A new series of novels from a bestselling author loved by 500,000 readers
Cat Restaurant, Cooking Memories, Cat Restaurant, Cooking Happiness

“If you go there, you can meet the person you miss.”
A warm, miraculous dish for those who live with memories.

"Cat Restaurant Cooks Happiness" is the second volume of a popular healing fantasy series of novels that has already published six volumes in Japan.

The story presents a warm healing point as people with their own stories visit a mysterious cat restaurant where they can meet the spirits of their loved ones by ordering a nostalgic meal and reminiscing about the memories of the deceased through various episodes and the nostalgic meal.
A woman receiving a terminal diagnosis and a proposal at the same time, the comeback of a reclusive loner after 20 years, a concert filled with memories of her mother, a son lost prematurely in an accident… … They visit this place, hoping to meet fate or a loved one. What will they say when they face the dead? And will they leave the restaurant happier?

Yuta Takahashi, a popular author who debuted with 『The Haunted Fukagawa Casebook - Going to Osaki Edo』 and sold 500,000 copies, is writing warm novels that draw out the stories and memories of ordinary people who visit ordinary places and also heal them through the process of healing them, such as the 『Cat Restaurant』 series, the 『Black Cat Cafe』 series, and 『Koedo Set Meals That Solve Your Problems - The Raccoon Restaurant, Now Open!』, and 『Continuing Your Memories - The Sewing Shop Beyond the Fog』.
This book, "Cat Restaurant, Cooking Happiness," will become a warm sanctuary that transforms the stories of precious people that remain in a corner of your heart into beautiful and happy memories.

The thought of death made my body tremble.
scary.
I don't want to die.
I want to run away, but there's nowhere I can go.
Death follows wherever you go.
It gets closer with each passing second.
The only person who can save me from this suffering is probably my mother.
I wanted to meet my mother who passed away and talk to her.
--- p.16

“Is anyone coming?”
As if in answer to Nagi's question, the door to the cat restaurant opened.
Before I knew it, the fog had thickened and I couldn't see outside.
A thick fog covered the surroundings, as if in a cloud.
From beyond the fog, a woman appeared.
It was so cloudy that I couldn't see his face.
He stopped as if checking out the restaurant, then entered the cat restaurant.
Nagi was speechless.
While I was watching silently, the shadow came closer to Nagi's table.
And then he spoke.
“Long time no see.”
At that moment, the shadow's face appeared.
It was a familiar voice, a familiar face.
--- p.57

"I didn't do anything wrong, did I? Wasn't it the right thing to do? Breaking up was the right thing to do, wasn't it?"
But my mother didn't nod.
He denied the words of the cut-off.
“No, you were mistaken.”
It was a shock.
I never thought my mom would say that.
"……why?"
“Why? Aren’t you sad right now? You didn’t really want to break up, did you?”
“Ha, but I…….
It means I only have five years left to live.
They say you'll die in 5 years.
Even if I get married, I'll die soon."
--- p.60

Five years, the same as Nagi's remaining lifespan.
It's time spent with my mom.
My head was so full of my own work that I never thought about it.
“It was only five years, but I was happy to be with you, and I thought it was fortunate that you were born.”
“Even though he died five years later?”
When asked again, my mother smiled and answered like this.
“Happiness has nothing to do with the length of time.
“Because the five years we spent together were happier than the fifty years without you.”
--- p.62

“Nagi…….”
He called my name.
My heart pounded faster and my cheeks flushed.
I was happy.
To become happier, Nagi shouted with all his might.
“I really love you! Please marry me!”
I will go on a trip.
With Toshiya.
I don't give up now.
No more running away.
I will not run away from this cruel world, but will continue to walk until the very end.

--- p.79