Chapter 103: Fukuzawa succeeded in feeding! Brand new...
It's a brand new day. Although for some reason the three drinking buddies from yesterday, including Dazai Osamu, are somewhat avoiding the player, the player is still refreshed.
The five-year-old body is new and a little hard to grasp for players, but fortunately, there is the devoted company of the super reliable home-friendly Meowji.
For example, now——
“Meow meow——”
Miaoji looked at the player seriously, stretched out his cat paw and shook it, stopping the player from getting off the bed by himself, then brought the player a small stool and placed it beside the bed.
The players who stepped down on the small stools were led to the dining table by Miaoji, who was wearing an apron, and began to open the daily breakfast blind box - today's was a cup of hot milk, fried toast with a 70% cooked heart-shaped fried egg and a bowl of noodle soup made with freshly rolled noodles.
"Isn't this a bit too rich?" The player asked, looking at Meow Ji who was happily eating the canned food. "Meow Ji, isn't one can too little for you?"
Why would such a large cat only eat one can of cat food in the morning? Wouldn't it faint from hunger?
The player touched Meowji's belly anxiously.
"Meow meow meow!" Upon hearing this, Meowji rubbed his paws, dragged out a bamboo basket from underneath, opened the small square cloth covering it, revealing a variety of homemade cat snacks underneath. It was obvious that there was enough food.
The player's Meowji takes very good care of both the player and himself.
"Well, as long as you don't treat yourself badly." Looking at Miaoji with his hands on his hips and his cat eyes becoming round, the player said proudly and began to enjoy the exquisite food made by the virtuous cat.
Then……
"I'm full." Facing the big black cat's concerned gaze, the player forced his stomach to stuff all the food on the table into his stomach, successfully filling his stomach into a round shape.
A sudden burp successfully made Meowji prick up his ears, his eyes became alert, and his furry paws instantly began to explore the player's physical condition.
"I'm fine, I just ate too much." The player grabbed Meowji's paw and said with a smile, "Meowji! Why don't we go for a walk to help digest the food?"
Speaking of taking a walk, of course, we have to go for a walk in the nearby park. The player took the disguised Meowji to the port building to check in, then turned around and ran away.
As soon as they arrived at the park, the players heard the cats screaming one after another - the screams were extremely resistant and full of fear.
Could it be that... someone is torturing the cat? !
The player's expression froze, and he grabbed Miaoji's cat paw and ran towards the direction of the sound. When he arrived at the scene, he saw a man in a kimono with a sword at his waist. He had his back to the player and was holding an unknown object in his hand, ready to hand it to the cat who was resisting in the corner.
"Cat thief! What do you want to do? Put your hands up!" The player's shocking shout made the man stop what he was doing and turned around in some surprise.
"Uh...you are..." The player looked at the extremely lost man in front of him and felt that he looked familiar.
Isn’t this the boss of that highly intelligent NPC, the president of the Armed Detective Agency—Fukuzawa Yukichi!
The player put away the sword in his right hand and the brick that quietly appeared in his left hand.
"I didn't expect to meet Mr. Fukuzawa here. What a coincidence!" Seeing the calm swordsman's bewildered expression, the player kindly suggested, "I'm the client you sparred with before."
The client I'd exchanged martial arts with... wasn't that...? Fukuzawa Yukichi's pupils trembled as he looked at the other person's petite body and childish face.
"...So it's Miss Kamikami Chiyo. Good day."
"Also, thank you for your gift. Ranpo is very kind to you." Fukuzawa Yukichi, who was rich in heart, had a calm expression on his face as he greeted the girl. Thinking of the blue-eyed cat at home who kept shouting about how delicious the express delivery sent by the leader of the port mafia was, he added another word of thanks.
"Oh, that." The player recalled the food he had given to seduce the famous detective Edogawa Ranpo, and excitedly approached President Fukuzawa. "Do you really like it? Then I'll send him some when I get back. Oh no, we can go now!"
Could it be that the famous detective Edogawa Ranpo is finally moved by the players' unwavering enthusiasm?!
The player's plan to steal someone else's girlfriend!!!
"...No, that's not necessary." Fukuzawa Yukichi dodged the enthusiasm of the port mafia leader and finally understood why Ranpo told him this morning that if he wanted to spend the morning in peace, he should not mention his name.
Is the Port Mafia really that short on manpower? It seems his fellow mafia members aren't doing so well either.
Feeling contempt for his junior fellow apprentice who was obsessed with young girls and was now a leader of the Port Mafia, Mori Ogai, whom he had disliked since his early years, Fukuzawa Yukichi once again put on a serious face and rejected the enthusiasm of the leader of the Port Mafia.
Under the dual pull of President Fukuzawa and Meowyoshi, the player finally gave up the idea of going to the Armed Detective Agency right now and chatted with President Fukuzawa about daily life.
