Chapter 92
Chapter 92
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 92
Chapter Title: The Giant Cushion Cat
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“The cats that used to growl and run away the moment Go Teacher tried to pet them are acting so strange.”
The cats' bodies swayed left and right under Go Gi-jin's rough touch, but far from fleeing, they were lifting the corners of their mouths.
“We’ve been living together for a while now. It’s about time they warmed up to me.”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
Go Gi-jin had always felt a bit hurt that the cats never opened up to him.
Seeing them so comfortably accepting his touch and enjoying it filled Lee Jun with joy.
‘This is a great sign.’
Lee Jun smiled warmly as he gazed at the trio.
“Aigo, my cutie pies.”
Go Gi-jin stroked the cats, a satisfied smile on his face as he whispered to them.
“What flavor do y’all wanna eat today?”
[I want shrimp flavor meow.]
[I want tuna!]
The cats answered boldly, though in very tiny voices.
“Alrighty. Gotcha.”
Taking advantage of Lee Jun being busy, Go Gi-jin grabbed some Churu and slipped into the ward.
“This is what y’all wanted~”
If Lee Jun had seen it, he would’ve said, ‘You really understand what the cats are saying, don’t you?’—because Go Gi-jin held shrimp-flavor Churu in his right hand and tuna-flavor in his left.
The cats spotted his hands and started dancing happily to greet him.
Meow!
Nyaoh!
“Atta girl~ That good, huh?”
Go Gi-jin grinned at the sight, tore open the Churu, and held it to their mouths. The cats began licking it up eagerly.
Slurp slurp slurp.
Lick lick lick.
[Tasty meow.]
[So tasty.]
But they hadn’t become chubby cats for nothing.
The cats weren’t satisfied with their own Churu and eyed each other’s.
[Gray’s looks tasty.]
[Shadow’s looks good meow.]
Their eyes sparkled, and meow!—as if on cue, they each snatched the other’s Churu.
“Huh? What’re y’all doin’?”
Go Gi-jin’s hands shook in surprise.
Then, plop, plop. A few drops of Churu fell to the floor.
Some hit the floor, some landed on Gray’s back, and some on Shadow’s head.
The cats, focused on licking, didn’t care and kept at it.
They gripped the pouches firmly with their tiny front paws and nom-nommed away.
Go Gi-jin, who loved watching anyone or anything eat with gusto, gaped in delight.
“Yeah, eatin’ like that’s the best.”
The cats licked furiously until no more soft goo came out, then smacked their lips.
They pulled away from the pouches and looked at each other.
Lick.
Gray licked Shadow’s head,
Lick.
Shadow licked Gray’s back.
They’d remembered the Churu drops.
Now truly done—with nothing left to eat—the cats rubbed their heads against Go Gi-jin’s arms.
[Thanks for the meal meow!]
[It was delicious.]
Go Gi-jin’s mouth stretched into a huge grin at their thanks as the cats headed for the entrance.
[I want water meow.]
[Let’s drink water.]
The cats exited the ward and each claimed a water bowl, lapping it up.
Lee Jun, just finishing with patients, watched with a pleased smile.
“Our babies drink water so well. That’s great.”
“Such a relief. My Mei barely drinks any, so I’m always worried…… Oh, all done? I’ll get you fresh water.”
Jang So-ra, mid-sentence, approached the cats.
She tilted her head, holding a water bowl.
“That’s weird…….”
“What’s up?”
“There’s gunk floating in the water bowl. Director, have you been giving them wet food lately?”
She meant wet food.
“No, I haven’t given them any wet food recently.”
Lee Jun peered into the bowl Jang So-ra held out and tilted his head.
“I brush their teeth at least once a day, though. Let me check their mouths.”
Lee Jun grabbed Gray, who was right in front of him, to inspect.
Squish.
His hand felt a sticky cMongchi of fur.
“Hm?”
Lee Jun’s face turned incredulous.
“What the heck! What’d you guys sneak-eat behind my back?”
