Cat, Fox, and Dog ①
The cat, fox, and dog have unexpectedly gathered.
“The Witch… Mmm.”
“Um, is that the Witch-sama… Um, she’s beautiful. Very pretty…”
Ms. Pachira and Juicy-san are dumbfounded.
Why is the Witch here— No. That’s wrong. I realize with a start.
“That’s not the Witch.”
“Hm?”
“Waf?”
“Eh? Eh?”
I pointed clearly and declared.
“You are not the Witch!”
“Eh?”
“Waf?”
“No, no, no, no, I am the Witch. Your master. What’s this all about?”
“Lies! There’s no way the eternally shut-in Witch would come out into the city! I’ve never seen the Witch anywhere but her house in the Forest and inside the Forest. I won’t be fooled!”
There’s no way the eternally shut-in, eternally single Witch could come to the city alone!
Damn you, imposter! To think you’d disguise yourself as the Witch, of all the most troublesome people!
A Relic of Transformation? A shapeshifting Relic. Damn it. A disguise Relic!
“True, true, Kon does spend 90% of the year shut up in her house. But look, look, these Fox Ears. And the Three Tails. Take a good look. It’s definitely Kon!”
She turns her rear slightly towards me and wags her Three Tails back and forth.
The Witch’s Three Tails actually have different fur colors and textures each.
The first Tail from the right is silvery-white from base to tip, and it’s bushy.
The second Tail is flaxen at the base and white at the tip, and it’s fluffy.
The third Tail is a faintly white flaxen color at the base, and it’s downy.
Which means these Three Tails are…!?
“Ah, it’s the Witch. The real Witch!”
I realize with a start. Three Fox Ears. A big butt. And that bewitchingly lewd body.
It’s the Witch. Unmistakably the Witch. What the heck. It really is the Witch.
“…Putting aside the method of confirmation, it seems she is the real Witch. Hmm. But Three Tails are certainly rare. Even I only have two.”
Hearing that, I couldn’t help but look at Ms. Pachira’s tails.
They’re white tails of differing lengths, but looking closely, the color of both tails is… the same.
They’re beautifully snow-white from base to tip.
“Um, um, beastfolk with multiple tails are rare. I only have one!”
“Juicy. There’s no need to emphasize it. Besides, you’re wearing a skirt. That’s indecent.”
“Um, um, wan. I’m sorry.”
Juicy-san, blushing red to the tips of her ears in embarrassment, crouched down and hid her face in her hands.
It was cute, so it’s fine. Her Tail is light black at the tip.
It’s not the curled type, but the drooping type. Its shape was spread out fluffily.
Still, striped panties… they exist in this world too, huh.
I was a little moved.
“Haha, haha, yes, yes. What amusing children.”
That aside. The Witch looks at me with a troubled smile. I apologized.
“I’m sorry.”
“Goodness, goodness, I think I understand how Wof (boy) sees Kon now.”
“I’m sorry. I just didn’t think the Witch could actually go outside.”
“Hey, hey! No, no, no, no, I can! True, true. It’s been so long since I left the Forest… I honestly don’t even remember how long. Just getting here, my spirit was broken over and over, I got suspicious looks from the military police, and just a moment ago I was so depressed about the painful, painful trip back that I was half about to cry.”
Ah, this is definitely my master, the Witch.
Ms. Pachira gives her a reproachful look.
“…She seems like the ultimate form of a useless person. Is this the Witch?”
“Um, um, um, but I understand. I do. I have an older sister who’s been shut up in the Tasan Family’s underground crypt forever, so I get it!”
“Eh, eh, surely, surely you wouldn’t lump me in with someone shut up in an underground crypt!”
The Witch looks disgusted. Understandable. By the way, that sister.
She’s the one who fed Rell-san rotten meat pudding and threw piping hot rotten meat pizza at him.
That’s the 13th sister, right?
I never thought she actually lived in the underground crypt. Isn’t the Marquis Tasan Family messed up?
Then again, is that news?
“What is that… The darkness of Tasan, perhaps?”
“Um, um, um, no! It’s darkness, but it’s not darkness!”
“So it is darkness.”
It’s darkness, right? The so-called dark history type.
The kind that probably never gets fixed. The Witch looks amused.
