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

"Noah...Noah has something he wants to tell Rongrong, but Noah... Waaah..."

Noah Kinosaki approached Chang Rong, and unlike her usual carefree and innocent expression, she appeared extremely flustered and helpless.

"If you need to ask someone for a favor, at least remember to organize your thoughts beforehand, otherwise it will cause trouble for both of you, understand, Noah?"

"Ugh—Hiro-chan is an idiot...!!"

"Varied--!?"

"Oh dear, everyone says that being too strict with Nora is bad for a child's self-confidence, lol!"

Nikaido Hiro, who was standing nearby, wanted to advise Noah not to stammer in front of others, but it seems that he simply popped the colorful little balloons.

This annoyance naturally shifted to Chang Rong, who was trying to mediate the fight, saying, "Oh, let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this."

Although it was just a minor, insignificant episode in the grand scheme of things, Shirley, with her keen senses, noticed something unusual about it.

—Noah-chan is a girl who rarely expresses her emotions. The fact that she's so anxious must be related to Noah's magic.

She deliberately chose Watson, whom she trusted and was closest to, but even so, she still couldn't muster the courage to speak out. This suggests that Noah's troubles were not only related to magic, but perhaps also to the secret she least wanted to reveal, which is...

That's right, the taboo words that Noah wanted to tell Watson, but ultimately couldn't say, were, 'From now on, Noah has decided not to take a bath anymore~'!

Shirley Tachibana nodded vigorously. Today was another day where she was overwhelmed by her own perfect, omniscient, and omnipotent reasoning.

Another mystery solved! Time to go find... Ah, Arisa-chan's disappeared. Oh well, I'll deal with that when we get back to the cell. Anyway, now I can finally play a detective game with Watson—

"Hey, you sadistic rabbit, um... I have something to think about..."

"Hey hey! After lunch, Watson, it's time to go and start today's big investigation with the lovely detective Sherry, right?!"

"Eeeeeeeeeee!? Don't suddenly pop out from behind me, meow, that's super scary!"

Ze Du Ke Ke seemed to be planning to say something to Chang Rong, but was directly interrupted by Tachibana Sherry's rear elbow strike.

—Seriously, why did Cocoa-chan suddenly appear?! If this keeps up, I'll have to wait in line until tomorrow!

Through big data analysis of samples and a series of testimonies, Tachibana Sherry finally realized one thing: if she didn't take action soon, she probably wouldn't be able to get a turn to participate in the detective agency's activities all day.

Shirley Tachibana originally intended to grab Chang Rong and run away without thinking, just like before. However, just as she was about to reach out and grab Chang Rong, she was blocked in mid-air by a direct throw.

"You just grab someone and run off on your own without a word? As the president of the detective club, your behavior is 'incorrect' without any room for explanation, Sherry Tachibana."

Nikaido Hiro looked at the blue-haired detective girl in front of her with a 'I knew you'd do this' expression, a cold smile on her lips, while her right hand tightly gripped Sherry's wrist.

Although Shiro's arm strength couldn't really stop Tachibana Sherry, blocking her like this would prevent Sherry from picking up Chang Rong and running away.

"As the club president, isn't it the right thing to invite a club member as an assistant?"

"The prerequisite is really an invitation."

"0v0——"

"Hehehe, you guys don't actually need to fight over me—"

"Watson, be quiet for a second!" "Shut up, rabbit!"

"Alas!?"

Chang Rong was initially pleased to see the beautiful girls fighting over him, and even became arrogant, wanting to experience the thrill of saying "Stop fighting!"

However, the result was that as soon as he opened his mouth, he was completely and utterly humiliated by Tachibana Sherry and Nikaido Shiro...

The confrontation between Shirley and Shirley at this moment also triggered some distant memories for Chang Rong.

Indeed, the way the two were locked in a fierce, head-on confrontation was remarkably similar to—

I remember fighting with the kids next door when I was a child, arguing over who got to read the comic book first.

—What's with this feeling of being treated like an 'object' and having to fight for the right to use it...? It must be an illusion, right?

