Kurosaki Witch Detective Agency ~Netorare Case Files~ - Chapter 24 & 25
Chapter 024: The Black Witch’s True Feelings ⑧
(Black Witch Perspective)
“Look, Yami! He’s drinking! He’s drinking!”
“I want to try too! Let me do it!”
After returning home and some time had passed, the baby cried again. I prepared the milk exactly as Beni taught me and fed him. Yami watched the whole time, probably out of cat-like curiosity, and kept excitedly running around me.
“Look, look! He’s eating so deliciously. Seeing a baby eat so happily makes the food look tastier. Maybe I should drink this milk too.”
“I want to try too! Let me do it!”
I ignored Yami and continued watching the baby eat. His tiny mouth was sucking on the nipple of the bottle. So cute.
“Eat quickly and grow up fast, okay?”
“I want to try too! Let me do it!”
“Ah! Yami, you’re so noisy! Can’t you do something about that curiosity?”
“I suppress my curiosity as much as possible during missions. This isn’t a mission, right? Let me do it too! Let me!”
“Fine, fine. Be careful.”
I carefully handed the baby to Yami. I wondered if her thin child-like arms could handle it.
“Are you sure you’re okay, Yami?”
“I’m fine. He’s not that heavy. Waaaah! So cute~ This baby!”
Yami received the baby in her child form.
“Here’s the bottle too.”
She took the bottle from me and fed the baby milk.
“Ooh! He’s drinking! He’s drinking! Look, Saeko, the baby is drinking!”
“Be careful. Or do you want to do it in adult form?”
“I’m fine. This form is enough. That’s why I said he’s not heavy.”
Watching Yami in child form holding and feeding the baby was actually kind of amusing. Five minutes later, the baby finished drinking. We placed him on the living room sofa and both continued staring at this tiny life.
“Saeko, are you really going to raise this child?”
“I am. It’ll be tough, but let’s do our best together.”
“Together?”
“Yes, the two of us.”
“Who and who?”
“Me and Yami.”
“I have to too!? Well… okay. I know it’ll be hard, but if it’s with you, Saeko, I think it’ll be fine.”
“As expected of my long-time partner Yami!”
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
Right then, the baby started crying again.
“Hmm? He just drank milk though.”
“Maybe his diaper is dirty. Let’s change it.”
I took out a new diaper and was about to change him when…
“What’s wrong? Aren’t you changing the diaper?”
“I… forgot the steps…”
“Didn’t the Red Witch teach you?”
“She did, but… I forgot…”
I was so happy about getting the baby that only half of what Beni said stuck in my head. Because I was really, really happy.
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
“It’s okay! We’ll learn by taking it off while putting the new one on.”
I opened the diaper the baby was wearing.
“Ugh, it’s dirty inside… Yami, bring a clean towel. We have to clean him first.”
After wiping the baby’s bottom with the towel, I removed the dirty diaper.
“Ah, Saeko. Some of the baby’s poop got on the sofa.”
“Ah! I remember now. You’re supposed to put the new diaper under the baby’s butt first. My sofa…”
“Should I try?”
“No. You’ve never done it either. Suppress your curiosity.”
I picked up a new diaper.
“Wait, is this the front? Or the back? Is there a difference?”
Crap. I had no idea how the diaper was structured.
“I’ll do it!”
Yami snatched the diaper from my hand and tried to put it on the baby.
“What’s this tape for? Is it to hold his little penis in place?”
She stuck the tape from the diaper directly onto the baby’s penis.
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
“What are you doing!? You can’t stick it on his penis! Move! Ah…”
I quickly peeled the tape off the baby’s penis.
Uwaaaaaah！！ Uwaaaaaah！！
“Waaaah, what do we do!? It looks painful!”
Just changing the baby’s diaper took us dozens of minutes. In the end, we watched a video on how to change diapers on my phone and finally succeeded. It was very difficult, but also a very interesting experience. After that, giving the baby a bath took about an hour…
Both Yami and I — a witch and a bakeneko who have lived for hundreds of years — had zero experience with this. The sight of us panicking while taking care of a baby must have been quite comical. But it was really fun. Hehehe.
