"... right"

And, small, Syndicate says gently as if not scratched.

After bringing the cat to the station, sitting back on a chair that was nearby (common at the station and elsewhere, objects that might also be available for the chair, things might be more correct), the Syndicates decided to listen to what happened to the cat.

All of a sudden, stranger... and the prospect was that the station would be more secure than being taken to a man's house... it seemed to be the right thing to do, and the cat told the Syndicates what had happened to him.

Of course, what I couldn't say, in other words, what I didn't want to say, swallowed up, and what I couldn't say, was deluded, but nevertheless, the cat managed to make a voice that didn't answer and taught me.

What they taught us was more or less the same as what Syndicate and the others expected when they saw the likeness of cats.

To sum up briefly, cats have been imprisoned and assaulted by multiple men over the past few weeks.

Most importantly, it wouldn't have happened if it had been an actual damaged cat.

"... so you saw the gaps in the men and ran away"

"Yes...... yes"

The cat, sitting, descended from objects like objects that could be used for chairs, intact, and sat on the floor.

And I bowed my head.

Gon and, as loud as it sounds, good momentum.

"Cat!?

Madoka speaks up about the cat's behavior.

"... please!

The cat's voice was the loudest ever.

"... yet, over there, I have a friend. Please. Please help."

Please. And, one last time, the cat started crying.

I can't see my face because it's on the ground, but I can hear my crying voice.

I didn't show any tears while I was talking about what happened to me.

"... ok"

Seeing that, Syndicate nods.

"... okay?

I've been checking with Yurina.

"Oh. When a girl asks me to go so far... and it looks like some of the seeds I've sown"

Syndicate, stand up.

"Confirmed, there was a fat man named Kaztaka among the men you imprisoned, right?

To Syndicate's question, the cat moves vertically with its head on.

It's a little hard to understand, but from faintly moving head movements, it seems to affirm.

"After all, Kaztaka is, um..."

Sai shows an uncomfortable face.

"Oh, I wonder what that Kaztaka thing is."

About two weeks ago, around the ownership of the apartment, the contested man, Kaztaka.

It was him who was troubled by Syndicate and kicked out with fewer points and only a few gear, but apparently the man, imprisoned the cat, assaulted him.

"Well, the place of confinement is a hospital along the tracks, what is it?

To confirm the syndicate, the cat also moves his head faintly.

"Well, I guess Fuyang Club Hospital. The distance is about an hour or two on foot because it's about the same as the settlement we went to today...... ok. Then let's go home."

Syndicate stretches back.

"... Huh?

To the words, the cat looked up at Syndicate.

"It's dark now, and it's dangerous to walk at this hour. Let's go to bed once today and get ready tomorrow."

Syndicate began walking towards Stasta and the house, and towards the underground aisle connecting the station and the apartment.

"Uh... the...!

On Syndicate's back, the cat hits a faint voice, weakly.

"... what's wrong?

Syndicate stops and turns toward the cat.

"Um..."

Moving his gaze with Kyoro Kyoro, he looked at Madoka, and then, the cat told Syndicate.

"Well, now, a friend of mine is caught by a bad guy."

"Yeah."

"But so..."

Cat words, they clog up there.

"As I said earlier, it's dangerous to leave in the middle of the night. I don't walk in the middle of the night except when I really need to."

"But my friend...!

"Do something dangerous to us for your friends? I still refuse to accept that Baiyuno, Nagaharu, Mizuhashi and the others should walk out in the middle of the night and go to places where the girls are violent. Even if the man who hurt you is the one I let go."

Clearly, in a strong tone, Syndicate says.

To the tone of that syndicate, were you surprised, the cat, after a vicious tremor, let him wave his mouth and leak his words.

"Ji...... Bye"

"... then?

The cat, once swallowed his spit, closed his eyes strongly and said:

"Just you, will you go? Baiano and the others are here…"

"That's the rejection. If they were really Kaztaka, if they infiltrated this apartment when I wasn't around, and it was just the Bayonets, it would be horrible. It's as bad as you guys were."

Hearing Syndicate's response, the cat gets annoyed and shuts up.

