Mamoru Suzuki's ears suddenly trembled, and after hearing Rinka Nakazawa's words, he was a little alert.

Yucheng Michiyo looked at Rinka Nakazawa, looked down at the gray cat again, and after a pause, said, "It's true that I haven't hugged it." ”

"Why don't you hug it?"

"No, that's it..."

"Is that okay?" Tamaki Michiyo had some concerns.

"Not really."

"Of course, no problem, although this cat is stupid, but it does seem to like the appearance of Michiyo."

“......”

Mamoru Suzuki didn't know what to say about Rinka Nakazawa for a while.

Not stupid, and certainly not liked. I want to refute it, but it's a pity that he's just a cat.

He looked at Tamajo Michiyo again, and he hoped that this girl would not be so easily persuaded.

... His expectations were disappointed.

She was obviously persuaded by Rinka Nakazawa, and she was a little moved... Of course, it may also be said that I was captured by the cuteness of cats. The power of the cat is really impressive, the problem is that now the cat is him. This bothered Mamoru Suzuki a little.

"Kaji, is that okay?"

... It would be too embarrassing for a cat to refuse, and he couldn't run away.

Because he is indeed a little tired now, and he doesn't want to move very much, and because he is a cat now, he can't understand these words in theory.

"Meow?" Mamoru Suzuki blinked innocently.

Tamashiro Michiyo stared at him, his hands already wanting to carry out the action.

To be honest, no matter what, even if you don't have a favorite emotion, it's a pleasure to be able to get close to a high school girl... There is even a scientific basis for this, people who are exposed to beautiful things secrete a hormone called "dopamine".

However, in this case, it can give people some guilt called "cheating".

However, the approaching hands could no longer allow Mamoru Suzuki to continue thinking. Sitting in place, he was tentatively grabbed by the girl.

“......”

In short, in this way, in a little entanglement, his feet left the ground, and as a cat who couldn't resist, Mamoru Suzuki was carried to the lap of Tamashiro Michiyo.

The cat and the girl look at each other.

Mamoru Suzuki kept an innocent look... Can't refuse, so he can't be blamed for this kind of thing.

Tamaki Michiyo gently put his hand on his head.

"Kaji." She spoke softly. The high school girl really liked the name she gave him.

Immediately after, Mamoru Suzuki's head was rubbed.

However, if you just want to get to this point, you don't need to pick up the cat... Mamoru Suzuki found him getting closer and closer to Tamashiro Michiyo's fair cheeks, until the girl's facial features, which still couldn't pick out flaws at such a distance, completely occupied the field of vision.

“......”

“......”

It's a little too close, even in human form, you can smell the breath of this girl... Such a distance.

And the cat form, and even the short hair on the body were slightly blown by the girl's snort.

Of course, what the cat cares about the most is that the front paws, which have always been in mid-air and have nowhere to borrow, suddenly seem to be stepping on flat ground... However, it is naturally impossible to touch the ground in the current situation.

The only possible thing in this posture is... Mamoru Suzuki glanced at it, and his two cat's claws were quite subtly touching Tamaki Michiyo's chest.

「......」

The reason why there is an illusion of stepping on the ground... Except for some very subtle reasons, it is actually because Tamaki Michiyo is still wearing kendo armor. The armor was protected on his chest, and his paws were just stepping on it.

"It's fine."

Mamoru Suzuki's guilt lessened a little.

In the midst of extremely complex emotions, the girl did not immerse herself in the cuteness of the cat for too long, and after a hug, Mamoru Suzuki was finally put down and freed.

"Alright... Rinka, we're going to get back to practicing. ”

Finally, he smiled softly at him, and then Tamashiro Michiyo picked up the mask and gloves that he had just placed beside him, and the unexpectedly interrupted kendo practice began again.

Noriki Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief on the spot.

For the next period of time, he rested on his stomach for a while, recovering his physical strength from the "Cat Spirit", and when the time was almost right, he left the kendo hall.

......

"The essence of the 'Cat Spirit' is to directly enhance the senses."

"Also, please don't use this ability in cat form unless there are special circumstances."

After returning home that day, Mamoru Suzuki's record book had the above two pieces of information added.

The next day, the day off ended, and it was Monday again.

