Dog Training: Ceruno

(Ceruno)

"Achoo!"

As I left the principal's office, I couldn't help but sneeze.

"Is Sister Ceruno cold?"

Xiaojie leaned closer to express her concern, but magical girls aren't supposed to catch colds so easily. Was Miluno thinking of me?

"Achernar knitted me an autumn hat! It's the same color as my hair! It's so pretty!"

As she spoke, she pulled out a knitted hat from behind her and put it on my head. Because Pawa's Base Body was much taller than mine, Xiaojie's behavior made me feel like I was being treated like a child.

Um, wait a minute.

The Achernar has emerald green hair...

A green hat!

Miss Eridanus is, after all, Japan, and Miss Achernar, who inherited her memories, doesn't understand the meaning of this color. I quickly took off this hat, which is not fashionable to wear, and I couldn't let Xiaojie wear it either, or it would be a laughing stock.

Then I went to Ms. Achernar to have it fixed again; turning it into a scarf would be more appropriate...

It was already 10 p. m. when I got back to the dorm. Xiaoling was lying on the sofa, using the dog as a blanket, watching late-night cartoons.

"Ceruno, you're finally back?"

"Aren't you asleep yet?"

She was a little dazed, but Xiaoling still waved to us.

"Hmm, I'm waiting for Xiaojie to take a bath."

On the coffee table, the cut fruit in the fruit bowl had all oxidized. He said he'd be right back, but he ended up making her wait quite a while.

"Sorry I'm late."

"It's okay, let's go take a shower and go to bed."

Pushing aside the dog blanket, Xiaoling pulled Xiaojie back to the dormitory, swaying slightly. Soon after, the sound of dripping water could be heard.

The Doggy, who was lying on the sofa, shifted its rear end.

It made room for me.

"Woof! Master, when is Miluno coming back?"

"I don't know, but with Mono and Betelgeuse with us this time, nothing should happen."

"Wouldn't it be dangerous to go Past Betelgeuse? That witch can't be trusted, and besides, the person we're dealing with is... Aldebaran."

The Golden hesitated for a moment.

Then she transformed into a blonde girl on the sofa, and leaned against me, sniffing me.

"Does Aldebaran look a lot like me?"

He picked up her shimmering blonde hair and examined it closely.

"No, you should say you look like her."

There's no such thing as a mother resembling her daughter.

However, the image of the Golden is closer to Aldebaran from the magical girl era.

After all, the Crystal inside her body was a replica created by Aldebaran in an attempt to replicate his own Crystal, so it's normal that it looks similar.

"So, what's the difference between me and her?"

"They're completely different except for their appearance."

Goldie lay down again, her head resting on my lap, her face turned inward towards my stomach... so that I couldn't see her face even when I looked down.

"I recently went back to the island to hang out with everyone, but I felt a little out of place."

Her voice sounded a little lonely; even our forever happy Doggy had its worries.

"Can't you play with the other dogs anymore?"

"Well, it's not that I'm being alienated, it's just that it doesn't feel very interesting."

After all, they've become humans, and once they've tasted the sweetness, they're hooked. Going back to being a dog would never bring back the joy of being Doggy...

The witches in Nabu Island Prison are the same.

Aside from absolute freedom, Sirius has given them the best conditions. On the "The Other Side," their lives were only those of weapons, but here they have the right to choose and can have their own direction.

Once they get used to this kind of life, won't they find it unbearable even if they return to "the Other Side"?

Take out a smoothing comb and groom Golden's valuable golden hair.

"It's about time you faced reality, isn't it? You're a magical girl now, fundamentally different from those Doggy who were still animals. You're not our pet anymore, but something like a partner, like family."

Miluno kept saying that she looked like a person, but didn't have the human form.

It's not just that she lacks common sense as a human being; she also has a problem with self-awareness. Deep down, she sees herself as a dog.

"Woof, does my owner not want me anymore?"

She rubbed her face against my stomach.

It's so itchy.

"How could I not want you? I'll send you to class tomorrow... That might be a bit early, let's start by teaching you how to be a good person!"

She braced herself against the sofa, arched her back, crawled over me, and then plopped down on my lap.

This is a habit I developed when I was Doggy; it's a bit stimulating to switch to human form.

She put her arm around my shoulder and looked down at me, asking:

"How do I learn to be a good person?"

Being looked down at by her made me lose my urge to lecture.

"First of all, you need to get rid of this bad habit of sitting on people all the time! Listen up, Goldie, it's polite to keep a certain distance between people, especially for girls. You should be reserved and keep your dignity. Even friends shouldn't make overly intimate gestures, okay?"

I habitually rubbed her belly, then realized this was a gesture that needed to be corrected, so I quickly withdrew my hand. This made the Doggy a little unhappy, and she tried to pull my hand back onto her belly.

She said with dissatisfaction:

"But you and Master Miluno are always hugging, aren't you? You don't let go even when you're sleeping, and you even kiss and lick each other!"

Huh?!

When did this Doggy see this?!

I made sure to soundproof the room when I slept... Could it be that he was hiding under the bed and wasn't chained up?

That was too careless.

My face felt a little hot, but I still explained:

"It's different, because Miluno and I are lovers, and lovers are allowed to do this kind of thing."

She pouted and leaned closer, saying:

"Then I want to be your lover too."

He reached out and covered her face.

"No, a person can only have one lover."

"Eh--"

She dragged out her dissatisfaction.

"You're lying, Master, you clearly have many lovers, don't you?"

"Nonsense!"

I don't know why she would think that way.

"But you always get hugged! I see it all!"

This is also a mysterious phenomenon that has been troubling me.

Even the magical girl I'm meeting for the first time always looks at me with eyes that say, "I want to hug this kid and rub against him." It's so strange. I'm not a quilt that's been sun-dried in winter.

"That... that was an attack, a stand-in attack!"

"Then I'll attack my master too!"

The Doggy pressed its weight onto me, pulling me down onto the sofa, and then lay there on my chest with a comfortable expression.

I just feel tightness in my chest.

"It's so soft!"

She didn't seem to be planning to get up, so I continued:

"Then for the next twenty-four hours, until you go to sleep tomorrow, you cannot change back."

Her chin rested on my chest, her arms wrapped around my lower back, and her blonde hair cascaded down her sides like tassels.

The Doggy muttered:

"Do I have to be a human being even when I'm sleeping? It's so tiring!"

It seems being a human is indeed more tiring than being a dog?

"And you have to be obedient. Do whatever I tell you to do, understand?"

"Ugh, it's so numb--"

"If you behave well, you can hold me while I sleep tomorrow night, okay?"

She pulled out a handful of loose gold from behind her back.

"Okay! Please come for a few more days, I want a monthly subscription!"

Monthly subscription?!