Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

"However, after careful consideration... perhaps I was indeed too hasty in my decision. Chang Rong is just an 00-year-old boy, while I am a 'sister-like' figure who is 2 years older than him. Considering that the other prospective witches are probably not very interested in him, I should still have a great advantage."

"—" The guard paused for a moment as he rubbed Kurobe Nanoha's tentacles.

“That’s right, we just need to proceed steadily. He is my ‘accomplice,’ that’s for sure. And I also have superb baking skills, which theoretically gives me a huge advantage. There’s no need to rush into becoming a ‘special’ person in his eyes.”

"—" The guard withdrew his tentacles that had been stroking Kurobe Nanoka.

"I'll feed him some sweets every day, and in time, Rong should become completely inseparable from me... Yes, that's it. When that time comes, I'll tell him about you, big sister, and we'll work together to find a way to save you, big sister— Waaaaaah!?"

Suddenly, a force yanked her hat off and roughly slammed it onto her face.

"Pfft! W-what's wrong, big sister—huh!?"

The older sister, who had always been incredibly kind to her and whose kindness always inspired her despite the inability to communicate with her, disappeared from the hidden warehouse wrapped in her blankets without looking back, as if she was too lazy to listen to Kurobe Nanoha Kaori's nonsense any longer.

"Huh? Wait, wait a minute... Liu Yi, the thief of the blanket...!!"

The poignant sisterly bond that transcended species crumbled just like that. The older sister, furious at her sister's lack of self-respect, simply ran away, leaving only a bewildered younger sister in the enormous warehouse.

Volume 1: Chapter 87. The puppy is being naughty; the puppy wants kisses and hugs.

"Hmph hmph hmph~ Hmph hmph hmph~~"

In the corridor of the punishment room, Tono Hannah, who would normally be covered in cold sweat and have a pale face when she came here, looked incredibly relaxed this time.

She walked into the punishment room carrying a basket, humming a little tune and skipping along. Anyone who didn't know better would think this young lady was going on a picnic.

"Shirley, Shirley, I brought dinner. I heard you'll be allowed to leave tomorrow!"

"Hey Hannah, could you use your levitation magic to pull up the walls of the punishment cell so we can escape?"

"How could such a thing be possible?!"

The punishment of the indoor blue-haired gorilla girl was met with Tachibana Sherry's voice, which sounded as energetic as ever, much to Tono Hannah's relief.

"Your belief is your magic! Come on, Hannah-chan, use your magnetic field rotation power to blast this door apart!"

"Don't cast some random spell on me! Honestly... I was a little worried about you two, but it turns out I was just overthinking it... Anyway, hehehe, since everything's alright, I'll head back now, desu!"

Hannah Tono passed the plate through the small window, then lightly prepared to leave the punishment room.

"Hmm... Hey Hiro, don't you have this feeling?"

After observing the young lady's expression through the window, Shirley Tachibana in the punishment cell looked at her fellow inmate, Hiro Nikaido, who was standing next to her.

"...How does it feel? Let me make this clear, I'm not interested in talking about those nonsensical topics right now."

Nikaido Hiro frowned and responded with a hint of impatience.

If we're talking about who has the worst compatibility with Shiro on the entire Prison Island, after excluding the default answer, Emma Sakuraba, the second worst would probably be Sherry Tachibana.

This arm-wrestling detective not only has an overly unconventional way of thinking and acting, but also acts too freely and undisciplinedly. Even if you try to correct her with your own set of "correct theories," it won't break her defenses at all. She will just keep smiling like an idiot and continue doing things that she doesn't understand at all.

Of course... the main reason is that this guy often tries to take away the right to use the idiot rabbit from me without explanation.

"Have you ever felt like when there's a major update, everyone gets the new buffs, but we two are completely forgotten and rotate out of the meta because we're banned?"

Like right now, I have absolutely no idea what this guy is talking about...

but--

Nikaido Hiro also observed Tono Hannah during the breaks while delivering meals, and the result puzzled her.

