[She hasn’t waked up yet????]

Morning had come, two lovebirds chirped and fly together under the sunny sky. On such a bright and clear sky, there can be only a smile gathered upon these peaceful village, and all the more so for Yohana’s Junior, Josephine, whom was known to never even slack off in the very morning.

[Yeah, when I was trying to wake her, she somehow holding her blanket tightly and never even tries to look at me.] As Vram confusedly trying to explain the situation.

[This is unacceptable…!]

Yohana, both confused and enraged seeing her junior slacked off, rushed off inside and quickly headed toward Josephine’s room.

[FINA~!] [I don’t know what had happened to you, but on such a bright sky of today, and together with a new familiar, are you trying to slack off from your study!?] [Well I can’t let that-….]

Just before Yohana finished her speech, she realized something were different. Josephine was curled up on her bed, her ears somehow flushed red, and it’s as if she can’t hear what was happening around her.

[… Fina…?]

She tried to remove the blanket, but as she tried to tug it, somehow Josephine just keep holding the blanket tightly. As the blanket keeps scuffled, Yohana saw something strange on the bed. It was a stain, though it surely wasn’t an ordinary stain. As she tried to observe it more, she saw a red, deep red stain coloring the bed combined with some strange smell covering it.

[Is this… blood?]

Hearing the words, somehow Josephine jumped up and quickly covered the bed.

[DON’T SEE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!!]

That sudden action puts both of them on an awkward situation. But though that was the case, somehow Yohana was able to predict what had happened that night.

[You… were you and Vram-….]

[Don’t say it, please!!!!] [I beg of you! I’ll die!!!]

[Nononono, you won’t die from such embarrassment…]

[… Embarrassment?]

[Ah yeah, I guess this is a first for you.]

It was unknown who have taught her so, but it seems that Josephine was never liked to wear clothes since kid, hence never grows inside of her the feelings of embarrassment. The reasons were also the lack of men in this village. Though not as worse as Josephine, everyone in the village were also wearing quite revealing clothes, which what makes Vram awkward in the first places. But only Josephine would go so far as to not wearing anything.

[But how did this happens anyway?] [Were you seducing him?]

[I… I did say that I wanted to sleep with him….]

[So in the end it was your own fault….]

[B… but I never thought that he would do something like that!] [L-like, he j-j-j-jammed his *omitted* onto my *omitted*, then h-he does *omitted* and *omitted*!!!!]

[….] [My junior~]

[Y… yes??]

[That, is how you are created, and being born into.]

[!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

As if being hung dry, Josephine’s face went flushed red covering her whole head as if a smoke almost comes out from her head caused by the heat from her face.

[I guess that is one fastest way to recover his mana.] [That’s your actual intention, is it not?]

[… I thought we only need to be sleep naked together….]

[Well, it was partially my fault for never teach you about these things.] [Then again, so many things happened that I don’t think I have a time to teach you that.]

Josephine can only go silent as she played with her hair while rubbing her thighs against each other.

[So, what are you going to do with him?]

[… I don’t know….] [It’s the first time I’m feeling this, whenever he saw me naked, my chest beats harder than before, that I thought it’s going to burst out from my chest.]

[That’s not it.] [Were you regretting your action?]

[… At first it was hurts….] [It’s… indescribable… it does feel like I was being stabbed from below through the head.] [But it feels special.] [It’s as if… I have entrusted everything I have through him.] [And he does replies back.] [It… made me feel so happy that my chest hurts.] [And cried~.]

[I see…] [That’s good to hear.] [Well then, shall we solve your problems regarding how to face him normally?]

[Eh?]

***

[… Why should I listen to what you have to say, though?]

[Guh…!] [Though at times you’re pretty docile, you’re quite prickly aren’t you, Vram?]

Within the border of Josephine’s house, two person were in the middle of conversation, or rather, in a debate whether what to do of Vram himself. The gist of the situation currently right now, is that Yohana were trying to lure him away from Josephine for a while. Yet somehow Vram was against the idea, thus argument happens.

[Like. I. Said!] [We need a bit more time to prepare something, so in a while; we need you to step away for a bit!]

[Can’t I just help with this “preparation” you were talking about?]

[And I said that you can’t!!]

[… What’s with the ruckus in the morning…?] Suddenly Hildegarde came and butted in into the conversation.

[Hilda?] [What are you doing here?] [And where’s your companion?]

[I’m here to drag her back onto the class.] [Since you haven’t appeared back, I was told to oversee what was going on.] As she somehow looked annoyed at the fact that she was here.

[Ah… that’s….]

[So, where’s that naked lady?]

Yohana frantically went by Hilda’s side and quickly informed her of what has been going on.

