Pardo: "If You're Bad, Practice More!" / Swire: "Would You Believe Me If I Said I Didn't Do Anything?"

However, it was clear that Pardofelis didn't really want to face Swire, that biting guy, at this moment...

She first glanced at her snow-white shoulder, now bearing a red bite mark and glistening with a faint sheen of moisture, then looked at Swire, who was about to wake up. Gritting her teeth, she pulled out [Out of Touch] from her spatial storage and slapped it across the woman's face...

"..."

As it turns out, those Herrscher of Reason produce high-quality products; a light tap with a brick and Swire. immediately slept soundly in a deep sleep.

"... Ah, we're not clean anymore!"

Seeing Swire, Pardofelis remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a wail.

This... this shopping trip and dinner were a complete waste! Forget about the intelligence and energy, she even lost herself in this whole mess!

The cat was devastated. She genuinely felt that closeness between girls was fine, but it was limited to just cuddling! What respectable friend would hug, nibble, and lick someone? She was no longer clean!

At this moment, only one thought occupied her little mind: to leave quickly and go back to take a shower! She couldn't take it anymore!

Thinking it over, Pardofelis acted quickly, even losing the will to slowly pick the lock in order to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

He swiftly drew his signature weapon, [Dreams of the Past], and cleaved the chain connecting the handcuffs in two.

After breaking free of its restraints, the cat briefly washed up in Swire's bathroom before grabbing its coat and preparing to make its escape.

However, she hadn't gone far from Swire's room when Pardofelis seemed to remember something, paused, and went back inside.

"I almost forgot..." she muttered to herself. Cat took out the phone that she had confiscated yesterday from her spatial storage, placed it on the bedside table, and then quietly closed the door and left.

Meanwhile, on the other side --

"Sigh... this area of Swire is getting harder and harder to get into." After spending some time registering his personal information, Hoshiguma finally entered the villa area where Swire lived and drove towards her house.

As for why Hoshiguma, the Lungmen Guard Department Inspector, didn't go to work early in the morning but instead came here... that goes back to the time she couldn't contact Swire last night.

Yesterday afternoon, she declined Swire's invitation due to work, but after work last night, she remembered it and messaged her again, asking if she wanted to go out for a drink or something. However, she didn't receive a reply from her friend until very late last night.

Because he couldn't rule out the possibility that he was too tired to go to bed early, Hoshiguma didn't call rashly last night, but instead decided to come over this morning after careful consideration.

"We're here. I wonder if Swire is awake yet..." Looking at Swire's yard so close to him, Hoshiguma parked his car, took off his helmet, and prepared to ring the doorbell.

However, before she could even touch the doorbell at the gate, the gate to Swire's house was pushed open from the inside, and she bumped right into the person coming out.

"..."

The moment their eyes met, the atmosphere instantly fell silent.

"..." Pardofelis looked at Hoshiguma, whose hand was still ringing the doorbell, and her mind went blank. She couldn't help but cover her face in pain.

To be honest, all she can think about right now is, "I've just recovered (new account), don't mess around!"

"Oh, what a coincidence! Miss Pardofelis, are you visiting Swire's house so early in the morning?"

Although she was asking with a smile, Hoshiguma's nerves were already on edge, and she was warily observing the formidable enemy before her.

At the same time, she began to worry secretly about her friend who hadn't replied to her messages since last night...

However, Hoshiguma's vigilance and worry abruptly stopped when her gaze swept over Pardofelis's bare shoulders, which were currently uncovered. Instead, she was filled with deep astonishment and surprise.

"Gurgle..."

If, Hoshiguma means if she's not mistaken, those are bite marks on [Lungmen Thief]'s shoulder, right?

The bite on the shoulder was quite deep, leaving a bruise; the bite on the other shoulder... looked slightly lighter, only turning the originally fair skin a little red, giving it a slightly... ambiguous appearance.

"!"

Suddenly thinking of something she shouldn't have, Hoshiguma felt her mind explode, and then instinctively looked towards the house behind Pardofelis.

The location is right, the house is right, she didn't go to the wrong door, so...?

It's not entirely Hoshiguma's fault for suddenly thinking the wrong thing; the marks just don't make sense. If it was just a bite as revenge for being bullied (?), then the severe bite could be explained. But what about the lighter marks? It doesn't make sense!

