Anime: Desolate Darkness

Should I confess to the teacher?

Yukinoshita Yukino was caught in a dilemma.

If I tell the truth, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting that I instigated my family to lie to the teacher?

On the other hand, if she remained silent, how could she deal with the cat?

I don't have any reliable friends who can help me, and the apartment has a clear rule that pets are not allowed...

After careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, Yukinoshita Yukino finally decided to tell the truth and asked Kimura Takumi to send the cat back to the stray cat shelter.

However, when the white cat heard that it was going to be sent back to that hellhole, it immediately screamed at Yukinoshita Yukino: "Meow~!!!"

Judging from its stressed expression, it seemed that the curse was quite dirty.

Kimura Takumi stared at Yukinoshita Yukino without saying a word, his eyes cold and sharp. To the other party, he seemed angry.

But the truth is, Kimura Takumi felt bored and uninteresting, and thought she could take this opportunity to tease the other person a little more, but she ended up admitting it so easily.

But now that things have come to this, let the other party handle the closing part.

“From the look of it, it probably doesn’t want to go back, otherwise it wouldn’t have escaped.

Since Yukinoshita-san would rather lie to the teacher to protect it, I'll just leave it to you to figure out where it will go next.

otherwise……"

"Otherwise...what will happen?"

The sharp words made Yukinoshita Yukino feel an inexplicable crisis, and her face couldn't help but become a little ugly.

“Otherwise, it can only continue to wander outside and fend for itself.

No one would take care of it, no food, no warm shelter.

It could starve to death, or freeze to death, or something worse.”

Kimura Takumi listed the possible things that might happen one by one.

"Absolutely not!" Just listening to these words, Yukinoshita Yukino could no longer bear it. She even began to try to imagine those horrible scenes in her mind, which instantly made her mood become extremely heavy.

How could she allow such a cute little animal to suffer such a tragic fate?

When she thought of this, Yukinoshita Yukino's heart was filled with pain and pity.

She was determined to find a suitable solution to ensure that the little animal would be properly cared for and loved.

"Great! Very impressive! So what's your plan, Yukinoshita-san?"

Yukinoshita Yukino, who was originally full of energy, suddenly became like a deflated ball when she heard this, and her whole body became listless.

She frowned, looked miserable, and muttered to herself: What good ideas do I have?

At home... my mother doesn't like cats.

Apartment... the rules don't allow it.

Friends...it seems like there is something going on.

……

"Will you let me keep it?"

Eriri Sawamura looked at the white cat on the desk that kept rubbing against the back of Kimura Takumi's hand as a sign of goodwill, and pointed at herself.

"Ah."

Yukinoshita Yukino explained the situation at home and in the apartment, and then added, "You are the only person I can barely consider a friend at the moment. I have no one else to turn to."

Since the [Service Club] had not yet been established, she had not made friends with Yuigahama Yui and others at this time, even though they were now in the same class due to the Silpagon incident.

And it was because of the Hilbagun incident that she saved Eriri Sawamura, so the relationship between the two of them was pretty good afterwards.

Eriri Sawamura thought about it. After all, the other party had saved her life. Now he just asked her to help take care of a kitten, which was not a difficult task. She was not allergic to cats anyway, and her family would not object.

"Of course you can, but I don't have any experience raising pets, so I can't guarantee whether it will be happy or not.

Besides, I heard that raising a cat is very expensive, and my pocket money may not be enough."

Give the other party a heads-up first to avoid trouble if they make mistakes later.

After all, before she made friends with Yukinoshita Yukino, she had an embarrassing experience of secretly talking about a friend behind her back, and the person involved heard it, resulting in the three of them being poisoned by the tongue...

"It's okay! As long as you can provide a place to stay, that's fine. As for the cost of raising the cat, I'll pay for it."

Yukinoshita Yukino promised solemnly.

Both of them are young ladies, and Sawamura Eriri is short of pocket money because she often buys painting tools or novels and comics.

But Yukinoshita Yukino is different. Apart from cats, she has no other special hobbies, so she has plenty of pocket money.

"Now that we've come to an agreement, please give it a name, Yukinoshita-san."

Kimura Takumi, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.

When she heard that she was going to be given a name, Yukinoshita Yukino immediately became excited.

What kind of name should I choose?

Xiaobai? This name seems a bit too monotonous.

Snow White? Hmm... I think my sister might tease me and say this cat is a princess.

I saw Yukinoshita Yukino was silent for a long time, with her facial expression changing constantly, but she still couldn't come up with a suitable name.

Sometimes she frowned in thought, sometimes she smiled, as if she was constantly searching for inspiration in her mind.

Time passed minute by minute, but Yukinoshita Yukino still hadn't come up with an answer.

Kimura Takumi glanced at the wall clock and saw that the time was almost up, so he simply said, "If you really can't think of it, just put it aside and think about it slowly later. Let's take it to buy some cat food, a cage, toys, etc."

As he spoke, he pushed the white cat, motioning it to go to its new owner.

Although it was very reluctant, because of its friendly communication with Kimura Takumi (it was suppressed by his aura), it had to jump off the table and come to the feet of Yukinoshita Yukino.

It first walked around her, as if observing whether she was qualified, and then called out to her softly, "Meow~"

Yukinoshita Yukino is instantly melted by cuteness!

She squatted down and subconsciously wanted to touch the other person, but when she saw the bandaged hand, she recalled the experience of being caught in the morning and stopped in her tracks.

Seeing this, Kimura Takumi, who saw the clue, reminded him, "Don't worry, it just acted like that because it was too hungry this morning."

As if to cooperate with Kimura Takumi, the white cat called out softly, "Meow~"

Yukinoshita Yukino didn't hesitate any more and touched it directly.

So soft!

After going through so much hardship, she finally experienced the joy of petting a cat with satisfaction.

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