[Comprehensive] Notes on Cat Raising by Benmaru

What did you say? !

This sudden development made Chihiro's whole cat froze, but soon, Tsurumaru Kuninaga turned his head, and blinked his golden eyes as if coated with a thin layer of honey, "I Kidding."

Chihiro subconsciously stretched out her claws, and then heard the sound of Sao Sujian's inhalation.

Chihiro, who completely forgot that she was still grabbing the opponent's finger, was taken aback. She let go of the opponent's finger, and lightly touched the place caught by herself with the soft pad, then raised her head and meowed softly. .

She moved her head closer, rubbed the other's fingers, and then simply put her face on Sao Sujian's fingers, staring at him without blinking.

After only a few minutes of close contact, Sao Sujian has completely become a cat slave.

But Chihiro's heart is not on Sao Sujian at all. After Tsurumaru made a joke, she has strengthened her belief that she must not let Tsurumaru Kuninaga bathe her!

God knows if this trouble-making crane will come up with any weird things in the future.

She looked up at Sao Sujian again, and while the other party was still immersed in the happiness of "I was touched by a cat", she struggled to break free from Sao Sujian's armor.

However, her luck was really not good, because she didn't find a good landing point, and she fell into the wooden basin.The wooden basin, which was already very close to the hot spring, fell into the water due to the force of the intrusion, and with a plop, it caused little splashes of water.

"..."

Chihiro, who was in a complicated mood, grabbed the edge of the wooden basin with her front paws, stretched her body forward slightly, and looked down at the water surface rippled by the breeze below her.

After a while, she raised her head again with a blank face, and meowed suspiciously at Tsurumaru Kuninaga and Sao Sujian.

"Really, be careful." Tsurumaru, who was really frightened this time, walked to the edge of the hot spring, knelt down and grabbed the edge of the wooden tub, intending to pull Chihiro back, and then was caught by the warm hot spring. Water covered his face.

"Well--"

Chihiro calmly withdrew her claws that had been dipped into the water and shook them, watching Tsurumaru wipe the water off her face with an innocent face, she blinked, as if she got the pleasure of revenge from it, and started happily again Splash game.

However, the luck value that has been decreasing since she entered the Honmaru held her back again at this moment, because the body was too forward, the wooden basin lost its center of gravity due to Chihiro's movements, and this time it really fell over.

Chihiro swayed, then fell into the water.

Sao Sujian was taken aback and hurried over.

However, what he was worried about did not happen. After inexplicable ripples appeared on the surface of the water, a string of small blisters appeared on the surface of the water not far away. Immediately afterwards, a small cat's head emerged from the It floated on the water.

"..." Can cats know how to swim?Is this really not a teal?

The cat, unaware of the shock in Fu Sangshen's heart, glanced back at them, then sped up and swam towards the other side.She nimbly jumped onto the shore, shook off the hair that was sticking to her body, and quickly climbed up the high wooden plank that covered the hot spring, and she knew she was going to run at a glance.

But what Chihiro didn't expect was that she had just climbed up the wooden fence when she met a familiar face.

Yamabashi Kiri Kunihiro, who was wrapped in a cloak, raised his head after hearing the movement, and his pure emerald eyes widened slightly.

"You..." Before he could finish his words, he was thrown into his arms by the wet cat that jumped down from above.

"Meow~" Chihiro raised her head and let out a miserable cry, and the next second, she was wrapped in her white cloak by Fu Sangshen.

Yamabashi Kiri Kunihiro, who didn't care about his clothes being wet at all, simply used his cloak as a towel to wipe off the water on Chihiro's body bit by bit.

Chihiro rested her chin on Fu Sangshen's chest, and the water droplets on the hair stained a layer of watermark on the clothes on the other's chest.

Yamabukiri let go of the cloak, but hugged Chihiro even tighter, "Let's find a hair dryer, somewhere... there should be one."

His voice suddenly sank, as if hesitating for something.However, after a short hesitation, he still took steps and came to the door of a living room.He knocked on the door lightly, then stood outside the door, motionless.

After a long, long time, Chihiro felt a little cold, and the door was slowly opened a crack. The long dark golden hair was hidden in the darkness, and the sky blue eyes peeking out from the door seemed innocent. Splendor to speak of.

Chihiro was taken aback, she faintly noticed that Fu Sangshen, whom she had never seen before, seemed to have a sticky, black aura.

