Kurosaki Witch Detective Agency ~Netorare Case Files~ - Chapter 20 & 21

Chapter 020: The Black Witch’s True Feelings ④ (Yami’s Perspective)

Yuuya’s punishment ended, and Saeko gave him a new task: organizing the room next to her bedroom. That room was basically used as storage by me and Saeko. It was too much of a hassle to go all the way to the fourth floor every time we needed something.

“There’s a storage room on the third floor, right?”

“The third floor is a specialized storage for equipment. We can’t just put random junk there. Or do you want to carry everything up to the fifth floor?”

“…Fourth floor is fine.”

Give it up, newbie. Clean your own room. Hehehe. Though most of it is mine and Saeko’s stuff anyway.

“Oh right, tomorrow let’s go buy Yuuya some clothes and shoes. You don’t need those ragged shirts anymore. I have errands in the afternoon, so come home first and organize your room. It’ll be late by then anyway, so let’s sleep together tonight.”

Yuuya went into the bedroom first. Just like yesterday, Saeko listened to my report.

“Anything new today? Besides the bread stuff.”

“When I was watching the bakery, I felt several gazes. Probably people from the slum. They might still be trying to confirm the relationship between Saeko and Yuuya. So far, there’s been no direct contact with Yuuya.”

…It was a little scary when she brought up the bread.

“Hmm… I see. Then tomorrow when I go out with Yuuya, let’s deliberately show them our relationship. That should make them move.”

“Is it okay if I follow behind you two like today?”

“Yeah. Tomorrow we’re going to the department store, so you can stay in human form, Yami. You can’t enter the department store as a cat. There’ll be lots of people, so Yuuya probably won’t notice you.”

“Won’t it be harder for us to spot the slum people’s eyes in a crowded place?”

“I’ll leave that part to you, Yami. If anything happens, let me know through telepathy. Good night~~”

（XDAY + 2）

In the morning, before heading out, I looked outside from the second-floor window and spotted several suspicious figures. They were people I had never seen around here before. Why so early? This is way too fast.

（Saeko, there are a few people outside. Two kids in ragged clothes and one thuggish-looking adult.）

（Oh, they’re quick. They bit the bait this early.）

（What kind of bait did you scatter? It’s only been three days since Yuuya came here.）

（Fufu. That’s a secret.）

（Think about our response speed too. This plan was originally scheduled for a whole month. This is too fast.）

（You’re right, it might be a bit early. Well, let’s observe them today too. The important thing is to show them that Yuuya and I are together. Yami, after we leave, follow us in cat form. Once we reach the department store, switch to human form and tail us inside. That’s today’s plan.）

（Roger~）

I feel a little uneasy about how fast the plan is progressing. I wonder what kind of magic Saeko used to lure the slum people here so quickly. Even if it’s a short-term decisive battle strategy, this is too rushed. Or is that Boss a genuine super-pervert? Did he want to rape Saeko that badly? The most suspicious one is actually Saeko’s behavior. I’ve felt something off about this plan from the very beginning. I didn’t think much of it at first because she’s the Black Witch, but… Well, I’ll head out too.

Saeko deliberately let the slum people see them, so she didn’t take the car. She walked with Yuuya to the nearby department store. I followed behind them. As expected, the three slum guys I spotted earlier started tailing Saeko and Yuuya.

（Saeko, they’re following you. I can see them clearly.）

（Got it. Keep watching.）

In cat form, I’m completely unnoticed. I’m actually the one tracking them. This finally feels like a real operation. It might even be a little fun. Otherwise, playing babysitter every day would be boring.

Without any major incidents, Saeko and Yuuya arrived at the department store.

I transformed into human form in a quiet spot outside the department store and went inside.

（Saeko, what floor are you on right now?）

（Fourth floor. We’re in the children’s clothing section. You’ll notice the slum guys when you come. Yami, you’re too cute, so you might stand out.）

（That’s true…）

I had forgotten because I’d been monitoring Yuuya in cat form for days. I really stand out. Waist-length jet-black hair, amber eyes, and tan skin. The most noticeable thing is—

“I’m way too cute! I never thought looking like this would interfere with tailing work!”

（First, come to the children’s section. I’ll pick out some plain clothes for you. I’ll be waiting in the farthest fitting room.）

（Sigh… Roger.）

I went straight to the fourth floor and met up with Saeko in the fitting room of the children’s clothing area.

