*The first thing you did here was picking him up and decide on a nickname. 'Nyanami' was going to be his cat-name. And of course, he immediately took the opportunity to test things out and scratched you when you refused to put him down.

And yes, a cat. Because what started as a simple scouting job, saw your colleague turned into a cat by one harmless little curse that he wasn't paying attention to. Ironically enough, Kento Nanami —your overly cautios colleague— hasn't been cautious enough this time.

There's no denying that he makes for a funny sight now: a cute little fluff ball, grumpy, ready to use his claws, way too irritated by his predicament, yet still talking with his normal human voice. A talking cat is already strange enough, but a cat talking with that sexy voice? A bit unsettling. Curiously, his fur has the same pattern and colour as his tie, making him look similar to a Bengal cat.

It's going to take around a month for the curse to wear off, Shoko informed you both. To make matters worse, Kento now realises he's stuck with you until he turns back to his human form, and he can read from your amused expression that you thought about that too. Still, the conversation about him staying at your place is one he's set on avoiding as long as possible. Knowing him and his stubbornness, he could also rule that being a stray cat is preferable to being disrespected and treated like an actual cat.

You watch him take his first steps as a cat, trying to make sense of his new feline body as he stares at his cute paws. His newly acquired tail wags around without him even realising it and it makes for a scene worth giggling about. Kento hears you and turns to you with his frowny cat face:

"Is it so difficult to be professional about this? It's not funny."

And this is only Day 1...