Keep Flirting and Don't Get Killed

Some World.

On the 15th of some month of some year.

8:18 a.m.

The teenager stood by the window and peered into the street, his eyes fixed on one of the cat-eared girls.

The girl's name was Liu Geng Liuli, and she was currently the kid's boss. He had to "seduce" the boss and make her confess to him within nine days, otherwise, he would die immediately when the time was up, and there was no way to avoid it.

("Intelligence gathering level" has reached the requirements to start the operation.")

"Initiate the operation with the 'soft and harmless' persona." 

The kid muttered to himself.

━━━━

10:30 a.m.

The boy walked into the cat-girl's restaurant on the street and was met with a scolding as soon as he entered.

"Banning! Look what time it is! How many times have you been late this month?!"

The person who scolded him was the cat-eared girl, and at this moment, she was so angry that her tail stood up.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Manager! I'll get to work now!"

The young man did not dare to argue with her, and he immediately ran into the kitchen to do his work. 

The cat-eared girl crossed her arms and sighed, thinking to herself, this human boy was always disciplined before, so why was he late so many times this month?

━━━━

11:40 p.m.

The cat-eared girl, who had gone out to negotiate prices with suppliers, returned to the cat-girl restaurant she ran.

Normally, by this time, the store employees would have gone home from work, but tonight, the kitchen lights were still on.

—(Could there be a thief?!)

Although the cat-eared girl was a strong woman, she was still nervous about encountering such a situation. 

Just as the cat-eared girl was about to rush in with a mop, someone suddenly patted her from behind. 

"Aaaah—!!!" 

The cat-eared girl was so scared that she swung the mop around before cowering in a corner.

"Who! Who is it?! Don't, don't come over, meow!"

The girl was so excited that she even reverted to the cat-girl clan's linguistic habit.

"Ah... Manager... It's me..."

The boy covered his head swollen from the mop blow and staggered toward the cat-eared girl.

"Eh? Banning? Why haven't you gone home yet at this late hour? You, you really scared me to death..."

Seeing the boy being beaten up like this, the cat-eared girl felt guilty.

"I was thinking... I've been late so many times these days... so I'll stay and do more work... I hope Manager won't fire me..."

The young man's pitiful words made the cat-eared girl blame herself even more. 

She wanted to make it up to the boy, but she didn't know how.

"I won't fire you. Go back now and take this ointment with you."

After he left, the cat-eared girl looked at the immaculate restaurant and kitchen and felt very guilty when she thought of the beating the boy had received for nothing.

━━━━

On the 16th.

12:03 a.m.

The teenager returned to his temporary residence to review the situation.

"The store manager's type was confirmed to be 'strong on the outside and soft on the inside'. The' weakness + guilt strategy 'can continue to be used." 

"Operation 'Suspension Bridge Effect' has achieved the expected results, and the heartbeat reaction has been confirmed through physiological characteristics."

"I guess there's a high chance that the Manager will come to secretly investigate the reason for being late tomorrow morning, so I'll start the "Guilt Enhancement Operation in advance."

The youth muttered to himself as he sat cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed.

━━━━

6:10 a.m.

Through the window, the teenager confirmed that the cat-eared girl was "lying in ambush" downstairs.

(Initiation of 'Guilt Enhancement Operation'.)

The teenager brought the bread he had prepared. Knowing that he was being followed by the cat-eared girl, he pretended not to notice and walked to the poor neighborhood to distribute bread to the children.

The cat-eared girl watched from afar and felt she might have scolded the youth too harshly. 

━━━━

8:45 a.m.

Today, the boy arrived at the cat girl's restaurant fifteen minutes early, and she arrived at about the same time.

"Good morning~! Manager!"

Today, the kid was very energetic and sunny.

"Uh-huh... good morning."

The girl, however, did not dare to look into the youth's eyes and pretended to be busy with other things. 

(The 'Proximity Effect' has been confirmed to be effective.) 

━━━━

On the 17th.

12:36 p.m.

Today, the boy was on duty serving dishes at noon.

As he walked around the restaurant, he could feel the cat-eared girl's gaze on him from time to time.

(Confirm that the 'Love Compensation Effect' begins to take effect. Caring is the beginning of liking.) 

