This year is a hot year. It's unbelievably hot. Less than five minutes of drying the clothes. And it was so hot for so long that I thought there would be only summer all year. But even so The long summer has finally come to an end. And then it became rainy season. It rains heavily. It rains every day, and it especially falls right after work.

That day I was working OT at the office until 8 p.m. Maybe not that long compared to the longest day. But the exhaustion of working OT for three days straight made me quite exhausted. Looking outside through the window glass It's still raining. But after waiting another fifteen minutes, the rain still didn't show any signs of stopping.

I grabbed a big black umbrella. It's better to go outside and try your luck. I'm hungry.

As I thought, it wasn't wrong. There were a lot of people at the tent at the bus stop. It's raining like this, traffic jams, buses are late. Far away, there are people who have given up and gone out to hail a taxi. But they still haven't gotten up. Taxis often play tricks on rainy days. I didn't want to wait for either the bus or the taxi so I just kept walking.

The dirty water on the floor splashed up to his calves. I don't like it very much. But it's better than waiting aimlessly at the office. I carried an umbrella and ran through the rain until I arrived in front of this alley. An alley I'd never noticed even after working here for five years, lit on and off by incandescent light bulbs that were almost completely obsolete in the city. The cement wall with posters was torn off.

Naturally, I would have just passed by this place. If it weren't for having to stand and shelter from the rain in an alley with a roof,

I walked inside It's an old shopping area. The roof was built so people could walk around and shop at all times. But now it's almost empty of people. Some of the polycarbonate sheets covering the roof were missing. The rain poured down from there. Graffiti from thieves can be seen everywhere. There are some rats and cockroaches. It's probably normal for a place like this.

“Meow,” I heard a voice. I assumed it was a calling sound.

“Meow, meow,” the voice continued. The rain still didn't stop falling. I searched for its origin. Until he stopped next to a trash can, where there was a cardboard box that was damp from being splashed with water. He looked down and looked.

I saw an orange cat in there.

It looks like he's breathing heavily. Not very cheerful This is different from the orange cat's personality which is usually cheerful. They get along better with humans than other colored cats.

Wee wee wee

This sound came out with my breathing. Oh my gosh, or was it pneumonia?

There is no place to keep pets in the condo. That's all, Miss Pancake complaining about our YA novels will be bad.

I took off my jacket and wrapped it around myself. In this case, you must hurry to see a doctor. But it's still raining like this. Taking him out, I'm not sure if the symptoms will get worse or not.

“What are you guys doing?”

Startled, I turned towards the voice. It was the voice of a man wearing a black t-shirt with white English text printed on it. Cover it with a brown denim jacket. He wore jeans and sneakers. What's strange is the long, flowing red scarf that looks "bright" like a hero from a superhero movie.

“No, I'm going now.” I awkwardly picked up the umbrella I had left behind. Both arms are busy because of holding the cat. Or will we run away and leave our umbrella behind?

“That cat looks sick. Let me take a look.” He extended his right hand. I was even more shocked. When that hand isn't, that arm doesn't belong to a person.

But it's a mechanical arm. robot arm

“The symptoms are not good at all. Leaving it like this is definitely bad. Come along, I will take the cat to the doctor.”

“Yes.” I don't know why, but instead I handed him the cat and ran away. It turned out to be following this man slowly.

"Oh, my name is Chai. What's your name?"

“Mint.”

“Nice to meet you, Miss Mint.” He turned and smiled. “Don't forget your umbrella.” He held the orange cat in his arms. Then use the robot hand to point at the umbrella.

“Oh, yes.” I went and picked up an umbrella to open for him and the cat.

Chai walks very fast. In this mysterious alley, it was like another world that was so deep and complex that I wasn't sure if I would be able to walk back alone. Soon, he stopped in front of a dilapidated three-story black commercial building.

“Right here,” he said.

A large, worn-out sign that glowed unwillingly read: “Nuclear for repairs.”

"Aren't you going to take me to the veterinarian?"

