"Big Brother Xie Wen, we're back, meow~"
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As soon as Klee Meow returned to the hall, she launched herself into Xie Wen's arms from a tremendous distance, then nuzzled her little head against him with practiced ease.
The place where the cats had caused trouble was too far from the hall, and Judge had thoroughly soundproofed the castle to keep himself from being disturbed during his research, so Xie Wen had no idea what had happened on the other side of the castle.
He simply stroked Klee Meow and asked casually, "Done looking around already? Did you see anything interesting?"
"Yes, yes, yes! There were loads of interesting things in this castle, meow!"
Klee Meow nodded her little head cheerfully, then counted on her fingers as she told Xie Wen about her discoveries-
"In the corridor out that way, there's a flowerpot that's really comfy to crawl into, meow..."
Naturally, most of Klee Meow's "discoveries" came from peculiar perspectives only a kitten would care about, but Xie Wen showed no impatience. Instead, he deliberately gasped and exclaimed along with Little Plushie's explanations.
Hua Mei Meow, who stood beside them, finally couldn't listen anymore. She interrupted, "We just fought that blue fellow, meow."
"He started it!" Klee Meow hurriedly added. "And Big Sister Huamei won, meow!"
"You won? Then that's fine." Xie Wen paid no mind at all to the fact that they had beaten up Niji. Instead, he picked Hua Mei Meow up with concern. "You're not hurt, are you?"
Sanji Meow came over too, asking anxiously, "Are you all right, Big Sister Huamei, meow? It's all that idiot Xie Wen's fault! If I'd gone along, never mind that blue idiot—even if the other two joined in, there'd have been nothing to worry about, meow!"
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