The Pet Literati

Premium chapters begin on August 31, 2021. Eighteen thousand words will be released at 6 p.m. that day. I hope you’ll support the story. Mwah, mwah! One day, the abilities of every esper began to disappear, one by one. Meanwhile, a pet shop that had just opened in Yokohama gained several unconventional pets. Shop owner Qiao Yu: I have more and more pets, and less and less money. Then one day, a person covered from head to toe in bandages opened the shop door and locked eyes with Qiao Yu, who was petting a cat. The cat with dark red fur, sprawled in Qiao Yu’s arms like a cat-shaped pancake, didn’t care in the slightest. It gave Qiao Yu a coquettish little meow. Then a person in a detective’s outfit opened the door and peered at the green-eyed black cat crouching beside Qiao Yu’s hand. Soon after, someone wearing earflap headgear walked in and immediately spotted the hamster perched on Qiao Yu’s head. Qiao Yu: Uh… welcome? +++ Coming soon: Playing Piano in a Crossover World Inugami Kei’s beauty as a solo pianist was well known in the industry. Plenty of people marveled, “With a face like that, he could’ve done anything, but he chose to become a solo pianist. He must really love the piano.” The photo of him that circulated most widely was a candid shot taken just after a solo recital. The young man was tugging his tie loose with one hand as he strode away. Light and shadow perfectly sculpted his face, while his eyes alone held a sharp glint, like cold stars in the night sky. Just looking at him made people’s hearts race. Only a very few people knew the truth: Of course he looked dangerous. He really did go to get a knife as soon as he came offstage. The eldest Inugami boy had been a ninja and fought on the battlefield. In this life, he had decided to become a pianist who would enjoy a quiet, peaceful existence, until he guarded against everything except an unscrupulous white-haired teacher who abducted his little brother. And the younger Inugami boy had guarded against everything except his own older brother coming at his homeroom teacher with a kitchen knife. [The moment everything went wrong] The older brother narrowed his eyes at the photo. “Your classmate is a panda?” The younger brother shook his head frantically. “Bonito flakes, bonito flakes.” (No, no.) Older brother: You only have two classmates? The younger brother shook his head and waved his hands. “Bonito flakes, bonito flakes.” (No, no.) Older brother: What about your teacher? Younger brother: … I’m doomed. +++ Screenshot dated June 30, 2021 1. My cat wrote this story. Please don’t scold the cat ;) 2. No pairings. Read and write as you like. 3. Mostly slice-of-life and cute pets. Fluffy comfort to heal your life. Nothing to overthink, and no major plotline. 4. The timeline and character ages have been altered. 5. All you need is cute fluff~ 6. Cat transformations are a common trope. Theme: We save one another. Every struggle is for the sake of protecting each small, ordinary moment of warmth.