She didn't think her friend would bite like that out of revenge, so... um?

P. S.: It's been three days, and the aftereffects are still so strong. My princess, my princess, waaaaa QAQ.

Chapter 128 Pardofelis: "If you're bad at it, practice more!"

"If there's nothing else... we'll be going now. Swire is still sleeping in her room, go wake her up..." In the end, it was Pardofelis couldn't stand the strange atmosphere any longer and pointed behind her before speaking first.

"...?"

However, Pardofelis's words only made Hoshiguma's expression even stranger. Wait, what she said... So Swire is the one below?? Hiss!

No, that's not right... Shouldn't she detain them now?

Thinking that his old friend might have been taken advantage of, Hoshiguma didn't hesitate and quickly grabbed Pardofelis's arm.

"..."

Seeing Hoshiguma's expression change several times before she suddenly grabbed her Hoshiguma, Pardofelis was somewhat confused as to what was happening. However, due to not wanting to cause a conflict, her position, and the inconvenience of holding her coat, she did not choose to dodge and instead let the other person grab her arm.

Why don't you...?

Seeing how easily she had succeeded, Hoshiguma was slightly taken aback, and then subconsciously asked a question.

However, before she could finish speaking, something she inadvertently caught out of the corner of her eye made her eyes widen involuntarily, and she stopped abruptly again.

Honestly, in those few short minutes of encountering [The Lungmen Thief] this morning, Miss Ghost truly felt she had used up all the moments of astonishment and surprise she had in a month.

At that moment, on the wrist of the hand she was grabbing and pulling, was half of a silver bracelet that looked extremely familiar and gleamed in the sunlight...

Hoshiguma thought to herself, if she wasn't mistaken, those were those things on the wrists of the [Lungmen Thief], right? They were handcuffs, weren't they?

"Hiss..."

At this moment, Hoshiguma, usually efficient and meticulous, felt her brain was about to overheat. Who was she? What was she doing? Why was she here?

"Oh dear, I don't know what you're thinking, but my intuition tells me it's not a good thing..." Pardofelis looked at Hoshiguma, whose brain seemed a bit overloaded, and withdrew her hand with a helpless expression.

"Swire is safe in the room, we didn't hurt her. It's getting late, you should all be getting ready for work soon, stop dawdling!" As she spoke, Pardofelis stopped looking at Hoshiguma's expression and quickly left the yard, putting on her coat before heading off.

However, they hadn't gone far when the cat suddenly seemed to remember something, abruptly stopped, and turned back to look at the person behind her, saying in a "fierce" tone, "Oh, by the way, your name is Hoshiguma, right? When that guy wakes up, you pass on a message for me!"

"Tell her, if you can't cook, then practice more! If you can't drink, then don't drink! And where did you learn all that nonsense from?!"

As she finished speaking, Pardofelis's face flushed with anger as she recalled what had happened. Having said all she could, she didn't linger any longer and quickly disappeared from Hoshiguma's sight without looking back.

However, the cat, already far away, was completely unaware that her flushed face from anger had taken on a completely different appearance in the eyes of others...

Bites, handcuffs, drinking, all sorts of random things I learned... and I just need to practice cooking more... huh?

"..."

Having received yet another string of shocking news, Hoshiguma was completely speechless. All she wanted to do now was rush into Swire's bedroom, drag her out, and "confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely."

And she did it without hesitation...

Meanwhile, in Ch'en's apartment--

"Click..."

Chen, carrying breakfast for two, carefully opened her door and tiptoed inside.

She then looked around, placed the breakfast on the table, glanced at the time, and then headed towards her bedroom.

Standing at the door of his bedroom, Chen was completely unlike his usual casual self. His movements could be described as extremely cautious as he pushed open the door and looked inside.

Then, she met a pair of slightly drowsy purple eyes.

"Oh, you're already awake, Griseo. How did you sleep yesterday?" Chen breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that the little darling in the room was awake, then confidently pushed open the door and walked in, asking.

"Hmm... very good. And, it's furry!"

Upon hearing this, Griseo blinked her beautiful eyes gently, then nodded her head in understanding.

Finally, she didn't forget to nuzzle the cat plush toy Chen had bought for her the day before, which she was holding in her arms.

