The shallow waters of the Kamogawa River are sparkling.

Many mottled stone bridges are layered and crisscrossed.

Unknown birds hovered high in the sky, and three or two gray ducks floated out of the water, jumping onto the bank of the river made of large rocks, shaking drops from their feathers.

Minamoto Yorimitsu overlooks the end of the Kamogawa River.

It's endless.

Retract your gaze from the distance and look down from Sakamichi.

Look at the Aoishizaka Road on the bank of the river.

The blood-red maple leaves on the bank in late autumn, drifting with the breeze on the riverside, wandering wantonly on the ground, paving the entire floor, entrusting the thoughts of many people in the ancient capital.

On both sides of the river, there are many couples, as well as the elderly and groups of students.

Reading a book, walking the dog, jogging, picnic...

People sit on the shore and laugh and laugh, the cherry blossoms and willows around them are not blooming, but the red maple color takes up all the colors of the river.

The mountains of Kiyomizudera Temple are faintly visible in the distance.

Even if it's just early afternoon, there are many pedestrians around Kamogawa enjoying the beauty of this ubiquitous scene.

"Sneer—"

Settle on the blood-red leaves of the remnant maple.

There is a sound of squeezing the pile.

The two of them walked along the promenade by the river.

"Time flies."

The imperial medicine bag Chayin held Yuan Raiguang's arm, and the squeezing on his chest was a little uncomfortable at first, but after a long time, he found that it was not a big deal.

"Well, it's late autumn in the blink of an eye."

Yuan Laiguang first responded, his footsteps were still deep in the leaf pile, and then he said with emotion:

"Life is so short, sometimes we think that time is long, but we are just stuck in something, and emotions deceive us to slow down time."

"Emotions...?" Imperial medicine bag tea sound side head.

She looked at Chi Chi Jianyuan Laiguang's side face, and she didn't know if it was her own illusion, but she always felt that he was more beautiful than before, especially his temperament.

If she was interested in his strange words when she first met, now she can be attracted just by standing next to him with this deep temperament.

Probably a durable type...

It is the hottest time of the day, and there is a warmth blowing in the water vapor in the Kamogawa River next to it, and the imperial medicine bag tea squint and suddenly whispered:

"It is said that in ancient times, Lord Yoshitsune Minamoto once disguised himself as a woman and hid in the theater of Kabuki, where he defeated and subdued the evil monk Takezobo Benkei."

"There are a lot of ancient legends hidden here in Kamogawa alone, and in addition to being related to the evil of youkai, there are more poignant-sounding love stories."

"Many Oirans can't do it because of love, and the people who can choose don't have enough gold, so they can't help her redeem herself, and in the end, most of the strong-willed Oiran chose to throw themselves into the river to prove their innocence."

Yuan Laiguang glanced at her a little strangely: "But at the end of the Ping An, this is the place of execution." ”

“......”

As soon as the mood of the imperial medicine bag tea rose, it was instantly crushed, and he forcibly suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and said: "I just think we are boring, so I will find a topic, can you please not be so disappointing?" ”

"Isn't that embarrassing?"

Yuan Laiguang asked with a smile.

"Embarrassing."

The imperial medicine bag tea tone is expressionless.

"Please don't look at me with this expression, in the principle of trading, except for sleeping, you must obey unconditionally, I don't like this kind of look."

Yuan Laiguang bent down and picked up a maple leaf, feeling the friction sensation coming from his arm, and the soft and repeated fit was really more felt than a long press.

"How can you have a girlfriend who can't be angry."

The imperial medicine bag tea voice said a little self-deprecatingly.

Yuan Laiguang got up and looked at her, and asked with a smile, "Then are you a real girlfriend?" ”

“......”

The imperial medicine bag tea was speechless.

"There's a cat there."

Yuan Laiguang said suddenly.

Hearing this, the imperial medicine bag Chayin was stunned, looked in the direction of his gaze, and found a white cat lying in the pile of maple leaves above the walking path.

It stands to reason that white cats are relatively slender, which is determined by genes, just like nine out of ten orange cats are fat, and this one looks no exception.

I don't know what breed this white cat is, but it looks like it's only three or four months old, and its small body is curled up in a nest of red maple leaves.

The little white cat has a round head, a pair of pink ears upright, occasionally licks its paws, looks harmless to humans and animals, and its two sapphire-like eyes look around, some lazily lying in the nest.

Cubs are the cutest period for animals.

It was also a time when humanity could not resist it.

"Can I touch it?"

This is a request made by the Imperial Medicine Bag Chayin.

