About the Witch’s ApprenticeIt is very common for a witch to take on an apprentice. My colleague Beni and I have always had a policy of not taking on apprentices due to the curse, but most other witches usually have apprentices. Currently, the Witch Surveilnce Organization is led by the Witch-Restraint Faction, so witches can choose who they want to administer the potion. No one would want to be creampied by someone they don’t like, right? That’s why many witches who can choose the person to administer the potion take on apprentices.

  There are witches like Beni and I who never take on apprentices, but that’s a personal choice. It’s not like only apprentices can give injections. Basically, any man who has an aptitude for the drug can inject it. A witch can choose her own partner, so it doesn’t matter if it’s someone other than her disciple, her husband, her boyfriend, or a gigolo. As long as the witch is okay with it.

  So then, what’s the point of taking on an apprentice? Hmm… maybe there’s no point. Or maybe there is. It’s like marriage. You can be with someone you love whether you’re married or not. So why get married? Oh, it’s not about the legal stuff like property. It’s not that kind of meaning. Being able to be together equals being able to administer the potion to the witch.

  For example, a witch may take on an apprentice without signing an apprentice contract. If they only want someone to administer the potion, it’s okay not to have a contract. But if the witch wants to deepen the bond, they will sign an apprentice contract. It’s a lifelong commitment. Bearing each other’s curses and walking through life together. In that sense, you can feel the weight of the apprentice contract.

  …

  When I got home, I looked at the map. Orphanage XXXX.

  “It’s so far! That Beni. Must really not want me to meet Yuya if she’s choosing a pce this distant.”

  It’s about an hour and a half one way by car, so far away. If I were in Ben’s position, maybe I would search for the same distant orphanage. Alright, no pns for tomorrow. Let’s go see Yuya.

  “I wonder if this orphanage has a website. Let’s look it up.”

  Typed in XXXX orphanage in the search engine… found it. XXXX Orphanage. Let’s check out the website.

  “First, let’s confirm the address… Okay, same information as the informant. Yuya’s presence in this orphanage has been confirmed.”

  Clicked on the facility introduction and looked at the facility information.

  “Such a beautiful interior. Makes me want to live here.”

  The yard is also spacious. I wonder if the children py here. There are various py equipment like swings, slides, and sandboxes. But Yuya is still a baby, so pying outside might not be possible.

  Looked at the information on other facilities and found the most important one.

  “Infant room. Yuya is probably being taken care of here. I wonder if I’ll be able to see Yuya when I go tomorrow. But there’s no way I can tell the orphanage staff that I want to see Yuya.”

  Basically, it’s best to avoid contact with the orphanage staff. Beni probably already told them something beforehand. If it were me, I’d definitely do the same.

  The next day, I set out early in the morning. Useless Neko is still sleeping on the sofa bed in the living room. Pulling another all-nighter, huh. I may not be living a very healthy lifestyle either. But I won’t die anyway. That Yami has her own room, but is always sprawled out in the living room. Let’s leave Useless Neko and head out first.

  Since it was a pce I had never been to, it took about two hours. After parking the car near the orphanage, I headed towards it.

  “I wonder where Yuya is…”

  The orphanage is surrounded by a fence. Can’t go inside. Peeking in from the outside, I look for the pce that seems like the infant room.

  “Where could Yuya be…?”

  If the information from the informant is correct, Yuya should be here. I peek inside the orphanage from the outside to avoid being seen.

  “Oh! It’s that old man and old woman!”

  I haven’t found the infant room yet, but there’s no mistake. The old man and woman who came to pick up Yuya are here. That means Yuya should be here. Finally, finally, I can meet Yuya.

  “That old woman is holding a baby. Could it be!”

  I saw the old woman. It’s a little far away, so I can’t see clearly, but the child she’s holding definitely has bck hair. That must be Yuya!

  “Yuya~ Yuya. Finally ughed. You’ve been crying for the past two weeks and it’s been really hard for this old dy.”

  The old woman called out Yuya’s name! There’s no mistake. It’s really Yuya! Finally, I saw him. It took a lot of trouble, but I was finally able to see Yuya. Have you been doing well? The old woman said he had been crying all the time. Did he become sad when separated from me? I’m also very sad… but just being able to see Yuya now is enough for me.

  After the old woman took Yuya outside to the garden to soak up the sun for 10 minutes, she went back inside the orphanage. I only saw Yuya for about 10 minutes, but that’s enough for me. Just seeing Yuya now is good enough for me.

