Feline fanatic

Nyoan trembled as she sat in a chair. She was now garbed in a bathrobe, but her head was still cold and hairless. Though the greatest inconvenience for her was the beautiful woman with wavy blue hair stroking her hairless cat ears along with her bald head.

"My, you really got a smooth cut, my kawaii little kitten. Your head’'s now almost as smooth as my skin," the woman cooed.

"If you want a smooth head so badly, shave your own damn head, nya!" Nyoan fumed.

"No, I much prefer not to look like a monk. That and it truly is quite the spectacle to see you with fleshy cat ears in addition to your normal ears."

"My ears again!? NYA! STOP IT WITH MY NEKO EARS, NYA!"

"You truly were a hilarious sight when you came back. Why, I almost mistook you for a hairless giant possum, but it was just my kawaii little kitten."

Nyoan tearfully blushed as the woman began scratching her chin. "Nyo, nyot nyow, nya. I'm too embarrassed, nya."

"Hmm, I've always wondered what it would be like to have a sphynx cat. How would it feel to have a fleshy cat instead of a furry one? Well, now I know. Nyoan, I'm going to keep you shaved forever."

"FOREVER!? NYOOO! I WANT HAIR AGAIN, NYA!"

"But it feels so good to stroke your ears."

"I- I could just keep my ears bald."

"No, I want the full package."

"BUT I LOOK LIKE A FREAK, NYA!"

"Then just wear a hat, do you want me to knit you one?"

Tears and snot streamed down Nyoan's face as she nodded yes. No matter how much she tried, she could never say no to this woman.

The woman was Nyoan’s self-proclaimed master, Kuon Nanya. She was a cat fanatic, though didn’t have a single cat in her house. Rather, she considered the two women living with her, Nyoan and Nyogaku, her cats. In her youth, Kuon was hailed as a child prodigy at chess, however, her road to fame hit a roadblock in the form of the woman who would eventually become the current highest-rated female chess player. While Kuon currently had a respectable rating of 2699 as well as the title of grandmaster, she was always second fiddle to her rival, much to her dismay. This jealousy is what ultimately led to her secretly teaming up with the Desperado league. However, she was merely a business partner and not a full-blown member.

As such, she didn't possess a DESPER. She was a scientist researching it though, which is why she had Nyoan act as her DESPER guinea pig, and do the league's bidding in her place.

"So, shall I knit you a wool hat right now?" Kuon whispered into Nyoan's ear.

Nyoan responded with a shriek before bolting for her room.

"I'll take that as a "yes"."

...

The next morning, Nyoan blushed and purred as she received a head massage from Kuon.

"Doesn't this feel good, my kawaii little kitten?" Kuon whispered into Nyoan's cat ear.

"Nyaa. It feelz so good, nya," Nyoan blissfully purred, now completely under Kuon's trance.

"Good, now head off to school like a good kitten, then after school, head to the Lagoon pathways hotel for the tournament."

"Yez Kuon-sama, nya."

Once she was released, Nyoan happily left for school without a care in the world she was bald.

"Ara, she was making such a big fuss about her ears and being bald. Yet now she's strutting away with pride, and not even wearing the knit hat I made her. Well, cats are very fickle creatures," Kuon thought as she began doing pilates. Just then, a woman with curly orange hair and cat ears yawned as she came down the stairs. "Ah Nyogaku, you just missed Nyoan. She's now a sphynx breed."

"Oh she's a sphinx? Sweet, she got mummies and sand?" the orange-haired woman grinned.

"No my dumb little neko-chan, a sphynx as in a hairless cat."

"Yay, now she won't shed. Uh, what's a hairless cat again?"

"They'll tell you at the university, now run along or you'll be late for class. Oh, and if you run into Nyoan, give her the wool hat I knit for her."

"Nyan, nyan, nyan," Nyogaku happily purred as she grabbed the hat before running out of the house on all fours, still in her pajamas.

"Oh Nyogaku, you used to be so smart and uptight. I do love seeing you act like a dumb little kitty cat," Kuon sneered as she finished her stretches. "Hmm, the house could use some more cats. With Nyoan and Nyogaku being in school, I'm usually by myself at home. Perhaps I should consider getting an older one that isn't in school or college. I could even get a male cat. Hmm, there are plenty of cute guys that would make great cats. Maybe I'll get two, that way my two cats will have mates. Though they'd have to be strong, I don't want weak kittens. I guess I'll see if there's anyone at work that catches my eye, after all, it's not like they'd beat me," she mused as she gazed at Nyoan's DESPER sitting on the table while heading towards the door.

