A youth story of a passerby at the end of the world

What an unlovable cat! Humph~

Following Xuanxin to the storage room, I was surprised to find that he made a fighting gesture, which meant for me to be quiet.

what happened?

He cautiously peered inside, then sighed and opened the door.

Hachiman took the opportunity to look inside, but there was nothing there.

"What's wrong?" he asked curiously.

“There were a bunch of cats here yesterday, they must have used this place as their den,” Uesugi Genshin explained, turning around the scattered cat food and walking to the shelf from yesterday.

Following them, Hachiman saw a tiny kitten. "Wow—, so cute!"

It's much cuter than Kamakura, though it doesn't seem very energetic.

"It was left here yesterday afternoon."

"Hey!" Hachiman suddenly realized, could this guy be starving and on the verge of death?

Perhaps hearing the sound, the kitten opened its eyes and began to meow weakly and continuously.

The two quickly found some kitten milk powder in the cat cafe and made a cup for it.

"Should we take it with us?" Hachiman asked as he packed up the cat food he had prepared for his cat.

"We can't just leave it here any longer."

"Too."

Xuanxin said the cats left yesterday and haven't returned yet, even though one of their kittens is here.

On the one hand, they might think it was dangerous and abandon it; on the other hand, most of those cats met with misfortune after going out.

After feeding the kittens, Hachiman suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, you know... kittens don't poop."

Ideally, the mother cat should lick the cat to stimulate defecation. It is said that if a human is taking care of the cat, you should gently massage its anus with a cotton ball or tissue after each feeding to help it defecate, otherwise constipation or urinary retention may occur.

"So do you think it can poop on its own now?" Uesugi Genshin asked, holding up the cat in his arms.

"How should I know!" He had never raised a kitten before, and Kamakura didn't need this kind of care when it came home.

"And cats need to be vaccinated. I don't know what to do with kittens, but my Kamakula needs to be vaccinated every year."

Raising a cat well actually requires a lot of effort. Those who want to own a cat only see the joy of petting a cat, but in reality, there is a lot of hard work behind the scenes that cat owners don't know about.

Therefore, cat cafes are a good thing; they can bring joy while avoiding trouble.

"Is it here?" Uesugi Genshin thought that maybe he could find it here.

"I don't know, let's look for it."

Many cat cafes were originally catteries. Even if they weren't, with so many cats, they would have some necessary items to control costs.

So they rummaged through the storage room again, and finally found everything, stuffed it all into the trunk, and left.

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"Beep, beep."

"It'll be here soon, please wait outside for a moment."

Yukino's voice came from inside the door. Uesugi Genshin waited at the apartment door for about ten seconds, but it wasn't Yukino who opened the door; instead, it was Yui wearing an apron.

"Eh? Genshin, what brings you here?" Yui exclaimed in surprise at the newcomer.

"I'm bringing you something." Uesugi Genshin handed her the item in his hand.

"Oh. Ah! Oh, what?!" Yui was about to reach out and take it, but after realizing it was a living creature, she immediately withdrew her hand.

"Cat. You take this first, there's a bunch of stuff outside."

But Yui cautiously reached out her hand, and when she saw that hand, the little kitten meowed. Upon hearing this, Yui withdrew her hand a little.

"Yui... are you afraid of cats?"

"Ha, ha? This, how is this possible! I should say I like it! Ya, ya—ah—, so cute—. Meow, meow—hmm."

Even so, seeing Yui's helpless expression, Uesugi Genshin still felt it was best not to force the issue.

Yui has a dog, but she's afraid of cats, which is the complete opposite of Yukino's behavior.

"What cat!!!" Just then, it seemed to come out of the kitchen. Yukino peeked out from the living room, and a small head also peeked out.

“Brother,” Liu Mei called out.

"Yo."

"Where is the cat?" Yukino asked anxiously.

Clearly, the word "cat" hit her sweet spot.

“This.” Uesugi Genshin showed the little kitten in his hand.

Instantly, Yukino stepped forward excitedly, "Where did you find it?"

"So tiny," she said, stroking the kitten back and forth.

The kitten squirmed restlessly, but we let it do as it pleased.

However, Uesugi Genshin suddenly felt that his palms were a little damp, and a vague guess formed in his mind, "..."

"Ah, he peed." Yui saw it clearly and exclaimed.

"Could you help me with this?" Uesugi Genshin's arm was trembling slightly, and he had almost subconsciously wanted to let go, but fortunately he managed to restrain himself.

"Ha..." Yukino sighed with amusement and took the cat away from his hands.

This is a beautiful silver-gray kitten.

After observing carefully, Yukino concluded, "It should be a Minuto."

At the same time, she held the cat in her hand in front of Rumi's eyes so that she could see it more clearly.

"Minu... what?" Yui didn't remember for a moment. Wasn't Xiaoxue referring to the breed of cat?

“It’s Napoleon Cat.” Yang Nai walked over from the living room, looking lazy as if she hadn’t woken up yet possessing a Sleeping Beauty-like beauty, her heavy breasts seemingly about to burst out of her white tank top.

"Ah, Napoleon, that's the figure from the history book, right?" Yui slammed her fist into her palm and exclaimed in sudden realization.

"Pretty much." Yukino didn't know how to explain it.

The Napoleon cat is named after Napoleon because they have the short stature of the famous French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte, that is, short limbs and body.

However, according to historical records, Napoleon was not actually short; the rumors that he was short were actually a smear campaign by the British.