“It’s almost bedtime. Saeko, where will the baby sleep?”
“In my bedroom, obviously. I have a big double bed.”
After the bath, it was time to sleep. Yami asked while drying her hair.
“Is that okay? Wouldn’t it be better for the baby to sleep in a dedicated crib?”
Now that she mentioned it, Beni also put her babies in a crib.
“Then tomorrow. Let’s go to the department store. We’ll buy baby clothes and necessities. Tonight he’ll sleep with me.”
“I looked it up online earlier. You have to be careful about falls and safety. If you roll over in your sleep, the baby might be in danger? Your adult body could cover him and cause suffocation.”
Yami checked her phone and shared the information with me.
“Ah, I see. Thank you. But we don’t have a crib yet, so tonight he’ll sleep with me. Good night~”
I carried the baby into my room. I gently placed him on the bed, then lay down beside him and watched him. He was already asleep. Babies really sleep well. I gently stroked his head with my hand. He’s my child. I’m so happy. The gods really heard my voice. Thank you, God!
While gently stroking the baby, I gradually felt sleepy…
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
“Waaaah! What’s wrong!? Are you hungry? Or is your diaper dirty again?”
Yami heard the crying and came into my room.
“What? He didn’t fall off the bed, right?”
“Maybe he’s hungry again. Yami, prepare the milk!”
“Got it~!”
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
“Yami! Diaper!”
“Got it!”
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
“Yami, milk.”
“Got it.”
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
“Yami… diaper…”
“Got it…”
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
“Yami… milk…”
“Got it…”
In the end, both Yami and I barely slept and greeted the morning exhausted.
Near noon, Yami and I headed to the department store. Of course, I was carrying the baby. Because we barely slept, both of us had dark circles under our eyes.
“Taking care of a baby… is surprisingly tough.”
“Well… I’m a witch so I can’t die… This much… is fine.”
“Must be nice… being immortal…”
“What are you saying? You have nine lives too.”
“I do, but if I lose one life from baby care… it’s not really funny. What are we buying at the department store?”
“Umm… baby clothes, formula, diapers, and new bottles. Finally, a crib.”
“By the way, what color for the clothes?”
“Black, of course!”
“Do black clothes suit babies? Baby clothes usually have a bright image, right?”
“I hate bright colors. Absolutely not. This child will definitely wear black. Besides, I don’t usually complain about your fashion sense, Yami. Can’t you do something about your going-out clothes?”
“Hmm? What’s wrong with them? They’re very cute, aren’t they?”
At home, Yami and I usually wear slips, but the problem is Yami’s going-out outfit. It’s always a camisole and a very short pleated skirt — so short her panties are visible. Extremely high exposure. She deliberately shows off her tanned skin, doesn’t wear a bra, so her nipples are almost visible through the camisole. Below she wears knee-high socks and pink sneakers.
“There are way too many problems with it. That outfit attracts weird people, you know?”
Despite having the appearance of a child, she deliberately dresses with high exposure. What kind of fashion sense is that? She looks like a little gal doing compensated dating.
“Even if weird people come, I’m not scared. I can handle one or two normal humans. If it gets dangerous, I can just turn into a cat and run. Besides, I’m not a witch. I don’t care about colors. Saeko, don’t you hate wearing anything other than black?”
“During missions, I have no choice but to wear other colors. But in my private time, it has to be black.”
“Does wearing other colors make you feel sick?”
“It depends on the color. White is the worst. My skin feels itchy just wearing it.”
I’m not exaggerating. It’s incompatible. I don’t know what other witches’ houses are like besides Beni’s, but I made my house as black as possible.
“We’re here. Umm… baby stuff is… There! On the 4th floor. Let’s go.”
We arrived at the department store, checked the guide, and went to the baby goods section on the 4th floor. There were so many baby clothes.
“There’s so little black…”
“That’s what I told you.”
Just as Yami said, most were bright colors.
“Ugh… I’ll buy them online when we get home. Why are there so few black clothes? I’m filing a complaint later!”
