"So it's okay!"
After hearing Rain's words, Brandish's face lit up with sudden realization.
"Is that really okay?"
Seeing that Brandish still hadn't realized what the problem was, Rain asked with a gentle smile.
"Of course."
Brandish nodded without hesitation.
Then—after casually picking up the cat ears and fixing them into her hair—she activated Command T Magic, and her cat ears instantly shrank down to a size completely invisible to the naked eye.
"Good."
She checked herself in the mirror. When she couldn't see the cat ears at all, Brandish nodded in satisfaction.
With the ears taken care of, she moved on to the cat tail.
But this time—
The moment she picked it up, Brandish froze.
"…This is actually a plug-in?!"
"What's wrong with a plug-in?" Rain tilted his head, looking at her strangely. "This is still divine-grade restoration, you know."
"You—!"
Brandish's expression stiffened.
She had thought it was just a decorative pendant. That was why she had agreed so easily.
If she had known it was an actual plug-in, there was no way she would've accepted it so lightly.
"Randi, what is it?" Rain smiled faintly. "Are you thinking of refusing now?"
His eyes darkened slightly.
"You should know… once you reject your master's request, what comes next, right?"
"Even if you're punished, you wouldn't complain… would you?"
"G—gulp!"
Seeing the look in Rain's eyes—the kind that clearly couldn't wait to punish her—Brandish immediately sensed danger.
She finally understood.
If she agreed, then fine. She'd just be seen wearing the plug-in.
But if she refused, Rain would have the perfect excuse to really mess with her.
"…How is this guy never at a disadvantage?!"
Brandish's face darkened.
"Randi?" Rain urged softly. "What's wrong? What are you choosing?"
"I—I—I…"
Brandish hesitated.
No matter which option it was, she hated both.
But looking at Rain, she knew she had no choice.
"…Forget it. Compared to not knowing what kind of punishment he'll come up with, it's better to just agree to this first."
Clenching her teeth, Brandish picked up the tail and attached it.
"Mm…!"
Her face flushed bright red.
Even in front of Rain, this was still unbearably embarrassing.
The moment it was on, Brandish immediately activated Command T Magic again, shrinking the plug-in to the absolute minimum—until she couldn't feel it physically at all.
And yet…
She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but even though her body felt nothing, she could still clearly sense its presence somewhere deep in her heart.
"Alright," Rain said casually. "Restore your magic for a moment. Let me take a look."
"What?!"
Brandish's eyes flew wide open.
Why didn't you say that earlier?!
She had just calmed herself down, and now he suddenly dropped this on her?!
Wasn't that going too far?!
"Huh?" Rain blinked innocently. "What's wrong? Isn't it normal for a master to make a request?"
Seeing Brandish's reaction, he looked genuinely confused.
"…Fine. Of course."
Brandish nodded with a pitiful expression. What else could she say?
"Good."
Rain nodded in satisfaction. "Then start."
"…Alright."
Brandish had no room to argue.
"Command T Magic—restore."
Still feeling wronged, she released her magic.
"Mm!"
She let out a soft sound as her body reacted, her face instantly turning rosy again.
Sure enough… once everything was restored, it still felt hard to accept.
"Good."
Rain looked at Brandish in her cat-eared form and nodded approvingly.
Honestly—she was pretty cute like this.
"S-So… how is it?" Brandish asked shyly under his gaze. "Is it okay?"
Seeing Rain's appreciative expression, her heart secretly felt happy too.
But the embarrassment was still too much—she desperately wanted to return to normal.
"Alright. You can go back now."
Rain nodded.
"Phew~~~"
After restoring herself, Brandish finally let out a long breath and relaxed.
The embarrassment earlier still made her want to crawl into a hole.
At least… it was finally over.
"…Wait."
Suddenly, Brandish frowned.
"Did I forget something?"
A strange sense of unease surfaced in her heart, like something important had slipped her mind.
"What… did I forget?"
She thought back to yesterday.
She had been eating breakfast perfectly fine—and then suddenly, after drinking a glass of milk…
She blacked out.
"—?!"
Her eyes snapped open.
"You guys… that's way too much! You actually drugged me?!"
Her face darkened immediately.
This crossed the line.
"Oh? You finally remembered?"
Rain raised an eyebrow, clearly amused.
"Where are the other two?" Brandish gritted out.
"Looking for us?"
Two figures walked in from outside.
Erza Scarlet and Dimaria Yesta.
"Mary—so it was you?" Brandish glared at Dimaria. "You put something in the milk?!"
"Sorry, sorry, Randi~"
Dimaria clasped her hands together apologetically.
"Hmph!"
Brandish turned her head away angrily.
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