The Pretty Girl Next to Me Asks Strange Questions Every Day

7 – Do you like dogs or cats?

That night.

I left the house feeling a bit stuffy.

I was lost in thought as I walked without a destination.

‘Wanting only to show a good side to a special person is a woman’s heart?’

Ina’s words lingered in my ears.

There is no change in the thought that the time to pay attention to every word has passed. Dozens of times to be helpless by Ina’s melee attacks that have lost their sense of distance. Now, most jabs do no damage.

But these days, it felt like straights were flying one after another.

The two of us went out to play on the weekend, and there was a time when we were provoked and held hands. He often throws words that cause misunderstandings, so lately I’ve been knocked down frequently.

…… I really don’t know what’s inside.

Now that this has happened, I have no choice but to check with myself.

At that moment, two roads diverged in front of me. An alley that divides on both sides. The left side is the way to school, the right side is the way back home.

I didn’t intend to walk for a long time, so let’s go. With that in mind, I took her foot off and immediately put it back down.

Come to think of it, I also said that today, if the road diverges, it’s better to go left. In the end, it was just Ina’s imagination, but it was also an interesting hypothesis.

Shall we walk a little longer?

With that in mind, I took the road to the left.

And there.

“…… Hi?”

Ina stood firm with her mouth open as if surprised.

“Uh, ah, hello.”

I never thought I would meet the person I was thinking of until now. Stuttering at her, she greeted her and Jaina approached her with gunfire strides.

Box tee and hot pants. It was a dress that exposed her legs. If you don’t look closely, it looks like you don’t have pants.

Looking closer, she is holding something like a string in one hand. As I moved my gaze along her leash, I saw a black poodle.

“Suddenly appearing. Did you follow me by any chance?”

“Where is the person following me from the front? I just came out to take a walk and met you.”

If you have to add.

“They said it’s better to go left at the fork in the road, so I came to the left and there you were.”

“You mean you walked while thinking about me?”

“I just remembered seeing two roads diverging.”

Well, I thought about it, but…….

“In other words, you’ve been trained to think of me when you see a fork in the road?”

“No.”

I’m not some kind of Pavlov’s dog.

“Are you walking the dog?”

I looked at the puppy and asked.

“Yes. Today is the day I go.”

“Is it the same as on duty?”

“Right. Oh, are you afraid of dogs?”

She shook her head at the questioning Ina, who hurriedly grabbed her strap.

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“No. Are you okay.”

“Really? That’s good~ You can leave it for a walk later.”

“Why am I walking your family’s dog?”

Whoop whoop. Ina smiled instead of answering. She decided not to wonder what she meant.

She squatted down and reached out her hand to the puppy. The dog paused for a moment, then ran towards me. She clings to me the first time I’ve just seen her and licks her arm. She is a brat who has no sense of distance because she resembles her master.

As she fidgeted with her fuzzy fur, Ina squatted across from her.

“Dogs, do you like them?”

“Because you are cute.”

After answering that, Ina let out a “Hmm~” Sound.

“Over there. Do you like dogs or cats?”

I asked this.

“Both.”

“Which do you like better?”

She raised her head just in case at the inquisitive tone. A smile appeared on Ina’s face, which was full of her playfulness. She seemed to have come up with some kind of joke again.

At this point, there would be no point in avoiding it.

The answer was obvious.

A spirited puppy. Always a arrogant cat. Both have their advantages. That part depends on personal taste. Maybe it depends on your mood. A dog when I’m in a good mood, a cat when I want to be alone. Like this.

Still, there was a definite difference within me.

“I prefer cats.”

When she turns off her attention, she approaches as if she wants to play with her, but when she gives her attention, she distances herself as if it’s annoying. That kind of behavior was attractive. There’s probably no other animal in the world that’s so good at push and pull.

“Um~ I see~”

Ina smiled brightly and tilted her head.

“Then, until we part today, I will be your cat.”

“What?”

What are you talking about? Did I hear you wrong? When I asked again with a frown on her eyes, Ina smiled softly and lightly.

“Meow. Please take care of me, master?”

She said, pressing her fist to her cheek.

In this way, I have a dog and a cat…… I was going to walk the streets at night with .

&

Perhaps it was late, there were quite a few people. Since she decided to walk a bit anyway, she decided to see Ina off to her house.

“By the way.”

“Do only one between human speech and cat cry.”

“Meow.”

“Do you give up talking about people?”

She looked at Ina with a puzzled face and she smiled at Ina.

“Meow?”

“Yes. What, meow meow.”

“What does that mean?”

“I want to ask.”

Ina chuckled and swung her leash around.

“Is there any other reason why you like cats more?”

“There is no particular reason.”

She cuts off the rhyme and lists the reasons she thought of earlier.

“I’ve never raised one, so I don’t know. When you think of a cat, there’s an image of a arrogant but demanding attention from the owner from time to time, right? Should I say that’s my preference?”

“In other words, like a tsundere?”

“Well, I guess.”

