I, the little cat, am a substitute for others who are starving and thin

"Words you don't need to know."

Reimu continued the previous topic: "As a Hakurei shrine maiden, I must be able to rush to stop incidents like the previous one. If the troublemaker doesn't have money and doesn't get any benefits, the safety of the entire Gensokyo will be on one person's shoulders. This is responsibility."

"So when you go out to play, don't always try to cause trouble. I'm working very hard."

Except for the fact that 90% of the time he spends at the shrine drinking tea and reading comics.

"time?"

Yimi frowned, as if he understood something.

Becoming a Hakurei shrine maiden seems to require staying here to protect this place, and the cat also has to find a way home, but of course it can't do that, and it seems there can only be one Hakurei shrine maiden.

But after the cat takes the throne, it should be given to someone else immediately. Reimu just mentioned the previous generation.

She reached out and nudged Reimu's face. "So, what about the Hakurei miko from before?"

"Who knows? Maybe he's retired, or maybe he's dead."

Reimu said this calmly.

“Die!”

The kitten opened its mouth wide.

"Why do you look so surprised? Oh, right, at your age, you probably don't have a very clear concept of death."

Reimu didn't think much of explaining death.

She didn't know whether the kitten's lifespan was calculated according to the monster or human, but everyone would be emo for two days when they first realized the meaning of death, so she had to spend time to enlighten the other person.

Yimi didn't say anything along the way, and the silence made Reimu less worried.

"Cooking is such a hassle, why don't we just stick with hot pot... Tsk, Marisa's Bagua stove is back."

Back at the shrine, Reimu put the listless Yimi down and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll let you order a dish today."

"Anything is fine, as long as it's not hot."

"Why don't you just say you want some snacks? Go boil a bucket of water in the bathroom. I'll give you a bath after dinner. Take off your shoes."

Reimu dug out needles and thread from the cupboard, "Come to think of it, my shoes are broken too."

There was no other way, she rushed over as soon as she heard something unusual happened.

Yimi kicked off her shoes and handed them to Reimu, staring at Reimu's profile as she was carefully threading the needle.

If Neko becomes a Hakurei shrine maiden, will Reimu die?

Although she had been hoping that Reimu would die sooner so that she could take her place since the first day, Yimi has become less and less willing to let Reimu die recently.

She looked at the portal energy, which was enough for her to use again.

33

Chapter 33 The cat is gone.

At night, the temperature in Gensokyo seemed to drop overnight, so thin blankets like the one Reimu kept in the closet needed extra layers. The ice fairy had better not bother her in this kind of weather, otherwise it wouldn't be something that could be solved by hanging from a tree for a few hours.

She slept with a warm kitten in her arms, but it was not really that warm. With Yimi around, Reimu could not hold down the edge of the quilt to make it airtight. At night, the little thing liked to toss and turn and bite her clothes with its mouth.

However, cold weather does make it easier for people to sleep in, and it is even more comfortable with the sound of the wind whistling outside and the sound of raindrops hitting the ground.

Yimi rubbed her eyes and crawled out of Reimu's arms, pushing Reimu who still didn't want to wake up: "Reimu, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to play with you later."

Yimi has already made up her mind that she doesn't want Reimu to die, so she won't be a Hakurei shrine maiden anymore.

The cat only needs to spend 100% of its energy to travel through time again, but after Reimu dies, she will never be seen again.

"Um……"

Reimu showed no sign of waking up in response to her farewell. She was just very uncomfortable being pushed around, so she snorted slightly and turned over to continue sleeping.

She slept later than Yimi yesterday because she had to mend two shoes.

Neither Lingmeng nor Yimi were wearing ordinary cloth shoes. They were not like other clothes that could be repaired with a few stitches of needle and thread, not to mention that the soles of their shoes were broken.

Why not just save yourself the trouble and buy another one? Since it would save you a lot of money, Reimu would rather waste her time.

"Well."

Yimi moved away from her.

Sleeping is the most important thing, Yimi understands this deeply.

She sat at the low table, tore off a page from the notebook that Teacher Huiyin had given her, and wrote farewell words on it like in the comics.

Maomao didn't know why she had to leave a note instead of saying hello directly. She just learned it from the comics.

Then she turned around and secretly stuffed a few comics she hadn't read yet into the storage space, picked up the shoes that Reimu had repaired for her yesterday, and packed up the clothes that Marisa gave her.

Finally, he stared at Reimu for a while and opened the portal.

……

I don’t know how long it took, but the door of the shrine was pulled open and the cold wind from outside seeped in unhindered.

"It's so cold!"

"Why are you still sleeping at this hour, Reimu? How can you sleep at your age?"

Marisa lifted the blanket and shook her out.

She stared at the shrine and looked left and right: "Where's little Yimi?"

"I don't know, maybe he went to Terakoya."

Reimu stretched and noticed that both of the clothes hanging on the hangers were gone.