In the end, I only bought the two black baby outfits available. Next, we bought baby supplies — formula, diapers, and new bottles. There were more things to buy than expected. At this point, I might as well bring the car. Finally, the crib.
“What!? …There’s no black one…?”
“I’m sorry. Black cribs aren’t very popular, so we don’t have them in stock anymore.”
I was shocked. Almost all the displayed cribs in the store were bright colors, and when I asked the clerk, that was the answer.
“Saeko, let’s give up. The important thing is somewhere for the baby to sleep. The baby won’t mind a different color.”
“But I mind! I can’t compromise on this! When we get home, I’ll search online! I’m definitely buying a black crib! Let’s go home.”
“Sigh… Witch obsessions are really troublesome.”
Since he’s the Black Witch’s baby, of course he has to sleep in a black crib.
After returning home, I immediately opened my laptop to search online shopping. Is there a black crib?
PON!
“Child!”
PON!
“Adult!”
PON!
“Cat~nya!”
Fufufufufu~
“Yami, won’t you help me? You can search for black cribs on your phone too, right?”
“I am helping! I’m playing with the baby, see? Look, the baby is laughing.”
Yami had turned back into child form and spoke to me.
Fufufufufu~
Yami used transformation magic to play with the baby — turning into adult form, child form, cat form. I’m a little jealous. Yami’s magic is perfect for children. The baby also loves her cat form.
PON!
“Cat~nya. Nya~ nya~”
She turned into cat form again and wandered around the baby. Her tail swayed in front of the baby’s eyes. The baby laughed happily. In contrast, most of my magic is plain — lock magic and reinforcement magic. Obviously I can’t show a black orb to a baby. In that sense, I’m a bit jealous of Yami. But since the baby likes Yami’s transformation show, I guess it’s fine.
“Black crib… black crib…”
I left the baby care to Yami and continued searching online. Oh! Found one!
“Hmm… It’ll take about two weeks… That’s a bit long.”
Since it’s a custom-made crib, it needs time. Hmm… waiting isn’t bad. The design is really nice. Okay, I’ll order it. Waiting two weeks means I can sleep with the baby for two more weeks. That’s not bad either. I ordered the black crib and several black baby outfits. Now I just have to wait.
When it was time to sleep, I carried the baby to my room.
“I wonder if I’ll be able to sleep tonight…”
“I’ll help too. Call me if anything happens. I’ll be in the living room.”
“Yeah, got it. Good night.”
I entered the bedroom. Right now it was just me and the baby. There was something I’ve wanted to try for a while. Hehehe. I gently placed the baby on the bed, slipped one shoulder strap of my slip off, and exposed my right breast. Then I picked the baby up.
“Here, it’s breast time. No milk comes out, but do you want to suck on it?”
I wanted to try breastfeeding. It was a bit embarrassing to do it in front of Yami, so I did it secretly in the bedroom. I held him sideways and brought his tiny mouth close to my right nipple. Oh! He’s sucking on it. It hurts a little — maybe because no milk comes out? But it’s very interesting. The baby was sucking desperately. I gradually felt the real sense that this was my child.
“Sorry. Since there’s no milk, you can suck a little. Now, let’s sleep together.”
I pulled the baby away from my nipple and placed him on the bed. Just like last night, he slept beside me.
“Good night, my baby.”
I slept together with the baby. That night, the baby only cried once, so I got better sleep than yesterday.
The next morning when I woke up, the baby was already awake.
“Good morning, my baby.”
Is it my imagination? The baby’s mouth is moving.
“What? You want to suck again? You’re really erotic. Since you’re the Black Witch’s child, it’s okay to be a little perverted, right? Okay, I’ll let you suck. Wait a moment.”
Yesterday he sucked the right one, so today I’ll let him suck the left. I slipped the left shoulder strap off, exposed my left breast, and picked him up. The baby approached my left nipple.
“Ng…! It hurts a bit. But I’m a witch, so this much is fine!”
It hurt a little while the baby sucked. My nipple was being bitten. That pain strangely stimulated my lower region. I might have gotten a little wet down there. The Black Curse really is a perverted curse.
