Ron's cat

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**Ron's cat** is the cat of Ron Kamonohashi. It is always seen asleep and has a habit of appearing out of nowhere.

## Physical description

It is a white cat with patches of brown on its ears, knees, legs, over its back, and along its tail.

## Biography

### Early life

Kiku gave the cat to Ron Kamonohashi so that he would not be lonely during his isolation.

### Metropolitan Serial Drownings Case

When Totomaru Isshiki enters Ron's apartment for the first time, the cat lies right in front of the door. Toto nearly steps on it.

### Locked Room Piggy Bank Theft Case

Shortly afterward, Toto visits Ron and tells him about the newest case that was assigned to him. When they leave to investigate it, Toto almost steps on the cat who is sleeping on the Floor of Sloth.

### Live Broadcast Murder Case

The cat lies right in front of the entrance again when Toto visits, and Toto nearly steps on it again. Toto apologizes to the cat, and because this is such a common occurrence between them, Toto tells it that he has brought it some snacks.

### Poisoned Latté Case

When Toto helps Ron with laying out the enormous futon that makes up his "Floor of Sloth," he almost places it over the sleeping cat. Toto apologizes and notes that it was not there earlier.

### Yadagami-sama Murders Case

The cat sleeps rolled-up on the Floor of Sloth right behind Ron. When Spitz Feier comes to visit Ron to tell him that he could not get BLUE's file on the Bloody Field Trip Case, Ron falls backward and nearly onto the cat. Despite the disturbance, the cat does not wake up.

### Midsummer Beach Hut Drowning Case

After Mofu Usaki moves into the Maison du Kamonohashi, she visits Ron in his flat. The cat then goes and takes a nap in Mofu's handbag.

### Coin and Carving Murders Case

The cat sleeps peacefully on a table while Ron and Toto discuss the latest case.

### Bloody Field Trip Case

When Ron tells Toto and Spitz about what happened right before and on the day of the Bloody Field Trip Case and lays out his theories, the cat sleeps on the ground behind his chair.

### Tragic Cruise Serial Murders Case

Before Ron and Toto go on a cruise to face Mylo Moriarty and find the M. Family spy at BLUE, Ron leaves his cat with someone as they will be gone for a week and he also does not know whether he will return or not.

### Ron Kamonohashi's Homecoming Case

While Ron and Totomaru are at BLUE, Mofu and Chicory Monki look after the cat.

### Maison du Kamonohashi Case

During Ron and Toto's time in England, the cat goes missing. While Mofu and Chicory look for it, Amamiya tries to stall Ron and Toto by making them focus on some odd occurences in the Maison du Kamonohashi and insisting them to be of supernatural nature. However, the ruse is quickly uncovered, and Mofu has to confess that she and Chicory could not find the cat. Amused, Ron takes everyone upstairs where his cat is sleeping soundly and reveals that his cat often "runs away" to the roof.

Everyone is glad to know that the cat is safe and well. Amamiya and Omito Kawasemi get into an argument though because he saw the cat earlier and failed to inform them.

## Trivia

* The food Ron buys the cat is called "Oishii Gohan" (*delicious meal*).
* Kiku sometimes helps Ron search for the cat.
* Before its official debut in October 2020, Ron's cat appeared on the cover page of the 2019 *Katekyō Hitman Reborn!* calendar.
* Though MangaPlus uses male pronouns for the cat in Chapter 119, its gender has not been confirmed yet. Previously, the MangaPlus translation used "it" to refer to the cat.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 1, page 14, and Episode 1
2. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 2, page 12, and Episode 2
3. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 7, pages 3-4
4. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 14, pages 4-5, and Episode 10
5. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 21, pages 3-5, and Episode 13
6. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 28, page 6
7. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 63, page 10
8. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 75, page 15
9. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 76, pages 3-5
10. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 97, page 5
11. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 119, pages 17-20
12. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 3, page 6
13. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 119, page 19
14. ↑ 2019 Calendar cover and January page — Akira Amano on Twitter