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As Shen Ye said this, Bayonetta fell silent again. Then she looked at Shen Ye. Although there was still a faint smile on her face, her eyes became dangerous.
After a while, she finally spoke: "Cats are very difficult to tame. Even if you adopt her, she will never treat you as her master."
Here the black-haired witch used the word "she" instead of "it", so Shen Ye naturally heard that the witch was talking about herself. Of course, if the witch knew Chinese, then Shen Ye would have to think about who this "she" was referring to. Obviously, Chinese homophones are more easily confused than English in oral communication, but it also shows the foresight of our ancestors. If everyone in the world knew Chinese, then certain organizations would not stir up trouble based on gender-based titles.
However, Shen Ye was still unsure whether Bayonetta knew that he had discovered her identity. Of course, this refers to her turning into a cat, so he shook his head and said nonsense: "You use her very well, you know? A neighbor in our country likes to adopt cats, especially wild cats, thinking that they will repay their kindness."
Bayonetta was obviously not a homebody. She did not understand what Shen Ye meant by this and immediately asked in confusion: "Can a cat repay a favor? How do they repay a favor?"
"Become a cat girl." Shen Ye pointed his hand at his chest and said, "Become a cat girl this tall, very cute, and then marry the owner who adopts her."
Then he looked at the witch in front of him, shook his head, and said with regret: "You are too tall. If you are a cat, you must be a tiger, or a leopard. Of course, I hope you are a fox or a snake."
The black-haired witch was left speechless by Shen Ye's words. Apart from not being a stay-at-home girl, it was obvious that she had never heard of the legend of the fox and the snake repaying a favor.
However, the black-haired witch still managed to understand what Shen Ye meant. She pinched her brows and said unhappily: "I seem to understand what you want to say. In our legends, similar stories are usually not good stories, and the heroines of the stories are not cute creatures like cats and foxes. So do you know what it is?"
"I don't know." Shen Ye shook his head vigorously.
"Sheep." Bayonetta gave a meaningful smile.
"Uh... okay, I can imagine what you are talking about, but it's not the same as what I said." Shen Ye tried hard to forget the bad images in his mind, frowned and said: "Let's continue discussing cats."
"Okay!" Bayonetta nodded, then looked at Shen Ye's glass of wine, which had not been touched, and said, "But before we discuss it, cat lover, can you please finish the wine in your glass first? This is my treat."
"Do you have to pay to drink here?" Shen Ye picked up the wine glass, frowned and took a big sip. No matter how many times he drank it, he never liked this sweet wine.
"Mr. Cat, we are discussing cats, don't change the subject. Also, Rodin is dead. I have worked here for twenty years, and this bar should belong to me." Bayonetta suddenly raised her voice, as if she wanted to inform someone.
However, Shen Ye's focus was not here. He frowned and said, "Miss Sister, don't give people random nicknames."
"Isn't this nickname nice? Mr. Cat." The black-haired witch supported her chin and looked at the man in front of her, with no intention of changing her name.
"Of course, this reminds me of the nickname someone gave me a few days ago." Shen Ye said distressedly, wondering why witches like to give people nicknames.
"Is it also related to cats?" The black-haired witch showed a curious look.
"Yes." Shen Ye nodded.
"Could it be Mr. Cat too?" The black-haired witch became even more curious.
Shen Ye shook his head: "No, it's the Cheshire Cat."
Bayonetta was stunned for a moment, with a thoughtful expression on her face: "She's also a woman?"
"Yeah, also a woman." Shen Ye stared at the black-haired witch, trying to see from her eyes whether she remembered something, but the witch's next words made him give up.
"I didn't expect it to be a woman who likes Cheshire Cat as much as I do." Bayonetta said with great interest.
Then she also stared at Shen Ye. After a while, she suddenly shook her head: "No, that nickname has been given to someone else."
"I'll continue to call you Mr. Cat." Bayonetta continued: "Or a cat lover."
"In fact, cat lover is not a good word in our place." Shen Ye said expressionlessly.
"Mr. Cat then."
"I have a name. You can call me Shen like Enzo."
"Not as nice as Mr. Cat."
"…"
Taking a deep breath, Shen Ye slowly said: "Let's change the topic."
"But, it was you who said we wanted to discuss cats?" A smile appeared in the black-haired witch's eyes. She was very happy to have the verbal advantage.
Shen Ye said sullenly: "I suddenly don't like cats anymore."
"Cats are so cute, how can you not like them?" The smile in Bayonetta's eyes became even brighter.
"Because I can't tame her." Shen Ye glanced at her.
"Have you ever had a cat?" Bayonetta suddenly asked back.
"It seems... not." Shen Ye thought about it and answered uncertainly. Although Jeanne would occasionally turn into a cat to play with him, she was still a human after all.
"Then why do you say you can't tame it?" Bayonetta asked with her head tilted, holding a lollipop that she had taken out from somewhere in her hand. She licked it with her tongue.
"You said it yourself, okay?" Shen Ye decided to use the same rhetoric that Bayonetta had used against him before to deal with her.
But he obviously forgot that Bayonetta was a woman, and a witch at that. She looked puzzled: "When did I say that?"
"Just now, you said that cats are animals that are difficult to tame. Have you forgotten?" Shen Ye asked unhappily.
"Did I say that?" Bayonetta blinked her eyes, innocent like a real nun: "Sorry, I forgot."
Shen Ye paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "So you are playing rogue? Miss Sister, you are a lady."
But Bayonetta smiled charmingly: "I'm sorry, but I'm not a lady, I'm..."
As she spoke, the nun's hat on Bayonetta's head was suddenly torn off, revealing her long black hair. The long black hair seemed to have life and moved without wind, and stretched out crazily at an extremely fast speed.
At the same time, the nun's uniform on Bayonetta made a tearing sound, and then, with a bang, pieces of cloth exploded all over the sky.
But Shen Ye saw almost nothing, because at the moment the nun's uniform exploded into pieces, Bayonetta's hair had already surrounded her key parts, and then turned into a black tights to wrap her up... Well, in fact, except for those two key parts, Shen Ye saw everything.
At this time, Bayonetta continued what she hadn't finished saying: "I am... a witch."
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