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After lunch break, Asakura was constantly thinking about the training camp, not even listening much in class. However, these courses were just like 'review' for him, so they wouldn't cause his grades to drop.
After classes ended, it was the usual club time.
Since he had already told Yanami Anna at noon that she didn't need to go to the club room today, Asakura didn't plan to go to the Service Club. Instead, he headed directly towards the Association Clubroom.
On the way, he ran into Yukino Yukinoshita, who was wearing a baseball cap and looked very impatient.
Considering that the Service Club and the Association Clubroom were not on the same route, Asakura figured she was probably there to intercept him.
"Is there something, Miss Yukino?" Asakura greeted her first with a professional smile: "If I remember correctly, I should have told you that it's best not to get involved with people like us casually, didn't I?"
"Unfortunately, even if it wasn't my intention, it seems I have already been drawn into an inexplicable incident."
The girl said, taking off her hat to reveal a pair of fluffy cat ears on her head underneath.
"Whoa…"
Asakura immediately realized something and let out a somewhat helpless exclamation.
Interestingly, unlike Gokou, who had panicked when she turned into a cat, Yukino Yukinoshita, as the person involved, didn't show much panic on her face. Instead, there was a hint of imperceptible happiness.
"This way, I can also be considered one of your people, right?"
"The specific situation is not yet conclusive; we still need to conduct further discussion and analysis…" Asakura began to speak in officialese.
Asakura initially subconsciously thought that Yukino had also become a witch, but then he recalled that he had previously put his injured finger into her mouth for mucous membrane contact, but the final result proved that she had no Magic power in her body and was a perfectly normal person.
Even if she truly had some miraculous encounter and suddenly became a witch, it would be impossible for her Magic power to accumulate to the point of going berserk in just a few days.
Since the option of her being a witch was ruled out, the remaining possibilities were very few: either she was possessed by a yokai or something similar, or she was under a curse.
Considering that the other party was quite clear-headed and didn't seem to have any distracting noises in her mind, Asakura figured it was most likely the latter.
Then the question arose, Asakura actually knew a curse that could make cat ears grow on someone's head—wasn't that Gokou's Magic, Snake?
"Then how can I change back?" the girl asked, "While cat ears feel good to touch, it's a different story when they're on your own head."
Asakura raised an eyebrow.
Although it was unclear why Gokou had cast a Magic on Yukino Yukinoshita, now that the problem was known, solving it wasn't difficult.
The simplest way, of course, was for Gokou to personally remove the Magic's effect; this method is generally called counter-Magic.
Additionally, it could also be broken through slightly more violent methods, such as Asakura directly casting the Magic 'Snake' on Yukino, and not just a partial transformation like the current extra cat ears, but making the girl turn into a Snake, completely overriding the effect of the Magic 'Cat.' After that, Asakura would then perform the counter-Magic himself, naturally allowing the girl to return to her original appearance.
Asakura pondered for a moment, then finally decided to do nothing.
"Don't worry too much about it; it's just a harmless change. You should be able to return to your original appearance in a couple of days."
Asakura said casually, reaching out to pinch the cat ears on the girl's head, wanting to compare them to the little Kuroneko ears Gokou had transformed into, but the wary girl slapped his hand away.
"I'm sorry, I don't offer such services," the girl said directly. "If you want to experience it, I suggest you go directly to a cat café."
"How can real cat ears be as comfortable to pinch as catgirl ears…" Asakura made a few empty grasping motions, muttering regretfully.
Perhaps due to the difference in size, the ears transformed by the Magic 'Cat' felt softer and more comfortable than real cat ears. The fuzz on them was more cotton-like than silky, with a soft and smooth texture, making them truly perfect for playing with.
Unfortunately, after Asakura tried stroking them a few times while Gokou was practicing, Gokou forbade him from continuing to play with her ears.
According to the girl, Asakura's method of touching her ears was too lewd, making her feel very itchy and uncomfortable…
He had clearly been very careful when touching them.
"Oh, by the way, Yukino, isn't that your Service Club…?" Asakura's eyes suddenly lit up.
"The meaning of 'service' is to extend a helping hand to those in difficulty. Unfortunately, it's not the same meaning as the tainted word in a male adolescent's head."
Before Asakura could finish, Yukino Yukinoshita had already cut him off.
Asakura declared loudly, "Then I now have a disease where I'll die if I don't touch cat ears…!"
"It's a terminal illness. To save medical resources, please give up on treatment," Yukino Yukinoshita said solemnly, pulling out a student handbook. "There's also a voluntary organ donation form at the back of the student handbook; you can sign it."
"Why would there be something like that at the back of a student handbook?!" Asakura couldn't help but retort.
"Probably because there's a giant in the medical industry among Soubu High School's directors," the girl calmly replied.
"I suddenly feel like I've seen the dark truth hidden behind the everyday school life?!"
"It's fine, as long as you don't go to Gunma Prefecture, there's no problem. Asakura-kun isn't from Gunma Prefecture, right?"
"Don't talk about Gunma Prefecture as if it's some otherworldly demon realm; it's just a bit rural!"
"…On the surface, yes."
"What's with that suspicious silence? For a moment, I thought you, Yukino, were some kind of member of the underworld!"
"After all, curiosity is the driving force of human societal progress. Isn't it natural to try and seek the true nature of unknown things?" Yukino Yukinoshita said meaningfully.
"No, no, no, I think laziness is the driving force of human societal progress. Look, people were too lazy to go to the TV to change channels, so we got remote controls. Too lazy to fan themselves, so we got air conditioners. Too lazy to personally risk killing people, so we got atomic bombs… So, laziness and giving up are the true essence of world development!"
"So, Asakura-kun, are you not helping me solve this problem because you're lazy?" the girl asked, pointing to the cat ears on her head, during which the cat ears adorably twitched.
"How about we talk about something else?" Asakura began to deflect.
"Alright."
Just as Asakura thought Yukino Yukinoshita was unexpectedly agreeable today, the girl looked at Asakura, revealing her true intentions: "I heard from Yuigahama that you're having a training camp?"
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