Cat ramen.

It's not a cat-based ramen, or cat-based ramen, or cat-based ramen, or cat-based ramen.

Not even the appearance has a bit of a cat element.

From the outside, it's just an ordinary Yadai ramen shop.

The so-called yatai ramen is actually a ramen shop in the form of a street stall, and the owner pushes a small cart, hangs a signboard, and sets up a small bench for customers to rest.

Between 6 and 9 p.m., it is very common.

Even in Fukuoka, yatai has become a culture that attracts tourists.

Kyoto is not as many as Fukuoka, but there are many more than in Tokyo.

The Kamogawa River stretches extensively, and in addition to Shimogamo Shrine, the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Yasaka Shrine, and Heian Jingu Shrine are all located near Kamogawa.

Of course, the famous Kyoto University is also located on the banks of the Kamogawa River.

Johashi took Suzuka and Hayami Nanase to the vicinity of Kyoto University, and instead of entering the crowded streets of the neighborhood, he walked along the Kamogawa River, and soon came across a small shop with no signboard on it.

"This is cat ramen."

Qiao Qiao lifted the curtain and walked into the store.

The owner is not a cat, but if you look closely, you do have a bit of a cat-like cunning.

Above the kitchen counter hangs a string of colorful paper cranes, swaying in the wind.

"Every day when it's close to six o'clock, I tweet about whether and where it will open today."

There weren't many people in the store yet, so Qiao Qiao found a place to sit down.

"Boss, I want the signature ramen with barbecued pork."

It seems to be very familiar with ordering the order.

"Okay."

The boss of the cat ramen answered, but the movements of his hands did not stop.

He expertly puts the noodles into the net drain and swings them in the boiling hot soup, while on the other side, he cuts the barbecued pork, bamboo wheels and other ingredients.

"Then I'll want my signature ramen too."

Suzuka did the same, shouted.

On the other hand, Nanase Hayami searched for a long time with his mobile phone, but he couldn't find anything more about cat ramen.

It's as if a lot of information has been erased.

"What would the little girl over there want to eat?"

The boss saw Nanase's hesitation, so he asked.

"Well, I'm going to make my signature ramen too."

"Okay."

He made another appointment.

"By the way, where did Josan hear about this ramen?"

Suzuka looked at the simple handwritten menu hanging in the store, and in addition to the signature ramen, there were other types of ramen such as salted bamboo shoot ramen, wakame ramen, and garlic ramen.

Prices range from 900 to 1,200 yen.

It's not cheap.

The signature ramen is 1,100 yen, and it is labeled as containing a serving of char siu and seaweed.

Of course, there are also beer and sake sold, as well as eggs for 50 yen each.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs.

There are many such small shops around Kamogawa, why did Qiaoqiao choose this one.

Suzuka was curious.

"This is recommended by the boss, ah, it's not this boss, it's the owner of the late-night cafeteria."

Hearing the name of the late-night cafeteria, the owner of the cat ramen suddenly pricked up his ears.

"Late-night cafeteria?"

He sighed.

"It's that guy, no wonder."

The owner of the cat ramen subconsciously wanted to light a cigarette, but quickly stopped it.

"An acquaintance?"

Suzuka asked.

"Well, I used to work with him as a soul slayer before, heh, that was twenty years ago."

The owner of the cat ramen smiled.

"During Golden Week before, we had a party in Kyushu...... In this case, it should be Qiao Qiao, right? ”

"Yes, first time we met, I'm Qiao Qiao."

The boss of the cat ramen looked Qiao Qiao up and down.

"I always felt that it was a little different from what that guy described, and I thought it would be the kind of person who was full of muscles and had an iron-blooded feeling."

I didn't expect it to be a very kind young man.

Nanase watched the conversation between the two and was a little confused for a while.

Is the owner of Cat Ramen a soul remover?

Why did the soul slayer open a ramen shop here?

Ramen didn't give her more time to think, though.

After the table, Nanase was left with only food left in his mind.

Unlike the ramen you usually eat at the big ramen chains, the cat ramen is not very hot and has a mild taste, and the two flavors are intertwined with the char siu and the soup, and the hand-rolled noodles perfectly absorb the flavor of the soup and side dishes, and make this bowl of noodles achieve a subtle harmony.

Halfway through the meal, Nanase raised his head and suddenly noticed that the guests around him seemed to be a little different.

Looking back, at the next table, there was an office worker in a suit with only one eye.

Two guests at the other table were eating ramen, their heads already in the shape of tanuki.

At the table opposite Nanase Hayami, a kimono beauty dressed in white also sucked noodles without grace, and ice crystals fell from time to time beside her.

？

Wait a minute.

Could it be that these are not actually splays.

Are these real youkai?

Nanase suddenly turned pale.

"What's wrong?"

Qiao Qiao had already finished eating the noodles, and he was very satisfied, and when he saw that Nanase had a strange expression, he asked.

"Joe, Joan, over there... Is it a youkai? ”

She gestured to the two tanuki who were happily sucking ramen.

"That's right, Kyoto seems to be a colony of tanuki cats."

"Then, the one over there with only one eye on his face is also a youkai?"

"That's a one-eyed approach, it's a youkai only found here in Kyoto."

"So...... That's a youkai too? Snow Girl? ”

"If you see Sang really smart, you will answer it yourself."

Qiao Qiao smiled, making Nanase look very ugly, and the noodles in the bowl were not fragrant.

"So, they don't eat half of the meal and feel that the portion is not enough, so they will eat one or two people to add food, right?"

“？”

Qiao Qiao showed a slightly surprised expression.

"Soon-on-san, that's rude."

"It's like, the taste of humans shouldn't be good."

As if hearing Nanase Hayami's words, one of the two tanuki said.

"We're all good monsters with residence permits, so don't confuse us with those rural guys."

Snow Girl eats noodles and pours a sip of beer.

"Thanks to the owner, we can enjoy the food like this."

The one-eyed approach also joined the conversation.

“？？？”

Nanase was so surprised that she forgot to be afraid.

So this ramen is a special restaurant for youkai?

"The so-called roof is a place where strangers can sit together and talk about family life, and confide in the joys or troubles of life, human beings need to rest, and of course monsters also need to rest."

The other tanuki said.

"Usually disguised as a human, sometimes you forget your true identity."

The one-eyed Daoist sighed with emotion and beckoned again.

"Boss, I want a clear bar too."

"Okay."

The owner of the cat ramen poured a glass of cold sake and brought a bottle of marble soda to Nanase Hayami.

"When I was a soul slayer, I used to know a lot of youkai, and I thought, ah, these guys are actually the same as us."

The boss said, expertly slicing the green onions.

"Later, I stopped being a soul killer, so I opened this cat ramen, leaving a place for the monsters to relax."

"So, sure enough, that tweet was also processed?"

Nanase looked at her phone.

Although Cat Ramen's Twitter is public, it won't be searched by other tweets at all, and if you don't enter your username accurately, I'm afraid you won't even be able to find Nanase Hayami.

In connection with the afternoon incident, I guess there was a similar treatment.

"Well, that's a tweet that only youkai and soul slayers can find."

The owner was blunt.

Nanase looked at Twitter's watchlist again and found his own Twitter.

"Well, this tweet is very interesting, it introduces a lot of things related to Kyoto, and many of my customers have followed it."

The boss smiled when he saw Nanase Hayami's mobile phone screen.

"A lot of guests?"

Nanase heard this and thought that there were many youkai among his fans.

Suddenly I shuddered.

But at the same time, I suddenly felt that these monsters didn't seem to be so terrifying.