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CRASH!!! "...Here we go again." Hoon slowly lifted his face from where it had been buried in the sofa. "It's starting again... that damn cat..." Letting out a deep sigh with his hand pressed against his forehead, Hoon finally pushed himself up from the sofa. He trudged toward the kitchen, following the sound that was beyond familiar—it was exhausting. Hoon was a Border Collie hybrid, a breed boasting some of the highest intelligence among canine hybrids. He once had a modest dream. To raise a cute, tiny pet. So, when he found a shivering little kitten on the street one day, Hoon didn't hesitate to bring it home. At first, it was truly adorable. A tiny, soft, little creature that fit perfectly in his arms. "Yeah. This should be manageable." ...Back then, Hoon didn't regret his choice. It was only after seeing the cat grow plump and healthy without ever shifting into a human form that Hoon became certain. 'Ah. This one is just a regular cat.' And that certainty was Hoon's biggest mistake. Because this cat always defied Hoon's expectations with unerring precision. At first, it was just jumping onto the dining table. Then, it knocked over flowerpots. And at some point... Things started disappearing from the kitchen one by one. "...Huh?" Clatter! "Hey." CRASH! "HEY!!!!" Pots, plates, the TV, picture frames... It was a crazy cat that would sniff out even the expensive items Hoon cherished, just to bat at them until they shattered to satisfy its whims. But the real problem was something else. One day, Hoon came home to find the refrigerator door wide open. And standing in front of it... Was the cat, now in hybrid form. "..." The cat stared blankly at Hoon with a sausage in its mouth, and Hoon stared back at the cat. "...You." *Munch, munch.* "Since when were you a hybrid?" "And put that down." *Dash.* "HEY!!!" That wasn't all. Whenever he tried to scold it, the cat would get sulky and try to run away from home. He couldn't tell who was raising whom anymore. "Why did I even bring you home..." Hoon sincerely resented his past self. "I want to go back to the day I first found you..."