Indifference towards men

"How about it, Charly? Does this uniform suit me?"

Astela Rainford, a 19 year old woman who always looks charming even though she never dresses up or anything like that.

Astela didn't do this because she wanted to make herself beautiful so that the men who were always chasing her could see it.

Astela herself really doesn't like it when people suddenly approach her for no reason, this is all just her own interests trying to change her bad habits into something more meaningful even though at stake are the men who are always chasing her.

"Of course! Even if I were in the form of a man, I would definitely approach you because of your natural beauty even without jewelry like everyone else."

Astela blushed slightly, her cheeks suddenly reddened when Charly said it honestly.

"R-Really?"

"Yeah, why would I lie?"

"Really ....?!" Astela said, still not sure.

"That's right, even the boys at your school are always targeting you, right?"

"That's true, but ...." Pouting face, muttering while looking away. "There's not a single person I like about them! Even the upperclassmen don't make me feel like I want to be friends with them or like them."

Charly was confused, her tail was moving with her head slightly tilted, she was acting like a normal house cat.

"Hmmmm, why do you hate men so much? There are still lots of good men too, right? Are you worried about something about men?"

"No. But, for some reason I don't want to do it. It might sound troublesome. Emmm, I don't know how this feeling works. Even the most handsome guy in 3 classes makes me not interested at all."

"With your character like this, maybe there is some truth to it. I only know that their title is equivalent to a god. Is that true?" Charlie asked.

"You're right, actually everyone in my class has different degrees. Well, I know they're cool, great, and at the very top level. But ...."

In fact, Astela really doesn't care about the men who always chase her.

"But?"

"There's nothing I like about them."

"It seems like the men over there are having a hard time, huh. You really are an expensive woman, Miss Astela."

"Oh, I see."

Don't understand feelings? Yes, everyone has their own thoughts, nothing forbids them from wanting to have a partner. But, for Astela, it was something else.

He thought it was all just a game of suffering which over time would make him feel burdened with unclear feelings that continued to attack his heart and mind.

Being innocent in your feelings is better than being too open so that you feel like everything will be fine.

Because for Astela men are something that is very troublesome and annoying, she doesn't even think too much about how the men who target her feel.

"So, who deserves and has the right to always be by Miss Astela's side?" Charly continued to ask without thinking about what Astela thought about the men who always annoyed her.

Astela turned to Charly, then raised her body with a sweet smiling face. It was as if everything felt confusing for Charly.

"Why is your face smiling like that?"

Charly added while seeing her beaming face.

"You think? Why am I smiling like this at you? Hey, did you know?" Astela asked while tilting her head slightly with a smile.

"No, I don't understand. You want me to find a suitable partner?" "No, I don't need that right now."

My feeling is a bit bad after seeing her like this.

Charly felt restless, it was clearly visible on her face and eyes.

"That's great, huh. Your speaking style is really like that of an ordinary person, huh."

"Is that good?"

"Khe— Charly ...?" Astela's forehead twitched, she felt a little annoyed after Charly asked back in a flat tone.

"Why did your expression suddenly become like that?"

"No ... You really don't know?"

"Who? What's wrong? And why?"

Astela still had a smiling face and muttered. ".... EHehehemmm ... Are you sure? This will be fun, you know."

What does it mean ...?

Sigh, insensitive black cat. ".... You really make me feel like I don't have anyone else."

"Huh?"

"No, feel this!!"

"Wait ... Hughhhkkk ....!"

Astela quickly hugged Charly as hard as she could to her chest with an angry face and feelings of affection because it was funny to see Charly's attitude of being able to speak fluently like that.

Instead of Charly feeling happy because he was treated like that, he felt depressed because of the strong hug that Astela gave him. Astela pressed her cheek against his head, rubbing it on Charly's head while shaking her head gently, like a master who loves his pet too much.

"You really are like a pillow. Your fur is so soft, Charly."

Stop it ....

"Even though you were a cat who used to talk like a broken robot, I don't care if it was you. Because now you are my beloved cat."

That's true ... I used to be just a stupid system that couldn't speak well. But … This feeling ….

Astela continued to hug him with even more pressure, making Charly even more depressed.

Wait ....!

"Charly, you are the only friend who is always there for me. I don't know what I would do without you even though you are just a system." Astela answered, continuing to press her hug.

Wait! Wait! I know I'm a cat-shaped system ... But, don't make me want to die like this too!

Charly felt short of breath, she was really stressed by the tight hug which made her feel dead and comfortable.

"If you want to know the answer ... Maybe only you can make me like this, Charly. Because you are my favorite system cat who is always there wherever I'm sad. So, you don't have to worry about me turning into like this."

