Bai City's weather always lifted the spirits. For a moment, it almost felt as though spring had arrived.
The group stood at the door and rang the bell.
Click!
Lawyer Wei opened the door with a brilliant smile.
"You're back..."
Professor Chen poked his head out behind her to look at them.
"You two old-timers."
Chen Shu rested a hand on the little cat-girl's shoulder. It was so small he could easily wrap one hand around it, and so soft, as though her bones had melted away. Her skin and flesh were far more delicate than a human child's, making her exceptionally pleasant to touch. "Let me introduce you. This is the daughter Qingqing and I had while we were away..."
Peach let him hold her. She tipped her head high and opened her eyes wide, looking first at Lawyer Wei, then at Professor Chen behind her.
Neither this place nor these two humans was unfamiliar to the little cat-girl.
"You're Peach, right?"
Lawyer Wei ignored Chen Shu. She bent down and smiled at Peach. "You're so pretty! Can you talk yet?"
"Yes~"
"Then do you know who I am?"
"Auntie~"
"What a good girl!"
"!"
"Did Chen Shu and Qingqing teach you that? Or did you already know to call me Auntie?"
"I already knew~"
"How clever!"
"!"
The little cat-girl quietly lowered her gaze to the floor, delighted. Then she glanced at Professor Chen behind Lawyer Wei and followed her owner's example.
"Uncle~"
"Hello!"
"..."
Why hadn't he praised her?
What had she done wrong?
Before Peach could work it out, everyone had changed into slippers and gone inside.
Her owner tossed her a little pair of slippers too. Peach hurriedly put them on and ran in after the others.
Lawyer Wei began asking about Peach's Transformation: why