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đž Chapter 4 â I'm Being Watched
Ever since that day...
I've felt it.
A gaze.
It's always on me.
Cold.
Sharp.
Like a bullet.
> The cook.
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> "Why do you keep following that thing?"
the snow leopard asked, narrowing his eyes.
The guy with the scissors didn't answer.
> Grrrr...
My fur stood on end.
I bolted. That look in his eyesâit wasn't curiosity.
It was intent.
> He's going to take something from meâŚ!
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I ran.
Then it hit meâa scent.
Sweet. Alluring.
It pulled me forward like a dream I couldn't wake from.
There, on the ground:
A small, glowing stone.
I pounced on it, licked it, rolled with it.
The sweetness grew stronger.
Thenâ
> "Absorbing."
The system flashed in front of me.
> Meow?!
I tried tapping, pawing, biting. Nothing worked.
Suddenlyâthe interface twisted.
Corrupted.
Then a voice echoed out:
> "I see you."
My body froze.
The screen shattered and vanished.
> Meow...?
What the hell was that...?
But I knew...
That voiceâit wasn't from this world.
Not really.
No.
Maybe not even from any world.
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