.

Without looking at Wakaba Mutsu again, nor thinking of explaining anything, Kaname Rakuna naturally walked to Naruse Ritsu and grabbed his sleeve as if urging him to leave.

Just after finishing the call, Naruse Ritsu put down the phone and looked at her in surprise: "Huh? You should have just played one song, aren't you going to play anymore?"

"Let's go home." After saying his thoughts concisely, Lenai walked towards the street.

After walking for a while, she stopped again and looked back at a certain (second) 诌aging*彡_]8 Qi Yi Ling Meng person who had not kept up with her.

Seeing that Ritsu Narose seemed to be walking in another direction, she dragged her heavy suitcase towards him and walked quickly, blocking his way.

What will they say?

Wakaba Mutsu was not clear.

Standing alone in the shade of a tree, with only the box of musical instruments behind her, she could do nothing more than hide the envy that was growing in her heart.

Because she is indeed a "boring woman".

Watching the two of them reunite and walk towards the distant street together, Ruo Yemu simply lifted the shoulder strap that had slightly slipped off his shoulder and set out on the journey home alone...

……

Ritsu Narose didn't know where Kaname Rakuna's home was.

He didn't bother asking any more questions, lest he look like a pervert who had lured a lost girl.

He was in no hurry to go home, so he just followed Yao Lenai slowly, and spent the rest time he had freed up after his hard work.

When Ritsu Narose suddenly realized that the scene around him looked familiar, he found that he and Rana Kaname had come to the deserted parking lot again.

There was a rustling sound at my feet, and after about ten seconds, a black and white cow cat emerged from the green bushes.

With its tail held high, it walked to Kaname with an elegant cat-like gait and pressed its body against the girl's drooping hand.

"Meow~"

As soon as you hear the sound of the clip, you know that this is a good cat.

Without urging Lenai to go home quickly, Ritsu Narose looked around and noticed some details that he had previously overlooked.

"Could it be... Lenai comes here often?"

"Ah."

He took out the crumpled cat strips from his pocket, asked Lenai to tear them apart, and slowly handed them to the cow cat's mouth.

Perhaps because it was often fed in the past, this friendly cat did not rush over. It gracefully poked its head out and licked the food mouthful by mouthful with its tongue.

"Do you want to plant some cat grass?" Standing aside, Ritsu Narose suddenly spoke.

"Cat grass?" He tilted his head, giving Lenai a look like a toddler touching a textbook for the first time. "What is it?"

"Things like wheat and oat seedlings. If you insist, you could even count dogtail grass on the street or weeds on park lawns." Looking at the cow cat in Kaname's hand, Naruse Ritsu said, "As for its function, it helps cats expel hairballs that have formed in their stomachs."

"Hairball……"

Thinking of the scene he had seen, Yao Lenai immediately looked bitter.

Obviously, in her opinion, "liking cats" and "hating the hair balls that cats vomit" are two non-conflicting things.

"Although there are more convenient things like hairball spitting cream and hair removal cream now, Lenai probably doesn't have that much pocket money, right?"

As she spoke, Ritsu Narose seemed to see a pair of cat ears standing up on Kaname Rakuna's head - she shuddered all over, revealing an expression that was extremely serious for her.

It was obvious that Ritsu Narose's words hit her sore spot directly.

It is not clear how Kaname Rina's parents will control the amount of their daughter's pocket money, but in Naruse Ritsu's opinion, Kaname Rina's grandmother, the serious old lady, will probably strictly control her weekly... or even daily spending limit.

Otherwise, according to Yao Lenai's personality, she would use the pocket money she received just a few days ago to satisfy her momentary desires.

For example, feeding cats, buying matcha snacks, etc...

Even if Ritsu Narose were in that position, he wouldn't give Maomao much pocket money.

"Anyway," Naruse Ritsu continued, clapping her hands to attract the attention of Kaname Ryuna and the cat in her arms, "Cat grass is good for cats. Would you like to try growing some at home, Ryuna?"

"I?"

The hand that was stroking the cow cat suddenly stopped, and her mouth opened slightly, as if she didn't expect Ritsu Narose to make such a suggestion.

After hesitating for a long time, she nodded imperceptibly.

After the cat finished eating the cat strips in her hand, Lenai followed Ritsu Narose's footsteps and soon found a flower shop that was still operating following the navigation on his phone.

Although it was not clear in advance whether the flower shop would sell strange items such as "cat grass seeds", fortunately, the business philosophy of this flower shop is quite unconventional.

Normally, no one would grow vegetables, fruits or something like that in a flower shop, right?

After taking a bite of the cucumber she had just bought, Ritsu Narose and the girl beside her continued walking on the sidewalk.

