Akira had never found a way to do a honest job without people finding out that he was a black cat when he had been living on the street. It would always undoubtly have lead to him being fired and not getting paid. And on top of that he never had any proper education either. So now he didn't even think about that. Although being petted like that did easy his guilt a little. He didn't say anything anymore and continued to slowly eat his food until he had finished everything.