Breaking In

Jiang Xia: "..." Everything about the new cat persona was great, except it had a few too many legs and a tail dangling behind it, making it a little awkward to walk...

He quickly scrambled to his feet, shook out his ruffled fur, and looked at the ghosts gathered around him.

A moment later, he slowly turned his head and glanced at the Ghost Mint by his pillow.

"..."

The Mermaid, who had been pounding the floor and rolling around with laughter, stiffened slightly when she noticed where he was looking.

Very quickly, she got up as if nothing had happened, swam over to fiddle with the Killing Intent Scroll, and pretended she had done nothing just now.

The other ghosts immediately switched to serious expressions as well. Those with poor acting skills were grabbed by other Clever Ghosts and swiftly dragged away from the scene.

"..."

After driving away the crowd of onlooking ghosts, the area finally became quiet.

Jiang Xia recalled how cats usually walked. After trying a few times, he gradually got used to it.

Before long, he successfully reached the mirror. He jumped up, hooked his claws over the edge of the sink, and climbed onto it with fairly nimble movements.

...Being a cat was not that difficult after all.

Jiang Xia nodded to himself, pleased with his learning ability.

He raised his head. Reflected in the mirror was a black cat, its four white paws blending into the wall of the same color, making them inconspicuous. It looked as though it were floating in midair.

Jiang Xia examined himself in the mirror and raised a paw to press down on his upright ears. The pointed cat ears bent under the pressure, then quickly sprang back up.

"..." They felt pretty good. Though they were essentially