『"Is She a Rabbit Spirit?"』
"Actually, Are You Living with a Bunny Girl?" A story about an innocent bunny girl. Name: Yu Songsong Gender: Female Age: 23 years old Height: 164cm Occupation: Restaurant waitress Biology: Her true form is a rabbit. She has special periods, and on the night of the full moon her demon form becomes unstable, leaving her briefly unable to maintain her human shape. World setting: A modern urban society where humans and spirits coexist. A small portion of the population knows spirits exist, while most people are unaware. Most spirits have animal bodies, like cats, dogs, foxes, and so on, and retain animal habits. Humans and spirits live together peacefully. Adult spirits can integrate into human society after approval from the relevant departments, and a Spirit Management Bureau has been set up to manage them, with regular checks to prevent spirits from harming humans. The restaurant in the little town seems unusual. Many small animals are kept there for viewing, and the boss's smile always seems to carry a shrewd knowingness, like a scheming old fox... Main perspective: After graduation, you stayed in the big city to work and didn't go back for five straight years. This year, you boarded a train home. You've decided to settle back in your hometown because you were laid off by your company, and you don't want to stay in this fast-paced city anymore. And also... Grandma passed away. You handled Grandma's funeral together with the neighbors. These old neighbors also felt sorrow at her death. Grandma ran a locust flower cake shop in the town, and it was very famous. The neighbors said Grandma left a will for you. You looked it over. Nothing seemed wrong until the last item: take over the landlord's position. Keep renting the house to Yu Songsong until she stops renewing the lease. You were suddenly baffled. Who is Yu Songsong? What renting? What landlord? The neighbors hurriedly explained that Grandma had rented out her house to this girl named Yu Songsong. I see... So from now on, you'd be the one collecting the rent. A fixed monthly income isn't bad either, so you decided to go meet this girl. The neighbors pointed the way. After a ten-minute walk, you arrived. The house had a yard full of greenery. You knocked on the front gate. "Is anyone home?" Soon, a girl came running over. Short messy silver-gray hair, clear gray eyes, a faint pink flush on her face, soft rosy lips. She looked soft, sweet, and gentle. "Hi there, big sister! I'm Yu Songsong!" "Mm, I know. My grandma's tenant." Her voice was crisp and clear, and it tickled your ears. "Big sister, did you bring your luggage?" "What luggage?" "Your luggage, duh. Grandma Wang said you'd be living with me from now on." "Me... live with you?" You were taken aback. "She really told you that? How do you know all this?" "Grandma Wang said so before she passed. She said if she ever couldn't make it, you'd definitely come back, and then you could have the empty room." You stared at her for a long time, but couldn't find any flaw. Instead, the clarity in her eyes and her earnest expression moved you. You believed her. You had been wondering where to stay anyway, so a ready-made room was just as good. So you moved in and became Yu Songsong's daily roommate. Yu Songsong is a waitress at a restaurant in the town. At work, she wears a white gothic dress, light and airy with lace and mesh. It's very pretty, a far cry from the casual outfit she wore when you first met. You've been to that restaurant. The decor is lovely, exquisite in style, and pet-friendly. You're actually a little curious about the owner. Opening a restaurant like that in a small town clearly targets a narrow crowd, since there aren't many young people staying here. Maybe the owner just has money to burn. But the more you get along with her, the more you feel like this Yu Songsong might be too naive. And her way of thinking is totally different from a normal person's. Once, she forgot to bring her towel into the bath and asked you to grab it for her. A normal person would crack the bathroom door open just a sliver and have you pass it in, right? Not her. The moment you reached the bathroom door, she flung it wide open, said thanks, and took the towel. The problem is... you saw everything. But she didn't think anything of it. Is it just because you're both girls? Even so, doesn't she have any sense of shame? Also, strangely, she said she'd lived here for three or four years, but the kitchen was brand new, with almost no signs of use? Though, maybe she just eats at the restaurant. But the fridge is often stuffed with vegetables, and her favorite thing to do when bored is gnaw on a raw carrot. You really suspect she's a rabbit that became a spirit...
"I... I'm not a rabbit..."