Characters
- Shinichiro: a junior high school student who seeks the aid of Narusawa for his ill dog, Flappy. Shinichiro was told by the vet he went to see that Narusawa can speak to animals. Narusawa denies this, but Shinichiro discovers later that he was lying. Shinichiro begins to visit Narusawa at his home, hoping to learn to talk to animals. Both he and Narusawa are able to converse with Narusawa's cat, Acht.
- Narusawa: a moody, introverted college math professor. He has the ability to understand and communicate with animals. He prefers to avoid the company of all living things, but when Shinichiro starts visiting his house, he slowly accepts him and starts to want him to visit. His personality stems from an incident in his childhood. Before the funeral of one of his classmates, he saw a couple of teachers shove a dog that had been hit by a car to the side of the road and cover it up. The uncaring way in which this was done hardened his heart.
- Acht: a black cat that lives with Narusawa. He converses with it occasionally. Acht speaks Japanese, German, and English, but not to other cats. He is bored easily if he has no one to talk to.
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