"Well, Chang Rongjun, don't take it too seriously. This is just proof of the deep friendship between friends, right?"

Seeing this, Sakura Emma, ​​who was standing next to Chang Rong, smiled wryly and tried to comfort him, telling him not to take it too seriously.

Is this really how friends are...?

Chang Rong looked at the scene in front of him, where the mysterious woman who had canceled her fire stick was fighting the mysterious woman with wet little boxing gloves, and felt a little uneasy.

It was precisely because this confrontation between the seemingly weak detective and the fraudulent detective was so incredibly complex that Chang Rong didn't even notice that the pink-haired girl beside him, while comforting him, had secretly taken one of the study keys from his pocket. (Most indoor rooms have multiple keys.)

In the end, realizing that choosing anyone would be a waste of time, Chang Rong made her final decision: eat a cookie, go back to sleep, and then wake up happily to conquer everything in one go!

All of you come at me together, the expert Galaguer is in a hurry!

Afterwards, because of eating a cookie, he triggered the symptoms of "I am bound by the Seven Broken Street Dance", and was given physical treatment by Hiro. He became docile again.

The once somewhat chaotic cafeteria has returned to its former tranquility.

"Hey everyone! Guess what I found in the storage room? Kites!! And several of them... wait, where did everyone go?"

Hasumi Ryoua, who hadn't eaten at all from beginning to end, was now covered in dust and carrying a kite like a pizza delivery girl as she excitedly rushed into the cafeteria.

"Xiao Ai and Xiao hope took Xiao Rong, who suddenly switched to street dance mode, to the living room to rest. As for Xiao Shirley, she was dragged away by Xiao Na because she accidentally broke the ironing board. Xiao Nai disappeared after successfully poisoning Xiao Rong. Xiao An and Xiao Ya seemed to be having a fight, so they went their separate ways. Oh right, Xiao Ke is still here."

The middle-aged man, Milia, who witnessed the whole thing, carefully answered Hasumi Rieya's question, "Where did everyone go?" He then pointed to the little streamer, Hakimizawa Coco, who was huddled in a corner with her head in her hands, ready to defend herself.

"Huh? That sounds like a lot of information... Um, Coco, are you alright? What's this...?"

Ryota Hasumi's brain seemed a bit sluggish from receiving too much information, but she still went to Coco Sawatari's side and asked Hakimi with curiosity and concern what was wrong.

Meanwhile, Ze Du Coco, who was huddled in the corner, instinctively bristled and trembled. After confirming that it wasn't a monster rabbit coming to take her life, she immediately put on a pitiful expression as if she wanted to cry and poured out her grievances.

"Well, that crazy rabbit has finally gone mad!! All I did was steal a cookie! I figured nobody wanted it, so why wouldn't I eat it... And I already ate it, and then that thing just pounced on me and tried to pry the cookie out of my mouth!? Eek eek eek... The terrifying memory is flooding back..."

It seems that Hakimi has been thoroughly chewed up by Haki Rabbit once again.

"Wow, this is really..."

After hearing about Coco's ordeal, Ryota Hasumi shook her head in sorrow and then raised the kite in her hand.

"So let's fly kites! I'm going to fly a kite with a picture of Rie Hasumi on it to the stratosphere, so everyone can see this gaze, hehehe!"

"At least offer me some comfort, meow!?"

"Hmm... are the cookies delicious? I'd really like to try some!"

"Damn, it's delicious... Where did that shady sniper girl get her baking equipment and ingredients from...?"

Sensing the difference in treatment, Sawatari Coco activated her Thornback Mode again, but unfortunately, it was completely blocked by Hasumi Rieya's thick skin.

Meanwhile, after his addiction to ice was physically suppressed, Chang Rong returned to his study.

Because the door lock was constantly being checked by a certain marksman/jungler coming in and out, Chang Rong simply stopped locking the door and would only symbolically lock it before going to bed at night.

Although he resigned himself to his fate and told the guard with the headband, "Strange guys keep appearing in my bedroom. I hope the warden can change the lock," it felt like he was just fooling himself.

Click!

Look, like now, another weird guy has appeared—hmm?

