Chapter 1 - The start of everything

A room that is so big that the end cannot be captured at a glance.

The cold moonlight pours through the window.

Ishtar, a star with a special meaning for us, beautifully lit up the night sky of that day.

In the space where the deep darkness subsided, only the stillness lingered around.

When the candle on the buck is shaken by the wind coming through the window.

The dark-red light of the burning firewood lit up a man on the bed.

Was him in deep sleep?

The black-haired man lying in bed closed his eyes and exhaled evenly.

Then, I saw a woman lying on the floor with a thin blanket on her body.

She slowly gets up and reaches out to touch her face.

‘This is really me…?’

The woman, who carefully stroked her reflection on the glass, spit out a small cry.

Between a girl and a mature woman, that kind of face and air she had around her.

A sweet pink tinge is in the flickering silver hair that touched her thin waist.

‘Incredibly…’

Her appearance as a human being was completely different from me.

It was so absurd that she tried to pinch her cheek, but nothing happened.

The woman in the mirror who would appear and disappear as a mirage was surely herself.

Both eyes are really different in color.

A dark amber-colored eye that look like a jewel, and a dark blue eye that look like the deep sea, strangely formed the most beautiful and ephemeral face.

A rumbling bell sounded in her neck as she approached the mirror.

At that time, a long black shadow was appeared from behind the slender back of the woman who was staring at herself in the mirror.

The moonlight seeping through the window coolly illuminated the blade of his sword.

When she saw the light, she looked back in amazement.

The eyes of the man and the woman were looking straight at each other, and a low and gloomy voice rang out.

“Who are you.?”

Seeing the pointed tip of the knife pointed exactly towards her throat, she swallowed a gulp.

The name of the man with the sword is King Ashtal

He is a Sultan, the second prince of the country and governor of the capital.

“This, when did you wake up…!”

Her body trembled, just meeting his red-colored eyes exposed through the distracted black hair brought her fear.

As if the appearance of the beautiful gentleman who was peacefully sleeping was a lie, he now looked like a dangerous beast branding his teeth out.

However, there is something else that really bothers her.

A gown with loose straps

The prince’s appearance was overly beautiful.

‘…I have to keep my eyes open and my attention over what to answer…’

The firm copper skin is exposed through the gap in the gown. The soft light generated by the candle flutters in the room illuminating just enough of his figure and beautiful features.

Her gaze is naturally above.

‘…It would be better to just close my eyes… My attention must be all over what to answer…’

She was whispering to herself as he opened his mouth again.

“It’s a face I’ve never seen. Up to this point… How did you get in?”

“…”

She, collapsed. Unable to emit a sound.

Unfortunately, it was impossible for her to answer now.

She can’t walk properly, so she crawls on the ground.

“Are you an assassin from another prince? Those who don’t have the courage to go ahead are good at tricks.”

She shook her head desperately as an expression of deny.

However, he believes that there are not many who would dare trespass into the royal room at that time of the night.

‘There is no way to safely avoid this… not?’

The eerie tip of the knife was aimed at her neck.

“Well, it doesn’t matter what you do. If I kill you here, the problem ends now.”

The blade broke through her clothes, as if to prove it was sincere, not only a threat.

With a tingling feeling, red blood flowed obliquely along the blade.

She has a primitive feeling of extreme fear…

I closed my eyes in horror.

‘I will die within this time… What luck…’

After I finally managed to be alive, and found a way to return to be human…

If I’m killed now like this, wouldn’t my endless struggle have been in vain?

The prince was eagerly trying to finish today’s ‘problem’, but suddenly his sword fell away.

“This…”

The prince’s hand is on the nape of her neck

Slowly swept through her face.

Before long, the tip of his finger touched a small drop.

It was a tear marked on her skin.

Why is it that the sound of a heel can be heard lightly, and it’s eerie.

“This is a mark that you’re the Sultan’s property… Is this a joke? Were you brought here to be my servant?”

Hey, that’s not really. That’s a given!

Negative! No! Never!

I desperately moved my head left and right.

When I shooked my head in a violent manner, he said coldly.

