And in Cat Thiren form?!
1: Chapter 1: I’ve become Furina?
And in Cat Thiren form?!
New Eridu, Lumina Square, in front of a certain old and abandoned shop.
People came and went all around, but as they passed by, they couldn’t help but glance over.
Glancing at a Cat Thiren with white jellyfish-like hair standing dazedly before the shop entrance.
For no other reason than the individual was too dazzling, whether from the elegant and gorgeous aura radiating from within and without, or that breathtakingly beautiful face, fundamentally not inferior to the various idol celebrities being broadcast on the distant large screens.
Dressed in a sharp blue-black tuxedo, under the black shorts was a pair of fair legs.
The wave-like skirt behind her gently swayed with the breeze.
Though contrasting sharply with the old shop, she formed a unique scenic line on her own due to being too eye-catching.
Finally, the light in the young girl’s droplet-shaped blue eyes returned, she slightly turned her head to look at the shop in front of her, then with a hint of naive adorableness, she glanced around her surroundings.
Finally, she lowered her head and looked at her own slender, fair hands.
“Where am I…
This doesn’t seem to be the toilet…” Just as this cute white-haired creature was still pondering where she was, suddenly, the weekly afternoon broadcast sounded.
[Welcome to New Eridu, this new capital city full of hope and vitality.
I am your host…] From a hotpot restaurant in the distance, the voice of a staff member soliciting customers rang out.
“Welcome!
Today is the 10th anniversary of our shop’s opening in Lumina Square.
Customers dining with us today will enjoy a 20% discount!” These sounds reached the ears of the white-haired Cat Thiren.
Her knitted brows relaxed slightly, and the hand stroking her chin clenched into a fist, lightly tapping the palm of her other hand.
“Oh!
New Eridu…
Lumina Square.
This is the world of Zenless Zone Zero!
So the question is, who am I?” Just then, a ray of sunlight shone down, and the glass on the dilapidated shop door in front of her reflected the face of the speaker.
Seeing this, her teardrop-shaped sapphire pupils suddenly constricted.
“Fu…
Furina…” She waved her hand in disbelief, looking dazed, but this also confirmed that the person beneath the mirror’s surface was indeed herself.
“I’ve become Furina…
And, and I even have cat ears and…
a tail?” Looking at the slightly crooked blue top hat on her head, the white-to-blue gradient cat ear twitching occasionally next to her large, upright ahoge, and the white tail swaying behind her.
She felt a bit puzzled.
“I’ve actually become Furina!
And in…
catgirl form?” That’s quite interesting~ Squinting her eyes, this white cat immersed herself in the joy of becoming catgirl Furina.
Just then, a voice from the side broke her tranquility.
“Um, excuse me, is this Ms.
Furina?
You’ve arrived much earlier than the scheduled time.” Opening her eyes to look, she saw a man in a suit and asked curiously.
“Ah, are you, are you calling me?” “Of course.
Based on your Inter-Knot profile, if I’m not mistaken, you must be the one.
I’ve brought the property deed and business license for this shop.
Per the previous owner’s instructions, it now belongs to you…” With that, the man in the suit handed over the two confidential documents.
Furina took them blankly, blinked, and then opened them.
After reviewing the signed pages, she neatly folded them back up and asked, “Is this…
my shop?” “Yes~ It is now.” As he spoke, the man placed the keys into the white-haired girl’s hand.
After a few more brief words of small talk, he took his leave, citing a busy schedule.
Furina looked down at the keys and the two folders of confidential documents in her hands.
The white-haired girl frowned adorably again.
He called me Furina.
That means it’s my name now…
But I have a name.
I remember my name is—my name is…
what was it again?
In an instant, her memories of her past life seemed to shatter like bubbles.
Furina clutched her head, thinking hard for a long time, before finally giving up.
All she knew now was that in her past life, she had been attending a girls’ high school.
During a class break, she went to the restroom, and just as she pulled open the stall door, she appeared right here.
“Well~ since things are like this, I’ll just let nature take its course~ I am Furina.
I don’t know what my identity is here, but from the looks of it, I am currently the owner of this shop.” Clutching the key, Furina swayed her tail and slowly walked forward to unlock the slightly rusted lock above, then turned the doorknob and pushed the main door open.
Clatter~ A beam of light streamed in when the door opened, illuminating the dim environment.
Vast amounts of dust danced in the light, making it easy to see that no one had visited or cleaned the place for a long time.
Waving her small hands in front of her, Furina couldn’t help but cough a few times.
“Cough, cough…
Wow~ so much dust,” Her black leather high heels, worn with white lace socks, made a creaking sound on the wooden floor.
By the dim sunlight, Furina carefully found the main light switch nearby.
A look of joy crossed her face as she quickly walked over and flipped the switch.
The next moment, a series of clicks and crackles rang out.
The sound of electric current meeting emanated from the ceiling.
The warm white lights flickered before permanently shining bright.
Patting her chest, Furina nodded.
“Hmm~ Thank goodness, they work~ Alright, next I need to take a good look at my future home~” After hanging the shop key on a hook on the wall nearby, Furina took the property deed and business license and walked behind the bar.
After surveying the area for a moment, she pulled open the bottom drawer.
Seeing that it was relatively clean, she placed the two documents inside.
Next, she pulled open the large middle drawer.
In an instant, countless small black dots appeared, scaring Furina so much that tears welled in her eyes and her face turned pale.
She stumbled and fell straight to the ground.
“Ah~~ So, so many little bugs…
No, I have to go buy some insecticide from a nearby shop later.” After calming her pounding heart for a long while, Furina finally stood up shakily and pulled open the top drawer.
Creak~ The drawer opened, revealing an interior lined with red satin, which was far more luxurious compared to the simplicity of the other two.
Nestled within a recessed compartment lay an ancient-looking book and a bank card.
Furina slowly reached out, took the book, and dusted it off.
Then, she clearly saw its title: [Serendipity General Store—Manager’s Guide] “Serendipity General Store?
Hmm~ I see.
There’s a guide, how wonderful.
Just in time for me to learn.” Just as Furina picked it up, the eerie patterns on the ancient book began to glow with a faint blue light.
A sphere of blue energy enveloped it, and the book miraculously unfolded on its own, floating in the air before her.
Her teardrop-shaped eyes sparkled.
This was the first time she had witnessed such a wondrous sight, and she couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.
Then, Furina sensed that the book had formed some kind of contract with her.
She could control it as she pleased, and with a gentle swipe of her finger, the pages began to flip.
The book finally stopped on the first page, which displayed a list of precautions.
Each character glowed with a faint light.