Jinhua cat...

"How did you know Jinhua Cat?" I asked.

"There are thousands of cats in the world, what is so strange about knowing a Jinhua cat. ”

"From the moment I told you about Shixia, you knew that the monster was Jinhua Cat. ”

Tsubaki shook her head and nodded again.

"Then why don't you say it?" I tried to keep my tone as soft as I could, for the girl in front of me was clearly reminded of some unpleasant past.

"Because, I don't know if it's it. Tsubaki said, "Jinhua cats, it is not so much that they can see the disease of humans, but that they rely on the vitality of humans to survive." ”

"Go and see if it's it. I said, "You'd love to find it." ”

Tsubaki looked at me, "I want to find it, but I'm afraid to find it." ”

After the subway arrived, Tsubaki was silent, and even a little nervous? She stopped from time to time to fix her hair, and several times she bumped into others because of lack of concentration, and it was the first time I saw Tsubaki with a big nerve so flustered.

I wanted to ask her what was wrong, but she hesitated and didn't speak.

"Wait. "When I got to the exit, she suddenly grabbed my clothes.

"Huh?"

"Let's go back, shall we?" she looked up at me with a smile, "After thinking about it, it is indeed not worth it to miss the Mid-Autumn Festival night in Bifang." ”

"Are you sure?" I asked, "but you said you were coming?"

"Hmm. She nodded with a smile.

"Well," I grabbed her arm and walked forward, "well, I don't care what you're worried about, since you thought about it at first, don't hesitate any longer." ”

She stood still, saying nothing and not moving.

"Jinhua cat, the cat of the moon. I didn't let go, and said with my back to her, "After being raised by humans for three years, I began to covet the moon, and every full moon day, I would look up to the moon on the roof, absorb the essence of the moon, and become a demon over time." ”

Tsubaki didn't speak.

"It is said that this cat is not a worry-free monster," I said, "If I had known that the monster that Shi Xia said that could see the human condition was the Jinhua cat, I would have brought Shi Xia with me this time." ”

"Do you want to get rid of it? Tsubaki asked.

"Of course not," I said, turning my head, "whether it's your friend or foe, I'm not going to kill it like a demon slayer, and it doesn't look like it's your enemy." ”

"Will you send it somewhere else?" Tsubaki continued.

I understood that she was asking me if the Jinhua cat really hurts people, then will I send it to no man's land.

"There are laws for everything, if the law of Jinhua cat's survival in this world is to absorb human vitality," I said, "instead of being removed by the demon killer after discovery, it is better to return to the original world of the monster, Jinhua cat's level of monsters, it should be difficult to fight against the demon killer." ”

"Is there no other way?"

"If there is, I won't send it back at will. I smiled, "Don't worry." ”

Having said that, is there really another way to get the best of both worlds for such a youkai?

"This should be the place," I said, looking at the location on my phone, "this should be the place Shi Xia described to me." ”

Street parks, gym equipment, lots of kids and their parents.

"Do you know what Shi Xia's parents are called?" Tsubaki asked me.

"I don't know. "I sat down on a park bench.

“... So how are you going to find it?"

"Find it the way you say. I said, "Didn't you tell me that if you miss the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, you will have to wait for next year." ”

“......”

"Can you say that?" I asked.

"Say what?"

"That Jinhua cat, what does it mean to you?"

"It used to be the best buddy," Tsubaki sat down beside me, "and now... Maybe too. ”

"Since they used to be the best partners, why do they have more or less words now?"

"There are two kinds of monsters with strong demonic power, one is to live long enough to absorb the power of nature, and the other is to become attached to human beings and grow through the power of fate, but Jinhua cat is a monster in between," Tsubaki said, "It can absorb the power of nature, but only the moonlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival has an effect, it can also be associated with humans, but once it is married, it will absorb the vitality of human beings, and only in this way can Jinhua cats grow into big monsters." ”

It's very lively in the park in the middle of the street, just like Shi Xia said.

