My Cat Can Backflip

"My cat recently learned to do a backflip. Would Yukino like to come and see?"

"Now?"

Yukino eyed the boy suspiciously.

Since when did he have a cat?

"Well, is Yukino coming to my house then?"

Makoto Amano looked expectantly, hoping that Yukino would take the bait.

I... I don't know what breed of cat he has...

And come to think of it, I haven't been to his house in a long time.

Ever since Mrs. Amano passed away.

"But didn't you bring me here to find Yuigahama-san today?" Did he give up?

"Then another day?"

This cat slave is so easy to understand. She even believes that cats can do backflips.

Yukino pretended to ponder for a moment before lightly nodding.

She didn't really want to see the cat. She was just curious about how it could do a backflip.

"Well, sorry, I actually don't have a cat at all."

Just when Yukino started looking forward to Makoto Amano's cat, reality hit her, leaving her momentarily stunned.

"The words earlier were just a test to see if Yukino would be swayed by the cat thing."

The results were obvious.

The cat slave Yukinoshita planned to go home with a boy just because of the sentence "My cat can do backflips."

"..."

"Don't look at me like that. I really don't have a cat..."

This cat slave is hopeless.

Seeing Yukino's expression of disbelief, Makoto Amano helplessly shook his head, completely crushing the girl's hopes of petting a cat.

"What a cruel joke."

After realizing that Makoto Amano had deceived her with his talk about cats, Yukino's anger quickly surfaced.

"No... I was just testing your vulnerability, to see if Yukino would be affected by the cat thing."

There was no doubt that cats accounted for a large part of Yukino's weakness.

"Yukino likes cats, and Yuigahama likes dogs."

Unlike Yukino, who couldn't have cats due to her strict family upbringing, Yuigahama Yui had her own dog under her mother's lenient upbringing.

Makoto Amano even found out the dog's name by lurking around Yuigahama Yui's house yesterday to gather information.

"And I also know that Yuigahama Yui walks her dog on this secluded road on weekend mornings."

Which means that in a little while, he and Yukino might witness Yuigahama Yui walking her dog past this place.

"So you plan to use a dog... to threaten or entice Yuigahama-san?"

Yukino's mind immediately came up with various nefarious ideas, and she took out her phone from her jacket pocket as if ready to call the police at any moment.

"No, no, no, I wouldn't stoop so low."

What Makoto Amano wanted was for Yuigahama to willingly submit to his "domination" rather than through coercion.

"I've told you everything. I'm going to challenge Yuigahama-san openly."

—

"Yui, has anything good happened recently?"

Mrs. Yuigahama, resting her chin on her hands, watched her daughter eat breakfast with a smile on her face.

Lately, her daughter seemed lost in thought while eating and would laugh inexplicably. There was clearly something on her mind.

Maybe...

"Are you interested in someone, Yui?"

"Oh... cough, no!"

Yuigahama Yui glared at her mother with reproachful eyes.

"Why did you suddenly bring up such a topic?"

She didn't even take the slightest precaution... She almost choked just now.

"But Yui has been giggling all by herself lately..."

Seeing her daughter desperately refuting like this, Mrs. Yuigahama became increasingly suspicious.

Yui is definitely thoughtful, right?

But that's right, normal girls at this age should also think about finding a boyfriend.

"Because... because..."

Yuigahama Yui's small mouth opened slightly and then closed again.

She couldn't speak.

Because of being "stalked" by a super handsome boy or something.

And the other party also said that he must approach her...

Any girl who encounters this kind of thing, even if she doesn't say it, will probably feel happy in her heart.

"Because of what?"

Mrs. Yuigahama felt that her daughter's expression seemed very interesting.

"Because... nothing!"

Actually, Mr. Amano promised to approach me this week, but there has been no news.

It hurts to keep looking forward to it in vain...

"I mean... don't worry about it."

Well, Yuigahama Yui wouldn't fall in love with a boy just because he's good-looking.

