Cat Client

Cat Client is the third act in Cat's Lost & Found (A) of the Zenless Zone Zero storyline.
==Dialogue==
===Demi-human Employer===
Feline demi-humans have a slightly higher body temperature than humans.
Guided by the pull of a warm hand, Nicole finally escaped the maze-like streets.
:Billy: Boss!
:Anby: Nicole, are you OK?
:Nicole: What are you doing here! Didn't we agree to meet back at base?
:Anby: We were worried about you.
:Billy: We couldn't stop worrying... Oh, and this little kitten is?
:Nicole: My new friend—
:Nekomata: Name's Nekomata~ Your new client!
:Billy: Oh? That's Nicole for you! Finding work at a time like this... My role model!
:Anby: Did you approach Nicole yourself?
:Nicole: Don't worry, Anby. If it weren't for Nekomata, I'd still be trapped in the Red Fang Gang's hideout.
:Nekomata: Yeah, don't be nervous. I'm on your side~
:Nekomata: ...There's something I need to get back from the Red Fang Gang.
:Nekomata: Several years ago the Red Fang Gang's leader Miguel "Silver" took a relic of my family. I infiltrated their territory to get it back, but I've yet to be successful.
:Nekomata: Until a few months ago, when I heard the brave Cunning Hares had tricked Silver into a Hollow and defeated him, leaving the Red Fangs leaderless...
:Billy: Tricked and defeated...? Did we do something that awesome? Hahaha...
:Nicole: Don't be an idiot in front of the client. —So you want us to take advantage of the current chaos within the gang and get back your family's relic?
:Nicole: Hmm, that could be tricky.
:Nicole: We're already in trouble with the Red Fang Gang. There've been some unavoidable confrontations. Any further trouble will just make things worse. As the saying goes, harmony breeds wealth...
:Nekomata: That relic is really valuable~! I'm willing to pay 30% of its value as a bonus! Depending on the situation, perhaps even 70%!
:Nicole: ...
:Nicole: Just how much is it worth?
:Anby: —Nicole. Can I say something?
:Anby: Considering how dangerous the job is, I think it'd be better to confirm the sincerity of the client rather than the fee.
:Nekomata: I'm more sincere than when there's an unlimited mackerel buffet!
:Anby: Really? ...But in movies, new companions appearing around the main character at times like this are always being deceitful.
:Anby: Later on, she might turn into a scary ghost, or a monster will spring out from within her body.
:Nekomata: There's no monster inside me! Do...do you want to touch and see?
:Anby: No thanks.
:Nekomata: ...
:Anby: Is there a Red Fang Gang hideout nearby?
:Nekomata: There is... Why?
:Anby: Good. Let's go there and start searching.
:Anby: Just you and me.
:Anby: While we search for the relic, you'll have a chance to prove you're an enemy of the Red Fang Gang.
:Nekomata: You're annoying. I'd rather go with Nicole~
:Anby: Please don't misunderstand. I'm the one whose trust you need to earn.
:Nekomata: ...
:Billy: ...I never thought Anby was the kind of person to be hated by cats...
===Display of Sincerity===
===Cooperation===
:Nicole: You're back. Did you find it?
:Nekomata: We didn't, but I took out a bunch of Red Fang guys! I'm working hard! Please scratch under my chin~
:Nicole: Billy, you do it. Anby, are you satisfied that Nekomata is sincere now?
:Anby: ...She did do well, but...
:Nicole: OK Nekomata. On behalf of the Cunning Hares, I accept your commission!
:Nicole: I need a ten percent deposit. That's the rules.
:Nekomata: No problem! Let me see what's in my purse~
:Anby: That's MY purse! You stole it while we were fighting...?
:Nekomata: That's cuz fighting with you is just so BORING.
:Nekomata: Hm? How odd~ Why does your purse have a picture of Nicole?
:Anby: That's a group photo. Give it back or I'll...
:Nicole: OK OK, Anby put the blade down, Nekomata give the purse back!
:Nicole: We'll leave the deposit for later. You've got information on the Red Fang Gang, so you can follow us for now, OK?
:Nekomata: Sure! I want to get back my family's relic as soon as possible.
:Nekomata: Wait a sec, I have to go home and lock the door. Three minutes!
:Nekomata disappears into the alley. A few moments later, Anby speaks cautiously—
:Anby: Nicole, is this really OK?
:Anby: There's something... familiar about the way she fights. She's got skills only someone involved with the gangs would have. 
:Anby: But you're the one who makes all the decisions. I'll carry out your orders without question.
:Billy: Anby, I understand how you feel... "I was here first" or whatever... 
:Anby: I don't know what you're talking about.
:Nicole: I don't know what you're talking about. —But there's nothing to lose, right?
:Nicole: Even if the little kitten has any bad ideas, nothing gets past me. And the Red Fang Gang keeps getting in the way, it's time to try something different.
:Nicole: Don't forget we have a mission— We have to help "Phaethon" find out about the strongbox and that hacker.
:Nicole: No matter what Nekomata and the Red Fang Gang have going on, this is a chance to find out about the strongbox, not to mention a substantial commission payment. Why shouldn't we do it?
:Billy: Nicole has thought of everything.
:Nekomata: I'm back~ Did I miss anything?
:Nicole: Absolutely nothing. To celebrate the Cunning Hare's new commission, dinner tonight is on Billy!
:Billy: Yay! Dinner's on Ni— Wait! Why me?
:Nicole: Eh? Who was it who said last time they want to treat everyone to a big meal at the Starlight Knight-themed restaurant~?
:Anby: If there's one thing that can be trusted, it's Nicole's memory.
:Billy: OK, OK... Just promise me one thing!
:Anby: Allow me to refuse.
:Billy: Work with me Anby! I told you the condition to treating you last time, right?
:Billy: We have to do a group photo of us all doing the Starlight Knight flying kick!
:Nekomata: ...The four of us? You mean me too?
:Billy: Hehe, of course. You're our important client.
:Nekomata: ...
:Nicole: Hmph, be prepared Billy... I'm gonna eat back the entire bonus I gave you last month!
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