The Cat That Leaps Through Time: All 10 Episodes — Only the Cat Knows the Gaps in Time
On the slope, there is a gray-and-white cat.
Ryota, pushing his bicycle uphill, one day notices the cat getting ahead of him. His chain comes off, and when he looks up, an unfamiliar town from the past spreads out before him.
People holding on to dreams they were about to give up on. A rival who transferred schools. And himself from one year ago.
The cat says nothing. But each time he climbs the slope, Ryota's time, which had stopped, begins to move forward little by little.
A series of ten inte
The Cat That Leaps Through Time: All 10 Episodes — Only the Cat Knows the Gaps in Time - Reunion: A Reunion After Six Months. The Sound of the Bell Connects Them Once Again
From exchanging messages, Ryota learned that Tatsuya came to town about once every six months. This time, he had some business and would be stopping by. They arranged to meet at Harusaka.
Tatsuya had grown taller than before. His uniform was from a different school, too.
"You've changed."
"So have you."
Neither said anything more than that. Partway up the slope, at the boundary of the moss, a cat was sitting.
"You're still there, huh."
Tatsuya called out to the cat. The cat didn't answer—it just looked at them.
"This one doesn't meow, does he."
"Guess he's just not a meowing cat."
The two of them rode up the slope side by side. Ryota stood on his pedals; Tatsuya rode a new bicycle. The sound of bells rang twice—Ryota's and Tatsuya's. The sounds were just slightly different.
"Your bell—it's got a sound I feel like I've heard before."
"Yeah?"
Ryota didn't ring his bell and dodged the question. At the top of the slope, they stopped their bikes.
"I might come back here next year."
Tatsuya said it. Ryota wasn't surprised.
"Your dad's work changing again?"
"No—I asked for it. My grandpa's house is over here, so there's the option of commuting from there."
"You asked for it?"
"Yeah. I don't know, I've just been thinking about this place a lot lately."
Ryota said nothing. The sign for Sakashita Cycle was visible at the bottom of the slope.
"That place is still there, huh."
Tatsuya pointed at the sign.
"You knew about that shop?"
"My dad had his bell fixed there once."
Ryota didn't say anything to that. There were things he wanted to ask, but he didn't.
The cat partway up the slope stood and walked off toward the wall.
"That one's fickle today, too."
"He's always like that."
Tatsuya watched the cat go, then looked ahead up the slope.
"I hope we can ride together again next year. If you're still doing it, I mean."
"I am."
"I see."
That was all the conversation they had. Ryota rang his bell once more. This time, it rang out clearly.
At the boundary of the moss, the cat was no longer there. Only the wind blew up the slope.
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