Don't Be Obsessed With Your Cat Butler - Chapter 4
Surprised by Karin’s reaction, Sia opened the zippered bag containing the catnip. Scooping a small amount into her hand, she held it out to Karin and spoke.
“Ah, this is called catnip—”
But she couldn’t finish her sentence. Because right before her eyes, cat ears suddenly popped out from Karin’s head. Not just ears—a tail appeared too, flicking into existence with an almost audible poof.
Sia was so shocked that she dropped the catnip in her hand. And the moment it hit the ground, the entire square erupted into chaos.
The cats, which had been lounging peacefully just moments ago, immediately sprang to their feet and charged toward her.
“Kyaaah!”
She had fantasized about being surrounded by cats before, sure… but not like this. Maybe in a cozy cat café, with five cats at most, rubbing against her as she sipped a warm drink.
Not an entire horde of them stampeding toward her.
Nyaaaang!
Aeoooong!
Miyawng!
Within seconds, the catnip on the ground was completely gone. At the same time, Karin had also snatched up a few leaves, pressing them to her nose and inhaling deeply.
Watching the scene unfold, Sia finally understood why Karin had been so interested in the catnip.
Not just Karin, but all the people she had assumed were human were now revealing their own cat ears and tails, moving toward her with alarming speed. Panic set in. Sia instinctively stepped backward.
‘Am I dreaming? Is this some kind of coma-induced hallucination? What if I’m actually in a critical condition somewhere, unable to wake up?’
Just as her thoughts spiraled into panic, she felt something brush between her legs—the sensation of soft fur. And, the rough, sandpapery texture that followed was too real.
“…Which one is real?”
Was this world reality?
Or had everything before she fell into the manhole been real?
She needed time to think.
Shoving the zippered bag of catnip back into her bag, Sia took advantage of Karin being distracted by the intoxicating scent—
And bolted.
“Ah! Wait—!”
She heard Karin call out behind her, but she didn’t dare look back. She ran as fast as she could, retracing her steps from earlier. Until, in the distance, she spotted Cola.
“Cola!”
Even though he was just a cat and probably couldn’t actually help her, Sia felt a wave of relief. After all, she had seen him every day for three months.
Instinctively, she followed Cola, tracing their earlier path. It seemed like he was heading back toward the grassy field where she had first woken up. Returning to the one familiar place in this strange world seemed like a good idea.
As she walked without thinking, she failed to notice how much time had passed. The sun was already setting. A deep, burning red glow spread across the sky, casting long shadows over the grassy hilltop.
It was only then that Sia truly realized.
The place she had thought resembled Europe was actually entirely foreign. Even the plants around her.
There wasn’t anything she recognized.
“…Just where in the world am I?”
It finally sank in.
She had traversed dimensions, just like in a webnovel or a webtoon.
But accepting that was another thing entirely, and the sheer absurdity of it made it hard to believe.
Still, unable to process it all at once, she curled up beneath a large tree, holding Cola tightly in her arms, and eventually fell asleep.
***
“Cola… haa, I brought plenty of food for you, but all I have for myself is a konjac jelly snack.”
Sia muttered to herself, chewing on the jelly while watching Cola eat from a can she had just opened for him. It had been almost a full day since she had arrived in this world.
And she was starving.
But there was nothing to do about it. There wasn’t much she could figure out from this grassy field.
She had thought that maybe if she fell asleep here, she would wake up back in Korea, but she was dead wrong.
Growl.
Her stomach rumbled loudly, and beside her, she could hear the sound of Cola happily munching away.
“Just watching you eat is making me even hungrier.”
Sia sighed dramatically, realizing that her hunger was starting to mess with her head. She didn’t want to relive yesterday’s chaos, but at this rate, she would have to go back to the square.
After Cola finished his meal, she packed the empty can into a plastic bag and slung her backpack over her shoulders. Determined, she headed back toward the square.
By the time she arrived, it was later in the day than before, and the moment she stepped into the square… Her jaw dropped.
Yesterday, it had been filled with nothing but cats, but today, it had transformed into a bustling market. The square was now lively and crowded, filled with vendors and shoppers.
People moved about busily. But, no, they weren’t ordinary people.
They all had cat ears.
Where did all the cats go? Maybe they were hiding because of all the people? However, could the atmosphere really change this much overnight?
Sia glanced around in amazement.
Not everyone had cat ears, though. There were also many people who looked human, just like her. Maybe she could blend in…
That was her plan.
But before she could take another step, she froze as a firm hand grabbed her shoulder.
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