  After the old woman went back inside the orphanage, I stood outside the orphanage fence and found a point where I could clearly see inside each part of the orphanage. A pce where no one could find me. I did a thorough investigation. As a detective, it seems like I’m preparing in advance to monitor the target. The target is Yuya though.

  “Is this enough? Let’s go home.”

  I take pictures of the outside and inside of the orphanage with my smartphone, then get in the car and head home. It was my first time coming here, so I wasn’t fully prepared. Next time, I’ll bring surveilnce equipment when I come.

  …

  After that, I come near the orphanage when I have time. I observe Yuya from afar, in the car or from a distant pce outside the orphanage. To avoid suspicion, I only come here once or twice a month. I also brought binocurs and a telescope for work to get a better view. It’s good to apply the surveilnce skills I gained on this mission here.

  “Like a stalker… But it’s fine, just seeing Yuya is enough for now.”

  Just seeing him is fine. Even if he doesn’t remember me, it’s enough that I remember him. There may be a chance we meet again in the future. At that time, it would be good if I knew about him.

  And so, the action of monitoring Yuya began.

  One month passed.

  Since then, the informant has been sending messages, saying he want to challenge miracles again. I ignored him all because he were just a nuisance. However, the harassment messages escated. At first, he sent photos from the st time we had sex. Then videos. He even sent a video of semen flowing back from where it came from. He also sent threatening messages, but honestly, I’m not scared at all. I know what the informant is doing behind the scenes. If I expose that he’d been sleeping with other witches to the organization, his information route will be cut off. When that time comes, the informant will suffer the most loss.

  “Don’t think about the annoying things the informant does. Seeing Yuya is the priority.”

  Babies grow quickly, but it feels like Yuya’s body has gotten bigger. His hair has grown longer than before.

  “I wonder how long that old dy can carry Yuya… Will she be okay when Yuya gets bigger?”

  Six months have passed.

  Since then, there hasn’t been any sexual harassment from the informant. Maybe he’d realized his pce. No matter how you look at it, the witches have the upper hand. Revealing each other’s weaknesses would be more damaging to the informant for sure. I acted after carefully considering my options back then. Probably…

  This time, I’m peeking at Yuya from a different position. A position where I can see into the nursery room. Yuya is already starting solid foods. Gradually, he won’t be drinking milk anymore.

  “Hmm? Yuya’s body is moving. Do you want something?”

  Yuya is waving his hands, twisting his hips trying to move, but… What is it exactly…?! Could it be that he’s rolling over?

  You can do it! Fight on! Yuya! I can’t cheer out loud, so I’ll support Yuya in my heart.

  “Oh! Yuya successfully rolled over! Yay!”

  I felt a little moved. The st time, he was still drinking milk in my arms, but now he can already roll over. I felt the baby growing.

  One year has passed.

  Yuya has already started walking. It’s a shame I couldn’t see the moment he first walked, but I don’t come here often, so I won’t compin.

  “He’s pying with toys in the baby’s room. Maybe I should donate some toys to the orphanage. Anonymously.”

  Yuya walking around here and there is so cute. Maybe I should bring a camera next time?

  Two years have passed.

  As usual, I came to see Yuya, and there was a little event. Today, Yuya is pying with a girl from the same orphanage with a toy ball. I’m watching Yuya as usual through binocurs from outside the fence. Suddenly, the girl’s aim was off and she threw the ball away from Yuya.

  “Huh…? Did this ball just come to me?”

  The ball ended up rolling near me. I can’t pick it up because of the fence, but someone should come over here and pick it up.

  “Wait! No way!”

  Yuya runs straight towards me to pick up the ball.

  “What should I do! What should I do! Is there anywhere to hide?”

  I look right and left, but there’s nowhere to hide! This situation is completely unexpected! While I’m panicking, Yuya is already in front of me. He’s holding the ball and looking at me. It’s the first time I’ve seen Yuya this close. There was a fence between us, but for the first time in two years, I could see Yuya with my own eyes. His soft bck hair, innocent eyes of a child. I want to hug Yuya just like this! Various emotions well up inside me, and I couldn’t react suddenly, so I just stared at Yuya.

  How many seconds have passed, or how many minutes have passed. I realized the current situation again. If Yuya tells the people at the orphanage that I am a suspicious person, I won’t be able to come back here anymore! Fortunately, Yuya is still looking at me.

  “Shhh…”

  Holding up my index finger in front of my mouth, trying to communicate with Yuya without raising my voice, but would a 2-year-old child understand the gesture?

  “Shhh…”

  It hit me like a ton of bricks. Yuya made the same movement as me, holding up his small index finger in front of his own mouth.

  “Hee hee hee.”