"I will take Sablé for a walk!"

After breakfast, Yuigahama Yui shyly pushed her mother's body with both hands, indicating that this topic is now over and she's going out.

"Ah, Yui looks so pretty when she blushes."

"Mother!"

"Then I'll pretend I didn't say anything."

"Hum~"

Yuigahama Yui held her dog's leash arrogantly and went to the entrance to change her shoes.

"Bon voyage! By the way, the plumber that Yui introduced yesterday is pretty good. He has really grown up."

I can assign some housework at home.

Mrs. Yuigahama became more and more satisfied with her daughter.

"Plumber?"

After touching the bun on her head, Yuigahama Yui looked at her mother inside the room in bewilderment.

——

"Is this what you mean by being upright?"

Just now, Yukino finished listening to Amano Makoto's "Strategy Plan" against Yuigahama Yui.

The plan was to create a crisis where the dog is almost hit by a car, and then Makoto Amano suddenly rushes out to save the dog.

By rescuing the dog, Makoto Amano will undoubtedly increase Yuigahama Yui's favor towards him.

Similarly, this act of kindness in saving the dog will make Yuigahama Yui unable to completely side with Yukino as before, and she will choose to join the service department without hesitation.

This girl, who is good at reading people's faces and always gentle, is now torn between Makoto Amano and Yukino.

"You don't have to worry about Yuigahama-san's safety or the dog's safety. There are usually no cars on this road, and I have even put up a 'no entry' warning sign at the intersection..."

In short, no matter how confused Amano Makoto is, he would never put others in danger.

This road and this incident were all premeditated by him.

There will be absolutely no problems.

"I'm not talking about that. I'm saying that even if you use this method to temporarily gain Yuigahama-san's trust, once she finds out the reason behind it, she will still distance herself from you. And this method is simply insidious, cunning, and despicable..."

Where is the honesty in all this?

Yukino didn't expect Makoto Amano to come up with such an "ingenious" method to "raid" Yuigahama Yui.

But it is undeniable that if Makoto Amano's plan succeeds, Yuigahama Yui will probably give up joining the service department because she wants to repay the kindness for saving the dog.

"No, Yukino, the essence of this plan lies in the 'need' to let Yuigahama know."

It is undeniable that Yukinoshita Yukino is really smart, but she really doesn't understand people's hearts.

Makoto Amano raised a finger and shook it.

"This world is neither gentle nor correct. Miracles and magic do not exist, but every girl has had some princess dreams more or less, so even if Yuigahama knew about it afterwards, I wanted to gain her favor. , and the director has today's incident, she will still not have any ill feelings towards me."

I even secretly rejoice that Mr. Amano cares about me so much.

Of course, the premise of all this is based on whether Makoto Amano's first impression in Yuigahama Yui's mind is good or bad.

But obviously, after this period of time in the Ministry of Service and Yuigahama Yui, as well as the bonus points for his own appearance.

Yuigahama Yui's first impression of him seems to be pretty good.

"No, how can such a fake made of lies not be annoying?"

Yukino still didn't think so.

"Then let's wait and see."

Makoto Amano knew that Yukino would never accept this kind of thing, but girls like Yukino were only a minority in this world after all.

——

"Here she comes, ready to take her place."

The beautiful girl with the head of the dumpling has already walked over with the dog.

And Makoto Amano had taken Yukino to hide in a nearby corner long before she appeared.

"Are you sure this is really okay?"

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the him and the dog food exuding a strong smell that Amano Makoto put in her hand, a little disgusted, and frowned a little worriedly.

Yukinoshita Yukino likes cats and hates dogs.

But Makoto Amano let her play the role of "bait".

Use the ham and dog food in your hand to attract the dog led by Yuigahama Yui to run here.

Makoto Amano's plan is simple.

Using food to lure the dog out of the owner's control, ran to the middle of the street, and then met an oncoming vehicle. Finally, before the car hit the dog, Makoto Amano took the opportunity to come out and rescue the dog that was about to be hit by the car.

