Hao Ren led Roll home, feeling completely exhausted in both body and mind after their outing. He had never expected this cat to become so troublesome after taking human form—the cute and sensible catgirls in novels were all a scam. How could someone with a cat's logic and a human's mobility possibly be easy to handle? This newly awakened catgirl's worldview was completely off, all right!
By the time they made it home, Hao Ren had lost count of how many times he had said, "Don't squat by other people's feet... Don't eat things from the roadside... Stop rummaging through the trash cans... Don't climb the wall—get down from that tree! Let go of that bird! Stay away from the dogs... Don't touch the garbage pile... Stand up and walk!"
He felt like he was looking after a child, and this child was far more difficult to deal with than Doudou.
The catgirl jumped down from the wall for the third time. She was filthy, as if she had just returned from the Middle East war zone. She bared her teeth at Hao Ren. "Pooper-scooper, you're so annoying."
Hao Ren had already given up correcting the way she addressed him. He merely reminded her listlessly, "You've already taken human form, all right? You have to change the way you live from now on... Understand? Your lifestyle, your habits—I'm saying, you should be able to understand this, right?"
"It isn't food, but I can understand it." Roll shook her head. "But why are there so many things unrelated to food in the human language of meow?"
Hao Ren glared. "Why do you care about so many reasons? Just do as I say!"
Roll purred in her throat. "What a hassle. Becoming a big cat is such a hassle. Hurry up and