Chapter 224

"... No, it's nothing, goodnight."

Before Haihara Kuroki Yuka closed the door.

The door made a sound when it closed.

Afterwards, Haihara heard Kuroki Yuka run into the house after closing the door, as if trying to escape what she had just said.

Haihara looked at the cold door in front of her and shook her head slightly:

"What 'Problem Child?"

She hasn't said whether she agrees or not yet.

But knocking on the door again now probably won't make things any better.

Let's go home and rest first.

Late at night, the lights were turned off at Haihara's house.

Following her principle of not disturbing the homeowner as much as possible, Cangyue Yuri remained quiet after finishing her meal.

Fortunately, she's small now, so one sausage is enough for her to be full.

As for her living quarters, the women used their own quilts and even small blankets to make up the place for her.

It's warm inside, so there's no need to worry about it getting cold.

There's nothing we can do; after all, she's just a puppy now.

Even as she lay down on her makeshift bed to rest, Cangyue Yuri still found everything that had happened that day unbelievable.

I really hope her colleagues can find her soon.

As she gradually felt sleepy, her eyelids closed.

Cangyue Yuri fell asleep just like that.

It seems... it's still a bit cold.

As night fell, she suddenly felt disoriented, as if sleepwalking. It wasn't until she faintly heard a woman's murmurs that she realized she was no longer in her own bed.

What's going on?

Then she realized that she seemed to have gotten close to the woman's bed and even climbed onto it.

Becoming a dog is really troublesome.

She probably didn't realize when she got cold, and that's when she unknowingly climbed onto the woman's side of the bed.

Let's get out of here quickly.

Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Woman, how come... you've shrunk so much all of a sudden?

Moreover, she always felt that her body had become much larger.

Or rather, it has returned to its original state.

"... Huh?"

Cangyue Yuri didn't know how long this situation could last.

However, all her original clothes...

Her current situation is that she is like a puppy, crawling around the woman's bedside, and subconsciously rubbing her face against the woman's.

The only piece of clothing she wore was a collar.

If the woman suddenly wakes up, she's doomed.

He would be seen as a naked pervert breaking into a single woman's home at night.

We need to escape quickly.

However, suddenly, she felt herself being embraced by an arm, and her whole body was held tightly.

The woman buried her face in her chest, as if using it as a pillow.

Cangyue Yuri's face instantly turned bright red, almost as if it were about to bleed.

Why did it have to change back at this crucial moment...?

What should she do next?

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Lily's Secret Office

The holiday passed in the blink of an eye, and the students returned to school. The three-day holiday seemed to have changed nothing, yet everything had changed.

That morning, due to another Monster incident in Maple Plain City, the weekly routine of Haihara's class had to repeat itself: one of the female students in the class had to ask for leave.

This time, without a doubt, it was the hardest-working among them, Kirishima Ai.

So, after Kirishima Ai returned, she heard her homeroom teacher, Haihara, coldly call her name:

"Kirishima, come to my office after lunch."

Clearly, Kirishima, the top student, is about to get another scolding from the teacher in the office because of her truancy.

By now, students have become accustomed to this situation.

Furthermore, it seems that after being criticized by her teacher so often, Kirishima Ai no longer has the same gloomy expression she used to have every time she left the office.

The long-awaited absence from class did not cause any major uproar.

When it was lunchtime, the Magic girls gathered together again.

This time, it also included the Student Council who had sneaked out.

The reason we've gathered together again is, of course, because of something that happened not long ago that needs to be taken seriously.

In the empty classroom where only the four of them were present, Takanashi, unusually, didn't focus on eating. Instead, she ate while talking to several people watching her.

So, that's how it is.

"Logically, the Magic girl newly sent by R'lyeh should have arrived in Maple Plain City yesterday, but she is still missing and cannot be contacted."

She was talking about what happened to her yesterday.

Cangyue Yuri's disappearance is very strange to R'lyeh, after all, she is not the first Magic girl to go missing on Earth.

Not long ago, there was also the example of the Blue Iris.

