When I turned around, there was Aisha with Licorice perched on her head.
Why is she here!?
Panicking, I looked at Licorice, who met my gaze and made a "sorry, sorry" gesture.
I was about to complain...
But then, Licorice gently patted Aisha’s head.
"Trust this girl."
With those words, I couldn't say anything else.
Just like how we were worried about Snow, Aisha was concerned too.
She wanted to do something about it.
I had forgotten something so obvious.
"..."
I wanted to run over immediately and take her somewhere safe.
But that wasn't necessarily the right choice.
What I needed to do was watch over Aisha.
"Snow."
Aisha took a step forward, moving closer to Snow.
Licorice trembled slightly on her head, seeming frightened…
Well, I decided to pretend I didn't see that.
"Grr...!"
"It's okay."
Snow growled in warning, but Aisha didn't run away.
She wasn’t afraid.
With her usual gentle expression, she spread her arms wide, as if inviting Snow in.
Seeing that, Snow hesitated and took a step back.
Aisha wasn’t doing anything.
She was just smiling as usual.
And yet, Snow was overwhelmed.
"Grr... Aaaargh...!?"
Snow was in pain.
She was probably fighting against her own destructive instincts.
I didn’t know why she had ended up like this,
why she had lost control and been consumed by the urge to destroy everything.
Aisha was no exception—Snow had almost sunk her fangs into her.
But she didn’t want to do that.
She absolutely didn’t want to.
Her conscience was fighting back, and it was causing her agony.
"You can do it."
Aisha took another step closer.
Snow was now just inches away.
She looked up at Snow’s large form…
And smiled.
"Let's go home, okay?"
"Aaaaaaaargh!!!"
Snow roared—
"Snow."
Aisha gently touched Snow.
In that instant, light overflowed.
"Ugh... W-What is this!?"
"I don't know, but..."
It didn’t feel unpleasant.
On the contrary, it was warm and comforting...
Bathed in this light, I felt an overwhelming sense of peace.
"Hmm."
The source of the light was Aisha.
I had no idea what was happening, but she was glowing.
Her hair swayed gently...
Her tail fluttered softly...
And in the midst of it all, she radiated a silver-white light.
Was it an immense surge of magic?
No, it didn’t feel like magic.
Even Licorice looked bewildered, staring blankly at the phenomenon.
"Snow, let’s go home?"
"…Kuun."
Amazing.
Snow was gradually shrinking… returning to her original size.
Her fur, which had turned black, was reverting to its natural silver color.
"Is this… Aisha’s doing?"
"I don’t know..."
Sofia and I could only stand there in stunned silence.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call this a phenomenon beyond human comprehension.
And then...
"Woof! Huff, huff…!"
"Hehe, there, there."
Now back in her original form, Snow leaped into Aisha’s arms, clinging to her like a child seeking comfort from its mother.
Aisha held the small puppy securely...
And with the brightest smile, she embraced her tightly.
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