CHAPTER 753: CHAPTER 452: BOSS, TAKE ME AWAY!_2

"A Norwegian Forest Cat, huh." Hanamaru Hanabi lifted the cat’s front paw and waved it at Uesugi Sakura, "When it’s fully grown, it can reach a length of 1.3 meters."

"1.3 meters? That’s a large cat."

No wonder Uesugi Sakura thought it seemed bigger than the other two kittens.

"That’s right, a big kitty." Hanamaru Hanabi held the Norwegian Forest Cat, looking very content as she teased it.

The store manager went to the counter, took out some forms, and asked Towa Rina to fill them out.

"Uesugi, I’ll leave these two little ones in your care for a while."

Before Uesugi Sakura could respond, she had already shoved the cats into his arms, making him hold one in each hand.

The store manager and Towa Rina sat at a table to discuss the details of purchasing the cats.

"I need to know if this is your first time owning cats."

"Yes, these three cats will be kept in the coffee shop."

"Keeping them in a coffee shop, huh. First, I need to call your manager; sorry, but this is something we must confirm."

Buying a pet in Japan is quite troublesome. Before confirming the purchase, the staff will call the buyer’s place to confirm if pets are allowed. Only after receiving personal confirmation can the next step proceed.

Training.

That’s right. In Japan, before purchasing a pet, the staff will provide two to three hours of training on pet care knowledge.

After the training, there’s a written test to assess pet care knowledge.

Finally, there’s the signing of the pet purchase agreement, and it’s mandatory to purchase pet-related health insurance to prevent any incidents.

Store Manager Zewan pushed his glasses, took out an electronic calculator, added up the prices of the three cats, the insurance, and taxes, and came up with a number:

"This price should be acceptable."

Towa Rina looked at it and nodded, indicating it was okay.

Uesugi Sakura, holding the two cats, couldn’t help but peek at the calculator’s display screen.

Units, tens, hundreds, thousands...millions.

A total of 2,023,220 yen.

Over two million yen!?

Uesugi Sakura felt a jolt in his heart. Three cats for over two million yen!?

Converted to RMB, it’s more than ten thousand.

Over ten thousand yen for three kittens.

Even though he used to like taking taxis and was used to being extravagant, he felt that raising a pet was too expensive.

And that’s not all.

After buying the pets.

Store Manager Zewan took Towa Rina to pick out the necessities for the three cats.

Wet wipes, cat food, toys, a large bed, cat litter, a litter box, an automatic feeder, and so on, costing another ten-thousand-plus yen.

These are all essential purchases for having a pet.

Uesugi Sakura felt exhausted just holding the cats.

"Meow~ (Boss.)"

Uesugi Sakura looked down and found the chubby blue cat sitting by his feet.

"Meow meow~ (Boss, will you take me? That nasty human woman even tried to bribe me with a steak.)" The cat licked its mouth, reminiscing about the steak’s taste.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t respond, only thinking that looking at this creature was like seeing a walking lump of gold.

...

Store Manager Zewan pushed his glasses with his middle finger: "The cats can’t be taken home until tomorrow, they need to stay for a check-up, which is necessary."

None of them had any objections.

The cats couldn’t be taken until tomorrow, but the necessities had to be taken back today. Towa Rina hailed a taxi at the corner to take the supplies to the coffee shop first.

"Uesugi, lend a hand."

Once the cat food, litter boxes, cat litter, and other items were loaded into the taxi’s trunk, the day’s tasks were finally finished.

Uesugi Sakura clapped his hands, looking at the pile of stuff before him.

It felt more like he was raising three daughters, with everything needing attention.

Have modern people’s pet care concepts reached this level?

Uesugi Sakura let out a sigh internally.

For the first time, he felt like he didn’t live in the same world as pet owners.

The sun had climbed to the middle of the sky; it was almost afternoon.

"Meow! Meow!"

