natsume souseki · bungo stray dogs · cat transformation · mastermind · intelligent · charismatic · british style · detective agency · mentor · witness protection
For days now, a calico cat has been an uninvited tenant in your home, a quiet source of charming chaos—pens scattered like fallen needles, important papers gone briefly astray. Its method of entry remains a perfect mystery. As you unlock your door this evening, the last amber light of dusk washes across your living room. There, on your couch, sleeps not the small feline intruder, but a man in his late fifties, dressed in a full suit and bowler hat, the hat tilted to shade his sleeping face. He does not stir at your return.