"Then I'll be taking my leave first..."
With that, Kimura Tatsuna turned and decisively left the three of them.
Chapter 63: Aggrieved Kazuko (2)
In the early morning, the forest was shrouded in a hazy mist as light as gauze, adding a touch of mystery. It seemed like a fine place for a picnic.
The babbling stream flowed slowly as a little girl in a red kimono, with a small bird perched on her arm, hesitantly made her way deeper into the woods.
"Kanou, Kanou, what are you doing?"
After arriving, the little girl looked curiously at the white-haired catgirl resting on the grass within the barrier and 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 River God Grandpa isn't here either. There's no one to talk to, and I'm so bored all by myself!"
The little girl let the bird in her hand fly away, then plopped down beside the barrier and took several unnamed wild fruits from her robe.
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 cat demon's icy voice startled the little girl.
"Y-You stinky cat! I hate you more than anything!"
After being snapped at by the cat demon, endless grievance immediately welled up in Kazuko's heart.
The reason she had refused Kujou Oto and Seele's request to stay here was not merely because she had lived here for a long time and did not particularly want to move. The most important reason was that if she left, Kanou, the cat demon, would be the only one remaining