In Honkai with Tom Cat

Thousand Feathers Academy, high school second-year teaching building.

Outside, several female zombies in Thousand Feathers Academy uniforms are wandering about.

From a distance, these female students have youthful, shapely figures and some charm on their faces.

Unfortunately, they are already dead.

In the grassy area around the teaching building, a bush suddenly made a slight rustling sound.

After a few seconds of silence, the bush moved aside to reveal a pair of human legs and a pair of cat paws, quietly heading towards the second-year teaching building.

"Ah..."

One of the zombies seemed to notice something and looked in the direction of the bush. The bush immediately stopped moving and stayed in place, appearing very out of place in front of the large teaching building.

After observing for a while, the zombie lost interest and turned away.

A minute later, the bush quickly sprouted legs and slipped into the building.

During this entire process, the zombies seemed oblivious, not noticing the suspicious bush that walked directly into the teaching building.

Once inside, the bush revealed two bald heads. Oh, not bald heads, but Li Huan and Tom, who were wearing football helmets.

Li Huan and Tom discarded the bush and brushed off the grass.

"It actually worked..." Li Huan looked at the bush with mixed feelings. The idea was Tom's; Li Huan had been a bit troubled by the zombies in front of the building.

They were circling around, making it difficult to enter.

Forcefully entering might provoke a conflict, which could attract more zombies, making the situation more challenging.

At that time, Tom suggested hiding in the bush to get through. Li Huan initially thought it was a crazy idea, but since Tom suggested it, it might work unexpectedly.

In the end, it did work. They managed to sneak in without encountering any conflict, thanks to the bush.

"By now, I'm no longer surprised by Tom's abilities." After spending some time with Tom, Li Huan had come to regard him as nearly omnipotent.

He now felt that no matter what happened, simply sending Tom would solve it.

"Meow?"

Tom suddenly shivered, sensing a cold breeze on his back. He nervously gripped his baseball bat and looked anxiously at Li Huan.

"Let's go, Tom. Don't be afraid."

Li Huan approached and patted Tom's head through the helmet. "Let's go."

Unaware that the sense of danger came from his own master, Tom nodded and followed Li Huan.

Taking out a map, Li Huan entered the teaching building.

According to the map, the home economics classroom was on the second floor.

They climbed to the second floor, only to find something unexpected.

"Strange, why are there no zombies?"

In the quiet corridor on the second floor, there was no sign of zombies or any noise, making it eerily silent, as if anticipating a group of black-clad assassins to appear.

Feeling the odd atmosphere, Tom also became unusually cautious.

They proceeded carefully to the home economics classroom, gripping their baseball bats.

Perhaps zombies were hiding in a corner, waiting to ambush them when they were least expecting it!

Just like some fallen celebrity who likes to place three dogs in disgusting spaces, waiting until you realize what's happening before attacking.

However—

Nothing happened.

Until they reached the home economics classroom, no zombies were in sight.

"Strange, really no one?"

Li Huan was baffled. There should be some zombies, but there were none.

After some thought, he gave up and entered the home economics classroom, which was unlocked. He and Tom easily got inside.

Using his phone's flashlight, Li Huan began collecting kitchen utensils as planned—knives, forks, bowls, chopsticks, pots, spatulas, etc. He placed everything directly into his inventory.

With the inventory, weight and carrying issues were solved, so he just took everything he needed.

Tom stood by the door, keeping watch for any approaching zombies.

After about ten minutes, Li Huan finished collecting the items.

"Alright, next we should head to the chemistry classroom..."

Satisfied with their collection, Li Huan was about to leave with Tom when he saw Tom raise a paw, signaling him to stay still.

"What's..."

Li Huan was about to speak when Tom covered his mouth with a paw. Tom made a shushing gesture and pointed toward the door.

Understanding what Tom meant, Li Huan listened carefully.

He heard footsteps outside in the empty corridor.

Feeling nervous, Li Huan realized there were indeed zombies around.

At that moment, Tom pointed to Li Huan and then to the home economics classroom.

Li Huan understood, crawled to the farthest dark corner, and hid.

After ensuring Li Huan was well-hidden, Tom held his baseball bat and hid nervously by the door, waiting.

Tom's plan was clear: he intended to ambush the approaching zombie.

A few minutes later, Li Huan saw a shadow on the floor outside the door, and the footsteps grew louder.

Soon, a pair of shoes appeared at the door.

They were white women's shoes. Looking up, Li Huan saw a pair of beautiful, slender calves.

Noticing these beautiful legs, Li Huan suddenly realized something.

Wait, zombies don't have such pretty skin!

In that instant, Tom suddenly charged and struck the person at the door with the bat.

Duang~~~~

The baseball bat hit the person's head hard, and the person fell unconscious without a sound.

