Chapter 76: What evil intentions could the mischievous kitten and raccoon have...

Fortunately, Chaomu has almost no sense of pain now, otherwise, when her tail was suddenly bitten, she would probably have screamed in pain without any preparation and been discovered by the guards below.

But in fact, her current situation is not much better - the cat hanging on her tail is nibbling her tail and scratching it with its claws. She always has the subtle illusion that the hair on her tail is going to be scratched bald... If the stalemate continues, the hair will fall from the sky and fall on the guards' heads. Will they still be discovered?

Little Raccoon frowned, feeling she needed to think of a solution quickly. She glanced left and right, spotting a faint glow on the ceiling ahead. It looked like a potential spot, perhaps a vent or something else entirely... Anyway, she decided to try her luck.

Chaomu swung her tail, using the momentum to push against the base of the chandelier. As the chandelier swung violently, she hooked onto the edge of the vent grille, and the entire raccoon slid into the duct. The strange cat biting her tail was thrown into the air by inertia, still clinging to the furry tail, and she swept it into the duct above.

Two furry creatures stumbled and tumbled into the pipe, tails tangling with ears. The guards below faintly heard the noise and looked up in alarm, but they didn't notice anything unusual. The experienced player had quickly pressed F to restore the entrance to its original state before rolling in.

Finally stabilizing herself, Chaomu was already feeling a bit dizzy from rolling around. She stared expressionlessly into the nearby red eyes of the strange cat, pulling her hairless tail from its mouth. She puffed out her cheeks and threatened, "Is your master the Guardian of Mist? If you bite me again, I'll demand compensation from him... My senior is the tenth generation. Watch out, I'll make your master pay out of nothing!"

She had only said this as a token threat, not expecting the cat to understand. Unexpectedly, the smaller cat meowed in disdain, as if to say, "That's it," and even came closer to take another bite.

Chaomu: “…………?”

No, why did you bite her again?

She narrowed her golden eyes suspiciously and met the eyes of the kitten in front of her. She felt as if it actually understood what she had just said, but just didn't want to pay attention to her because of its disgust for its owner.

"You... don't like your master?" she asked tentatively.

The little kitten with a red flame burning on its forehead snorted, raised its tail, and looked at her with an admiring look of "a teachable child".

[Ding! You have opened the special event: Naughty Kitten]

[If I accidentally found someone else's kitten while walking down the street, should I return it to its owner, or...?]

[Event Reward: ???]

Looking at the events happening before his eyes, the raccoon's little brain started working rapidly.

The Guardian of the Storm was the one she was originally going to come into contact with. This Storm Cat that came out was probably a quest item on the side quest, and it also provided her with a new idea: although Reborn's trial only asked her to come into contact with the Guardian and summarize his personality traits, based on the previous quest mode of this game, it would definitely be right to actively do more to improve the completion of the quest.

Judging by the content of Reborn's Trial, her teacher seems to be quite the mischievous type. So, the way to increase your quest completion rate is clear—enjoy the boss's treatment, Guardian of the Storm! Experience the Deluxe Prank Bundle for +1 more players!

Well, yes, the player did this just to comply with the teacher's requirements and complete the task, and she definitely did not mean to play a prank.

"Since you don't like your master either...why not try to entertain him?" Under the red-eyed cat's puzzled gaze, the little raccoon rubbed his paws, put his arm around its shoulder, and kindly and enthusiastically suggested, "Look, you finally get out for a stroll, and he actually wants someone to take you back? That's really mean. If you don't give him a little warning, he won't be able to tell the difference between primary and secondary!"

The red-eyed cat meowed hesitantly, but didn't respond immediately. Seeing the raccoon leaning forward to whisper, it hesitated for two seconds before leaning forward as well. The more it listened, the brighter its eyes became: "Meow? Meow!"

"I see... They lock you up in a little box all day, only letting you out when you're fighting, and not even giving you food... That's really bad!"

"You want dried fish too? There are people at headquarters raising kangaroos and feeding them every day. Do you Vongola have Pokémon trainers per capita... Oh no, that's not the point. If you want fish, it's that easy! I'll make it for you after I finish this job! My cooking skills are SSR-level!"

"Hmm, hmm, is he into the occult? And sometimes he likes talking to animals? You can't tell from his appearance... With his glasses I thought he was some kind of scientifically rigorous cold noodle shop... Tsk, I'm craving some grilled cold noodles."

The two little animals were chattering to each other, but Chaomu, who was absorbed in planning, did not notice that a new attribute had lit up in the blank line below all the attributes on his attribute panel.

[Detected that the player has triggered the apprenticeship quest, adding new growth attributes...Attribute detection...]

[Measurement: Growth EX (I think I can learn this.)]

[Understanding new skills... Detecting extensive experience with shrinking animals... Already learned cat and mouse language... Prerequisites met...]

[Congratulations to the player for achieving the skill: Small Animal Communication Skills (lv1)]

[Small Animal Communication Skills (LV1): Can communicate simply by using gestures, meows, and woofs.]

"Hmm...Okay, I completely understand what you're asking for." The little raccoon tapped her left paw with her right paw and announced to Lanmao, who was staring at her eagerly, "First, I'll take you to the kitchen to get some fries...dried fish. Then you take me back to Lanshou's room, and we'll do this and then that..."

Lan Cat named Gua quickly agreed with her and touched paws with her: "Meow!"

【Melon joins your team】

"Good! Very spirited!" Chaomu clapped his paws with it. "It's happily decided! Gua! From now on, we're just sneaking around!"

The Cat and Raccoon Squad is officially established!

Team member Gua was extremely enthusiastic about his new mission and took the lead in leading the team. Thanks to him, the efficiency of exploring and drawing maps has increased a lot.

