Chapter 132 – Black Cat Nero
The owner, Shin Jae-joon, wakes up between breakfast and lunch and takes something out of the cupboard.
“Nero~ Where are you? Come out soon, I’ll give you tuna!”
“Aww!”
When the male owner opened and poured canned tuna into the rice bowl, the black cat hiding under the desk jumped forward and sat quietly in front of the rice bowl.
A black cat eating a can of tuna with its head stuck in it.
The cat named by Shin Jae-joon, the owner of Nero Maximus II, is the main character of the day.
It was a stray cat in the past, but with a very cute appearance, it was a cat that succeeded in being chosen as a butler.
“Ungnyangnyang!!! (This is much tastier than the food I usually eat!!!)”
Was the food you used to eat not tasty? I licked the floor hard while shedding half tears at the special meal I hadn’t eaten in a long time.
Only the cat would know if it was delicious because it was a different special food than usual, or if it was not tasty because the feed was too adapted to it.
“My cute Nero, is it delicious? Uhm~ Is it delicious?”
I quietly felt the lingering lingering taste of tuna while ignoring the owner who was chattering. No matter what you say, will I enjoy the lingering aftertaste of fish?
As I stood still, I suddenly felt my body rise and a warm feeling enveloped my whole body.
“Wongnyang?(?)”
“Eh, cute Nyo-seok~ Look at how calm he is when you hug him.”
I don’t like high places, but the warm feeling is as if my mother is taking care of me, so I unexpectedly fell asleep comfortably and peacefully.
“Yueong. (Not bad.)”
I closed my eyes quietly while feeling the warmth of being hugged by a male. When I closed my eyes, I could feel the warmth more closely.
It felt like being healed of my past.
The memories of those days when she lived in her back alley alone without father or mother cat.
***
(Every line from here is a translation of the cat’s cry.)
“I don’t need a bitch like you!”
Fuck!
The white cat, who was the leader of the group, was laughing at him as he pushed him from a high place.
Fortunately, he landed on a soft, soft ball and was not seriously injured, but he couldn’t believe that he had been attacked by his own kind.
“Why, you mean? You almost got hurt!”
“Why… At the crucial moment, not a single mustache was visible, so I came out after the power struggle was over, won’t you be angry?”
“That’s because I was taking care of the other kids…”
“So you don’t need it. We took care of a grown-up bitch without a father, and then ran away at critical moments. We don’t need beasts like you in our group!”
“…”
It was all true that she had no father or mother, and that she was of no particular help to the group. Rather than being afraid of fighting, it was because he didn’t want to die like his father and mother.
Slowly, he turned around and moved away from the group he belonged to.
From the time she was born she herself had no parents. Because when he was old enough to literally come to his senses and store his memories, there was no one by his side.
There was no other sister or family with other cats.
Alone. He was the only black cat in this town.
“Abandoned again.”
Abandoned.
These experiences made me feel lonely, following me around like a destined partner beyond familiarity.
I don’t like to be alone.
I want to live a happy life too…
But the world didn’t make me feel happy.
[Black cats are unlucky…]
[Sorry, I want to raise him, but I prefer other kids.]
[Oh my gosh, did you bring something like this? Throw it away quickly.]
There were no people who accepted me either.
Rumors from the cats say that humans are being chosen these days and that even a little bit of kindness will kill them.
To die… I almost died.
“I’m glad I’m not hungry though.”
I feel like I’m going to die of loneliness, but I’m going to starve here. Beyond being sad, I would have just wanted to drown and die.
After that, I was living a lonely solo life again, not a group life.
The hard life of going through trash cans and occasionally guzzling small animals.
But these days, a human man who was a cat father gave me something to eat, so it wasn’t too difficult.
“Uh? What is it, a cat? Come here~ Noona will play with you~”
While I was resting pleasantly in the morning sun, a keuty female woman came next to me and was shaking a grass clipper.
Heh, I’m not even a baby, do you think that would be fun?
“Ungnyang! It’s fun.”
Whether it’s fun or whatever, it seemed like it would only come off if I had to poke it with my hands to untie it, which stimulated my instincts.
