Xiao Xiao had clearly realized that the Little Witch was unreliable.
He tactfully refused. "That cat already has a name. It's called Tuantuan... because it's an Orange Cat, and from a distance it looks like a ball of yarn... Do you like cats? Did you come to the Cat Fruit Tree today specifically to look at cats?"
Xiao Xiao's attempt to change the subject was not particularly clever.
Yet Li Meng was very easily led off topic and forgot all about naming a certain Spirit Cat.
"Cat Fruit Tree?" Li Meng's eyes widened. Then she realized what Xiao Xiao meant. "You mean that big locust tree covered in cats? Eek, that name is unexpectedly fitting."
As they spoke, the two had already arrived beneath the Cat Fruit Tree.
Li Meng wore a pointed wizard hat trimmed in pink, which matched her red academy robe nicely. Xiao Xiao, as always, was dressed like a young pedant. Even Jiuyou Academy's bright red robe looked matte and dark on him.
Of course, that might also have been because of the dim light in the woods.
"If you like cats, you can apply to the school to adopt one." Xiao Xiao raised his head, searching for the black cat's trail—in the dim light, it was a difficult task—while offering Li Meng a suggestion. "...Like here, you can always find plenty of stray cats. They probably like a stable life."
"I don't particularly like cats... I prefer rabbits." Li Meng looked around as well, as though searching for something.
"But your pet is a pigeon?"
"Because nobody uses rabbits to deliver letters... and they're too fragile."
"Why do you like rabbits?"
"Ah, I forget which rabbit said, 'If only I were a quilt, then I'd either be lying on a bed or basking in the