The emerald green oat seedlings swayed in the wind in Yao Lena's arms, tickling her small and cute nose from time to time.

Scratching her face like a cat, she lowered her head to look at the bundle of cat grass in her hand. It wasn't until she returned to the place where she had said goodbye to the cat that she slowly raised her head and looked at Naruse Ritsu with an inexplicable look.

--"Why?"

The same question was asked by Yao Lena again, but this time, she finished speaking the unfinished words as if it came out miraculously.

Kaname Lenai's question came with a breeze. Ritsu Narose, who was searching for a guide to growing cat grass, stopped and looked at her in surprise.

Ritsu Narose doesn't like cats - this fact was directly stated by Kaname Rakuna.

She saw this as early as when they first met.

Cats don’t really care whether others care about them. They only care about the fact that “someone cares about them.”

Therefore, even though she knew from the beginning that Ritsu Narose had no feelings for cats, she still went over to try to find out what this strange person was thinking and doing.

Even after she discovered the true identity of Ritsu Narose, this idea did not change much.

She was just used to the special smell of Ritsu Narose, used to him feeding her cake with a fork every time they sat in the cafe, and used to playing music with the pick he made specifically for her.

But when she heard the reminders from her grandmother and mother, she felt conflicted again.

Why did my grandmother look so happy and sad after tasting the matcha cake I made for her that day?

Why did my mother suddenly call me and ask me to be wary of Ritsu Naruse, the only boy she knew?

When she realized this contradiction, a strange anxiety lingered in her heart. Continuing to recall, she finally found the root of the contradiction in her memory - the words she was asking now.

——"Why does Ritsu Naruse like cats now?"

While pondering over Kaname Rakuna's question, Ritsu Narose suddenly found that he couldn't give an answer.

What drove me to change from a mere passerby who didn't care about cats to the person who now specifically reminds Lenai to plant cat grass to feed the cats?

Several answers immediately emerged in his mind, but he didn't know which one was the right one. The only thing that was certain was that he didn't hate cats as much as he used to.

He picked up knowledge that he would have forgotten with just a casual glance from the pile of old books in his memory, and the small animals that he had never cared about or even put on the list of jokes in hell now received his attention.

Feeling Kaname Rakuna's burning gaze, Naruse Ritsu raised his head.

A slender, petite, white-haired girl stood by the grass, her back to the sun, cradling a bundle of grass that was practically dripping with water. Her fair, tender face flushed slightly, perhaps because of the summer heat and the lack of shade.

There was a color in her clear, heterochromatic eyes that she could not understand. Feeling her heartbeat suddenly quicken, Ryu Narose looked away unnoticeably, not choosing to meet her gaze.

"I'm going back." He handed over the flowerpot in his hand and said briefly.

Seeing the plastic bag containing the flower pot being taken by Kaname Rakuna, Naruse Ritsu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But when he turned to leave, he saw the girl blocking his way again as before.

"Aren't you going home to plant the cat grass? The seeds need to be soaked for half a day beforehand..."

"I don't want to plant it at home." She lowered her head and whispered her thoughts.

"Why is that? I thought Ms. Tsuzuki wouldn't mind having an extra potted plant in her house."

"Plant it here so the cat can eat it anytime..."

As she spoke, Kaname looked up at Naruse Ritsu again and said, "We can see it every time we come here."

"...That's it."

Seeing that Kaname Rakuna seemed to agree that he would come here again in the future, Ritsu Naruse suddenly didn't know what to say.

Following the white-haired girl to a deserted corner of the parking lot, he saw Kaname placing a flower pot on a deserted flower bed.

There is only brown soil left where the flowers once bloomed, and now there is only a lonely flowerpot on it.

"If there's only one pot of cat grass, it's still a little too little..." Noticing the girl's depressed mood, Ritsu Narose suddenly broke the silence.

Meeting her gaze, he smiled gently, "But as long as we successfully plant the first one, more cat grasses will probably take root and sprout here."

Looking down at the bag of oat seeds in her hand, she seemed to have seen the scene described in the words, and her eyes looking at Ritsu Narose sparkled in the sunlight.

43. Cake and Night Walk (Two in One)

Although I have decided to plant cat grass here, I still have to go home and prepare before planting.

After feeding the newly bought cat grass to the cow cat at hand, Ming Se Lu Gao Ling*? Meng Er Lin? Wu0 Jiu Shan??镏镏辞 was interrupted for the third time by Yao Lenai when he was about to leave.

She just held the bag of seeds and stood in front of Ritsu Narushe, just like the wild cat that had left and was blocking her way before.

If he wanted to leave, he certainly had many ways to do so.

but……