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"... you still have that cat. Lili, aren't you going to go throw it away?
"I don't think so."
Since I started keeping Noel, Brother Hugo has poked at me every once in a while and told me to dump Noel.
In the end, my brother's attitude remains the same. I even feel more stubborn.
Isn't your relationship with Brother Hugo much more like this? It also seemed that way.
Return to your room as you exhale. Noel was a big man in the room, sleeping on the carpet.
"Noel, I'm going to the orphanage."
"Nah."
Speaking up, Noel rose up slowly. That's how he walks under my feet with his tail pinned.
Since then, Noel has completely missed me, and by being smarter than I surprisingly thought he was dear, he was quickly accepted apart from Brother Hugo.
Says, 'He's a scrupulous, but smart kid, so, well, okay'
Apparently.
Noel is a cat that doesn't bother me, and he's usually in my room.
Well, then, I guess we've talked about if you don't mind.
Unexpectedly, my brother Victor.
When I reported that I was going to have Noel, I was prepared to be sure they would say a lot of things, but my brother just forgave me for saying a word "well".
Not only that, but according to reports from Luke, he also gives me snacks from time to time.
I think I've been feeling a lot lately that Brother Victor is really sweet.
Nevertheless, Brother Victor is rarely in the mansion because he climbs the castle during the day. It's my father and mother who are already retired in the mansion. And it's Brother Hugo.
My parents were good, but Brother Hugo was the problem.
I go to the orphanage almost every day now. I don't know, but I didn't care if they targeted that gap and dumped Noel, and I eventually decided to take Noel to the orphanage, a troubled mention.
When I first took him, I was going to go home as soon as he bothered me, but the kids immediately liked Noel.
"What, you clumsy cat. Is this your sister's cat?
"Hahaha! Blah blah! Short legs! Nose pepper! Funny! Play!
"It's sloppy! I'll play!
"... it's good for you to play, but don't abuse him"
"Yes!"
I was watching the kids just in case, but there was nothing to abuse Noel, and he seemed to be doing awfully well together. And then she discovered that Chloe was a big cat lover, and when she saw Noel, she raised her yellow voice, "Cute!!" and was hugging Noel.
It was a moment of great pleasure that it was my friend who said Noel was cute the first time.
"What, this kid is so cute!
"Isn't it? But strangely, everyone says it's frivolous, it's frivolous. It's just a little different from the other cats."
"It's rare for a cat with short legs, and she's not cute! Torso. Sweet. Can I brush it for you? I want to clean this white fur."
"Fine. I brought the brush so I used it.... but good. Accept it. I really didn't think I could bring him here. But when I left it in the mansion, I felt like my brother was going to dump me..."
Speaking honestly of the whispers, Chloe hung her eyebrow butt up and got angry.
"Throw it away? Such a pretty girl? Absolutely not! This kid is so good, and you can bring him in every day! Hey, guys."
"Yeah!"
"Fine!
"Noel, you're a good boy!
That's how Noel was accepted by everyone in the orphanage, and I didn't care from day two to accompany Noel.
Noel is a really smart cat, he'll never get close to where he shouldn't go, and he makes fun of himself when he's serious. It was very popular with the kids even though they laughed at me for being frivolous because it suddenly burst out and didn't even mean biting the kids.
One night I was living like that, playing with Noel in my room, I heard a knock. Luke will be there shortly to confirm. I checked who was here. Luke told me with a subtle face.
"... lady, it's Hugo. What will you do?
"Brother? … please let me through"
"Because I don't mind?
"If you want to talk, I'll ask. It's true that you don't think it's a good idea."
If we have the opportunity, we want to discuss it, and we want to improve our relationship. We at least want to get back to patterns where we don't have to avoid each other, even if it's not as good as it used to be.
"Okay."
Luke, who heard my resolve, opens the door to the room.
Brother Hugo came into the room with a strange look on his face. I have something in my hand, like a wrap.
"Lili, it's been a long time... Huh!