  After ughing with a “hee hee hee,” he grabbed a ball and headed towards the yard. He’s pying with that girl from before again. This small event only sted a few minutes, but I feel like crying. Seeing the real, grown-up Yuya for the first time. Making contact with the grown-up Yuya for the first time. That st ugh. It’s really unbearable!

  I was so happy that my driving on the way back became more unstable than usual.

  Three years have passed.

  I came to see Yuya again before going on a long business trip. It’s been a long time since my st long-term mission, VIP protection. In other words, I am a bodyguard for a certain important person. Honestly, I don’t think this mission suits me at all. I am not an expert in protection. But as the only avaible witch, I took on this mission. Tomorrow, I will go to X country with Yami.

  The king of X country is going to hold a succession battle. The succession battle will st about 100 days, and I am tasked with protecting the third-in-line to the throne, a prince. I pray that things will not get complicated. Since I won’t be able to see Yuya for about 100 days, I wanted to see him before I go.

  Today, Yuya is pying with other children in the garden. Since st year’s event, every time I peek at Yuya, I always pray in my heart for the ball to come this way, but it’s no longer there. Such coincidental events don’t happen multiple times.

  “But just being able to see him is enough. I don’t want anything but extravagant, but I’d like to see Yuya in the flesh again.”

  After satisfying myself by watching Yuya py, I head home. I need to start preparing for the upcoming mission. I will come back to see Yuya in three months!

  …

  I’m finally back. The results of this mission were the worst. I couldn’t protect the prince that I was supposed to protect. Yami and I were tricked into a diversion, and we weren’t by the prince’s side for a moment. As a result, the prince was kidnapped and a time bomb was strapped to his body. Disarming a time bomb is easy. Well, at least it’s easy for me.

  It’s simple to just have a mini bck hole absorb part of the bomb, but by the time I reached the prince, there were only 5 seconds left. My magical powers were restricted, so it takes at least 10 seconds to create a mini bck hole. On top of that, you have to control the mini-bck hole. If you release an unstable mini bck hole, it could suck up people. It was impossible within 5 seconds. So, in the end, the prince died in the explosion.

  The irony is that Yami and I were there at the scene. Because we are one, an immortal and one, with nine lives, we didn’t die from the bomb exploding in close proximity. But the most important prince died. And the succession battle for the throne was cancelled because several candidates died. Since the mission failed, Yami and I returned home to escape. Not every mission is guaranteed to be successful, but the damage from this failure is significant.

  “I’ll go see Yuya and heal—”

  It had been 3 months since I had seen Yuya, so I was driving faster than usual. I was heading towards the orphanage on the familiar road.

  “Huh…? Did I take a wrong turn…?”

  I saw something strange. Instead of the usual orphanage, there was a sign for a sale standing on the nd where the orphanage should have been.

  “No way… hahaha… I must have taken the wrong turn. The damage from the mission failure is messing with me.”

  I’ll take the car out again. This time, let’s use the GPS and map to navigate. I definitely made a mistake st time. Oh, right. It’s because I haven’t visited the orphanage in 3 months.

  Since then, I’ve searched for the road many times by car, and the final destination is the same. There is a for sale sign where the orphanage should have been. The weirdest thing is that the nd has a little bck color on it. It looks like something has been burned…

  “What is going on… What happened while I was away?”

  An uneasy feeling fills my heart. Stay calm. Stay calm, Saeko! It’s not confirmed yet. Let’s first ask the neighbors.

  As a detective by trade, I’m used to this kind of work, but this time, the person involved is me. I ring the doorbell of the nearest house to the orphanage.

  “Hello?”

  An old man came out from inside.

  “Who are you?”

  “I’m sorry to bother you. I have something to ask. Actually…”

  I ask this old man about a dy with no family who wants to send her retive to the orphanage.

  “I came to see the orphanage directly because it has a good reputation, but there is a for sale sign. Did they move somewhere?”

  Please, give me an answer about moving or relocating, but please don’t give me the worst answer.

  “Oh, that orphanage… There was a fire 3 months ago.”

  …The answer I didn’t want to hear.

  “What about the children inside?! What about the old man and old dy from the orphanage?!”

  Please, at least give me the information that Yuya is safe!

  “Well…I don’t know much about that…There was a terrible fire that night. You could hear a lot of children crying. It was really scary. But that orphanage had a good reputation, for sure. It was very unfortunate. Miss, it might be best to find another orphanage.”

  I want to find Yuya who is in this orphanage.

  “It’s really a pity. I understand. I’m sorry for intruding.”

  After parting with the old man, I asked some people in the neighborhood. A big fire, a terrible fire, children crying. They all gave me the same answers.

