"Meow (I don't care)..."
"Wouldn't it be better not to run around at a time like this?"
Anne suddenly interrupted our conversation.
With one hand supporting her chin, the bored black-haired girl observed us with her dark red eyes. Suddenly, she reached out and grabbed a bright red apple from the fruit plate beside her. She casually wiped it on her clothes a few times, then put it to her mouth and took a big bite: "Assuming that guy is still there and has also discovered that you have entered his territory, there are three possibilities."
She held up three fingers, then withdrew them one by one: "One possibility is that he left in a hurry, so you came up empty-handed. That's the best-case scenario."
"Secondly, it's because he forgot something, or he had a lot of things to carry with him, so he happened to run into you on the road, and that's why you started fighting. This situation isn't good, but it's not like you can't defeat him."
"Thirdly, he might deliberately stay in the same spot and, noticing that you can confirm the situation from the traces, create the illusion that he has already left, in order to lure you back and catch you when you are off guard. After that, there's not much to say about what will happen next. This is the worst-case scenario."
"Of course, the best-case scenario is that the other party isn't even there and didn't notice you went in. But... what do you think might happen?"
She withdrew her finger, looked around at us again, and took another bite of the apple.
The crisp sound of chewing spread throughout the space, which was made extra warm by the fireplace.
Annie pointed at me again: "And given Big Ben's current situation, apart from those cute little paws, he doesn't seem to have any special fighting power, right? In that case, the probability of you encountering danger will actually increase a lot."
"Yes, and it's getting late now."
Hikari glanced at the darkening sky outside the window and echoed her sentiment.
On the distant horizon, the rosy sunset is gradually losing its bright outer layer and melting into the pale purple darkness.
"...You're right."
After a long silence, Miyuki finally nodded, relaxed her tense back, and indicated that she would temporarily give up.
Then the question returned to me: "When will Big Stupid House be restored? It can't stay like this forever, can it?" Accompanied by the annoying tap of my finger.
I leaned over and pretended to bite her finger, growling in a low voice to scare her: "Meow (It won't last forever, I'll break the spell)!"
Wow! That's pretty fierce!
Anne shrank back in surprise, then her expression turned interested.
"Hehe, I wouldn't like it otherwise! Come on, it's almost evening, let's take a nice bath together, shall we?"
Huh? What is that?
Before I could react, Annie had already taken over as instructed by Hikari, comfortably cradling my cat body in her arms for the first time, and then got up to walk towards the door.
Looking to the other side, Hikari, who had finished sorting the melons, and Miyuki, who said she had been "working hard all day and was sweating a lot," stood up while talking.
The black cat nimbly jumped off the table, following closely behind with its tail wagging.
Wait, what are you guys up to now?!
At least pretend to respect human rights, no, cat rights!
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