Yokohama’s a Big Stage, and There’s Room for Every Cat

[Set in the world of Bungo Stray Dogs. Written to indulge my personal tastes. The romance between Mina and R runs throughout, while all the cat kiddos are friends. Click to read a healing story about hating the moon!]

[Hate the moon shining high above, but not on me. Hate the moon shining high above, not shining on me alone. Hate, hate, hate!]

After suddenly losing her memory, Mina clutches the orange cat in her arms and struggles to begin her adventure in Yokohama.

As a human catnip with an incredibly welcoming nature, Mina finds adorable cats wherever she goes.

A mischievous little soot-black cat who wears bandages all day, a clever and cute British Shorthair who loves sweets, a Maine Coon with a fierce gaze who always rushes to the front when danger strikes...

Even though she knows every cat came to her hoping to use her, Mina still puts on her thickest rose-colored glasses for all of them.

[What's wrong with a kitty using me? If they use me, that just proves I'm important and useful!]

[Even if the love I receive is fake, it's still 'love'! These are the family I chose!]

[Wait, can crying spread between humans and cats? Stop crying, all of you!]

The adorable cats keep multiplying, and so do her expenses. With the help of a kind gentleman, Mina finally stops running a deficit and starts a pet shop.

But how did she end up being called 'Yokohama's biggest mastermind'?

'Excuse me, sir, you've got the wrong person. I'm not the leader of the Crow Organization, just an ordinary cat lover. And all my little darlings are super well-behaved!'

Darling Number One tears off his Gravity Manipulator label, his body faintly glowing red: That's right!

Darling Number Two hides the script in his hand and flashes a muddy smile: Mm-hmm~

Darling Number Three wipes the black substance from his hands and furrows his brow: Rats?

Mori the Boss, the Russian rice ball, and the cotton candy spirit passing by: Tsk! Do you even hear yourself?!

The kind gentleman answers them with a chaotic barrage of bullets.

The gentleman, who has been waiting impatiently nearby, raises his top hat and ignores the cats crowding around. He reaches out to Mina and invites her:

'I've taken care of the nuisances. Can I take you on a date now?'

Meow, meow, meow!

Not a chance! Where are you putting your hands?! Get them off Miss Mina, you devilish demon king!

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When Mr. R opens his eyes again, the gray-blue eyes before him beat like butterfly wings, lightly brushing against his heart.

This must be a plot against him. He couldn't possibly fall in love at first sight with a strange woman.

To uncover her true nature, Mr. R funds a pet shop for her. As her housemate, he can observe everything she does more closely.

'Mina, this dress really suits you. Try it on and see if it fits.'

He gives her dresses so he can get closer to her heart and make her lower her guard.

'Mina, these cats are too noisy. Let me train them to be more obedient.'

He puts certain convenient little gadgets on her cats so he can better study her ability and get her to reveal her true nature sooner.

That's right. Everything he does is to uncover her true nature.

But can someone tell him why his heart aches whenever she looks away from him?

'Mina...'

When his stubborn gaze is always chasing after that gray-blue butterfly, Mr. R knows he's sick.

Probably seriously sick.

'You said that among all humans, I'm the only one you care about.'

Prove it to me.

'My name is Ti amo. Read it to me, okay?'

Your pronunciation is perfect.

'You aren't allowed to look at those brats, only me. Not even the cats.'

A twisted love, born the instant their eyes met, clings to Mr. R's heart like a curse.

Only me. Look only at me. You love only me.

If you can't do that, then even if I have to chase you all the way to the Sanzu River, I'll make you admit those words.

The promise you said with your own lips:

'Ti amo'

[Reader's Guide]

1. The cats are all cat mimics. They won't get sick or go into heat.

2. Humans and cats can share feelings and memories, though they don't share everything.

3. OOC is mine, the characters belong to everyone.

4. The heroine has a wish-fulfillment ability: whatever she thinks of comes true.

5. The romance between the heroine and R runs throughout, while all the cat kiddos steal the spotlight as friends.

6. I'm trying a very new kind of 'hating the moon' story. Written to indulge my personal tastes.

7. [Important] Some details are based on official Bungo Stray Dogs novels, not made up!

[Blurb screenshot from 24.2.20]

Moral: Home will always be the warmest harbor.