"I command you—[to become my dog]"

For some unknown reason, Natsume An'an, a fluffy girl who always looked like she hadn't woken up yet, appeared in the study and spoke her first words to Chang Rong.

Volume One: Begging for Money at the End of the Month

The old man said that Hedgehog Cat used to have rankings called the Monthly Ticket Ranking and the New Book Ranking.

This book is currently ranked fifth on the new book chart and tenth on the monthly ticket chart.

It's incredible. I initially thought it was a niche, unpopular subject, like a "blue ocean" like a "construction site gym," but thanks to everyone's support, the data looks quite impressive.

I am truly grateful, really

In short, I won't use phrases like "one extra chapter for every certain number of monthly votes" or "one extra chapter for every certain number of rewards (in the form of 'blades')."

To be honest, there's practically no room for adding more chapters right now...

If you guys give me some support, I'll happily add more chapters; if you don't give me support, I'll be unhappy and add more chapters.

In short, I will try to update this book as much as possible before I run out of inspiration and enter the agonizing mode of writer's block.

After saying all that, I hope everyone will vote for me with their monthly tickets. I heard the tenth place prize is 2000 yuan, enough for me to buy lots of cookies!

Thank you all so much for your support. I really never imagined this subject matter would achieve such success.

Volume 1: 69. I can never be your dog, enemy, guardian, or XX object.

Natsume Anan is a girl I know almost nothing about.

In some ways, Natsume Anan and Noah have somewhat similar personalities. They are the kind of people who, if you don't take the initiative to approach them and they aren't interested in you, will almost never interact with each other, even if you live under the same roof.

Noah was 'interested' in Chang Rong at that time, so she took the initiative to approach Chang Rong. It was because of this small 'conversation' that the two later became good partners.

Natsume Anan is the representative character of the 'not interested' route. She almost never speaks to Chang Rong, and only plays with seemingly endless sketchbooks and manuscripts in her cell, Noah's studio, and recreation room.

Chang Rong knew only a few things about her: "This guy likes to write novels, but whether it's a novel or a screenplay, the plots are all bizarre and abstract." Perhaps that's just how artists express themselves.

And she rarely speaks; if she has something she wants to express, she will only write it down in her sketchbook.

This wasn't a cute persona she deliberately created; it was related to Natsume An'an's magic.

Unlike magic spells like 'creating sound,' 'floating for half a minute,' 'liquid turning into a butterfly,' 'facing my baby swelling,' and 'new recruit,' which sound ridiculous and are just filler spells, Natsume An'an's magic is—[brainwashing].

When he heard this information from Hiro, he thought for a moment that he had summoned Kurosaki Ichigo. "What...did you say...!" He was hard of hearing and must have misheard.

Honestly, Chang Rong has wanted to complain about the ridiculous matchmaking system on ice where players have to eat their hands more than once.

Welcome to Prison Island Battle Royale! Your starting weapon is a 'bell that rings when you shake it', and your magic is 'a phone that can display stock prices (refreshed daily at 8 AM)'.

Your opponents are 'Illusionist Longsword Master', 'Simple Spearman', 'Box-Opening Hakimi', 'Powerful Left Punch', 'Powerful Right Punch', 'Word of Power Mind Controller', 'Really Strong', 'Truly Strong', and 'Flame Fist Masochist'.

I'll beat you to a pulp...!

Although his wife said that there were also people like Sakura Emma who were just like him, not only did they not have magic, but their white value was also a useless number two (because the white value of the group was too hexagonal, so Hiro is not considered a bad cup) to form a useless alliance, Chang Rong still couldn't help but want to curse when facing those supermodel monsters.

It's obvious that the girl in front of me is one of the 'supermodel monsters'.

【Brainwashing Magic】—It means exactly what it sounds like. When Natsume Anan speaks words with a 'commanding tone', the person who hears them will be brainwashed and will unconditionally obey her orders.

The first brainwashing spell this girl, whose long hair almost touched the ground and who resembled a Sleeping Beauty doll, used upon seeing Chang Rong was:

"[Become our dog]"