[….] [Alright, I understand.] [Vram!]

[Yes?]

[Come with me!]

[What for?]

[Your master’s conditions were actually quite severe right now, so it’s best to leave it to someone experienced like Yohana!]

[What?!] [What happened to her?!?]

[It’s something that only woman would ever experienced!] [So you best to shut your trap and follow me!]

[Uh… Where to…?]

[No more question!]

[Yes, Ma’am!]

And just like that, Hildegarde was able to convince Vram to stay away for a while and Yohana feels relieved after what Hilda has done.

[… Wow….]

[Um… Yohana… did he gone…?]

Josephine slowly sneaked out from the house while looking left and right.

[Don’t worry, Hilda were already took care of him.] [I’m surprised though, never thought that she would be that reliable.]

[Uuu…..]

Josephine started to gets teary on her eyes, and somehow cried a lot.

[E?!?] [Wh… what’s wrong, Fina?!?!?]

[It’s… It’s been a while since I have a familiar… and it’s been a while since I was able to spoke with him again, yet….] [I CAN’T EVEN LOOK AT HIM~!] [HUAAAAAAA~!!]

Somehow Josephine was throwing a tantrum like a little kid that lost her balloon because they wouldn’t grab them properly. Yohana panicked and tried to calm her down with many ways she could think of.

[Anyway, for now should we get going so we would be able to cure your embarrassment toward Vram?]

[Umm….] [I’ve been thinking about it for a while….] [But how are we going to do that?]

[Well of course, the only think that you usually would never think of.] [To wear clothes~!]

[Huh????]

***

Hilda, now together with Vram, were walking toward an empty space where there was almost nothing in front of it.

[Umm… Lady Hildegarde….]

[Hilda is fine.] [If you’re going to ask about your stupid master, forget about it.]

[Well, it is something related to her, but not directly.]

[What is it, then?]

[Umm… Do Lady Hilda and Master… had a special relationship?] [From what I see, both Lady Hilda and Lady Yohana do care a lot for Master….]

[… How much do you knew about a Witches….?]

[Hmm… Only as far as the general knowledge of them.]

[Then, do you know that Witches basically doesn’t ages?]

[What?]

[Let me went through it a little bit.]

As both of them walked through the forest, Hilda does a thorough explanation of witches. It was when Vram knew that Josephine’s age were actually still very young, about 15-16. It is said that every witches will reach adulthood at most 12 year, or even less for those with more talent. For Josephine, since her magic quality was very high, she reached adulthood at mere 8 years. Thus the reason why she was being shunned by everyone else.

[… Guess that’s the side effect of being able to use magic without having to enchant them again.]

[… And you’ve also already knew about how we were unable to have a mother, right?]

[Umm… yeah?]

[For us, Josephine was our very own dear mother.]

[… Umm… sorry?] [I didn’t quite get what you’re saying.]

[Ah, I’m sorry, I guess she didn’t told you that much.] [Josephine’s name… were actually her mother’s name]

[What???]

[When she’s giving birth to that naked idiot, she says this to us.] [That she wanted to be reborn again, as a “normal witches”.]

[“Normal”?]

[I don’t know what she meant by that, but her wishes was so that naked idiot would never forget of herself as a witches.] [For that reason, I myself and Yohana have always vowed to protect her, and to teach her the way of living, and the way of witches.] [Though maybe our way differs, and that she forgot the very vow she made herself when she was still a kid.]

[Uh… does that mean Yohana was actually younger than you?]

[Yes.]

[….]

[What’s wrong?]

[No, it’s just that… Lady Hilda was very honest with me, that it’s quite surprising.]

[It’s because you were too perceptive that it’s almost useless to hide anything from you.] [And that’s why….]

Suddenly Hilda slammed her hand pretty hard against Vram’s armor, that her hands looked beet red.

[If you went blabbing on just like yesterday, I won’t forgive you!!]

[Yes Ma’am!] As he suddenly feel nervous toward Hilda’s exclamation.

[Anyway, we’re almost arrived.] [Let’s go.]

***

[WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?]

A scream of a young, tall girl echoed throughout the whole room it surprises everybody inside.

[Ssssh!!!] [Not too loud, Mera!]

[But… but…!!!] [But finally, Josephine, you finally decided to wear a dress I’ve designed myself~❤!!!]

Somehow, the girl named Esmeralda, in short, Mera, whom height can be compared together with Vram, sobbing and crying while smiling happily, after hearing that Josephine finally wanted to wear some clothes.

[Umm… about that….]

