Champignon Witch (シャンピニオンの魔女)

THE DESTINED ONE

Hello, Miss Witch.

So, hey, what's your name?

Yeah, yeah. I mean you.

It's the boy from your drawing.

Not only was it very rare for someone to approach the witch without hostility,

but she was also consumed by regret and guilt for what she'd done days before.

My name is Henri.

Say, would your name happen to be Luna?

Whoa, hitting on a black witch?

No way.

Henri's sure got some stones.

A hero among womanizers.

We've met somewhere before...

haven't we?

Seriously?

Well, dang.

Even the way he got rejected is inconceivable.

Moo! Luna, wait for me!

Oh. There she is.

Mister Bull, your friend came back for you. Straight out of a mushroom, of all things!

Moo! Luna, you dummy, dummy! You abandoned me!

I'm sorry.

- Moo! - Are you all right?

Mister Bull told me all about how shy you are.

Pet me more than that!

I didn't mean to surprise you. I'm sorry.

A-And I'm sorry for running away like that.

U-Um... and for the other stuff I did to you.

I apologize.

I knew it! It really wasn't my imagination!

We really have met somewhere before.

We danced in a moonlit sky, didn't we?

You have memories from the drawing!

I couldn't forget the way you looked that night.

Still, on that night, why...

Whoa!

Please don't try to touch me.

Stay away from me. Please.

That wasn't your real body that night. That's why I was able to touch you then.

But the truth is, my body is full of poisons that would be very dangerous to you.

I'm sorry for drawing a picture of you without permission!

Incredible! I've heard the rumors about you.

About the Champignon Witch. Mushrooms really do sprout from everything you touch!

What a surprise! You and the mushrooms are so much cuter than I imagined!

I could tell when we met before, but you aren't like the rumors say at all.

Do you only make poison mushrooms grow, though? Is it okay if I touch this one?

It's so cute.

Whoa!

What just happened?

I'm sorry.

No need to apologize.

You just have a really interesting way of showing embarrassment, Luna.

Seriously, there's never a dull moment with you.

Henri... You're one to talk, man.

He's turning into one of those studs who has tragically bad taste in women.

Oh, because of your poison breath?

That amorous personality of his will get him into trouble.

Yeah, but his puppy dog-like charm is what hooks people.

But is this really okay? I hear his family's all devoted white witch fundamentalists.

Loyal to the crown types.

Huh.

Sure, but Henri isn't like that.

Okay, but still, if one of his relatives saw this, there'd be hell to pay.

Yeah, he'd probably get chewed out for it.

Henri would, sure. But that black witch?

She'll end up on the witch hunt list at this rate.

Yeah.

I'm not a fan of that kind of stuff.

That idiot!

What the hell does she think she's doing?

No need to keep apologizing for the drawing.

I'm really flattered that you liked my face that much, actually.

I think when my soul passed through the drawing to see you,

it wasn't only because of your powers.

Huh?

I'm nowhere near the level of a witch or wizard,

but I guess because of my background, I do have a kind of knack for things like that.

The white witches in my family are all really stuck up and mean.

I could always tell they looked down on me, so I never thought too highly of them.

But you aren't like that at all, Luna! It's so strange.

When I'm with you, even with all your poisons,

my heart, even the air around me feels like it's been purified.

Nobody else does that for me.

It's like you and your mushrooms wash away everything rotten around me.

Is that part of your magic, too?

She's over there!

Luna?

What's wrong, Lu—

You.

What happened to the black witch that was just here?

Where did she go?

- Impossible! - What was that?

Lu—

Wait! Will I see you again?

I really want to! If you feel the same way,

then draw another picture of me!

And I'll come see you! I'll be waiting!

Hey. Get the hell up already.

Claude?

What's all the commotion, guys?

What the hell was that about?

Making a move on someone under the white witches' protection, and in broad daylight?

If the military police had captured you, you wouldn't have gotten off easy.

Have you completely forgotten who you are?

You failure of a witch!

Cool it.

You don't just barge into someone else's home and start ranting. Stop it.

At least explain what's going on.

So in other words, Miss Witch is finally opening her eyes to romance?

Romance, my ass.

Huh. That's great, Miss Witch.

Maybe those romance novels had an effect?

- Good for you! - Hmph! How lame.

Don't get jealous, now.

Nobody's jealous!

This crow boy was someone who always watched over Luna.

He was the familiar of a great and respected wizard.

For some reason, he was always very controlling with Luna,

but he would also help her whenever needed. He was a difficult, complicated person.