Winning Over the Great Demon King with Nothing but Meows

Lu Ju transmigrates into an 18+ horror game notorious for killing off the entire cast.

Good news: He's a veteran player who knows every map, mechanic, and death by heart.

Bad news: This time he's not a player, but a character: a two-month-old, short-legged kitten with barely any fur, who can trip over flat ground just by sneezing.

Lu Ju, who once earned the game's "Hundred Deaths" achievement: ...Heh. Let this world burn.

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The game looks cozy, with a gentle atmosphere, like strolling through a medieval aristocratic manor.

"Come here."

An elegant, pale young nobleman reaches out to the kitten. His exposed wrist is thin and bony. He looks so frail that in this game, where survival depends on your health bar, he probably won't last three days.

Lu Ju sighs, feeling that they are both in the same boat.

He jumps onto the man's palm, wraps himself up in his soft little tail, tucks his paws in, and curls up into a furry little caterpillar.

"Meow, meow, meow, meow."

We're both squishy. How about we become coffin buddies?

The man looks down at him, startled for a moment, then smiles and rubs his ears.

Lu Ju doesn't know that an entire wall of human body-part specimens stands in this man's collection room, or that the ax leaning behind the door often drips blood from its blade.

The most terrifying Boss in the whole game, the "Duke," has kept every player's escape rate at zero.

Much later, a red-hot post is always pinned to the forum homepage:

"S-S-S-S-S-S-Stop! Don't pet that cat!!!"

1L: In case any newbies don't know what's going on, I'll say it again: If you see an orange cat in the manor approaching you with its tail held high, do not pet it!

It may be cute, but don't pet it!

It may come rub against you, but don't pet it!

It may meow in a sweet little voice, but! Don't! Pet! It!

2L: Newbie here~ Why not?

3L: The Duke is watching you and getting ready to provide a bone-loosening service...

4L: That's called dismemberment, for fuck's sake!

Meanwhile, after his 10,086th failed attempt at making friends, Lu Ju falls into thought:

"Why is that, exactly?"

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Just as he's nearing the end of the game, the System suddenly comes online:

[Congratulations, Host. You are about to complete the game. Your original body will be your reward. Please claim it.]

Halfway through kneading biscuits, Lu Ju's cat body jolts: Wait!

Without warning, the kitten becomes a naked, round-eyed boy with animal ears, lying on his caretaker's chest and staring into his eyes.

The man's smile slowly fades.

Lu Ju flattens his airplane ears and stays silent for a long while. "...Meow?"

The next second, the System's warning lights flash red:

[Boss's Pleasure Level +99!]

[Boss's Excitement Level +99!]

[Boss status abnormal. System shutting down. Player, escape immediately!!!]

Theme: Love and justice must not be betrayed.