Kazuko's Grievance 2

In the early morning, the woods were shrouded in a hazy, gauze-light mist, adding a touch of mystery. It seemed like a nice place for a picnic.

The babbling stream flowed gently. A little girl in a red kimono, with a small bird perched on her arm, hesitantly walked deeper into the woods.

"Kano, Kano, what are you doing?"

After arriving, the little girl looked at the white-haired catgirl resting on the grass inside the barrier and curiously asked her.

"..."

But the catgirl merely glanced at her and ignored her completely.

"Don't ignore me! Oto and the others have been gone for days, and Grandpa River god isn't around either. No one talks to me, so I'm all alone and bored!"

The little girl let the bird in her hand fly away, then plopped down beside the barrier and took several nameless wild fruits from her clothes.

As she wiped them with her hand, she spoke to the catgirl inside.

At last, the catgirl reacted. She turned to look at the little girl, her beautiful feline eyes filled with indifference.

"Get lost!"

The cold voice came from the cat demon's lips, startling the little girl.

"Y-You stinky cat! I hate you, hate you, hate you the most!"

After being snapped at by the cat demon, an endless sense of grievance immediately welled up inside Kazuko.

The reason she had refused Kujo Oto and Seele's request to leave with them was not only because she had been here for a long time and did not really want to move. More importantly, she had considered that if she left, Kano the cat demon would be the only one remaining here, and she would be lonely.

But she had never expected Kano to be so harsh toward her, or to curse at