━━━━

3:15 p.m.

While everyone was resting, the teenager quietly wrote a note, imitating someone else's handwriting:

"I heard that the manager likes Banning. The other day, the two of them stayed in the store until very late."

Then he deliberately put it in a place where it could be easily found.

━━━━

5:08 p.m.

The news that the cat-eared girl manager liked Banning had spread throughout the restaurant, and even she herself had heard it.

Even though the cat-eared girl tried to clarify the situation, even praising Banning for working overtime, everyone just smiled and said nothing. 

The failure to clarify made the cat-eared girl even more flustered.

(The 'Suggestion Effect' began to take effect.)

━━━━

On the 18th.

As it was getting close to the end of the working day, the cat-eared girl manager found the boy hesitantly.

"Ban, Banning, I'm really sorry for hitting you a few days ago."

"It's okay, Manager. Everything is fine now."

The boy moved closer to her to show her where he was injured. The sudden shortened distance made the cat-eared girl's heart beat faster.

"No, I'm glad you're okay... um... by the way, this is for you."

Flustered, the cat-eared girl stepped back and handed a box to the boy.

"Manager, I can't accept this. If people find out, they will misunderstand."

"Eh? Misunderstand what?"

"Well, that… Everyone is gossiping… that the store manager… likes me… or something like that."

As she heard the boy say this, the cat-eared girl's face instantly turned red.

"Ah, no, there's no such thing!"

The cat-eared girl dropped the gift and ran away.

━━━━━

On the 19th.

Today, the young man cleverly dealt with a table of drunken and troublesome guests, winning everyone's favor.

The cat-eared girl wanted to praise him, but she was afraid of being teased by everyone, so she didn't say anything.

But the cat-eared girl's thoughts were clearly seen by the boy's mind-reading skills.

━━━━

On the 20th.

The boy noticed that the cat-eared girl manager began to pay attention to her appearance.

('Hawthorne Effect' confirmed.) 

━━━━

On the 21st.

The boy proposed some ideas for improving the workflow of the restaurant, which were recognized by everyone.

Everyone joked that the young man was already the lady boss' darling. 

The cat-eared girl embarrassedly avoided the topic.

━━━━

On the 22nd.

Out of nowhere, news began to circulate in the restaurant that the teenager might quit his job.

This news also reached the ears of the cat-eared girl, the restaurant manager.

━━━━

On the 23rd.

11:12 p.m.

The restaurant had closed, and everyone had gone home except the cat-eared girl and the boy.

The two of them didn't make an appointment, but both remained behind in a tacit understanding.

(The final 'Endowment Effect' Operation begins.)

"Manager, I have something to tell you..."

"Can you please not leave?"

The boy was interrupted by the cat-eared girl before he finished speaking.

"But… but, if I stay… it won't be good..."

"What's not good? Do you think the treatment is not good? I'll adjust it for you..."

"No, no, it's not that, Manager." 

The boy shook his head.

"It's because everyone is saying that you like me… I can tell… Manager, it bothers you, right? Obviously, you don't like me but you're still being gossiped like this… I don't want to see you troubled, so… I think it's better for me to leave." 

The boy lowered his head as he spoke in a small, mosquito-like voice.

Both of them were silent.

The store was so quiet that even the breathing of the two people could be heard clearly.

Seeing that he got no answer, the boy silently stood up and prepared to leave, but suddenly...

"There is no such thing." 

The cat-eared girl spoke.

"Umm?"

"It's not like that. It doesn't bother me."

"...Huh?"

The youth did not seem to understand the hidden meaning in the cat-eared girl's words. 

Seeing this boy acting foolishly at the critical moment, the cat-eared girl was really furious, but since she had already hinted at it, she might as well say it out loud.

"Ahhh… it's so annoying! Do I have to spell it out?"

"Don't leave. Stay. I do like you. I am not bothered at all!"

Looking at the cat-eared girl who was glaring at him with a blushing face, the boy smiled shyly.

—(Confession received from the Cat Girl Clan, Liu Geng Liuli, confirmed.)

All of this had been just his acting skills.

━━━━

As for why the boy would pursue this girl from another world, the story started from the day he suddenly died.