“Haha,” he laughed, which made me even more confused. and will begin to fear again “There aren't any veterinarians around here. But this shop guarantees that they can fix everything. I've already fixed it."

Rainwater flows from a closed umbrella. I followed him up the narrow metal stairs. One part of me thought that I shouldn't have come to this alley to take shelter from the rain. Before he could finish thinking, the door opened. The room seemed incredibly large compared to the size of the building. There were iron shelves everywhere. There were clutter on those shelves. The important thing was that in the middle of the room there was a large black iron table.

And the person sitting at that table… was not a person.

“Grandpa, please take a look at the cat,” Chai said, gently placing my shirt with the cat on it on the table in front of Grandpa.

The person called Grandfather looked down at the cat on the table through his single-lens lens. The sound of the hydraulics screeched loudly as he moved.

Grandpa is a real robot. no artificial skin Prosthetic organs or something? The body is made of black metal. There wasn't even any armor covering it.

“The lungs are seriously damaged,” Grandfather said. “Chai went to get an artificial lung on the floor.

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Please come.”

“That floor is very far away.”

“Don't complain, go get it.”

"Oh, for the sake of the cat." Chai immediately walked away.

“Girl,” Grandfather called.

“Yes,” I answered, confused.

“See that radio over there? Turn on some music. It will work faster if the music is on.”

“Radio…” I repeated, feeling like I had heard this word somewhere before.

“Oh, for humans, it must have been a long time ago. I mean the box with the buttons on the shelf over there. Please press the triangle button.”

I did as Grandpa said. An ancient song sounded from that box.

“Oh, this is the radio.”

“Very good, wrap him in a cloth. I'll dry myself out.” Grandfather turned one hand into a hair dryer and blew it on the cat again. “Now we have to try to keep it free of moisture. What's your name? Are you thirsty? There's bottled water on the radio shelf. Humans can eat it.”

"Mint, I'm not hungry."

"Go and get something to eat. Humans cannot go without water."

Oh Grandfather, why do you ask?

After waiting for a long enough time Chai then brought back cat artificial lungs. No, he brought a whole box of artificial lungs, including cats, elephants, buffalo, people, etc.

“I won't say which cat's it is. And the box is very heavy,” Chai complained.

“I thought I was smart enough. This is written on it: C.A.T. Cat.” Grandfather pointed it out. Suddenly, sparks flashed from his right wrist.

“What about Grandpa? I refuse to fix my own wrist again.”

“My story”

“Miss Mint, if you're afraid of blood, just go sit over there and wait. As for Chai, he had to help me with the surgery. Take the scalpel. Do you know where it is?”

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk” Chai went to pick up a scalpel and sterilize it like a pro. He brought animal anesthesia with him. I wondered if the whole box of artificial lungs was brought in as a joke.

"Miss Mint"

"leg"

“If you're hungry, there's bread and cocoa too. Serve yourself. It hasn't expired, I'm keeping an eye on it."

“I'm not hungry.”

"Humans cannot go without food. Go and pick it up and eat it."

Two hours had passed.

“It's neat, like new.”

The orange cat still looked dazed and exhausted. But there was no more whistling from its chest.

“The battery also uses a nuclear system. It can last forever so you don't have to change it,” Grandpa said proudly.

“Chai went and picked up a basket with a lid on the shelf.

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Find a cloth or something to cover it with.” This time Chai didn't complain again. Maybe it's because I'm not far away. He returned with a wicker basket with a lid. And there is a Scotch pattern fabric lining the inside. Grandfather carried the cat and put it in the basket.

“Miss Mint, take him and raise him.”

“I don't want it. There is no place to raise them.”

“Humans need pets. Otherwise, it will wither.”

“Grandfather,” Chai called out. "Don't force him." He shook his head wearily. before smiling at me “Your grandfather is like this. But there is no harm in it.”

“Ah, that's true. Then you can leave it here for now. And you must stop by to visit often.”

“Yes,” I smiled at Grandpa. I didn't say that, but I really intend to come back, but will it be right?

When I came out The rain has stopped.