  “Why again…why did that child disappear from me again…”

  Can there really be such a coincidence! The fire happened just when I was on a business trip. The information has been cut off for a long time. Finding the whereabouts of that child has become even more difficult. I might have to rely on the informant…it may really be hopeless. After investigating the neighborhood of the orphanage, I immediately got in my car and went to the informant.

  …

  I went to the informant’s pce, but I didn’t feel like ringing the doorbell. I used a direct strengthening spell to kick down the back door of the informant’s house. When I entered the living room, thinking no one was there…

  “Don’t move!”

  The informant aimed a shotgun at me.

  “What the… Saeko, really, don’t scare me like that. I thought someone with a grudge had come to kill me. Can’t you at least ring the doorbell?”

  After talking, the informant put away the shotgun.

  “Informant! I have a request!”

  “A request? Saeko, how dare you come to make a request again. After the request from three years ago, I’ve invited you so many times, haven’t I? You always rejected my invitations, and now you come to make a request again?”

  Don’t mess around, who would accept your private invitations! Ah, this doesn’t matter. Right now, Yuya’s situation is important.

  “The orphanage! I want information on that child.”

  “The orphanage? That child? Is it about the incident three years ago again? Interesting… tell me more.”

  I told the informant what I had seen and investigated earlier.

  “Three months have already passed!? Saeko, you should understand. Information has an expiration date. Tracking information from three months ago… it’s very difficult.”

  “I know! That’s why I came to you.”

  “Now you know how amazing this informer Mantis-sama is, right? If you become my woman for a month, maybe it’ll be easier to find that child. Hehehe.”

  I snapped. I’m not in the mood for that at all right now. I want my body back!

  “Well… first, I’d like you to bring me your things. It doesn’t matter if being my maid or my woman will do. I’m going to cum in your womb for a month. Hehehe. In just a month, a miracle will definitely happen.”

  I wasn’t even listening to what the informant was saying anymore. I focused my magical power on my right index finger and approached the informant.

  “What’s going on, you want to do something right now! You’re impatient… hehehe!”

  The informant’s face turned pale. His body was trembling with fear.

  “Informant, you know my special skill, right?”

  “I kn-know…”

  “Do you know what this bck marble on my index finger is?”

  I pointed my index finger in front of the informant.

  “No way… a mini bck hole!”

  “As expected of the informant. Quick to understand. If you don’t want to swallow this bck marble, give me that boy’s information. Got it!”

  “Y-yes… Bck Witch…”

  After the conversation, I left the informant’s house, feeling a bit like taking it out on them but already feeling terrible about the request conditions they gave. I drove home feeling disgusted.

  …

  It’s been a week since then, with no information coming in. I sometimes called the informant, but always got the response that he was still searching. I wasn’t seriously threatening the informant. If he was to report me to the authorities for going too far, I’d be in danger. Fortunately, the informant didn’t do that.

  Another month passed. Yuya’s whereabouts were still unknown. I did some investigation on my own, but those three months were critical. Various information was lost. The frequency of calling the informant also decreased. I always got the response that there was no new information.

  A year went by. I had almost given up. The longer time passes, the less likely it is to find this kind of information. There were times when I thought it might be because of the Bck Curse. Because I am cursed, I am not even allowed the opportunity to have children. But, I was just looking. Can’t even do that much?

  Five years passed. Memories of Yuya gradually faded away. But, the desire for children was still the same as before. No, even stronger than before. Losing Yuya made me want children even more. However, I can’t just pick up a random child. I’m sorry, I can’t let the same thing happen as with Yuya again.

  “It may sound bad to say this, but I gave birth to my daughters myself. But Kuro’s child was picked up.”

  For these eight years, I’ve been thinking about what Beni said. Her daughters have grown up too. Suzune is nine years old, Rin is eight years old. Both have entered elementary school. I always watch Beni’s daughters and think. If there hadn’t been a connection between Yuya and me through the bck thread at that time, Yuya should be an elementary school student now.

  There’s a connection between the Red Witch and her daughters, but since they were born of the Red Witch, they are allowed to be together.

  There’s a connection between the Bck Witch and Yuya, but since he was not born of the Bck Witch, they are not allowed to be together.

  I don’t really think Beni is at fault. I’ve said it many times, but even if the roles were reversed between me and Beni at that time, I would definitely take the same action as Beni. It’s a simple story of ‘one person stopping the other before they make a mistake’. But, over these five years, watching Beni’s daughter grow up, I can’t say I don’t feel a sense of unfairness in my heart.

