"Onee-chan~?" Hachi couldn't help but speak up first.
Haru's pupils contracted. She saw him, really saw him. Unbelievable. She never thought...
"I can actually see you again!" The little one Haru was completely different from before, not uneasy or excited. It was more like she maintained her dignity and restraint in front of her younger brother, unconsciously.
"It's really Onee-chan, isn't it?" Hachi's eyes shone. "Onee-chan~! I missed you so much~!"
*Bang!*
Hachi headbutted like a rocket and knocked Haru down to the ground, constantly rubbing against her.
Overexcited, Hachi stuck to Haru, jumping and bouncing around, causing Haru's veins to bulge and pinning Hachi to the ground.
'Don't know how this little cat got so worked up, but it didn't matter as long as they were happy.'
Homura and Nana didn't bother them.
Nana gently watched the two cats happily interacting and then invited Homura into the house.
"Homura-kun, what do you want to drink?"
"Just plain water is fine, thank you."
Nana placed a glass of water in front of Homura and sat down. She pointed to his shoulder and asked, "Homura-kun, what happened to your shoulder?"
Homura shrugged. "Ahh, the little one got too excited when she found out about her younger brother and jumped down from my shoulder, and her claws scratched my clothes."
"I see." Nana nodded in understanding and continued, "Homura-kun, take it off. I'll sew it for you."
Homura hesitated. "It's not necessary, is it?"
Nana smiled. "No trouble at all. Haru-chan and Hachi are having a great conversation. You'll have to wait a little while even if you leave, won't you?"
Homura had nothing to refute, so he took off his coat and handed it to her.
"Homura-kun, are you a student?" Nana asked Homura while sewing his clothes.
Homura didn't hide it and was even a bit chummy. "Yes! I'm a student at Toyogasaki, and I'm currently drawing manga. It's about to be released soon, so please support me a lot, Nana!"
He even promoted his work. Indeed, people always want to introduce what they like to others!
"Wow, you're amazing!" Nana exclaimed, covering her mouth with her hands. "I didn't expect Homura-kun to be a mangaka! By the way, what's the name of your work?"
'What's the name? Does she always get distracted at important moments? You're sewing clothes now, and you're covering your mouth! Don't do that!' Homura's mouth twitched.
"The name of the manga is "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun" and "The Promised Neverland". "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun" should be available for sale next week, and "The Promised Neverland" should be available the week after that. They are both published in Manke Weekly Magazine."
"Double serialization?!" Nana was surprised again. This big boy in front of her is really amazing. "Can your body handle it?"
'Why do I feel like this sentence is a bit suggestive? Is it just me?' Homura said inwardly.
"No problem..."
The two of them continued to chat, feeling awkward because they didn't talk about anything.
The little one was also happily chatting with her younger brother. During that time, Homura's clothes were all sewn up, until...
"Oh? Little one, are you done chatting with your younger brother?" Homura picked up Haru and asked.
"Meow~ (Yeah, he's doing well here, and he has his own special name now. I'm relieved.)" Haru's tone was already full of relief to Homura, leaning on his shoulder.
"We'll come to see him in the future, and with Nana taking care of him, you should be reassured."
"Yeah! Don't worry, Haru-chan. I'll take good care of Hachi!" Upon hearing Homura's words, Nana came over to say.
"Meow? (What did she say?)" Haru didn't understand Nana's words, so she had to ask Homura.
"Nana said you can rest assured that she will take good care of your younger brother." Homura translated for her.
To be honest, the mood was a bit complicated. It was the first time he had translated for a cat.
"Meow~! (Yeah, this person is a good person! Although it's a bit unbelievable!)"
Nana looked curiously at Homura, "What did Haru-chan say?"
Homura was helpless and could only continue to translate. "Haru said you're a bit unbelievable, but a good person."
To be honest, He's feeling a bit uneasy as this is the first time he's translating something about cats for someone else.
"Huh? Why do you find me unbelievable?" Nana looked a little puzzled.
"I guess it's because she didn't expect to see her younger brother and that he was adopted by you, so it's a bit unbelievable," Homura explained roughly.
"Oh~" Nana still didn't quite understand, but she didn't ask any further.
Homura remembered his purpose for today.
"By the way, Nana, it's still early now. You should continue to keep your store open, right?"
"Yes, what's up?" Nana asked.
Homura raised Haru and brought her to Nana.
"Actually, I brought Haru here to buy some things today. If you're keeping your store open, we'll go back and pick out some toys and accessories for her."
Looking at Haru's cute appearance, Nana nodded and said, "Let's go back to the store then. Homura-kun, take a look at what Haru-chan likes."
After packing up simply, Homura and Nana returned to the pet store.
Homura looked at the various toys with a bit of dizziness and shook his head, saying to Nana, "I don't really understand toys like these. Why don't you help Haru choose some that she can play with?"
"Okay!" Nana carefully examined Haru's body shape and picked out some toys for her.
"Then I'll take Haru to look at the accessories first." With that, Homura carried the little one to the accessories area.
Homura took a quick glance and said to Haru, "How about you pick out the accessories yourself? Just tell me what you like."
"I don't know what to choose," Haru raised her little paw and lightly scratched Homura, asking him to explain.
Homura thought for a moment and said, "These things are all worn on the body. You must have seen other cats wearing bells or something like that before, right? Just look around and tell me what you like."
Thinking of the beautiful bell he had seen on a cat before, the little one nodded and climbed onto Homura's shoulder, scanning the area with her eyes.
Homura took a look around, flipped through this and that, and when he came across the bell, the little one's eyes lit up. She was about to speak, but the sound of the bell rang out, making her feel uncomfortable, so she gave up.
In the end, the little one didn't show any preference, and Homura curiously asked, "Don't you like anything?"
"I actually really liked that beautiful proof, but the sound made me feel uncomfortable," Haru directly expressed her thoughts.
"Beautiful proof?" Homura recalled for a moment. 'Oh, the bell? I see. The little one has been misunderstanding things all along, just like how she thought "Haru" meant "Food" in the past!'
"That's a bell, not a beautiful proof. Beauty doesn't need to be proven by a bell," Homura explained seriously to the little one.
The little one was a bit confused after hearing this, and finally said, "Then I don't need anything!"