Simply put, Tono Hannah's 'change' is a bit too much.

When that [White-skinned, foolish rabbit] was single-mindedly 'looking for death' in the punishment room, you could clearly feel the pressure and anxiety of this disguised young lady.

Hiro Nikaido recalled her encounter with Hannah Tono a few days prior, noting that her fingers were covered in wounds and peeling skin from prolonged immersion in water. This suggested that Hannah Tono had been using a mechanical, retaliatory act of 'washing clothes' to try and relieve stress.

Even though the prison authorities would regularly change the witches' clothes every day, her laundry and sewing were simply for self-gratification, or rather, self-decompression.

Even if Sherry Tachibana or Emma Sakura wanted to go out with her, they would only be refused on the spot and continue to hide in their cell mending those dolls. Occasionally, you could hear complaints like, "Damn it, my nails have grown long again, and I accidentally poked that stupid, directionally challenged knight's clothes."

Everything confirms that Hannah Tono's stress and anxiety are growing increasingly intense, and she may be on the verge of suffocating at any moment.

But... the Hannah Tono in front of me didn't seem anxious at all, and that oppressive aura had disappeared. Even her posture and way of speaking weren't as pretentious and affected as before.

"Hannah, did you do something with that idiot rabbit?" Nikaido Hiro suddenly asked as he took the tray.

"Huh?! No, no desuwa! Of course not, Hiro, why are you suddenly asking about this? Hahaha..."

—The case is solved. Tono Hannah definitely did something with the idiot rabbit.

However... considering the young lady's personality, it's most likely that the drinking session will just involve sewing and washing clothes together, or reading princess stories to the fairytale young lady.

It's not a big problem, no need to worry about it.

"Hannah, Hannah, your face is so red, are you going to sneak into Watson's bed? Hahaha~~"

"Well……!"

"——" "——"

Sherry Tachibana teased Hannah Tono with her usual cheerful smile, but when she noticed that the young lady didn't respond with her usual "You gorilla girl, you're driving me crazy!", the smile on Sherry Tachibana's face disappeared.

Even Nikaido Hiro, who was standing to the side with the 'advantage in my hands', was instantly stunned with wide eyes.

"Hey, Hannah... what exactly did you do to Watson?"

Sherry Tachibana's eyes were fixed on Hannah Tono as she questioned her best friend with almost empty words.

"Um, well, that's not a topic for ladies to discuss! Anyway, you all better behave yourselves and not mess around, understand, Desuwa!"

Hannah Tono covered her flushed cheeks and responded shyly and hesitantly.

"——" "——"

Nikaido Hiro and Tachibana Sherry blinked at each other, then looked at each other.

After a moment of silence:

"OK~! Since things have come to this, the only option is to kill Hiro-chan to start the Witch Trial, and then release her from the punishment room immediately in this way!"

"Ah, that's exactly what I'm thinking, Sherry Qi. You've lost your superhuman strength, so what do you still have left? Let me see—only the living deserve to be released for trial...!"

"You two, stop messing around, Desuwa!!! If we really start the witch trial like this, won't we just be thrown back as suspects again in no time?!"

Hero and Sherry both thought of the forbidden secret technique of sacrificing each other in exchange for temporary freedom. Fortunately, Tono Hannah exposed the blind spot of this plan on the spot, thus preventing the most predictable witch trial in history from happening.

"Idiot rabbit, wait until I release it..."

"Watson is getting more and more disobedient; he needs to be disciplined!"

Of course, the murderous intent doesn't disappear, it just shifts. The two sewing machine witches found an outlet for their rage at the same time.

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"Achoo...!! Sneezing—"

"Are you alright, Chang Rong? Do you have a cold?"

"It's nothing, Rhea Os. Although I did feel a chilling aura, it shouldn't be related to a cold."

