After Yuya's punishment was over, Saeko gave Yuya a new task. It was to organize the room next to Saeko's bedroom. That room was basically used as a storage room by me and Saeko. It's a hassle to go up to the fourth floor every time we need something.

  "There's a storage room on the third floor, right?"

  "The third floor is a specialized equipment storage room. We can't put miscelneous items there. Do you want to carry them all the way up to the fifth floor?"

  "The fourth floor will do..."

  Give it up, newbie. Organize your own room. Hehehe. It's mostly mine and Saeko's stuff anyway.

  "Oh, by the way, let's go buy some clothes and shoes for Yuya tomorrow. That raggedy shirt is no longer needed. I have some errands in the afternoon, so go home first and organize your room. Otherwise, it'll be te at night, and let's sleep together."

  Yuya entered the bedroom first. Just like yesterday, Saeko listens to my report.

  "Did you get any new information today? Other than bread"

  "While monitoring the bakery, I felt some eyes on us. Might be people from the slums. They may not have confirmed Saeko and Yuya's retionship yet, and so far there has been no contact with Yuya."

  Talking about the bakery made me a little scared...

  "Well... then, let's deliberately show our retionship with Yuya to them when we go out tomorrow. That way, they should also make a move."

  "Can I stick with you like today and follow behind you guys?"

  "Ah, tomorrow we're going to the department store with Yuya, so Yami can stay in human form. They won't let a cat into the department store. There are a lot of people there, so Yuya shouldn't notice."

  "It might be difficult for us to notice from the slum side with so many people around, right?"

  "I'll leave that to Yami. If there's any movement, communicate with telepathy. Well then, good night~~~"

  .

  (XDAY+2 days)

  In the morning, before heading out, I looked out the window on the second floor and saw some unfamiliar figures outside the building. I've never seen anyone around here before. Why are they up so early? It seems way too early, even for them.

  (Saeko, there are a few people outside. Two kids in tattered clothes and one sketchy-looking adult.)

  (Yeah, they're here early. They must have taken the bait pretty quickly.)

  (What kind of bait did you use? It's only been 3 days since Yuya arrived here.)

  (Haha, it's-a-secret.)

  (Consider our response time too. This pn was originally set for a month. It's too early.)

  (You're right, it might be too early. Well, let's see how they're doing today. It's important to show them that Yuya and I are together. Yami, after Yuya and I leave, follow us in cat form, change back into human form when we arrive at the department store, and follow us inside. That's the pn for today.)

  (Understood~)

  I'm a bit anxious about how quickly the pn is progressing. How did Saeko manage to gather the people from the slums with some sort of magic? It's too early for a short-term strategy. Or maybe, is that boss really a total pervert? Did he really want to rape Saeko? The most suspicious thing is Saeko's behavior. I've sensed some abnormalities since the beginning of this pn. She didn't care at first because she's a bck witch, but... Well, I'm off too.

  .

  Saeko intentionally showed herself from the viewpoint of the slums, so she didn't bring a car. She and Yuya go to the nearby department store. I followed them, and as expected, the three people from the slums that I found earlier also followed Saeko and Yuya.

  (Saeko, they are tailing you. We can see them from here.)

  (Understood, I'll continue to keep an eye on them.)

  I go completely unnoticed in the cat form as I am following behind them. Finally, I think it's like a strategy. It might be a bit entertaining. Otherwise, babysitting every day would be boring.

  There were no special movements. Saeko and Yuya arrived at the department store.

  I also changed into a human form outside the department store, in a pce where there weren't many people around. And then entered the department store.

  (Saeko, what floor are you on right now?)

  (The 4th floor. I'm in the children's clothing section. Be careful when you come, the people from the slums might notice. Yami is cute, so you might stand out.)

  (That's for sure...)

  I had forgotten for several days now because of monitoring Yuya in the cat form. I am very conspicuous. Jet-bck hair that reaches to my buttocks. Amber-colored eyes, brown skin. The most eye-catching thing about me is

  "I'm too cute! Oh, I never thought my attractiveness would affect my job of backtracking for this reason."

  (First, come to the children's clothing section, pick out some pin clothes. I'll be waiting in the farthest dressing room.)

  (Huh, understood...)

  I went straight to the 4th floor and met up with Saeko in the dressing room of the children's clothing section.

  "Here, this outfit. Hurry up and change, Yuya is waiting for me outside."

  We didn't have much time, so I quickly took off my clothes and put on the outfit Saeko brought. And...

  "...I deliberately chose this outfit. It's a payback for not telling me about the bread in the telepathy yesterday."

  "Yami, even I wouldn't do something so boring in the middle of a mission. Do you think I'm the kind of person who mixes personal and professional matters?"

  Saeko looked at me seriously and said,

  "I will! I already did it! What kind of clothes are these!"

  The bck t-shirt that Saeko had picked out had white letters that read "Fuck me!"

  "I must be an idiot if I wear this! Give me back my clothes!"

  "Oh, Yuya is calling me, I have to go. I'll give you some money. Put that on and go to the cashier, hehehe."

  "Hey!!! Don't mess around..."

  Taking my clothes, Saeko went outside. Am I really going to checkout dressed like this?

  (Yami~ Don't forget about the reverse tracking)

  (Don't rush me! I understand!)

  I had no choice. I went to the cashier in this outfit. The way the cashier looked at me was a look of pity. Don't pity me, this outfit is not for kids! Why is it even here?! I'll compin ter!

  (Yami, there's more text on the back of that t-shirt. It says 'I'm a bitch')

  (Hey, Saeko, are you trying to strategize? Won't I stand out more if I wear this outfit?)

  (It's fine. This outfit is part of the pn)

  (A pn?)

  What is the terrifying Bck Witch's pn...?

