With us?

The two of them asked in unison.

What should we do?

They asked turning to each other, then nodded at the same time.

All right.

Well then.

Touya opened the sliding door and entered the room holding their hands.

The new room Kiri had arranged for him was like a room in a refined ryokan. Once Touya sat on the cushions at the low table, Natsuki and Akio sat across from him, and stared at him.

What did you want to talk about?

Akio was the first to speak.

There are a lot of things I dont know, so I dont think I can sleep. Why dont you two tell me about yourselves first? Are you two brothers?

Natsuki and Akio faced each other again, and shook their heads at the same time.

No, we were just both taken in by Kiri-sama at the same time.

Were not blood related, but were always together.

Akios answer was composed, and Natsukis was childish as usual.

Really? Then.what was it like when you two become ayakashi cats? Was it like me, where you didnt have any memory of your past, and nothing made sense?

Akio got quiet and made an uncertain expression. Natsuki replied first.

I dont remember.

Huh? You dont remember? But

Yeah. At all. Once we came to, Akio and I were already in Kiri-samas house. Right~?