“Here, these clothes. Change quickly. Yuuya is waiting for me outside.”

There wasn’t much time, so I quickly took off my clothes and put on what Saeko brought. Then…

“…You chose these on purpose. This is revenge for not telling you about the bread through telepathy yesterday, isn’t it?”

“Yami, no matter what, I wouldn’t do something this childish during an operation. Do you really think I’m the type to mix personal feelings with work?”

Saeko said this with a serious face.

“You do! You already did! What the hell is this outfit!”

The black T-shirt Saeko picked for me had big white letters that said “Fuck me!”

“If I wear this, I’ll look like an idiot! Give me back my clothes!”

“Oh, Yuuya is calling me. I have to go. I’ll give you money. Go pay for it wearing that. Hehehe.”

“Stop messing around!!”

Saeko grabbed my clothes and left the fitting room. I really had to go pay like this…

（Yami~ Don’t forget the tailing.）

（Don’t rush me! I got it!）

No choice. I went to the cashier in this ridiculous outfit. The store clerk looked at me with pity. Don’t pity me! This isn’t even children’s clothing! Why is this even here?! I’m filing a complaint later!

（Yami, there’s text on the back of that T-shirt too. It says “I’m a bitch.”）

（What!? Saeko, are you even trying to do the operation properly? Wearing this makes me stand out even more!）

（It’s fine. That outfit is also part of the plan.）

（Part of the plan?）

Just what is this terrifying Black Witch’s plan…?

（If you wear something like that, they’ll just think Yami is a dumb kid. It’ll lower their guard.）

…I was an idiot for believing in your plan.

（It actually makes me look way more suspicious!）

（Ah, ah, the signal’s getting bad. Anyway, keep tailing them. Hehehe.）

（This isn’t a phone! What signal!?）

No response from Saeko. She really overworks people… I observed the area around Saeko and Yuuya. I located the three slum guys. The thuggish one was secretly taking photos of Saeko and Yuuya together with his phone.

（Saeko, they’re photographing you two.）

（Hmph… Probably evidence photos to report to the Boss. We’ve already bought Yuuya’s clothes, so we could go home, but let them take a few more. I’m going to check out some high heels.）

（Saeko, weren’t you the one who said you wouldn’t mix personal and work matters!?）

No reply… Of course she’s doing it!

Saeko and Yuuya then went to a women’s high-heel specialty store. The three slum guys followed. Since it would look weird for men to enter a high-heel store, they stayed outside and watched through the glass. The thuggish guy kept grinning pervertedly while taking photos of Saeko with his phone.

At that moment, Saeko sat on a chair in the store and tried on new heels. The thuggish guy was messing with his phone… then aimed the camera at Saeko.

Shutter Shutter

……He’s not even trying to hide the voyeurism anymore. Is that burst mode? Like 20 shots per second…?

（Saeko, you’ve had hundreds of photos taken of you. This is hilarious. Hahaha.）

Shutter Shutter Shutter

（…？ What do you mean?）

（Probably the phone’s burst photo function. While we were talking through telepathy, he took hundreds more.）

Shutter Shutter Shutter

I continued telepathic conversation with Saeko while listening to the constant shutter sounds. It was getting annoying…

（This feels gross. They’ve taken enough. Yami, do something. Stop the photography.）

（Stop it how? Isn’t my job just tailing? What if my identity gets exposed?）

（It’s fine. They’ve never seen you before. Besides, you’ll turn back into a cat after we leave the department store. Even if they see your face, it’s okay.）

（Sigh… Roger.）

But how? How do I stop the photography? …Okay, this should work. I approached the thuggish guy.

Shutter Shutter Shutter

He’s still taking pictures. What a total pervert.

“Onii-chan, can you do gacha with that?”

I decided to go with the dumb-girl route thanks to this outfit. The thuggish guy looked at me with a confused expression. Hey, don’t look at me like that. I also think I look stupid.

“Eh!? Gacha? What are you talking about? Go back to your mom and dad.”

The photography stopped and he looked very annoyed.

“Gacha is gacha~ The gacha in mobile games. I get UR a lot~”

“Oh, that kind of gacha. I’m busy right now. If you want to pull, go use your dad’s phone or something.”