No matter how impressed I was with my answer, Ina shook her head up and down several times. Then she clears her voice and looks up at me.

“Why is that?”

“You dare to talk to me with your foul mouth? Are you in a bad mood and feel like throwing up?”

…… ?

She was hesitant to respond to the vicious remarks that came out of nowhere, but Ina took a step closer with her eyes shining.

“How is it?”

“Uh, what?”

“Did I just look like a cat?”

“…… Ah.”

It was only then that I understood how the words came out. …… No, I don’t understand it well, but I could guess.

“It’s more of a simple criticism than a tsundere.”

“How is it different?”

“They are so different that we can’t discuss how they are different.”

After saying that, Ina started kicking the floor.

“Being a cat is difficult~”

“People can’t be cats. It has no ears and no tail.”

“A tail, a tail… …. What are you imagining?”

“What are you imagining?”

She decided not to imagine what she was imagining.

By the way, Ina and the cat.

Ears and tails can’t be helped.

Far from being arrogant, she is gay and tries to be friendly with everyone. When it finds something interesting, it will wag its invisible tail and openly smile when it feels good. He’s really like a dog.

She told Ina who was feeling discouraged.

“Don’t worry. I like dogs too.”

Ina raised her head and raised the corners of her mouth.

“What does your liking of puppies have to do with me?”

Perfectly penetrates her gaps.

“…… No, that’s it.”

“Why?”

She was speechless at the tone that did not allow her excuses. She doesn’t even have anything to say in the first place.

What I just said was as if I was in a vain delusion. I thought that Ina liked me, so I was comforting her by saying that it was okay even if she couldn’t be as arrogant as a cat.

Ina, with her intelligence, seemed to have noticed her intentions at once.

“Why? Why can’t I worry?”

Without paying attention to Ina who was teasing me while looking up at my face. I kept her mouth shut until I arrived in front of Ina’s house.

&

Ina’s house was an apartment about 10 minutes away from school. The school is probably about the same distance as our house.

“Sure.”

Ina said that and stood in front of her entrance.

“Thank you for taking me there. See you tomorrow.”

Wave her hand and say hello to her. Fortunately, it seemed that he had decided not to ask about his mistake earlier.

Now I can say goodbye and go home.

…… But today I felt something different.

Is it because I met Ina in a different place at a different time than usual? She seemed to be able to put her words in her mouth that she would never normally ask.

Yes. That’s the question.

“Over there.”

“Huh?”

Facing Ina who tilted her head, I asked the question I had in mind.

“Why did you start approaching me?”

Ina’s pupils widened in an instant.

“Isn’t it because I got the seat next to her in the first place?”

“That’s true.”

What I want to ask is a little different.

“You spoke as if you knew me before.”

Ina is famous in school, but I am not. Did Ina, who was in the other class and had no contact with her, just became a seat next to her, did she start sticking to me?

Above all, she knew that I was a member of the newspaper club. Normally, there would be no way to know who belongs to which department.

“But I don’t remember meeting you before. Have we met before and have I forgotten?”

There is a quiet silence. Somewhere, only the chirping of insects rang in my ears.

“Actually… ….”

It was Ina’s voice that broke the silence. Ina, who lowered her head, spoke behind her in a muttering voice.

“It’s a secret.”

“…… Is it a secret?”

It was an atmosphere that seemed to tell me.

Ina had a somewhat sadistic smile on her face.

“Well, it’s nothing special, I could just tell you… …. I thought it would be more fun not to talk.”

It seemed like it was all about interest. I wish I could just tell you.

“Why don’t we make a bet instead?”

Ina spread her index finger and said.

“A bet?”

“Yes. Guess what the very first reason I approached you was. The deadline is until the end of this semester.”

About a month and a half until the end of this semester, right? I don’t think time will be an issue.

“What happens if I get it right?”

“I’ll grant you one wish.”

“Wish?”

“Yes. Ah, I’ll allow you to do a little dirty work.”

“No. Don’t allow anything.”

Of course, I have no intention of asking for it.

“So if I don’t guess, will you grant me your wish?”

“The story is fast.”

Ina nodded her head in satisfaction. Fortunately for her, this time she checked the contract carefully.

Ina’s suggestion wasn’t bad. It’s a proposition that has only merit for me, who is a daily person who can be swayed by Ina as she wants anyway. There will be no reason to refuse.

“Good.”

“Okay. The negotiations are complete.”

Ina smiled and welcomed my answer. Do you like betting games as much as you like pranks? Or are you in a good mood because of something else? It looks brighter than ever.

“Sure.”

Ina shook her hand once more.

“Go in carefully.”

“Yes. Good night.”

At my words, Ina smiled brightly and turned her back toward the building.

“Oh, that’s right.”

Then she suddenly turned around and put her fist on her cheek.

“Meow. Good night, master.”

She left a word and walked inside with a chuckle.

The entrance to the building where Ina disappeared. I thought with a wry smile.

Every time she wanders through her mind and leaves, she says maybe she’s a stray cat.