  With these feelings in mind, one day I received a message from Beni saying she had something she wanted to consult with me about. She wanted to meet and discuss at the cafe run by the Yellow Witch. It must be something really important. After changing into my usual suit, I head to the cafe.

  …

  (3 months before XDAY)

  “Kuro, I want to take on an apprentice,”

  Beni sat in front of me with a serious expression. An apprentice? At this point? Wasn’t it our policy to never take on apprentices?

  “Why now? Seems quite sudden,”

  I wanted to know the reason. Beni was not one to act impulsively.

  “It’s because of the girls becoming witches. You know about it, right? Once they become witches, they have to regurly inject a suppressant potion. The method of injecting the potion… you know it well too,”

  It involved giving a man capsules with the potion, mixing his semen with the potion, and injecting it into the witch’s uterus.

  “Well, of course. But, they haven’t become witches yet, have they?”

  “Not completely,”

  “Completely?”

  “Suzune and Rin are already showing some signs of becoming witches. Suzune’s hair has turned silver in parts. Rin has the same. Gold strands have appeared,”

  Silver and gold, one of the characteristics of witches is the change in eye and hair color. And that color never overps with other witches. At least, among the witches I know, there’s no one with the same color.

  “…It’s quite serious,”

  “Sometimes they can even see the red threads! That’s something only witches should be able to see, something they shouldn’t be able to see,”

  Strictly speaking, it’s not just witches. Only those with magic can see it. Yamis can see the threads too, but not as clearly as witches. But the change in the girls’ hair color and being able to see the threads of magic, you can say the potential for them to become witches is very high.

  “So you’ll take on an apprentice and make the apprentice the one giving the injections?”

  “Yes… a suitable candidate just appeared. There’s a child who often pys with the girls in the neighborhood. His family… got into a car accident the previous day and both parents passed away. The child is still in the hospital, but I pn to take him in after he’s discharged,”

  “Why that child?”

  “He often pys with Suzune and Rin. I think the girls have feelings for him. They even secretly consulted him about their feelings. So, for… the girls’ first time, I want it to be with someone they care about,”

  “Ah, this is indeed an important matter. Witches awaken their abilities when they first menstruate. Suzune is 9 years old, Rin is 8. It’s about time to start looking for an injection role.”

  “Indeed, the first menstruation might be coming soon.”

  “Yes, if the agency arranges an injection role without my consent, I wouldn’t be able to bear it… just thinking about someone unknown taking my daughters’ first time…

  It’s been a few years since Beni has changed a bit. Becoming a mother, perhaps? She always takes care of her daughters. When it comes to her daughters, she becomes emotional. She always consults me about what to do if her daughters become witches. When Beni is not at home due to a mission, Yami and I help take care of her daughters at Beni’s house.

  Beni always calls me Kuro, so her daughters also called me Kuro. However, Beni got angry when she saw this. A witch can only be called by a witch! She scolded the girls. I don’t mind. They’re still kids. But Beni has always been afraid of her daughters becoming witches, so maybe that’s why she scolded them in that way. If they really become witches in the future… in the end, I ended up being called Auntie by Beni’s daughters…”

  “Have you checked the compatibility of the medicine for that child?”

  “I checked. When I visited the hospital, I secretly took a few strands of that child’s hair. It has been tested in the agency’s boratory. It’s compatible.”

  “So the only issue left is… the Red Curse. Beni, are you pnning to make a contract?”

  “I was pnning to, but I’m still thinking about it. If it’s just the injection role, I don’t need to make a contract, but still, I want some kind of insurance. It might be selfish, but for the sake of my daughters…”

  Seeing Beni lose her composure, I remembered what happened eight years ago. Where did you go, the one who tried so hard to keep me and Yuya together back then? Didn’t you say that the Bck Witch’s curse is dangerous? Isn’t the Red Witch’s curse dangerous too?

  “That’s right. If we make a contract, the only remaining issue is the Red Curse.”

  But, there is one big difference between Yuya and Beni’s daughters. Yuya cannot become a witch. If he can’t become a witch, he obviously doesn’t need injections of medicine. There are no issues like that. I can understand very well why she would take on apprentices for her daughters. So, I won’t stop Beni from taking on an apprentice.

  “I thought about the Red Curse, too.”

  At that moment, a gentle voice spoke. The person sat down next to Beni.

  “Kana? Is the store okay now?”

  “I’m fine, there are no customers right now.”The yellow witch, real name Kanaria. Witch name is Kana. Always with a smile, she appears to be closing her eyes, but her hair and eyes are yellow. She ties up her beautiful long yellow hair in a braided bun. She is of average height for a woman, shorter than me and Beni. But despite that, she also has a well-endowed chest. Slim waist and disproportionately long legs.