  (If you wear that outfit, people will think you're just an idiot. They won't be wary of you anymore.)

  ...I was a fool to believe in your pn.

  (No matter how you look at it, it seems suspicious!)

  (Oh, oh, that's strange. My signal is bad over here. Anyway, I'll ask for a reverse tracking. Hehehe)

  (It's not a cell phone!)

  There was no response from Saeko. She really treats people poorly... I observed Saeko and the others around her. I noticed the three people from the slums.A guy who looks like a delinquent is secretly taking pictures Saeko and Yuya together on his smartphone.

  (Saeko, they're taking pictures of you guys over there)

  (Hmph... Maybe it's like evidence photos, to report to the boss. I bought Yuya's clothes. I could go home now, but I'll make them take more pictures. I'm going to check out some high heels)

  (Saeko, weren't you supposed to keep your private and professional life separate?)

  No response... Are you actually going to do it?!

  Saeko and her friends went to a women's high heel specialty store. The trio from the slums also headed that way. It would be weird for just guys to go to a high heel store, so the three of them watched Saeko and her friends from outside the store through the window. The typical delinquent guy was still there, grinning and taking pictures of Saeko with his smartphone.

  At that moment, Saeko sat on a chair in the store and tried on new heels. The delinquent guy seemed to be operating his smartphone...? And he was aiming the camera at Saeko.

  Click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click...

  ...He no longer seems to care about hiding the fact that he's taking pictures. Continuous shooting at 20 frames per second...?

  (Saeko, you’ve had hundreds of pictures taken of you. Embarrassing, right? Haha)

  Click, click, click, click...

  (...Huh? What do you mean?)

  (Maybe the smartphone has a function for super-fast photo-taking. He’s taken hundreds more while we’ve been speaking)

  Click, click, click...

  I was telepathically communicating with Saeko while listening to the smartphone’s shutter sound. It's kind of noisy...

  (It's kind of disgusting. I've had enough of them filming me. Yami, do something. Make them stop the sneak photography)

  (Stop? Isn’t my thing reverse tracking? What if they figure out who I am?)

  (Don't worry, they've never seen you. And after leaving the department store, you’ll turn back into a cat. Even if your identity is revealed, it'll be fine)

  (*sigh* Understood...)

  But what to do? How do I make them stop sneaking photos? Ah, I got it. I approached the delinquent guy.

  Click, click, click...

  He’s still taking photos. What a total pervert.

  "Onii-chan, can you py that in a gacha?"

  I've decided. I'm going with the stupid girl look in this outfit. The delinquent-looking guy is staring at me with a bewildered expression. Oh, don't look at me like that. I think this one is also stupid.

  "What? Gacha? What are you talking about? Let's go back to your mom and dad's pce."

  The sneaking photos is interrupted, and he looks very displeased.

  "Gacha is gacha~ in the mobile game. I often get UR~"

  "Oh, that kind of gacha. I'm busy now. If you want to do gacha, do it on your dad's smartphone or something."

  "I can't do gacha...?"

  "There's definitely a game on my smartphone. But I'm free-to-py. There's no way I would let you do gacha."

  (Yami, we're going to move soon. I'm going to see Johnny now. I'll leave following Yuya to you. When you get out of the department store, turn back into a cat, okay?)

  (Understood~)

  "Just once! Just once is fine. I'm very strong."

  If it comes to this, I'll do whatever I want.

  "Shut up. I'm not going to let someone like you, a stupid kid, spend my accumuted stones."

  "I can't do gacha...?"

  I started crying. Even the delinquent brother felt it was bad. It's troublesome for a child to cry loudly in a department store where there are many people like this.

  "Okay, okay. Don't cry. Just once, okay?"

  The delinquent brother started the game on his smartphone, and when it got to the gacha screen, he handed the phone to me.

  "Press the one-time on the left. Don't press the 10 times on the right."

  "Okay~"

  I know. I may be dressed like a silly girl, but I'm not that stupid. I'm staring at the gacha screen.

  "...? Hurry up and push it. What are you waiting for?"

  I'm waiting to pull an N. I don't want to give this perverted guy an SSR.

  "Let's do this!"

  I press the button for '1 pull'. The gacha screen spins. And...

  "Oh, an N came out"

  "Damn, I really can't believe this silly girl's talk. Damn it. Hurry up and get lost!"

  "I'm definitely getting an SR tomorrow!"

  "There's no tomorrow. Damn it! I've even lost sight of the target"

  Uh oh! I need to catch up to Yuya quickly too. Fortunately, he's still inside the department store with clothes and shoes in hand. I follow behind him. After leaving the department store, I turn into a cat and continue to tail him. As expected, there were people from the slums around. They're really persistent. Well, this is also part of the pn.

  .

  Yuya goes straight back to the house, and I entered through the back door a step ahead, waiting for him on the sofa on the second floor. Yuya is working on the assignment Saeko gave out yesterday, and tidying up the room.

  "Am I supposed to carry all of this up to the fourth floor? Just today... I probably can't do it,"

  Yuya carried the cardboard boxes up to the fourth floor multiple times. When he got tired, he took a break.

  "I'm seriously going to die..."

  Knock knock knock, knock knock knock.

  A knocking sound from the door below? A visitor? I didn't hear from Saeko.

  "Hmm? A visitor? I was asked to watch the house, so I'll go down and see."

  I also went down to the first floor to see who it was. Yuya opened the front door, and the visitor was...

  "Hey, Yuya, long time no see. The boss is calling for you. Come with me."

  "Alex..."

  Alex? A member of the slums? The boss is calling? This doesn't seem good. Let me try contacting Saeko telepathically just to be safe.

  (Saeko, can you hear me? Hello~ it's an emergency!)