The Meeting

Rumi followed him into the grand mansion, her steps feeling both heavy and light. She sat gracefully on the fancy couch—just as the script instructed.

Aki sat across from her, still wearing that aloof, detached expression. “What did you want to talk about?”

Chapter 3: The Meeting

"I'd like to propose an offer to you."

"Please, go ahead."

"I've heard that your family is looking for someone for you to marry. Is that true?"

(Is this really okay?)

"...Yes, that's right."

"May I have the honor of marrying you?"

"Excuse me?"

(This is really messed up. What is with this script?!)

"...Sure, I'll think about it. Is that all you wanted to discuss?"

"Yes. Please let me know your thoughts. I'll take my leave now."

Once outside, Rumi confronted Kuru, her frustration bubbling over. "Kuru-san! What was that script? You can’t just ask someone to marry you out of the blue!"

"It’s fine! As long as he didn’t freak out, right?" Kuru shrugged, a playful smirk on his cat face.

"But like, how did he not freak out? That’s so random!"

"Hehehe..."

"Kuru-san, did you do something to him?"

"N-n-no! Not at all!" Kuro claimed in a very not so convincing tone.

"Kuru-san" Rumi narrowed her eyes, her voice with traces of suspicion, topping it all off with a glare.

"Ugh, fine! I may have pulled a few strings with him."

"You little!" Rumi exclaimed, incredulity mixing with anger, tickling away at Kuru's cat ribs the next moment.

"Hey! That tickles! Move it, stupid villainess!"

"Hey, don’t call me that!"

"Well, I’m not wrong, am I?"

"Hmph." Rumi pouted, crossing her arms.

"Look at you, acting all cute. If only you’d act like that in front of your fiancé."

"He probably thinks I’m a total weirdo now because of your crazy script! And he’s not my fiancé!"

"Well, not yet, at least." Kuru smirked, clearly enjoying the banter.

"You little!"

"Okay, okay, we’ve made it to the main road now. All that’s left is to wait for a random car to show up and take us home..."

"Can’t we just use that magic car of yours?"

"No way. Absolutely not."

"Why not?"

"I don’t have unlimited magic, you idiot! I’m literally on the verge of collapsing."

"You can use magic?"

"Of course! Are you really that dense?"

"But you said you’re a cat that can hack life."

"They’re practically the same thing."

A while later…

"My legs hurt from standing," Rumi complained, shifting her weight from one foot to the other.

"Sorry, no magic. Can’t help you," Kuru replied nonchalantly.

"If you fall asleep, maybe you can regain your magic!" Rumi suggested hopefully.

"Fall asleep on the sidewalk? Have you lost your mind?"

"It’s not like we have a choice!"

"Fine, wake me up if something happens," Kuru said, closing his eyes.

"Sure."

Before long, both Rumi and Kuru were snoozing away on the sidewalk...

yawn

(Did Kuru-san regain his magic yet?)

Rumi awoke to an unfamiliar room, the decor lavish yet foreign.

"This doesn’t look like the sidewalk at all!" she said, looking around in confusion.

"Congratulations, you just hit the jackpot!" Kuru chimed in, appearing beside her.

"Kuru-san, where are we?"

"We’re at your fiancé’s mansion. He found you sleeping on the sidewalk and carried you here."

"How do you know that?"

"That doesn’t really matter. I was invisible, so he didn’t see me. After I woke up, I searched for you and found you here."

Rumi’s heart raced. "What do we do now?"

"Like I know! Your prince charming is waiting outside. Go meet him."

"But—"

"No buts! He helped you. It’d be super rude not to say hi."

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...TO BE CONTINUED...

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