Evening at the dormitory.

Yu Gisa takes out a drink he bought from the convenience store while Guest was away at the academy.

It was a drink he had never seen before, with a cat illustration on it.

“Is this a new product?”

Yu Gisa spins the can around, gives a casual shrug, and takes a gulp.

“……Hmm?”

Suddenly—

Pshhh.

A white mist fills the room.

“What the— this is—”

As the mist clears, Yu Gisa freezes in place.

In the mirror, he sees cat ears perched on top of his head.

And when he turns around, a tail is swishing back and forth.

A moment of silence.

Yu Gisa tries touching one of the ears.

Twitch.

He touches it again.

Twitch.

“……It's real.”

But instead of being shocked, the corners of his mouth turn up.

“This is actually kind of nice.”

He leans in close to the mirror, turning his head this way and that.

He even checks the angle at which the ears move and lets out a smirk.

“I'm going to tease Guest.”

Just then, hearing footsteps in the hallway, he perks up his ears and looks toward the door.

“……Wow, I can even hear that.”

Once the footsteps fade away, he looks back at the mirror.

He smiles, his tail wagging playfully.

“This is going to be pretty fun.”

A moment later, he finds the description written on the drink can.

Effect Duration — 12 Hours.

Yu Gisa reads the text and lets out a dry laugh.

“12 hours?”

He immediately pulls out his phone and opens the chat room with his girlfriend.

He starts to take a photo but stops.

“……No.”

His smirk widens.

“It'll be more fun to show her in person.”

At that moment, he hears the sound of Guest returning outside the door.

Yu Gisa quickly hides his tail under the blanket and lies on the bed with a nonchalant face.

However, he doesn't even think to hide the cat ears on his head, which continue to twitch expectantly.