  “Hey, Kuro, where are you looking at? Sexual harassment~”

  “It’s because of Kana’s uniform.”

  Although this café is a normal café, all the employees are dressed as maids. There’s only Kana in the shop right now, but other than Kana, people wear short skirts. They deliberately wear sexy maid outfits that show off their ample cleavage. Only Kana wears a long skirt, but it’s a long skirt with a deep slit that shows her shorts. She thinks it makes her even sexier.

  “Speaking of which, where are the others? Where are the little witches?”

  “Oh, Kuro, never call them that in front of those kids.”

  The little witches, that’s what I like to call them. Why little witches? In this café, there is one male owner and five witches. Among the five, there was a witch ranking at the bottom. The lower-ranked witch originally had weak magical power, with no changes in hair and eye color. I call witches who cannot become colored witches little witches. The magic power is weak, so you only need to inject it every six months or so. From this point of view, I’m a little jealous. In other respects, there is not much different from the colored witch. An immortal body. Carrying some kind of curse. Maybe because of the weak magic power, the curse is lighter than the colored witch’s.

  “It’s just Kana in the store, right? Where are the other witches?”

  “Yesterday… there was a small event in the store, so everyone else is taking a break on the second floor.”

  “This three-story building has a café on the first floor, and the second and third floors are living spaces.”

  “Another perverted py event…”

  “Today I came to talk to Kana about that perverted py.”

  Beni said suddenly.

  “…What do you mean? Is it reted to perverted py and the red curse?”

  “Oh, come on, Kuro, don’t call it pervert py. This one, hehe… it has a proper name. NTR, cuckoldry.”

  “‘Cuckoldry?’”

  Beni and I both have doubts about this cuckolding.

  “NTR, cuckoldry is a situation where the person’s beloved opposite sex person engages in a sexual retionship with another. It means having a preference for getting sexually excited in such a situation.”

  “I do not understand what it means”

  “Me and the other witches in the café have been living like this for centuries. In the past, it was hard to expin without a name. This name has come up in recent years.”

  “I see, that is indeed cuckoldry.”

  “It’s true…it’s a name that suits Kana and the others very well…”

  Kana, the yellow witch, has been with the other four witches for centuries. As far as I know, the five have always lived together. In any era, Kana and the others marry one man. That man can marry all five witches at once. Amazing! But, the men chosen by Kana and the others are always those who get excited watching Kana and the others having sex with other men. Only men with this specific fetish can marry them.

  “Hehe…This is cuckoldry harem. Isn’t it amazing?”

  I think it was about 300 years ago, Kana was the wife of an inn owner at that time. One night, I was near the inn, pnning to greet Kana at the inn, but only Kana’s husband, the owner of the inn, was at the counter. The owner seemed troubled behind the counter. When I asked if everything was okay, he replied that his wives were providing special services to customers. I was curious about the details of the special service, so I went to the second floor of the inn and heard the moans of women. Moans from five rooms, from five women. All voices that I recognized. This owner was enjoying kinky py at the counter. He was having his five wives have sex with their respective clients at the same time. It was so perverted that I still remember it clearly.

  When her husband dies, Kana looks for the next man. That’s how Kana has lived all this time. Marrying the owner of an inn, the owner of a hotel, the owner of a brothel, the owner of a pleasure house, marrying the circus ringmaster… and so on. Now running a café, they finally thought they had a normal shop, but then this kind of py… Yesterday’s event that Kana mentioned was probably like this too.

  “The curse of Beni is reted to sex. To awaken the fetish of being cuckolded in those who become Beni’s disciples is the key. That way, when Beni needs to use someone’s body for a mission, the disciples will also be delighted.”

  Kana is passionately expining about being cuckolded by Beni. What is this, a missionary for being cuckolded?

  “Sorry if this upsets you. I’m expining the worst situation from Beni’s perspective. I’ll say it pinly. If the daughters become completely witches, they will also have to accept missions. Moreover, because they bear the Red Curse, those kinds of missions will be more frequent.”

  Those kinds of missions, using women as weapons. That is the future Beni least wants to see. The daughters will become witches bearing the same Red Curse as herself. The three of them, mother and daughters, using women as weapons to complete missions. Can Beni, now a mother, endure it?

  “Men who become disciples must also bear the risk of being cuckolded by Beni and her children at the same time. It won’t work if they don’t have a fetish for being cuckolded.”

  After talking, Kana pced a piece of paper on the table and started writing down the main points.