[Yes, my dear~❤?] [Were you by any chance have some request to be added, do told me~~❤]

[Umm… If you’d like, I wanted something that doesn’t feel too restricting, but also doesn’t reveal much, especially around the waist and chest.]

[Humm~❤] [I see~~❤] [Were you in love, Josephine-dear~~~❤?]

[WHA…!?!?!]

[Ju~st kidding~~~❤] [Well sit tight, my dear, I’ll sew your very own request as I compared it with a color that suited you best~❤!]

While leaving the red-beet Josephine out of her sight, Esmeralda started to use her magic to swiftly sew the dress.

[… She saw you pretty good, eh?]

[Muu~!! Yohana!!!]

[But still, don’t you think it’s kinda weird?] [No matter how you think about it, I think Vram is a good, courteous human, though he may deny it.] [Would he go so far as raping an under-aged girl like you even if your body looked like this?]

[Umm….]

[What?]

[I actually never told him about it....] [… my real age, that is….]

[….]

*PLAKK!!!!

Taking some paper on the table besides her, Yohana smacked Josephine’s head hard it makes a loud voice inside the room.

[It hurts~!!!]

[And why~ you never told him about your real age, hmm~~~?]

[Be… because he seems strong, scary, and quite mature despite being my familiar!!] [I don’t wanted to be looked down at by my own familiar, so…!!!!]

[Yet, this happens.]

[Uuu….] Josephine curled up besides the room with her face turns redder than ever again.

[ALRIGHT, DEA~R~~~❤!] [Your clothes’ ready~~❤!!]

[SO FAST?!] Josephine surprised so much that her red-beet face quickly turned normal as she suddenly stands up seeing Esmeralda comes to her.

[Here, try it~ try it~~❤!]

[Umm… alright.]

***

[Humm….]

Vram, while still walking together with Hilda, was quietly thinking of something.

[What’s wrong?]

[I was thinking of what you had said before.] [You say that Master reached adulthood when she reaches 8, right?]

[Yeah, and this year she’s turning 16.]

[Ugh.]

[Hmm?]

[How immoral I may have been… to *forced* an under-aged girl under the same bed with me… I have failed myself as a familiar, as a guardian….]

[Nonono, that’s kinda extreme perquisites you put on yourself.] [Besides, I think she herself was at fault, since she never told you her actual age, right?]

[Well that’s true….]

[*sigh~……] [Alright, we’re here.]

Both Hilda and Vram finally arrived at another graveyard. Though the amount of the grave is incomparable than the familiar’s grave, it still gives off such solemn feeling.

[Here.]

Hilda led Vram toward one spot where a weird tablet lies above the grave. Though at first glance it may have seemed to be another gravestone, the shape was a little bit too boxy and wide to be called a gravestone.

[An altar?]

[… You’re quick on the uptake.] [There was something that I had to give Josephine whenever she succeeded in summoning a familiar.] [But… there are circumstances….]

[Well you were too shy to just straightforwardly give these to her, so you’re having a hard time dealing with those emotions, right?] [Don’t worry, I understand.]

[… It’s best if you shut your mouth a little, black~!]

Though Hilda may have had no chance of hurting Vram, just the cold stare, the insult, and the threat itself hurt Vram to the heart.

After a while, Hilda was sitting besides the tablet, and started to enchant many words. It was quite weird for Vram, since Witches were usually never having the need to chant when they were planning to use magic. It was quite a long chant, that a trail of sweat can be seen flowing from Hilda’s cheek.

{What kind of magic that needed such chanting for so long even for a witch….?}

After some times, the reaction came from the tablet keeps getting stronger and stronger, as Hilda’s chant keep went faster that it’s not just a trail, but a whole lot of sweat dripping altogether as if she’s just finished taking a bath. Vram couldn’t help but keep quiet in order to ensure that Hilda can keep her concentration toward the magic.

*SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Finally the tablet broke, and within it, a book appears. A book, covered with many layer of transparent paper covering the whole book. The cover looked like it has been buried for years, but the book inside doesn’t seem to get broken.

[Fuu… Thank you….]

[For what?]

[Just wanted to say that.] [Anyway, here.]

Hilda then gave the book towards Vram. When Vram double checked the book, he felt something strange as he keeps investigating the outer book a little bit longer.

[… You seem to be interested in that book.] [Anyway, it was something mother gave us before her death.] [She also said to give it to that naked idiot when she matured a bit.] [… Well maybe it was a little bit fast, but it seems that she finally grow thanks to your presence here.] [… Hey, have you been listening to me?]

[… How did this book even exist here…?]

[Huh?] [What in the world are you talking about?]

[This book is-….]

***

[They sure take their time.]

