Meowing Reunion (2)

“Hoo…”

Oh my.
I’m really nervous.

I raised my hand over my chest.
I took a deep breath in and out, calming myself.

After hurriedly putting on my clothes, I rushed downstairs and it had been about a minute since I arrived on the first floor.

I stamped my feet anxiously, barely calming my pounding heart about to meet a fateful encounter.

I thought it was a little funny.
Others would probably ask why I was so nervous.

‘Someone might think we’re meeting again after decades.’

Still, I can say for sure.
It’s been about two weeks in real time.
Including the time I spent adapting, about a month.

Though just a month, it felt like a year to me.
Or maybe even longer.

-Knock, knock!

‘…Are they here?’

I felt a small vibration.
The uniquely cute and meowing-like angelic footsteps.

I turned my head like lightning.
Our eyes naturally met as if she was watching.
Her distinctive yellow pupils naturally stirred my meowing feelings.

We stared at each other silently for a while.
Soon, as I smiled, the furry bundle responded.

“Meowwww!!! Seha!!!”
“Meowiaaa!!!”

Our meowi.
Angel-like meowi.
She was running breathlessly.
Spreading her arms, meow, meow!
Her two tails spun like helicopter blades.

Seeing her, I ran forward as if pushed from behind.
Then I felt the small and cute,
Indescribably soft warmth.

Thump~

“Meowww. Seha!”
“Meowi!”

Me and meowi hugged each other.
I held her hands and spun around.

Small and light Meowi.
Flying and spinning as if defying gravity.

Body spinning.
Two tails on her hips spinning too.
Truly a spinning meowing happiness.

After a moment, when I put her down, she rubbed her face frantically against my chest.

“Meow, meowww, meowww”
“Meowi.”
“Meowww! Seha… I missed you!”
“Me too, I missed you too.”

Meowi shed tears of joy, sobbing.
I also swallowed my rising tears and stroked her head.

“Meow~”
“Sniff!”

Yes, this is it.
This crown sensation only Meowi in this world has.

I also gently touched her soft cheek with my hand.

“Meowww~”
“Sniff!”

Like a sticky rice cake itself.
Literally Meowi rice cake!
If you touch here, pulling is the rule.

Stretch!

“Me, mewbb! Meowww! Huzmeow~”
“Hehe.”

I looked at struggling Meowi and held her hand.

“Come on, let’s not stay here and go inside.”
“Wait, Seha. I’ve been wondering since you gave me this address… this isn’t your home.”
“No, this is it.”
“Meow?”
“I own this entire officetel.”
“…Meow, meowww!?”

10 minutes later.
I guided Meowi inside.
The interior was dazzling.
She shook her head in amazement.

“Wow… all this is Seha’s home… what on earth happened?”
“Well, I got it as a reward for the recent raid.”
“…Raid?”

Meowi tilted her head.
Ah, she still doesn’t know.
I sat her on the sofa, gave her a tasty drink, and explained.

S-rank monster Qilin.
And the internal traitor of the Order>.
A case tangled with various conspiracies.
Including the fact that I risked my life to defeat it.

I bragged a little.
Though it’s embarrassing to tell others,
I want Meowi to remember me as cool.

But Meowi’s reaction was a bit different from what I expected.
The more she heard, the more she looked gloomy.
Her eyes calmed down.
She seemed a little sad?

“…”
“Meowi?”
“…S-rank raid. I heard about it on the bus downtown. I was training in the mountains, so I didn’t know.”

Meowi looked at me blankly.
In her eyes was definitely worry.
And apology.

“…I’m sorry, Seha.”
“Huh?”
“You must have been hurt, tired, and in pain… and I wasn’t there for you.”

I’m Seha’s shield…

“I’m sorry. I came too late.”
“…”

I silently looked at the sulking Meowi.
Her tail and even her cute cat ears were folded, looking quite disappointed.
I thought that look was so cute.
At the same time, I felt sorry.

‘…I knew it, but…’

Meowi didn’t scold or blame me.
She didn’t ask why I risked challenging an S-rank monster.
She only suffered because she wasn’t by my side when I caught the Kirin.
This means she trusts my choice.
Her resolve to be with me wherever I go.

“…”

I looked at Meowi for a moment and placed my hand on her crown.
From her glossy black crown came the unique scent of barley sprouts that Meowi has.

“Meow? Seha?”
“…”
“Me, mewng… if you touch me like that, it tickles.”

I smiled gently at Meowi.
I silently gave thanks.
I wasn’t speaking to anyone in particular.
I was just thankful for this moment.

‘Thank you for letting me meet Meowi…’

Thankful for the chance to build a deep bond with her.

Anyway, this story ends here.
I took Meowi’s small hands and helped her up.

“Well, let’s stop this story here. Meowi, I actually have something to show you.”
“Meow? Something to show me?”

I chuckled.
I carefully guided her to the next room.
A large room.

Inside were two structures.
Meowi’s eyes widened seeing them.

