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"Where did this kitten come from?" Yukino shot to her feet, her pretty face etched with worry. As a top tier 'cat slave,' she couldn't ignore the kitten in peril.
'It's too dangerous. I have to save it!'
"When did this little one get up here?" Megumi approached too, her curiosity piqued. The rooftop was usually deserted, visited only by them. How had this kitten ended up here?
"Maybe it smelled the food and got drawn in," Yuto mused. His sharp senses had picked up on the kitten sneaking onto the rooftop earlier, but he'd been too busy eating to notice where it went. In a brief moment of distraction, the mischievous little thing had slipped to the edge.
"I'm going to save that kitten!" Yukino frantically searched for something to use, hoping to hook the kitten up with a tool.
"I don't recommend that—you might fall too," Yuto said, frowning as he stepped in to stop her.
"Please step aside!" Yukino's brows furrowed, her eyes unyielding.
"I'll save it," Yuto said, turning away from her sharp, icy glare. He strode to the edge in a few quick steps and reached out to grab the pale yellow kitten.
"Yuto-kun, be careful!" His bold move made Megumi's heart leap into her throat, her palms slick with sweat. 'This is too risky!'
"Come on up, little one!" Yuto felt no fear. With his current physique, even if he fell with the cat, he'd be fine.
'Projection: Turn!' Out of the girls' sight, a small gray hook materialized in his hand. With a swift pull, he easily lifted the exhausted kitten to safety.
"Phew…" Seeing both safe, the two girls let out simultaneous sighs of relief.
"Sorry, I was rude earlier," Yukino apologized for her hasty words.
"Hah, I'll reluctantly forgive you," Yuto teased, making the kitten 'shrug' with its paws in a playful gesture, which drew a rare smile from Yukino despite herself.
"I'm Yukino Yukinoshita from Class 2-B."
"Yuto Akari from Class A."
"This little one's probably a stray, with no family around," Yukino said, her longing gaze fixed on the kitten rolling playfully in Yuto's arms.
"Want to hold it?"
"Uh… can I?" The black-haired girl took the kitten, her usually cold face lighting up with a rare, radiant smile. Even Yuto was momentarily captivated. 'No wonder she's the heroine of Oregairu! Though her chest is a bit small, her slender figure and long, straight legs are undeniably charming.'
"…" Megumi watched them with a slight frown. 'The main wife issue isn't even settled, and now there's another rival?'
"Yuto-kun, what do you plan to do with this kitten?" Yukino asked, cradling it gently, her tender expression reminiscent of her own less than harmonious family.
"I live alone, so adopting it won't be an issue," Yuto shrugged
"I'll take good care of it. You can visit my place to see the cat anytime. Soon, it'll learn to do backflips," Yuto laughed.
"Backflips?" Yukino blinked, skeptical that a cat could manage that.
"Believe and it shall be. I'm not bragging, but I'm good at training… uh, cats," Yuto said, taking the kitten from Yukino and gently infusing it with a soft stream of magic. The kitten meowed happily, nuzzling his arm. The Grimoire he'd drawn earlier contained various magecrafts from the Fate universe, including simple beast-taming spells.
"Mr. Pan seems to really like you," Yukino said, a touch of jealousy in her voice as she watched the kitten cling to Yuto. They named it 'Mr. Pan' together.
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Time flew by, and soon it was dismissal time. Yuto rode his Craft Essence : Motorcycle - Bmw M1000RR home with Mr. Pan, then ordered a bunch of cat supplies online.
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Afterward, he brought the chicken soup he'd been simmering since morning to Kirisu Mafuyu's house.
Knock, knock…
The crisp sound alerted the beauty behind the door. Kirisu Mafuyu, wrapped in thick blankets, shuffled over and opened it slowly.
"Ah, Yuto, is school over already?"
"It's evening now, Teacher Mafuyu. How are you feeling?" Yuto stepped inside, slipping into slippers and following the cherry-haired teacher, bundled up like a caterpillar, into the living room.
"Uh… not great. I've had a high fever. Stay back so I don't infect you."
Kirisu spoke with a weak expression, her face pale and drawn. It was clear she was seriously ill, her voice barely above a whisper as she struggled to get the words out.
"Sit down first and drink the chicken soup I made. I'll clean the room," Yuto said, rolling up his sleeves. He grabbed the cleaning tools with practiced ease and set to work.
To the faculty and students, Kirisu was the epitome of cold and unapproachable. But in private, she had a lazy streak, rarely bothering with housework or tidying up her personal space. Yuto, familiar with her character from the original story, had faced no real obstacles in winning over this beautiful teacher—icy on the outside but warm at heart. After a seemingly 'accidental' encounter, they'd quickly grown close. As time passed, she even let her guard down completely, revealing her sloppy, unpolished side to him without reservation.
"Really… you're my student… what if someone found out?" Kirisu muttered, crossing her arms and leaning back on the sofa. Her head tilted slightly with a tsundere huff, but as she watched his tall, familiar figure move around the room, a warm feeling stirred deep in her chest. She'd been sick for days, and he was the first to show concern, let alone visit her home.
"If Teacher wants to repay me with her body, I wouldn't mind," Yuto teased with a playful smirk.
"What?! Baka, what kind of joke is that?! I-I'm your homeroom teacher!" The beautiful teacher flushed with embarrassment, her fair, jade-like face turning a vivid shade of red. She shot him a glare, half-shamed, half-furious. 'This kid! How'd he get so slick after just a few days? No respect for his teacher.'
'No way!'
'Anything lewd is absolutely off-limits!'
Kirisu grabbed a small spoon and sipped the warm, sweet chicken soup delicately, her full, shapely legs pressed tightly together. Though she outwardly scoffed at his joke, her heart bubbled with pink-tinged thoughts. Ever since that night he'd brought her home drunk, all the parts of herself she'd kept hidden, never shown to strangers, had been laid bare before him. 'If I became his lover, I could drink this delicious chicken soup every day…' The sudden thought crept into her foggy mind, making her freeze for a moment.
'No way, no way, no way!'
'It's the fever….it's messing with my head!'
A forbidden teacher-student romance was the last thing a proper 'educator' should entertain.
"All done," Yuto announced shortly after. The once-chaotic room now sparkled, restored to pristine order. But as he approached Kirisu, his gaze locked onto the bright red ring on her slender finger.
"Kirisu-sensei, what's that?" His Mana Meter Craft Essence buzzed at his waist, emitting a warning hum. Staring at the eerie ring, its design reminiscent of a glaring red eye. He furrowed his brow.
"Oh, this? I picked it up at a flea market a while back," Kirisu Mafuyu said, lifting her delicate hand proudly to show it off. "It looks a bit creepy but it's actually quite pretty, don't you think?"
"Teacher, take it off now! Something's wrong with that ring, it's draining your life force!" Yuto rushed to her side, reaching to remove it. But in the next instant, the ring flared with a brilliant crimson light and launched itself toward him.
"Hm? It's not attacking….it's pleading?" Yuto caught the wildly dancing red-eyed ring in his hand. Beside him, Kirisu Mafuyu recoiled in terror, startled by the supernatural display unfolding before her.
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