Looking at the baby’s tiny penis… No, no, I definitely can’t eat that. That’s too perverted. Maybe when he gets bigger…? I just started taking care of a baby, why am I thinking such things? This is definitely because of the Black Curse. I’m not this much of a pervert!
“I should prepare milk soon. Maybe I should call Yami.”
Suddenly I remembered Yami’s transformation show from yesterday. I wonder if I have any fun magic I can use for the baby… Magic that babies like… That’s it! I’ll do that.
I held the baby with my left arm so he could suck on my breast, freed my right hand, and moved it in front of the baby’s eyes. Of course, I wasn’t showing him my hand.
“Look carefully. Here!”
I showed him the ring on my right index finger. I poured magic power into the ring, making the black diamond on it sparkle. The baby saw it and laughed.
Fufufufufu~
“Yes! I made the baby laugh too! I’m going to brag to Yami later…!!”
Then I saw something unbelievable. I was so shocked my heart nearly stopped.
Why is this here…? Maybe I’m seeing things because the black diamond is sparkling. I stopped pouring magic power into the ring and instead poured it into my eyes.
It really… was there… What is this?
Why… is this appearing…?
With magic power in my eyes, I looked at the baby sucking on my nipple. Since the black diamond wasn’t sparkling now, the chance of it being a mistake was almost zero.
…What the hell is this?
What does this mean!!
Why
is there
a black thread
connecting
the baby’s heart
and
my heart
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 025: The Black Witch’s True Feelings ⑨
The Black Witch and the Red Witch — Kuro and Beni
Me and my best friend
Our curses have similar natures, so there are many things we have in common.
For example, our lust-inducing pheromones and heat-inducing pheromones. Back when our magic power wasn’t restricted, Beni and I would often go to bars together to hunt men. Because of the witch curse, we need to release it moderately.
However, sometimes the curse goes into rampage. When that happens, we can restrain each other. A long time ago, Beni’s Red Curse of Rage went out of control. When she was about to burn an entire village to ash with her Immortal Flames, I stopped her. What are Immortal Flames? As the name suggests, flames that cannot be extinguished. Once they catch fire, they will never go out until the target is completely burned away.
How did I stop her? Fufu, being ranked number one among witches for thousands of years isn’t just for show. Beni and I weren’t always this close. At first, we were more like rivals who fought each other. Before she met me, Beni had never lost a fight, so she came to challenge me.
The result? You can probably guess. It was my complete victory. I have never lost to Beni even once. And that was against the Immortal Flames. Pretty impressive, right? Hehehe.
I got off topic. After many things happened, we became close, and Beni became my best friend. When my Black Curse is about to go out of control, Beni stops me too.
The Black Witch and the Red Witch
When one of us is about to rampage, the other stops her.
It’s like a brake for our curses.
After accumulating many experiences, this has become our rule for over hundreds of years.
『When the curse is about to rampage, your best friend will stop you.』
What if we both rampage at the same time?
In that case… if the number one and number three ranked witches rampage together… it might be faster to pray to God. Haha…
Right now it’s fine. Reluctantly, because my magic power is suppressed, even if I rampage the damage should be small. The Agency can also handle such situations. Well, that’s why the Agency was established in the first place.
But when the Agency intervenes, it’s usually not a good situation.
That’s why stopping each other is extremely important. It’s like the first line of defense against the curse.
The Black Witch and the Red Witch
Kuro and Beni
Me and my best friend
That is the kind of relationship we have.
『Before one of us is about to do something wrong, the other stops her.』
It’s that simple.
I wanted to believe it was just my eyes playing tricks on me. Right after seeing the black thread, I quickly changed clothes, picked up the baby, and went to Beni’s house.
Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!
I desperately knocked on Beni’s door. I wanted the other witch to see it. This bond thread. I wanted her to confirm whether it really existed.
“Who… Kuro, what’s wrong? It’s so early in the morning. What if my daughters wake up?”
Beni, who opened the door in her underwear, said. I immediately entered her office.
“Hey! Wait! What are you suddenly doing?! Explain yourself first!”
“Beni! Pour magic power into your ring right now! Shine the light on me and the baby!”
I wanted to confirm it quickly.
