"Rita, you actually prepared cat food. I didn't notice at all."
Looking at the cat food Rita handed her, Bianka was overjoyed! She opened the bag and took a sniff; even she found it incredibly delicious.
There was a faint fishy aroma mixed with a strange, unusual fragrance, enough to make one want to take a bite.
Of course, Bianka would not eat cat food.
"Probably... sometime before dawn."
With one hand resting over her lower abdomen and the other habitually placed at her wrist, Rita replied with an elegant smile.
As Rita smiled, her wine-red eye uncovered by her bangs, paired with the beautiful beauty mark beneath it, was especially captivating.
"..."
Entranced by Rita's smile for a few seconds, Bianka came back to herself, looking slightly shy as she turned away. Once she had composed herself, her beautiful smile returned.
Then, holding the cat food, she looked toward the kitten that had stopped some distance away. Her entire attention was drawn back to the cat.
Sure enough, cats were the cutest creatures in the world.
They were simply impossible not to love.
Bianka poured some of the cat food Rita had given her into her palm, bent down, and continued coaxing the kitten in front of her.
"Kitty, don't be scared! Big sister has something tasty here."
Worried that the kitten would be frightened, Bianka did her best to appear harmless and approachable. She completely reined in the powerful aura around her.
Seeing this human girl, the kitten was initially somewhat afraid. After all, few people in this city cared about stray cats like them.
Some might even catch them and abuse them. That was perfectly normal.
But after catching the rich scent of the cat food in Bianka's hand, the kitten could not bear to leave. It