"Haah..."
Walking down the street, Kozue could not help but sigh.
She was wandering through the streets of Kamihama City, but her expression was somewhat worried.
That morning, she had gone to the adjustment shop, but nothing wrong had been found. Yachiyo had only said that Kozue's Soul Gem was completely normal. Although Yachiyo had once suspected that this might be a consequence of Red Ponytail modifying Kozue's Soul Gem, Kozue had already asked the latter about it and received a negative answer. Not only that, Red Ponytail had said she did not know why Kozue possessed the ability to release impurities.
But then again...
"Ugh..."
Recalling what had happened last night, Kozue's cheeks flushed slightly. To be honest, she was not a child anymore. Of course she knew what that sort of behavior meant, and she also knew that two girls should not do such things. But Kozue could not bring herself to refuse Red Ponytail's request. The look in her eyes as she pounced on Kozue, asking to be spanked and fed, had been too much for Kozue's heart to bear. Besides, considering that Red Ponytail had saved her more than once, Kozue could not truly refuse.
But whenever she thought of Red Ponytail's duel with the Magical Girl named Mami Tomoe last night, Kozue could not help worrying. She could tell that both sides had genuinely wanted to kill the other. Kozue could understand Mami Tomoe's thinking; after all, she believed that Kozue and Red Ponytail were witches, and it was only natural for Magical Girls to eliminate witches. Kozue herself had done so many times.
But Red Ponytail was different. Even knowing that her opponent was a Magical Girl, she had still gone for the kill, with an attitude that practically said, "I don't care who