Tom, seeing the result of his strike, grinned wickedly and continued to hit the person's head with the bat, making duang duang duang sounds.

Seeing this, Li Huan hurriedly got up and ran to Tom to see what was happening.

He was shocked to see that the victim was not a zombie but a living person.

"Oh my god! Tom, stop!"

Li Huan quickly grabbed the bat from Tom's hands, stopping him from continuing.

Tom stopped as instructed, and both looked at the beaten person.

It was a girl with silver hair in twin braids. The dim light made her face hard to see, but her head was covered with lumps from Tom's blows, especially one that was quite prominent and looked like Mount Everest.

Her eyes were rolled back, and saliva dripped from her mouth, indicating she was completely unconscious.

"Come on, wake up!"

Li Huan shook the girl's collar, trying to wake her.

But it was useless. The girl remained unconscious and unresponsive.

Seeing this, Li Huan felt anxious. After finally finding a living person, Tom had knocked her out. What to do now?

Tom, seeing Li Huan's anxiety, gave a somewhat apologetic smile. He realized he should have checked who it was before acting.

Determined to help, Tom decided to try to wake the girl up.

He picked up the bat and lightly tapped the prominent lump on her head.

Li Huan watched Tom's unexpected action in surprise but did not stop him.

Tom kept tapping the lump until it was back to the girl's head, reducing the swelling.

Watching the lump go down, Li Huan felt a sympathetic pain as if experiencing it himself.

Thankfully, she was unconscious, so he didn't know how painful it was... or maybe being unconscious didn't help.

He noticed that as Tom tapped the lump, the girl's expression showed pain, which made Li Huan feel even more sympathy.

Poor girl.

As somewhat responsible, Li Huan felt a bit shameless about the situation.

However, just as the lump was reduced, another lump suddenly appeared on a previously unblemished area.

...

Li Huan and Tom stared in silence at the new lump. Li Huan then looked at Tom.

Feeling Li Huan's gaze, Tom awkwardly hid the bat behind his back and whistled.

Li Huan sighed deeply.

At this point, there was no other choice.

"Tom, give me a hand."

Li Huan lifted the girl and signaled Tom to help with her legs.

Tom nodded, lifted her legs, and together they laid the girl down on the floor of the home economics classroom.

Li Huan tilted his head to the direction of the window and the door.

Tom then saluted and ran to close all the curtains and lock the door.

After closing the curtains, Tom turned on a light, filling the classroom with brightness without drawing any attention due to the curtains.

Li Huan, seeing the light, began to undress.

Don't get it wrong; he wasn't planning anything inappropriate with the unconscious girl.

He simply removed his shirt, folded it, and placed it under her head as a pillow.

At this moment, Li Huan finally had a chance to see the girl's face clearly.

She was a beautiful girl, like she stepped out of a painting.

Li Huan, whose cultural achievements weren't high, could only describe her as such. No other woman he had seen compared to her beauty.

Her exquisite features, fair skin, and the aura of charm and grace even in unconsciousness made Li Huan momentarily mesmerized.

The only flaw was a hint of stupidity on her face, which, while not damaging, added a touch of innocent cuteness.

After staring at her for a while, Li Huan realized he had been a bit smitten.

He awkwardly distanced himself from the girl, thinking, "Damn, I was a bit moved just now."

He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Regaining his composure, he looked at the girl. Finding a living person was a great relief.

However—

Although initially fascinated, Li Huan now felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Strange, this is the first time meeting her, right? Why do I feel a sense of familiarity?

Doubt appeared on his face as Li Huan tilted his head and looked at the girl.

For some reason, a strange feeling gradually emerged in his mind.

He felt as if the girl in front of him had once shared a nostalgic time with him.

How is this possible? I'm still a virgin.

Li Huan immediately shook off the thought. It couldn't be that he was married to the girl in front of him in a previous life.

...No, it's not just nostalgia.

As he thought further, he realized that in addition to nostalgia, he was experiencing other inexplicable emotions.

It was a very negative emotion, filled with a mix of anger, disappointment, and other feelings—although it wasn't directed at this girl.

"What's going on?"

He tried hard to remember, sensing that if he could uncover this confusion, he might understand his current situation.

He frowned and thought for a few minutes.

Finally, he felt an electric jolt at the back of his forehead, like an NT induction, and inspiration and clarity surged into his mind.

Thousand Feathers Academy, Nagazora City, zombies, and a white-haired beautiful girl—everything was connected!

"Ah------"

Suddenly, Li Huan slapped his face and groaned softly.

"It's actually this world. I should have realized it sooner."

Tom looked at his master's inexplicable behavior and tilted his head in confusion.

Li Huan muttered the name of this world with a touch of helplessness.

"Honkai..."