Was she really a Witch?
At this point, I had no choice but to question it. For a Witch, her behavior was far too abnormal and contradictory.
"Y-you, why are you getting so close?"
Before I knew it, I was already sitting on her bed. The threatening knife had been completely useless.
"Put the knife away first. Let's have a proper talk, okay?"
Sophia sighed and actually retracted the folding knife into her arm.
Barbara's **...love potion really worked.
Under its influence, Sophia neither pounced on me like Barbara had nor showed excessive resistance toward me. It kept Sophia at a distance where we could communicate without becoming too intimate.
Good. This should let me get some answers.
"What exactly are you—a Witch, a Monster, or a Magical Girl? The arm blade on your hand looks more like something a Monster would have than a Witch, though other Witches have had similar traits. Can I understand it as... Witches transformed from Negative Variants having more Monster-like characteristics?"
My question troubled her.
"How would I know... I already looked like this when I became a Witch. I never observed what other Witches looked like."
Did she lack awareness of her own condition as well?
"Excuse me. Please allow me to examine your body."
"Huh? You! What are you—"
Before the shock could leave her face, I had already placed my hand on her head.
Of course, this was not a head pat. Alpha had subdued her at the Kimchi Shop, and Sophia and I had never made direct contact, so I was not entirely sure of the condition of the Black Crystal inside her.
So, while she had a chance to not resist me, I could do whatever I wanted to her...
"Hmm?"
I could not find any trace of a