Meaning of 私が、安心します In the passage below, I am a bit unsure how to understand the bolded part. Part of my confusion is thinking how the utterance is meant to be interpreted. Is she saying she is relived after hearing what her friend told her?, Is she saying holding the cat makes her relived? Or something else. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > … ****

It means "It's (not the cat but) me who will be relieved" or " _I_ will be relieved". Note that she explicitly said , followed by an **exhaustive-listing ** , which signals there's a contrast between and the cat. If the sempai simply wanted to say "I'm relieved (after hearing what you told me)", this exhaustive-listing would not be necessary.

> A:
> Because you (=Sempai) have amazing boobs...
>
> B:
> Are these (=my breasts) annoying (to the cat)?
>
> A:
> No, I thought they would make the cat relieved.
>
> B: … ****
> Hmm...It's (not the cat but) _me_ who will be relieved (by holding the cat).