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After exchanging a few more words with Qin Qi, the cat realized that he wasn't a bad person, so she wasn't afraid anymore. She even invited Qin Qi to have dinner with her.

"Ramen...that's fine too, as long as it fills my stomach."

After thinking about it, Qin Qi finally decided to eat ramen.

"Whatever you call it, ramen. Our ramen is incredibly delicious and flavorful. You'll see once you try it."

The cat walked in front again, leading the way for Qin Qi with its cat-like gait—this was a real cat walk!

The two, a human and a cat, walked to the edge of town, where there was a dilapidated ramen shop, but it was already closed.

The little black cat led Qin Qi to the back door, then skillfully reached its paw into the lock, and with a click, the lock opened.

"Okay, come in."

The cat went inside again, turning back to greet Qin Qi.

"Little kitty, is this really your home? You didn't just pick any shop, break the lock, and bring me in, did you?"

"Although I was very hungry, I still wouldn't stoop to stealing."

Qin Qi looked at the door in front of him. Why did this cat choose such a dilapidated shop instead of a wealthy one when it was stealing things?

"Meow, don't talk nonsense. What stealing? I've lived here for a hundred years. Who can say this isn't my home?"

The cat was angry at Qin Qi's words. She looked around and found a sign in a corner.

She handed it to Qin Qi. The sign read "Black Cat Ramen Shop," and there was a black silhouette of a cat on the far left.

"See? My name and my image are written on it, and my signature is on the very side."

"I'm telling you this solemnly: although I scare people outside in the middle of the night, I'm not a stray cat!"

The cat was very unhappy that Qin Qi suspected her. She had lived here for over a hundred years, and today she was being accused of being a thief.

She had to show Qin Qi that she wasn't a stray cat; she was a cat with a home and a family!

"Okay, okay, I got it, don't get so worked up."

Qin Qi looked at the ink mark of a cat's paw under the cat's shadow and instantly recognized that it was indeed the mark left by a cat's paw.

This store really is a cat's den.

He suddenly understood why the cat was reacting so strongly; it was similar to telling a human that you are a homeless orphan.

Anyone would be anxious in this situation.

"Meow."

The cat calmed down and was about to meow when it heard footsteps coming from inside the house. A moment later, someone came out.

"Mommy cat, is that you back?"

A girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old emerged from the darkness. She didn't light a lamp; she just walked over like that.

The room was pitch black, but that did not affect Qin Qi's vision; he could completely treat the night as if it were daytime.

He looked at the little girl. Although she looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, that was just due to underdeveloped development. Judging from her bone age, she should be seventeen years old.

The little girl was very pretty, with beautiful pure white hair and snow-white skin. However, if you look closely at her eyebrows and eyes...

You'll find that this white color isn't a good thing; the girl has severe albinism, and her eyebrows are also white.

Her red pupils were like jewels, but unfortunately, the girl could not see anything; she was blind.

"Meow, kitten, I brought back a friend I just met. He's hungry, can you make him a bowl of ramen?"

The cat jumped onto the table again and looked at Qin Qi: "I know my kitten is different from ordinary humans, but she is really not a monster, but a human."

"It's just that its appearance is slightly different from ordinary people. You're not allowed to call my kitten a monster, or I'll scratch you."

The cat was very protective and caring towards the little girl.

"It's just albinism, nothing strange, let alone a monster."

"After all, she's such a beautiful girl; calling her a monster would be too much."

Qin Qi found a seat and sat down. Next to him was a cat that had jumped onto the table. He looked at the little girl and spoke.

"Thank you. What kind of ramen would you like? Clear broth? Or tonkotsu?"

The little girl had fair skin, and when she heard Qin Qi's praise, her cheeks turned pink. She was very shy.

This was the first time she had ever heard anyone compliment her on her beauty; normally, everyone else called her a white-haired monster and a red-eyed freak.

"Um, can I have one bowl of each?"

Qin Qi spoke.

"Yes, please wait a moment."

Although the little girl was blind, she was very skilled. She tidied her long hair and rolled up her wide sleeves.

Then, she put on an apron, counted her steps, and walked exactly to the kitchen counter. Then, she felt around with her fingers and found what she needed.

She started cooking! A girl who can't see, I wonder how many times she must have practiced to achieve her current skill level!

"You have a good eye, unlike those foolish humans. You can actually see the beauty of my kitten."

"It seems that although you're a bit crazy, your eyesight is still quite good."

The cat was overjoyed to hear Qin Qi praising the little girl. She raised her head and her two tails wagged happily.

"I just heard her call you 'cat mom.' What's your relationship with her? Does she know you're a talking cat?"

Qin Qi was a little curious. A cat and a monster, and an albino girl who couldn't see—this combination was quite unusual.

"A kitten is a kitten, what other relationship could there be? As for whether she knows I'm a cat, of course she knows."

The cat didn't quite understand what Qin Qi meant. Although she had become a monster, she still didn't understand humans well enough.