"It's okay, don't be afraid, dogs are so cute, they won't bite people."

I always feel that I have protected Yukino too well recently, and it's time for this girl to experience a little "storm".

"..."

Yukino didn't say a word.

She suspected that Amano Makoto arranged this to see her embarrassing.

"But how do you know that dog will be able to break free from the leash around its neck?"

Generally speaking, even if the dog is attracted by something, as long as the owner holds the dog leash, it is difficult for the dog to run around.

"It's very simple. I went to Yuigahama's house when she was away, and 'just happened' to change her dog's dog leash with a dog leash that I had tampered with."

"Speaking of Mrs. Yuigahama, the mother of Yuigahama, she is also a beautiful and gentle woman."

Amano Makoto disguised himself as a plumber and effortlessly entered Yuigahama's house.

To my surprise, Mrs. Yuigahama warmly welcomed me.

The reason being that her toilet was severely clogged.

"It's unbelievable that you would dare to impersonate a worker and trespass into Yuigahama's home. They should definitely call the police and have you arrested."

Yukino never expected Makoto Amano to be so audacious.

He would assume different identities and sneak into other people's houses to gather information...

"Alright, Yuigahama-san will be here soon... Yukino, just stand here with these and stay put."

Makoto Amano ripped open the packaging bags of ham and dog food, then sent a message on his mobile phone saying "you can go" to the arranged staff.

Afterward, as if nothing had happened, Makoto Amano followed behind Yuigahama Yui, who was engrossed in her phone, while walking the dog.

The girl remained unaware.

Until...

"Wow, woof!"

The dog, Sable the dachshund, caught a whiff of something enticing and began barking excitedly in the opposite direction across the road.

"What's the matter, Sable?"

Yuigahama Yui desperately tugged on the dog's leash, attempting to bring it back to the roadside, but the dog, driven by its newfound appetite, refused to comply with its owner.

Not too far away, a black car also approached slowly.

"Just as expected from Sister Haruno, perfect timing."

Makoto Amano observed the highly active dog before him and the approaching car.

He thought to himself, all he needed now was for the dachshund to break free from the leash, and this "grand spectacle" would reach a flawless conclusion.

However, sometimes, human calculations fall short against the whims of fate.

The dachshund did manage to break free from the leash as Makoto Amano anticipated, but it didn't run across the road towards Yukino, as Makoto Amano expected. Instead, it...

"Don't run around, Sable!"

The dachshund dashed away from the leash and sprinted directly along the sidewalk...

It chose not to rush into the middle of the road.

The girl with the dumpling-like head also chased after the dog.

Even the car arranged by Makoto Amano swayed across the road.

Only Makoto Amano and Yukino, who had emerged from the corner with dog food and ham, stared at each other in bewildered silence.

"It seems that fate doesn't want you to deceive Yuigahama-san."

Yukino tossed the ham and dog food back to the boy in front of her.

The fact that she nearly faced the dog alone had caused her to break into a sweat.

Now that the dog had run off, Yukino could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

And...

Makoto Amano's confident plan appeared to have failed.

That is to say...

"Amano-san, remember to fulfill our bet on Monday."

The service department is currently lacking a diligent member.

Yukino held high hopes for Makoto Amano standing before her.

However...

Wasn't that car just now my sister's car?

Yukino couldn't quite comprehend why her sister would do something like that for Makoto Amano.

Didn't her sister always speak ill of Makoto Amano in front of her?

"No, even though the plan has undergone significant changes, there is still a chance!"

Makoto Amano did not choose to give up; instead, he steadfastly followed the girl with the dumpling head in front of him.

"Hello..."

This guy, I knew nothing good would come from him...

Yukino looked at the ham and dog food that had been returned to her, gritting her teeth in dissatisfaction.

In front of her, a man, a woman, and a dog were engaged in a peculiar chase.