This year is a hot year. It's unbelievably hot. Less than five minutes of drying the clothes. And it was so hot for so long that I thought there would be only summer all year. But even so The long summer has finally come to an end. And then it became rainy season. It rains heavily. It rains every day, and it especially falls right after work.

That day I was working OT at the office until 8 p.m. Maybe not that long compared to the longest day. But the exhaustion of working OT for three days straight made me quite exhausted. Looking outside through the window glass It's still raining. But after waiting another fifteen minutes, the rain still didn't show any signs of stopping.

I grabbed a big black umbrella. It's better to go outside and try your luck. I'm hungry.

As I thought, it wasn't wrong. There were a lot of people at the tent at the bus stop. It's raining like this, traffic jams, buses are late. Far away, there are people who have given up and gone out to hail a taxi. But they still haven't gotten up. Taxis often play tricks on rainy days. I didn't want to wait for either the bus or the taxi so I just kept walking.

The dirty water on the floor splashed up to his calves. I don't like it very much. But it's better than waiting aimlessly at the office. I carried an umbrella and ran through the rain until I arrived in front of this alley. An alley I'd never noticed even after working here for five years, lit on and off by incandescent light bulbs that were almost completely obsolete in the city. The cement wall with posters was torn off.

Naturally, I would have just passed by this place. If it weren't for having to stand and shelter from the rain in an alley with a roof,

I walked inside It's an old shopping area. The roof was built so people could walk around and shop at all times. But now it's almost empty of people. Some of the polycarbonate sheets covering the roof were missing. The rain poured down from there. Graffiti from thieves can be seen everywhere. There are some rats and cockroaches. It's probably normal for a place like this.

“Meow,” I heard a voice. I assumed it was a calling sound.

“Meow, meow,” the voice continued. The rain still didn't stop falling. I searched for its origin. Until he stopped next to a trash can, where there was a cardboard box that was damp from being splashed with water. He looked down and looked.

I saw an orange cat in there.

It looks like he's breathing heavily. Not very cheerful This is different from the orange cat's personality which is usually cheerful. They get along better with humans than other colored cats.

Wee wee wee

This sound came out with my breathing. Oh my gosh, or was it pneumonia?

There is no place to keep pets in the condo. That's all, Miss Pancake complaining about our YA novels will be bad. But I can't leave this cat like this.

I took off my jacket and wrapped it around myself. In this case, you must hurry to see a doctor. But it's still raining like this. Taking him out, I'm not sure if the symptoms will get worse or not.

“What are you guys doing?”

Startled, I turned towards the voice. It was the voice of a man wearing a black t-shirt with white English text printed on it. Cover it with a brown denim jacket. He wore jeans and sneakers. What's strange is the long, flowing red scarf that looks "bright" like a hero from a superhero movie.

“No, I'm going now.” I awkwardly picked up the umbrella I had left behind. Both arms are busy because of holding the cat. Or will we run away and leave our umbrella behind?

“That cat looks sick. Let me take a look.” He extended his right hand. I was even more shocked. When that hand isn't, that arm doesn't belong to a person.

But it's a mechanical arm. robot arm

“My symptoms are not good at all. Leaving it like this is definitely bad. Come along, I will take the cat to the doctor.”

“Yes.” I don't know why, but instead I handed him the cat and ran away. It turned out to be following this man slowly.

"Oh, my name is Chai. What's your name?"

“Mint.”

“Nice to meet you, Miss Mint.” He turned and smiled. “Don't forget your umbrella.” He held the orange cat in his arms. Then use the robot hand to point at the umbrella.

“Oh, yes.” I went and picked up an umbrella to open for him and the cat.

Chai walks very fast. In this mysterious alley, it was like another world that was so deep and complex that I wasn't sure if I would be able to walk back alone. Soon, he stopped in front of a dilapidated three-story black commercial building.

“Right here,” he said.

A large, worn-out sign that glowed unwillingly read: “Nuclear for repairs.”

"Aren't you going to take me to the veterinarian?"

