"Hss!"
Seeing this scene.
Ethan really sucked in a breath of cold air.
'This catgirl looks totally harmless, and her voice is so pleasant, so soft and cute.'
But the way she struck was insanely fast and fierce. Ethan even felt a flash of cold light cut through the fog. Its speed was several times faster than the speed at which he could draw his sword.
Good thing he didn't recklessly provoke this catgirl.
No way he could handle her.
"What a pity. How did I lose that piece of meat! Forget it, forget it, I'll just cut another piece and eat that."
Ethan pretended to sigh regretfully, then sliced off a little piece, popped it into his mouth, and chewed, "Mm! So good, oh. I'm such a genius! I can even grill meat this delicious!"
Originally, Ethan had absolutely no intention of eating this disgusting creepy box meat.
But in order to lure the catgirl.
He had to bite the bullet and eat a piece. And he didn't expect it to actually taste exactly like the prompt said, with a surprisingly nice texture, kind of like pig tongue.
And the meat was even more springy than pig tongue, and super juicy.
Combined with the sweetness of honey and the aroma of Himalayan salt and the other seasonings, the whole piece was unbelievably tender and juicy, incredibly refreshing to eat.
Way tastier than those high-priced steaks sold outside.
Legit delicious.
Smack! Smack~ Smack! Smack~ [T/N: Ahem! Those are some ambiguous sounds.]
After Ethan took a bite, he was also stunned by how delicious this creepy box meat was.
He couldn't get enough.
He simply grabbed the entire chunk of meat and started devouring it.
Meanwhile, the shadow in the fog watched Ethan's actions cautiously at first.
When it saw Ethan devouring the roasted meat over the campfire, its little nose finally couldn't resist anymore and started sniffing nonstop at the little piece of meat in its claws.
Sniff~ Sniff~
Sniff~ Sniff~ Sniff~ Sniff~
Crunch!
Couldn't hold back anymore.
The little glutton cat inside the shadow bit directly into the roasted meat on its claws, then started munching away.
In the fog, aside from the little glutton cat's smacking noises, its tiny ears were also twitching nonstop, and its little tail was spinning like a propeller… wagging happily, nonstop
Ethan could obviously see that the little glutton cat in the fog had taken the bait.
By the time he finished the large chunk of meat in his hand, the little glutton cat had clearly already eaten the piece he'd thrown out as bait earlier.
Then, the little glutton cat started licking its paws nonstop.
Once, twice.
If he hadn't seen her claws striking earlier…
Ethan had to admit, this little glutton cat was actually really cute, just a bit fierce.
"Sigh!"
Ethan picked up the last piece of roasted meat and let out a sigh.
"Such good meat, and no one to taste it with me. What a pity!"
"Meow~"
The little glutton cat in the fog let out a soft babyish cry, as if responding to Ethan.
Hearing that made Ethan instantly delighted.
He waved the roasted meat toward the fog, "Little kitty, do you want some? If you want it, I can give you this piece for free, you know!"
"Meow~"
Ethan felt like he was some creepy uncle trying to trick a little girl into scooping goldfish.
But the funny part was… it worked amazingly well on this foggy cat demon.
Sure enough… The shadow wavered.
It propped its little head with a paw, thought for a moment, then its tail swayed several times. After that, it peeked its head toward the edge of the fog.
But this little thing was still super cautious.
It took two or three steps closer toward Ethan's direction, but once it reached the thinner edge of the fog, it stopped. Instead, it poked its head out of the mist.
It looked like it was trying to confirm whether the creepy uncle in front of it was actually a good person.
Finally… Ethan finally saw the catgirl's true appearance.
"Oh my god!"
Ethan's eyes lit up.
This catgirl actually had the face of a little l*li, with golden hair, big blue eyes, and two little ears almost the same color as her hair, but a bit darker, kind of that golden-orange shade.
Super! Super! Mega adorable!
And the most exciting part… under the catgirl's exposed head, there didn't seem to be fur, only a long stretch of smooth skin, 'Could it be...'
Ethan's mind instantly went in the wrong direction.
"Do you want to eat?", The creepy uncle lifted the roasted meat and smiled as gently as possible at the catgirl.
The catgirl's eyes sparkled. Desire flickered in them, and she nodded at Ethan. The ears on top of her head even twitched.
"Pfft~"
Ethan was so overwhelmed by her cuteness he almost had a nosebleed.
But he held it back forcefully so he wouldn't scare the little catgirl.
"Meow~"
The little catgirl called softly again.
Then she even revealed her tail from the fog, wagging it around, unbelievably adorable.
"But you're scared, so you don't dare come closer, is that it?", Ethan was fully in creepy-uncle mode now, coaxing her like a little girl.
He shook the roasted meat in his hand, "Then how about I throw it to you to eat?"
"Meow!"
The little catgirl's eyes lit up even more.
Her ears shot straight up, and her tail wagged even more excitedly. She nodded over and over.
'Heh! Heh!'
'She took the bait!'
"Alright then, catch it."
Ethan kindly took the roasted meat off the branch and tossed it toward the little catgirl.
The little catgirl once again showed what it meant to never miss with her claws.
Whish!
That harmless-looking little paw suddenly sprouted four sharp long claws at the instant Ethan threw the meat.
Each claw curved like a hook and even glinted with a cold, chilling light.
The next second.
The little catgirl cleanly hooked the roasted meat that Ethan had thrown over.
Then she started nibbling at it. And when she opened her tiny mouth and revealed those two tiny fangs…
Ethan felt his heart melt again from the cuteness.
[Catgirl accepted your gift: Intimacy +1]
'Uh…'
'Just +1 intimacy?'
'How long will it take to max out her intimacy enough to tame her?'
Ethan noticed an exclamation mark above the little catgirl's head. He quickly focused on it and saw the description beneath the prompt.
[Catgirl (Min*r): Looks harmless, but actually very strong. But once she considers you her owner, she'll become super ultra clingy. Intimacy: 1/10 (When intimacy reaches 5 or above, you may attempt taming. When it reaches 10, she will be tamed automatically.)]
'So difficult to tame?'
Ethan was stunned reading the note behind the intimacy value.
This was kinda tough.
To fully make the little catgirl his, he actually needed +4 more intimacy before he could try taming?
Thinking it over.
Ethan decided to roast four more pieces of meat.
He wanted to confirm whether one piece of meat raised intimacy by exactly 1. If so, four pieces of meat for a cat… And a cat that would only grow stronger? That was an insanely good deal.
Even if she didn't fight, bringing her home and petting her like crazy a hundred times. Just thinking about it made him drool.
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