I looked at it for a while, looked away, and continued my swings shaking.

"Meow." The little black cat cried again.

I looked at it again: "Do you have something to do?"

The little black cat blinked and opened his arms.

Is this what I want to hold? I slowly stopped the swing and hesitated: "I agreed to hold you, and I'm not allowed to catch me."

I can't forget the experience of being caught by the boss's wife in the beginning and crying.

"Meow." The little black cat called obediently.

I reached out and hugged the little black cat. It rubbed against my face and "meowed" very affectionately.

I like it very much: "Then I call you Xiao Hei."

Xiao Hei nodded spiritually.

"I finally returned to Kyoto, and even my brother only met once." I couldn't help but mutter, "What are you saying sorry... I don't want this."

"Meow!"

Xiao Hei sat at my hand, as if he was looking up and listening to me very seriously.

"... Besides, I promised to give him my life, but he still didn't believe me. Send me to the shrine... what does it mean..."

"Meow?"

"I'm going out!" I made up my mind and said, "I'm going to see my brother, Xiao Hei, are we together? Go out to the shrine together!"

"Meow?" Xiao Hei raised his head in horror, and immediately ran away when I was about to catch it.

What a strange cat...

I don’t care about it anymore, I don’t want to be in this shrine, I want to be with my brother.

"So you're here."

Just as I was thinking about how to leave the shrine, Chiyo's voice sounded softly beside me.

"That's great, I thought you were caught by a monster."

I was stunned for a moment, looked up at her, and an inexplicable sense of guilt surged into my heart.

"Monsters or something..." I lowered my head guiltily and said, and when the hands were hot, Chiyo actually took my hand.

"Yeah." Chiyo took me to the side and said, "It's the big monster Tamamomae. So don't run around, otherwise..."

Chiyo's expression was very gentle and beautiful, but there seemed to be sadness in her voice. I was immersed in such tenderness for a moment, and suddenly felt a little hot in my face.

"...My mother?" I couldn't help but scream.
Chapter completed!