"This cat's fur is very bright, and it has a gentle temperament. It doesn't look like a wild cat, but a lost pet cat."
Shade suddenly said, then explained to the Doctor beside him, who was looking at him in surprise:
"The commissions I handle most often are finding lost pet cats, so I'm familiar with this."
As he spoke, Shade beckoned to the blue cat, which had been frightened away by Little Mia but was still looking back every few steps:
"Do you remember where you got lost?"
The Doctor then discovered even more astonishingly that the blue round-faced cat really did turn around to look at Shade. Then, amid the "Meow~ meow~" cries of Little Mia, whom Shade had picked up again, it walked back.
Afterward, Shade and the Doctor spent some effort finding the middle-aged woman who had lost the cat farther south along the riverside street. She did not seem particularly friendly, or rather, she was worried that Shade and Doctor Schneider would ask her for a reward. Thus, after picking up the cat she called "Little Harry," she quietly thanked them and hurried away.
Shade was certain they had found the right owner, and he did not care much about her attitude:
"Though her attitude wasn't very good, at least she said thank you."
"Yes, having manners is already quite good."
The Doctor said, teasing Shade:
"Do you often do good deeds like this when walking down the street?"
"Don't make me sound like some kind-hearted person. I just happen to have time right now."
Together, they looked at the Moon Bay Bridge, now close at hand. The Doctor sighed again:
"I noticed this bridge as soon as I arrived here. A double-deck Tower Bridge—there isn't even a structure like this in Tobesk. I imagine