  “Namely, the apprentice that Beni desires must meet several conditions:

  Drug suitability (confirmed checked)Her daughters must have affection for him. When he administers medication for the first time, he can be entrusted with it.Due to the Red Curse, the apprentice who administers injections must awaken a predisposition for being cuckolded. Otherwise, in the future, he will not be able to withstand seeing the woman he loves repeatedly using female charms.Success in the contract to take on the Red Witch’s apprentice.

  “1. has already been confirmed, and 2. is not reted to being cuckolded.”

  “3. is the biggest problem… the Red Curse…”

  Beni is visibly troubled, head hanging low. Seeing her troubled by the Red Curse, “Is this how I felt eight years ago at that time?” I thought.

  “There is no way to confirm 4. Only when the contract is made can it be confirmed. Even if 4 fails, and 3 is successful, it can still be considered a great success.”

  I remain silent, watching Kana and Beni expin. I am not familiar with being cuckolded, and I have never taken an apprentice. I can’t offer good advice.

  “Kuro, I think bck magic is more suitable for being cuckolded.”

  Kana suddenly said to me.

  “Me? No, no, I don’t need to take on an apprentice. This is about Beni now.”

  “It’s just an example. Haven’t you ever wanted to take on an apprentice?”

  “Well…”

  I don’t know. I haven’t really thought about taking on disciples. I’ve doubted the dangers of the Bck Curse, but it’s still best to minimize such risks.

  “You know what? I’ve always wondered. Why don’t Kuro and Beni ever take on disciples? Are the Bck Curse and red curse really that dangerous? Let’s try taking one.”

  “No, what if it really becomes dangerous? If they turn into killing machines because of the Bck Witch’s curse, or into sex machines because of the Red Witch’s curse, their life would be over.”

  “We’ll figure it out when that time comes. Everyone wants to see disciples of Kuro and Beni.”

  “Kana just wants to see something interesting. Plus, the organization would never allow it.”

  “No, I already got permission from the organization.”

  Beni interrupted me and said.

  “It was about my daughters, and it’s not as dangerous as the bck curse, so I got permission to take on a disciple.”

  Wait, what? Is anything allowed just because you have daughters who share your blood? I felt this unfair feeling in my heart again.

  “It may sound bad to say this, but I gave birth to my daughters myself. But Kuro’s child was picked up.”

  I remembered those words again.

  “Do you think I’ll get permission? Beni, Kana.”

  “That…”

  “…might not happen…”

  Both of them gave the same negative answer. Well, I can’t even have children anyway. I’m a cursed and dangerous Bck Witch.

  “Let’s leave it at that for today. If there’s another issue with cuckolding, I’ll ask Kana.”

  “Anytime is fine. Hehehe. Kuro, if you’re interested in cuckolding, you can come with me.”

  “I’ll think about it. Okay then, bye. Say hello to the other witches for me.”

  “Bye~”

  Beni and I left the cafe, then I went home after saying goodbye to Beni.

  “Cuckoldry…maybe the Bck Curse suits me better…as a woman, I can’t quite understand.”

  …

  It’s been a month since then (two months before XDAY)

  Beni took action. She took the child he mentioned before as soon as he was discharged from the hospital. She even changed the child’s first and st name. She may want to increase the success rate when making apprentice contracts. His name is Sumeragi Kou.

  A name reted to crimson or red. I hope it goes well. It should be useful for the future if I ever want to take on a disciple.

  Another month has passed (one month before XDAY)

  Beni succeeded. I haven’t heard the details yet, but that child became Beni’s disciple. A contract was made as well. The most important thing is that the Red Curse was successfully taken over without any issues.

  “I’m a little jealous of Beni. The family has grown in the house again. There are three children. As for me…”

  Since I haven’t been pregnant for a long time, in the house, it’s just me and the useless cat. Passing through the living room to get milk from the fridge.

  “Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike!”

  This guy is sitting on the sofa in the living room, desperately holding her smartphone and making incomprehensible movements. Using magic as well… what are you trying to do by injecting magic into your phone? Are you crazy?

  “Aaaahhh! Another miss this time! The stones I’ve accumuted… ortas… why aren’t they coming…?”

  When there are no missions, the useless cat watches TV, fiddles with the smartphone, pys video games, and so on. She always occupies the living room sofa. The cat’s form is fine. It’s nice to see a cute cat sleeping on the sofa. But…

  “Waaahhh! I’m gonna die! I’m really gonna die this time! Orta isn’t coming! I’m gonna die for real this time!!”

  The human form is absolutely not okay… No, you should die quickly, you have 9 lives anyway.