“You came to my house this early just for this? Did your Black Curse rampage?”
“Hurry!”
“Fine, fine… geez.”
Beni poured magic power into her ring. The ruby on her left ring finger sparkled. She shone that red light on me and the baby. Please… don’t let the black thread appear. I want to believe what I saw earlier was just a mistake. But Beni’s reaction was cruel to me.
“Wait…! What is this?”
That’s what I want to know. She asked me with a shocked expression.
“Why is there a magic power thread connecting you and the baby?! Explain!”
Ah, even the Red Witch could see the thread. So it wasn’t a mistake after all.
“That’s what I want to know! I don’t know either!”
“Kuro… Don’t tell me you had s-sex with the baby.”
“No matter what, I’m not that much of a pervert! I haven’t even made a disciple contract!”
“Then why? Even if you had sex or made a disciple contract, the thread’s color shouldn’t become this dark this quickly.”
The magic power thread, bond thread, link. The witch’s curse is transmitted to the other party through this thread. The thread usually appears when a witch takes a disciple. After the contract is made and the link succeeds, the thread appears. Over time, the thread’s color darkens, and eventually it becomes impossible to cancel. It’s like a lifelong contract.
Normally, it takes more than two weeks for the color to deepen significantly, eventually making the contract impossible to cancel. There are ways to make the color deepen faster. As far as I know, one way is to keep the hearts of the witch and disciple as close as possible. This makes the circulation of magic power faster and deepens the color quicker. Another way is sex. The more you have sex, the darker the thread becomes.
But I didn’t do anything. So why is there a thread connecting me and the baby?
“Kuro, what exactly did you do to the baby? Think carefully.”
“I just took care of him the way you taught me, Beni. Feeding him milk, changing diapers…! Wait!”
“What did you do!?”
“Could it be because I let him suck on my nipple?”
“…I understand the desire to do that. But I don’t think that’s the cause. Besides, just letting him suck on your nipple shouldn’t take that much time. This thread’s color… is already quite dark.”
Yes. If I hadn’t seen the magic power thread this morning, in a few more days the baby would have definitely been cursed by the Black Witch’s curse. And there is only one way to prevent the baby from being cursed. That is…
“Kuro, I know how much you like this child, but…”
Don’t say it…
“Because I’m your best friend, there are things I have to say at times like this.”
Don’t say it.
“Give up on this child.”
Don’t say it!!!
Bang!
I was so angry that I punched the reception sofa in the office.
Uwaaaaaah~ Uwaaaaaah~
The baby suddenly cried loudly from the shock. Hearing the baby cry calmed me down a little.
“…Calm down, Kuro.”
“Why did the magic power thread appear in the first place!? It shouldn’t appear this easily!”
“I don’t know. One condition for the magic power thread to appear is taking a disciple. Another is blood relation.”
Yes. There isn’t just one condition for the magic power thread to appear. I’ll never forget the expression on Beni’s face when she saw the red thread after giving birth to her first child. The moment she held her newborn and saw the red thread, the heavenly feeling instantly turned into hell. This morning, I probably made the same expression.
“I have never been pregnant. There’s no way this child has a blood relation with me.”
“I know. There might be other conditions for the magic power thread to appear. But between you and this child… no matter how you look at it, the formation and color depth of the thread are way too fast.”
No blood relation, and I never made a disciple contract. Then why?
“This is just my personal guess, but… maybe your compatibility is too good.”
What is that?
Good compatibility?
Too good compatibility?
Because our compatibility is too good, I have to separate from the baby?
Hahaha… I can only laugh now. This is my first child as the Black Witch. Good compatibility is perfect, isn’t it? If compatibility is good, this child probably likes black too. Black hair, black eyes, perfect compatibility with black. And yet I have to separate from him!? What kind of logic is that! Don’t mess with me!
“Kuro, Kuro! Are you listening?”
“Ah, sorry… What did you say?”
“Get a grip! Kuro! You’re unstable right now. I’m saying this because we’re friends.”
That’s why I told you not to say it!!
“The day before yesterday, after you left the office, I looked for an orphanage just in case. I never thought we’d actually need it…”
Orphanage…?