Today, officially entering the end of April, the weather is still good. The morning clouds were dotted with the morning sun, and the faint light shone on the girl in front of her.

Mamoru Suzuki's expression was a little unnatural.

“... Good morning, Tamaki-san. ”

"Hmm. Let's start running. ”

“... Good. Mamoru Suzuki's gaze turned away from the girl's chest, which was a little concerned for "some unspeakable reason".

In short, since yesterday, there is one more reason why the transformation cannot be exposed.

"Suzuki-san, what are you thinking?"

“... I'm sorry. ”

The cold voice came into his ears, and Suzuki Mamoru came back to his senses for the time being, looking at the front and running a few steps ahead and had to stop and come back to wait for his Tamashiro Michiyo, and followed.

The morning run began, the morning air, the light of the morning sun, and the girl's swaying long hair carried Suzuki Mamoru's unprovoked gaze and reverie.

"Yucheng-san, I want to ask you a question."

"Please."

"If it's just with a bamboo sword... Is it potentially life-threatening? ”

“......”

The sound of footsteps, Yucheng Sanchiyo turned around.

She was looking at her and asking why she was asking such a question.

“... It just occurred to me. ”

Jadejo Michiyo didn't seem to want to answer this kind of question, so he didn't bother with him anymore and concentrated on his morning run.

It wasn't until a moment later that Mamoru Suzuki began to gasp again, and his ears rang with Tamaki Michiyo's answer/

"Under normal circumstances, it is more difficult to endanger lives with a bamboo sword... Maybe a serious injury can. ”

“... Is that so? ”

"Hmm."

Seriously injured...

Mamoru Suzuki gasped and stopped talking.

......

At the end of the daily morning run, due to physical reasons, Mamoru Suzuki, who was separated from Tamashiro Michiyo, walked home alone.

After taking a shower, changing into a school uniform, eating the breakfast prepared by Yuko, and bringing the lunch box she prepared, Mamoru Suzuki went out of the house with a shoulder bag.

On the way, I didn't meet Tamajo Michiyo.

Even if it's a neighbor, the schedule is very close, but as long as you don't wait deliberately, it's normal to stagger it.

However, when she entered Makino, Mamoru Suzuki unexpectedly ran into her.

It is in front of the bulletin board.

"Yucheng-san? Meet again. ”

"Hmm."

After a brief hello, Mamoru Suzuki walked over to Tamashiro Michiyo and looked at the bulletin board.

"Is this...?"

"Rankings for last week's opening exams."

"I see."

Mamoru Suzuki nodded.

There were a lot of students in front of the bulletin board to check the rankings, but they couldn't get in the way of Mamoru Suzuki.

In the second-year position, Mamoru Suzuki searched from top to bottom for his name.

First... No.

Second... Tamajo Sanchiyo.

Third... Towards the tide of fog.

Fourth... Mamoru Suzuki.

"Fourth." This sentence was said by Tamajo Michiyo.

"Didn't make it to the top three." Mamoru Suzuki looked at the third position, and the tone of his answer was still a little regretful.

Makino is a school for advancement, and the students' grades are generally good, and the deviation value is very high.

"Suzuki-san's take a year off?"

"Hmm."

"It's amazing."

"It's fine."

“......”

“......”

"What is Suzuki-san looking at?" After reading the rankings, it stands to reason that he should leave, but Tamashiro Michiyo found that Mamoru Suzuki was still standing in place.

"There's a name that makes people a little concerned..."

Mamoru Suzuki said, pointing at his finger.

Tamaki Michiyo looked, "Third... Towards the Tide of Fog

"Third?"

"Hmm." Mamoru Suzuki nodded, "... May I ask Yucheng-san, do you know this Chaowu-san? ”

Contemplation.

"I haven't seen that name." Tamajo Michiyo shook his head.

“......”

"What's wrong?"

“... Probably the same name? Mamoru Suzuki wasn't quite sure.

Generally speaking, the students at the top of the rankings will not change much, so it is also the top row of the Jade City Sanchiyo, there is no reason why they have not seen this name.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there is no leap and bounds in a semester.

Mamoru Suzuki decided not to dwell on this.

"Let's go."

"Hmm."