Little Priest's Cat Diary

Sardis stared at the boy in front of him.

The boy leaned on the chair with his head tilted and fell asleep peacefully.

The tips of pale golden hair are scattered on the cheeks, and the slender eyelashes are drooping, perhaps because of falling asleep, the face looks more childish.

This face overlapped little by little with the young boy he remembered falling into the sea.

He stretched out his hand, even if he couldn't touch it, his fingertips slowly followed the outline of the boy's cheek.

Finally, the fingertips rest in front of the teenager's long eyelashes.

Perhaps because he felt his fingertips, the boy's eyelashes, which were drooping quietly, twitched slightly.

Just like the eyelashes trembling in the sea in his memory.

Sardis stared at the face in front of him that had long been sealed in the depths of his memory, and was finally unearthed again today.

Twenty years ago, when he was only twelve or thirteen years old.

His adoptive father wanted him dead.

That night, he was thrown into the sea.

Just before he was about to drown, he woke up.

Waking up in the sea, he saw the light shining from the sea above his head, and also saw the boy below him who was slowly sinking towards the dark seabed.

At that time, he tried to swim downstream, trying to catch the boy.

But the pain of suffocation in the water and the fear of death made him choose to give up at the last moment.

He left the boy behind and floated to the surface of the sea by himself.

When he finished his breath and buried his face under the water again, he watched the little figure slowly sinking by the twilight reflected from the top of his head into the bottom of the sea.

He opened his eyes and watched the boy being swallowed by darkness.

...Life is so fragile...

And, tiny.

At that time, he thought so.

Then, I have been thinking this way for 20 years, until now.

Death, it turned out to be that simple.

But he didn't want to die.

He didn't want to sink to the bottom of the sea forever like that boy, disappearing into this world without making a sound.

So he chose to kill those who wanted his death.

So he chose to trample everyone under his feet.

…………

The eyelashes that could not be touched but fell on his fingertips suddenly moved slightly, perhaps because he felt Sardis' sight, the boy who was lightly asleep opened his eyes.

He looked into the young man's eyes. In the dark night, there was a very light blue, just like the water waves in the sea that seemed transparent and slightly blue in his memory.

The boy looked at him dimly.

I don't know if it was his illusion, but he seemed to be able to see his shadow reflected in those transparent light blue eyes.

Sardis was in a trance for a while.

He always remembered the boy who drowned at the bottom of the sea that day.

He obviously never knew each other before, and he didn't even know the boy's name.

But he never forgot.

He always remembered the scene of the boy slowly sinking into darkness in the sea that night.

Inexplicably, he always felt that the sinking boy was actually himself.

When he was young, he had died in the depths of the sea 20 years ago.

…………

He thought, if he had grabbed the boy's hand that day, would many things have changed?

"Sardis?"

The boy tilted his head, rubbed his eyes, and called his name vaguely.

Sardis withdrew his hand.

He hadn't heard his name for a long time.

His so-called parents and relatives rarely called him by his name even when he was young.

Later, they all died at his hands.

And the people around him didn't bother to call him by his name at first.

Later, I dare not call his name.

He thought that the last time he heard someone call him by this name seemed to be more than ten years ago.

Sardis, who withdrew his hand, looked at Mia, remained silent for a long time, and just looked at Mia steadfastly.

It wasn't until Mia felt puzzled that he finally opened his mouth.

He said, "So, you came to seek revenge on me?"

Mia: "..."

Confused.

He just dozed off, why did Sardis stare at him with meaningful eyes of "I know, I understand" after waking up?

"20 years ago, I didn't save you, you died in the sea."

"It is said that only souls with obsession and hatred will wander the earth."

Sardis raised his head slightly, with a firm tone.

"Your obsession and hatred are mine."

Therefore, the youth's soul will appear where he is.

That's why the boy was always by his side.

Miya didn't answer.

At first it was because he was too confused to understand the situation, but after hearing the last few words of Sardis, his heart skipped a beat.

In the blink of an eye, he suddenly understood.

20 years ago, died in the sea.

Sardis is in his 30s now, but 20 years ago he was in his teens.

That was when he and Sardis first met.

Sardis' adoptive father, General Treya, sent his henchmen to throw the boy Sardis into the sea, and "he" who accidentally ran into this incident was also thrown into the sea.

In the world over there, he who was sent from the later generations woke up in time and rescued Sardis to the shore with the help of dolphins.

But in the original world line here, 'he' didn't wake up, but Sardis woke up first.

In the end, 'he' died in the sea, and Sardis escaped alone.