“Yes, yes. You all really are quite amusing. Right then. First, let’s introduce ourselves. Kon is the Witch. A Tier I Seeker, known as the ‘Peerless Witch’. And I’m Wof (boy)’s master.”
“I am Pachira. A Tier III Seeker and a member of Torquetum.”
“Um, um, um, my name is Juicy=Tasan!”
“Um, I’m Wof. I’m the Witch’s disciple.”
We introduce ourselves to each other, and I feel embarrassed.
The Witch grins slyly.
“My beloved disciple Wof (boy) is always in your care, I see.”
“Mhm. Well, I suppose you could say I’m indebted to him too.”
“Um, um, um, I am also indebted to Lord Wof.”
Was that the case? Maybe it was.
The Witch is in a good mood. Come to think of it, seeing the Witch talking to other people is also a rare sight.
“Yes, yes. Truly cute children. By the way, by the way, Kon was wondering… Koffufufu~ Koffufufu~, are you two Wof (boy)’s mistresses?”
“Mistresses!?”
Also, what’s with that laugh?
“W-Whaaat!? W-What are you saying, you Witch! Normally you’d ask if we’re his lovers or girlfriends! Ah, no, that’s not it! I’m, I’m totally not that!”
Ms. Pachira panics. Her cheeks flush crimson and her tail stands on end as she flusters.
“Um, um, um, wan. Um, um, mistress. Wan wan… Wan!”
Juicy-san. She gestures frantically and whimpers helplessly.
My dog back home used to act like that when he lost his precious baseball and was looking for it.
Even though he’d buried it himself— I sigh.
“Witch. Why mistresses?”
“Well, well, that’s because Kon is Wof (boy)’s lover. So, so, you two must be Wof (boy)’s mistresses, right?”
“Lover!?”
This is the first I’m hearing of this.
“Waf!? Um, um um, um um, um! I am, I am Lord Wof’s… no, um, Lord Wof is… my, friend! An important friend! Also, the Witch-sama is not Lord Wof’s lover!”
My? Ms. Pachira, as if finding support, says to the Witch.
“That’s right. Friends! Close friends. And Witch. You’re not his lover, are you?”
“That’s right. We’re friends. And the Witch is my master.”
Right, right. Friends. Tomodachi. And the Witch is my master, but not my lover.
Then, the Witch curled the corner of her mouth into an amused, mischievous grin. What is it?
“Actually, actually. The characters for ‘master’ are read as ‘girlfriend’.”
“No, they’re not!”
“They are not!”
“Um, um, they’re not. They aren’t read that way.”
Instantly retorted by us, the Witch gave a slightly embarrassed, wry smile.
“Oh my, oh my, you children. For being just friends, you’re awfully defensive.”
“Precisely because we are friends. We must ensure he doesn’t get caught by a bad woman.”
Saying that, Ms. Pachira inexplicably grabs my arm and snuggles close.
“Um, um, um, as his friend, it’s only natural to worry about Lord Wof.”
Saying that, Juicy-san also grabs my arm and pulls me towards her.
Both of them glared intently at the Witch with sharp eyes.
The Witch looked at us and grinned.
“Mmm, mmm. Since both arms have been stolen, Kon will take this spot.”
“Eh, wai-“
The Witch dove straight into my chest with all her might. Hey, wait a minute!?
“Fox, what do you think you’re doing!?”
“Um, um, even for you, Witch-sama, wawan. That’s not okay!”
“Oops, oops, what are you doing?”
“Hey Fox, get off!”
“Um, um, please get away from Lord Wof!”
“Hey, all three of you?”
“Myaaaaaaaa!”
“Grrrrrrrrrr!”
“Koooooooonnnn!”
“Eh, hey, all three of you, don’t struggle!”
What is with this cat, fox, and dog? Is this a zoo? Beautiful girl animals… well, the Witch is a beautiful woman.
Gah! Stop fighting over me in the middle, various… various parts of the three of them are pressing against me! They’re touching me! Are they doing it on purpose!?
No, it’s mainly the Witch’s and Juicy-san’s parts.
As for Ms. Pachira, her tail and butt are hitting me often. Yep.
“Grrrrrrrrrr!!!”
“Myaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
“Aah, honestly.”
“Koooooooooonnnn!!!”
I am powerless.