“Se-Seha, is this…?”
“Yes, it is.”

The structures were a cat tower and a cat wheel.
Su Ok-bin specially commissioned these.

I don’t know exactly what materials were used, but both had ranks.

Both were Rare grade items.
If sold, they’d easily be worth hundreds of millions.

Holding Meowi’s hand, I showed her the cat tower first.
A fairly large cat tower.
Of course.
It was made exclusively for the cat-person race, not real cats.
Meowi looked at me and then at the cat tower, expressing meowing surprise.

“W-Where on earth did you get this…”
“An acquaintance made it for me. Do you like it?”
“Of course, Seha!”

Meowi smiled brightly.
She soon took off her outerwear, stretched, and energetically ran around inside the cat tower.

“Meow, meowww!”

Happy, Meowi wandered around inside.
Sometimes peeking out her face was truly.

‘An angel, truly an angel.’

I barely hid the feeling that my nose might bleed.
Ah, right! Photo shoot!
I have to send this to Su Ok-bin noona too.

While taking pictures, I happily watched Meowi scampering around.

Whirl, thud!

Soon, Meowi spun and landed gracefully.
She rubbed herself against a corner, clearly liking the cat tower.

But there was still a secret weapon left.

“Meowi, let’s ride the cat wheel!”
“Meow~ yes!”

There were two cat wheels.
Like a treadmill, you can adjust weight and wheel size by infusing magic.
An amazing device that even lets you set the running sensation.

I stepped into the first cat wheel.
Meowi naturally entered the second.
We looked at each other.

“Alright! Meowi, shall we race?”
“Meow, meow, meow! Yes!”

We ran on the cat wheels without caring who was first.
Of course, my eyes were fixed only on Meowi.
Meowi ran swiftly with her small but slender body.

“Meowww~”

With a happy bright smile, her two tails spun like propellers.

[Effect of ‘Cat wheel made by a suspiciously wealthy person’ activated.]
[When used by the ‘cat-person’ race, stats increase proportionally to happiness and satisfaction.]
[Speed of Ma Hana increases by 1.]

An option that makes your jaw drop.
I wasn’t surprised.

Because Su Ok-bin explained all this before I left <Sword Heaven Eastern Mansion>.
And honestly, this isn’t what’s important.

“Meow, meow, meow~ Meowi-oong!”

This moment of our Meowi sweating happily is what’s important!

With a meowda-da sound effect on her feet, every time Meowi ran, cute meowda sounds were heard.

I swear, this is a million times cuter than Meowi’s special motions shown in GAL.

‘Sniff. Wish fulfilled.’

Possessed here.
Meeting Meowi for the first time.
The wish for a cat tower and cat wheel I made when going to her home.

Honestly, I didn’t think I’d achieve this.
I thanked Su Ok-bin noona once again.

“Alright, Meowi. I’ll increase the speed!”
“Meow! Bring it on!”

A few hours later.
After the wild cat wheel race.
We had a light meal.
We promised to wash up and meet again.
With over five bathrooms, we each went to our preferred one to wash.

Of course, I was the first out.
While roughly drying my hair and listening to news on TV.
The unique nutty barley sprout scent came as Meowi walked out.

“Meow, Seha~”
“Oh, you’re out…”

I trailed off for a moment.
I flinched slightly seeing Meowi walk out.

Meowi, freshly washed, wore a thin white shirt and dolphin pants.
At the ends of her two tails were cute pink ribbons.

Actually, this wasn’t the first time I’d seen that outfit.
Because I saw it once when we slept under the same roof.

But the difference from then was…

“Meowi has grown.”

Her height didn’t increase.
Still mid-150 cm.
Probably 155 cm.

But, um… her feminine parts were a bit, more swollen than I thought, making me clear my throat.
At the same time, I felt a bit disgusted with myself for noticing.

Meowi tilted her head at my reaction.
She meowed happily, came closer, and sat on my lap.

Maybe because of her small frame.
She snuggled into my arms as if she’d always done so.

“Meowi?”
“Hehe. I want to stay here.”

I chuckled.
Then I used the comb and hairdryer she gave me to dry her hair.

“Meowww~”
“Hehe.”

We chatted sweetly while drying her hair.
We shared stories about what happened during the break.

Meowi finished one-on-one specialized lessons with Professor Cha Yeoju.
Surprisingly, in a short time, she almost mastered <Kalas Shield Technique>.

“So, basically, you only haven’t learned the <Ultimate Skill>?”
“Yes. I mastered shield techniques, body strengthening, hardening, and more. The ultimate skill is just a matter of time. The professor—well, not unnie but professor—was surprised. She said she had a good eye.”

Since she almost said ‘unnie,’ it seems they’ve grown close.

I felt a bit relieved.

At that moment, I silently thanked for raising Meowi so well.

Meowi told me one more surprising fact.

“…What, 4 stars? Now?”
“Meowww, yes.”