"And that's why we're going home. Tomorrow, when it's bright, get ready and go help your friends."

Syndicate began walking towards the underground passage that once again led to the apartment.

Yurina also gets up and starts walking in line to the syndicate.

The cat, while kneeling on the ground, nags, does not try to move.

Seeing that, still in elementary school, little, thin cat's back, Madoka spoke out impatiently.

"Um!"

Standing up, toward the two people who were walking ahead, Syndicate and Ulina, says Madoka.

"Well, from now on, could you please go and help your cat friend? Please!

Madoka bows her head.

"... no"

Syndicate looks back and immediately rejects the wish.

"Duh, why not? We say it's dangerous to walk in the middle of the night..."

"Madoka."

Yurina says in a chilled voice.

"Seniors would have said that. It's already dark outside. There's no way we can still have a hospital near here in another settlement."

"No, but we, before this..."

"Madoka."

Yurina makes a cold voice again.

That was a colder, clearer, tougher voice than earlier.

"Seniors are saying it. Obey. If you think about it calmly, you know what I mean?

Just that the conversation is over now, Yurina starts walking with Syndicate.

"Yu... Mr. Baiyano..."

"... sorry, cat"

Yurina's, its cold, Madoka couldn't say anything back and was biting her back teeth off.

Then the Syndicates started walking down the underground aisle leading to the apartment.

The Syndicates are in front.

Madoka and cat inside.

And finally, Sai.

It was no longer a matter of decision for Sai to be in charge of the Hall, even in the underground passage where no demons appeared, but naturally in such a formation.

Of course, as for Sei, I have a desire to be as close to Syndicate as possible, next to Syndicate... that's why I have a desire to replace Yurina next to Syndicate right now, but more than that, now, Sei was happy with this place.

Satisfaction, or reassurance... No, stability, maybe it's an emotion close to.

The more I wanted to distance myself from Syndicate, the more I didn't want to get close to Syndicate and disturb my emotions, the more I disturbed and grabbed Sei's emotions right now.

The cause of this is clear.

Cat.

Says was defiled and hurt by the man who let them escape, girl.

Of the man who hurt and killed Sai, my sister.

In front of her like that, Sai was, already, a long time, confused.

Pity, anger and countless other emotions that you can't speak of are mixing, disturbing, silencing Sai and keeping him away from Syndicate.

Sai looked at the cat.

The cat, with Madoka's shoulder, walks powerless.

Your health should have been healed by Syndicate by now.

Yet I guess it's still a matter of strength, of difficulty to walk.

Not so long ago, the cat had a hard eye.

A cat a little lower than the average height, a little lower than Madoka, was in those eyes.

Elementary school kids, young girls.

Seeing a cat like that, I may be careless, but Sei had one reassurance.

This is because of the various feelings for cats, we have been able to confirm that there is only one thing that does not exist.

It's a feeling of superiority.

An emotion for a cat that was tainted and hurt by a man, called 'Zamamoko'.

That's all, no matter what you think, you're not born in Sai.

(... I guess you shouldn't be relieved of that.)

Sei looks upwards, out of sight of the cat.

(Because it's obvious. Cats, cats, they're different from that guy. Blood may be connected, but it's someone else)

When you think about it that way, anger, or similar emotions, fades in the sai too.

(... yeah. It's okay now. Finally, I'm settling in)

By fading, the disturbed feelings of Sei subside.

(... let's help. Cat's friend...... when they give me that guy's name, it's going to be again)

For a moment, he shook off Cicito, and Sei returned his gaze.

Maybe I've been staring at you forever.

Smiling, may not be possible, but let's deal with it normally.

With that in mind, Sei saw the cat.

"... do."

"Huh?"

I can't hear you, I hear a small voice coming from a cat.

And at that moment.

Madoka's body, next to the cat, disappeared.

Neglect, without any foretaste.

Only Madoka's body disappears, and the uniform Madoka wore and a set of spears and other equipment fall to the floor to make a sound.

"... seniors!

Sai calls for a syndicate.

"... sorry"

Next to Madoka's uniform, which fell on the floor, the cat covered her face with both hands and was crying.