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Cat Burglar

Cat Burglar

Found Megumi's kitten when it went missing

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How to unlock the Cat Burglar achievement in Shenmue - Definitive Guide

*Spoilers*


This achievement is obtainable the day after finding the second mirror and taking it to Master Chen in Warehouse #8.

Go to Yamanose and go to the shrine where Megumi was keeping the kitten, at the beggining of the game, and talk to her (untill a new task registers on your notebook), then go toward Ryo's house untill you see a set of stairs on your left. Go down toward the hanging clothes and you'll see the kitten on the ground next to them.

*Edit: As pointed out by Bonkekook, after the first interaction with the cat at the beginning (automatic), it may be wise to feed the cat regularly during the game to be sure the events that lead to the achievement happen.
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21 Aug 2018 22:38

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Neither of the solutions mention having to feed the cat, but just following these guides didn't get me the achievement because the cat never ran away. I wound up having to feed the cat 3 times before it finally did(the third time was on the day I turned the mirror over, so you must have to feed it 2 times at a minimum), so I would at least add to the guide that you may need to feed the cat a few times for the event to trigger.
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By Bonkekook on 01 Jul 2019 06:03
Honestly, the first time you feed the cat was automatic for me, Megumi called me over and the interaction with the cat happened, never went over there again untill after warehouse #8
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By Rafael D Arroyo on 01 Jul 2019 20:31
Yeah, the first time is automatic. But I had to feed it 3 more times on top of that for the cutscene to trigger. When it didn't happen, I fed the cat and waited a day, then tried again. When it didn't happen again, I fed the cat and waited another day, then tried again until it happened.
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By Bonkekook on 01 Jul 2019 21:06
I didn't have to feed it past the first (mandatory) time. Looks like it could go both ways. Just a glitchy achievement.
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By BigTymer2047 on 05 Jul 2019 15:17
Simply exit and re-enter the screen until you see Megumi standing there. Took me two times.
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By Throni360 on 03 Sep 2019 15:40
I too haven't fed Mimi after first feed earlier in game. So I exit and re-enter several times and able to get this quest. I might want to add, cat was still near the box while it was rainy outside. Once raining stopped, cat did run away. I don't know if may be the reason.
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By NaitoSan on 07 Feb 2020 04:32
It is time based. Just after noon, the rain stops and the cat disappears. I pet it in the morning of Day 8, but never fed it beyond the first interaction.
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By QuanticJustice on 05 Mar 2020 04:17
Wait inside your house at Day 8. 11:30am it will stop to rain. Go down the street and it will trigger.
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By Ernst Austen on 07 Mar 2020 00:09
Thank you TinCannEd!! I've been stuck trying to get the weather to change for days. I kept going in and out of the basement, to find that the rain had stopped at 5 pm. The quest was available immediately after no rain.
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By TenebrousXbx on 08 Mar 2020 23:34
Ernest Austen's solution worked perfectly.
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By Clutch Rino on 12 Mar 2020 04:32
At the point where Ryo was suggested to talk to Nozomi by Fuku-san, on the way (no fast travel/or tracing backwards) to her flower shop, the cat went missing from her usual place (it did not rain anymore, but it rained often on the same day). Once the cat was found, Nozomi even appeared there, but then she went off for meeting with a friend. She was right there, but Ryo still needed to get to meet her at her flower shop for talking to her. Imagine he is her friend she mentioned, then this is the more funny. But you are happy at this point, as you completed your task in finding the cat, and the cat missing.
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By CyberneticHFX on 06 May 2020 04:48
I think if you interact with the cat enough times beforehand, it will be guaranteed to disappear immediately on that day, but if you don't interact with it at all, it will just take a bit of waiting for it to disappear. Personally, I never fed or interacted with the cat beyond the first mandatory encounter. When I went into Yamanose on the day the cat is meant to disappear, it was still there, so I continued into Sakuragaoka and waited there until 11:30. The rain stopped at that point and I went back into Yamanose, at which point the cat had gone and I could get the achievement.
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By on 15 Aug 2022 12:23
So this achievement never actually "popped" for me. But apon looking at my achievements I saw it was indeed unlocked. That's never happened to me before. Wish I would've known before completing the quest FOURTEEN times. Geez
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By dim nimrod on 06 Dec 2022 02:00
None of these worked for me. Took me over 6.5 Hours to get this to trigger, I tried everything. Feed none feed 2, 3 4, 6, & even 8 times. It would NEVER stop raining & I tried form day 8 thru 10. It just would never stop. Finally I was on day 9 & went back down to the Dojo Basement & searched. When I came out, the Damn Rain had finally stopped @ 5:33 pm. I ran out to the shrine & there Megumi was, standing there.....FINALLY!!!

I really hate this Achievement. I speed ran thru this whold game & then added 6 hours because of this glitchy event.angry
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By TinCannEd on 08 Mar 2020 11:02
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This is missable.

