CHAPTER 464: CHAPTER 325: THE DISCOVERED SECRET.

"Sakura, is that you?"

"Meow~~~"

The lazy, ordinary sound; Hanamaru Hanabi couldn’t decipher the meaning behind the cat’s meow.

But it was strange... in her heart, there was a peculiar feeling that made her think the orange cat in her hand was Uesugi Sakura himself.

It was very much like how he usually stood by her side, staring into each other’s eyes.

Hanamaru Hanabi once again held the orange cat in her arms, curiously reaching out a finger towards it.

The cat affectionately licked her, the tickling sensation between her fingers felt like it was plucking at the strings of the girl’s heart.

Hanamaru Hanabi gently stroked its smooth fur from its head downward, softly asking, "Can you understand me?"

"Meow." Uesugi the cat stretched its neck along with her little hand.

She roughly understood that this was a positive response.

She hesitated for a moment, then continued to ask:

"Is it... Sakura?"

"Meow."

Cats are inherently spiritual animals, they react to what people say.

Hanamaru Hanabi still dared not make a judgment, only vaguely feeling such a thing was unrealistic.

She sat down by the bed.

"If... if you can understand me, could you meow twice?"

At this moment, Uesugi the cat looked up at the girl’s face while in her arms, also troubled in its heart.

Should he tell Hanabi about this?

If he told her... could she accept it?

The girl was beautiful, with neatly-cut short hair, a beautifully shaped face, clear and delicate, and her skin as white as jade, reflecting her pure and lovely demeanor.

Having grown up with her since childhood, she had already given her heart to him so many times.... Uesugi Sakura did not want to lie to her because of this.

Uesugi the cat faced her question, contemplating for a long time before eventually looking up at her:

"Meow, meow."

"You can really understand..." Hanamaru Hanabi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Then, are you Sakura? If so, just meow three times, and Hanabi will fully understand..."

Uesugi the cat stiffened for a moment in her embrace, then nudged its head, freeing itself from her hands, and jumped onto the bed.

Just as Hanamaru Hanabi was feeling confused, Uesugi the cat walked slowly towards her, stepping on its soft pads.

He nudged his head into the skirt of the girl’s white shirt, burrowing into her warm and pale little tummy.

Hanamaru Hanabi blushed as she was about to pick up the cat, but she felt it rubbing against her stomach.

There was a ticklish feeling around her belly button.

Others didn’t know, but she understood well.

At night while sleeping, Uesugi Sakura would often secretly draw circles on her belly button.

He claimed it was a blessing so that her stomach wouldn’t hurt each month...

Though Hanamaru Hanabi knew he just wanted to touch her belly.

"Don’t, Sakura."

The ticklish fuzziness around her belly button was too much; Hanamaru Hanabi shrank back a little, her face turning even redder as she hurriedly pulled the orange cat out.

Looking at the orange cat in her hands, she murmured:

"It really is Sakura..."

Uesugi the cat still had its usual expressionless face, but since Hanabi had confirmed it, he no longer needed to pretend.

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Tokyo Art University, in the painting department’s studio.

A few girls were curiously observing the lazy orange cat.

Kitagawa Sakisa bent down, poking the lazy cat rolled up on the table with her finger:

"Hanabi-chan, is this your cat?"

Regrettably, Uesugi the cat ignored her actions, continuing to lie there, lazily closing its eyes to rest.

Hanamaru Hanabi was beside the computer, finishing the new series of illustrations, "The Witch is a Fox Demon", she heard the voice, turned around, and saw Uesugi the cat resting there.

"Yes, it’s mine..."

"But, since when did you have such a big cat?" Kitagawa Sakisa poked his belly again, yet Uesugi Sakura still didn’t respond.

In terms of size, Uesugi the cat was quite a large feline, excluding the tail, it measured 70 centimeters in length.

"I got it not long ago." Hanamaru Hanabi saw Uesugi the cat yawning, scratching its head with its forepaws, its soft ears flipped down and then bounced back up.

He looked at her, and Hanamaru Hanabi understood what he meant.

He didn’t want Kitagawa Sakisa to disturb his nap time.

Hanamaru Hanabi walked over, and Uesugi the cat stood up from the table, stretching his body before stepping onto the girl’s hands with all four paws, curling his tail in the fragrant lap to rest.

"Didn’t you also have an orange cat before, Hanabi?" Ayaka Rie asked.

"Yes... back in high school?" Hanamaru Hanabi stroked Uesugi the cat’s head, her actions seemed to make him comfortable, as he purred in response.

"Yeah, wasn’t there a fat orange cat that came to school looking for you during high school?"

"Mm, there was." Hanamaru Hanabi lowered her head to look at the Uesugi cat in her arms, she wondered if it might have been him back then as well?

But the previous orange cat was female, while the current Sakura is a larger male cat.

"I’ve never asked before, but what happened to that orange cat? It seemed quite gentle." Ayaka Rie inquired.

Hanamaru Hanabi replied: "That orange cat wasn’t really mine, I intended to raise it... but it suddenly disappeared..."

She suddenly thought, why would the orange cat, which was very close to her, suddenly disappear?

Now thinking about it, it might be possible that cat was also Uesugi Sakura.

But why would Sakura be a cat?

Would Sakura be able to change back?

Hanamaru Hanabi petted his soft head, her heart filled with growing questions.

"Hanabi-chan, what’s your cat’s name?"

"Name..."

Hanamaru Hanabi looked down at the Uesugi cat in her arms, at the same time, he also opened his eyes to gaze at her.