That is the breath after the dark fall.

But Yamabuchi Kunihiro, he seems to be completely used to Ranto Shiro's posture, except that his voice became a little dull, he didn't have any surprises, "Ran, lend me the hair dryer."

Rantoshiro didn't speak, just closed the door again.But soon, he handed the hair dryer out of the room.

"Thanks."

Ranto Shiro blinked, and then watched Yamabashi Kirikunihiro go away with gloomy eyes.

Chihiro moved in Yamabasaki's embrace, she climbed up with both hands and feet, and watched Ranto Shiro after the dark fall through Fusangshin's shoulder.

Then, their eyes met.

Luan seemed to be taken aback for a moment, but soon he took a step back and closed the door silently.

"Meow?" Chihiro raised her head and looked at Yamabashi Kirihiro who was pursing her lips. He didn't look very happy. She tilted her head and thought for a while, then stuck out her small tongue and licked Fu The profile of the sad jaw.

Yamabachi staggered and almost fell.He turned his head to look at the white cat with its front paws resting on his shoulders. Its fluffy fur was now wet and glued together, looking very pitiful.

He hesitated to speak for a long time, and finally swallowed the sentence "Don't care about me".

The door next to him was suddenly opened, and the bouncing little tengu suddenly stopped when he saw Yamabukiri and Chihiro, "What's the matter, Chihiro? Did you fall into the water?"

Chihiro turned her head back, and gave Jinjian a soft meow, and then she got the room dedicated by Jinjian.

Yamabukiri spread out the cloak, and placed her on the towel that was also donated by Imaiken.Only then did Qianxun realize that Fu Sangshen's original white cloak was stained with ink.Noticing Chihiro's gaze, Yamabuchi pulled his cloak uncomfortably, "Leave me alone, this is just right for me as a fake."

"Meow~"

Yamabachi couldn't hold back, raised his hand again to stroke the kitten's wet fur, and tried to wipe off the ink from Chihiro's body with a towel.But it is really difficult to get rid of the ink that has completely stuck to the hair.He raised his head hesitantly, and said to Jinjian, "Why don't you give it a bath?"

"Meow!" No!Why do you both want to bathe me? !

Chihiro silently took a step back, Imaiken and Yamabukiri looked at each other, thinking of what happened in the restaurant yesterday in unison.Jin Jian couldn't help lowering his voice, "Only wash the place where the ink is stained, I promise."

Chihiro hesitated, but the two fusangshen in front of her seemed much more reliable than Tsurumaru Kuninaga, at least she wouldn't suddenly want to take a bath with her.

She raised her eyes and thought for a while, and finally got into the towel obediently, looked up at Jin Jian, and agreed.

"I'm going to fetch water now!" Imaken jumped up almost immediately, he happily ran towards the bathroom, and then ran back at an unimaginable speed for Chihiro.

He put down the water basin, and then raised the bottle in his hand with some distress, "I clearly remember that Mr. Yamatomori bought two bottles of cat bath liquid last time, why is there only one bottle left?"

Yamabuchi raised his hand to take a look, and said in a deep voice, "That's the same."

Jinjian glanced at the bottle with some regret, and shook his head, "The strawberry flavor smells better."

He put the shampoo aside, knelt down with his hands on his knees, and looked at Chihiro who was looking up at him from the towel. "So, what should we do next? Are cats particularly afraid of water?"

Kunihiro Yamabashi, who knew nothing about cats, shook his head. After thinking for a while, he stretched out his hand to Chihiro tentatively. Seeing that she didn't make any resistance, he hugged her with confidence. above the basin.

Jin Jian raised his hand to touch Chihiro, and said in an almost comforting voice, "It will end soon, don't be afraid."

Chihiro blinked, thinking otherwise she might as well just jump in by herself, because the speed at which Fu Sangshen put her into the water was really too slow, even when her paws touched the water surface, she paused slightly. If she didn't want to, he immediately fished her up.

After finally getting into the warm water, her ears were filled with panicked voices such as "Is the water too hot?"

After being washed by Fu Sangshen who was in a hurry, Chihiro finally breathed a sigh of relief.She was wrapped in a towel and wiped carefully from head to toe, and then Imaken held her in his arms with the towel in the same position as holding a baby.

The warm air from the hair dryer, the low hum, the temperature of Fu Sangshen's fingers.

