Chapter 18: Cat Demon

"Meow-"

In the sparse forest, One-Eye raised his head and called out loudly, while all around was silent.

It began to sniff around, running towards the disgusting smell.

The soft pads on cats' feet absorb vibrations, allowing them to hunt with minimal noise.

But under Yiziyan's feet, every step was a destruction to the mud, more like trampling.

As the smell grew stronger, it found its source.

A hidden cave.

One eye went in without hesitation.

"Meow!"

"Woo!"

After a period of noise in the cave, it gradually returned to silence.

After a while, One-Eye came out dragging the body of the female cat.

Inside is a fox.

It solved the problem easily.

But the mother cat had been dead for a long time, and her three cubs were not found inside the cat, let alone in the fox's stomach.

The fear that had disappeared for a long time, that feeling of powerlessness, gradually spread to its heart again, making it almost crazy, and it could only roar at the mountains and forests.

Slowly, it seemed to hear the cry of a kitten.

It stood up suddenly and pricked up its ears.

It did hear some random noises, but what it cared about most was the cries of the three kittens.

That's the direction!
One Eye ran wildly again.

At this time, at the foot of the mountain, in a town that was not too remote.

Misa Kobayashi ran all the way to the park holding the three kittens.

"Fox! Foxes and cats were fighting, and there were only a few kittens left. I was afraid they would be eaten by the foxes, so I brought them down."

Misa Kobayashi was dancing with joy as she talked to a few of her peers who were playing in the park about the "big thing" that had just happened.

"You took the kittens away. What will the mother cat do if she can't find her kittens when she goes back?" another little girl asked.

"I heard that cats have very sensitive noses. Maybe they can find this place." said a little boy who looked knowledgeable.

"What if the mother cat doesn't come back?" another boy said weakly.

A few little kids gathered in a circle, staring blankly at three kittens that could barely walk and meowing.

Kobayashi Misa suddenly asked, "Can kittens drink milk?"

"I don't know." Several children shook their heads. This question was still too profound for them.

But the knowledgeable little boy hesitated after he finished speaking: "My uncle runs a pet shop, maybe he knows."

"Go, go, go find your uncle!"

The children went as soon as they said they would, and they took the kitten to the pet store. "This cat is too young, only one month old at most, and it can't be weaned yet. Well, this special one may be allowed. By the way, who of you allows cats at home? Don't think of leaving it with me." In a pet store in the town, a young man in his twenties was rubbing his nephew's hair vigorously, "Ha, do you have enough pocket money? Do you know how much goat milk and vaccines cost? Don't steal your father's money to spend."

"No! No!" the little boy retorted, and then said to his friends with a weaker tone, "I really don't have any pocket money, and my family won't let me keep a cat. I heard that my uncle used to - ah, it hurts!"

"You said bad things about me in front of me, didn't you?" The young man added. He looked at the children and felt overwhelmed. People always used the pet shop as an abandonment site, or just left the cats and dogs they picked up in front of the store. He wanted to do business! He would also euthanize the unwanted cats and dogs.

"I, my family might be able to do it." Kobayashi Misa said unconfidently.

"Oh, the Kobayashi family, your family might be able to do it, but you have to convince your mother." They are all from the same small town, and the young man knows a little about the Kobayashi family.

"Then can you feed the kittens first? They seem hungry." Several children held the kittens high and looked at the young man with expectant eyes.

The young man patted his head helplessly: "Okay, okay, I can only have one meal. If you want more, you have to pay. Besides, such a small cat needs to be guided to defecate."

"Hahaha, it seems Imai can't resist small animals and children." A guest who was eating melons nearby joked.

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After some time, several children took turns feeding the kitten with small bottles filled with goat milk. The children who didn't get a turn squatted on the ground, watching with their chins in their hands, and occasionally chatting and laughing with each other.

But inexplicably, the air pressure in the pet shop seemed to drop instantly. After a series of commotions, all the cats and dogs shut their mouths and the pet shop fell into silence.

The young man looked up in surprise and saw a ferocious-looking wild cat, which had come to the door at some point. It made the Husky, which was tied with a rope and closest to the door, shrink into the corner, using all four limbs, with an expression that said "Don't come over here".

"Go away! Don't come over here!" The young man immediately picked up a broom and called the children over to protect him.

He would not underestimate cats and dogs, especially wild cats that looked very ferocious at first glance. Who knows what kind of germs they might carry. Besides, a lion would have to use all its strength to fight a rabbit.

At the same time, the young man also felt that this cat seemed like one he had seen somewhere before.

One Eye ignored him and looked at his three children.

Being held by a little two-legged creature and fed something that looked like milk.

Now it seems to be able to distinguish between goodwill and malice, so it doesn't seem particularly excited.

"Meow."

With a gentle sound, several kittens let go of their pacifiers and started calling out to One-Eye.

"Brother, this is the father of these kittens." Misa Kobayashi, who knew the situation, said quickly.

"Dad?! Is there a male cat who takes care of kittens? How come I don't know?" The young man didn't have time to sigh. The current situation was obvious. It was the father who came to pick up the child. This was reasonable, but...
He took the kittens from the children, carefully walked to One Eye, and slowly squatted down.

She explained habitually, "Two of your three children cannot be weaned. If you take them away, they can eat. They are used to it. Okay, I'll leave them here, you can take them away."

It glanced at the three kittens and seemed to understand what the two-legged beast meant when he shouted just now.

This made it a little hesitant.

Finally, it placed its one eye on the one that looked the largest, and after hesitating for a while, it used its head to push the other two cats towards the young man.

"What! You understood?!" The young man was horrified and almost thought he had encountered a cat demon.

But before he could stand up, One Eye picked up the biggest one, turned around and jumped several meters away, and after a few more jumps, it disappeared on the roof of one of his relatives.

The two kittens wanted to chase it, but they fell with every step and it was impossible for them to catch up.

The young man was amazed and picked up the two little stupid cats. He suddenly seemed to remember where he had seen the cat before.

(End of this chapter)