Cat in Tree

The night is getting dark.

The weather in mid-April is quite chilly at night.

In order to get home early, Naoki passed through the park and prepared to take a shortcut. On the way, the greenery in the garden suddenly rustled in the afternoon breeze.

"Asakawa..."

At the same time, there was a faint sound that entered the ears throughout the night wind.

Naoki stopped his steps, and looked around warily, but the surroundings were empty and there was not a single person.

"Ghosts or aliens?"

Naoki became more and more alert the more he thought about it. Although no superpowers other than himself have been discovered at this time, being unknown doesn't mean that they don't exist, and it only makes sense to have one or two.

At present, there are still many occupations such as 'exorcists and onmyoji', as well as miko in temples, monks in temples, and ghosts may really exist, but ordinary people can't see them.

As for aliens... Not so long ago, a spokesperson from the United States publicly announced the existence of aliens, and some people even held activities to boldly enter Area 51 on the Internet. People eating melons enthusiastically signed up for a short period of two months, there were 2 million people signed up, but unfortunately not even 100 people actually went to the gates of Area 51 to take pictures.

"Asakawa-san..."

The voice just now sounded again, but it became clearer without the disturbance of the wind.

"... Classmate?"

Naoki suddenly felt that this scream sounded familiar.

When were aliens and ghosts so polite?

"Asakawa-san…I-I'm up in the tree."

Naoki followed the voice, walked under the tree, looked up, and immediately a black line fell from above his head.

All speculation about ghosts and aliens was in vain, and the person who called him was not an inner world that was inaccessible to ordinary people, but an acquaintance.

Ogata with a height of only 1.42 meters.

Clockwork Thumbelina.

"Ogata?" Seeing Ogata lying on the tree, Naoki said speechlessly, "What are you doing on the tree?"

Ogata held the tree with one hand and pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose with the other. Although she looked very embarrassed, his tone was quite calm, and his face was expressionless as usual: "Cat."

"Meow~"

A soft cat meow was heard.

Only then did Naoki notice that there was a small cat crouched on a branch, the size of a palm, and didn't know how to climb up a tree.

"You climbed the tree to save the cat?" Naoki asked.

"Yes." Ogata's voice was calm, "I had just finished delivering udon noodles to a guest, and was about to rest in the garden, when I heard a cat screaming for help around me..."

"Very good." Naoki said, "90 points."

"Eh?"

"Back then, you could only say 'cat meow'. Just now, you subconsciously added modified words to it, which means that your liberal arts abilities are slowly improving."

"Ugh..."

Ogata blinked, the corners of his pink lips lifted slightly.

Obviously, even a tough mechanical girl would be overjoyed when she was praised and recognized.

"Asakawa-san." Ogata lowered his head, "Why are there 10 points left?"

"Your feelings aren't strong enough." Naoki paused for half a second, then said, "It can be said, 'I heard the poor, weak, helpless cat cry."

"I see..." Ogata said seriously, "Thanks for your advice."

"Talk about business." Naoki said "Why did you call me here?"

Ogata's expression froze: "The rescue plan failed."

"The branch isn't strong enough?" Naoki glanced at the branches Ogata was holding, "Or..."

"No, it's because my legs are too weak to walk." Ogata replied calmly.

Now that you know how much you weigh, don't climb a tree alone! Did you know that cats are good tree climbers and have amazing jumping abilities.

"Asakawa-san." Ogata lowered his head, "Is there a way to save this kitten?"

"There's one..." Naoki thought for a few seconds, took off his school bag and put it away, then walked under the cat, took off his coat and spread it with his hands, "You scared the cat, I'll catch it from below."

The cat was only three meters tall, if he didn't care to reveal his superpowers, Naoki could knock the cat off the tree with a simple jump.

"Understood." Ogata nodded with a serious expression on his face.

Naoki thought that Ogata would shake the branch, but after three seconds of deliberation, she suddenly opened his small mouth and shouted:

"Graaa-"

Instead of shaking the branch, you want to scare the cat like a meowing tiger?

Stop joking! If the other girl is a tigress, your scream just now is a cute tiger! It didn't sound vicious at all, but it gave people a cute feeling.

"Graaa-"

Ogata shouted again.

The kitten that had just meowed stopped meowing, and stared at Ogata wide-eyed, as if suspicious of the cat's life.

"Asakawa-san." Ogata looked down and reported the situation in a calm tone, "The cat won't move."

Of course it will not move, the cute tiger is not even afraid, let alone a cat!

Naoki snorted with empty eyes, "Perhaps it could be done in a different way?"

"Hmm..." Ogata pondered for a few seconds, then nodded, "Understood."

Now you know how to shake a branch, right?

Problems that can be solved with one hand do not require learning a tiger bark at all.

Naoki looked at Ogata, she was definitely a super small girl who was only 1.43 meters tall, but her chest development far outstripped most girls in the same class. The action of inhaling Ogata's breath caused his already enormous chest to once again show a rising trend of 'chilling', which made Naoki inexplicably think of a famous scene in a certain movie——

"Ula-"

As the girl's sweet cry sounded, the night breeze seemed to smell the vodka and baked potatoes.

Naoki stood under a tree, silent.

"Ula-"

The girl's scream echoed again, carried away by the night wind.

"Asakawa-san." Ogata lowered his head, and said, "It's no use, the cat won't listen to me."

"You don't understand cat language, it's normal not to listen to you." Naoki said to himself, "I'll do it."

Seeing the kitten in the tree, he used some of his animal control superpowers, and ordered: "Get down."

The kitten that was still dazed in the tree immediately jumped from the tree.

Naoki caught the cat by his coat, and the frightened kitten quickly jumped to the ground, fled quickly, and disappeared into the night in an instant.

"The cat ran." Naoki looked at Ogata on the tree, "Hurry down."

"Un..."

Ogata responded, and then remained silent.

"What is it?" asked Naoki.

Ogata slightly looked away, "...My hand is weak."

Naoki only felt a dull pain in his head, sighed, opened his arms and said, "Jump, I will catch you."