“You can’t do gacha…?”

“I do have games on my phone. But I’m F2P, so there’s no way I’m letting a kid like you pull on my account.”

（Yami, we’re about to move. I’m going to Johnny’s place next. I’ll leave tailing Yuuya to you. Once you’re outside the department store, turn back into a cat.）

（Roger~）

“Just once! Just one time is fine. I’m really strong!”

At this point, I was determined to make him let me pull.

“Shut up. There’s no way I’m letting an idiot kid like you use my saved stones.”

“You can’t do gacha…?”

I made a crying face. The thuggish guy started to panic. Having a kid cry loudly in a crowded department store would be troublesome.

“Fine, fine. Don’t cry. Just one time, okay?”

The thuggish guy launched the game, went to the gacha screen, and handed me the phone.

“Press the single pull on the left. Don’t press the ten-pull on the right.”

“Okay~”

I know that. I’m wearing dumb-girl clothes, but I’m not actually dumb. I stared at the gacha screen.

“…？ Hurry up and press it. What are you waiting for?”

I’m waiting to get an N. I don’t want to give an SSR to this pervert.

“Here I go!”

I pressed the ‘1 time’ button. The gacha animation spun and…

“Ah, it’s an N.”

“Tch, just as I thought, can’t trust a dumb kid. Fuck. Get lost already!”

“Tomorrow I’ll definitely get an SR!”

“There is no tomorrow! Damn it! I lost the target too!”

Oh no! I have to catch up with Yuuya quickly. Luckily, he’s still carrying the clothes and shoes, so he’s still inside the department store. I followed him. After leaving the store, I turned back into cat form and continued tailing. As expected, the slum people were still around. They’re really persistent. Well, that’s part of the plan too.

Yuuya returned straight home. I went in through the back door first and waited for him on the second-floor sofa. Yuuya was doing the task Saeko gave him yesterday—organizing the room.

“Do I really have to carry all of this to the fourth floor? There’s no way I can finish this in one day…”

Yuuya carried cardboard boxes up to the fourth floor multiple times. When he got tired and took a break—

“I’m seriously gonna die…”

Knock Knock

A knock on the door from downstairs? A customer? Saeko didn’t mention anything.

“Hmm? A customer? She asked me to house-sit, so I’ll go down and check.”

I went down to the first floor too. Yuuya opened the front door, and the person was—

“Yo~ Yuuya. Been a while. The Boss is calling for you. Come with me.”

“Alex…”

Alex? A guy from the slum? The Boss’s summons? This is bad, isn’t it? I’ll try contacting Saeko through telepathy.

（Saeko, can you hear me? Hello~ We have an emergency!）

Chapter 021: The Black Witch’s True Feelings ⑤ – Yami’s Perspective

No response. It looks like Saeko is out of telepathy range. That’s why I told her to just use her phone! Being in cat form is really inconvenient. Ah, Yuuya left with Alex. I’ll follow them too. I can report to Saeko later. But if Yuuya gets into real danger, I’m not confident I can protect him as a cat.

“The Boss wants to see you. Come with me.”

After the slum guy spoke with Yuuya, Yuuya followed him. I trailed behind them without being noticed.

After walking for several dozen minutes, we entered the slum area. I’m not very familiar with the roads around here, so I memorized the route as I walked. This also needs to be reported. After walking a few more minutes, they stopped in front of an abandoned building.

“The Boss wants to see this guy. Let us through.”

A kid around Yuuya’s age spoke to the gatekeepers, who then checked something with a transceiver. If they go inside, I’ll need to find a way to sneak in too… Found one! There’s a hole in the wall over there. I’ll go in through that.

I slipped into the abandoned building through the hole. There weren’t many people around, so I could walk boldly. But first, I need to find Yuuya. Ah, there he is. Yuuya and the slum guy are climbing the stairs. I followed them.

When we reached the third floor—

“Shit!”

“Hey! Yuuya! Don’t suddenly run!”

Yuuya suddenly broke into a sprint. Where are you going!? I ran after him so I wouldn’t lose sight of him. When I reached the fourth floor, I heard a woman’s moaning. Was that why Yuuya ran?

“It’s the big sis!”

Big sis? Do they mean Saeko? Calm down. There’s no way Saeko is here. If she were, she would have answered my telepathy long ago.