Pat!
Both cats raised their front paws to cover their mouths, blinking innocently.
[…….]
[……!]
Their silence was as good as a yes.
“Ugh, figures.”
Lee Jun eyed Go Gi-jin.
“Was it you, Gi-jin?”
“Heh heh, well, they looked so pitiful. I gave the kitty cats a lil’ somethin’ when they seemed super hungry.”
Go Gi-jin grinned sheepishly and admitted it.
“So what’d you give ’em? Churu?”
“Atta boy, how’d ya know?”
Go Gi-jin beamed and pulled a Churu from his coat pocket.
“Jeez, no wonder they’re not losing weight.”
Lee Jun laughed in disbelief, and Gray and Shadow, who’d been rolling their eyes, bounded over and rubbed against his legs.
[Big Bro meow!]
[Big Bro!]
“Ugh, fine, it’s not your fault. It’s that teacher’s.”
“Y-Yeah, my bad. The kitties did nothin’ wrong.”
“I’ll give it to you after you lose the weight.”
“Got it. I’ll ask Big Bro first from now on.”
Busted by Lee Jun, Go Gi-jin stopped giving the cats treats after that.
But the cats didn’t give up.
[Snacks! Gimme snacks meow!]
[Gimme food.]
They hounded him every time they saw him.
[Wh-Why no snack today meow?]
[Q-Quick, gimme!]
“No can do. Get Big Bro’s permission first.”
[No way meow. Big Bro won’t give any meow!]
[We’ll share one.]
The cats clung to Go Gi-jin whenever they could, meowing nonstop, but they failed every time.
Not entirely, though.
They succeeded once in a while, so their campaign against him continued.
Then one day.
Kyaaaooo~ Kyuueee~
A cat came screeching into Meongmeong Animal Hospital.
[It looks hurt meow.]
[Sure does.]
The cats watched the carrier heading to the exam room with pity.
The huge carrier rumbled along.
[That’s a really big house meow.]
[Must be one cool cat.]
Gray and Shadow wondered how awesome the cat in such a grand house must be.
But a blanket covered the wheeled carrier, hiding the occupant.
Kyao~ Kyao!
The cat in the exam room kept wailing.
[Hang in there meow! Our Big Bro’ll fix you up meow!]
[Don’t worry. Just endure a bit and it won’t hurt!]
The cats cheered from outside the door.
Soon, Strong Brother emerged.
He was carrying a giant cushion.
[New cushion meow.]
[You use it, Gray. Mine’s still good.]
[No meow, you use it, Shadow meow.]
They yielded the new cushion to each other.
[But it smells meow.]
[Yeah. Smells like that cat from earlier.]
[Got it meow. It’s that cat’s meow.]
Gray nodded as realization dawned.
[Yeah. Not ours.]
Cats didn’t touch others’ stuff—that was the rule. They gave up cleanly.
But then.
Kkueeeng-ek!
The cushion meowed.
[Krrgh!]
[Meow?]
Gray and Shadow’s eyes went wide.
[Th-The cushion meowed meow.]
[Y-Yeah!]
Blink blink—the cushion not only spoke but had eyes that blinked.
“Miny-ah, let’s go.”
Strong Brother carried the cushion-cat to the ward, and the two cats followed, mesmerized.
He laid the cushion-cat in a spot for large dogs.
Then he told the two cats,
“Y’all, this here Miny’s hurtin’ bad, so watch it. Don’t bully!”
The cats didn’t meow or nod—they froze like cat statues, saying nothing.
They just rolled their eyes, staring at the massive cushion-cat in the ward.
“Didn’t expect her to be hurt that bad.”
Strong Brother stroked them with his big hand and left.
Silence fell over the ward once he was gone.
Gray and Shadow had followed inside but hadn’t said a word.
Normally they’d comfort a sick cat first, but they couldn’t even sit—just stood on all fours, fixated on the cushion-cat.
[Hing, hing, kkueeeng!]
