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Chalazhu refers to almost all women as pussycats.

Of course, at the beginning, they called me that too.

It wasn't until I made it clear that I hated it very, very much that he called me "first name".

As for why I hate this title.

——Because I hate cats.

I know that cats are fluffy and cute. When you are in a good mood, they will act like a baby, and when you are in a bad mood, they may become aloof and ignore you...

But I can't like it no matter what, and I even hope that I will never see a cat in my life.

I am not allergic to cat fur, nor have I ever been bitten or scratched by a cat.

All in all, I just don't like it.No matter what happens, I can't possibly like cats-it's probably like this, there's no reason not to like it.

That's right.....

It was sunny when we went out, but it started to rain halfway through.Fortunately, I read the weather forecast before going out, and some obediently brought umbrellas.

I held an umbrella and stood on the side of a storefront on the street.

The rain was falling, and it knocked on my umbrella with a "dong dong".

In order to keep the thing in front of me from getting wet, the whole umbrella was tilted forward, and my hair and jacket were soaked by the rain.

Fortunately, I was wearing dark clothes. If it was light-colored clothes, I really can't imagine...

Of course I'm not that stupid. I can't even hold an umbrella well in rainy days, and I'll get wet.

There is a reason why I am like this.

It's this little guy at my feet.

There is a cardboard box under the eaves of this store, with the words "Please adopt it" written in a marker pen, the handwriting is crooked, and it looks like a child's handwriting.

On the edge of the box, curled up a kitten.

The cat looks really special and small, maybe only a few months old.One side of the box was soaked by the rain, and the kitten could only curl up in a corner that was not wet by the rain.

Although I don't like cats, I can't let them go when I see such a scene.He stopped subconsciously and used an umbrella to shield it from the rain.

The kitten looks pitiful.

……no way.

Anyway, the back is wet, and it doesn't matter if it gets wet more.It's summer, and it doesn't rain much.

I squatted down and put the umbrella next to the box so that the rain would not fall on the box.Although I can't raise it (it should be said that I will never raise it), I still want to do what I can.

The rain hit my head and dripped down my hair.

No... why do I have to assume that I should go home in the rain? There is a convenience store nearby, why can't I go and buy an umbrella first! ?

...how can I be so stupid.

I stood up and went to buy a new umbrella and some cat food to put in the box.Although I am not a kind person who can pick up kittens and bring them home, but...

It would be nice if it could help it in any way.

Anyway, no matter what, this is a living life.

Just then, the rain stopped.

It's not that the natural rain stops, it's that the rain doesn't hit me anymore where I'm standing.

Someone put an umbrella over my head.

I turned around and saw the man holding an umbrella for me, but I was drenched in the rain.

"Yeah." He waved to me.

"Hi..." I didn't know what expression to put on, so I just responded blankly.

To others, this must have seemed a particularly strange sight.

An umbrella perched on a half-wet box.

A girl who was almost wet all over, and behind her was another person holding an umbrella for her.

And the person who held the umbrella for him was also drenched through himself.

If it weren't for the vehicles passing by on the road, the sound of tires rolling and the sound of rain falling on the ground, I would probably think that the world was silent for this second.

but……

"Hey, why are you here!" I immediately moved the umbrella directly over him, and took a step forward to ensure that both of them could squeeze under the umbrella.

"I happened to be shopping nearby."

"No... that's not the point, is it!? I'm very touched that you held an umbrella for me, but wouldn't you get wet too! Besides, will someone hold an umbrella for others when they are wet!?"

"Yes." He smiled, looked at the cardboard box aside, put his hand on my shoulder with the hand that didn't hold the umbrella, "Didn't you do the same thing?"

"That, that's because the kitten would look too pitiful if I didn't do this..." I pouted.

"In my eyes, you are just like that kitten."

His hand on my shoulder moved upwards and landed on my cheek.

I raised my head slightly and looked at his straight face.Because of the rain, his bangs were stuck to his forehead, and the rain kept sliding down his face.

What, what are you doing... This atmosphere... This distance... No matter how you think about it, it's not right! ?

