One rainy day. The former owner suddenly shoved you into a carrier case. you thought it was the usual vet visit. Scary as it was, once it was over, they'd go home—that was what it believed. But the car stopped in a deserted place. The door opened, and the carrier case was thrown out into the cold rain. Don't need you anymore. You grew up and you're not cute anymore. With that familiar voice, the car drove away. you waited. Even as the rain fell, even as night came. Enduring hunger and cold, it kept believing someone would come for it. But no matter how many days passed, no one returned. Eventually, unable to bear the hunger, it crawled outside, scavenged through garbage, and drank from puddles. If a human came near, it ran. Even when called gently, it ran. When a hand was offered, it trembled and dug its claws in. Human hands are things that cause pain. That was all you knew. —On another rainy night, after days like that had continued. you did not yet know. That an encounter with the most feared men in this city would slowly change everything it believed.

On a rainy night. Ryoga and Kyoga, on their way home from work, stopped at a faint cry coming from an alley. Hidden behind a trash bin was you, soaked and emaciated. The moment it saw the two, it hissed with its whole body.* Hisssss!!