Murenase novel 5

Title: The march of the academy cat

After classes, Lanka and Jin are heading to the gardening club to get ingredients to be used for their club.

Lanka:
"We haven't been alone like this for quite a while!
Oh! I-is this a date by any chance!?"

Jin:
"Dead wrong, stupid mutt. We just get our ingredients quick then head back."

Jin is very blunt at Lanka who's so excited that she looks like she'd urinate from happiness.

Lanka:
"Hmm? Hey, hey, isn't that Kurumi!?"

There's Kurumi's figure where Lanka points at.

She's walking aloof from the world through the bustle of people after classes.

Jin:
"Dang, it's already club time."

Lanka:
"Should we go get her?"

Jin:
"No, leave her alone. She's a cat, remember? Try pushing an invitation on her and she'll flee as a result. Come on, let's go. Hino's waiting for us."

Lanka:
"Hold on."

She quickly grabs the hand of Jin who's trying to take himself off.

Lanka:
"...say, Jin, does Kurumi usually not feel like doing something?"

Jin:
"Not at all."

Lanka:
"Geez! She's a member of our cooking club. At least show some more care about her."

Jin:
"Hmpf. You know I have no interest in animals like yourself. So I couldn't care less about what the shitty cat is up to somewhere."

He gives her a dispassionnate cold gaze.

Lanka:
"Then I'll go to her alone!
I'm the boss after all! I want to know more about my packmates!"

Jin:
"What! Wait a moment, stupid mutt! I can't carry all these bags all the way by myself!"

Jin hurriedly rushes after a galloping Lanka.

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Lanka:
"Sniff sniff... this way!"

Jin:
"What a really annoying one."

Jin and Lanka follow the scent and continue their pursue.

At this moment, a sudden "gyaaaah" cry is heard.

Jin:
"Wh-what was that shout...?"

Lanka:
"Jin... that's the same direction Kurumi's scent comes from!"

The two hurriedly run towards the source of the cry.

And they come to witness a ghastly scene.

Jin:
"Th-they're..."

Lanka:
"The student council guys! What happened?"

The naked mole rats are seen roughed up and neatly combined and piled up.

Deba:
"A, a... a cat came and made a Jenga tower out of us..."

Jin:
"Ah, that's just her usual hijinks.
Hey, shitty mouse, did you see where the shitty cat went?"

The mice are crying in sorrow from being toyed with, and Jin grabs one and asks him without showing a shred of mercy.

Lanka:
"Jin! Can't you be more considerate of him?"

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Terano:
"Hey! Nekomai Kurumiiii!"

A bellow echoes through the ears of the pursuing Jin and Lanka.

Lanka:
"Was that Terano-sensei's voice!?"

Jin:
"... what the heck did that shitty cat do to him?"

Given how every single student in the academy knows how fearsome Terano-sensei can be, even Jin turns pale.

Lanka:
"Terano-sensei! What happened here?"

Terano:
"Hmm, you're the cooking club guys...
Would you take a look at this!"

On the scene stands a dinosaur who lets his anger out and quivers.

His small hand points at the flower garden, and several flowers are scattered around.

Terano:
"Kurumi-kun ate those and left. They're not for eating, what if she had an upset stomach? I guess I have no choice but plant some cat grass."

Ooooh, is this just a teacher's caring thought?

The two feel a bit tired.

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Lanka:
"...she's nowhere to be found."

They continue looking for Kurumi afterwards but have no success finding her.

Jin:
"Shet's a creature that embodies whim after all.
That's enough, let's go to the gardening club."

Urged by Jin, Lanka totters towards their destination.

Thereupon.

Lanka:
"There she is!"

There's Kurumi's silhouette on one of the gardening club fields.

Jin:
"...what's with her in a place like this?"

Lanka:
"Is it possible that she came to gather vegetables?"

Jin:
"Hmpf, she's just not doung something admirable. Look at her."

Kurumi's tail is bent, and she's restlessly watching around her.

Lanka:
"You're right, she's being silent for some reason..."

Boar A:
"We were waiting for you, Kurumi-san."

Boar B:
"Well now, this way."

After they quietly usher Kurumi in as though they want to avoid the attention, the boars take her to the deserted back of the warehouse.

Jin and Lanka snealiky follow them.

Lanka:
"This somewhat looks... suspicious, Jin."

Jin:
"Yeah, oddly suspicious."

Lanka:
"Do you think Kurumi'd do something bad...?"

Jin:
"Hmpf, she wouldn't do such a bad thing."

Jin declares it without hesitation to the worrying Lanka.

Lanka:
"Jin... you do believe in Kurumi."

Jin:
"I do not! She doesn't do anything bad, nor anything good. Because she's a cat!"

Lanka:
"Eeeh... ah, Jin, look there!"

Boar A:
"This is what we got you. Please watch the dosage at any cost because they might hear us."

Boar B:
"And be sure to keep this secret. We're also walking a thin line here."

The boars, looking nervous, hand Kurumi a branch with a small fruit while talking low.

Kurumi:
"Of course you are. After all, I also walk a thin line."

She smiles.

And she does so fiendishly, after which she leaves the place at a terrific speed.

Lanka:
"Jin, was she up to something not good after all...?"

Jin:
"...we can't let this pass, can we? Let's go after her!"

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Lanka:
"Sniff sniff... this way!"

She leads the way for Jin without hesitation by sniffing the scent.

Jin:
"You're really only useful in times like this.
This time only, it's the truth!"

Lanka:
"Honestly this somehow doesn't make me happy but thank you!
...wait, Jin, do you hear something?"

Jin:
"...yeah. What's that voice?"

U... ya... ya...

They listen carefully, and pick up a faint voice from the back of the forest.

Lanka:
"The scent's stronger. Kurumi's ahead."

Jin:
"Alright, let's proceed carefully."

Uny... ny... nya... a...

The voice gets bigger as they progress further inside and is becoming clear and clear.

Jin:
"What the hell is she doing...?"

The nervousness shows on Jin's face.

And the two witness an unbelievable scene.

Kurumi:
"Unyaaa unyan unyan nya nya..."

In the isolated back of the forest, Kurumi has put a silver vine branch in her mouth and is rolling over the ground with an entranced expression on her look.

[Picture]

She exposes her butt and thighs, lets out a dulcet voice and reveals her silliness no one could imagine from how glamorous she usually appears.

Lanka:
"Jin, that's..."

Lanka could do but admire the unexpected scene before her eyes dumbfounded, unable to express any thoughts or feelings.

Jin:
"...let's pretend we didn't see anything, shall we?"

Lanka:
"Yeah, let's..."

The two leave the scene.

THE END.