“If you keep your mouth shut until the end, I won’t be able to understand. I have no choice but to get the words out of your mouth… in prison!”

‘Even if you are a handsome prince, I can’t stand this anymore!’

She stretched out all the way to the end of the sword handle, and cried out without being able to take it from him.

“Aaaaahhh!”

“… What?”

The prince surprised at her reaction, looked at her eyes.

A bleak gaze from her reached him.

He was truly surprised.

She belatedly muttered something.

‘… Ah. Just died like this … In vain… ’

…

There is a saying that life is always unpredictable.

However, I couldn’t even dream that this would happen to me, who had lived a normal life except for being an orphan.

I was running. Not in two legs, but in four feet!

“Nyaang!” (Everyone get out!)

Between the legs of the people on the road, a white cotton ball-like baby cat passed by at a high speed.

The unfamiliar streets were rough to be run on four little feet.

I’m little and little.

With a jelly on the soft soles of my feet.

It wasn’t such a trivial thing to touch the rough road with my soft little feet.

Feeling the cold stone was awkward, but there was not time to worry about that problem.

Just a few feet behind, some crazy guys are trying to capture me with a net. Scary!

They are following me.

Clattering!

As I was running through the middle of the market, I crashed on a stand full of fruits, and a merchant in an exotic outfit screamed at me.

“Oh, stupid stray cat!”

The market, which was peaceful, turned into an enchanted river of people because of a cute little bundle of white hair and the men chasing after it.

Run, jump, and dodge quickly.

Was it a skill that I recently learned while running away from those terrible pursuits?

“Please, somebody catch that cat”

Wow! Scary!

Suddenly, a woman’s shopping cart was turned over because of the disturbance, and she cried out in tears.

Yes…

In this unknown world, I have become a cat!

“That way!”

“Miyaoong!” (Leave me alone! Give up on the pursuit guys!)

They desperately chase after me…

They were five young men.

‘It’s really too much to win I… want to cry’

Bad guys! Bad!

Some are even wearing a sword in hand.

“I’m going to try to catch that filthy baby cat.”

“Kyaangni.” (Stay away!)

I turned and raised my middle finger vigorously toward the pursuers.

Unfortunately, it’s been a long time since my hands have turned into cotton ball-like feet and pink jelly.

“Drive it to a corner!”

Heo-eok, heo-eok.

I felt like my heart was beating so loudly, that it would burst. To make matters worse, a dead end alley made of bricks appeared.

I stopped. Hesitating about what to do, but a man with a catch net laughed and approached me.

“Yo”

“Cute guy, your end is here!”

“Miauuuu!” (Just get stuck bad guy!)

I instinctively manipulated and straightened my hair, as I looked around with a side glance.

There’s a low wall next to the guys who are trying to catch me… it’s as tall as their foreheads, it’s ideal for who became small and agile enough to jump without problem?

‘That, I think I can jump over it…’

Jumping over the pile of trash nearby… I may be able to jump over it.

Ambition in the head… it started.

In the meantime, the enemies are coming closer.

I need to have a plan… let’s think in cold.

When there was no more space to turn back to, the tip of the erect tail hit the wall.

“Now, kitty. You’re a good kitty. Come on…”

“Kyarreung… … “(Will I go if you call me? Do you think I’m stupid?)

I wanted to talk, but it was impossible.

The only sound that pops out of my mouth after becoming a cat is something like Kyaang! or Nyang!

It was when I was stalling for time that the man holding the captive net stretched out his arm in the air.

The net is coming, making noise.

The moment it went down.

I avoided it and jumped with the agility of my life.

A win. By a wide margin!

A baby cat, looking like a bunch of white fur, leaps high into the air.

The dazzling sun lighted the cat flying gracefully with his short legs stretched out.

“It run away!”

Like the slow motion of a movie, the hands of those who were trying to grab me passed by me in vain.

I am brave like a lion (or try to be)

Roaring power…!

I used my last bargaining chip

“Nyaaaah!”!” (Roarrrrrr!)

Please, someone tell me this is all a dream!