The Adventures of Cologne and the Devil of Berlin

Chapter 10 Cat

It's raining very hard right now. Cologne who had just come out of his office immediately opened his umbrella. "Isn't this so annoying, geez I hate the rain," Cologne moaned talking to himself. The man then walked past the raindrops that wet his umbrella.

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All the way to his house. Cologne was completely uninterested in his surroundings. The young man was just busy looking straight ahead and in his head he only thought of a house and a warm mattress.

And in the midst of a sense of indifference to the surroundings. Cologne suddenly stopped walking. The young man found a small white cat that was wet.

What do I care about this? After all, if no one picks it up, he will eventually die, Cologne thought to himself.

He was completely indifferent and didn't care at all about the existence of the poor creature in front of him right now. After all, he thought a small creature like this would also be useless even if he picked it up. After letting the little cat go, Cologne walked back and ignored him. He acted as if he had never seen him.

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TRACK

Cologne turned on the stove and placed the pot on it. The man had to cook his own dinner to fill his empty stomach. After returning home and showering, Cologne cooked himself dinner. Nothing special today and everything went as usual.

It's so lonely, where's that damn demon? thought Cologne as he found no sign of Berlin. Though usually the demon will wander around him and always try to disturb him. But today, he didn't find the presence of the intruder at all.

Realizing that Berlin didn't seem to be around, Cologne felt a little relieved. He again thought that it could be that the demon was bored in the human world and tried to return to its original place.

Good, now I don't get any disturbance from that hell creature, he said happily in his heart. Then the young man returned to focus on his cooking and tried to enjoy his quiet time at this time.

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"Jo?" called Cologne confused when he saw his late friend reappear in front of him this time.

Wait this must be a dream, there's no way I can see Jo in this healthy state! said Cologne in his heart. The young man believed that he must be dreaming right now.

Jo turned to Cologne and smiled sweetly. The young man didn't say a word yet he looked very happy. Jo is seen stroking a cat on his lap.

Cologne who found his best friend was just silent, making himself really want to say hello to him. But Cologne's attention was distracted when he recognized the cat on his best friend's lap was the cat he had previously ignored.

That cat… cat… that, isn't it the cat I neglected before? thought Cologne terrified.

And just as he was wondering in his mind, Cologne saw that the cat on Jo's lap had suddenly disappeared. And as soon as the cat was gone, Cologne found Jo walking up to him and looking to be asking him for help.

"Cologne please find the cat for me, can you help me find it?" please jo. The young man looked at Cologne with a gleaming look on his face.

Cologne, who got the request from his best friend, couldn't help but agree to the request.

"Okay, I'll help you find him… but before…." Before Cologne could finish his last words, he realized that Jo had just disappeared.

"Jo… Jo… where are you?" called Cologne many times. And after the young man tried to call his best friend. Cologne suddenly felt his chest tighten as if the air around him had simply vanished.

"Cough… cough… cough…. The young man coughed until finally unconscious.

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BRUAK

Cologne fell off the bed and automatically woke himself up. The young man realized that he had dreamed of meeting his late friend. Luckily the man can still distinguish between reality and dreams. Cologne is well aware that Jo is gone and cannot be found just like that except in dreams.

"Cat!" shrieked Cologne as he remembered his best friend's request when he had dreamed of meeting Jo.

Cologne walked to the window and found it was pouring rain outside. But again and again when he remembered the request came from his friend who had passed away. Then he will automatically move on and ignore the fact that in the dark night sky and heavy rain outside, it doesn't stop him from looking for the cat.

SREK

Cologne took his raincoat and put it on right away. He then ran out of his house to look for the cat he had neglected after work.

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Damn, where's the cat? The rain is getting heavier and it's getting harder and harder for me to move, thought Cologne who was overwhelmed as he searched for the cat that Jo asked for,

CTARRR

The sound of thunder grew louder and managed to make Cologne's guts shrink a little. The young man felt a little afraid that he might be struck by lightning and ended up being found to be a free barbeque the next day.

Damn, this is almost at my limit, he groaned inwardly. The existence out there is getting crazier and he still hasn't found any sign of the cat's existence. To Cologne right now he was no different than a fool who wanted to harm himself. After all Cologne had walked for almost thirty minutes and wandered around looking for the cat but so far to no avail.

I better go home, I don't want to be a fool here, he cursed in his heart. The young man then turned to go back to his house because the situation was getting more and more impossible for him. And when the young man was planning to return to his house, he suddenly heard the sound of a cat meowing. Hearing the meowing sound made Cologne immediately run to the origin of the sound. Until finally the young man managed to find the cat being carried by a foreign man.

At first Cologne wanted to leave the cat alone. Cologne saw the man who was carrying the cat had a very burly body. But on the one hand his heart felt bad if he let the cat just like that. Cologne was always reminded of Jo. And in the end the young man decided to still greet the stranger.

"Excuse me…." When Cologne wanted to greet the stranger, he suddenly received an attack from the figure. Cologn noticed that his nose was bleeding after being punched in the face.

"Damn you!" exclaimed Cologne who could not accept being punched in the face.