I’m Back in the Other World? - Chapter 62

Chapter 62 – I Was Captivated

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teku teku teku… (note: sfx of walking at a steady pace)

toko toko toko… (note: sfx of briskly walking with small steps)

teku teku teku…

toko toko toko…

teku teku…… *stop*.

toko toko…… *stop*.

The footsteps, which came from behind me, stopped at exactly the time I stopped.

「Haa…」

I breathed out a sigh and looked back, then turned my eyes towards the culprit who was following behind me.

「Nya~」

The culprit sat there well-behaved(?), looked up at me, and let out a cute cry.

「Why are you following me?」

「Nya~」

I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you’re saying.

「Haa~」

I faced the sky and let out a sigh of the who knows how many Nth time.¹

To begin with, the start of this event began from a casual encounter.

Today, when I completed my commission, I finished reporting to the guild and was on my way to go shopping². When I was walking along the street, I heard the cry of a cat. When I casually turned my face towards it, a white kitten with light brown spots was crouched there.

It didn’t show any signs of escaping when I tried approaching, when I examined its state for a little while, I discovered it was somewhat hungry.

I remembered I kept the remaining sandwiches from lunch, so I decided to give a little to it.

The kitten bit into the sandwich without any vigilance, maybe it was extremely hungry, it immediately finished eating. I gave the remaining sandwiches (although I say that, there was only one) to the kitten, and returned to go shopping after I saw it finish eating, but…

teku teku teku…

toko toko toko…

*Turns around*

「Nya~」

teku teku teku…

toko toko toko…

*Turns around*

「Nya~」

It seems its somewhat attached to me. How troublesome…

「That sandwich just now was the last one. Even if you follow me, there’s no more you know?」

Though I say that, it probably doesn’t even understand ne.

teku teku teku…

toko toko toko…

「Like I said, even if you follow me, I’ll be troubled you know.」

「Nya~」

Its tail slapped the ground with a ‘teshi teshi‘ sound.

For the time being, would it give up if I ignore it?

「This and this…… and this as well please.」

「Sure thing. Oh, did you start raising a cat?」

「Nya~」

「The usual bacon and…… sausage as well please. Ah, could I also get 500g of pork?」

「Alright, it’ll be delivered by the evening. n? Is this cat Sakura-chan’s? Oh, does it eat bacon?」

「Nya~」

「Wait, please don’t feed cats something that has such strong taste!」

「Excuse mee, 1 litre of milk please.」

「Wait just a moment…. Okay. Oh, that sure is a cute cat. Does it drink milk?」

「Nya~」

「Aah! It’ll damage its stomach if it drinks it cold you know!」³

「Uhm…… lettuce and tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers, and…」

「Sorry to keep you waiting. n? Did you start raising a cat? Does it want to eat something?」

「Nya~」

「You mustn’t serve it onions!」

「Aah, geez! Why does everybody try feed it weird things!? In the first place, even though it’s not my pet cat, why am I…」

「Nya~」

I involuntarily dropped on my knees and dejectedly hung my head down.

teshi teshi

Something soft tapped my hand which was placed on the ground. When I shifted my attention to it, the cat’s foreleg was tapping my hand.

「Are you trying to comfort me…?」

「Nya~」

Could it perhaps understand my words?

「Why are you following me?」

「Nya~」

「Do you like me?」

「Nya~」

「Do you hate me?」

「Ni~」

「Will you come to my house?」

「Nya~」

「If you’re going to live with me, you’ll have to listen to me okay?」

「Nya~」

I gently lifted it up.

「You sure are fluffy ne. But a little dirty. Let’s have a bath together when we return home.」

「Ni~」

teshi teshi

Maybe it’s a reaction to the bath, my arm was hit with a cat punch. (NEKO PANCHI)

「That’s not good you know. Didn’t I say you have to listen to me if we’re to live together?」

「Ni~」

teshi teshi

「Now, shall we return?」

「Nya~」

「fufu…」

I unconsciously spilled out a smile from my mouth.

Oh? When did I decide to keep…? Is this a cat’s charm…? Wa! It can’t be, is this the so-called popular ‘nyandare’ thing!?⁴

「Hey, keep still.」

*scrub scrub*

「Ni~」

「Just a little more…… now, what’s left is to wash it away…」

「Ni~」

「Look, you’ve become clean you know? It’ll be over after I dry you properly.」

gacha

I left the dressing room with the kitten in my arms.

pyon (note: sfx for leaping away(?))

「Ah, hey! Wait up! If you don’t dry properly…! Kya.」

*shake shake shake*

The kitten shook its body and drops of water went flying.

During the gap when I flinched, it jumped up and opened the door.

Wait, aren’t its abilities too high for a kitten?

「Nya~」

「Wait up! Ah, Prince, please catch that…… cat?」

Eh? Prince? How come…?

「Ah, Sakura…? Uhm, This is, uh……, you didn’t answer even when I called out, and the door was opened as well…」

「Ah…, I’m sorry about that. I was taking a bath so…」

「Nya~」

「This cat is…?」

「Ah, I picked it up. It seems to be somewhat attached…」

「Nya~」

「I see…」

「Right…」

「Nya~」

「So…… if you don’t cover yourself with something soon…. I’m worried about where to look….」

Cover? Eh? Aah, now that he menions it, I’m…

「……KYAAAAAA!! Please turn around without looking!」

I hurriedly covered my body with my arms and crouched down on the spot.

「S-Sorry!」

「Nya~」

teshi teshi

Don’t ‘nya~‘ me! Speaking of the cause, isn’t this your fault!?! I was seen again! I was seen by the Prince again…!

Afterwards, I returned to the dressing room and didn’t come out for a little while.

And one more thing as well, the atmosphere of today’s dinner was incredibly awkward.

「Nya~」