Witch and Familiar 4

p1
>>Rem
>>Rem's Master
>>Witch of the South
>>Yoru's Sensei
>>Witch of the West
>>Yoru
>>Kuroe

p2
>Do you know
>what I'm feeling right now?

p3
>You're thinking "Yoru is so good at drawing"!!
>Here!
>It's frightening how positive you are...
>In a way, I'm jealous.

>...This book

>is one that I read in the library countless times when I was a student.
>It went out of print 48,000 years ago and only a few copies still exist.
>I paid through the nose to get it from a general store run by someone who's crazy for rare books.

p4
>...?
>Could you put it simply?
>In a way I can understand.
>Sensei~
>What are you
>even talking about?
>Hmm~

>To put it simply,
>you've scribbled over something precious to me.

>...You're saying
>I did something bad?
>Exactly.
>I'm glad you understand.

p5
>I'm sorry, Sensei...
>I thought that book was boring cos there were no pictures...

>I'll give you something precious to me in exchange.
>And what would that be?

>The rest of my snacks I saved from yesterday...
>They're in my pockets.
>I don't want that.

>Hrm~~...
>What weird movements...

>Well, as long as you're reflecting on it.

p6
>My drawing is floating!!!
>Wah!

>If you've reflected on it, then promise me
>that you won't draw in my books again.
>Amazing! Amazing!

>Yeah!!
>I'll try not to!!
>You'll try...
>Don't try not to. Just don't do it...

>The end

p7
>Sensei~ Put my drawing on this sheet of paper!! It's my masterpiece, after all!!
>Please reflect on this properly...

p8
>Witch of the South 1

>It's hot...

>Am I gonna melt?
>No. You'll be fine.

>I'm sorry about my master.

>Rem's master?
>Why?

p9
>...
>I'm sorry.

>I've been hearing there's been complaints about heat waves all around this summer.
>Yeah...

>The Witch of the South, Melissa.
>She controls the climate from spring to summer.
>Erm~...
>Erm...
>The thing is, um... when I was preparing for the summer, I made a mistake with the fine tuning...

>Did you get told off by the Witch of the North?
>She's really strict when it comes to work.
>Uuh...
>She was furious, of course.
>Stop that. It's going to affect my work.
>>In charge of winter climate

p10
>It's rare for someone as talented and goddamn diligent as you to mess up.

>Well... there are various circumstances...

>I mean, everyone loves the warm season, right?
>I figured it'd make the plants healthier and the animals who eat them happier~ and I guess I got a little too fired up...

>Also there were...
>a lot more watermelons growing in the field this year...
>so I figured they'd grow better if it's hot...

p11
>...
>...

>...Don't tell me
>that you caused this heat just to grow watermelons in your own kitchen garden...?

>I couldn't help it! Growing just even one watermelon takes a lot of work, y'know!? I thought they'd be ruined if there wasn't enough heat and got a little more biased than usual when it was time to regulate the climate...
>Let's make it a little hotter!!
>Just a little more...
>Besides!! Watermelons take a long time to grow and they're pretty huge, so they're brimming with love!! You get it, right!? You'd definitely cry if they failed!! That's why...!!!

>Uwah...
>This gardening moron...
>I said I was sorry~!!

>Are you sure I'm not melting...?
>You might be melting a little...

>The end

p12
>Witch of the South 2

>Melissa, the Witch of the South,
>has been a genius since she was young.

>She made any difficult magic look easy,
>Melissa's amazing!!
>Round of applause.
>Wah~
>but never let it get to her head. She was earnest, diligent and kind to everyone.

>A once-in-a-lifetime genius that everyone admired.
>Finn, you're hunching!!

p13
>One day, her teacher gave her a very special assignment.

>"Plant this seed for a medicinal plant and grow it until it flowers."
>That's your assignment.
>Sensei, how is something as simple like that a special assignment?

>"However,"
>"you must not use magic."

>How about it? Think you can do it?
>Yes, I'll try.

>No using magic, huh...
>What an unusual assignment.
>But I raised flowers when I was a kid, so I should be able to manage.

p14
>Put it in soil, add a little water,
>and it's done.

>Two weeks later.
>Huh? It's not sprouting at all...

>Finn, you're good with medicinal plants, right?
>Could you take a look?
>Show me.

>This species comes from photogerminated seeds, so you need to be careful.
>You need to make sure the soil doesn't dry out...
>Uh-huh Uh-huh

>It sprouted!!
>I did it!!

>The next week
>Huh!?
>It withered!?

>Erm... The soil can't be too dry or too wet either...? The soil's acidity? Take care to add an appropriate amount of fertilizer...

>The soil's ready.
>Next time should go a lot smoother!!

>Gya!
>Bugs!!

>This and that
>Uh-huh Uh-huh

p15
>Finn~!! It withered again!!
>This is the eight time already! Why?
>Uweeeehn
>Let me see.

>Ah, it got done in by medicinal pests.

>But I thought I protected it from bugs...?
>I put a net over them.
>I did what the book said.
>There are bug eggs inside the soil too, right?
>They attack the roots and prevent the plant from growing.

>Also, the white stuff on the leaves is mould fungus.
>It's a disease that often affects medicinal plants. You'll need pest extermination magic for this.
>...

>Also, the planting season's already over, so you should wait until next year.

p16
>This is fun...!!

>Simply by not using magic...
>so many things aren't going my way...!!

>To think having so many things go wrong could be this much fun...!!
>I'd have never known had I never just screwed up normally!!
>Uwah...

>Now that I think about it...
>it was thanks to that assignment that you became so capable without having to rely on magic.

>Sensei taught me a valuable lesson~
>The inconveniences make your stronger!
>Even now, I still don't understand...

>The end

p17
>Reconciling with Cats

>Shaaah!!

>Nya~
>Ah.

>It ran away again... I wanna die...

>Cats really do run away from you, huh, Sensei.
>...

>I've got it, Sensei!
>I'll teach you about my secret weapon!

>Secret weapon...?


p18
>Here!!

>...What's that?
>It's my feather!!
>This

>Come on~
>Nya~

>There~

>Fu...
>Fufufu...
>My feathers are amazing, huh!!

>The end