77 You Shouldnt Be So Catty (1/2)

Mina paced in front of the monkey who appeared to have no plans of giving her an answer straight away.

Before Kino could come up with something, she couldn't help but ask another question.

\”How long do I have until I become 100% cat?\”

Anxiety seems to be creeping into her whole body as she blurted another question.

Kino let out a sigh and placed a hand on his head as if he was getting a headache from looking at Mina.

\”Relax, Buddy. That collar is not just for show.\”

Mina who was on the verge of asking another question she stopped midway to size up Kino.

\”Without this collar?\” With one paw holding on to the collar, Mina couldn't stop her mouth's persistence overpowered her restraint.

\”Does this thing even work?\”

\”What will happen to me without it?\”

\”Will...\”

Kino harrumphed and gave Mina warning through an intense gaze which silenced her right away.

\”If you're stuck in that body without the collar... you should be more cat than human right now. But...\”

The abrupt stop made Mina's ears standing straighter up as Kino's last word hung in the air.

\”With your way of questioning, I don't see that happening anytime soon.\”

\”Well... as for being a cat, well,  you can't jump from one animal shell to another with ease like Serket.\”

\”She can do that?\”

Mina's eyes widened. But Kino did not care about her shock.

The monkey simply scratched his chest and waved his hand dismissively.

\”She... She's special that way.\”

Seeing the impressed look in Mina's eyes, Kino shook his head.

\”But she's probably not as awed as you are.\”

Mina rolled her eyes, but she saw Kino giving her a reprimanding look.

\”Serket would be annoyed about not having a human form.\”

\”And you... should not be resenting her anyway.\”

\”This is not about her! It's about me! What's going to happen now?\”

Eyeing Mina who stopped walking back and forth again when he started speaking but was about to take another step, Kino looked alarmed.

\”Your collar...\”

Kino motioned towards Mina's throat and paused as if he was waiting for something.

Seeing how Mina was about to start walking back and forth again, he continued albeit reluctantly.

\”...one of my greatest inventions, by the way, keeps you tethered to a... hmm... human psyche.\”

\”So, stop fretting.\”

Kino gave himself a pat in the chest and beamed, revealing a toothy smile.

\”Aren't I great?\”

\”First... we've got memory loss.\”

Mina couldn't help but feel like she was on the most ridiculous tv show on the planet.