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Perhaps sensing the strong scent of the Organization in the darkness, Haibara Ai, lying in bed, frowned and unconsciously curled deeper beneath the covers.
"Dr. Araide" noticed her movement and lowered his head to look at the young researcher.
After staring for a while, the fake doctor gently reached out and adjusted the edge of Haibara Ai's blanket.
Her fingers brushed Haibara Ai's neck, feeling the warm pulse beneath the back of her hand. She could not help drifting off: all she had to do was turn her hand and squeeze hard, and this grudge could be put to rest, at least for now.
Just one simple movement...
Vermouth's fingers twitched, making a grasping motion in the air.
She had only meant to grab at empty air to calm her turbulent emotions, but when her fingers closed, she suddenly caught hold of something furry.
"?!" "Dr. Araide" jumped and swiftly withdrew her hand. Looking down, she saw the blanket shift as a cat's head somehow poked out from beneath it.
The Black Cat with White Paws, with familiar fur, lay beside Haibara Ai, one paw resting on the edge of the blanket as it turned to look at her.
After waiting a moment and seeing that Vermouth made no further moves, it could not help showing a disappointed look. Then, as smoothly as it had emerged, it slipped back beneath the covers.
Vermouth: "..."
Where had this cat come from?
If she remembered correctly, that black fur and those snow-white paws... wasn't this the cat that always followed Uzo around?!
"Heh..." Vermouth rubbed the back of her hand uneasily. "That kid really keeps a close eye on the toys he likes."
"Fruit's here!" Just as she was thinking that, a voice thick with a foreign accent came from behind