The distance between me and Yuuya grew. When I reached the fifth floor, the gatekeeper outside a certain room had been taken out. Yuuya is probably inside that room. How do I get in…?

While looking around outside the room, I spotted a small hole in the corner of the wall just big enough for me to pass through. Alright, I’ll go in there.

“You don’t think you should repay the favor for raising you in the slum?”

I squeezed through the hole and the scene that greeted me was the Boss talking to Yuuya. He had a muscular body. Taller than Saeko — probably around 180cm. That thing down there is also abnormally huge. So Saeko is supposed to get raped by this guy…

Luckily, for this mission, I’m not in charge of infiltration. From that perspective, the babysitting role is easy… or so I’d like to say, but Yuuya is in a really dangerous spot right now. If Yuuya gets killed, Saeko might kill me too…

“I have a small favor to ask of you. Can you bring that big sis here? It’s simple.”

“There’s no way I can do that!”

“Say that one more time. Alex, bring Lucy.”

“Boss, even Lucy is…”

“Bring Lucy right now!!!!!!!”

The sudden loud roar startled me. I almost rushed out in human form. Yuuya, calm down. Your life is more important.

“Hey~ Yuuya, don’t waste people’s goodwill. Can’t you at least help with this small request?”

The Boss placed the metal bat on Yuuya’s head. I should prepare too. Magic power flowed through my body. If it comes to it, I’ll switch to human form and rescue Yuuya.

“You just need to bring that beautiful big sis here. Understood?”

“I… I understand…”

The metal bat was removed from above Yuuya’s head. I breathed a sigh of relief. It’s not that I couldn’t win in human form, but if that happened, the whole plan would be ruined.

“Also, I have one more request. This is also very simple. Alex, that thing.”

“Yes, here.”

At that moment, the Boss put his arm around Yuuya’s shoulder and seemed to whisper something close to his ear. I couldn’t hear anything from here. For a second the metal bat returned to Yuuya’s head, then moved down to his crotch. What on earth did he say? I wish I could get a little closer.

“So, the day after tomorrow at 22:00, I’ll be waiting here. Let me tell you in advance — running is useless. If I don’t see that black woman here at 22:00 the day after tomorrow, I’ll personally bring my slum brothers to that black building.”

The Boss moved away from Yuuya. The day after tomorrow at 22:00. Important information acquired. If we don’t go, they’ll come… I need to discuss strategy with Saeko when I get back.

“Well then, I’ll leave the rest to you~ I’ll be waiting here in two days. Alex, escort Yuuya out. Be polite — Yuuya is an important comrade. Take six or seven other guys and escort him back to the black building.”

Yuuya and Alex left the Boss’s room. I should head back too. As I moved away from the room, I heard the Boss talking with his subordinate.

“Yes, we’ll film at 22:00 the day after tomorrow. Start preparing from the afternoon. Tell everyone downstairs. On that day, open up the abandoned building. Anyone who wants to hear the female detective’s moans, come to the abandoned building. Hahahaha!”

Sounds like a lot of spectators will come the day after tomorrow. I need to catch up with Yuuya quickly.

“Female detective home run — my dick is already rock hard.”

The gatekeepers outside were chatting as I left the Boss’s room. Home run? What does that mean?

“Me too. Can I get gatekeeper duty the night after tomorrow? I’ll check the shift later.”

“It’s worse than being inside the room, but from here you can peep. You can hear the woman’s moans clearly. Whenever the Boss rapes a woman, the gatekeepers here are always jerking off. Hehehe.”

“Last time with the female teacher, I was on gatekeeper duty. I came three times.”

“It was that good? I’ve never been on gatekeeper duty while the Boss was playing his game.”

“It was insane. The female teacher sacrificed herself to protect her students. A really great teacher. But in the end she lost to the Boss’s huge cock. She became a pregnant female teacher, hahaha!”

“Pregnant female teacher… shit, I’m hard again.”

I feel like I heard something really serious. Well, I’ll report this as information to Saeko too.

I left the abandoned building. I spotted Yuuya and the others. They seemed to be heading home. I returned home first and waited for Yuuya on the living room sofa. Five minutes later, Yuuya came back. He stood dazed outside his room. Well, after something like that, it can’t be helped.

Right then, Saeko also returned.

