The little cat had spent a great deal of effort and a long time...
After failing several times, the little cat finally managed to bring the first person.
The first person besides its master.
The little cat was overjoyed.
It thought success was within reach.
But...
That human left.
As if he hadn't seen the big fellow at all.
The little cat froze.
It didn't understand...
The big fellow needed help.
Wasn't anyone willing to help it?
It couldn't believe it.
It had met quite a few humans.
Most of them had been very kind to it.
They would look at it with delighted expressions.
They would pet its head.
It believed there would be humans who were kind to the big fellow, too.
This one wasn't.
So it would find another.
The next one wasn't kind, either.
So it would find yet another.
The little cat tried hard and never gave up.
It had felt lost, too.
It had even thought about giving up...
It wasn't easy to keep doing something that always failed.
It had already done all it could...
But whenever it looked at the big fellow, at the beautiful White Magnolia, it told itself: One more try.
This time...
Had it really succeeded?
The little cat looked up.
This human hadn't left.
For the first time, it saw the big fellow's eyes.
So imposing.
It felt a little scared.
And a little happy.
The big fellow was awake.
The big fellow was all right.
It had succeeded.
This human had made the big fellow open its eyes.
"Thanks for all your effort."
Xiao Xiao crouched and petted the little cat's head.
The little cat's persistence and kindness were touching.
"Meow~"
The little cat seemed to understand that Xiao