The devil tells the young man that if he doesn't sign the contract with him, he'll die. The young man is horrified at the idea of jumping out of the water, but he's not crazy. He says that even if the cat recognizes him, it won't last long if he goes overboard. The voice of the cat rises from the water. It's the voice from earlier in the story. The cat asks the voice if it's going to take him to the "kingdom of cats" in exchange for saving the kitten's life? The voice answers that it is. The devil says that if the kitten can't make her first love within ten years, she's doomed to die. He's surprised that the kitten feels more like a "angel" than a "devil" . He also says that the reason the kitten was able to live until now was because of the contract he signed with him. The kitten thanks the devil for coming to see him, but the devil is certain that the cat has already fallen in love.