——These are two completely different world lines——

"Then do you think that I am here because I hate you and want to avenge you?"

Miya asked back.

Sardis was silent for a while, and finally sneered.

"No, a fool like you can't do something like that."

He rubbed his head vigorously, and the head began to ache again, pulling his tendons again and again, which made his heart burn uncontrollably.

This severe headache made him more irritable.

His face darkened, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and his whole body was shrouded in low air pressure.

That gloomy aura seemed to be ready to kill people anytime, anywhere.

He had suffered from this headache since the night he survived the sea as a child.

This pain lasted for 20 years.

While rubbing his forehead vigorously, the corners of his lips raised mockingly.

"I've been wondering if the headaches these years are caused by you who died in the sea..." Cursed.

Before the last two words were spoken, suddenly a pair of hands stretched out.

Transparent arms wrapped around him, and the boy stretched out his hands and put his head in his arms.

Sardis suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He heard the boy say, "You can't save me."

The boy who held his head in his arms whispered, "At that time, you were too young."

"So, Sardis, even if you didn't abandon me, you couldn't save me."

The boy's voice was very soft, but it reached his ears very clearly.

"My death is the fault of the man who killed me, not you."

"I never blamed you, let alone hate you."

Sardis didn't speak or move.

He sat stiffly in place.

His gaze could see through the transparent body of the teenager in front of him and see the night outside the window.

Obviously he shouldn't be able to touch it, but at this moment he clearly felt a feeling of being embraced by someone.

He could seem to feel the arms around his head, and the touch of cold fingers brushing the back of his head.

This is a very strange feeling.

He was so confused that he couldn't tell if the feeling disgusted him.

Because he had never been hugged like this before.

The boy hugged him, stroking his hair with his hands.

The cool breath that surrounded him seemed to seep into his body and his mind, dispelling all the dryness and heat in his body.

Even the severe headache was relieved a lot.

He couldn't help thinking, maybe his headache was really the boy's curse, otherwise why would the boy relieve his headache whenever he touched him?

He thought so, but he didn't notice that his stiff body had unknowingly relaxed.

He closed his eyes.

Perhaps it was because something he had never experienced before didn't make him feel bad.

Or maybe it was because he now felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation.

Relax to the point where the headache goes away before you know it.

He thought, if this boy can help him relieve his headaches like this in the future, then it is not impossible for him to allow this guy to continue to stay by his side in this strange way of existence.

"Sardis."

"……Say."

Seeing how useful this guy can be in alleviating his headache, he can barely ignore the guy's disrespect for calling him by his first name.

"There is still more than half of the candy dessert you ate at night, can someone bring it in~~~ Look, I can touch you and other things, maybe I can eat them too?"

Sardis: "..."

He opened his eyes, stood up expressionlessly, and walked to his bedroom.

"Hey? Can't you?"

It's late, it's time to sleep.

Sardis, who turned a blind eye to and did not hear the young man chasing after him, looked at the sky outside the window and thought so.

When he sat on the bed and was about to lie down and sleep, Sardis suddenly remembered something and looked at Mia.

"I can allow you to sleep next to me."

He says,

"But don't kiss me again."

Mia: "..."

"You are also not allowed to secretly take off my clothes while I am sleeping and treat me lightly."

Mia: "..."

Although there were ten thousand words in his heart that he wanted to complain about, what Sardis said was indeed what he had done, and he couldn't refute it at all.

Therefore, under the distrustful gaze of Sardis, he could only nod aggrievedly.

Only then did Sardis lie down satisfied.

He was fine, and soon fell asleep in a good mood.

On the contrary, Mia, who was always able to fall asleep when she fell asleep, was tossing and turning this night, and she was so aggrieved that she stayed up half the night.

…………

The night passed.

Sardis woke up when it was just dawn.

His sleep quality has never been very good, but for some reason, he has had a good night's sleep these two nights.

Therefore, when he wakes up, who is always angry about getting up, he is rarely in a good mood.

As soon as he sat up, he saw the young man lying soundly asleep next to him.

With a defenseless look on his face, he still had that childish look.

The boy was lying on his side, his lips parted slightly, breathing evenly.

A strand of pale golden hair fell on the tip of his nose, and it was slightly swaying up and down with his breathing, which looked rather funny.

Sardis subconsciously stretched out his hand, trying to brush away the unsightly strand of hair.

But his fingertips passed across Mia's face again, without touching anything.

He looked at his hands and frowned.

Sure enough, this kind of situation that can only be touched passively, but cannot be touched actively still makes people feel quite uncomfortable in the bottom of my heart.

