The System Mistook Me for a Cat

Tenyearsafterherparents’divorce,thegrandmotherwhoraisedChuTingwupassedaway,leavinghertobeshuttledbackandforthbetweenrelatives.

Atthismoment,anentityclaimingtobea“CubRearingSystem”suddenlyappeared,wantingtobinditselftoherandcultivateherintoanoutstandinggraduateofitsprogram.

JustasChuTingwuwasabouttorefuse,shesawherpersonalattributesonthesysteminterface—

[Name:ChuTingwu]

[Species:Cat]

ChuTingwu:Something’snotrighthere…

Duetoabug,thesystemhadidentifiedherasakitten.

Herstatswerethoseofacat,butherappearanceremainedhuman.

Howshouldanexemplaryhuman-catberaised?Sleeping,causingmischief,eatinguntilshebecameasroundasapig?

However,therealityturnedouttobequitedifferent:extremesports,expertbird-catcher,mastermouse-hunter,catchinginvasivefishbarehandedwithdynamicvision,usingcamouflageandtrackingskillstofilmdocumentariesofrarebirds,nearlymakingthesocialnewsasasuspectedretiredspecialpoliceofficer.

Forthefirstlessonincultivation,thesystemsaidgravely:

“Acubcannotlivealone.Weneedtofindyouacatmother…I’vealreadydetectedasuitablecandidatenearby.Gotothetargetlocationquickly,littleone,andletthecatmotheradoptyou.”

ChuTingwulookedupasanadvertisementflutteredintoherhand:

[SunshinePetHospital:Limited-timehalf-pricepetneutering,onemonthoffreefoodwitheverypetadoption]

ChuTingwu:Whoexactlyisadoptingwhomhere?