episode_0282

Rain walked around the flower bed, holding Prin’s leash.

Lane seemed happy and pleased with her new cat.

But the happy times didn’t last long.

Since school was about to start, she had no choice but to let go of the leash with a regretful look on her face.

This time, Shine grabbed Prin’s leash.

She pulled hard on the rope, forcing Prin’s head down.

“Ugh.”

Prince holding his neck as if in a little pain.

Although the sight seemed pitiful, Shine paid no attention and opened her mouth.

“Prin. Do you remember what I said yesterday?”

“Yes. Yes. I remember everything.”

“Then, when you get home yesterday, will you tell me everything that happened?”

“Nothing special happened. I had dinner at home and trained with Fran as usual.”

“That doctor?”

“There was no contact from you yesterday.”

“There wasn’t any?”

“Yes, the doctor is busy.”

“Okay. Just keep doing what you’re doing now. If you get a call from someone called Doctor, report it to me. ”

Prin nodded at Shine’s words.

Shine checked the time on her phone, then untied the rope around Prin’s neck.

The pink leather strap sagged limply.

“Oh. Is today’s walk over?”

Prince tilted his head as if he was sorry and asked me and Shine.

Yes, that’s right.

Unfortunately, it was time for us to part ways.

It’s not like I can skip class.

“Now back to class.”

Prin nodded to Shine’s words and bowed to us in greeting.

It was a very polite cat.

I watched Prince’s back as he walked away, wrapping the pink leather strap around my hand.

“Let’s go back too.”

***

One rumor spread throughout the school that day.

There’s a rumor going around about a first-year student wearing a bell-shaped choker and cat ears.

I sat at my desk, rubbing my cheek as I listened to the story.

It was our mistake.

Priny was a cat, but now she was imitating a human.

That means it has to look human.

“What should I do, Shine…”

“Why?”

“People will find out that Prince is a cat…”

At my weak muttering, Shine’s eyebrows tremble.

I opened my mouth again when I saw her blinking as if she had misheard me.

“Everyone, everyone will notice that Prin is a cat. He’s wearing a collar and cat ears.”

This was a serious problem.

I stood up from my seat without saying a word to Shine.

I had to go to Prin right away and retrieve the necklace and ears.

That cute cat’s appearance was meant to be seen only by us.

“Hey Jeff. No one would think Prin is a cat.”

“, why?”

Why don’t you think it’s a cat?

Anyone who saw that perfect cat-like appearance would surely think that Prin was a cat.

It seems that not many people have seen her yet, so the rumor that Prin is a cat has not spread, but it seems to me that it is only a matter of time before Prin’s true identity is discovered.

“Ha…”

Shine blinked and asked again, and wiped her dry face and let out a small sigh.

It seemed like something was suffocating.

“Do Appleton and Lane think so too?”

To my question, Lane and Appleton nodded.

They, too, seemed anxious.

The small, cute cat that only they knew about was being revealed to other people.

I absolutely couldn’t stand it.

“Let’s go!”

The three of us stood up from our seats curiously.

He moved as if he was going to leave the classroom at any moment, but the most important thing, Shine, did not move.

“Shine!”

“Let’s go!”

Rain and I called out to Shine, but Shine just mumbled and lowered his head.

There was no time for this.

Even at this moment, it was clear that the eyes of bad people were directed at the poor kitten.

I imagined.

Here’s a picture of the kitten, Priny, shivering in the corner.

“Hey guys. Stop for a second.”

“There’s no time. Shine. We have to go now.”

“Just sit down. It’s not that urgent.”

There was a strange power in Shine’s voice.

The power to calm people.

So Lane Appleton and I were able to sit down with peace of mind.

Shine, who saw us sitting like that, nodded and slowly opened her mouth.

“Princess is smart.”

“I know that.”

“Jeff, just listen for now.”

“But.”

“Jeff, listen to your sister.”

Shine looked at me with a stern expression, perhaps not liking being interrupted.

I told you that you only pretend to be my older sister at times like this.

I nodded, biting my lip.

“You all know that Prin is a cat, right? ”

I was asking the obvious.

Prince was a cat.

It was the unchanging truth.

The three of us nodded to Shine’s words.

“But Prince looks like a human.”

Shine’s words continued slowly.

I couldn’t refuse the voice that pierced my ears like a slowly flowing stream.

“Jeff. Let’s say you have a can of Red Star Coke in front of you. There must be something cold inside, right?”

Shine’s words reminded me of a cool, sweet cola.

Then Shine shook her head and answered.

“No, there’s no cola in there. There’s just lukewarm water.”