Uesugi Sakura turned around, hearing the sound, and found the British Shorthair blue cat clawing at the glass door of the cat house, meowing incessantly.

Hanamaru Hanabi laughed and said, "Sakura-kun, this kitty seems to like you a lot, it’s been sticking to you from the start."

Towa Rina saw it too and turned to Uesugi Sakura: "You don’t plan to take it with you?"

"What would I take it for?"

"Meow~ meow meow... (Boss... boss... boohoo, boss, take me with you...)"

Uesugi Sakura stared at its paws as they scratched the glass.

Though it’s a cat with claws, it couldn’t leave a single mark on the glass door, let alone push it open when it’s many times its weight.

Its small body seemed so insignificant and powerless before the glass door of the cat house.

"Meow... (Boss... boohoo...)"

The British Shorthair scratched a few times before being picked up by the store clerk, who apologized to the three outside and returned the struggling cat to the warmth of the cat house lights.

"Sakura-kun, won’t you consider it?" Hanamaru Hanabi smiled.

Towa Rina gestured to the taxi driver to wait a moment and said to Uesugi Sakura:

"Uesugi Sakura, this blue cat seems really eager to go with you; it’s quite pitiful. Why not just buy another one; you can inform the manager later."

"Alright, seeing it so pitiful."

Uesugi Sakura sighed and went back into the store.

"How much to buy it?" Uesugi Sakura pointed to the blue cat in the store clerk’s arms and asked Store Manager Zewan inside.

The manager smiled, pushing up his glasses: "This British Shorthair is nearly a year old; the price is written on the cage, 502,200 yen."

"Meow! Meow! (Boss, I knew you wouldn’t abandon me... boohoo...)" The cat broke free from the clerk’s arms and clung to Uesugi Sakura’s pants.

"Alright, I’ll trouble you, I’ll take this one too."

"No trouble at all." The manager’s smile grew even wider.

"Meow~ meow~ (Boss, boss, boohoo...)"

Uesugi Sakura looked at the British Shorthair clinging to his leg with its moist eyes and thought, what a situation this is.

...

Time had moved from morning to afternoon, going through the process again but without the need to watch the three-hour training video.

Uesugi Sakura glanced at the British Shorthair in front of him, which was gazing at him earnestly: "I’ll pick you up tomorrow."

"Meow! (Boss! See you tomorrow!)"

The store manager smiled and said, "Mr. Uesugi is very kind-hearted."

"Not too bad."

...

The three took a taxi to the front of the Mimi Coffee Shop.

A huge pile of items awaited to be moved upstairs.

"You should have called Todaka for help too." Uesugi Sakura carried a cat food bag in each hand and walked up to the second floor.

Uesugi Sakura took out the key to unlock the glass sliding door of the coffee shop.

The shop was under renovation, with many materials piled up, and the wall next to the bar was being carved out for a bookshelf.

The workers were probably out for lunch, even the manager wasn’t there.

Uesugi Sakura placed the cat food at the counter, then walked out, almost bumping into Hanamaru Hanabi, who was carrying a litter box.

She smiled and said, "Hanabi remembers, Sakura-kun is also a kitty, right?"

"Yeah."

"Then why doesn’t Sakura-kun transform into a kitty much lately?"

"Would you like it? If you want, I can." Uesugi Sakura met Hanamaru Hanabi’s eyes, which looked different from usual, like they always held a gentle smile.

"Sakura-kun is so nice, but since Sakura-kun can transform into a kitty, can you understand what kitties say?"

"Yes," Uesugi Sakura hesitated, not knowing if she had noticed something, "but I can only grasp the general idea. Most cats’ thoughts are quite chaotic and get distracted by small things, making their meows meaningless then."

"Hanabi, I have a question."

"Hmm." Uesugi Sakura nodded.

"Since Sakura-kun can transform into a kitty, can you turn Hanabi into a kitty too?"

Hanamaru Hanabi laughed sweetly, adorably, making one yearn and admire.