Chapter 4: The Perks of Being a Yokai?

But exactly how to earn the money… Bai Ziyu hadn’t figured that part out yet. 

Still, as the saying went, hard work pays off for those with determination—a solution would always turn up when she least expected it.

She jumped lightly onto the sofa. With a sofa available, of course no cat would choose to stay on the hard floor. 

The black cat simply pawed around the pillow area, east and west.

She made herself a nest.

“Meow~”

“Done~”

Bai Ziyu lay down to test it. 

It was far more comfortable than she had imagined. 

And perhaps because Luo Yunzhi often slept on the sofa, the citrus scent from the girl’s body constantly surrounded her, making her feel peaceful and very comfortable.

The black cat lazily stretched, her vertical pupils glancing toward the girl at the dining table. 

She let out a soft snort and decided not to look at her anymore.

It wasn’t time yet.

She needed to wait.

“Ah, time to sleep.” 

Luo Yunzhi had actually noticed the black cat climbing onto her sofa long ago, but she had no intention of disciplining her.

From the moment she brought her home, she had noticed that Bai Ziyu’s fur was very clean and not dirty at all. 

Even though she was a stray cat, she seemed almost obsessive about cleanliness.

She smiled helplessly a couple of times. 

After pulling her gaze away from the black cat, she stared at the homework in front of her. 

“There’s still so much homework left to do~”

She dragged out the tone.

So helpless.

The black cat seemed to have fallen asleep. 

For the time being, the only sounds in the room were faint breathing and the intermittent scratch scratch scratch of the pen tip against the notebook.

Time passed unnoticed. 

When Luo Yunzhi rubbed her sore shoulders and set down the pen, two hours had already gone by. She gazed out the window.

It was already deep into the night. 

Close to midnight, and no lights from the surrounding residents could be seen anymore. 

She neatly put her homework back into her schoolbag.

“Another day is over.”

The young girl took a deep breath.

“Well, keep going!” 

Luo Yunzhi cheered herself on. She stretched to relieve the fatigue, feeling like her whole body was about to fall apart.

She was now in the second semester of her sophomore year of high school. 

According to the teachers… the turning point in life was coming soon. 

Maybe once she got past it, she would finally have money?

After all, everyone said so.

Once you get into university.

It’ll be easy.

Luo Yunzhi didn’t really believe in this “pie-in-the-sky” talk, but for motivation, she decided to savor it carefully.

Otherwise it would be too boring.

“Whew, time to shower and sleep.” Luo Yunzhi muttered to herself. 

Since there had never been anyone else in the house, she had no one to talk to.

In her daily life, being all alone had almost made her fall into depression.

She took a couple of steps, then suddenly turned her head to look at the sofa.

“But from now on, there’s a kitty.”

Her mood was rarely this cheerful.

“It’s getting happier and happier.”

At the same time, the black cat who seemed to be sleeping twitched her ears slightly. 

They wobbled back and forth like jelly, very soft.

Bai Ziyu wasn’t actually asleep. 

She was just waiting for a certain moment. 

Hearing Luo Yunzhi’s words, she lifted her head and glanced over there slightly.

“Meow.”

Maybe, probably.

She chimed in.

Bai Ziyu’s gaze shifted to the window. In this dark night, almost nothing could be seen. 

Moreover, living in such a rundown house.

The neighbors around were probably all elderly, so there was naturally no concept of staying up late. 

The light in the room was almost the only bright warmth shining in the residential area.

It was like a lonely.

Lighthouse on the sea.

Luo Yunzhi came over at some point and pulled the curtains tightly shut, blocking the black cat’s view. 

The black cat’s gaze turned back to her.

“It’s very late now.” She smiled softly. From her beautiful face came an unreadable emotion. 

“So Little White should go to sleep soon.”

The black cat blinked.

Luo Yunzhi knew the other party couldn’t understand, so she didn’t continue speaking. 

Instead, she raised her fingertips and pressed on the buttons of her shirt.

Immediately after… under Bai Ziyu’s stunned expression, the young girl took off her top just like that, revealing the pink bra she was wearing underneath.

“Meow!”

Y-y-y-you!

The black cat panicked.

She hurriedly averted her gaze, even shifting her body to turn directly toward the wall. 

Staring at the white wall, her whole mind went blank.

Bai Ziyu never expected Luo Yunzhi to change clothes right in front of her! Didn’t the other party know what shame was?

In front of her—who used to be a boy.

“Meow~”

Not anymore.

Only then did Bai Ziyu react. 

The entire cat went limp on the sofa, looking as if her world had lost all color. 

She felt like life had lost its meaning.

She was just a cat now. Why would the young girl feel any shame toward a cat? 

Not to mention changing clothes—even if she did something more excessive, it probably wouldn’t matter.

And although she could transform into a human… Bai Ziyu was no longer a boy. 

Even if she transformed, she wouldn’t be able to do anything at all.

Would she have to use her female body…

To rub tofu or something?

“Huh? What’s wrong with you?”

“Meow.”

Nothing.

Facing Luo Yunzhi’s question, Bai Ziyu responded weakly. 

She didn’t lift her head—after all, she no longer had a little head to lift.

The black cat stared blankly at a certain spot. She didn’t look at Luo Yunzhi changing clothes. 

After all, she wasn’t a pervert, even though the other party wouldn’t notice at all.

Only after the rustling sounds stopped.

Did she turn her head back.

Luo Yunzhi had already changed into her pajamas. 

The pajamas had probably once been pink, but now, after being washed too many times, they had faded to white.

The young girl didn’t pay any attention to the black cat’s earlier behavior. 

She couldn’t have imagined that the black cat was actually a cat yokai. 

She picked up her clothes and walked to the bathroom door.

“Little White, I’m going to take a shower.”

Luo Yunzhi smiled lightly.

“Be good, okay.”

***

The light in the bathroom was turned on, the door was closed, separating it into two different worlds from outside. 

The splash splash splash of water had a hypnotic effect that made one drowsy.

The black cat licked her fur with her tongue. Ever since becoming a cat, she had also inherited some of a cat’s habits. 

However, this hadn’t caused her much trouble.

After all, they were mostly advantages.

“Meow meow.”

She probably won’t come out for a while.

“Meow.”

Now’s the time.

The black cat meowed softly twice. She closed her eyes tightly. 

The room seemed to darken, but in just an instant, it was as if nothing had happened.

When she looked toward the sofa again, a naked young girl was standing there. 

The girl blinked, casually grabbed the bedsheet and draped it over herself.

If one were to ask about the other downsides of transforming into a human.

It would be the lack of clothes.

“Ah… good thing, though~” 

A pleasant voice came from Bai Ziyu’s mouth. She lightly jumped down from the sofa. 

“When in cat form, you can’t see any private parts.”

Perhaps because she was a yokai, even when picked up and looked at in black cat form, no private parts were visible at all—it was as if something blocked the view.

And other people wouldn’t even.

Notice anything strange.

Was this one of the perks of being a yokai?