"It's good that you've rested. Get up, wash up, and then get ready for breakfast." Chen smiled at her as he walked over, then patted her head.

Actually, Chen planned to clear out the bedroom for Griseo to sleep alone last night, and then she would sleep on the sofa. But in the end, she couldn't resist her little cutie's persuasion, and they ended up sleeping together...

That's why she suddenly asked Griseo if she had slept well last night.

After all, Chen hadn't slept with anyone for a long time, so he had absolutely no idea whether his sleeping posture was bad or not...

"Mmm... I understand." The touch on her head made Griseo squint her eyes comfortably like a kitten, and she answered softly.

"Heh~"

Upon hearing this, Chen couldn't help but chuckle, withdrew his hand, turned around, and left the room to make preparations.

The breakfast she bought this morning was all from Yan, and she wasn't sure if it would suit her taste, so she planned to heat up some milk, bread, and other things.

"..."

After watching Chen leave the room, Griseo didn't rush to get out of bed. Instead, she chose to continue kneeling on the bed, hugging her doll, and dozing off for a while, letting her little brain reboot.

To be honest, a whole night has passed, and the little girl still hasn't decided what gift to buy for Chen today...

The main problem is that she hasn't spent much time with him, and even though they get along very well, she can't quickly figure out what he likes.

Griseo was lost in thought when suddenly an idea struck her. She reached into her small bag on the bedside table and took out her phone.

Since Swire and Hoshiguma also received gifts today, the little girl, wanting to save some surprises, skipped them and found someone else in her friends list, starting to edit a message.

"Furry, are you busy?"

"I want to ask you something. Do you know what Hui-chieh likes...?"

"..."

After sending the message with her inquiry, Griseo was fully awake. She put her phone and doll aside and got out of bed to wash up.

P. S.: So sleepy, going to bed... I feel like my lifespan is burning up from staying up all night writing. By the way, how many people are still reading? Let me know.

Chapter 129 Swire: "Would you believe me if I said I didn't do anything?"

"Ding-dong ding-dong ding-dong--"

"Hmm... who is it so early in the morning?" Suddenly awakened by a series of urgent doorbell rings downstairs, Swire sat up in bed, rubbing her throbbing head from a drunken night.

"Wait... hiss!"

Just as Swire regained some clarity, a long stretch of memories from the previous night, seemingly not belonging to her, flooded her mind... making her gasp in shock.

She got drunk that night, and then started groping and touching [Lungmen Thief] Pardofelis... Ugh! How could she have such a dream?!

However, the idea was beautiful, but the reality was cruel. When the little tiger caught a glimpse of the handcuffs that were only half on his wrists, he finally had to face reality. What he had in his mind might actually be true...

"Ding-dong ding-dong--"

However, before Swire, whose expression was indescribable, could begin to reflect on the problem, the doorbell rang again downstairs, interrupting her. She reluctantly got out of bed, put on a coat, and went to open the door.

She wanted to see which guy was disturbing the peace so early in the morning... She heard him ring the doorbell once.

However, despite thinking that way, the little tiger was more inclined to believe that it was Pardofelis who rang his doorbell downstairs...

As for the reason, she was quite certain that the doorbell was coming from the villa's main gate downstairs, not from the yard gate. At this hour, the only person who could enter her yard was undoubtedly that guy.

Of course, Swire didn't rule out the possibility that it was someone else. After all, maybe someone forgot to close the yard gate when they left.

After tidying himself up a bit downstairs, the little tiger opened the door a crack and peered outside.

"... What the heck?"

Swire breathed a sigh of relief when she saw who was outside through the crack in the door. Then she casually opened the door wide and said, "What brings Hoshiguma here so early in the morning? Are you worried I'll be late?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the little tiger, who hadn't checked the time since waking up, subconsciously glanced at the clock hanging in the living room. After confirming the time, he said, "Ah... it really is getting late."

"..."

Swire didn't respond to Hoshiguma's question at all, but stared at her with an indescribable expression, unsure of how to start the conversation.

Having not heard a response from her friend for a while, Swire turned around in confusion, only to meet Hoshiguma's complicated gaze and indescribable expression. Somewhat puzzled, she asked:

"Huh? What's with that expression? Did something happen?"

"Come in, don't just stand there."

"Good..."