Extra 6: Solaris Zoo?

An ordinary weekend.

In the villa's room, Hajiling, who had finally been able to sleep in peacefully for a while, was suddenly nuzzled on the cheek by a furry creature.

Little Black is clearly closer to Aemeath, so it's impossible for him to have sneaked into her room. Therefore, there's only one truth.

"My heart, you're being naughty again..."

Xiao Ling reached out and pressed down on the restless, furry creature, but to his surprise, his hand was bitten hard.

?

Awake in pain, Xiao Ling immediately got out of bed and began to examine his bitten hand, where two sharp teeth marks were visible.

"What's going on here...?"

Meow~

mew?

Xiao Ling looked down at the sound and saw an adorable kitten with a pink and blue gradient color squatting beside his bed, its eyes a beautiful starry sky color.

Not redeeming, wait a bit...?

"Yaya, is that you?" Xiao Ling asked the kitten tentatively.

The kitten nodded vigorously, and then meowed a few more times to show that Hajiling's guess was completely correct, in case Hajiling was unsure.

"How did you turn into a cat?" Xiao Ling picked up the kitten and petted it vigorously. "It feels pretty good."

After being comforted by Xiao Ling, Ya Maomao suddenly felt sleepy and couldn't help but yawn.

However, this state did not last long. She suddenly came to her senses, jumped out of the comfort zone that Xiao Ling had given her, and grabbed Xiao Ling's trouser leg, preparing to pull him out of the room.

Xiao Ling: I have a feeling that something terrible is about to happen.

Without even bothering to tidy himself up, he immediately got up, put on his slippers, and went to the living room with Ya Maomao.

"My God..." The scene before him gave him a headache.

The living room was in complete disarray, and Xiao Ling was very familiar with the kittens darting around there; they were clearly her own girls transformed into cats.

As always, Ai Maomao and Lin Maomao chased each other around the living room, while Qian Maomao and west Maomao acted as mediators to prevent the situation from escalating further. Piao Maomao maintained her aloof demeanor, but the confusion in her golden eyes was unmistakable.

As for the other cats... well, they're all pretty well-behaved, each doing their own thing. It's just that Professor Cat, the way you're pressing the tablet with your paws looks so funny.

So, what's going on here? Has your own villa turned into a cat cafe?

Hajiling was in a real bind. He had no idea what was going on. His brain raced as he tried to figure out if there had been anything unusual about the day before that could explain the current situation.

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Xiao Ling stated that everything was normal yesterday, and there was absolutely no indication to explain the current situation.

"Charioteer?"

Hearing someone call her name, Xiao Ling turned around and found Xin stretching and walking gracefully towards her. Her close-fitting silk camisole nightgown revealed a large expanse of delicate, snow-white skin, making her look absolutely stunning.

But clearly, Xiao Ling was now more shocked that this Sentinel Sui hadn't fallen victim to the same trick as these little guys.

"You didn't turn into a cat too?" he asked in surprise.

"I am a fox, my rider," Kokoro stated bluntly. "Even if I were to fall victim to this like them, I would still become a fox, not a cat."

It's a rather far-fetched yet plausible explanation...

"So, what's going on, Master?" Miss Xin casually picked up one of her most restless cats and started petting it naturally. "How come all these pretty girls have turned into adorable kittens?"

"I'm confused too. I've tried to recall everything that happened yesterday, but I'm completely clueless." Xiao Ling also admitted to knowing nothing about it.

Just as Heartfox was about to say something, her master's phone started ringing.

Xiao Ling reacted quickly, immediately taking out her phone, unlocking it, and seeing that it was a video call from the Shorekeeper.

Without hesitation, he answered the call, and her confused and troubled expression appeared on the phone screen.

"Um, A-Ling..." the Shorekeeper said softly.

"Shorekeeper, have the girls over there turned into kittens too?"

"... It seems A-Ling and I have encountered a similar situation." The Shorekeeper nodded. "However, my situation is a little different."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Shorekeeper zoomed out a bit, and Xiao Ling then noticed two brightly colored black birds perched on her shoulders, one a deep blue and the other a dazzling gold.