“Haha,” he laughed, which made me even more confused. and will begin to fear again “There aren't any veterinarians around here. But this shop guarantees that they can fix everything. I've already fixed it."

Rainwater flows from a closed umbrella. I followed him up the narrow metal stairs. One part of me thought that I shouldn't have come to this alley to take shelter from the rain. Before he could finish thinking, the door opened. The room seemed incredibly large compared to the size of the building. There were iron shelves everywhere. There were clutter on those shelves. The important thing was that in the middle of the room there was a large black iron table.

And the person sitting at that table… was not a person.

“Grandpa, please take a look at the cat,” Chai said, gently placing my shirt with the cat on it on the table in front of Grandpa.

The person called Grandfather looked down at the cat on the table through his single-lens lens. The sound of the hydraulics screeched loudly as he moved.

Grandpa is a real robot. no artificial skin Prosthetic organs or something? The body is made of black metal. There wasn't even any armor covering it.

“The lungs are seriously damaged,” Grandfather said. “Chai went to get an artificial lung on the floor.

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Please come.”

“That floor is very far away.”

“Don't complain, go get it.”

"Oh, for the sake of the cat." Chai immediately walked away.

“Girl,” Grandfather called.

“Yes,” I answered, confused.

“See that radio over there? Turn on some music. It will work faster if the music is on.”

“Radio…” I repeated, feeling like I had heard this word somewhere before.

“Oh, for humans, it must have been a long time ago. I mean the box with the buttons on the shelf over there. Please press the triangle button.”

I did as Grandpa said. An ancient song sounded from that box.

“Oh, this is the radio.”

“Very good, wrap him in a cloth. I'll dry myself out.” Grandfather turned one hand into a hair dryer and blew it on the cat again. “Now we have to try to keep it free of moisture. What's your name? Are you thirsty? There's bottled water on the radio shelf. Humans can eat it.”

"Mint, I'm not hungry."

"Go and get something to eat. Humans cannot go without water."

Oh Grandfather, why do you ask?

After waiting for a long enough time Chai then brought back cat artificial lungs. No, he brought a whole box of artificial lungs, including cats, elephants, buffalo, people, etc.

“I won't say which cat's it is. And the box is very heavy,” Chai complained.

“I thought I was smart enough. This is written on it: C.A.T. Cat.” Grandfather pointed it out. Suddenly, sparks flashed from his right wrist.

“What about Grandpa? I refuse to fix my own wrist again.”

“My story”

“Miss Mint, if you're afraid of blood, just go sit over there and wait. As for Chai, he had to help me with the surgery. Take the scalpel. Do you know where it is?”

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk” Chai went to pick up a scalpel and sterilize it like a pro. He brought animal anesthesia with him. I wondered if the whole box of artificial lungs was brought in as a joke.

"Miss Mint"

"leg"

“If you're hungry, there's bread and cocoa too. Serve yourself. It hasn't expired, I'm keeping an eye on it."

“I'm not hungry.”

"Humans cannot go without food. Go and pick it up and eat it."

Two hours had passed.

“It's neat, like new.”

The orange cat still looked dazed and exhausted. But there was no more whistling from its chest.

“The battery also uses a nuclear system. It can last forever so you don't have to change it,” Grandpa said proudly.

“Chai went and picked up a basket with a lid on the shelf.

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Find a cloth or something to cover it with.” This time Chai didn't complain again. Maybe it's because I'm not far away. He returned with a wicker basket with a lid. And there is a Scotch pattern fabric lining the inside. Grandfather carried the cat and put it in the basket.

“Miss Mint, take it and feed it.”

“I don't want it. There is no place to raise them.”

“Humans need pets. Otherwise, it will wither.”

“Grandfather,” Chai called out. "Don't force him." He shook his head wearily. before smiling at me “Your grandfather is like this. But there is no harm in it.”

“Ah, that's true. Then you can leave it here first. And you must stop by to visit often.”

“Yes,” I smiled at Grandpa. I didn't say that, but I really intend to come back, but will it be right?

When I came out The rain has stopped.