The thin water vapor melted in the spring breeze, accompanied by the rustling tree shadows of white birds spreading their wings.

It's a bit too much to be peaceful.

Chihiro yawned involuntarily, moved half of her paw slightly, turned her head slightly in the direction of Jinjian, and fell asleep so directly.

However, the so-called dreamless sleep did not come.Accompanied by the vast and long-term chaos, she sank into that unfinished dream again.

The starlight in the sky has long receded, replaced by tall reeds that grow randomly and randomly.If someone passes by occasionally, they will definitely think that this is an abandoned courtyard that has not been inhabited for a long time.

However, there are indeed people living here.

Chihiro stood on the eaves, raised her paw and looked at it, she tilted her head, a little dazed, "Didn't you feel the side effects you mentioned?"

"Oh, it's probably because it hasn't been long." The man in the white safari sat on the porch and picked up the wine bowl very leisurely. There seemed to be a sly smile in his long and narrow eyes, but his tone was very casual.

"Hey——" Chihiro dragged her voice out, she jumped twice on the spot, quickly discarded her doubts just now, and said in a tone almost admiring, "But you are so amazing, you actually changed me Became a cat!"

She couldn't help but stared at herself again, and then chased her tail around, sighing inexplicably, "So, this is what the cat saw!"

The man tilted his head and glanced at her, then shook his head with a smile, "No, you still don't understand what I mean. What you see now is just the world you see because of the change in body shape. To be precise, it is what you see The world, not what the cat sees."

"..."

Ah, here we go again!Chihiro sighed silently in her heart, she jumped off the roof lightly, and landed next to the man, "Anyway, according to what you said, maybe the longer you turn into a cat, the more you will look like a cat." side effects. In other words, if I develop the instinct of a cat in the future, everything I see will be closer to what a cat sees.”

"That's right." The man responded softly, he thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Have you seen the cat in the Fujiwara family?"

"Is that the black cat we met last time?"

The man nodded, "Fujiwara Weiliang originally liked the obedient, sensible and coquettish cat of the Mibu family, but he didn't expect that he was cold-natured and unwilling to get close to people. I heard that it really troubled him for a long time. Woolen cloth."

He put down the wine bowl, turned to pick up the bat fan that was put aside, and said calmly, "That is to say, even if they are both cats, they have different preferences and perspectives."

"It's getting more and more complicated, Seimei." Chihiro sighed, "However, although I will be infected with the cat's instinct, my rationality has not disappeared. I still make decisions based on my will, and I will never be able to truly If you become a cat, you will not really understand what the cat sees."

"Oh, you've become able to speak, Chihiro." The man said in an elusive tone, "Obviously when I first talked about the curse, I couldn't even say a word."

Chihiro wanted to grab his paw very much for a moment, but thought that the other party was the "benefactor" who turned her into a cat, so she restrained this urge.

The man shook the bat fan in his hand, and seemed to appreciate Chihiro's distraught look, "So Chihiro, do you think you will become a cat with the character of the Fujiwara family or the Mibu family's cat?"

"Of course it's the Fujiwara family!" Chihiro replied almost immediately.

"Oh~" the man raised his eyebrows slightly, "I think it's more like the second type according to your personality."

"Yeah." He nodded as if he was amused, "Why don't we make a bet."

"What is there to gamble about? Isn't the answer obvious?" Chihiro, who considered herself very proud, did not doubt her own judgment at all.

However, the man shook his head lightly, "Your decision is too early Chihiro."

Chihiro's big cat pupils narrowed slightly, and stared at Abe Seimei in front of him with a probing look, "You must be thinking of something again."

"It's really sad, Chihiro." The man said this, but he didn't show any displeasure at all. He propped his chin with the folded bat fan, and slightly hooked his lips. Let Boya be a witness, so you can always rest assured."

Unlike the man in front of him who was as elusive as floating clouds, his friend Yuan Boya was indeed very frank and honest, and he was completely trustworthy, so Chihiro agreed without hesitation.

She looked up at the clear sky, and said briskly, "Okay, it just so happens that Boya is coming today."

The man smiled and nodded, "I'll invite him to visit the Night Walk of the Hundred Ghosts tonight. According to his personality, he should be able to resist coming soon."

"Hundred ghosts at night?!" Qianxun couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Can I go too?"