"Even children know that the morning sets the tone for the day. How can you still be in the mood to sleep? If you keep going like this, you'll find yourself entering middle age before you've even squandered your youth!"

Marisa placed a bag on the ground.

"Are you my mother?"

Reimu reached out to open the bag, "What is this, ingredients for hot pot?"

"These are autumn clothes for little Yimi, because Reimu, you don't look like someone who can buy new clothes for a child."

Reimu huddled back under the covers, unwilling to come out and put on clothes: "Nonsense, I will ask for clothes when I really need them."

"You just said 'want' instead of 'buy', right?"

"How dare you say that to me? I'll at least give you some spell cards instead of money."

Reimu reached out to grab the comic books that she had deliberately placed within easy reach, and found that several of them were missing.

She simply checked the style of clothes Marisa had prepared, which looked more like the style of Human World.

As if sensing her confusion, Marisa responded, "This isn't a dress Alice made for me. I stole home when the old man wasn't looking and found this. I originally thought he'd remarried and had a child, but when I saw there was a hole for the tail on the dress, I took it."

By the way, that guy actually has a cat. You can't tell at all. Marisa tried to test it for a long time and found out that it was just an ordinary orange cat. Could he be preparing in advance for the orange cat to turn into a human?

"That's it."

"When does Xiao Yimi usually come back?"

"I don't know. I'll come back when I'm hungry."

Reimu closed her eyes and prepared to continue sleeping.

"That's not even a good answer. You're such a lousy guardian."

Marisa was quite dissatisfied.

"Why is he a guardian?"

In Gensokyo, there is basically no danger as long as you are not an ordinary human. At most, there are one or two monsters that are difficult to get along with, but they are not a threat to the little ghost.

"what is this?"

Marisa found the note.

"I need to find my way home and come see you in a few days."

There were many mistakes in the strokes and a lot of black bumps, but that didn't stop Marisa from understanding the meaning.

It may take a long time for Cat, but because the multiverse is separated by two substances, time and space, it may only take a few days for Reimu and the others.

"Go home? Where to go? Isn't this her home?"

Marisa didn't quite understand.

"So she did tell me that she wanted to become a Hakurei shrine maiden because she wanted to go home."

Reimu replied calmly, grabbing a comic book she had read countless times and preparing to read it again to pass the time.

"Why are you so calm? I don't even know where she ran off to!"

Marisa pulled her out of the bed again.

Reimu remained unmoved: "You're the one who's so anxious that it's incomprehensible. Didn't she say she'd be back in a few days? Since she has her own home, you can't stop her from going back... Or do you just play with her occasionally? You suddenly act like you're such a close friend."

Marisa was speechless for a moment, and could only mutter: "With your attitude, I doubt you would shed a single tear even if I died one day."

She grabbed a bag of cat food nearby that Reimu had already eaten half of.

"what are you doing?"

Reimu didn't understand.

"Need I say that? I want to find her back. At the very least, we can help her find her way home together."

Marisa flew out in the rain.

"Do you want to go to heaven too... It's up to you. You didn't even close the door. Do you want me to freeze to death?"

Reimu closed the door, turned over and continued lying down.

If I have read a comic book many times, I will just feel bored if I read it again.

Then just sleep a little longer. It’s too miserable to be woken up by someone when the weather is so suitable for sleeping.

……

I can't sleep at all, it's all because of that Marisa and that brat.

She picked up the slip of paper from the floor. "There are so many typos, and the writing is so crooked. Did she hold the pen while writing? Doesn't Terakoya teach how to hold a pen?"

Reimu put on her clothes, stood up and walked out.

(End of this volume)

1

Chapter 1: Wild Dog King.

"The new world has arrived. Please confirm the main mission."

Main quest: Going to Heaven (Current progress:???)

"Meow?"

It was the first time that Yimi encountered such a strange task, so strange that she couldn't even understand which direction to work towards.

All in all, this world is modern.

Although I don't have a specific vocabulary in my head, nor do I have a concept of the era, I can already vaguely distinguish the modern style of painting. After all, cars can be considered a category. However, compared to the flat-head cars that are common in later generations, the popular cars of this period look like beetles.

The most troublesome thing is——

"Mom, look at that girl's clothes."

"Oh, so beautiful, is she a child star from somewhere?"

"How can such a young child cross the road alone? Call the police!"

"..."

People will point and talk about her when she walks on the street. These people in the car world really like to make a fuss. They like to point and talk about the cat when she walks with her ears turned up. Now that she is wearing a hat, they still say a few words.

Unhappy Yimi quickly ran away, broke into an alley, changed back into kitten form, and put Marisa's clothes back into the storage space.

Yimi looked at the portal energy again. After two mission-free teleportations, there was still 90% left. She had completed too many achievements in the previous world, and now she could replenish 5% of the energy every two days without counting the consumption.