Just wait a bit. Akio is getting Kiri-sama now, and then hell buy the manjuu I asked for. You totally like those, right? Theyre a new limited item from the Nekomata Shrine.

He knew children liked sweets. Things like strawberry short cake with lots of white cream on top, light brown cookies, or fluffy muffins. But, since he was a cat, he hadnt actually tasted very many of the sweets humans enjoyed so much.

Thats too badhe thought, then suddenly realized something strange. The boy looked small. The perspective was odd. No matter how old they were, children shouldnt look smaller than him

Kiri-sama! Hurry!

Shortly after, the screen door slid open and the boy from earlierAkio, returned. Behind him, a single man also came into the room. The boys were wearing western style clothes, but the man was dressed in Japanese style clothes. Even though he had the looks of western nobility, his mysterious indigo blue kimono and obi suited him well. From the looks of his silky chestnut hair brushing against his shoulders and the dim color of eyes shining blue, he was probably in his mid-twenties in human years. He didnt see any cat ears or tail on this man. From the way the children spoke to him, he must have been the master of this house. As he sat up in the futon he noticed something even more out of place. Actually, he had been feeling somewhat off from the start, but since he was so shocked by the cat-eared boys he hadnt really thought too much about it. His body was heavy and was wearing a kimono like a human