The day after showing the Phoenix Mirror to Master Chen, Megumi in Yamanose will inform Ryo that she has gone missing, prompting Ryo to begin a search.

Once the conversation is over, turn around, walk down the steps, and head towards Ryo's house. Upon arriving at the staircase halfway up the hill, the kitten's distant meows can be heard. Head down the staircase, turn right, and head towards the hanging clothes to find the kitten sitting underneath a step.
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21 Aug 2018 05:03

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The cheapest way to feed the cat is to buy squid legs for 90 yen from the Abe store in Sakuragaoka. You get 3 meals per purchase so you can feed the cat for the whole game with only a few buys of squid legs and feedin the cat every time you run past the kitten area.
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By ShootZombies on 22 Aug 2018 19:33
Actually you don't have to feed the cat, give him a name is enough !
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By WhiterValkyrie on 22 Aug 2018 20:22
But then the poor cat will be hungry!!! I can't have a virtual cat dying on my conscience. Like Megumi will know how to look after a kitten, she's like 6 years old!!! She thinks leaving a kitten outside in an open cardboard box in the snow and rain without food is perfectly fine pet ownership... Where are her parents!!! In fact what is Ryu thinking???!!!
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By ShootZombies on 24 Aug 2018 09:45
Ahaha ! Oki, i tell a secret, i gave him fish and milk every day :p
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By WhiterValkyrie on 24 Aug 2018 13:02
Did you sleep after the cutscene ? Because this is needed !
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By WhiterValkyrie on 04 Sep 2018 15:31
So I've just done the cutscenes after showing Chen the mirror, but the cat is still there. Any ideas? I've also named the cat and fed it during the initial meeting, and pet it a few times since.
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By Billargh on 04 Sep 2018 15:31
Ok I had a save from just before I gave the mirror to Master Chen. I played a 2 days doing nothing except waiting and I fed the cat each day, then after giving the mirror to Chen, the cat was gone the next day. Don't know if it's worth updating the solution that you need to interact / feed the cat before this point in the game it disappears.
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By Billargh on 04 Sep 2018 21:55
I had ignored the cat aside from naming it. I had to also wait and feed the cat for 2 days before giving the mirror to Chen or the cat would not go missing as Billargh stated above.
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By Bodom78 on 16 Sep 2018 08:05
I just pet the cat one time, and came back the same day and the cat was missing.
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By TheOnlyMatto on 02 Aug 2019 17:05
Simply exit and re-enter the screen until you see Megumi standing there. Took me two times.
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By Throni360 on 03 Sep 2019 15:40
I never fed the cat nor even named it. The walkthrough doesn't seem to acknowledge you needing to check up on the kitten up to the point of receiving the ¥35,000 bank statement. Also, once you're up to this point of the story, you cannot buy dried fish to feed the kitten as anytime you try to buy something, Ryo will say that he needs to buy the ticket to Hong Kong first.

For me, I simply petted the kitten and interacted with it a couple times (selecting "call" and "look") including leaving the area and re-entering a few times. Eventually the missing kitten mission was triggered and Megumi was standing near the shrine ready to speak to for initiating the quest.
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By Styles Plural on 02 Feb 2022 02:56
I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to actually feed the cat in the first place--it's not immediately clear (or at least it wasn't to me). Here's what I eventually worked out:
1. Approach the cat and zoom in with LT until it locks on the cat.
2. Press Y to bring up your inventory and select the food with A (I used the milk and dried fish from the Hazuki residence at first and then bought more from the Tomato Convenience Store in Dobuita).
3. Once the game shows the close-up of the food, press A again to give the food to the cat (there's no on-screen prompt for this).

Doing all of this should keep the cat around long enough for it to disappear. Whether you continue to feed the cat once you've unlocked the achievement is up to you! :)
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By jrod39 on 21 Aug 2018 22:43
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The achievement is unlocked following a cut scene between Nozomi & Ryo when Ryo discovers the missing kitten. Nozomi, we learn, had been looking for the kitten too and comes upon Ryo & the newly found kitten. The achievement pops following the ensuing conversation.

This is missable. The event is triggered when Ryo wakes up and looks at his bank statement adding 35,000 JY to his account. There is a very short window where Ryo can be informed the kitten is missing giving him a short side quest to find it. The quest will only be available if Ryo has interacted with the kitten sufficiently for her leg to have healed. If her leg is not healed, she cannot wander off and get lost.

Prerequisite: Early in the game, Megumi tells Ryo about a kitten she found and is keeping in a box at the shrine. A black car killed the kitten's mother and injured the kitten's leg. As part of the normal story, Ryo feeds the kitten some dried fish he finds on the shrine's altar. The kitten's leg will heal itself provided the kitten is fed. Ryo should purchase dried fish (300 JY for 4 servings) or milk (100 JY for one serving) from the Tomato convenience store in Dobuita. Ideally, if you want to witness all possible interactions, you should visit the kitten morning, noon, and night; feeding her each time. You feed the cat by selecting a food item from your inventory while standing in front of the kitten and pressing cn_A.

