Chapter 91: Breaking the Door

PS. There is a bug here. Japanese apartments generally do not have anti-theft nets, balconies cannot be closed, and there are escape ladders. But we are in a different world!
I hate animals.

"Kouki, you went a little too far last time when you sneaked out to go to the zoo while we were not home."

"Now that we have locked the door to our new home, you can't get out. Stay at home and wait for us to come back. Do you understand?"

"This cat toy is new. Let's play with the kitten today."

"Meow~"

[In your eyes, running around for those animals you don’t even know is more important than Xiaotao and I.]

"It's been three days, why haven't you come back yet?"

"I'm so hungry after finishing everything at home."

"I'm so hungry, Xiaotao. I'm so hungry."

“There’s no more food in the trash can.”

[Xiaotao, I'm sorry]

"Xiao Tao!"

Inukai Koki woke up from the nightmare in a cold sweat, gasping for breath, his heart pounding so hard that he felt nauseous. His stomach felt like it was being squeezed by a big hand and a strong urge to vomit came over him.

"vomit--"

He only had time to lie sideways on the edge of the bed and ejaculate the remnants of yesterday.

After a moment, he seemed to be half dead. He fumbled in the bedside table for a long time before pulling out a few tissues. He wiped his mouth carelessly and then threw them on the ground.

"I'm fine."

"I seem to be dreaming about the past."

“It’s a little blurry, but it’s very uncomfortable.”

"Xiao Tao, when did you appear beside me?"

"Really? You don't remember it either."

After Inukai chatted with Momo for a while, he felt that his strength had gradually recovered and he managed to sit up.

Then, I saw the pill beside the bed.

"Oh, by the way, yesterday, I met Nero, and he talked about wilderness and power. If I eat it, will I have the power to break the cage?"

“I can’t seem to refuse.”

"It turns out that Nero and the others have always longed for freedom, and they don't like being locked up by iron gates."

"I should help them, and that would also help us."

Inukai murmured and was about to swallow the pill, but an inexplicable fear enveloped him.

"Xiao Tao?"

"You want me not to eat?"

"But I need the power to 'break the door'. We need this power."

"Mom and Dad must also want the animals to be free."

"Don't worry, Xiaotao, I'll be fine."

After saying this, he closed his eyes, gulped down the pill, and waited for the judgment with a nervous mood.

Slowly, with a completely different heartbeat, a force began to spread from the torso to the limbs. Although his body was not sub-healthy, he had no habit of fitness and was just an ordinary person. But now, he could clearly feel that his body was healthier than ever before, and he seemed to have endless physical strength.

"Is this a superpower? What people call the extraordinary? Xiao Tao, let me show you! Xiao Tao?"

Inukai Koki looked around but saw no sign of Momo.

"Xiao Tao! Xiao Tao!"

Inukai looked everywhere anxiously, from the room to the kitchen, from the living room to the balcony, but he couldn't find the familiar figure.

He stood in the living room in a daze.

After thinking for a long time, he finally had the courage to guess a possibility. Without even bothering to tidy up his appearance, he hurried out to the pet hospital.

"Morning, Mr. Inukai. What are you doing?"

"It's okay, I just want to see them."

When they arrived at the destination, Inukai forced a smile and greeted the people at the pet hospital. Then he hurriedly found the cage where Feiya was, squatted on the ground, and communicated with it.

"Feiya? Do you still remember me?"

"Feiya? Have you seen Xiaotao?"

The Shiba Inu wagged its tail at him but didn't speak to him as he remembered.

Inukai didn't believe it and continued to ask one by one.

"Grape, is there any follow-up to the story you told last time?"

"Huang Dou, Huang Dou, don't you like capelin the most? Just tell me and I'll give it to you."

"Luna."

Inuyang's abnormality quickly attracted the attention of doctors and nurses, but they didn't care too much. They just felt that he seemed a little excited today, a little... neurotic?
Inukai slowly regained his composure, and it seemed as if a circle of low pressure surrounded his body.

The peach disappeared.

No, it should be said that his hallucination was cured.

"Peach will come back. Will come back."

Inukai hypnotized himself, walked out of the pet hospital, and looked at the people coming and going on the street in confusion.

"I can't lose heart yet. The animals are waiting for my rescue. The wilderness, let them return to the wilderness, that is their destiny."

He actually couldn't fully understand what the strong man meant by the wilderness, but he knew that he couldn't continue to trap the animals in the so-called exhibition area, just like he had done in the past.
Inukai covered his head. He vaguely remembered that he was trapped at home for several days when he was a child.

Because it was a new home, there was no phone, no internet, and no mobile phone. Once his parents disappeared, he was completely helpless. He vaguely remembered that the occupancy rate of the apartment was very low at that time. He was still a child at that time, and he tried many methods, but he couldn't attract anyone's attention. In the end.
How did you escape in the end?
He forgot.

All I know is that I fell seriously ill later and my memory started to become blurred.

Later, it was not until Xiaotao appeared that he slowly came out of his autism.

So over the years, he has become completely accustomed to Xiaotao's presence.

Get used to Xiaotao rummaging through the trash can, get used to Xiaotao biting the cat teaser, get used to Xiaotao calling——

"Inukai-kun!"

The shouting freed him from his memories and brought him back to reality in time.

"Inukai-kun, you look so bad, are you okay?" Ogata Karen walked closer and asked worriedly.

Inukai touched his face subconsciously, because he was not very old to begin with, the extraordinary rejuvenation did not make much of a difference to him. Instead, he looked very bad because of his bad mood.

"I, I'm fine. Ogata, are you here to see Huangdou and the others?" He forced a smile.

Ogata nodded: "Originally, yes, but now I am more worried about you. Do you want me to go to the hospital with you? Or have some dessert, you will definitely feel better."

The association has no activities today. Normally, everyone has work and it is impossible for them to get together every now and then. Ogata is an exception. She seems to be really devoted to this animal protection movement.

But at the same time, her attitude towards animals is better than that towards most people.

This idea is slightly different from his.

Inukai believed in loving one's own kind first and then loving other species, while Ogata preferred animals and hated humans.

But she is also closer to people who love animals, and she admires people like Inugami who practice what they preach.

Inukai hesitated for a few seconds and nodded in agreement. After all, he didn't look like he had anything to do right now, and as Ogata said, he needed to adjust his mood.

Yesterday, the strong man just told himself that he would go to Ueno Zoo again tonight to give the animals the power of the wilderness. It is only morning now and there is still a long time.

Ogata was very happy with Inukai's agreement, and smiled as he introduced to him which desserts were the most exquisite and the most delicious.

Inukai responded politely, but he still couldn't help looking to his side from time to time.

I hope that one day when I turn my head, I can see Xiaotao appear beside me again, following me quietly, as always.

(End of this chapter)