A Shadow Lurking in the Tip

p1
>I'm heading out today~
>with my favorite shoes that I put out yesterday~

>>poke

>poke...?

>What's this foreign body in the tory section...?
>Something squishy, or rather soft, is in there...

>Hah...!! I remember this sensation...!!
>It was from when I was still a student...

p2
>I'm heading off!
>>squish

>Hm? What's this?
>Is there something in my shoe...?

>>Diagram of an encounter with a large Ashida spider
>Hello.
>GYOEEEEEEEH

>It's really familiar!
>It's exactly like back then...!!

p3
>What do I do...? I'm so scared that I can't get my foot out...!
>Inside my shoe... It's that...!! That thing...!

>One hour later

>Uuh...
>I can't take this...

>I don't wanna take my shoes off....
>I'll wear them for the rest of my life...
>...There's no way I can do that, is there? There's no way, right!?

>Okay! I'm taking it off...!!
>Slowly... and carefully...

p4
>Huh...? It's not coming out?
>Did I squish it?

>Uuh... I've got it! This sensation is...
>>With surprisingly no fear...

>A cat toy...

>Meow meow
>You've got something nice there. Hand it over.

>Gnyaaa!!
>Happily ever after