You do not have to be particularly diligent. The kitten's leg will heal after being fed only a couple of times. If you don't feed her but name her and pet her, it is also possible that she will get out of the box but her recovery will be slower. It is best not to risk it. If you interact with the kitten regularly, you will come across a couple of indicators the prerequisites have been met. Once the kitten starts to recover, when Ryo enters the shrine a cut scene will occur. Ryo will tell the kitten they are alike--they each lost a parent on the same day. Another indicator occurs during an afternoon feeding. A boy and a girl comment on how well the kitten is eating (or drinking milk) and tell Ryo they have been feeding her cheese. Ryo talks about the importance of nutrition but cautions against over-feeding.

If you have interacted with the kitten sufficiently for her leg to recover and Ryo stops by the shrine the morning when Ryo's funds increase by 35,000 JY, Megumi will tell Ryo the kitten has gone missing. Exhaust all conversation choices with Megumi. Walk back in the direction of Ryo's residence. At the top of some stairs to the left you should hear the kitten's meow. If you do not, go back to Megumi for further conversation. When you hear the kitten's meow, go down the steps and the kitten will be at the bottom. When Ryo looks at the kitten, Nozomi shows up and has a conversation with Ryo. The achievement unlocks at the end of the conversation.

If Ryo stops by the shrine following the increase in his funds and the kitten is still at the shrine, quit the game. Hopefully, you have a save before Ryo shows the Phoenix mirror to Chen. Load up the best available save. Before going to see Chen, buy some dried fish and milk and start feeding the kitten until you get one or both of the indicators described above. Once you do so, continue with the story. After you show the mirror to Chen, the scene will end with Ryo back in his bedroom. He will have a dream and wake up looking at his bank statement. Ryo will not be able to leave the residence until he speaks to Fukuhara. As soon as that event concludes, leave the residence and go to the shrine in Yamanose to find out the kitten has wandered off.
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20 Dec 2019 15:47

This achievement is obtainable the day after finding the second mirror. Do not fast travel. Go to the alter where you first saw the cat to start the quest. Talk to the little girl twice. Once it's added to your notebook to find the cat turn around and go back up the hill and go down the steps on your left. At the bottom to the right will be the cat.
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04 Aug 2019 23:03

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After taking the mirror to Master Chen, go to Yamanose and visit the shrine where Megumi and the cat usually are. Megumi will inform you that the cat is missing. Keep talking to her until you agree to help. Exit the shrine, turn right like you are heading to your house. Before getting to your house, take the stairs on the left. This will take you down to a few houses. The cat is near a clothesline, on the side of one of the houses.

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Required conditions:

- You must activate this event after you have talked to Master Chen about the phoenix mirror at the docks.
- You must activate this scene before purchasing a ticket from Asia Travel Agency. There is a small chance that it will work after you have paid for the ticket but have not yet picked it up.
- It should be a dry sunny day or a day when it snows. This is one of the important conditions; the cutscene with the missing kitten does not activate on a rainy day. Personally, I received it on December 11th, the day it snows. Before that, I just had to wait two days and an hour for real time, simply because rewinding time was not provided in the first Shenmu.
- To activate the cutscene you need to approach the sanctuary between nine in the morning and noon.
- If the cutscene does not appear, wait a day and try again in the morning.

Rumors and speculation:

Several people on the Shenmue Dojo forum confirmed that they did not feed or interact with the kitten in any way during their playthrough. All you need to do is activate the very first scene in which Migumi informs you that she has found a kitten. If you have turned off fast travel in the game options, it is almost impossible to miss this cutscene.
It is reliably known and I can confirm this from my own experience that the two previous optional cutscenes (Migumi offers to name the kitten, two children watch the kitten and report that it has recovered) do not affect the cutscene that interests us. So feel free to skip them.
It is also not necessary to pet and check the kitten every day.
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10 Nov 2018 08:13

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fast travel to Dobuita rewinds time by 15 minutes. A bus ride rewinds time 20 minutes
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By RamFromSamara on 16 Oct 2022 09:15
After you've paid for your ticket to Hong Kong, go to Yamanose and talk to Migumi. She will tell you that the kitten is missing. After the conversation, go towards the house and hear meowing, go down and to the right, a kitten will be waiting for you there
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22 Aug 2018 15:49

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If suddenly the kitten does not meow after it goes missing and is not in the right place, then talk a couple more times with Megumi until Ryo says that he will go and look for the cat, then he will start meowing
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By Uniastrum on 05 Aug 2019 15:28
If you go on the same day, you need to go between 3pm and 4pm
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By Ig12rok on 17 Nov 2018 20:39