The man looked at her, smiled and shook his head, "Although I really want to take you there, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait until then."

"What do you mean?" Chihiro looked at him puzzled, she felt some inexplicable uneasiness for a moment, and then her uneasiness was explained.

The elegant man leaned against the pillar, and lowered his eyes to look at her quietly.

"You came here by accident, of course you have to go back." The man said cruel words in a natural tone, but he was still smiling, as usual.

He raised his hand, and lightly tapped Qianxun's forehead, "I performed an extra technique for you. After you go back, you will forget what happened here."

Like a fishing fire dying in the deep water of an ancient well, the flickering light instantly returned to the absolute silence of darkness, which she couldn't understand or even believe.

"I don't understand what you mean, Seimei." She stammered rarely, just like when she met Abe Seimei for the first time and was silenced by the other party with reasons she couldn't understand at all, she didn't know what to say. how to respond.

"Although I know that one day I will say goodbye to you, why should I return my memory to you?"

"Because it's something you shouldn't remember." Abe Seimei said meaningfully. He looked at Chihiro who opened his eyes wide. "Because this is a world that you shouldn't exist and be involved in."

"How can this be? This is too cruel!"

"That's not true. If you think about it carefully, there are still good aspects. If you always remember our bet, then you will always restrain yourself subconsciously. At that time, the bet between us will be meaningless .”

"But what's the point of a bet that can't be fulfilled?"

Abe Seimei did not speak, and he never showed any emotion similar to reluctance or sadness from the beginning to the end.

As the greatest onmyoji in the Heian period, he hardly ever showed his wanton emotions.

Just like now, he doesn't seem to know what kind of impact his casual words have had on the young girl in front of him.

However, his voice was indeed gentle, "Chihiro."

He called her name with a soft voice as if the wind was blowing across the lake, "The spell will loosen with time, so you don't have to worry about me reneging."

"However, even I am not sure how long it will take. Ten years, 20 years, 30 years, well, maybe I will be dead by then."

As if he said something funny, he smiled softly, "If that's the case, it can only prove that we didn't have a relationship before."

Accompanied by his words, Chihiro's body became transparent in an instant, like transparent soap bubbles flying in the air, gradually disappearing under the bright to dazzling light.

"After you go back, you will be able to fulfill your wish and become a real cat."

The bright world and the dilapidated courtyard disappeared in an instant, and the sound of mechanical ticking rang in his ears. Chihiro opened his eyes, and the dark ceiling seemed very far away under the hazy sight.

"Miss Chihiro, you're awake!" The magnified face suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, and Chihiro slapped subconsciously.

The other party took a step back in pain, and Qian Xun finally saw the other party's face clearly.

"Ah, Mr. Urahara." She stared at the other party with eyes as clear as sea water, and her immature voice sounded like it had no strength at all, "I was shocked."

Urahara couldn't help but smiled wryly, but his originally tense expression suddenly eased down.

Chihiro blinked in confusion, and asked softly, "What happened?"

She remembered that she was still conducting the final experiment with Urahara on whether she could turn into a cat.

Kisuke Urahara's expression became very strange in an instant, "I still want to ask you, Miss Chihiro. You were on the experimental bench before, but you suddenly disappeared."

"Eh?" Chihiro's face was full of bewilderment.

"Not only that, the data on the sensor board that shows your physical condition even reached a critical value. But for some reason, it suddenly returned to normal, and after that, you suddenly appeared again."

When the critical value is reached, the spirit body will collapse, Chihiro thinks she should feel scared.But in fact, there was a tiny sadness in her heart.

She seemed to be relieved, but also seemed to have fallen into a greater loneliness.

why?She tilted her head, doubts evident on her face.

When Chihiro woke up, she found that she was lying on a white bed with a thick quilt covering her body.Imaiken and Yamabukiri probably went out, and the empty room seemed a little quiet.

The sudden dream world messed up her memory, she tried hard to connect everything in her mind, and then she finally understood that the forgetting spell cast by Abe Seimei back then, after a little loosening, Finally completely lifted.

Her mood was complicated and delicate. After a long silence, she decided to get up first.She stretched her white paws out of the quilt, arched her body, and stretched herself.

Huh?

Her movements suddenly stopped, and then she raised her front paw in disbelief, and looked at it carefully.

Strange how I feel in my legs and my body—

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