"When I met Jinhua cat, we were just ordinary cats, after becoming monsters, we were all adopted by different families, we agreed with each other to become powerful monsters, at that time I didn't know that it was a cat that lived on human vitality, do you remember my former owner?" Tsubaki recalled, "It was Jinhua cat who told me that my master was very sick and would soon die." ”

"Based on this alone, I can't be sure that the monster that Shi Xia said is the Jinhua cat. ”

"As far as I know, there is only one kind of monster that can see the condition of a human being," Tsubaki said, "so the Jinhua cat will specifically find people with weak vitality, or humans who are about to die, and use their lives to increase their demonic power, so as to make up for the lack of poor moonlight power." ”

“... That's why it's going to help youkai identify human diseases, in fact, so that they can find a target that can draw life force?"

Tsubaki nodded.

"If you say that, Shi Xia's mother is likely to be affected by the Jinhua cat, and her body will be worse day by day, and Shi Xia's demon power is strong, and the Jinhua cat is afraid of its existence, so she made up such a lie to make Shi Xia leave her mother's side," I tried to sort out my thoughts, "If this is the case..."

Tsubaki lowered her head, "Well, that's what you think." It came to tell me about my original owner's illness, most likely because it was targeted by it. ”

So, I'm not sure if we're still partners.

"If that's not the best, you're still the best buddies, and by the way, let it see what you look like now," I said, "and if that's the case, what are you going to do?" ”

"I don't know," Tsubaki whispered, "it's been a year since it was heard, but after all, it's the object of my admiration." ”

The object of admiration... Is Jinhua a male cat?

"In that case, it is better to show it your best. I pulled Tsubaki up, "It's still early before the moon rises, let's go, take you to buy clothes." ”

"Hey, Ye Ke, what are you doing, what clothes are you buying all of a sudden?"

"The youkai that can turn into a human are not ordinary youkai, and the youkai that can fully integrate into human society are very powerful youkai, don't you care much about how you look in front of it when you come?" I said, "You're a very powerful youkai now, and since you made a promise to work hard for each other, if you really see it this time, you can't dress up now." ”

"I'm dressed like this?" she said, gesturing to herself.

"Well, your current outfit looks good, but it's so good-looking. I pointed around, "Who doesn't look like you're going to look back at you?" Shi Xia wouldn't be so conspicuous. ”

Dye your silver hair black, and swap out a white skirt and little pink boots for jeans and sneakers.

"Well, it looks more like a human being. I said.

Tsubaki looked at herself in the mirror, turned left and right, and laughed incredibly.

Soon it was evening, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the moon was in the sky.

"It's coming. I said, "If it appears, I should be able to feel it." ”

"Why don't you write its name directly on the paper spirit?" Tsubaki said, "wouldn't that be faster." ”

"I always feel like I'm forcing youkai to obey. I said, "I still want to be honest with each other." ”

Tsubaki was about to say something, but suddenly stood up.

I also felt that it was a demonic power that people couldn't ignore, not far from the street park.

"It's it. Tsubaki said, "I'm familiar with this kind of demonic power. ”

"Well, it's it. ”

Together, we ran to the source of demonic power.

The round moon seemed to hang in mid-air, and a big dark gray cat sat on the roof, its tail curled up, its eyes slightly narrowed, it raised its head and opened its mouth, and the moonlight turned into silk threads, and bunches were sucked into its mouth.

"Jinhua cat," Tsubaki whispered.

The big gray cat heard Tsubaki's voice, turned its head to look at her, and then fixed its eyes on me, and the panic in her eyes could not be hidden.

"I'm Ye Ke," I said, "shouldn't you re-introduce yourself, Mooncat?" ”

Tsubaki looked at me a little inexplicably.

"Shixia," I looked at the cat on the roof, "don't come unharmed." ”

(End of chapter)