“Huh? You’ve barely organized anything. Yuuya, you slacked off, didn’t you? I’m sad. My disciple has already learned how to slack off so quickly.”

“I didn’t slack off! The cardboard boxes are too heavy!”

“They’re that heavy? Well, whatever. We’re having pizza for dinner tonight! Hehehe.”

（Saeko, where were you? I couldn’t reach you by telepathy. There was a bit of an emergency earlier.）

（Oh? Then we’ll have a strategy meeting later. First, let’s eat pizza.）

“Ah, and juice and cola. I can’t eat pizza without cola — it just doesn’t feel right. Put it on the table. I’ll go change.”

“Big sis’s changing is almost done. There isn’t much time left to hesitate…”

Hmm? What is Yuuya doing? He’s been staring at the glass for a while. It looks like he’s holding something. I can’t see clearly from my angle.

“Pizza~ Pizza~ Let’s eat pizza~”

“I’m thirsty. I’ll drink first.”

Saeko arrived and gulped down the cola in one go.

“Ngh… ngh… ngh… Haaaaaaa. Cola after work is the best. Yuuya, pour me another glass.”

Saeko still drinks impressively well.

“Yuuya, let’s watch the baseball game together. Watching sports while eating pizza is wonderful.”

Saeko and Yuuya watched the baseball match. But after watching for a bit, Yuuya went to the bedroom.

“Big sis, I’m going to sleep first. I’m really tired today.”

“Oh, so early. Go ahead to the bedroom. I’ll keep watching the match.”

“Yuuya is acting different from usual. What happened this afternoon while I was gone?”

After Yuuya went to the bedroom, Saeko asked me about the afternoon with a serious expression.

“He was summoned by the slum side.”

“…No matter how you look at it, this is way too fast.”

It was the first time since the operation started that I saw Saeko look this displeased.

“Exactly! The mission was originally supposed to take a month, but not even a week has passed yet!”

“Continue the report.”

“Yuuya was threatened to bring you to the abandoned building where the Boss is at 22:00 the day after tomorrow. If Saeko doesn’t come to the abandoned building, the Boss will come here.”

“Strategically it’s perfect — I can get raped right in front of Yuuya. But timing-wise, it’s the worst…”

“That… about the drug?”

“Yes. I was planning to get the injection tomorrow. Getting raped the next day might be a bit tough. If the infiltration fails, escaping after being raped without magic power will be difficult.”

“The Agency is such a pain sometimes. Can’t they do the injection one or two days later?”

“It’s not impossible, but we’re in the middle of an operation. Did you forget?”

“Ah, I did. If there’s any suspicious movement, the Agency might notice. Also, I heard the subordinates talking about ‘home run’ and ‘pregnant female teacher.’”

“Home run? What’s that?”

“I don’t know the details.”

“Hmm… Tomorrow morning I’ll go to the informant and investigate the Boss’s files. I’ll look into that home run thing and the female teacher too. I’ll get the injection in the afternoon, so I might come back late at night. I’m counting on you to watch Yuuya.”

“Roger~”

“I’m going to the bedroom too. I’ll ask Yuuya what happened. If he takes me to the abandoned building just like that, it’ll go exactly according to plan. Good night.”

Saeko went into the bedroom. She’s probably going to persuade Yuuya? To take her to the Boss. I returned to human form. At this rate, those two won’t be coming out of the bedroom. While eating pizza, I thought about this operation.

The operation is progressing way too fast. There are also several unnatural parts to this plan. First, it feels like Saeko is hiding something. The whole disciple plan itself feels off. I respect Saeko’s will, but personally I’m against it. Can you really guide someone into such a convenient NTR situation? What if something else awakens?

Second, the timing of the slum side making contact. It’s far too early no matter how you look at it. Even Saeko seemed caught off guard earlier. Otherwise, the injection day and the planned rape day wouldn’t be so close together.

With almost no magic power, she can’t use reinforcement magic. If she could, she could defeat all the subordinates in the abandoned building, but forcing magic in this state would make her faint immediately. Then escape would be impossible. My magic power isn’t restricted, but I’m weaker than Saeko when hers is sealed. I’m not a combat specialist to begin with.

