Shan Chui, the Melancholy Cat (Part 5)

"Come on, Tanimaki. You sing too," Debiru urged.

"Nyahaha! Don't be shocked by my amazing singing, meow!"

Wearing a smug grin, Tanimaki picked up the remote and selected a classic Japanese song.

"Aaaah~♪ Lalala~♪ Meow~♪"

He was unbelievably off-key.

In fact, he had strayed so far from the original melody that it wouldn't have been much of an exaggeration to call it the Tanimaki version.

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Gyahahahaha!"

And then, something incredible happened.

Shan Chui laughed.

"He laughed!"

Everyone erupted in cheers.

Tears streamed down Shan Chui's face as he laughed from the bottom of his heart.

"You did it, Tanimaki!"

Debiru exclaimed, giving Tanimaki a hearty slap on the shoulder.

"I'm not sure how to feel about this, meow. I wasn't trying to make Shan Chui laugh with my singing, meow."

Tanimaki scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.

"Thank you. I haven't laughed from the bottom of my heart in a long time. I'll sell you the weapons," Shan Chui said.

"Yaaay!"

Mayutan and the others jumped for joy.

Only Tanimaki, however, still wore a puzzled expression, as if he wasn't quite sure how to feel about the whole thing.