“Well, there’s a can of cola, so shouldn’t there be cola in it?”

“That’s right. Prin is using that idea. Prin looks like a person. What do you think other people will think of him?”

“Ah…”

I nodded slowly at Shine’s words.

Now I’m starting to understand.

On the outside, Prince looked like a perfect person.

A small and cute girl.

Even if you add toy cat ears or a bell-shaped choker to her, her appearance still remains human.

So other people will recognize her as a human being.

“I got it!”

As I pounded on the desk and shouted, Shine nodded with a weary smile.

Lane and Appleton nodded, seeming to understand as I did.

“So we don’t need to go looking for her. To others, she’ll just look like a cute girl. Whatever’s inside.”

“I see. Shine is really amazing.”

I hugged Shine, who spoke as if it were obvious that I didn’t know.

Cute and pretty shine.

My proud older sister.

My precious family who fills in my shortcomings.

“Jeff. It’s time to start class now.”

As I buried my face in Shine’s arms, she patted my head and said.

I nodded and sat down.

Maybe it’s because it relieves my worries about Prince.

It was easy to concentrate in class.

***

After morning classes, it was lunch time.

On our way to the restaurant, we encountered a small cat blocking our way.

It was Prince.

Tinkle tinkle – the bell hanging around the neck showed off its presence.

She still had black cat ears on her head, which twitched whenever she moved slightly.

“Princess.”

“Seniors, can we have a meal together?”

Tinkle tinkle-

Prin came closer quietly and started rubbing his body against mine.

At that gentle gesture, a smile spread across my face.

There was no problem with eating together.

Rather, I wanted to recommend it first.

That’s how Prince joined our ranks.

“Over there. Prin.”

“Huh?”

Prinn looked up at me with shining eyes at my words.

She looked so cute that I couldn’t help but hug her.

As I hugged her tightly, Prin twisted her body and found a comfortable position.

“How about France?”

“Francis?”

franc.

Prince’s twin brother.

There was no way he, who lived with her, could not have noticed the change in Prin.

“Aren’t you doubting me?”

“Not at all. The mission the doctor gave me was to become friends with my seniors, so I didn’t think it was strange at all?”

Well then, that was fortunate.

As I sighed in relief, Prin smiled cutely and escaped from my arms.

That sight really looked like a proud cat.

Shine opened her mouth at that sight.

“Princess.”

“Huh?”

“It’s okay to leave them out in front of other people.”

She seemed to be bothered by Prince’s choker and cat ears.

But Prin shook his head at Shine’s words and said.

“No. This is a precious gift from my seniors. I can’t let go of a gift I’ve never received before.”

A gift I’ve never received before.

Shine and I also received a gift for the first time after being rescued by Amy.

Shine frowned at Prin’s words, perhaps recalling her life in the lab.

It was a bad memory.

I also frowned.

I became sad.

They really were bad guys, taking advantage of such a small and cute cat.

I can’t forgive you.

“But if my seniors want me to, I’ll take it off.”

“No, you don’t have to take it off!”

I shouted urgently at Prin, who was mumbling with a sullen expression.

Maybe it was because the voice was quite loud.

The eyes of the students inside the restaurant began to turn in this direction.

I immediately shut my mouth tightly.

“No! Senior, are you having trouble because I’m wearing it? I’ll take it off right now!”

Perhaps misunderstanding my troubled expression, Prin shouted loudly and tried to take it off right away.

The more I did that, the more attention I got.

Appleton quietly took out his camera.

It looked like he was going to take a picture of me taking it off.

Shine looked around, not pleased with the situation, and said to Prin.

As her gaze scanned the surroundings, the heads of the students looking at this place suddenly turned around.

“Princess. Lower your voice.”

“Oh. Yes.”

“Don’t do anything that’ll embarrass Jeff. Okay?”

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

After a bit of a commotion, we each ordered our lunch menus and sat down.

There were still some gazes towards this place, but thanks to Shine, there weren’t many.

Prin sat down and watched Shine’s expression.

Looking at how timid he looked, it seemed like Shine was very scared.

As the food she had ordered began to arrive, Prin took out her cell phone.

“Oh. I got a text from the doctor.”

I raised my head as I was cutting pork with a fork and knife.

doctor.

The doctor was clear.

The guy who locked me and Shine up and conducted various experiments.

Prin handed us his cell phone.

A cell phone placed in the middle of the table.

Inside, a picture was floating.

Here’s a picture of a delicious donut.

“What is this?”

“This is a picture the doctor sent me. He sometimes brags about his lunch. There are many other things besides this one.”

At Prin’s answer, Shine’s face crumpled.