Inside the restaurant, Chang Rong wiped her nose and spoke to Renmi Ryoya beside her.

Although it was dinner time, the restaurant was unusually quiet today. The only sound in the entire restaurant was the crackling of the fireplace.

The cat-eared girl who loves to breathe and the silent girl in a nightgown also disappeared along with the con artist's charade.

As for the attendance checker, Yamato and Nadeshiko, and the detective who's been making a huge fuss with a magnifying glass everywhere, they won't be released until breakfast tomorrow.

Hannah Tono went to help deliver food and hasn't come back yet. I wonder if she's gently and considerately comforting the sewing machine duo.

Kurobe Nanoha has already started her jungle life. Chang Rong isn't worried about her; in fact, he's both jealous and relieved.

Jealousy stems from the thought, "Why can a natural-born idiot like Kurobe Nanoha Kaori enjoy baking desserts in the warehouse, while I, a sinful man with nothing but good looks, can only eat shit?"

She breathed a sigh of relief because of the 'false alarm breast-grabbing incident' that afternoon; for a moment, she really didn't know how to communicate with Kurobe Nanoha Kaori without feeling awkward.

"Sorry bro, I actually wanted to squeeze your breasts, but I accidentally got possessed by a cookie in the middle." "Sorry bro, your breasts were preventing me from stealing cookies"—no matter how you explain it, it will only make things worse.

Let time heal this wound. Sigh, these are all mistakes made in youth...!

As always, Arisa Shiki sat on the corner of the umbrella, only this time Uncle Miria Saeki was by her side. After Anan Natsume left, Miria had time to spend with the little hedgehog, Arisa Kaho; her greatness needs no further explanation.

"Noah doesn't like this broccoli..."

"If Noah doesn't want to eat it, then he doesn't have to. It's not even certain if this stuff is broccoli. It's fine if Noah doesn't eat it!"

While sitting next to him, Noah Shirosaki was being extremely picky about food, while Chang Rong lovingly fed Noah the selected pieces of food to herself.

"Chang Rong, your teaching methods... um, never mind, I'd better not say anything."

When Ryota Hasumi saw this, she wanted to say something, but after being glared at by Noah, she decided not to interfere.

I always felt that Noah would occasionally show a particularly cunning and ruthless side... even if it was only for a moment.

Although she decided not to interfere in other people's affairs, Hasumi Ryoya was almost certain that if Chang Rong continued to spoil him in this way, sooner or later he would be tricked by his bottomless indulgence into going to the basement and being forced to play body painting as a nude model.

Chang Rong, of course, didn't believe that the little cotton-padded jacket could spoil. He silently ate his meal, but between meals, Chang Rong's gaze would occasionally drift to the person he cared about most at that moment—Sakura Emma, ​​who was rarely seen eating alone in the corner.

Emma definitely has something wrong with her.

It's already strange that she didn't try to get close to me today, and the way she ate today also made her look listless. What else could this be but a disaster?

and……

"...Ugh!?"

Even when their eyes occasionally met, Sakura Emma would let out a cute exclamation and immediately bury her head in her plate to avoid looking at Chang Rong.

"I'm full... everyone!"

Not long after, Emma Sakura hurriedly picked up her plate and left.

Something's wrong, absolutely wrong—

"I'm full too!!" "Huh!? You're full, so why are you yelling so loudly, Chang Rong..."

Chang Rong instantly stood at attention like a sharp young man, startling Renmi Ryoya who was standing next to him.

"Please take care of Noah for a while. Oh, and remember to give Noah a bath before bed. If Noah doesn't want to bathe, just perform a juggling act of popping balloons with a spear. Once her attention is focused on the juggling, just drag her to the bathroom and make it a done deal. But remember, the water temperature can't be too high, or Noah's hair will fade. Anyway, I'm counting on you, Rhea-sama!"

"Huh? What—"

Before anyone could ask, the white-haired boy followed Emma Sakura and ran away from the restaurant.