Under her clear and clean gaze, Yuan Laiguang generously let go of his arm, let her hold her hand and leave, and then made a casual gesture.

The arm finally detached from the body, which made the imperial medicine bag Chayin breathe a sigh of relief, and held the position for a long time, making her feel wet in the shoulder socket.

That's sweat.

It's uncomfortable though.

But she didn't dare to leave at will.

This sudden departure actually felt like jumping out of the barrier, and I couldn't help but feel relaxed.

"This cat looks like it should have been abandoned, and if the goyakusan hasn't been vaccinated against rabies, I recommend not touching it lightly."

Just when the imperial medicine bag Chayin walked over, and was still five or six meters away from the little white cat, Yuan Laiguang's voice came again, making her stop.

"It looks docile."

The imperial medicine bag tea voice hesitated and said.

Yuan Laiguang straightened out his suit and walked over, and asked with a smile: "Hasn't the imperial medicine bag san ever had a cat?" ”

"I liked it since I was a child, but my mother disliked it because it was dirty, and it might delay my studies and distract me from doing other things, so I didn't raise it."

"So you don't know the habits of cats, especially this abandoned cat, even if it looks docile and weak, but it's actually very dangerous."

Listening to Gen Raiguang's eloquent words, a strange feeling suddenly rose in her heart, but she still walked in the direction of the cat.

Just close to a distance of three meters.

The white cat, which had been lazy, stood up suddenly, her pink mouth and nose hoarse, and her beautiful blue eyes looked at her vigilantly.

The slender body bent up.

The furry tail is also a little fried.

The imperial medicine bag Chayin stood in place and didn't dare to step forward, I don't know why suddenly the kitten was full of hostility towards him, and it was so obvious.

She loves cats.

It's not that I haven't been in contact with cats.

Although the mother did not allow them to be raised since childhood, the Japanese people are very fond of cats, so there are also habits of adopting stray cats in various temples and shrines.

On the contrary, she rarely comes into contact with stray cats on the street.

Mainly because there are special people to manage the streets, stray cats to be honest affect the appearance of the city, and they are also aggressive to children, so there is municipal management.

"Why is it happening?"

The Imperial Medicine Bag Chayin turned his head to look at Minamoto Raiguang.

"Because for stray cats, without knowing your true thoughts, even if you expose your soft belly, it is not necessarily a stroke."

Yuan Laiguang walked to her side and didn't continue to move forward, just squatted down his body, as level as possible with the cat's eyes, and then beckoned.

He didn't make a rash move, he just magically took out a fish intestine, peeled it off and pinched it into pieces under the shocked eyes of the imperial medicine bag tea sound.

"Where did you get this?"

Obviously, the imperial medicine bag Chayin also knew that snacks were tempting to animals, but she hadn't left Minamoto Yorimitsu since they met, and she hadn't seen him buy anything.

"I always carry one or two with me, because I also like cats, especially stray cats, and I like to carry things with me for trading."

Yuan Laiguang explained casually, then threw the torn fish intestines on the ground, and said patiently:

"In fact, it is very easy to make a stray cat into your shape, of course, there are prerequisites, first of all, you have to choose the right cat, the kind of two or three-year-old stray cat is basically impossible, this kind of kitten's vigilance is okay."

While he was talking, the Imperial Medicine Bag Chayin also crouched down, looking sideways at his slow movements.

But his words fell in his ears.

But there is a special sense of substitution.

"If you approach it rashly, you will definitely think that you have bad intentions, and you can't underestimate its vigilance just because it is relatively small, you have to be patient enough."

"And it's better to have something in your hand that will tempt it, which will speed up the process of building trust between you and the cat, or you will have to wait slowly, and if you are unlucky, it will run away on its own."

"Of course, the one we met today is okay, three or four months old has not suffered much persecution, and is still willing to believe that there is good intentions."

After Yuan Laiguang broke the fish intestines and put them on the ground, he just put away his hands and looked at the white cat, motionless to convey his kindness with his eyes.

And in the sight of the imperial medicine bag Chayin, the kitten who was wary of her just now had already sat down and licked the paws of the meat.

"Meow—"

It screamed again.

But there was no hostility.

"Will it come?"

Imperial Medicine Bag Chayin couldn't help but ask.

Yuan Laiguang was still squatting on the ground, and said with a smile: "Originally, we should have taken the initiative to approach, but I saw it just now, and it seems to have been hungry for a long time. ”

It was at the moment when his voice fell.

The imperial medicine bag Chayin saw that the white cat who was originally vigilant actually walked over, although his eyes still revealed vigilance, but he was indeed approaching this side.

