C1 Part29

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“You’ll be catnapped.”

“Um, Kiri—I’m not that young. This form is human high school or college aged, but as a cat I was a much older adult……”

“I’m not treating you like a child. If I was, I wouldn’t have done those things earlier. Didn’t I say we were having an adult conversation? But, your current state is that of an undeveloped cat.”

“Undeveloped cat?”

“—I’ll tell you eventually. You’ll understand when you’re used to this world a little more.”

It seemed to be difficult to explain somehow, so Kiri’s words became vague.

“How old are you, Kiri? Since you’re a youkai, you must have lived for a long time……”

“—I’m…….”

He stopped his words midway with a smile on his face that seemed to have don’t ask me that written across it as he avoided the question.

“Instead of worrying about me, you need to know about yourself first. For instance, you probably shouldn’t grab the hand of man you don’t know like you did earlier, outside of here.”

What he intended as an amicable gesture appeared to result in a complicated issue in his human form. But didn’t you pet my head and lick my ear just now, Kiri—was what he wanted to say, but he didn’t have any confidence as to what was right or wrong.