"What a fat bird." Xiao Ling commented after observing it carefully.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two black birds on the Shorekeeper's shoulders started cooing... no, chirping loudly, as if their feathers had been ruffled.

"You charioteer, be careful not to retaliate later if you get away with it now," he said meaningfully.

"I know, we'll deal with the future later," Xiao Ling said with a faint smile. "So why weren't you affected, Shorekeeper?"

"I have absolutely no clue either," the Shorekeeper shook his head.

We can't find any clues from Shorekeeper either...

Xiao Ling felt that since no abnormalities had been found, the only possibility was that the Heavenly Dao had exerted its power.

After all, the catgirl Dania was in the same situation back then...

"Alright, Shorekeeper, you can bring them along. I reckon they should be back to normal by tomorrow."

"Good."

Xiao Ling didn't have much experience taking care of pets, but fortunately, these Solaris cats mostly retained their human-like personalities, so taking care of them wasn't too difficult.

But if only they didn't keep crowding around him, he felt like Io Otonashi from "Acchi Kochi," who could attract countless cats just by sitting on the sofa.

"It seems the Charioteer is quite popular," Heartfox teased with a smile.

"Actually, I'm a bit immune to cats," Xiao Ling said with a helpless smile. "It's only because these cats are girls that they seem so affectionate towards me."

"It's alright, Master. Even if you're not popular with cats, at least you're very popular with foxes." Heartfox nuzzled her head against Xiao Ling's palm twice.

"How about you turn into a fox and let me pet you a couple of times?"

"Well, since it's the driver's request..."

Heartfox transformed into a pure white fox, but with a touch of crimson on the tips of her ears and tail.

Then, she comfortably took over Xiao Ling's lap and curled up on it to rest peacefully.

Xiao Ling chuckled softly, stroking the Heartfox's soft fur from head to tail, making her hum softly in pleasure.

Then his free right hand was bitten, not too hard, not too soft.

"Um?"

Xiao Ling turned his head to look at his empty right hand, and Ya Maomao's starry blue eyes were staring intently at him.

Xiao Ling: Look, this is reminding me.

Ya Maomao was clearly dissatisfied with Hajiling's sudden favoritism and demanded equal treatment, which Xiao Ling naturally granted.

Then he turned Ya Maomao over and began to rub her belly with his hands. Ya Maomao obediently patted his hands with her paws and occasionally made comfortable purring sounds.

So what is the cost?

"Hey hey hey!" Xiao Ling looked at the Solaris cats who kept coming up to her asking for stickers, her face full of helplessness and difficulty.

Perhaps influenced by Ya Maomao and Heartfox, the normally well-behaved girls suddenly launched a group attack on Hajiling, their meows echoing throughout the living room.

"Calm down, or you'll bury me!" Xiao Ling said with a laugh, but it was no use.

As for the Yangyang bird and the Suisui bird, they took advantage of their ability to fly and steadily occupied Xiao Ling's shoulder, naturally starting to snuggle up to each other.

Shorekeeper: They have such a good relationship, I'm even a little jealous.

Meow~

Xiao Ling was stunned for a moment, then looked at the Shorekeeper with a surprised expression, only to find that she was looking at him with a cute, cat-like expression, her light purple eyes staring straight at him as if she were yearning for something.

Xiao Ling naturally understood that Shorekeeper was jealous, but it was easy to appease him.

Chu~

Xiao Ling gently touched her lips, his eyes smiling, as if to say, "Is this alright?"

The Shorekeeper gladly accepted the brief kiss, then gently nuzzled his head against Xiao Ling's hand twice.

The cats who witnessed all of this naturally got angry on the spot and began to perform a "hissing" operation on Xiao Ling, making it even more difficult for the already overwhelmed Hajiling.

"Oh, ladies, stop making a scene!" Xiao Ling pleaded.

But as you know, angry cats generally won't listen to explanations, so poor Hajiling can only bitterly and happily become their plaything.