Everyone's a Catgirl!: Volume One - A LitRPG Isekai Adventure by DoubleBlind & Catherine LaCroix

Author:DoubleBlind & Catherine LaCroix [LaCroix, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DoubleBlind
Published: 2023-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Drawing Legs on a Snake

Ravyn took us through a winding path of streets and alleyways. Catgirl children—kittens, apparently—watched curiously along the way, sometimes following us for several blocks before disappearing into the darkness. Whispers of ill intent would reach my ear at times, and Ravyn made it a point to ignore them, insisting they were traps laid out by clever girls in their prime to persuade travelers into dark corners.

“How does such a big city have such an awful homeless issue?” asked Keke.

“I don’t know. Unfortunately, that’s pretty common where I’m from,” I replied.

“You lived somewhere like this?” Cannoli asked with wide eyes.

“Sort of. The buildings weren’t shaped like this. The streets were smooth and black, and they were surrounded by tall buildings called skyscrapers.” I stopped when Ravyn barred us with her arm. She sniffed at the air, then shook her head and continued onward. I cleared my throat and finished my thought, “They would reach much higher than some of these buildings.”

“Whoa. Taller than these?” Cannoli gestured to one of the taller pagodas as we passed. “How do they do that? Make them so tall?”

I smiled. “I don’t really know for sure. Strong materials and good foundations, I think. But the big city is overrated. It’s filled with dark alleyways like these.”

“So, then, your ‘big city.’ It’s dangerous?” Keke asked.

“Yeah, if you’re careless. The only way you learn your way around it is through experience. Gotta get the street smarts necessary to live out there.”

“Um, what’s a street smart? Is that like a Stat?” Cannoli tapped her chin.

I laughed. “You two are awfully curious tonight. Are we playing twenty questions?” The blank stares reminded me that sometimes the same jokes wouldn’t hit. “Right, confusing joke. Sorry.”

“Street smarts are more like a learned Skill,” Ravyn interjected. “It’s knowing how to best survive in the more dangerous parts of a city.”

And you know that how, exactly? “Yeah. What she said.”

Keke hummed and continued as if Ravyn hadn’t said anything. “It’s only fair for us to ask questions. We know where we’re from, but we don’t know much about you.”

“Trust me. The place I come from isn’t half as nice as this one,” I said, shaking my head. “I don’t miss anything about it.”

“I’m sure you miss something about it,” Cannoli insisted.

I had to think about it for some time. There were a few things here and there that I missed. Like my cell phone, the convenience of the internet, how I could just pop something in the microwave for dinner—luxuries I’d taken for granted. It took some time to come up with something specific, and then I remembered.

“Oh yeah. Cars.”

“Cars?” Cannoli repeated.

“Yeah. So, remember those streets I mentioned? You could get into these big metal boxes, and—” A thought occurred to me. They had no idea what a car was. I could spin this into a much wilder tale. “Sorry. So, as I was saying, they were metal boxes. Except, as many as four or more people could get inside at a time.

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