My brother, who saw my face, saw Noel playing and doing like a cat, and he pulled his face apart.
"... it doesn't look like we can talk about it."
"Yes, no, wait. I... can't just leave like this."
"Brother?
I leaned my neck toward an unusual voice, and I recommended the couch in the main room to my brother.
My brother sat on the couch, wary of Noel, and handed me the wrap he had.
"? What's this?
"Because it's good, I want you to open it"
"... Yes"
Open the package, wondering what it might be. Inside, there was what I thought was a snack for cats.
"... brother?
"... I asked the chef to make it, so I don't think there's anything dangerous in it."
No, I do care there, too, but I don't.
"Why did your brother give you Noel's snack?
"... you won't do it to that cat?
"... Noel"
I thought you wouldn't talk to me like this, and I called Noel. Does Noel recognize his name properly, or if he calls it, he comes right.
Still, I was a little far away, but when I called it, it came honestly.
"... Brother Hugo gave it to me. You can have it."
For a moment, I suspected that Brother Hugo had planted something strange. But somehow, I felt like I had to believe it.
So I decided to believe my brother.
- It's okay. I'm sure your brother won't do anything vile.
……
Noel started eating the snacks he received looking delicious. From the way it looks, I can tell there's nothing weird in there. Because I think Noel would spit it out as soon as it tastes strange.
"... good for you"
"... even if I look at it again, it's still a mess."
"... you came to sell a fight?
Return, reflexively, to the potpourring and whining words. Feeling my thorns, my brother grinned bitterly.
"Oh, I'm sorry. No, it's not. I'm not... I don't know. Ever since you told me I hated you, I've thought a lot about it. And I was observing the cat from a little distance."
"Did you do that?... Is Noel a scrupulous worker? I don't think you can help your brother, who's not interested in anything other than the beautiful."
He thought he couldn't see his brother, but he was actually watching from where he hid. My brother said with a bewildered face that he was frightened.
"It's strange. I don't think I'm worth anything other than what you think is beautiful. That remains the same now. But, you know, it's amazing, it's strange to me, but I realized that the guy who's supposed to be so clumsy sometimes looks cute."
"... brother?
"Where I try so hard to get after you. And where we eat as deliciously as we do now. Sometimes I look strangely cute, even though it's true that I think it's frivolous. What, this? Damn, does that mean my aesthetic sensation went crazy..."
My brother moans in a crying voice. I stared at my brother like that.
- My brother, who never admits anything other than beautiful, admitted Noel?
Such an idiot... Though I think so, I just think I would if I heard what my brother said.
"... brother, do you think Noel is cute?
"You can't possibly think!?"
"... right"
"That's right! 'Cause you're so clumsy to see! You'd think so, wouldn't you? This guy's a mess, isn't he?
"... I think Noel is very cute"
Even if they say it's the owner's desire, I say Noel is cute.
To be clear, my brother warped his face.
"You... you got a bad taste, didn't you?
"Shut up. What's wrong with thinking your cat is cute"
When I told her pizza, my brother looked at Noel with a subtle face. Noel keeps eating hard to see if he cares about the snacks his brother gave him.
My brother says as he looks at Noel like that.
"It doesn't change how I don't want to admit anything but beautiful. That's just what I said. But I'll stop getting rid of this guy in my own way. It's upsetting, but it's true that sometimes you look cute, and I think I've found that the aesthetics of myself and others aren't the same."
"Dear brother..."
I stare at my brother flashly. My brother was clumsy, but he did make me smile.
"... there are some cute things about being scrupulous. I thought the scruples were just scruples. From now on, I won't stay away from it because it's not my preference, but I'll make a good observation and then I'll come to a conclusion.... Lili, I'm sorry you said to throw away what you think is cute. I apologize... well, can I come feed you like this once in a while?
"Yes, Brother Hugo. Absolutely."
I was glad that my brother, admitting to Noel, walked over.
As it was, we watched Noel finish the meal for two as we had a conversation with Potspots.