"Cats and foxes actually got along so well. But... stealing was always wrong!"
Seele looked at the three little animals before her and felt that their bond was better than that of countless humans.
"I didn't steal anything! I clearly paid for it, but those humans took my money and still treated me like a thief!"
Hearing Seele's words, the little fox, who had been somewhat afraid, couldn't help but retort seriously.
At that moment... the little fox suddenly turned into an incredibly cute eight- or nine-year-old girl, with fox ears on her head... and a fox tail behind her.
"Huh? A female fox?"
Seele stared at her appearance and couldn't help freezing.
She hadn't expected the little fox's human form to be so cute.
However... this wasn't truly a transformation into human form. It was merely a human appearance created through demonic arts. Moreover... ordinary people couldn't see this form. Only gods, ghosts, and those who dealt with such matters could see it.
To ordinary people, she still looked like a little fox.
"I'm not a female fox. I'm male."
The little fox couldn't take it anymore and hurriedly corrected Seele. How could she possibly be female?
"W-Wait, m-male?"
The little fox before her had the appearance of a little girl, long golden hair, highly feminine features, and clothes she had conjured that were unmistakably girls' clothing. No matter how Seele looked at her, she was an adorable fox girl—yet she was male?
"You're male? Then why did you take on this appearance? Those are girls' clothes too, aren't they?"
Seele still found it a little hard to believe that such a cute fox girl was actually a male fox.
"Because... because it looks good! I think this form is cute."
The little fox answered matter-of-factly.
"..."
Seele suddenly