"A-a ... Even so ... Can you give me a little breather?"

"Ohh, I'm sorry. But don't you like it when I hug you like this?"

Charly sighed inside herself because she managed to get out of the extraordinary narrowness which made her feel relieved.

Hahhhhh, those are indeed 2 very soft pillows ... For me, it's probably something that will make me die with an excessive sense of comfort, even though it is a comfort that should not be given to others ....

Astela added, asking again, confused. "What's wrong Charly? Are you thinking about something?"

"Nothing. I was just thinking about something unimportant."

"Do you mean it?" Astela looked at him in disbelief.

"Of course! If there is any information about your daily mission schedule, I will definitely let you know."

Astela narrowed her eyes. "If you are caught lying to me, you will have to sleep outside!" Astela bluffed a bit at the end of her words with a smile.

"Understood. But, that's impossible, isn't it? If I lied to my own master."

"Hmmmm, I don't believe it because your speaking style is like that of humans in general. You must have other thoughts too, right?"

Charly felt scared, confused that she was really being asked to sleep outside, she didn't know what else to say.

".... How could it be."

"Hmmmm ... Is that so."

Tri-tring.

Suddenly the sound of a hologram screen gadget was heard on the other side of the table near his bed.

"Rather than that, it seems like your two friends have been waiting there for too long." Charly exclaimed who was trying to tell him, stopping the conversation which made him feel depressed.

Astela came to her senses and was shocked for a moment.

"Eh? That's bad, I forgot that now I'm going with them."

Astela let go of Charly, then hurriedly took the gadget that was on the table near her bed.

(Video call)

(Lucia)

Astela saw it, the video call from Lucia made her feel anxious and guilty for making them have to wait, Astela thought for a moment.

How about this? Will they be angry with me? Hmmmmmm, I'm not sure if this is a big deal. This is the first time I can walk together with a transfer friend.

I have to take the phone call.

Astela felt confident that everything would be fine because there was no other choice.

Astela moved the hologram touch screen with her index finger downwards, immediately projecting the light of the hologram monitor screen to appear in front of her.

This is probably as big as a typical computer monitor.

Lucia and Liza looked at him from there, far away at the bus stop.

"Hello!" Liza exclaimed looking at him with a flat face.

"Astela-san ...." Lucia smiled, calling her name as if she wanted to ask her a question.

"Yes?" Astela smiled back anxiously.

"How long do we have to wait for you like this? We want to go together, right?" Lucia asked while smiling at him, trying to contain her annoyance a little.

"Ehehehe ... I'm sorry." Astela scratched her cheek gently, not knowing what to do.

Lucia added, trying to calm him down. "Don't be afraid like that ... Let's go Astela-san. Before we—"

Liza interrupted, pushing Lucia to the left to see more clearly the camera monitor screen from there. Liza's eyes widened, looking for something.

"Hey, what are you going to do Liza?"

"Where's the cat? It must be his fault that you always spoil him, right?" Liza asked with her face filling Astela's hologram monitor screen.

"Uh? You mean Charly?" Astela was surprised for a moment, then showed Charly who was behind her. "This is my cat. Yes, you are right, he always wants to be pampered."

"Aren't you lying?" Liza continues to bring her face closer.

"Not too."

"Truly?" Liza continued to bring her face closer, now only one eye was visible from Astela's monitor which was flickering in disbelief.

"Yeah. But, why do you have to look at it like that too?" Astela asked curiously, feeling worried.

"It's okay. Ohh, her name is Charly. Looks like she's not an ordinary creature."

"Not "ordinary creatures"?"

Liza saw it, Charly just stared at her for a moment and didn't answer her at all apart from licking her own hand.

"Is this really your cat?" Liza asked once again in her flat tone.

"Right. What's wrong? He's cute, isn't he?"

"Yes, I want to kill him. Give it to me."

Astela was immediately shocked after Liza said it casually, she couldn't even believe that Liza would say that. Even Charly himself didn't care about this and continued to lick his hands (washing his face).

"Ehh? Why do you want to "kill" him?"

"He's cute, right?"

"Yes, you're right. But …." "Yes. That's the answer to why I wanted to kill him." Astela became increasingly confused, not understanding what he meant.

Ehhhhhh ... What does that mean? That interested he wanted to kill him?

"Never mind, don't take it too seriously Astela-san. Liza is like that, later you will know her true nature." Lucia said while pulling her back so she could see Astela who was in front of her hologram monitor screen.

"Just wait, house cat!" Liza added when Lucia pulled her back.

Is their attitude really like this? I don't know, it seems like everything will be fine. Maybe, I should explain it to them first.

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