Chapter 15 President Fukuzawa's Cat-Loving Experience

"Yoichi is not in this world right now. You heard our conversation earlier. He and I were stranded in a world called Bungo Stray Dogs, and we don't know when we'll be able to return."

I patiently explained to Kokushibo Tsugikuni, who wanted to learn the Breath of the Sun from Yoriichi, that since he was unlikely to become Kokushibo again in the future, my attitude towards him had improved considerably.

The child in front of him fell silent for a moment, his brows furrowing slightly, as if he was very worried that Yoriichi would not be able to return.

"Don't worry, he will definitely come back within ten years."

Ji Guoyan breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Let me know when the time comes."

"No problem," I said readily, thinking that after seeing Yoriichi, he would probably run away from home again, chasing after his younger brother's glory.

I don't really care about that. Anyway, I'm not going to marry Tsugikuni Iwakatsu. I don't care if he's a scumbag who abandons his wife and children. It's just that this kind of thing is too unfair to his wife!

Or I could simply have Enma seduce Kokuichi before he gets married, thus saving a certain unfortunate woman who will eventually marry Kokuichi, which would also be considered doing a good deed like Lei Feng.

I was happily thinking about it when the dream shattered, and I returned to the real world.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying in a dimly lit Japanese-style room, covered with a warm quilt and with a soft mattress on the ground. It was so comfortable that I wanted to roll around in the quilt.

"Ge, you're awake?"

I heard Yoriichi's gentle voice in my ear, and when I turned my head, I realized that I was lying in the same bed with Yoriichi. It was a good thing that we were both seven years old, otherwise it would have been too incongruous.

I habitually took Yoriichi's hand and asked in a low voice, "Did I transform in front of President Fukuzawa?"

"No, the song only changed back after I took you to sleep in this bedroom that the teacher arranged."

Yoriichi's answer relieved me. Thankfully, I can still enjoy a few more cat-petting services from the club president before my identity is exposed. Once he finds out I'm a girl, he probably won't pet me anymore, or at least he won't rub my little belly anymore.

Thinking about this makes me a little unhappy. Since becoming a cat, a whole new world has opened up for me, and I've fallen in love with petting cats, a healthy activity for both mind and body. If the club president refuses to pet me in the future, I'll definitely feel terrible. It seems like it's time to find a new cat owner.

With this thought in mind, I turned my gaze to Yoriichi, who was still watching me from the darkness, and said bluntly, "You'll have to learn how to pet me from now on!"

Even Kokushimaru enjoys petting cats more than Yoriichi. Yoriichi really needs to improve his cat-petting skills, otherwise, not only would a fake cat like me, but even a real cat would find it unpleasant.

"I will study hard with my teacher," Yoriichi said earnestly, making him seem quite adorable.

I chuckled and then recounted how I encountered the Demon Slayer world consciousness in my dream with Iwakatsu...

As expected, Yoriichi remained indifferent to the mysterious existence of world consciousness, focusing all his attention on his brother, Kokushibo. He was incredibly envious of my ability to meet Kokushibo in my dream. It seems that his reserved emotions only surface when it comes to things related to Kokushibo.

"How wonderful!" Yuan's eyes were practically overflowing with envy, and she murmured softly with a longing smile, "I wish I could meet my brother in my dreams too."

I thought to myself, if someone like Ji Guoyansheng, who's so sour he'd die of jealousy, saw you in his dreams, he'd probably feel nauseous and want to vomit. What kind of person is he? He'd be disgusting to death.

Of course, I couldn't say it out loud. To protect Yoriichi's heart, I said sincerely, "You and Kokushibo truly are brothers. He really wants to see you too." I only wanted to see Yoriichi because I wanted to learn Sun Breathing; otherwise, I probably would never want to see him again in this lifetime.

Sure enough, Yoriichi's faint smile deepened upon hearing my words. He even took out the flute that Iwakatsu had given him from under his pillow and began to caress it carefully. He was clearly a hopeless brother complex.

I was still silently complaining in my mind when I suddenly heard footsteps in the hallway outside the door, so light they were almost inaudible. I instinctively tensed up and went into a state of alert before I remembered that this was President Fukuzawa's house, and there was no need to be so nervous.

I formed hand seals and used a transformation spell to turn back into a cat. The soft blanket immediately became thick and heavy, completely enveloping me.

Feeling a bit suffocated by the blankets, I quickly crawled out to breathe some fresh air. At that moment, the door was opened, and Fukuzawa Yukichi's tall figure appeared in the doorway.

"Teacher." Yoriichi sat up from his bedding. President Fukuzawa's steady voice came from the doorway, "Aren't you asleep yet, Yoriichi?"

"The song just woke up, and I talked to her for a while. Is there anything you need, teacher?" Yoriichi asked in a calm voice. I jumped onto his shoulder and gave the club president a soft "meow" and acted cute.

Although the unlit Japanese-style room was very dark, I could still clearly feel President Fukuzawa's gaze on me. Then I heard him say in a solemn and steady voice, "I've thought about it. You're still a child, and you might be scared to suddenly stay in an unfamiliar room. I'll stay here with you for the next few days."

After Fukuzawa Yukichi finished speaking, he walked into the Japanese-style room and took out a set of bedding from the closet and laid it next to Yoriichi. It seems that he will also be sleeping in this room tonight. What a good teacher!

The thought had barely crossed my mind when Fukuzawa Yukichi picked me up and said gently, "Does Uta want to sleep with me?"

A row of black lines appeared on the back of my head. Could it be that the president wanted to sleep with his apprentice's cat and was making up an excuse to sleep in this room?

“Uta usually sleeps with me.” Yoriichi held my cat paw and said seriously to President Fukuzawa, seemingly not wanting me to sleep with his teacher.

"Let the song decide for itself."

The mature and composed President Fukuzawa was the first to let go, and Yoriichi followed suit. Then, the two of them, with all four eyes, stared at me in the darkness, making me so stressed that my stomach started to hurt.

Help! I'm just a cat, so why do I feel like I'm in a chaotic battlefield?!

I lay down in the gap between the two bedding sets and pretended to be dead. I decided to just make do here for the night. Otherwise, no matter who I chose, the other person would be disappointed. So I decided not to choose either of them.

Even though I had already made that choice, Yoriichi, who had gone back to sleep, still held my little paws, and President Fukuzawa, who was sleeping next to me, stroked my back several times with his big hand. I was so scared that I didn't dare to sleep, for fear that I might accidentally turn into a live cat and never be able to enjoy the president's petting service again.

After what seemed like an eternity, I drifted off to sleep, and slept soundly through the night. When I woke up again, it was already dawn.

I was curled up comfortably in a warm place, just about to take another nap, when I suddenly felt something brush against my face. When I opened my eyes, I saw a beautiful silver color. It turned out to be the president's cool-looking silver hair.

That's when I realized I was sleeping in the crook of the president's neck. No wonder it was so warm.

I instinctively stretched, and my cat paw was already on Fukuzawa Yukichi's face. I quickly withdrew my paw, trying to pretend nothing had happened, but President Fukuzawa had already opened his light green eyes.

I let out a soft "meow" and looked at President Fukuzawa with a cute and obedient expression. The president, who had just sat up from his bedding, smiled when he saw my usually stern face. He looked around cautiously, then picked me up and secretly gave me a kiss, which almost made me freeze.

I never expected that the president, who is a cat lover, would do something so out of character after getting a cat. How am I supposed to go back to being myself after this? It's going to be super embarrassing!