Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Adopting Little Black
No. 11 left the Hollow on her own, and Wise on his end also disconnected. He then turned his head and saw Belle looking at him with a teasing expression.
"Belle? What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Belle didn't answer Wise's question, but instead glanced sideways at Fairy. "See, Fairy? Was I wrong? My brother is at it again. According to our agreement, shouldn't you..."
[Negative. This was... definitely the Master speaking to prove his friendship with Miss No. 11.]
"Hah! You really know how to speak up for my brother, don't you!"
Hearing their conversation, Wise felt utterly speechless. "You two, stop making bets about other people!" Although, there was a little bit of a man's selfish desire in there...
"Anyway, I'm going to meet the client first. You two watch the house."
After saying this, Wise went straight out to the appointed location. After waiting for a little while, No. 11 arrived in a hurry. "I finally got away smoothly."
"Mmm, good work. Speaking of which, this was my first time impersonating Phaethon. I just didn't expect there to be fans like that. It feels a bit scary..." Wise could only be thankful that he had done a good job of keeping his identity a secret. Otherwise, if he were found by such an obsessive fan, he probably wouldn't even be able to live a normal life.
"It went much smoother than expected. I didn't even have to use half of the lines I had prepared to win his trust. This is all thanks to you. How did you do it back then?" No. 11 could clearly feel that her own thoughts about Wise at that time were not normal. It was somewhat similar to the emotion she usually felt when interacting with small cats, but a bit more complex. Now, although the feeling was still there, it wasn't as intense as it was at that time.
"Uh, a special ability?"
"If you don't want to say, then don't. After all, everyone has their own secrets. When Shepherd vouched for you back then, I was once worried. But now it seems, your strength is indeed not bad. You did a good job, Rope-master. I'll contact you again when it's time to act."
After saying this, No. 11 was originally prepared to part ways with Wise, but just at this moment...
"Meow~"
"Hm? Is that... a kitten?"
"Oh, it's Little Black."
"Little Black?"
"Yes, she's a stray cat from around here. Maybe because I often feed her, she's very close to me." As he spoke, Wise also squatted down and reached out to stroke the fur on Little Black's body. Although she was a stray cat, she looked very clean, and her fur was also very glossy.
"How about it? Would you like to pet her, Miss No. 11?"
After noticing the eager-to-try expression on No. 11's face, Wise tentatively asked. The latter nodded upon hearing his words. She then also squatted down and joined Wise in giving Little Black some loving pets.
"Meow~"
"It seems Little Black likes you too. Do you like cats, Miss No. 11?"
"Mmm."
No. 11 nodded and didn't deny it. But afterward, her gaze wandered back and forth between Wise and Little Black several times, as if she were trying to find the difference in her feelings between the two. But was there any need to find a difference between a person and a cat? They were clearly completely different.
"Rope-master, do you want to take her in?"
"Eh?"
In the past, after feeding Little Black, he would always just leave, completely forgetting that he could also take her home and adopt her. It was only now that No. 11 had reminded him that Wise finally remembered. But if he took her home, Nekomiya would probably flip out when she saw her, right?
Wise thought of that scene and suddenly felt it might be very interesting. What was this situation?
And at this moment, after seeing Wise's expression, No. 11 continued to add, "Because cats aren't allowed in the Defense Force..."
So you want to keep her but can't, and you can't bear to see Little Black suffer outside, so you want to find someone to entrust her to, right?
"Mmm, then you can leave her to me with confidence."
"Really? That's great!"
[Ding! No. 11's favorability has increased by 35 points. Current favorability: 60. 800 Emotion Value obtained. Current Emotion Value: 10800.]
[Inner Thoughts:] People who are good to cats definitely can't be bad people!
Her favorability is rising really fast. Although she seems a bit hard to get along with, she's actually the type that's easier to handle.
"Then, Little Black, are you willing to come home with me?"
"Meow~"
What responded to Wise was a joyous meow. Little Black then directly leaped into his arms, letting out a purring sound from her mouth.
"That's great. With this, I can also go back with peace of mind."
"Mmm, goodbye."
"Goodbye."
After saying this, No. 11 left first. And Wise, who subsequently returned to the video store, was naturally blocked by Belle.
"Brother, you were out for so long before coming back. You didn't really get together with that Miss No. 11, did you?"
Faced with Belle's scrutinizing gaze, Wise also explained with a headache, "If that were really the case, you wouldn't be waiting for me to come back right now. you know that, don't you?"
"Mmph, that's true. Hm? By the way, isn't this little cat the one from near our house? Why did you bring her back?"
Setting that question aside, Belle also noticed Little Black in Wise's arms. The latter also explained the situation to her.
"I see. Then, Little Black, welcome to our big, big family. It's just that a certain member might not be very welcoming to you."
The certain member Belle was referring to was, of course, Nekomiya. And Little Black didn't care about this. After feeling Belle's goodwill, she also jumped onto the table and gave a warm 'Meow' in return.
As a new member, the first thing to do when Little Black got home was naturally to give her a bath. After all, no matter what, she was a stray cat before. However, Little Black was very well-behaved. The process of Wise giving her a bath went very smoothly, so it was finished in no time.
It was also worth noting that when it was time to sleep at night, Little Black discreetly jumped onto the bed and lay on Wise's body, right in the spot where Nekomiya usually stayed.
"Uh, brother, if Nekomiya finds out about this, we're done for."
Belle, who was sleeping next to Wise, immediately thought of the consequences after seeing this scene.
"Mmm, so let's keep it a secret for now and not tell her."
Belle nodded after hearing this. Although she felt very sorry for Nekomiya, this was the only way for now.
This situation continued until the next day, after Nekomiya arrived...
"Meow! What's with this thing?! Is it an illegal intruder? Then I'll just kick her out!"
"Wait a minute, Nekomiya! Little Black is a kitten that my brother just adopted."
Seeing that Nekomiya was about to make a move, Belle also couldn't help but speak up to explain. The former immediately became anxious upon hearing this.
"Newly adopted?! What do you mean? Isn't one of me enough? Anything she can touch, I can touch too! And I can do things she can't! Where's Wise? Get him out here to explain this clearly! Meow!"
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