So she didn't understand what Qin Qi meant, but the little girl did, and she explained to Qin Qi:

"My mother told me that I was abandoned when I was very young, probably because I looked like a monster."

"But I was lucky. My mom and my cat mom took me home and they didn't mind how I looked."

"She took very good care of me, showed me concern, and taught me all sorts of things, so even though my mother cat is a cat, she is also one of my mothers in my heart."

The little girl's words were full of gratitude towards Nekomata, but at the same time she also revealed that there was someone else besides Nekomata.

That person might be the owner of the cat demon.

Where is your mother?

"He died. We promised to be together forever, but that idiot just died on his own."

"What a wicked guy! He abandoned his kittens and left me to take care of them myself!"

The cat got very angry at this point, and you could tell that she really cared about someone else and still held a grudge about it to this day.

Next, the cat told Qin Qi her story.

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When she was very young, just an ordinary kitten, she was abandoned by her mother cat.

On a rainy day, she was very cold and thought she would die that day.

But a miracle happened: a little girl found the cat demon and took it home, and the rest is history.

That little girl was the real owner of this ramen shop; she was a very kind woman when she was alive.

She treated Nekomata as her family member, and Nekomata lived to be seventeen years old, which is considered a very long life for a cat!

The girl had grown into a young woman; her parents were dead, and only her cat remained to keep her company.

She stayed by the dying cat's side, praying incessantly that it could hold on.

In the end, whether it was her prayers that really worked or not, the cat miraculously persevered and gradually regained its energy!

When she turned eighteen, Nekomaru grew a second tail, and she successfully transformed from an ordinary cat into Nekomaru!

When she spoke for the first time, the girl was not surprised; instead, she happily hugged the cat.

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The cat still remembers what the girl said to her when she hugged him.

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"At that time, that idiot wasn't surprised or scared like other humans; instead, he hugged me tightly."

"She said that now that I've become a monster, I can live a longer life, and she doesn't have to worry about me dying anymore."

“We would stay with each other forever, but she was a big liar. In the end, she didn’t keep her promise and left me to die.”

The cat became very sad again as she spoke. She really wanted to die with that girl, but she couldn't bear to leave her kitten behind.

The kittens weren't their children; they were found by the girls on a snowy day, and the girls felt a strong connection with them when they met.

So she decided to adopt her. She didn't care about her appearance or her problems at all; she loved the little girl wholeheartedly.

"That person sounds like a really nice guy."

After listening to Maoyou's words, Qin Qi felt that the girl was a very nice person. She didn't care about worldly restrictions and treated everyone with the most sincere kindness.

Even when facing monsters, they showed no remorse and still treated them with the utmost kindness.

"Yeah, I think so too..."

The cat then brought up the deceased girl again, and she became agitated, beginning to recount in detail the events of the past.

Just then, the little girl finished making the ramen. She groped her way to place the ramen in front of Qin Qi, then whispered:

"Your ramen is ready, please enjoy."

"Thank you... Um? What's your name again?"

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Qin Qi suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know the girl's name. Huh? Could it be that he had overlooked it again?

"Kitten."

The girl whispered.

"Kitty? Isn't that a name, not a title?"

Qin Qi always thought that this was just what the black cat called a girl, just like he called Lu Linglong "little girl".

"Humans need names. A kitten is a kitten, a kitten's child, simple and straightforward."

"Just like me, I'm a black cat, so I'm called Black Cat. After I turned into a monster, I became called Cat Demon."

The cat didn't care about the name; she felt it was just a name, and simplicity was enough.

"It has the meaning of 'the name that can be named is not the eternal name,' you fellow have quite the moral compass."

Qin Qi smiled. The black cat was right. A name is just a label; there's no need to care about it.

When the time comes, just call me whatever you think of; there's no need to waste time memorizing other people's names.

He began to taste the ramen made by the kitten. He first tasted the ramen soup and was quite surprised as soon as he put it in his mouth!

"How's it? It's delicious."

The cat asked again.

"It's quite delicious, but the most important thing is that you can feel a sense of warmth while eating it, and you can feel the maker's heart."

Qin Qi wasn't exaggerating; he could genuinely feel it! The girl's emotions were truly poured into the food as she made the ramen!

Perhaps it's because it has lived with monsters for too long, or perhaps it's just its nature, but the kitten may have superhuman abilities!

"Thank you for the compliment."

The kitten felt that Qin Qi was praising it; this was the second time in one night that it had received praise.

She was very shy at this moment. This girl was really not good at accepting compliments from others, and she was also not good at hiding her emotions.

The white tuft of hair on her head was swaying happily; as expected of a cat's child, their habits are all the same.

After finishing two bowls of ramen, Qin Qi satisfied his appetite a little and then didn't ask for any more.

Although he wasn't full yet, he didn't dare to eat freely, fearing that he would eat the restaurant out of business.

Well, he didn't have the money to pay the bill, but he was skilled enough to heal the kitten's eyes and use that as payment for the meal.