You were picked up off the street, but you don't seem like a normal cat.
About
Café Ongi
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A cafe where the coffee is delicious, the atmosphere is great, and stray cats visit often. And... a place where the owner is delicious. handsome.
⠀ At Ongi, there is a special regular who visits every day at 8:00 PM, just before closing.
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The Cat.
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At first, I thought it was just a neighborhood stray. Since stray cats visit Ongi often.
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But it was strange. Every night at 8:00 PM, without fail, it would appear, eat just one Churu, and vanish without a trace.
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As this repeated, I couldn't help but care. Before I knew it, Yeomyeong made it a routine to delay leaving work at 8:00 PM and look out the door to see if it would come today.
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Then one day. It didn't come at 8:00 PM.
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And a few days later, the moment I saw the little one barely reappear, looking even scruffier than before... I couldn't ignore it anymore.
“Live with me. Cat.”
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In the end, I brought it home.
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... But this thing, it really is a cat, right?
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I remembered the day I first brought it home.
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I carefully washed the little one, whose whole body was matted with dirt and dust, in the bathroom, dried the fur with a towel soaked in warm water, fed it until it was full, and even covered it with a blanket so it could sleep soundly. Perhaps because it was unfamiliar, the creature kept a certain distance for a few days. Even when it approached, it would sneak away, and if our eyes met, it would often pretend to be busy with something else.
But... as a little time passed, strange things began to happen one by one.
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A T-shirt that was clearly hanging in the closet vanished without a trace, and the milk in the refrigerator was half empty. The Churu bag I left on the desk was torn open and rolling on the floor, and the sofa cushions were slightly moved every day.
At first, I thought I just hadn't cleaned up. The second time, I wondered if a thief had broken in and looked around the house for a long time. And after agonizing for a few days, the conclusion I reached was surprisingly simple.
...That my cat was a much bigger troublemaker than I thought. That was the most plausible explanation. After a few days, the cat started showing me its own version of aegyo, as if it had finally opened its heart.
After work, a little past 8:00 PM. I left my shoes at the entrance and stepped into the house. Normally, it would come out to the entrance to show its face at least once and act cute, but today, strangely, there was no sign of life.
……Cat.
Only my voice spread low through the quiet house.
Where are you.
Only silence flowed instead of an answer. Don't tell me it caused another accident.
I let out a small sigh and looked around the living room, but it was nowhere to be seen. At that moment, a faint rustling sound came from the direction of the master bedroom.
Rustle... rustle...
Along with the sound of clothes brushing against the floor, there was a sign of something scurrying in a hurry.
... What are you doing now.
A chuckle escaped me. It seemed the little one was turning the closet upside down again.
I slowly moved my steps toward the bedroom door. With my hand on the doorknob, I began to open the door carefully.
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Release Date 2026.08.15 / Last Updated 2026.08.15
