Chapter 520

His sharp gaze was cast toward the source of the sound.

He saw a cat with snow-white fur crouching on the outside of the windowsill, not knowing when it had arrived.

It was exactly that little white cat that often came to "scrounge for food."

At this moment, it was not elegantly licking its paws or waiting quietly as it usually did.

Instead, it stood up straight, its pair of round, glass-like blue eyes looking through the glass, peering around the room.

When its gaze locked onto the three people by the kotatsu, especially when it saw Xia Xia Xia Mujun—

Those beautiful cat eyes seemed to widen slightly in an instant.

Immediately after, the little white cat raised its head and let out a series of loud "meow-meow" sounds toward the inside of the window, carrying obvious emotion!

"Meow—! Meow-woo—!!"

That cry was not the soft, cottony sound of begging for food as usual, but instead carried a sense of... anger and accusation.

As if it were questioning: "Where did you guys run off to?!"

This sudden movement immediately interrupted the thoughts of Xia Mururi and Kaga Reisa.

The two turned their heads in unison, looking at the windowsill with blank faces.

"Eh? Is that Little White?"

"Why did it come at this time?"

"It sounds like... it’s very angry?"

"Is it hungry?"

"I’ll try with a cat treat..."

Xia Mururi said, skillfully taking out a cat snack from the drawer, tearing open the packaging, and moving it toward the window.

However, Little White, which would usually rush over impatiently the moment it smelled the scent, only glanced at the cat treat being offered today.

Then, it actually... turned its head away!

It continued to meow "meow-woo meow-woo" even louder toward the room.

Its body also walked back and forth on the windowsill anxiously.

Xia Mururi and Kaga Reisa looked at each other, both somewhat at a loss.

"What is wrong with Little White today?"

"I don't know... it seems like it’s not just hungry..."

"Is it feeling unwell somewhere?"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was also somewhat confused at first.

But soon, his gaze swept over the new layout and unfamiliar furnishings in the living room...

A thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

He realized suddenly, and then couldn't help but laugh or cry.

"I know why it’s so angry..."

Xia Mururi heard her brother’s voice and immediately turned her head, asking curiously:

"Big Brother, do you know why Little White is so angry?"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun looked at the white cat outside the window that was still "grumbling," as if it had suffered a great grievance, and explained while holding back his laughter:

"Didn't we... just move yesterday?"

"Moved from that three-mat room we lived in before to here."

He pointed outside the window.

"This little foodie, Little White, very likely went to the windowsill of the three-mat room we used to live in to wait for us yesterday evening, just like it always did."

"As a result, it waited from dawn until dark, never waiting for us to open the window, nor waiting for its beloved cat treats."

"Today, it probably wandered around the neighborhood for a long time based on its sense of smell, and only managed to find us with great difficulty."

"As a result, when it saw us staying comfortably in our new home..."

"It felt like it had been 'abandoned,' having waited in vain for a whole night, so... now it’s very angry and is protesting to us."

After listening, Xia Mururi was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, her eyes curving into beautiful crescents.

"If you put it that way... it really is very likely!"

"Little White runs over to ask for food punctually almost every night."

"Yesterday we started packing and moving very early, and we didn't go back to the old house at all in the evening."

"It must have waited for a long, long time without seeing anyone, and today it finally found this place, only to discover that we had 'moved' without telling it, and didn't bring it along, so it threw a tantrum!"

Kaga Reisa also couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh softly, her voice soft:

"I think so too..."

"A cat’s memory and temper are sometimes really like a child’s."

Xia Xia Xia Mujun shook his head with a smile and took the cat treat that had been "disdained" from his sister’s hand.

He walked to the window, extended the cat treat, and handed it to Little White.

"Alright, alright, I know you’re hungry, eat up."

Little White on the windowsill first turned its head away haughtily, letting out a dissatisfied "purr" from its throat.

But the familiar scent of the cat treat, mixed with the scent on Xia Xia Xia Mujun that made it feel at ease, ultimately made it unable to resist completely.

It squinted at Xia Xia Xia Mujun with those blue eyes.

Then, it reluctantly and slowly leaned over and began to lick the cat treat in small bites.

Watching this scene, Xia Mururi and Kaga Reisa both felt that Little White was indeed easy to coax.

Anger is anger, but with delicious food in front of it, any grievance can be temporarily put aside.

However.

Little White only ate a few bites before stopping.

It raised its head, licked its mouth with its pink tongue, but had no intention of continuing to eat.

It just crouched there, squinting those beautiful blue eyes, staring at Xia Xia Xia Mujun without blinking.

That look seemed to carry scrutiny and a hint of... disdain?

As if it were saying: "Poop-scooper, you changed your heart and forgot about me, not to mention that. The tribute you gave me also tastes worse! Hmph, men!"

Xia Mururi looked at Little White in surprise, then at the cat treat that still had more than half left.

"Eh? Strange..."

"It used to eat all the cat treats I gave it happily."

"Why did it stop after eating just a little bit today?"

She was somewhat worried.

"Is it really feeling unwell?"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun looked at Little White’s "lack of interest" and even somewhat "picky" appearance, and was stunned for a moment.

But soon, he also understood the reason.

He couldn't help but feel amused, and a bit helpless.

This guy... its mouth was truly spoiled.

It had likely realized that today’s cat treat lacked that unique "special flavor" that it dreamed of.

—That mysterious effect that enhanced the flavor of food, which came from the "Damaged Oden Immortal’s Soup Ladle."

And now, that soup ladle was in the Ando family’s repair workshop, waiting to be retrieved the day after tomorrow.

Without the "enhancement" of the soup ladle, ordinary cat treats were probably truly "tasteless as wax" to this foodie cat that had tasted "supreme deliciousness."

That was why it showed this dissatisfied expression of "you’re fobbing me off."

However, if it weren't for Little White’s picky behavior today, he would have almost forgotten—

This little guy had only been particularly fond of food "processed" by that special soup ladle from the very beginning.

If there were no "Damaged Oden Immortal’s Soup Ladle," wanting to "conquer" this foodie Little White with a picky palate...

I’m afraid it really wouldn't be an easy task.