Perhaps because of his obsession, Gua was very familiar with the way to the kitchen. He led Chaomu in many circles, and the two little animals crawled forward one after the other, and soon they successfully sneaked into the kitchen.

Compared to Chaomu's stereotype of the mafia, there was no bloody scene in the kitchen of the Vongola. It was quite clean along the way and there were no rats like when he went to Watanabe's house before.

A panda and a cat were peek-a-boo at the kitchen counter, where the kitchen attendant was fast asleep. The two animals exchanged glances, tiptoed around the overweight figure, and made their way to the fresh produce cabinet.

"Bluefin tuna, this one looks pretty high quality." The raccoon dutifully pawed at the fish to check its freshness, relying solely on the color of the items displayed by the system. "Let me think about what to make... There are so many high-quality ingredients."

In her and Gua's plan, besides feeding Gua, she also wanted to prepare a magical dish and bring it to the Guardian of Mist. She would disguise herself as a stray wild raccoon and follow Gua. Together, the two little animals would visit the Guardian of Mist and deliver this special "gift" to him, catching him off guard...

What's a good gift for the raccoon? An apple!

Ready to go day and night.

She first prepared two fish for Gua, briefly pan-frying them before feeding them. Since there weren't any strange ingredients in the dish, the pan-fried fish looked harmless, but with the SSR-level cooking skills, it tasted excellent, and the hungry cat devoured it with gusto.

As for the gift for Gokudera-kun...

"Clang! Done!"

Chaomu held a palm-sized red apple in her arms, spinning proudly in the warm glow of the chandelier. The apple's surface shone like agate, stained with water droplets, and even two emerald green leaves were thoughtfully preserved at the stem.

When it comes to cooking, she has always been very good at hands-on work and initiative. During the cooking process, she had many ideas and created this work of art - the hollowed-out apple is filled with a mixture of pulp, minced fish and rosemary, and the sauce is a lethal dose of mustard, chili sauce, squid ink and chopped water chestnuts that she grew herself.

[Strange Apple: It looks like a fresh apple on the outside, but its core has a flavor like a cosmic explosion. Eating it may cause strange effects...]

The well-fed melon, with fish scraps still on his beard, curiously poked the round apple with his paw, his eyes filled with confusion, as if asking why he was being rewarded.

The little raccoon laughed strangely: "How can you foreigners understand the lethality of the Houttuynia cordata!"

With all the necessary equipment, she took the apple and melon and sneaked back to the balcony of Lan Shou's bedroom, ready to let him see how destructive the anger of a kitten could be.

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It was already past one in the morning when Hayato Gokudera finished his work.

"...The melon ran away again?" He pressed his forehead as his subordinates reported, "Forget it, let it go. It will come back on its own after a while anyway..."

Although Mukuro himself has no problem with small animals - neither likes nor hates them, his box weapon is not compatible with him. Although it is powerful in combat, it causes him a lot of headaches in daily life.

Thinking of the troublesome cat, the silver-haired man in a suit sullenly tutted his tongue, loosened his tie, and pushed open his door: According to the usual routine, Gua should be lurking in the room at this time, and when he sees him, he should pounce on him and scratch his face...

But today's situation seems to be different from usual.

The room was empty. Mukuro stepped on the carpet cautiously, guarding against sneak attacks from any angle, but in the end, there was no attack.

Where did the cat go again?

It was at this moment that he heard a series of meows, like a cry for help. There was a knock on the balcony window glass, and when he looked over, he saw a meowing cat scratching at the window glass, followed by a... raccoon?

In the howling night wind of Sicily, two furry balls snuggled together in the darkness, their faces pressed against the glass, their round red eyes and golden eyes staring pitifully inside.

The raccoon's pink paw pads pressed against the glass, standing out against its gray fur.

"...melon?" Mukudera stood in front of the window and knocked on it with amusement, "You idiot...locked yourself out?"

The cat, which was usually very aggressive, meowed in disgust, but didn't say much, just scratched the window.

The little raccoon behind him sat obediently on the windowsill, its golden pupils glistening with moisture. Noticing his gaze, it nuzzled the window, its furry face squashed in a comical yet adorable way.

What the hell...I went out to play and made friends with a wild raccoon? It doesn't look like a box weapon.

Although I always feel that this little raccoon following the melon is a bit suspicious... but it looks quite cute. This furry little animal should not have any bad intentions, right?

Gokudera Hayato, who had no defense against small animals, hesitated for two seconds, then opened the window: "Come in first, it's windy at night..."

Since it's Gua's "friend," it shouldn't be a big deal to let it in... Well, it's because I'm considering Gua's mood, not because he just wants to see the little raccoon up close...

The kitten rushed in first, and the raccoon behind it held its face with its furry paws, made a sweet "meow" sound, and followed the kitten into the room lightly.

Its cry was particularly soft and sweet, and the way it swung its tail looked adorable and gentle. The silver-haired man, who had almost never received a good response from small animals, had his fingertips trembling slightly, but his face remained calm. "I'm just letting you in temporarily, don't be so quick to act like a spoiled child..."

But raccoons don't usually call like that, do they? Could it be that it's particularly fond of him, and therefore so flattering? Feeling the furry ball resting against his trouser leg, its warmth pressed against his calf, Gokudera Hayato pursed his lips slightly, feeling his body stiffen. Even if it had a crush on him, he wouldn't just adopt any small animal... As the Judaime's right-hand man, how could he have the time to waste his time on pets?

...At best, I can provide you with the best food every day...Do raccoons live in their dens? Which tailor or designer... No, it's better to design it yourself...

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The author has something to say: Prison Temple (covering his heart)

From the perspective that you can learn skills by drawing them, players can become EX growth players!