Yukino felt that Yuihama-san didn't need to know so much, so she quickly gave up the idea of ​​explaining.

"I'm going to wash my hands first." Uesugi Genshin maintained his holding posture, but before entering the bathroom, he turned back and said, "There are some cat luggage by the door."

“Okay~” Yukino replied, “Sister, go and move those things in.”

"Yes, yes, Yukino-chan really knows how to order people around."

After Uesugi Genshin washed his hands and came to the living room, he began to explain to the three of them how the cat came to be.

"So, we're going to adopt this child?" Yukino looked at the kitten in the basket, her eyes filled with joy.

"That's great! We couldn't keep one at home before." Yang Nai sat next to Yukino, resting her chin on her hand and gazing at the quiet kitten.

"Should we raise it?" Liu Mei asked eagerly, glancing at her brother at the same time.

"Please, I don't usually have much time," Uesugi Genshin said with a smile.

"That's true, it's already quite good that you can take care of yourself." Yukino joked, pretending to rub her forehead in exasperation.

"Yes, I am indeed a useless person in daily life. So, would you be willing to take care of me?" Uesugi Genshin asked jokingly.

"Huh?" Yui opened her mouth in surprise. "Of course you can."

Yukino gently patted him and gestured with her eyes that Rumi was still there.

Looking at her brother's righteous face as he declared he wanted to live off a woman, Tsurumi Rumi decided to cast a disdainful glance at him.

Chapter 343: The Third Performance

Uesugi Genshin decided to return the same disdainful look to his sister. Whose stomach can always be good? What's wrong with eating a little bit of a gigolo?

"What's that smell?" He twitched his nostrils and smelled a buttery, baking aroma wafting in the air, definitely coming from the kitchen.

"We made fruit tarts, which we originally planned to share with everyone when we went to the show this afternoon," Yui said enthusiastically, clasping her hands together.

"The lights will be turned off for the sake of atmosphere, so you probably won't be able to see the food you're holding," Uesugi Genshin said subtly.

"Huh? Is that so?" Yui's eyes widened in surprise.

"In that case, let's just eat it," Yukino suggested.

"Okay then." Yui felt a little disappointed; she had originally thought it would be like eating popcorn in a movie theater.

Then Yukino and Yui got up and went to the kitchen. The fruit tarts they brought out were slightly different from what Uesugi Genshin had expected.

The pie layers are very thin and filled with chopped nuts, fruit, and cheese.

It doesn't look like an egg tart; rather, it's more like a cookie topped with fruit and cheese.

He picked up a piece, took a bite, and found the mild sweetness of the cheese, the aroma of the crushed nuts, and the sweet and sour taste of the fruit blended perfectly. The crust underneath was also very crispy.

In short, it's delicious.

"delicious."

"That's wonderful." Yui smiled innocently, and took a bite herself. "It's really delicious."

"Is this jam?" Uesugi Genshin asked curiously, looking at the purple part of the tart crust.

"I cooked this with red wine," Yukino explained. The red wine was reduced to two-thirds of its original volume, and the alcohol had evaporated during the cooking process, leaving only the aroma of grapes.

"By the way, it was you who gave me this wine." Taking a small, elegant bite, Yono smiled at Uesugi Genshin.

"Eh~" Uesugi Genshin didn't say anything about how expensive the sake was, or that it would be a waste to use it for desserts. In fact, he didn't care much about that.

He suddenly remembered, "Speaking of which, there's a wine shop over at the shopping mall, and I saw that the shelves inside were full of wine."

With a slight twitch of her fingers, Yang Nai played with the fruit tart between her fingers and replied with a smile, "Hmm, it looks like I can take a few bottles tomorrow."

"So the vacation is over," Uesugi Genshin said meaningfully.

"How can this be considered a vacation? It's more like taking leave." Yang Nai puffed out her ample chest and argued righteously, then sighed, "Ugh, it's the end of the world, why do I feel like I'm still at work?"

"Pretty much." Uesugi Genshin shrugged. "But even when you're working, you basically don't get any holidays. There's only a six-day holiday for New Year's, is there anything longer?"

"Yes." To everyone's surprise, Yang pointed at him definitively.

"What?" Uesugi Genshin asked, looking up.

Maternity leave.

"......" There's no way to refute that.

“That’s right, if you have a baby, you won’t have to go to work.” Yui nodded in agreement.

"Ahem, let's leave this topic at that." Yukino coughed lightly, ending the conversation, and glanced at Rumi. It wouldn't be appropriate for a child to hear any more.

She cradled the sleeping kitten in her palm and asked, "What's its name?"

"It doesn't have a name yet," Uesugi Genshin said, spreading his hands.

"Then let's choose one." Yang Nai said with a smile, looking at her younger sister.

"A name..." Yui murmured to herself, seemingly thinking of a nice-sounding name.

"How about we call it Jay Feather?" Uesugi Genshin suggested, raising his index finger.

"Is there any meaning in this?" Yukino looked at him, blinking as she asked.

“Look, isn’t it silver-gray?” Uesugi Genshin said, pointing to its beautiful fur. “We can’t just call it silver-gray, can we?”

Yukino gently touched the kitten's back with her fingers, "Jay Feather..."

"Or should we call it Yukino (雪ノ)?"

"Jaw Feather will do," Yukino said immediately. The latter name was obviously derived from her own, which was too embarrassing!

"Then why don't we just call it Little Jay?" Yui suggested.

"This is better." Rumi agreed, noting that Yui's name was clearly better than her brother's.