Kirishima Ai seemed a little distracted, simply listening quietly to Takanashi Shiori's story, while Kazama Kiriori asked:

"Takanashi- kun, you said you encountered those four mysterious Monster near R'lyeh Station. Is it possible that those four attacked that new Magic girl?"

Takanashi lowered his head slightly in thought.

At that time, although she transformed into the Magic girl Thousand Sins and captured the four Monsters who appeared near the station, no matter how she beat and tortured them, they remained silent about what happened in the station.

Left with no other choice, Thousand Sins had to kill them all.

"It's not impossible, but that alone can't explain why Cangyue Yuri disappeared."

"Given the strength of those four Monsters, they shouldn't be able to make that guy disappear without a trace."

I've personally fought against that group of Monster.

Although for Thousand Sins, these kinds of Monster were just a matter of taking them down with a single punch, he could still roughly figure out how powerful Monster were.

Cangyue Yuri couldn't possibly be so weak as to lack the strength to struggle because of these mere four Monsters.

At the very least, they should be able to escape, right?

However, in the ruined R'lyeh Station after the battle, the only clue Takanashi found was... flowers blooming everywhere.

Was it the Flower Monster among those four Monsters who did it?

Or is it...

"Anyway, I plan to try to contact her in the next couple of days, and I hope you can also keep an eye out for this."

At this point, Takanashi couldn't help but sigh softly.

Why does it always feel like the city has just calmed down for a short while before a new mess pops up?

Kazama Kiriori looked thoughtful.

"I'll keep an eye on it. I also happen to have some questions I'd like to ask someone..."

After this brief discussion, they were temporarily at a loss for what to do next.

First, Kirishima Ai had just finished eating when she hurriedly stood up, then tried her best to act as if nothing was wrong:

"Uh, everyone, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Next, Kirishima Ai was met with unmistakable gazes from the other Magic girls.

However, this gaze was fleeting.

For now, they all trust Kirishima Ai completely.

After all, during that nightmare world experience, Kirishima Ai did not show any inappropriate thoughts towards Teacher Haihara, making her an exception among them.

Moreover, they were all well aware that Kirishima Ai and Teacher Haihara had never had a good relationship.

So, this time it was probably just the usual scolding.

Inside the office, Haihara was eating lunch alone.

Since she made it in the morning, she specially made an extra portion today to save for Kuroki Yuka, who takes care of the puppy at her house.

I don't know if it went smoothly.

However, just now, she received a call from the police station, and it seems they still haven't been able to contact Cangyue Yuri, the dog's owner.

If we still can't get in touch with the puppy after a few more days, we can probably assume it has been abandoned.

Speaking of which...

Haihara suddenly remembered the dream she had last night.

It seems there's a particularly erotic short-haired tomboy wearing a collar, lying on the edge of my bed like a puppy, hugging and licking me; he's got a pretty good body.

Considering that she woke up the next morning to find herself holding the stray puppy, Haihara realized she had probably been having a wet dream.

At an age like that, having such a dream makes it hard not to suspect unfulfilled desires.

Haihara is also reflecting on herself.

After all, it's silly to fantasize that a stray dog will turn into a beautiful girl.

Just as she was idly thinking about these random things, Haihara heard a knock on the door. After she said "Come in," the door was opened.

Kirishima Ai stood before him, looking as if she were waiting to be criticized.

"Teacher, I'm here."

Seemingly noticing that Haihara still hadn't said anything, Kirishima Ai spoke up to herself.

Then, Kirishima Ai closed the office door on her own and walked up to Haihara.

Haihara didn't expect Kirishima Ai to arrive so quickly.

In the past Kirishima Ai would always take a long time to arrive.

She hasn't even finished her meal yet.

Haihara glanced at Kirishima Ai, who looked like she was taking the initiative to admit her mistake, then looked down at her unfinished meal, unsure of what to do next.

She felt that it was rather impolite for a teacher to criticize Kirishima Ai while having a lunchbox on the table.

So, Haihara stared coldly at Kirishima Ai, then patted the stool she usually prepared for Ms. Suzuki next to her:

"Sit."

Kirishima Ai sat down, very close to Haihara.

Perhaps Haihara is being a bit sensitive lately.

She hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now she realized that Kirishima Ai actually smelled quite nice.