A yellow cat lightly leaped onto the roof of the car.
It gracefully curled up on the roof.
Its tail wrapped around its body.
In the sunlight, the little yellow cat looked like a warm, fuzzy ball.
Even without being able to touch it, one could almost feel its soft warmth.
Pipa ghost imitated the cat.
It curled up into a ball.
Then it sprawled across the balcony railing.
Pipa ghost narrowed its eyes as it gazed up at the sky.
It felt the bright sunlight falling on its eyes.
"Meow~"
It imitated the cat and meowed too.
The old man and old woman came back after having lunch outside.
The old man was visibly in a good mood.
The incense at the temple had a calming effect.
Most importantly, he'd drawn a good fortune slip today.
It was as if the clouds had parted before his eyes, and everything had brightened.
"I've been telling you to go pray at the temple for ages..."
The old woman teased him with a smile. "It would've saved you from being so unsettled these past few days..."
"Ahem~"
The old man put on a show of coughing a few times.
Who knew he'd be so lucky?
Even if he didn't entirely believe in things like fortune slips and fortune-telling...
Drawing a good fortune slip at the temple was still something to be happy about.
The old man had shaken off the gloom of the past few days.
He felt a little lighter at heart.
He had the carefree feeling that God had told him everything was fine, so what was there to worry about?
Pipa ghost tilted its head.
Hmm.
The old man was happy.
Then...
It casually plucked the strings.
Almost at the same time,