8 Not Into You (1/2)

'Was this cat being nice to me because I am an attractive mouse.'

Tarou recalled the cat's tight grip the night before. Was the cat trying to get close to him because it was initiating intimacy? Not because he looked tasty?

This cat even tried to console him earlier, could it possible for a cat to be attracted to a mouse?' He shuddered. His body grew stiff and he found himself almost gnawing off his fur while his mind wandered. With eyes as big as saucers, he answered with conviction.

”Boss! !!I'd rather die than commit such a shameful thing!”

I'm a mouse with a healthy appetite. If I see a pretty mouse, I will most likely pounce. It's not like Boss is a mouse, how do we even...'

Slapping his mouth in his mind, Tarou tried to shake off the direction his mind was taking.

Mina looked at the mouse who was vehemently shaking his head, with its ears down. She simply kept her gaze on the mouse while nibbling on her rear claw.

'Who knows what this cat will do if I get caught playing with another mouse? Wifey mouse is scary but a cat scorned?'

The mouse shuddered. He would be torn to a thousand pieces. He winced, thinking about how painful it will be. Before he could stop himself from voicing his thoughts, he already spoke the words.

”I am not into cats!”

Hearing Tarou's exasperated tone, her pupils narrowed. She couldn't help but hiss back.

” Who says I'm into you? I'm not into mice either.”

Seeing how Boss reacted, Tarou bolted for cover, disappearing in less than a second. Tarou's reaction did not escape Mina, she caught his movements and she was tempted to strike just to see if she could catch the mouse before it reached the small crevice.

She changed her mind at the last minute and decided to let it go while bending forward for a stretch. A good stretch never failed to calm her down. Dismissing Tarou's cheeky reply, she simply laid the matter to rest. Knowing whether she's a male or female cat is not a matter of survival right now, anyway. She will eventually find out.

Now lying down, she looked at the hole where the mouse disappeared and gently meowed to remind him of something.

” Tonight, we have to raid the bandits' tent again.”

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By evening,Mina had totally gotten over what happened earlier that day but she seems to be the only one who did.

The mouse has been eyeing Mina with caution but she was too focused on food to mind the petty problems of her latest recruit.