It's a Lot Like You

"Did you remember what I told you?" In the luxurious villa of the Hall family in Queen's Borough, Audrey placed a cube-sized package into a small leather pouch hidden within Susie's golden fur and asked with some worry.

Although this was Mr. Sedes's creation, among all of Audrey's bags, it was still the cheapest. After some consideration, she felt she had let Mr. Sedes down.

"I remember. Bury the package in the woods, then hide it quietly and see who comes to get it," Susie nodded obediently, repeating Audrey's instructions.

Audrey nodded slightly at Susie's words, then emphasized:

"The other party likely knows about the existence of Extraordinary Animals, so you need to act as much like a dog as possible."

"But I am a dog," Susie found Audrey's words difficult to understand, much like if someone suddenly told you to disguise yourself as a human.

"Well, let's leave it at that. Be as careful as you can." Audrey was momentarily speechless, as she herself didn't know how one could act more like a dog.

Therefore, she could only trust Susie!

"Good luck!"

On the exterior wall of Count Hall's luxurious villa, a golden retriever dog emerged from a hidden opening. It had to be said, not just cats, but dogs too, could squeeze out of holes that seemed much smaller than their bodies.

Perking up her ears and looking left and right, although it wasn't the first time, Susie still cautiously surveyed the area before trotting away from the secret exit.

Despite Audrey's serious tone, Susie's adventure was unexpectedly easy. About five minutes later, she arrived at the woods where they often took walks. Like other dogs, she quickly dug a hole and deposited the small package from the leather pouch into it.

After finishing, Susie carefully covered the soil back up, then stomped on it a few times reassuringly before trotting and hiding in the nearby bushes.

Only a pair of dog eyes peeked through the gaps in the leaves, quietly waiting for the person who would come to retrieve the package.

If Audrey knew how Susie was waiting, she would probably want to perform the skill of fainting instantly that she learned from her etiquette teacher. But in Susie's understanding, this was how dogs observed secretly. If Audrey hadn't told her to hide, she probably would have just sat by the roadside, waiting while basking in the sun.

Although it was called waiting, Susie's secret observation didn't last long. About ten minutes later, Susie's nose twitched slightly, and then a black figure entered her field of vision—

"Oh my god, it's a cat?"

Susie almost cried out in surprise but immediately pressed her mouth with her paw. The black cat that entered Susie's vision was completely unaware, moving with an elegant gait as if a king inspecting his territory.

Initially, Susie suspected she was overthinking, thinking it might just be a stray cat. But soon, she saw the cat approach the spot where she had buried the item. After sniffing gently, it dug up the soil with an elegant posture distinctly different from a dog's.

For a moment, Susie felt a spiritual impact. So, digging holes could be so elegant too?

Susie remained crouched in the bushes, quietly watching the black cat retrieve the package from the hole with barely any dirt on it. However, just as it pulled the small package out of the hole, it suddenly turned its head and glanced at her with what seemed like a disdainful look.

"It found me!" Susie was startled by Lily's gaze and immediately turned to flee back to the Hall family's villa. Lily, on the other hand, let out a disdainful meow and ran west with the package in her mouth.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

In the music room of the Hall family villa, melodious piano music flowed beautifully. But just as the piece approached its climax, a series of discordant barks disrupted the melody.

Audrey, who was practicing the piano, suddenly stopped playing. Her beautiful brows furrowed slightly. She looked at Susie, who was squatting at the door with her tongue sticking out, and showed a helpless expression—

"Susie, interrupting someone's practice is not something a lady does!"

"But I'm just a dog," Susie said with a hint of grievance. Audrey was immediately speechless. She looked around and then beckoned Susie, "So, did you see who came to get the package? What did he look like?"

"I didn't see a person. The one who came to get the package was a cat," Susie stated her day's observation with slightly strange grammar. Audrey's small mouth opened so wide that her little tongue was visible, which was not very ladylike.

However, she quickly realized her lapse in composure and immediately closed her mouth, saying with some surprise:

"You mean, the one who came to get the package was an Extraordinary being like you? No wonder Mr. Devil acted differently from Mr. Hangman when I asked about pets drinking potions last time..."

"I don't know if it's an Extraordinary being, but I think it discovered me, and that cat... it's very similar to you."

"How can a cat look like me?" Audrey was a bit confused by Susie's poor grammar. Susie shook her head, however:

"Not the appearance, but the feeling... Hmm, right, just like you said, that cat acts like a lady..."

"A cat that acts like a lady? What pathway could that be?" Audrey felt a surge of curiosity, even considering the idea of discussing the experience of raising extraordinary pets with Mr. Devil.

On the other side, Lily had returned to Sno's home with her Sequence Eight potion formula, wearing a human-like expression that seemed to say, "Come praise me."

This was her first "independent" mission. Even though she still carried a sliver of Sno's will, she was very proud of completing the entire task without receiving any commands.

"Well done." Sno, who had withdrawn his mental imprint, placed Lily on his shoulder, extended his index finger to scratch the little one's chin, then opened the package, placed the extraordinary materials inside a tin box, sealed it with spirituality, and stored it in the basement. Although Lily pretended to be an assassin using mice every day, she still had a long way to go to fully digest it.

"Meow~~" Watching Sno busy himself, Lily suddenly let out a somewhat haughty meow and then proactively rubbed her head against Sno's cheek.

Sno paused slightly, then realized with understanding, "I know, I'll give you a bath later. You didn't catch any mice today... Honestly, I've never seen a cat like you that loves bathing so much..."

"Meow!" Hearing Sno's words, Lily immediately showed a look of disdain, twisted, and jumped off Sno's shoulder, deliberately sweeping his earlobe with her tail.