Becoming a Cat in a Horror Game

I didn’t want to go, but I had no choice. With a trembling heart, I knocked on Isaac’s office door, and a dry voice responded.

 

“Come in.”

 

After taking a deep breath, I entered the room. Isaac was sitting at his desk, arms crossed.

 

“I heard you were looking for me.”

 

“Yes, I have a few questions for you.”

 

What does he want to ask…? I looked at him nervously. The kind look in his eyes from last night when he was looking at the cat Mia was completely gone.

 

“It seems like you’re short on money. What did you do with the 50 gold?”

 

That’s what I’d like to know too! I don’t even know where that 50 gold went…!

 

I hesitated for a moment before opening my mouth. “…I can’t tell you.”

 

Isaac narrowed his eyes and looked at me. At that moment, a notification window appeared in front of me.

 

[Isaac’s affection has decreased by 20.]

[Isaac’s affection level: -20]

 

Oh, crap. What is this…?!

 

The sudden notification made me feel like I was going to faint. Last time when it hit -100, didn’t Isaac kill me?

 

Meanwhile, Isaac continued to question me calmly. “What about your family?”

 

“I was raised by a strict mother and a kind father…”

 

“That sounds like a lie.”

 

[Isaac’s affection has decreased by 20.]

[Isaac’s affection level: -40]

 

Ahh! This is driving me crazy. I don’t even know my own family situation.

 

As the affection level kept dropping, my hands began to tremble.

 

This is bad. What should I do? Without the Guardian Stone, if I die, it’s really over…!

 

“Why did you try to run away last time?”

 

“B-Because the debt I had taken in advance was too overwhelming, so I tried to escape…”

 

“So you planned it from the start?”

 

“Y-Yes!”

 

“For something planned, it was pretty sloppy.”

 

[Isaac’s affection has decreased by 20.]

[Isaac’s affection level: -60]

 

Aaah, aaaack…! Now, I only have 40 points left before my life is in danger.

 

Isaac waved a paper that looked like a contract as he spoke. “You wrote that you came here after seeing the job posting… Is there no other reason?”

 

“N-No…”

 

“Hmm…”

 

[Isaac’s affection has decreased by 20.]

[Isaac’s affection level: -80]

 

This is killing me. No matter what answer I gave, it wouldn’t be good enough, right? I felt like my life was hanging by a thread.

 

Amidst it all, I wondered. Why is Isaac asking these questions? Is it because I tried to run away last time? Otherwise, there was no reason for him to ask about my family background or why I joined.

 

I was tense because I couldn’t figure out Isaac’s intentions. Just when I was trembling with my head down, I heard Isaac’s voice.

 

“Alright. That’s enough.”

 

That voice felt like salvation.

 

I barely managed to save my life. Holding my trembling hands tightly, I asked, “Then, may I leave now?”

 

“No. We’re not done yet.”

 

There’s still more?

 

At that moment, I felt Isaac getting up and walking toward me. The shadow that slowly approached felt particularly dark and heavy. His low voice seeped into the darkness.

 

“When you talk to someone, you should look them in the eye.”

 

Holding back my tears, I looked up. As our eyes met, Isaac spoke with an expressionless face.

 

“From tomorrow, you’ll be my personal maid.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

What is this now?

 

I was dumbfounded. The more I tried to understand his intentions, the more confused I became.

 

“But Master, I haven’t been here long, so I’m still lacking in many ways…”

 

“That’s my decision. Don’t argue, and come wake me up tomorrow. Now you can go.”

 

I didn’t like it, but I had no choice. After forcing a node, I left the room.

 

As soon as I stepped out of Isaac’s office, I staggered and leaned against the door. Is this really going well? At that moment, a notification window appeared.

 

[You have been promoted from Lowest Maid to Personal Maid, and your salary has increased.]

