Category: witch

“……Stop this. I’ll send you back to prison.”
 
“Hmm?”
 
Miseria’s gaze, which had been fixed on the man, slowly shifted to Rouge. Her cheerful expression remained unchanged.
 
“Just a few more rounds, and he might crack. And yet, you want me to stop?”
 
“……I never asked for this from the start.”
 
“But it’s the most efficient way, isn’t it?”
 
“……Just stop.”
 
“Is this about your pride as an investigator?… Read more

Miseria took another step forward, and Rogue took another step back.
 
“Honestly? I couldn’t care less if this case gets solved. The only thing I want from this investigation is [fun]. If you provide that, I’ll help with anything.”
 
Her eyes gleamed as she theatrically extended her hand further.
 
“…Fun?”
 
One more step back. His back hit the wall. Miseria’s gaze locked onto his, her pupils burning.
 
“Exactly. Understood?”
 
“…Like hell I do.”… Read more

 
“I’m sorry, but I can’t do it even if you ask me.”
 
“Really? I don’t think my face is that bad.”
 
She pointed at herself.
 
“That’s not the point.”
 
“You’re so mean~”
 
“Mean my—”
 
Before he could respond, Rico’s voice interrupted him.
 
“Shall we proceed? Director Velladonna did emphasize urgency.”
 
He stiffened but shook his head. None of this was fair.
 
“……If I’d known witches were involved, I wouldn’t have come.”… Read more

 
Most citizens today likely couldn’t comprehend how dangerous they were. After all, Witches had been reduced to cautionary tales—”If you misbehave, a Witch will come for you.” Their atrocities were now distant legends, softened by time.
 
Just as Rogue tensed—
 
“Ah, have you awakened, Miseria?”
 
At Rico’s words, Rogue stiffened. The girl called Miseria was slowly opening her eyes. Her long lashes fluttered before lifting fully.
 
“Oh dear. Have I slept too long again?”… Read more

 
Velladonna smiles faintly. Then, deliberately adjusting her seat in the chair, she says:
 
“That’s right. They’re rushing us from above—’Hurry up and catch the Life-Taker,’ they say. Well, if you don’t want to, that’s fine too. But what do you think? Or maybe you’d prefer going to Navaco? Being thanked by the elderly isn’t so bad, you know? A young person like you willing to do manual labor would surely be welcomed with open arms~”
 
Crossing her legs elegantly, she poses the question.… Read more

Chapter 1: The Witch Cannot Be Collared
 

 
The walls of the headquarters’ director’s office were lined with framed portraits—the faces of the [Two Great Nobles]. Every single one of them had golden eyes, eerie as a cat’s. Unnerving as they were, removing them wasn’t permitted.
 
“Congratulations, Rogue! You should be thanking me!”
 
The moment he was summoned, his superior, Velladonna-Villard, declared.
 
Director of the Royal Capital’s Ireil Branch Bureau—that was Velladonna’s title. She always delivered news abruptly.… Read more

 
Prologue
 

 
“If you do bad things, a witch will come for you.”
 
That’s what adults in this country tell their children. Witches are evil beings, they say, and wrongdoing summons them. Parents do their best to make it sound terrifying, all to keep their kids from mischief.
 
But Rogue knows better now—it’s nothing more than a fairy tale. After all…
 
No witch has come here.
 

 
“Hurry the hell up and fill the bag!… Read more