Chapter 18: Cat and Dog

You first read this part, then the next is this panel. Ahh, before that, it has sound effects, right. That is overlapping but its this panels sound effect

Un

Nadia was staring at the Grimoire while groaning like*UnUn*.

Teach me how to read it, Nadia said, so I was teaching her how to read a manga.

This one is?

This sound effect is on two panels

He, is that so

Nadia looked at it intently.

Un!

After a while, she closed the manga.

Did you read it?

I didnt read it

I was told frankly.

Couldnt you read it? Where is the part you dont get? Tell me

I dont know wheres the part I dont know

Its impossible, with that

Theres no way of teaching. I can teach the part where she would say she couldnt understand, but if she doesnt even know that, theres no way of teaching it.

By the way, the manga itself was a very normal manga.

It was a love-comedy of a man and a woman, who had the keyword The Promise when we were still a child.

I dont know, but Lucio-kun could read it so its fine. Nene, this, what magic is it?

Its the magic called Promise. If I use it, I can make the promise be protected forcefully. I cant force something that isnt promised, but its a magic that will make promises unbreakable

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For example, the time when I gave Nadia that ring

I pointed at Nadias ring finger, there was the wedding ring I gave her.

If I casted this magic on that, I can make it that you protect the promise of being together until we die. By the way, I can use it even after promising. We promised during the wedding, I can still force you to protect that promise

Fun, it doesnt mean anything at all

Doesnt mean anything?

Un, because Ill be together with Lucio-kun forever

Nadia said that naturally, so I was taken aback.

Soon after, I became happy.

I was happy that she said well be together forever without using magic.

I was so happy, I want to do something for her, when I was thinking of that.

Lucio-sama! Please help me!

Sylvia ran from outside the house.

With a pleading face, her eyes were welled with tears.

I came with Sylvia to the towns plaza.

There was a traveling circus there.

We paid money, and entered the tent.

Inside the tent was quite bustling, and filled with customers.

After waiting for a while there, the circus person, a man took a girl with him.

The man was around the middle age of thirties, was very fat, and was making a very friendly smile.

The girl was very cute, a girl with dog ears. She was wearing a collar.

I dont know if its because she have dog ears, she looked very obedient that you can associate her with the loyal dog Hachiko.

Dog ears huh. I was thinking that I might encounter that in the near future after reincarnating in another world, but I didnt think Id meet it here.

Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming today

The man said with a theatrical tone.

Whats here is the rare in the world, a girl with dog ears

Dog ears arent that rare at all

One of the customers heckles.

Is it not that rare.

That is correct, if it was a normal dog ears girl it isBut!!

The man emphasized, and took the bucket that was placed in his side.

Whats inside this is normal water, as you can see, its normal water that is drinkable

He drank a sip, and continued.

This waterwhen I splash it!

He splashed the water in the bucket to the girl with dog ears.

The crowd clamors.

The girl who had dog ears until now, became cat ears.

Her face was the same, but from a very obedient kawaii-type, she changed to a strong-willed beauty-type.

Its like a stranger with the same face, it was that much of a change in her atmosphere.

Just like this, she changes into cat ears

Oooooohh!

Furthermore, if I splash her one more time! Looook, dog ears again

The man splashed water a few times to the girl, and shows that change.

It seems that was really rare, so the audience were cheering, and was very rejoiced.

Lucio-sama

Sylvia who took me here, was grabbing my clothes, and looks up to me with painful eyes.

After the show had ended, I went to the back of the tent with Sylvia.

I heard voices of argument.

How long are you letting me work!!

I heard a girls shout. It was with a very fierce manner.

I stopped my feettogether with Sylvia, and looked at that.

There was the man and the girl earlier.

The girl was with cat ears, and was glaring at the man with her slanted eyes.

The man was looking at the girl with cold eyes. It was a 180 degrees change compared to the customers, it was eyes that looked down on people.

What are you talking about

Dont pretend you dont know! This is different from what we talked about!

Talk? What talk?

Dont pretend you dont know, you said that if I follow you and act with a performance for one year, you will make the houses debt off and release me, that was the deal right? Its already a year!

Un? I wonder if thats right

Dont pretend you dont know! In the first place

The girl tried to say something further, but the man, with a bored face, splashed water to the girl.

The cat ears became dog ears.

Her atmosphere had a sudden change. She was lashing against him until that, but became obedient instantly.

Uuyoure so cruel

Ahnn?

Uu!

It seems that she was weak-minded while shes dog ears, and was intimidated to the mans worthless threat.

Fun. Clean up and tomorrows preparation, do it properly

U-Uhmm

What

T-The promise

You still say that!

The man threw the bucket that became empty. And slammed it in the ground near to the girl.

The dog ears girl made her body small and trembles.

I looked at Sylvia, she had a very sad, and pleading eyes while looking at me.

I figured out the situation.

I went towards the man.

Nene, Oji-chan

I talked to him in child-mode.

Un? Whats the matter boy, this is the backstage, you shouldnt come in without permission you know

Not knowing that I was looking up until now, the man wore a merchants smile and said to me.

His appearance of talking to me in kneeling position, made him look like a good person.

That Onee-chan, you should release her

What are you saying

That Onee-chan worked a lot right? Then its already okay right

When I said that, the mans face colors change.

Listen up kid. This is conversation between adults, its a business talk. A kid like you shouldnt butt in

It was still with a kind tone, but he was clearly treated me as a kid, saying it as if he looked down at me.

Business you say.

Then, Ill pay money, so Ill take care of Onee-chan

You kid?

Un, how much?

Let me thinkabout 10 million Cet

Eeeeehhh, the debt is only 1 million Cet?

Shut up, interest comes with borrowed money. Leaving out the money you returned to the interest, its 10 million Cet right now

No wayI cant return that even if I work

How disgusting

I returned to my normal way of talking.

The man said Ahn?, and glared at me.

Youre just like a loan shark

Say what you want, thats parents borrowed, so thats parents are bad ones. If you borrow money you return it, kid, this is the adults world

Is it okay if you dont protect your promise

Promise? Thats something made to be broken

Nope, promises are made to be protected

What are you say

Promise

I casted magic to the man.

Its a magic that forces someone to protect their promise.

If he really promised.

Tch, it cant be helped

The man said that, and went towards the dog ears girl.

Removes the collar from her.

Done, go wherever you want

I-Is it okay?

It was a promise, Khe!

The man discarded those words, and disappears inside the tent.

The magic was a success, it properly caused its effect.

Thank you very much, Lucio-sama

Its not that much

Even so, thank you very much

I was thanked by Sylvia.

Uhm

I was called with a timid voice.

The dog ears girl approached, and cautiously talked to us.

Thank you for saving meuhmm

Lets change clothes first

Eh?

She might catch a cold drenched.

Sylvia. Can you go back ahead and heat the bath

! Un!

Sylvia, with great joy, ran towards the direction of the house.

For the mean time, lets go

I reached out my hand to the dog ears girl.

She hesitated a little, and took my hand.

I dont know if its because shes a dog, I was somehow trusted very much, and stares at me with feverisheyes.

For the mean time, I decided to take her to our house.