"Tail...?"

Mamoru Suzuki, who was squatting on the ground, fell into deep thought after hearing the name that Tamashiro Michiyo had given him... The tail behind him was still sweeping around the ground of the kendo hall.

「......」

Well, even Mamoru Suzuki has to admit that the name is very appropriate for his cat form in every way.

He really couldn't control his cat's tail.

However, as a temporary cat but actually a human being, the strange name "tail" is apt but still difficult to accept.

No one wants to be called a "tail", right?

"Tail?" Rinka Nakazawa repeated the name.

"Hmm." Tamaki Michiyo nodded, and then she whispered his new name to Mamoru Suzuki, expecting a response from him.

Mamoru Suzuki lay down and pretended not to hear.

"It doesn't seem to accept it, doesn't it like the name?" Rinka Nakazawa looked at Mamoru Suzuki, and then at Tamashiro Michiyo.

"This Rinka-san, you finally said the right thing," Mamoru Suzuki was a little relieved.

"Or call it "little stupid", stupid, and don't even accept the name of Michiyo."

... Okay, it's that he jumped to conclusions too early.

Mamoru Suzuki decided to retract the thought he had just had, this person was really full of malice towards him, and he really didn't know what was going on.

"I admire Tamaki-san, but I can't get a response, so I even have to eat a cat's vinegar, so I attack a cute cat?"

Mamoru Suzuki had a twisted thought born in his heart.

Tamaki Michiyo ignored Rinka Nakazawa's joke, and his black and white pupils continued to watch Mamoru Suzuki's every move.

"I don't think I like it very much." She finally understood, "Another one?" ”

"Do you want to change?" Rinka Nakazawa disagreed, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much, it's just a title, and cats don't understand anything, as long as Michiyo can call it well, and I think this is pretty good." ”

Yucheng Sanchiyo thought for a moment, and hesitated a little.

“... It seems to be, it's just a title. ”

In the end, I was convinced.

Mamoru Suzuki was a little troubled.

"No, the cat in front of you knows everything, so please don't use such a casual name, please hold your mind a little bit and think again."

He wanted to say this, but unfortunately he is a cat for the time being, and he has no language skills, no so-called "cat rights", and no "human rights".

"Then 'tail', little tail~" Rinka Nakazawa quickly accepted the name and addressed Mamoru Suzuki.

Mamoru Suzuki expressed his protest in silence.

"Stupid?"

“......”

Maybe he should get out of here... But I didn't get any information today, and I was a little unwilling to go like this.

Mamoru Suzuki looked at Tamashiro Michiyo again..."Absolutely no such name as tail."

He finally expressed his will.

I don't know what it was, but the moment the eyes of Tamadaki Michiyo and the gray cat met in thought, a certain thought suddenly flashed through her mind like lightning.

Tamaki Michiyo was stunned for a moment, and then grabbed the idea.

"Kaji, how about being called Kaji?" She said suddenly.

“kaji？” Rinka Nakazawa repeated the pronunciation, a little confused.

"It's the kanji "木" and "tail" formed by "kaji".

Tamaki Michiyo's voice rose a little, and she explained to Rinka Nakazawa.

"Tail is apt, but it's a common name. In the case of "梶", although the meaning has changed, it is similar to "tail" in the glyph of kanji, but with the addition of "wood", and as a name, it also sounds better than "tail". ”

"Huh... It's amazing. Rinka Nakazawa, who understood, immediately admired, "I think it's okay." ”

"So...", in agreement, Tamaki Michiyo walked towards Mamoru Suzuki and crouched in front of him.

A man and a cat looked at each other, and the girl stared at the cat's transparent eyes, and her voice was very soft, asking him.

"I'll call you Kaji from now on, okay?"

She held out her finger and poked it in the gray cat's head.

"Meow?"

......

Oar.

In this way, Mamoru Suzuki has a new name, a name that belongs to the form of a cat.

It is derived from the word "tail".

And coincidentally, it can also have another meaning.

It is a "kaji" formed by the "wood" of "Suzuki" and the "tail" of "cat's tail".

Thinking about it this way, Mamoru Suzuki unexpectedly thought that the name "Kaji" was quite good.

At least better than "Fool" and "Tail".

No more objections, Mamoru Suzuki squatted down again, his attention back on the two high school girls who had finished naming him and started practicing again.

It's still a "style of antiquity".

With the sound of the bamboo sword cutting through the air, the crisp sound of hitting the protective gear, and the sound of the footsteps of the two people, the seemingly boring practice of the people and cats on the side continued.

"Rinka."

Swinging the bamboo sword seriously, the posture is standard, and at the same time as the practice of "Xingjigu", Yucheng Sanchiyo suddenly has other topics.

"Michiyo, what's wrong?"

"About what I said before... Suzuki-san's thing. ”

Mamoru Suzuki, who was about to get sleepy, woke up.

"Huh? He? What happened to him? Rinka Nakazawa suddenly became vigilant and stopped what she was doing.

Tamajo Michiyo took a breath and stopped.

"If he really wants to practice kendo?"

Rinka Nakazawa was stunned, and her tone was hesitant: "What does it mean that he really wants... He told Michiyo that he wanted to join the kendo club? ”

The voice of the second half of the sentence suddenly rises.

"Nope." Yucheng Sanchiyo shook his head slightly, "Suppose." ”

"How do you make this assumption?"

"Because I said it to her in cat form," Mamoru Suzuki, who was watching the play, interjected inwardly.

Tamaki Michiyo was not easy to explain this matter, so he had to repeat: "It's just an assumption... Nothing more. ”

Nakazawa Rinka looked at Yucheng Sanchiyo suspiciously, but he didn't know what the specific situation was, so he had to stop thinking for the time being.

"The purpose is too obvious, obviously deliberately approaching three thousand generations." She concluded almost without a doubt.

About this, Tamajo Michiyo is not sure ... In fact, she thinks that humans will naturally let down their vigilance when facing animals.

What Mamoru Suzuki said to her in cat form when he returned yesterday is that no matter what she thinks, there should be no reason to deceive a cat.

"Maybe you really want to practice kendo, for the purpose of exercising your body." Tamajo Michiyo said again.

Rinka Nakazawa stared motionlessly at Tamajo Michiyo.

"Huh?" Jadejo Michiyo didn't quite understand the meaning of Nakazawa Rinka's eyes.

Rinka Nakazawa had already concluded in her heart that it must be something Suzuki said to Tamaki.

But...

She suddenly smiled again: "Okay, Sanchiyo, in fact, he can do anything, no matter what he wants, whether he wants to practice seriously or for other purposes, if he wants to join the kendo club, he must also pass the assessment of the kendo club, right?" ”

“... Also. After only a pause, Tamajo Sanchiyo immediately agreed with this statement.

"Almost impossible." Rinka Nakazawa made a final statement.

Tamaki Sanchiyo did not refute.

So the topic came to an abrupt end, and the two quickly resumed practicing.

Only Mamoru Suzuki looked at the two blankly.

The so-called "almost impossible kendo club examination"... What is it?