"It's still hungry after all, and there is no one else around to feed it, so even if it's scared, it's still going to come over and try to see if it can eat."

Yuan Laiguang seemed to be very patient, squatted on the ground and said, "Let's just don't move." ”

The Imperial Medicine Bag Chayin looked at him deeply.

The white cat tentatively stepped forward, as if to make sure that they were not hostile, and its sapphire eyes were beautiful, and finally came to them.

"Meow meow—"

The kitten barked twice more in the milk, and as if he was sure that they would not make a move, he sat down with his paws on his stomach in front of them and ate the fish intestines.

It eats very carefully.

Although he has lowered his head, his tail is still erect, and his front paws are also lying on the ground and tightened, as if he is in an emergency, and he can escape immediately if there is a situation.

"Can you touch it now?"

"People just eat it and you touch it, this purpose is too strong, wait for it to continue to eat for a while."

"Then you better touch it."

The Imperial Medicine Bag Chayin brushed the hair hanging from his ears, and seemed to be a little resistant to what he said about biting, but finally decided to watch his movements.

"At this time, you can try to pick up the fish intestines on the ground and hand them to its mouth to feed, so that it is familiar with your taste and then get closer to you."

Yuan Laiguang picked up the two pieces of fish intestines on the ground, put them in the palm of his hand and handed them to the cat's mouth: "It's like this." ”

The moment he reached over his hand.

The white cat was actually frightened, arched its body and didn't dare to eat, and made a gesture of wanting to escape.

But he raised his paw and walked a few steps to find that this hand was not hostile, but he was holding the food he liked to eat, and he hesitated for a moment and did not leave.

The pink nose sniffed carefully.

The sapphire-like eyes finally let down their vigilance, put their furry head on Minamoto Raiguang's hand, and began to eat in large pieces.

It didn't take long for that trust to build.

The tail also gradually drooped.

"You can touch it at this time, but you can't touch too sensitive places yet, it's best to touch the back and head, and don't touch the tail and buttocks."

Yuan Laiguang looked at the white cat with doting eyes, and after explaining a few words, he said, "You can try it." ”

The imperial medicine bag Chayin hesitated, but slowly reached out his hand, this time he was not warned by it, but smoothly touched the fluffy hair.

Soft, creamy, fluffy...

The touch between the fingers is extremely clear, and the temperature from the cat's body is like a hot spring, even through the skin, it is clearly transmitted to his body.

This comfort made her legs clamp.

It is a different experience from the previous at the shrine.

The cat will not be hostile to all visitors, but will put on a pitiful posture and enjoy the petting and feeding of it.

But this stray cat is different.

You need to earn its trust.

Soon, the fish intestines on the ground and in the palm of Yuan Laiguang's hands were eaten, but the little white cat did not mean to leave immediately, but squinted comfortably in place.

The royal medicine bag tea sound is a little bolder.

On the soft body of the white cat, he is constantly exploring, probing, and touching...

Until the small white cat completely fell, she rubbed her hand with her head affectionately, and then flipped her body to reveal her soft pink belly.

A feeling of contentment arises spontaneously.

Stuffed somewhere with her.

But just when the imperial medicine bag tea sound was enjoying this moment and had not yet woken up from the indulgence of happiness, the voice of Yuan Laiguang sounded again.

"When it shows its belly, it already means that you have let down all your vigilance and are willing to continue to be close to you, even if it is no problem to take it home to sleep, it also means that you are qualified to hurt it."

The white cat rubbed her palm affectionately.

The Kamogawa River flows shallowly.

The breeze occasionally wraps the maple leaves on the ground.

"At this point, you have a few options."

Yuan Laiguang suddenly said again.

"What choice?"

The imperial medicine bag Chayin asked in a daze.

"You can choose to give it a moment of light, and then walk away mercilessly, let it experience the sinister nature of the human heart, and reach out to other people with this feeling of being warmed, but it is likely to usher in darkness."

"Or if you are reluctant to give up, it will follow you and make you feel compassion, but in the end you can't do anything, and you and it will be very sad."

"The last one is that you don't hate the trouble of it, take it home and feed it, and let the current light continue to shine, but obviously it is time-consuming and labor-intensive."

He gave a few different answers.

Each one is a choice.

Then wait for the other person's answer.

The imperial medicine bag Chayin looked at the white cat rubbing in the palm of his hand, and couldn't help but fall into silence for a while, and only raised the beautiful face after a long time.

"Gen-kun."

"Huh?"

"If it were you, which one would you choose?"