  Ping!

  Huh? The phone rang. Did I get a message from the informant?

  “It’s unusual. After giving up on Yuya halfway, I haven’t contacted the informant. Even if I do contact him, I only get responses with no information. Just ends up being disappointing. That’s why I gradually stopped contacting the informant.

  “What kind of message is this…!”

  “Saeko, I found the information you were looking for about that kid.”

  Yuya’s information!?

  I call the informant immediately after reading the message.

  “Informant! Is this about Yuya!? Is it information about Yuya!?”

  “You’re being loud. Well, it’s not 100% sure, but probably the kid Saeko is looking for.”

  “I’m heading there now! Wait for me.”

  “Well well, hold on, hold on, this time the information…it’s different from usual. I can’t directly pass it to Saeko, understand?”

  He won’t give me the information?

  “What do you mean?”

  “I need to make some preparations too. Come to my house the day after tomorrow, Saturday at 1pm. The store will be closed, so come in from the back door. That’s it.”

  “Hey! Hey! What do you mean! Ugh, he hung up.”

  He can’t directly pass me the information. What does that mean?

  “I’ll probably end up sleeping with that guy again…”

  The only possible reason is the fee for the request. This time, he has the upper hand. The information that the informant has is what I want the most.

  “Either way, I’ll find out when I go to the informant the day after tomorrow.”

  …

  At 1:00 pm the day after tomorrow, I arrived at the informant’s house as promised. I sat in the living room and discussed with the informant.

  “Why can’t you just give me the information directly? Do I really have to sleep with you again?”

  “Hehehe, as expected of Saeko. You really understand me well. It’s all about the fee for the job.”

  “Hmph, I already know about your perverted ways. How many more times do I have to sleep with you this time?”

  Five years ago, the informant said it would be for a month. A month was indeed long, but I had prepared myself to spend a month sleeping with the informant.

  “This time… I would like to say a month! But I only need you to accompany me this afternoon.”

  “Huh, that’s unusual for you.”

  “Well, it took me 5 years to find that boy’s information. It took so long that I can’t charge that much for the job. It’s about the dignity of being an informant.”

  Then give me the information right now. Make the request fee free.

  “Also, strictly speaking, the information on that boy hasn’t been found.”

  It hasn’t been found? What do you mean?

  “However, we have another guest coming today.”

  “A guest?”

  “Hey, electronics store guy. This time, if the girl is not attractive like st time, I’m out of here.”A male voice was heard from behind.

  “This time, I guarantee it. She has the tightest pussy among all the girls you’ve been with.”I turned around and saw the man.

  “Wait! You’re…”

  “You?!”

  The man and I were both surprised to see each other.

  “You’re a bck slut who bought a lot of stamina drugs and ovution pills eight years ago! Did you get pregnant after that? Hahaha!”

  Isn’t this guy the same old clerk who sexually harassed me at the pharmacy eight years ago? I don’t want this guy even if I die…

  “Drugman, this time I guarantee it. This girl may be a slut, but her pussy is as tight as a virgin… hehehe.”

  “A virgin. That’s great! I want to do it with a virgin tight pussy! Hahaha!”

  “Praying Mantis! I can’t believe…”

  Because there are people who don’t know the true identity of the informant, I can’t really call him that.

  “Saeko, the fee for this job is…”

  “…Threesome.”

  Author Note:Achieved 30 episodes! I’ve written about 200,000 words up to episode 30.

  To all the readers who have been following along, thank you so much.

  Episode 30 contains quite a bit of information.

  I’m not confident that it will come across well to readers, so I’ll expin the timeline a bit in the afterword.

  First of all, at the beginning of episode 30, Saeko visited the orphanage for the first time. This takes pce on XDAY, 8 years before the XDAY, the same as the previous story.

  And since I wrote that one year has passed, two years have passed, and three years have passed, so Saeko was watching over Yuya for three years.

  When the third year came around, the orphanage where Yuya was located caught on fire. Saeko requested information from an informant once again, but when she got angry at the fee, she ended up resorting to threats. This takes pce 5 years before XDAY.

  The next scene is five years ter, getting closer to XDAY. It’s 3 months before XDAY.

  The Red Witch and Saeko discuss matters at a café run by the Yellow Witch, Kana.

  Lastly, a month before XDAY, information comes from the informant.

  In the new activity update, I will talk about the timeline of episode 30. Sorry.

  Episode 30 is a bit complex, so I hope readers will understand this format.

  And stly… the next episode will have some adult content, so it might take longer than usual.

  I apologize!

  I’m a bit nervous about writing my first threesome scene (sweat)