Becoming a Cat in a Horror Game

I really couldn’t figure it out. It was all so confusing.

 

Why is he treating me so well? Is this how he treats all his servants? It didn’t seem like it…

 

It felt strange. First, I was murdered, then interrogated, and now hhe’s showing me kindness… What’s his real objective?

 

* * *

“Well then, I’ll be going, Master.”

 

“Alright. Good work.”

 

After Mia left the room, Isaac slumped down on the sofa. Resting his chin on one hand, he reflected on the events of the day.

 

Today… there wasn’t anything particularly special.

 

It was Mia’s first day as Isaac’s personal maid, and the day had passed without any significant events. Isaac stroked his chin thoughtfully.

 

It’s hard to expect meaningful results on the first day.

 

After time had turned back, Isaac had thought about many things. Mia was definitely a spy from those people. So initially, he intended to interrogate Mia to extract information. He needed information about them, as they constantly approached but never revealed their true identities.

 

I considered torturing her for information… But the woman seemed too naive to be one of them. She likely didn’t know much and was probably being used in exchange for a small amount of money.

 

Perhaps it would be better to turn her to my side.

 

She seemed to be easily frightened and short on money. For someone like that, a carrot was better than a stick.

 

If I treat her kindly and coax her, I might be able to use her.

 

That’s why Isaac decided to keep her close, both to monitor and to tame her.

 

…But earlier, she did remind me a bit of Mia.

 

It was almost ridiculous how she had made a growling sound from hunger despite being a pawn of those people. But then Isaac saw an opportunity. If you want to tame a hungry animal, the first step is to feed it. So, he had her sit at the table and gave her food.

 

When she took her first bite of soup and her eyes widened, it reminded him of Mia. Mia made a similar face when she had milk for the first time. The memory made him smile slightly.

 

Lovely Mia. His Mia.

 

The woman had also looked quite excited while eating breakfast. The way she chewed with her small mouth was quite memorable. It was a little cute, but compared to Mia, she was nothing.

 

Isaac turned his gaze away. Why did I even think she looked like Mia? Was it because she had abruptly claimed to be the cat Mia? Or was it because of her eyes? Those golden eyes vaguely reminded him of Mia. And her fine black hair, too. But Isaac quickly shook his head.

 

“…Ridiculous. Mia is a hundred times cuter.” He muttered to himself, thinking about his cat.

 

Isaac could only hope that tonight he would return to that place once more.

 

* * *

The night world arrived. No matter how many times I came to this dark mansion, I never got used to it. And Isaac’s behavior was still baffling.

 

“Haa, how can our Mia be so pretty…”

 

Isaac was sitting on the sofa, holding me tightly. He kissed my head repeatedly while playing with my paws.

 

“Your ears are so pretty, your paws are so pretty, your eyes are so pretty… Who’s the prettiest cat in the world? Hmm?”

 

“Meow…”

 

“That’s right. It’s you, Mia.”

 

Sigh. This is driving me crazy.

 

Isaac kept playing with my front and back paws, and now he was even starting to rub my belly. He smiled softly as he spoke. “Cats usually don’t like it when you touch them here… But our Mia is so calm.”

 

I don’t like it either, but I’m putting up with it because I’m scared of you… If I struggle, you might suddenly lose it again…

 

Today, I really needed to get out of here and find some items. But Isaac showed no signs of letting me go.

 

As I was trying to figure out what to do, Isaac pulled something out. “Right, Mia. You used to like this, didn’t you?”

 

What he pulled out was… a foxtail.

 

When I was younger, I used to go crazy for it. But hey, I’m a grown cat now, and inside, I’m actually a human! I’m not going to react to something like…!

 

“Meow!”

 

“Wow, Mia, you’re doing great!”

 

Every time he shook the foxtail, I moved helplessly, driven by my hunting instincts.

 

Stop, stop! Enough!

 

But it had been so long since I’d seen one that I couldn’t stop my tail from twitching.

 

“Haha, so cute… Are you having fun, Mia?”

 

“Meow!”

 

No! I’m not having fun! I need to find items…!

 

After playing around for a while, I finally grew tired, and only then did my hunting instincts subside. Sigh, I can’t keep living like this.

 

I wanted to escape, but the door was locked, and I couldn’t leave on my own. So, I started scratching at the door, meowing.

 

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Mia? Do you want to go out?”

 

Yes! Let me out!

 

As I kept scratching, Isaac picked me up.

 

“But you can’t, Mia. It’s dangerous out there…”

 

“Meooow!”

 

I cried out loudly and slipped out of his arms. Then, I continued scratching at the door, protesting him to open it. Isaac looked a bit troubled.

 

“Hmm… Do you want to go for a walk? Alright. Let’s go together, Mia. Just be careful… Ah!”

 

As soon as the door opened, I bolted out. Isaac tried to catch me, but I was faster!

 

I dashed down the hallway and ran toward a quiet area. Then, I slipped into an open room and hid under the bed. I could hear Isaac’s footsteps. My ears perked up as I listened to him calling my name while searching for me.

 

He’s not going to come in here, right? My heart was pounding, but fortunately, Isaac’s footsteps gradually faded away.

 

Phew… He’s gone. Now, I can finally look around.

 

I crawled out from under the bed and thoroughly searched the room.

 

“Meow…”

 

I checked everywhere I could, but there were no items. I wanted to open some closed drawers… It might be a good idea to ask Lian for help.

 

First, I needed to find Lian. As I carefully stepped out, I passed by the spot where Isaac and Lian had killed the spiders before, but all the blood and corpses were gone. It meant that the spiders could reappear…

 

I walked cautiously, and then I noticed a barred gate was open at the end of the hallway.

 

Huh, this was closed last time. Did Lian open it?

 

As I moved closer, I saw another door at the end of the hallway. But should I really call it a door? It was actually a wall with a strange sculpture attached to it.

 

The sculpture vaguely reminded me of The Mouth of Truth marble sculpture, where if you put your hand in its mouth and tell a lie, it’s said your hand will be cut off. The difference was that this mouth was enormous. Big enough for a person to fit easily inside. And on the floor, there was an inscription.

 

[Only by offering the life of a living being will this door open.]

 

In other words, it was saying you needed to offer a living sacrifice.

 

In the game, you could lure the spider here and push it in or drag in a half-dead one to open the door. But Isaac… probably wouldn’t care about this. I wonder if Lian found it yet.

 

It didn’t seem like Lian was here. I needed to go find him.

 

Just as I was about to turn around, I felt someone’s presence behind me.

 

“…What the? It’s just a cat.”

 

It was some of the other people trapped here. They looked haggard as if they’d been through a lot. Which made sense; for normal people, this was how they should look…

 

They glanced at the closed door and clicked their tongues.

 

One of them, pale-faced, spoke up. “This door still hasn’t opened. What do we do?”

 

“It says we need a living sacrifice.”

 

“But we can’t sacrifice one of us.”

 

Hmm? These people… It seems they haven’t thought about using the spiders as a sacrifice. I think it would be best to let Lian know about this. Where could he be?

 

Just as I was about to start searching for him, I heard a sinister voice from somewhere.

 

“There are others besides us. A living sacrifice.”

 

And at the same time, someone grabbed me with rough hands. Their grip was crushingly tight.

 

W-What’s going on? I looked up in shock at the person who had grabbed me. Their eyes were cold and menacing.

 

“If we sacrifice this little cat, wouldn’t that solve everything?”

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