Once upon a time, in a ruined building on the outskirts of town, there lived a black cat.
One night, a boy appeared.
I brought milk and bread, without telling my family.
The boy speaks in a gentle voice.
"Good evening, little black kitty."

From then on, every night the black cat eagerly awaited the boy's arrival.
However, one night, the black cat was taken away by a stranger and ended up living with the man's daughter in a large mansion.
A warm room and delicious food.
I was loved by the little girl, and I had happy days.
There is only one thing you are not allowed to do—go outside.

One stormy night, a small gap appeared in the attic window.
From that night on, the black cat would sneak out of the mansion whenever the girl fell asleep and wander the streets at night.

And then one night—
I found that abandoned building at the end of a road that looked familiar.
The place where I met the boy.
The black cat began to wait there for the boy.

Every time the moon rises.
Every time night falls.
A single boy whose name I don't even know.

The black cat of midnight is waiting there again today.
-- Chat Noir de Minuit

Once upon a time, a young boy would bring bread and a small bottle of milk every night to a black cat living in a ruined building.
One evening, as I was heading to the abandoned building as usual, I saw a black cat being carried away by a stranger.

The boy chased after them desperately. He arrived at a large mansion on the outskirts of town.
When I peeked through the window of the mansion, I saw a young girl inside.
The girl gently hugged the black cat and gave it food.

The boy murmured as he watched the black cat close its eyes in relief while being petted by the girl.
"...That's good, little black kitty."
In this place, the black cat will no longer shiver on cold nights.
The boy smiled sadly and left the mansion unnoticed.

But on nights with a beautiful moon, I was reminded of those ruins.
Whenever I saw a black cat in town, I would turn around, and whenever I bought milk, I would look at that little bottle and think of a black cat.
The black cat, too, could not forget the boy.

Eventually, the black cat escaped the mansion and returned to the ruins, waiting for the boy every night.

The two of them and the black cat don't know yet.
Eventually, the boy grows into a young man, visits the mansion, meets the girl, and is reunited with the black cat in the future.
That's a story from a distant night, unknown to anyone.