Well, Saeko probably has something in mind. Tomorrow night will likely be the final strategy meeting. After eating the pizza, I put the leftovers and drinks in the fridge, returned to cat form, and slept on the sofa. I’ll monitor Yuuya again tomorrow.

The next morning, Yuuya woke up looking terrible. He probably didn’t sleep much.

“There’s still a lot of pizza from yesterday. Is pizza for breakfast okay? It might be a bit heavy though.”

“It’s fine! It’s good! I didn’t eat much yesterday, so I suddenly want some. Big sis drinks cola, right? I’ll pour it.”

Yuuya poured cola into the glass. That’s… pink? Did Saeko…? Whatever. Saeko drank it as heartily as yesterday.

“Phew~ I ate a lot. Cola really is perfect with pizza.”

“I’ll wash the dishes.”

“Thanks. Big sis will go change.”

After changing, she returned to the living room.

“Big sis, the security around here isn’t very good, right? Is it okay to go out alone all the time?”

“It’s fine, it’s fine. Big sis has this.”

“My beloved gun, the pitch-black Col○ Python .357. It can make any bad guy submit. Wahaha.”

（Hey… Is it okay to show a kid something like that?）

“Is it real?”

“Of course it’s real. Ah, don’t touch it. It’s still too early for you, Yuuya. This revolver has very strong recoil, but big sis has reinforcement magic, so don’t worry.”

（It’s fine. Anyway, my revolver can only be fired by me. I put a lock spell on it.）

（Isn’t this educationally bad?）

（If he’s going to become my disciple, it’s better he gets used to this early. Yuuya isn’t a witch. When it comes to tools for self-defense, this is the best.）

“Today you absolutely have to organize the room. Move at least half the boxes to the fourth floor. Big sis has to go now, so I’m counting on you to house-sit. See ya~”

（I’m heading out. Watch Yuuya for me. I’ll probably be back late today.）

（Sounds tough. Have a safe trip.）

Saeko left. I first checked outside from the window. Just like yesterday, there were 2-3 slum people. That Boss is really cautious. Yuuya started organizing the room. He looks like he’s thinking about something. Don’t come up with any bad ideas. Just obediently take Saeko to the Boss.

After that, there was no major movement from Yuuya. At night, Yuuya entered Saeko’s bedroom. He probably went to sleep. One hour later, Saeko came home.

“I’m back. Huh? Where’s Yuuya?”

“He already went into the bedroom. Saeko… your body smells really strong…”

“Can’t be helped. I just got the injection. I’ll take a bath first. Then we’ll have the strategy meeting. I got some new information from the informant today.”

“I’ll wait here.”

Saeko went into the bedroom, grabbed a change of clothes, and took a bath. After bathing, she came back to the living room.

“What’s the new information?”

“First, the reason the slum side moved so quickly. That Boss is currently trying to break the record of impregnating ten women in a row.”

“…What kind of perverted record is that?”

“Right. And I’m supposed to be the tenth one.”

“What does that have to do with things moving this fast? Shouldn’t he be more careful since it’s such an important tenth person?”

“That’s where it gets even more perverted. That pervert Boss wants to film ten pregnant bellies in a row. Ten pregnant women lined up and photographed. I think it’s called ‘Pregnant 10 Women BEST’ or something.”

“Filming?”

“Ah, I forgot to mention. Whenever the Boss tries to break a record, he films it. Like shooting an AV. After filming, he distributes the work on the black market. The informant had volumes 1 through 9.”

“You watched all of them!? That’s why you came back so late!”

“I didn’t watch all of them! Do you think I’m that much of a pervert!? Besides, I had to get the injection in the afternoon, so I couldn’t watch that much!”

I do think so. Because you’re the Black Witch.

“…How many did you watch?”

“Just volume 9. That’s how I understood the ‘home run’ thing too.”

“What is a home run? Do they play baseball while having sex? That sounds impressive.”

The bloodstains on the bat are probably…

“No way. It’s a game where they ignore the woman’s feelings and try to make her moan as loudly as possible. The end of the video was really bad. You couldn’t even call it sex anymore. Maybe I should suck on some throat lozenges before I get raped tomorrow.”

“By the way, is there info on that pregnant female teacher?”

I heard about it yesterday too. It’s been bothering me, so I ask Saeko.