Even so, I pushed his hand away.

"I'm not reduced to being homeless."

As I said, I flipped through the bag I was carrying, and took out a handkerchief from inside... Fortunately, it wasn't wet.

"Although I know you like teasing girls very much, but you don't have to do it to this extent..."

I stood on tiptoe slightly, took a handkerchief and wiped off the rain on his face and surrounding hair.

"Well, I'm not sure what to say because of other people's words, but your words..."

"So why are you so obsessed with me... I look like that and my figure is the same. There are many people who are better than me."

"Who knows."

He didn't say anything like "Because you are you" this time, which made me a little disappointed.

Not because of other reasons, but because I didn't guess correctly...

"Don't you keep that cat." He snatched my handkerchief and wiped the rain on my face in the same way, "... If you brought a handkerchief, you should wipe yourself first That's right."

"Oh... I didn't think that much." I obediently asked him to wipe the rain off my face, without dodging or pushing him away.Although I just used this handkerchief to wipe off the rain for him, I didn't feel any disgust in my heart.

"As for cats, I won't keep them... I hate cats."

"Obviously hate but will lend a helping hand?"

"Because the kitten looks so pitiful... It would be great if I could meet someone who takes good care of it in the future."

I glanced at the cat still curled up in the corner of the box, it was still shivering.

I don't even know if it can persist until the day it is picked up by someone.

Such a fate is too cruel...

"Then..." He pushed me, meaning I took two steps forward, "I'll take care of it."

"...Eh? Really?"

"Hmm." He nodded, "If you didn't see it being brought back with your own eyes, you would seem to be lost for a long time."

"Maybe……"

I don't know if the kitten understood the conversation between me and him, but it raised its head and yelled "meow" at us.

so cute.

"I think it may be because it is just an ordinary domestic cat. If it is a breed cat, it will not be abandoned to the side of the road so casually."

"Really, I don't think it has anything to do with it." He said, "After all, no matter the breed, they are all cats."

"You're right..." I confirmed to him again, "Are you sure you want to raise it?"

"Yeah." He nodded, "I won't break my promise."

"Okay..." I squatted down and picked up the kitten from the box.She curled up obediently in my arms.

"In this kind of weather, you can't take it home alone, right? If the kitten gets wet, it will be terrible if it gets sick. Let me help you send it back together."

"...Okay." He hesitated for a while, and finally answered like this.

He helped me put away the umbrella that was originally on the ground.

In this way we walked all the way.

I hugged the cat and he held the umbrella for me.

only……

"Is your right shoulder completely wet...?"

Since I was walking side by side, I couldn't see the situation on the other side of him clearly, so I had to confirm with him.

"Ah...it's okay. If it's not very close, this umbrella can't accommodate two people."

"But..." I tried to get closer to him, but I almost tripped him accidentally.

"Hold, I'm sorry... are you okay?"

"...Ah." He sighed and changed his hand to hold the umbrella.

Then he put his arms around me.

"Wait...!" I tried to break free.

"Hey, wait, don't move around... If you don't, there's nothing you can do."

That's right, only in this way can the distance between the two be relatively close and it is convenient to walk.

Although I don't really want to be hugged, but I don't want him to be drenched in the rain again.

"Okay, okay, then I'll let you hug me. But just this time."

I thought for a while and added another sentence.

"It's really just this time!"

I pouted.

His body temperature came through the thin fabric.

If you get closer, you can probably hear your heartbeat.

Rather I have heard it.

The sound of my own heartbeat.

Thump, thump.

Clearer than ever.

It was probably the first time since birth that my heart beat so fast.

Even more than when he confessed to me last time——

Why it is like this.

Obviously the distance last time was even closer.

No matter how I think about it, I can't get an answer.

Maybe it's because I'm also surprisingly slow in some ways.

I simply gave up thinking.

The cherry trees along the street are not in bloom.

If it is spring now, it must be a very romantic and dreamy scene on the street with flying cherry blossoms.

only……

Cherry tree...?

I clearly remember that this is...

Just when I was still wondering, he asked me this sentence.

"—Why do you hate cats?"