The cat as big as a cushion whimpered in its cage.
Finally snapping out of it, Gray trotted to the cage.
His eyes still bulged in shock.
‘It got so big from being sick meow. Must hurt meow.’
Gray figured the cat had swollen up from pain.
[Does it hurt a lot meow?]
[Kyunyao?]
The cushion-cat, who’d been whining face-down, lifted its head, looked at Gray, and slowly nodded with a wail.
[Kkyueeeeng! It hurts~.]
A frail, pitiful cry.
Realizing it was a cat, not a cushion, Shadow approached the cage too.
The cushion-cat pressed its forehead to the glass where Gray’s paw rested and wailed about its pain.
[Hueeeeng! Hurts, hurts, hurts so much!]
[Does it hurt bad? Where’s it hurt?]
Shadow asked, worry dripping from his face.
[Hiiing. Ung, hurts so much. Wanna poop but can’t poop.]
[Eh? What’s that mean? Can’t poop is big trouble.]
[Yeah meow. No poop means you go to…….]
Gray swallowed the words “cat star” and smooshed his face against the glass.
‘Can’t poop so it swelled up meow. Poor thing meow.’
Did his sympathy get through? The wails exploded from inside.
[Kkyueheeeeng~ Hiiing hiiing.]
Cushion-cat Mini flailed its front paws in the cage while crying.
Gray and Shadow paled and shouted.
[No meow! Keep your paws still meow. That’s bad meow.]
[B-Bad. That tube comes out, it’ll hurt more.]
Freeze.
Mini looked at the two cats and asked.
[More hurt?]
[Yeah. It’ll hurt less soon. Just hold on.]
[That tube makes it hurt less meow.]
[Hing, no…… kyu?]
The cushion-cat rolled its eyes. Actually, it did feel a bit better than before.
[Kkyueee? For real! Doesn’t hurt!]
[Yeah meow. Our Big Bro’ll make it not hurt meow. What’s your name meow?]
[Kyu…… Mini.]
[Kyu-Mini meow?]
[Kyu-Mini, huh.]
[Kyu…… No-kyu…… Mini.]
[Yeah. Kyu-Mini meow.]
[Our Big Bro’ll fix you. Make your body shrink too. Kyu-Mini.]
[Kyu-Mini no-kyu. ……Mini.]
[Oh! Mini, got it. Mini.]
[Yes-kyu. But kyu…… Mini poops but body no shrink.]
[Why not shrink meow? Mini, you swelled ’cause you can’t poop meow. Don’t worry meow. Big Bro’ll fix it meow.]
[Our Big Bro made my eye work again. He’s amazing. Don’t worry.]
[Yeah meow. You’ll poop and shrink meow.]
[Hing, I ate too much. Shoulda eaten less Churu~ Kkyueeeeng.]
Mini burst into tears again.
But Gray and Shadow were too shocked to console.
[Ch-Churu made you swell meow?]
[For real?]
They could only ask if what they heard was true.
[Hing, Churu soooo tasty, ate every day kyu. That’s why kyu.]
Mini was a glutton who downed three or four Churus daily as a minimum, plus two or three days’ worth of kibble in one go.
But Gray and Shadow didn’t know that—their eyes doubled in size.
[Churu that scary meow?]
[Real?]
[Yes. Hii-kyu!]
Mini’s confirmation sealed it. Gray and Shadow resolved:
‘Scary stuff meow. Won’t eat anymore meow.’
‘Churu! The villain that blows you up like that. Never again.’
Unintentionally vowing to quit Churu, Gray and Shadow avoided Strong Brother entirely after that.
“Y’all, c’mere. Big Bro says okay today, let’s eat your fave Churu,”
Whoosh!
At Strong Brother’s words, Gray and Shadow pretended not to hear and dashed up the cat tower.
“Hey, y’all~”
Sapsari shook his head at Strong Brother desperately calling the cats.
‘Cat brothers sure are fickle.’