[Lowest Maid weekly salary: 25 silver]

[Personal Maid weekly salary: 50 silver]

 

…Well, at least I’ll be making more money…

 

* * *

After being summoned by Isaac and returning to my chores, I was mentally out of it all day. I was still stunned by his offer. It was suffocating enough just being under the same roof with him, and now he wanted me to be his personal maid…! Meanwhile, the other maids were envious, saying I must have caught the master’s eye.

 

Sigh… Please, someone, switch places with me.

 

As I soaked my pillow with tears, night fell.

 

[The night is spreading.]

[The time of darkness has come.]

 

In an instant, the surroundings changed, and the dark atmosphere of the mansion greeted me. I was really hoping I wouldn’t get summoned tonight, but of course, that didn’t happen. I just wanted to hide in a safe place and wait for the night to pass…

 

At that moment, I heard Lian’s voice next to me.

 

“Ah, hello, cat.”

 

“Meow.”

 

Yeah, it’s nice to see you too.

 

Unlike the villain reeking of blood, Lian had a sunny smile, fitting for the main character.

 

“Cat, since it seems like you can understand me, I brought this…” He pulled something out of his bag and handed it to me. It was a leather Ouija board.

 

An Ouija board is a tool for communicating with spirits. It has letters and numbers on the board so that you can have a conversation. To think he’d bring something like this. Clever!

 

Lian placed the Ouija board on the floor and sat down. “So, what’s your name?”

 

I tapped the letters with my front paw. M.I.A.

 

Lian looked at me with curious eyes. “Mia, huh. Are you… a human by any chance?”

 

I responded with YES.

 

The more he watched my actions, the more his eyes sparkled.

 

“Do you happen to live somewhere?”

 

I pointed to the name of the area where I lived. Lian’s eyes widened.

 

“Oh, I live there too. If it’s okay, do you want to meet during the day? I’d like to talk to you about various things.”

 

Hmm. I was curious about what he wanted to talk about, so it seemed like a good idea to meet. I tapped YES again, and he smiled warmly.

 

“Shall we meet at a tea house? How about the one at the crossroads?”

 

YES.

 

“Should we meet tomorrow?”

 

Tomorrow was a workday for me. I tapped NO and then indicated the date and time when we could meet. This Ouija board was more convenient than I thought.

 

“Alright. Then I’ll see you that day. And… huh?”

 

I started tapping out the letters on the Ouija board.

 

-Keep it a secret.

 

“You want me to keep it a secret that you can talk?”

 

YES.

 

I debated whether I should tell Isaac the truth. That I was actually Mia, the human. But would revealing that really be a good thing?

 

Isaac was no longer the person I knew. The child who once punished himself instead of torturing others was gone. He had become a murderer who could easily kill someone.

 

In this situation, would it be safe to reveal my identity to him? Would the affection he had for the cat Mia extend to the human Mia? And what if not?

 

If things went wrong, he might kill me again. Without the Guardian Stone, it was better to play it safe. Better to be safe than sorry. So it seemed best to keep this secret between Lian and me.

 

At that moment, Lian stood up and said, “Alright. Let’s keep this our little secret.”

 

“Meow.”

 

I rubbed my head against Lian’s leg to show my gratitude. Then, I heard him chuckle softly.

 

[Lian’s affection has increased by 5.]

[Lian’s affection level: 8]

 

Does he not mind me? One would think a black cat might be off-putting…

 

Lian patted my head and said, “For now, I’m going to investigate this place further. There are no stairs leading up, no doors to the outside, and many places are locked…”

 

Yeah, there were quite a few doors that needed to be opened here. But since he’s the main character, he’ll probably figure it out soon.

 

“Want to come with me?”

 

I nodded.

 

In the original game, Lian’s combat strength was quite powerful. Even though the enemies would respawn and come after you again after a while, at least he could defeat them once.

 

So, I went outside with Lian. And then, I heard a chilling voice.

 

“…Mia?”

 

It was Isaac. He was standing there, holding a sharp longsword, staring blankly at me. Blood was dripping from that sword. 

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