“What do you mean you looked for an orphanage?”
“Kuro! You should understand better than anyone! How dangerous the Black Witch’s curse is. That’s why you’ve never taken a disciple before, right? Are you okay with this baby being cursed by the Black Witch’s curse!?”
…Of course I knew. The moment I saw the black thread, the possibility of me staying with this child almost disappeared. But…
“It’s fine… Look, I’ll manage somehow. It’s just one or two curses.”
“Kuro! Are you serious!? Can you take responsibility for this child’s life? A witch’s curse cannot be removed! On top of that, it’s the most dangerous Black Witch’s curse!”
Shut up…
“His future is your responsibility! What if he does bad things because of the curse?”
Shut up…
“It’s very cruel, but I’ll say it clearly. Separate from that child! Black Witch.”
Shut up…
“Are you listening?! Kuro!”
“Shut up!!! Even your children are cursed…!!”
A wave of red magic power aura assaulted me.
“Say that one more time!!!! Black Witch! Continue what you were saying!”
Standing in front of me was the Red Witch wrapped in a red aura, furious.
『My wording might be bad, but I gave birth to my daughters myself. You picked up that child.』
I remembered the words Beni said to me the day I picked up the baby.
“You know how much I struggled and how much resolve I needed. Because I gave birth to them, I have a responsibility to take. I have to take responsibility for my daughters’ lives. You should know the effects of the Red Curse too.”
“Sorry…”
I know. Beni also has red threads connected to her daughters. When she found out she was pregnant, she came to consult me about many things. I know how much she struggled and how much resolve she needed.
“The thread isn’t pitch black yet. There is still room to choose. Are you going to make this child bear the Black Witch’s curse?”
Beni’s two children had bright red threads from the moment they were born. There was almost no room to choose. I still have some. But…
“Separate from that child. Otherwise, I’ll report you to the Agency.”
!! The situation I least wanted to see — Agency intervention. In the worst case, this child might be investigated or experimented on. Damn it…
“Please… contact the orphanage…”
The red aura disappeared. The normal Beni returned.
“…Uuu… Why do I have to separate from this child?”
Looking at the baby in my arms, tears overflowed.
“I know it’s very painful. But since the black thread has appeared, it’s better to separate.”
Why!
Why?!
Isn’t our compatibility perfect?!
He has good compatibility with black. He’s the Black Witch’s child.
That’s exactly why we can’t be together.
God, didn’t you hear my voice!? Didn’t you give me a child!?
Then why did the black thread appear?!
Beni picked up the phone and contacted the orphanage.
“Yes, yes. Today is impossible, so tomorrow please. Tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock, correct? Understood.”
Beni hung up and told me the result.
“It’s tomorrow morning at 8. What will you do with the baby? Shall I look after him at my house?”
“Just one more day! Let me spend one more day with this child! Please, Beni.”
Beni looked at me and the baby as if thinking, then poured magic power into her ring again and shone the red light on us.
“Fine. One more day shouldn’t make the thread pitch black. Then, tomorrow morning at 8, come to your office and we’ll contact the orphanage. Don’t do anything stupid like running away with the baby.”
“…Yeah, I understand.”
I left Beni’s office holding the baby.
“Saeko, what happened this morning? You suddenly left with the baby.”
Ah, I left in such a hurry this morning that I forgot about Yami.
“Yami, I have something to tell you. It’s about this child.”
I explained the witch’s curse and the black thread to Yami. To prove I wasn’t lying, I poured magic power into my ring again and shone the black light on me and the baby so Yami could see. Yami isn’t a witch, but she can see faint traces of magic power.
“It’s true. There is a thin black thread.”
Ah, even Yami could see it. I confirmed the existence of the black thread once more.
“What are you going to do with this child? From what you said… the curse is dangerous, right?”
“Tomorrow morning, someone from the orphanage will come to pick him up.”
“That’s fast. It’s only the third day of living with the baby…”
It really is fast. Too fast. I don’t even know how to react anymore.
“Yami, this is the last day with the baby. Let’s play with him together.”
The time I can still spend with the baby is so little…
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