“Yeah, that’s why I watched volume 9. The content was about a female teacher who sacrificed herself to protect her students. A wonderful teacher. But actually, her students had already appeared in volumes 7 and 8…”

“Ugh… So he raped two students first, then raped the female teacher afterward?”

“That’s why he’s a pervert. He seems to have specific obsessions. He cares a lot about the connections between works. The Boss wanted to film a scene of ten pregnant women lined up showing off, so the other side rushed into action. If he waits too long, the first one might give birth and he won’t be able to film it.”

“Either way, filming that scene might be impossible.”

“Well, witches have bodies that don’t get pregnant easily. Even though I’ve never taken the pill before…”

Saeko said that and touched her own belly with a slightly sad expression.

“By the way, what else is in that series?”

“Yami, you really are a perverted cat.”

“It’s just curiosity.”

“That’s why curiosity killed the cat. I forgot the exact order. There was a female doctor and nurse pair. Then a married woman and her daughter. Finally an idol and her manager. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Exactly up to volume 9.”

“Your memory is perverted too. Remembering all that in detail.”

I tried imagining it. Vol.1 daughter, Vol.2 mother, Vol.3 nurse, Vol.4 female doctor, Vol.5 manager, Vol.6 idol, Vol.7 female student ①, Vol.8 female student ②, Vol.9 female teacher. And Saeko as the tenth, the female detective. Themes: 1-2 parent-child, 3-4 hospital, 5-6 entertainment world, 7-8-9 school. Way too perverted. There’s a chance I could become number 11… since I’m the female detective’s assistant.

“I thought the perverted cat would ask. Anyway, tomorrow we’ll decide our plan based on Yuuya’s actions. In the worst case, the Boss comes here. We don’t need to escape, but defeating him with almost no magic power might be tough.”

“Saeko, how much magic power do you have left right now?”

She just got injected, but I asked anyway.

“Around 0.1%. But magic power can recover. I should recover a little tomorrow. Better than nothing.”

“How fast does your magic power recover?”

“It varies by witch. In my case, if I don’t get injected for three months, I can recover over 80%.”

“The Agency really is a pain. If there’s a magic suppression drug, is there one that releases magic power?”

I asked out of curiosity. If such a drug existed, she could become full-power Saeko and instantly wipe out the slum people.

“There is. But I don’t want to take that drug if possible.”

“Why? It sounds really convenient? You could return to your peak for a moment.”

“That drug can only be obtained from the Agency under certain conditions.”

“Conditions?”

“One of the conditions is during a witch hunt. If a witch escapes the Agency’s surveillance, they dispatch other witches. Against a witch with magic power, another witch is the best match. Also, that drug has a time limit. It’s mostly used when witches are clashing with each other.”

“Witch vs witch? But witches are immortal, right? Can such fights even have results?”

“Witches are immortal, but they can be neutralized. Without magic power, they faint. Then they get injected with the drug again to suppress their magic.”

It sounds really cruel. I understand why Saeko doesn’t want to take that drug.

“Besides, there are ways to kill witches. During the great witch hunts of the past, witches were killed. You know that, right Yami?”

“Yeah, of course.”

I’m not a witch, but the witch hunts were a major event for me too.

“I might be able to kill a witch too.”

“Eh…?”

Saeko suddenly made a disturbing statement.

“Do you remember my ultimate technique from my peak?”

“That black orb, the mini black hole, right?”

“Yes. What if I threw another witch into it?”

“……”

I don’t want to answer. I don’t want to know the answer either.

“Being ranked number one isn’t just for show. Let’s get back to the topic. I’ve already called for reinforcements for tomorrow.”

“Reinforcements?”

“Yes. I called Beni.”

“The Red Witch? Isn’t it bad if she finds out about the disciple plan?”

“Beni already knew. Also, this request was originally hers. No one knows more about it than her. We haven’t set the exact time with Beni yet. We’ll decide after seeing Yuuya’s movements. I’ll be home all day tomorrow, so we’ll decide while watching him. I’m going to sleep now. I’m tired after a long day. Good night.”

“Yeah, good work.”

Saeko went into the bedroom. There are probably two possible plans for tomorrow: get raped at the abandoned building or get raped here. We can’t decide without seeing Yuuya’s actions.

Just as I thought that, the door to Saeko’s bedroom opened. Hmm? Did she forget to say something? That’s Yuuya. Why is he coming out at this timing?