I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Seeing Chen Shuo apologize, the girl's resentment and anger dissipated by most. Then she looked at her petite figure with a touch of dejection, and then looked at her chest with resentment. The cat ears on her head drooped down.

Seeing this, Chen Shuo didn't know how to comfort him for a moment. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Your purpose in seeking the title is to become human, right?"

"Ah."

"Then aren't you a human being now?"

"I... am I?" The girl was taken aback, her bewildered expression seemingly questioning her own species identity, or perhaps questioning Chen Shuo's gaze.

"Of course, you're no different from a human now. With those cat ears on your head and that cat tail behind you, people will only think you're a cosplayer."

"What is Kaspree?"

"People who engage in great role-playing work bring joy to others and are liked by many people."

"Is that so?" The girl's eyes widened, her expression still blank, and her cat ears twitched involuntarily.

Seeing the pair of fluffy white cat ears twitching gently, looking very soft, Chen Shuo suddenly wanted to reach out and touch them, but considering that it was somewhat inappropriate, he suppressed the impulse.

Then he nodded sincerely, "Yes."

Anyway, he really likes the girls in the cosplay community.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said "cat-eared girl" while drunk, and then turned this cat girl into this form.

Despite receiving an affirmative answer, the girl instinctively doubted his words and asked, "Why do I feel like you're lying to me?"

"this....."

Chen Shuo touched his nose a little guiltily. He had just thought this girl was silly and easy to fool.

But now it seems that while she is indeed a bit foolish, she is not easily fooled.

"Yes, that's right. What I said earlier wasn't entirely accurate, but I wasn't lying to you. Humans do have the job of Cospree, but it's limited to young people. Many older people don't know about it. Your white hair, your cat ears, and especially your tail, do make you quite a suspect when you're out and about."

"But don't worry too much, there are ways to deal with gray hair, you can dye it black, but you have cat ears and a cat tail..."

As he spoke, Chen Shuo glanced at her face. If he wasn't mistaken, this girl also had a pair of human ears.

As expected, the transformation went wrong, and it turned into four ears.

However, there is one advantage to this.

"Do you want me to cut off the cat ears and this cat tail for you?"

"........"

The cat-like girl stared at him without saying a word.

"...I was just joking."

Chen Shuo chuckled.

It seems like it would hurt a bit if I cut it off.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Then what do you think we should do?"

"I can take back my ears and tail, but it will take some time," the girl said honestly.

"Can it be taken back?"

Chen Shuo had some doubts about his hearing.

To be honest, the reason he felt guilty was because of those cat ears and that cat tail; he had always thought that this girl could only live her life as a catgirl.

Thinking about it this way, I really feel bad for them.

But who would have thought that it could be taken back?

Damn it, if you can take it back, why are you acting all wronged here?

Once you take it back, won't you be just like a human?

In an instant, all of Chen Shuo's guilt vanished, and he got up and walked straight to the bedroom.

What are you going to do?

"go to bed!"

First thing in the morning, I felt guilty all morning, and it turns out you were just kidding me.

Chapter Five: Leaving aside the facts

Around 5 a.m., Chen Shuo was woken up by a knocking on the door. He then encountered a cat-eared girl who came to his door demanding justice. After feeling guilty, he realized that it wasn't the case at all. Just as he was about to go back to his room to sleep, he was stopped at the door.

That's right, the cat-eared girl was blocking the bedroom doorway, arms outstretched, looking up at him.

The two stared at each other for a moment, then Chen Shuo raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why are you stopping me?"

"You're not allowed to go to sleep. Our business isn't over yet."

"What do you mean it's not over yet? I already know what happened, and I've already apologized. Besides, your ears and tail can retract, and once they do, you'll be just like a human. So this matter is perfectly resolved. Okay, move aside, I'm going to sleep."

The girl continued to stop him, "But this isn't what I want."

"So what kind of look do you want?"

"I want something tall, big, and imposing..."

After her description, Chen Shuo roughly understood what she meant. To put it bluntly, this cat girl didn't want to be a loli; she wanted to be a mature woman.