"So, President Fukuzawa came here to feed the stray cats." After listening to President Fukuzawa's story, the player's expression became somewhat indescribable. "I rushed over here after hearing the cats' screams. I thought it was a cat thief... Oh, sorry, I wasn't talking about you, President Fukuzawa."
Looking at Fukuzawa Yukichi's gloomy expression, the player coughed lightly a few times.
"No... please don't mind it. I'm used to this kind of thing." Fukuzawa Yukichi felt a little depressed when he saw the cat avoiding him and instead circling around the tightly wrapped man behind Miss Kamikami.
"Hey, President Fukuzawa, let's discuss something. Although I know you envy him for being able to attract so many cats to him, but..."
"Can you please stop looking at Meowji like that? It's that tall guy behind me." The player comforted Meowji, who wished the whole cat could hide in the player's shadow, took off his hat, and said, "He's really scared of you."
It wasn't a man, but... a cat? A huge, shiny black cat with round eyes!
"Cat..." Fukuzawa Yukichi stared at the black cat in front of him, unable to take his eyes off it. His focused expression made his already expressionless face look even more ferocious.
Meowji, who had been restless from the beginning, screamed the moment his expression changed, and hid behind the player trembling at the fastest speed. His two cat claws tightly grasped the player's clothes, and he refused to come out no matter how the player teased him.
Fukuzawa Yukichi: "...I'm sorry, Miss Kamigami."
Player: "...Uh, I can understand that, actually."
The player, so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say, looked at Fukuzawa Yukichi and remembered that he still had a magical card - the kind that could attract the attention of small animals.
[Trigger random mission: Fukuzawa Yukichi's sorrow.]
Request: Fukuzawa Yukichi, who hates cats, just wants to have some close contact with cats. Please help him fulfill this wish.
Rewards: Cat Food Biscuits x10, right to use "The Supreme Being Does Not Create" x1, some experience points]
Player: “!!!”
In that case...
The player decisively took out the card "It turns out I am really a princess."
"Want to try the secret weapon?" The player placed the card in his hand on his fingertips, turned it a few times, and gently threw it towards President Fukuzawa.
"This is..." Fukuzawa Yukichi accurately took the card thrown by the girl and naturally understood its use.
The player ignored Meowji's trembling cat claws that were stretched out to save the player, moved closer to President Fukuzawa, and activated the "It turns out I am really a princess" card.
In an instant, the eyes of the cats who were very resistant to Fukuzawa Yukichi's presence became hazy, and their eyes seemed a little sticky when they looked at the solemn swordsman. Although they quickly recovered to that highly nervous state, it was much better than the previous state where their hair stood on end and they wanted to run to the ends of the earth if it weren't for the dried fish.
Fukuzawa Yukichi's eyes lit up.
"And this..." The player took out the cat's favorite snack made by Miaoji with great care - small dried fish fried until golden and crispy, and handed it to him.
"...Thank you, Miss Kamikami." Fukuzawa Yukichi solemnly took the still steaming food box handed to him by the black-haired girl, took out a small dried fish, and tentatively extended it to the cats.
Soon a little white cat smelled the fragrance of the dried fish and walked towards Fukuzawa Yukichi in a crooked manner.
The pink and tender cat paws took one step at a time. Although the cat was too young to walk steadily, it seemed to be stepping into Fukuzawa Yukichi's heart. Fukuzawa Yukichi looked at the cat and his expression became more serious.
This seemed to attract the little white cat's attention, and it couldn't help but raise its round head.
The player and Fukuzawa Yukichi saw with their own eyes that the little white cat's white fur exploded from head to tail, and then began to slowly retreat.
Fukuzawa Yukichi, full of anticipation: "..."
Seeing that President Fukuzawa had turned into a shadow again, the player looked at him with sympathy, then took out some materials and started rubbing them on the spot.
[Item - Magical Cat Toy: A hastily crafted creation by junior weapon maker Chiyo Kamikami. Made with 1 piece of wood and 10 feathers. Has an extra attraction for black cats.]
Fukuzawa Yukichi silently took the props handed over by the player and looked at the player deeply.
Everything is implied——
Fukuzawa Yukichi used a prop - a magic cat toy, and a little black cat was attracted!
Having learned the lesson just now, Fukuzawa Yukichi handed the dried fish over steadily with a stiff hand. The black cat looked at the human-shaped black shadow in front of him, which exuded an aura that was both scary and cat-friendly. He turned around in a daze, which made both the player and Fukuzawa Yukichi feel so cute.
Fukuzawa Yukichi's left hand trembled slightly, and the feathers on the cat toy emitted a scent that lured the cat to scratch, guiding the little black cat to move forward slowly.
Finally, after much hesitation, the little black cat overcame its fear of Fukuzawa Yukichi and bit the dried fish in his hand, as Fukuzawa Yukichi looked at it with some surprise! Not only that, the fur around its mouth even rubbed against Fukuzawa Yukichi's hand!
Fukuzawa Yukichi, a man who hated cats and had never been able to pet a cat, finally succeeded in feeding and petting a cat with the help of three props!!!
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