Yohana and Josephine, both were already prepared in front of their house, though currently Josephine only wears a cloth, covering her whole body. Yohana already clicked her tongue for a whole time while stepping her feet over and over again, and Josephine can only fidgeting, feeling nervous whenever what to say to Vram.

[Ah, they finally arrived.]

As if it was a normal thing, Vram and Hilda finally went back together to Josephine’s house together, and Yohana, whom were already restless, started to shout.

[GET YOUR ASS TOGETHER HERE AND HURRY UP, PIG!!!!]

[Wha…! Senior Yohana, that’s too vulgar!!!]

[*sigh…. We both had the same mother figure, yet how comes she turned out that way….] As Hilda slam her hand onto her forehead hard, and Vram can only chuckle besides her. [So, what are you going to do?]

[… Can I… keep a hold of this a little bit longer?] [I’ve seen many hell caused by these books, and I don’t want my own master to get involved in one of those.]

[It’s your call.] [It was originally my mistake for not being able to ascertain this book’s potential.]

[Thanks.]

As they finished their conversation, they were approached by both Yohana, whom were unable to wait any longer, and Josephine, whom were dragged by Yohana.

[Ah… We-welcome home, Vram~~!]

[I’m home.] [Why are you wearing such clothes?]

[U… umm….] Somehow Josephine’s faces turned red when faced with Vram.

[?]

[Umm… Can you please not laughing?]

[… I don’t know what you’re hiding under those clothes, but I’ll try my best not to.]

[Th-then….] [EEEEEEY!!!!]

*ZASSAAAAAA

As Josephine prepared her heart, she throws out the clothes far away from her place. And within those clothes, lies something that Vram and Hilda, the two who would never guess will happens, happened in front of their eyes. A pair of sleeve disconnected from the dress waving from both of her hands, a white robe that fluttered from her neck until her thighs, the underwear she wore were not as indecent as the other girls, as it was only consisted of black tube top while the lower parts was a black laced panties combined with black lace stocking and a garter belt, while also covering the middle part with a corset. Though it still reveals some skin, it doesn’t strike Vram as hard as when she was naked.

[… Vram…?] [Does… does this suit me?] [Or… am I look-….]

Vram was being silent for a while, then quickly answered Josephine’s question.

[I guess women could change much just by changing their dress and makeup.] [You’re absolutely stunning, Master.] [No, you could even consider this downright beautiful.] [Though the way you reveal your skin is pretty weird, I’d say it’s quite perfect on you, master.] [Also-….]

Just before Vram started to talk more, Josephine hurried and retrieved the clothes she had thrown, and then shove it back at Vram’s head.

[STOP!!] [DON’T SPEAK ANYMORE!!!] [You’re practically killing me softly~!!]

[… M’kay then.]

Suddenly the awkward silence enveloping the whole places, making Josephine even more nervous than before.

[Wh… Why are you getting so silent?!?!]

[Because you ordered me to.]

[But not that quiet!!!] [It makes me more nervous than usual!!!!]

Suddenly Vram went closer toward Josephine while removing both of his gloves. A dull, dark smooth hand went toward Josephine’s cheek and rubbed them softly.

[What are you feeling nervous for?] [Didn’t you tell me that we're a family?]

[But….]

[… I’m sorry.] [Had I known you better, that would never happen.]

[N-no no!] [I’m fine with that, actually.] [In fact… I was happy.] [Such happiness… somehow feels like it’s going to crush my chest….] [But I was happy.] [So, please don’t be too hard on yourself, Vram.]

[… I’ll be sure to remember that.]

After watching each other together, Josephine finally gets used to it and started to hug each other tightly. Josephine’s face somehow looked relieved, calm, and serene, that somehow looked so childish despite having such figure.

[*sigh*… really, such a troublesome child.] As Yohana makes a comment toward Josephine’s act.

[You’re one to talk.] As Hilda suddenly pricked back on Yohana.

[By the way, where are you taking him before?]

[… I have no obligation to tell a forgetful person like you.]

[Hey! That was uncalled for!!!]

[Though I can tell you one thing.]

[Hmm?]

[I’ve given ‘that’ to Vram…]

[… Why Vram?]

[Originally I’ve planned to give it straight to her, but Vram said it was dangerous….]

[Eh?]

[I don’t know about the exact detail of how dangerous ‘that’ is….] [But can I ensure you to never speak about this again…?]

[… I’ll try.]

[Good.] [Then I shall return.]

As she leaving the stages, two lovebirds start flirting against each other. Such situation caused Yohana to hit her forehead pretty hard. It was quite a show to see both of them becomes like that. As of now, Josephine finally leveled onto a real witch, as now many obstacles stand in front of her and many challenges shall come toward her.