This is perhaps why she feels so resentful.

After all, this girl had said before that she only had one chance to transform.

but...

Putting aside your silly personality, just look at your soft and cute voice, is it suitable for you to be a mature and sophisticated woman?

"The style you described is completely unsuitable for you."

Chen Shuo looked her up and down, his gaze lingering on her small chest, a fleeting look of pity crossing his eyes, before he continued:

“I think you suit yourself quite well as you are now, and you yourself said that you only have one chance to transform, which means that you can’t change it now even if you want to. So instead of whining and complaining, you might as well accept it happily.”

"But....."

"Don't always say 'but,' people should look forward and not dwell on the past."

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Besides, putting aside the facts, don't you bear any responsibility for this?"

The punch came suddenly and without any pattern, leaving the cat-like girl stunned on the spot, clearly bewildered.

"Come on, let's get down to business. You were the one who approached me about asking for the title. I didn't beg you, right?"

"...right."

The girl thought for a moment and replied weakly.

"Look, you didn't look for any of the many people, but you specifically came to me. What does that say?"

“Say it, it means I think you’re a good person.” Her expression lacked confidence.

"I agree that I am a good person. I am indeed a good person. But even good people get drunk sometimes. That is an indisputable fact. And when people drink too much, they are prone to talking nonsense. Good people are no exception. That is also an indisputable fact."

So ultimately, it's just bad luck that you had to come to me demanding an award, and of course, when I was drunk. In other words, the responsibility is yours, not mine, right?

".....right."

The weak voice rang out again.

"Yes, it's good that you understand this."

Chen Shuo nodded in satisfaction, then changed the subject and said, "But as the saying goes, it takes two to tango. I'm not an unreasonable person, and I can't put all the blame on you. That's not appropriate."

"After all, it was because I mentioned cat-eared girls that you became like this. In other words, we both bear responsibility for this, but the main responsibility is yours, and the secondary responsibility is mine. I've already apologized for that, so..."

"So, I also need to apologize to you, right?"

The girl looked bewildered, her confusion mixed with guilt. She felt that Chen Shuo was right and made a lot of sense; it was indeed her responsibility.

Sure enough, I wasn't wrong last night. This person really is a good person. Even though the responsibility wasn't his, he still took the initiative to take it on.

She just instinctively felt that something was wrong.

"Oh, no need for that." Chen Shuo waved his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said, "What I mean is, go back to where you came from, understand?"

Upon hearing this, the girl paused, her lips trembled slightly, but she fell silent.

Finally, she looked down at her little feet, as if there was something on them that attracted her. After looking at them for a long time, she bit her lip and whispered, "I have nowhere to go."

Chen Shuo was a little confused by this and subconsciously asked, "What do you mean by having nowhere to go? Where did you live before?"

"I can just stay anywhere..."

"..."

Chen Shuo remained silent, feeling that his question was utterly inadequate. This girl had only recently taken human form; before, she was a cat, and judging from her tone, she was still a stray cat.

Stray cats, of course, live wherever they can.

"So, you've been wandering around all this time?"

“No.” The girl shook her head and explained, “I used to live in the mountains. I came to the human world because I wanted to obtain a title.”

"Then go back to the mountains. The air is fresh, and there are mountains, water, and forests. Isn't that wonderful?"

"I can't go back now..."

As she spoke, the girl turned back to look at the cat tail behind her, and the cat ears on her head twitched in response.

"Why would you go back..." Chen Shuo stopped there, then asked, "You mean your mountain village is quite far from here, right?"

"Ah."

Seeing her nod, Chen Shuo frowned. From this conversation, he understood what the cat girl meant. She had cat ears and a cat tail, and she had just said that she would have to wait a while to take them back.

The mountains are far away, and she probably doesn't have an ID card, so she can't take a car and will have to walk all the way back. She might die halfway home.

To put it simply, they had only run halfway when their cat ears and tail were mistaken for monsters and captured for research.

Oh, that word isn't quite accurate; she was originally a monster.

So what are your thoughts?

"......"