Ever since Kuon joined forces with the Desperado league, she began studying the schematics of the DESPER. Through her research, she found it was possible for it to give a person cat ears and a tail as well as allow users with lower ratings than their targets to implement an odds challenge, though the higher rated target could still refuse, thus nullifying the challenge. She was also the one who first discovered it was possible to imprison people in playing pieces during a match, though had only disclosed the fact to Nyoan and a handful of other Desperados.

"Hmm, I don't feel like going to work today. Guess I'll sleep for the day. After all, I'm very fickle, like a cat," Kuon smirked as she slid out of her heels, threw off her lab coat, and headed back towards the living room to lay down on the sofa."

...

Yuusuke let out a worried yawn as he walked to school. "Okaa didn't come back. I really hope she isn't where I think she is," he thought. He then noticed a crowd of students gathering at the gates. "Something happen?"

"Yeah, some psycho lady's squatting at the entrance. She looks pissed and won't leave until the principal shows up," a student stated.

"GEH! I was afraid of this," Yuusuke cried as he made his way to the front.

Sure enough, sitting at the entrance with a menacing aura and bags under her eyes, was his mother, Hagemi. Yuusuke attempted to shrink back into the crowd but was noticed.

"Yuu-su-ke, you said that balding fat shit head would be here. I've been here for 12 hours and he hasn't come, THE HELL WERE YOU PLAYIN’ AT BOY!?"

"GEEYAHA! I'M SORRY OKAA, I'M SORR- UGH!"

Everyone gasped in horror as Hagemi slugged Yuusuke in the gut and dragged him back with her to the entrance of the school.

"I couldn't even see her movements! We're doomed, some psycho delinquent milf won't let us into school," a student cried.

"So? Why's that a bad thing? Besides, even though she's sleep deprived, she's hot as hell," another student said.

"OI! The hell's with this crowd!?" the principal's voice rang out as he pushed his way through the crowd.

As soon as she noticed him, Hagemi immediately appeared before the principal and grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.

"HEEE! W- What do you want!?"

"A chess club, now what's this about there bein’ no supervisin’ teacher!?" Hagemi glared.

"S- S- SCHOOL RULES STATE-"

"YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!?"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"What's all the commotion?" a voice called out.

The two turned to see Maida approaching them. A thicker layer of makeup than usual was present on her face in order to hide her signs of sleep deprivation. It turns out, she had spent all night studying chess theorems as soon as she learned the game and got home.

"You a teacher? Tell this ass to form a chess club," Hagemi glared.

"YES! Maida-sensei, YOU will supervise the chess club. Now they can function like a proper sports team and compete at tournaments, right?" the principal nervously stuttered.

"I'd love to say no to you, but I already said yes to a member of the chess club, so I'll do it," Maida sighed as she noticed Okisato in the crowd.

"GOOD! Now there's no issue. The chess club is good for tournaments."

"Damn well better be. Well, I'm tired so I'm going to sleep. Don't disturb me," Hagemi grumbled as she let go of the principal and headed for the flower bed, laying down in it before falling asleep and snoring loudly.

"Damn animal, how dare you threaten me," the principal scoffed as he noticed Gyro arriving.

"Mr. Enoki, what is with the crowd-"

"PERFECT! Mr. Gunnerson, please remove that animal from the premises!"

"'Animal'? What do you- ...!?"

Gyro immediately went pale upon noticing Hagemi. "I can't. She's too strong!"

"Huh? She's sleeping, lob one of your gyroscopes-"

"Then she'd grab one of the bricks and hurl it at us."

"Then beat her in a chess match."

"NO! First, there's too many people here; second, It would be suicide!"

"HUH!? But she'd be sleep deprived-"

"She can beat me in her sleep. Do you seriously not know who she is!?"

"Uh why should I care?"

"She's Hagemi Shousen, a WWCF ambassador as well as the world’s highest rated female chess player and current 8th highest rated player overall."

"HEEP! S- She's better than you?"

"Her rating is 2808."

"She's that good!? But she acts like a delinquent!"

"Mr. Enoki, ANYONE can be good at chess," Gyro glared as he began to head out. "Hmm, why is that boy knocked out?" he asked as he took notice of Yuusuke.

"That's her son, Yuusuke."

"THAT BRAT'S HER SON!? DON'T YOU DARE SAY A WORD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH HIM YESTERDAY!" Gyro shouted before speeding away in terror.

The principal went pale for a second before regaining his composure and ordering all the students to get to class.