[ Katsura had noticed that, but pointing it out at the time had felt strange - even though invading a sentient cat's space in order to squish his paws had been quite normal. ]

We only changed because we accidentally desecrated a cat's grave. [ Sure, that's a polite way of wording it. ] We were stuck like that for a few days, but we defeated a cat Amanto that was kidnapping local strays in an attempt to restore his vitality. [ Again, sure. That's a polite way of putting it. ]

After that, we were returned to normal.