After Gender Swapping, I Became the Daughter of a Yandere Mother with Animal Ears—With the Help of My Yandere Mom and Powerful Sister, I'll Live as a Fox Girl - Chapter 58: A Faint Warmth

As I got closer, the scent became stronger.

And when its true form was revealed, I involuntarily held my breath.

“This is…”

Several skewers were stuck around a campfire. Fat dripped down from the fish pierced straight through, sparkling in the light of the flames.

“Sanma…?”

At first glance, they looked like ordinary sanma. But something felt off.

I’ve enjoyed sanma since I was a child, and even after becoming a working adult, it’s been a staple on my dinner table every week.

So, I thought there was no way I could be mistaken…

“It looks similar, doesn’t it?”

“!?”

I was suddenly spoken to from behind.

A familiar voice. A voice that shouldn’t be here. A voice I hoped I was mistaking.

Tentatively, I turned toward the direction of the voice.

“You don’t have to be so scared.”

“Why are you here…”

There she was, standing.

Just as before, she was clad in something resembling a white nun’s habit, her face unseen.

Yet, the sinisterly glowing yellow eyes peered at me from the darkness.

“I won’t harm you.”

…

I knew that. Her target is the mirror, not me. Therefore, she does not need to hurt me…

But if that’s the case, why is she here? It’s different from Hibari’s prediction. Why…

“Answer my question… Why are you here…”

“Ah, yes. I should have answered your question. Prioritizing gaining your trust… was foolish.”

…

“I just came here to take that fish.”

“Ha…?”

That’s a lie. There’s no way she would act for such a trivial goal. After all, she wreaked havoc on the village. Not for something as insignificant as a fish…

“Look, let’s eat together. You like Sanma, right? It might look slightly different, but the taste is almost identical.”

As if knowing my preferences was a matter of course, she offered me a skewer.

The faint smell of char stimulated my nostrils, whetting my appetite.

My throat involuntarily swallowed.

Whether it was due to hunger or something else, I couldn’t tell.

…

“It’s not poisoned or anything. Look”

She bit off a piece from the edge to show it was harmless, seemingly oblivious to the new questions this act raised.

…

“Alright”

Doubting any further was pointless.

Reluctantly, I took the skewer from her and took a bite.

Instantly, a salty taste spread through my mouth.

It was unmistakably the taste of sanma, just like what I usually ate at home, with the same texture.

Despite the slight difference in appearance, the taste and texture were almost indistinguishable.

“Tastes good, doesn’t it?”

“Yeah…”

“Hehe. I’m glad. Then, I’ll have some too.”

Saying so, she, too, began to eat in the same manner.

Even without seeing her face, her voice conveyed her happiness.

Maybe she did come just for this.

Watching her now, it seemed plausible enough that she was just here for the fish, appearing genuinely content.

“You can eat as much as you want until you’re full. I’ll eat what’s left.”

Before I knew it, only the head remained on my skewer, shining silver. It seems I had unconsciously eaten even her bite marks.

Chizuru should be out buying dinner… Eating too much now might raise some awkward questions. But…

…

The prospect of a future meal seemed far less appealing than the sanma right in front of me.

I devoured the sanma voraciously. Throughout, she simply watched me, never attempting to harm me.

“Hehe…”

The faint warmth in my heart wasn’t just from the campfire…