The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet
After that, it was decided that we would take care of the fox for a while…
And as expected, Nina volunteered for the role.
“Mm…”
With a warm, content expression, Nina appeared in the living room, holding the fox against her chest.
It seemed they had taken a bath together, and judging by how things looked, she must have managed to wash the fox properly.
Normally, wild animals dislike baths…
But perhaps because it had opened its heart to Nina, who saved it, the fox remained calm.
Rather, it seemed to have enjoyed the bath, wearing a somewhat satisfied expression.
“Nina, your hair’s still wet.”
“Huh?”
“Come here. I’ll dry it for you.”
“O…kay.”
Nina sat down on the sofa, and Tina moved behind her.
With a comb and towel in hand, she carefully began tending to Nina’s hair.
Meanwhile, Nina placed the fox on her lap and gently brushed it with her fingertips.
It seemed to feel good, as the fox wore a melted, blissful expression.
“They make a nice pair.”
“More like a trio, maybe?”
Kanade and I watched over Nina and the others with gentle smiles.
“There, all done.”
“Tha…nks.”
“Kon!”
“Yeah. You too… you’ve become clean.”
As if saying thank you, the fox licked Nina’s cheek repeatedly.
Then it rubbed its face against her.
It hadn’t even been a full day since they met, but it seemed to have grown completely attached to her.
They say animals are sensitive to people’s hearts…
It must have felt Nina’s kindness and decided she was someone it could trust.
“Hey, Nina.”
“What is it… Tania?”
“Aren’t you going to give this child a name? Calling it ‘you’ or ‘hey you’ forever feels a bit off, don’t you think?”
“…A name…”
Nina’s expression turned very serious.
She was probably thinking hard about what to name it.
“How about Kon-chan?”
“Kanade has no sense for naming. As expected of a ‘no-sense cat.’”
“What did you just call me, Luna?”
“Zero sense.”
“That was definitely an insult!?”
I don’t think “Kon” is that bad…
Well, it is a bit simple, though.
“On! On-on!”
“I wonder what Sakura is saying?”
“Um… how about Alexander?”
“That’s quite a bold name. I think it’s okay.”
“It’s not bad… but wait, is this one male or female?”
“Uh… it’s female.”
“Then Alexander is out. It sounds too masculine.”
“Ku~n…”
Tania shot it down, and Sakura let out a sad cry.
Finia gently comforted her.
“How about Kitsunen?”
“……”
“W-What’s with those looks…?”
“…Iris…”
“…Let’s just stay quiet for now…”
“I don’t appreciate being treated like I’m something delicate!”
With Sora and Luna patting her shoulders, Iris shouted in frustration.
“Anyway, shouldn’t Nina be the one to name her? She’s the one this little one is most attached to.”
“True. Nina, what kind of name do you want?”
“…Mm…”
Staring intently at the fox, Nina thought seriously.
She kept thinking and thinking…
And then, she finally opened her small mouth.
“…Kuu…”
“Nyah, Kuu?”
“Yeah. For this one… Kuu feels right.”
“Kuu… yeah, that sounds nice. I agree. What about everyone else?”
“No objections!”
With unanimous agreement, Nina’s suggestion was chosen.
As if it liked the name too, the fox gave a small “kon.”
“From today on… you’re Kuu.”
“Kuu!”
Nina smiled, and the fox—Kuu—rubbed itself against her affectionately.
It was a heartwarming sight.
However, once you give it a name… when the time comes to part ways, it will only make things more painful.
No…
There’s no need to think about that now.
“Good, good.”
“Kon!”
Watching Nina and Kuu happily playing together, I thought—just for now, at least.
I hope a happy ending awaits them…
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