I passed the time by playing with the woman in front of me with her hair tied up in a side tail. Is this unexpectedly fun and addictive?
“Would you shake more humans?”
“As expected, cats like this.”
“More, shake it!”
“Going faster~ Urarara!”
“What are you both doing?”
“Ugh…”
Having fun with a human female, I didn’t feel anyone coming near me. I turned around at the voice I heard, and there was a man who looked cute by human standards, staring at us as if we were pitiful.
“That’s what you mean…”
“The kid is cute though.”
The male human and the female human were talking about something, but I didn’t really want to hear it. The male must have seized it, seeing the female crawling.
“What are you going to name him?”
“Nero, how is the black cat Nero?”
After saying that, the man went inside the building.
“Nerora… Yes Nero~ Do you want to play at home with me?”
“Females aren’t good… Nah.”
***
“Euggu, do you want to sleep with us?”
“Ungnyangnyang…”
I never imagined that the man at that time would become my master.
Of course, I went into the house first and said, ‘Raise me, butler,’ but I never imagined it would work.
Everyone just pushed me away, saying there was a black cat or allergy, but this person welcomed me as it was.
“Ugh… It’s heavy, our Nero, let’s lie down on the futon…”
“A soft blanket is so good.”
At first, when I came to this man’s house, I thought he had entered the wrong place. He was in such bad shape in the house that he thought about just running away.
Whether the house was old or the money was poor, this person cherished me. It also treats me like its own baby.
“We, Nero, feel good~~~.”
“Is it itchy?”
“Are you okay too?”
“…”
This pathetic owner wouldn’t be able to do without me.
It was funny seeing him bury his face in my stomach and rub it here and there, but on the contrary, it felt warm, so it was okay.
“Get out of the way now.”
“Uuuuu, don’t push me, Nero… This unexpectedly feels so good.”
As I kept pushing him away, he seemed to have given up, and then he moved away from me and went to the place where the chair was.
Why the hell do humans like this uncomfortable fur?
It was a fact that even I, who had been living as a cat for three years, did not know.
Back!
The owner pressed the button on the black box with his toe and suddenly fell to the floor.
“Aaaaa!! Mouse, mouse!!!!”
“Like a rat? It’s like a rat!!!”
At the sound of a rat appearing, the instinct I harbored in my heart jumped out and stimulated me to protect the owner.
Seeing you’re holding on to your leg, you must’ve got a rat in it?
I will help you!
“Ungnyangnyang…! Nyan! Nyan!”
“It’s not that mouse!”
“Rat must be eradicated! The virus itself!”
“Turn it off!”
He struggled to get rid of the rat that was harassing his owner and bit it. Although my teeth are blunter than those of other cats, I was able to bite off a mouse.
“The mouse is dead… The mouse is gone, Nero… It’s thanks to you.”
“If you’re grateful, ask for churna.”
“Aww! Why are you biting this time!!!!”
“Churnyang! Churunyang! Churunyang!”
“Go, I’ll give you a snack, so stop!”
After all, humans will give you something to eat even if you treat them a little well.
The owner, who had been lying down and whimpering, lay down and lay still, wondering where he was in pain, then got up slowly and gave me a snack.
As soon as the salty yet sweet churro entered her mouth, happiness filled her head in an instant.
‘I’m so happy right now~.’
In the past, it was lonely and difficult, but now I’m happy and I don’t know what to do.
Rather, I am so happy with my current life that I am afraid that all of this may be a dream. If I close my eyes and open them, I don’t know when I’ll go back to those cold, hungry and lonely days.
“Oompa~ Oompa~ Nero’s hair is brushed~~.”
‘This isn’t bad either.’
I don’t know how long this happiness will last, but I hope this happiness lasts for as long as possible.
“Nero, it stinks a bit. Shall we take a shower after a long time?”
“…”
Without saying a word, I just jumped out of the futon. No matter how happy I am and how I like this life, I hate water.
To me, water is murder and I think showering is an act that should be eliminated from the world. I ran and ran through this cramped house.
