The bell for the end of classes rang, signaling the end of school for the day.

"What are you going to do? Hide in my backpack?" Kiyono Lin asked.

"No need for that much trouble." As soon as she finished speaking, the Dubian Cat leaped towards "Xiaoquan Aonai."

"Ah!" "Xiaoquan Aonai" was startled, her arms instinctively blocking her face.

In Kiyono Lin's view, as the Dubian Cat neared "Xiaoquan Aonai," it dissolved into white spots of light resembling fireflies, one by one returning to his original body.

"Xiaoquan Aonai" lowered her arms, looking around for the cat while asking about what happened.

"Soul, huh?" Kiyono Lin muttered under her breath, not answering "Xiaoquan Aonai's" question.

They packed their bags and locked up the clubroom.

Walking to the school gates, the baseball club was still practicing in the twilight.

"Bang—" A crisp hitting sound, and a ball fell not far from them.

"Hey—" Kunii Shuichi stood at a distance, waving over.

That was where Dubian Che used to throw the ball.

"Throw it back," Kiyono Lin reminded "Xiaoquan Aonai."

"Me? I don't play baseball."

"It's not about playing baseball, just throw it back."

"Alright then."

"Xiaoquan Aonai" went over, picked up the dusty ball, looked toward the baseball field, and couldn't even make out Kunii Shuichi's face.

"Looks like I need to go all out," she said, adopting a posture far from orthodox, and threw the baseball with all her might.

Seeing her getting ready, Kunii Shuichi even raised his hands above his head, preparing to catch the ball.

As the ball left her hand, he opened his mouth wide and stood there motionless.

"Where's the ball?"

This was the confusion of everyone who witnessed the scene, including "Xiaoquan Aonai" herself.

The baseball coach, sweating profusely, pressed his cap down and looked over.

"Xiaoquan Aonai" was still in a daze, while Kiyono Lin headed straight for the school gates.

"Kiyono, did you see where the ball went?" "Xiaoquan Aonai" hurriedly caught up in a few steps.

"We'll ask Dubian later."

"How would he know?"

"If he doesn't know, no one knows," Kiyono Lin replied briefly.

Walking past the increasingly lush oak tree, the school gate came into view not far away.

At the entrance, a cat sat upon a tall red brick wall, surrounded by many high school girls aiming their phones at it like reporters.

The cat, unbothered by human high school girls and their mobile phones, sat quietly on the high wall, its silhouette exquisite.

Its fur, softer than swan feathers, seemed to sway gently even in the windless evening.

The setting sun cast a layer of resplendent gold on the cat, giving it a noble air.

"What kind of cat is this? A Ragdoll?"

"It's fluffy and pretty, looks a bit like a Siberian forest cat!"

"Look at its face, so innocent and cute, it's definitely a Chinchilla!"

"The eyes are so big and round! Ah! So adorable! I want to hug it and take it home!"

"Who does this belong to? Does it have an owner?"

The high school girls took pictures while using the day's leftover snacks, trying to lure the cat down, all the while searching for its owner.

Seemingly, once it was confirmed the cat had no owner, they planned to take it away directly.

"Xiaoquan Aonai's" eyes were wide open, incredulously looking at the cat.

The cat's eyes were sparkling, as if they had crystalline glass beads for pupils, also gazing back at them.

"Why has he run here?" she couldn't help asking Kiyono Lin.

Kiyono Lin did not answer her but walked straight towards the cat.

Her demeanor was like an invincible icebreaker, forcing the girls below the wall to make way for her, regardless of their reluctance.

"Come down," Kiyono Lin said to the cat in the sunset.

The cat gave a light leap, gracefully landing at her feet.

Had Kiyono Lin not arrived, the cat would probably have been submerged by the high school girls had it dared to land on the ground.

But as it walked alongside Kiyono Lin, those high school girls could only gaze longingly as he walked away.

Such a beautiful cat, following the likewise beautiful Kiyono Lin, gave off a heartwarming sense, like a scene from an anime about 'a girl's daily life with a cat.'

Leaving the school gate, the two humans, and one cat continued to draw the eyes of passersby.

All the way, the trio remained silent.

The cat was extraordinarily handsome; if it had started talking as well, it might've become one of the "Urban Legend Series."

They reached a members-only dessert shop in Shinjuku on foot.

An upscale shop said to be accessible only by acquaintances, Kiyono Lin had just bought an apartment near the school when someone sent over a membership card.

She wouldn't carry that kind of card on her, but her presence alone was enough to make everything no issue.

Inside the shop was a band of female university and high school students, singing their composed songs.

The two, accompanied by the cat, settled into a secluded booth.

"Xiaoquan Aonai" surveyed her surroundings, a place so high-end she hadn't even seen it on television.

The scriptwriters responsible for drama plots could likely not even conceive the stories that took place here.

"Kiyono," she said, "what exactly does your family do?"

The manager's respectful demeanor had left a deep impression on her.

"This shop is a private property of one of Jiutiao Meijie's relatives," Kiyono Lin explained.

The Dubian Cat remembered, before returning to Iwate Prefecture, accompanying Jiutiao Meijie to a meeting, that person who took the initiative to move a stool for him.

His triangular cat mouth let go of the straw: "Jiutiao Shensheng?"

"Probably, don't remember clearly," Kiyono Lin said. Her memory was excellent, but a name from long ago that she didn't care to remember naturally faded.

She had no interest in such matters and asked, "Why did you appear at the school gate? I thought you turned into a soul and returned to your own body."

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