Sardis waved his hand on the boy's head unhappily—although the wave was still in vain.

Unhappy doubled.

It happened that the boy who made him uncomfortable was still sleeping very soundly, even if he was staring at him like this, he didn't feel it, and he looked completely undisturbed.

It can't be touched or touched, it can't be beaten or cut.

Thinking about it this way, this little guy is really the only existence in the world that makes him feel helpless.

Thinking of this depressedly, Sardis, who had doubled and doubled his displeasure, didn't bother to toss any more, got up straight away, changed his clothes, and left the room quickly.

The room was empty, only Mia was still sleeping soundly.

After all, he was so aggrieved that he didn't fall asleep for most of the night yesterday, so he was naturally very sleepy.

Not long after, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a maid walked in.

Mia woke up immediately after noticing that someone had entered the room.

He propped up his upper body with one hand, rubbed his eyes, saw the maid come in, thought she was going to clean the room, so he yawned and prepared to get up from the bed.

Although he still wanted to continue to sleep, the maid saw that the bed was empty and would definitely come to make the mattress. When he lifted the quilt, he found a strange invisible presence on the bed. Maybe he could faint from fright.

However, the maid just put the things in her hands on the table and then backed out.

Mia walked over and lifted the lid curiously.

A gust of air-conditioning and a sweet smell rushed over.

In the exquisite double-layered sapphire plate, the lower layer is filled with ice cubes, while the upper sapphire plate is filled with flower-like desserts wrapped in hair-thin sugar strands.

It was the dessert that he stared at for a long time last night.

Mia was stunned for a moment, then her eyes curved into the shape of a crescent moon.

He leaned over and took a deep breath.

The sweet aroma is refreshing.

He happily bites down——

qaq

He hates being a ghost.

…………

When Sardis came back, what he saw was the dessert on the table that had already melted into shape, and the teenager curled up on the bed with his knees in his arms.

Moreover, he deliberately turned his head sideways not to look at this side of the table.

It seems that I can't eat it.

Sardis, who understood instantly, twitched the corner of his mouth.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the young man turned his head to look at him, staring anxiously, looking very aggrieved, and listless, like a small animal that has been bullied.

For some reason, seeing the young man's appearance, Sardis wanted to laugh.

But in order to maintain his image, he fought back.

Mia was angry and sad.

Be in the same room with food.

The delicacy is right in front of your eyes, you can see it, touch it, smell it, but you just can't eat it.

Is there anything more cruel than this in this world?

So, on this day, Sardis discovered a new situation.

The boy who always followed him every step of the way would disappear when it was time for him to eat.

He wasn't surprised, and even wanted to laugh a little.

So the maid who served His Majesty was horrified to find that His Majesty who was dining had smiled for some reason.

Well, hallucinations.

It must be an illusion caused by her being too nervous to serve His Majesty.

Can't scare her!

…………

In a blink of an eye, it was night again.

When Sardis went to bed, Mia's people were already lying on the bed.

He didn't know what kind of book he found out from the bookcase, and he rested his chin in one hand, and was lying there reading it with great interest.

The slender legs are tilted up in the air, and when they are excited, they will shake happily a few times.

The light shines through the transparent calf, the boy's ankle is extremely slender, Sardis thought, if he could touch it, he could easily hold it with one hand.

There was some subtle displeasure in his heart.

The teenager had been hanging around him the whole time, but now he was so focused on a book that he didn't even notice that he was in bed.

"It's time to sleep."

He picked up the book and put it on the side table, speaking in a commanding tone.

After speaking, he turned off the two brightest lamps on the table and the stone pillar.

The room suddenly went dark.

The boy blinked, and let out an obedient oh.

It can only be seen that his mind is still on the book, and his eyes are fixed on the book.

"Sleep."

Sardis repeated again.

Then the boy withdrew his gaze, turned his head and kissed the corner of Sardis' eyes.

"Good night."

After kissing, Mia lay down on the bed, closed her eyes and planned to fall asleep.

The next second, he suddenly opened his eyes and jumped up.

Matching the eyes of Sardis staring at him coldly, he himself explained dumbfoundingly.

"I really didn't mean it, it's just a habit."

Mia said angrily,

"I sleep with him every day, and he said that there must be a good morning kiss and a good night kiss every morning and night, so I can't change it here for a while."

"……every day?"

"Well, so just now I accidentally..."

Sardis narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a palpitating shimmer in the depths of his emerald-green pupils.

He said: "Who are you talking about 'he'?"

Mia: "..."