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"Well?!"

When she looked up, Barbara had already taken off her dress.

The animal girls were also lining up in front of her, waiting to undress; they were surprisingly well-behaved at times like this…

I also looked at the squirrel girl next to me.

"Then, then I'll..."

Grab the squirrel girl's shirt and lift it up; underneath the pine cone patterned shirt, she's wearing nothing, and it seems there's no need for her to.

"Awaaaaah!"

She yelled at me, flashing a smile that revealed her front teeth.

"Awaaaaaah!"

She seemed to be trying to express something, but I couldn't understand her. However, she grabbed the hem of my skirt and pulled it up, forcing me to hold the hem down to prevent myself from being exposed.

"Child, I hope you'll take your clothes off too?"

Barbara said, "She wants to play in the water with you."

"You...you can understand me?"

"You may not understand it, but you can try to understand it."

Barbara said, "They have the intelligence of a three- or four-year-old human child. If you are patient, you can understand their thoughts and make them understand what you mean."

8 Serino and Animal Friends 3*

(Cerunno)

Luludo was originally a yellow cat.

Lina Nana, however, is a black sheep.

Like the magical girls who are transformed from animals, they also retain some distinctive features. For example, Nanashi's black hair is curly and fluffy like wool, while Luludo has a thick, long cat tail hanging behind her, which means she should have been a long-haired cat.

Two girls stood side by side in front of me, each carrying a bag, with Barbara behind them, her arm around their shoulders.

"Then I'll trouble you to take them there."

"Okay, leave it to me!"

Animals that are naturally docile are more likely to become magical girls because their wildness is easier to tame.

"Listen to what Sister Seruno says until we reach the resettlement point, okay?"

Barbara couldn't even speak before and just stayed in that little wooden house making money with potions, but now she can take care of children.

This year, many people have changed a lot.

How are you planning to get there?

I led two newborn magical girls out of the park.

"Use teleportation magic, or learn to ride a broom?"

"Broom meow!" Lulu shouted, raising both hands.

The catgirl is lively, while the sheep Nana is much quieter, simply nodding in agreement with Luludo's decision.

"Okay~ then we'll ride brooms over there."

Almost every magical girl's space is equipped with a flying broom, but there are also shared brooms available for borrowing on the street. As a means of transportation for magical girls, these things have replaced the vast majority of vehicles, and even brooms with cutting-edge technology have been developed that can fly faster and more steadily, taking over the former luxury car market. Of course, the price is also very high...

However, the one I use is very ordinary, just a regular broom with a cute paint job.

They possess enough magic to power the brooms, but they still need to learn how to keep them balanced.

"Hmm, not bad! This isn't difficult, is it?"

Magical girls have better physical abilities than animal girls, and they are better at things like balance. These two little ones mastered the skills in no time, going from sitting on a broomstick and wobbling to being able to spin in the air.

"Come on, I'll take you to the resettlement site."

These two little girls aren't very good at talking, or rather, they don't know what to say. Although they've become magical girls, their experience as human beings is still very limited.

"Luludo, how do you and your kind view the new world?"

"Great, I won't go hungry."

Were you originally a stray cat?

"The cat rummages through trash cans in the city and eats the food that humans throw away."

It's a stray cat.

Although there was no pain on her face when she spoke, she was simply unaware of the pain. For her, her current life must already be paradise.

Where is Nana-Xi?

"Nanashi, the ranch..."

After all, they are sheep, and they mostly live in pastures.

What do you think of the new world?

"Magical girl, very good."

Nana's vocabulary is still underdeveloped; compared to Lulu, she is not very good at speaking.

But these are problems that time can solve.

"Are you going to school after this?"

Animal girls can go to school after they become magical girls. They are no different from ordinary people in terms of status, so there is no need to treat them differently...

However, not everyone is kind to the animal girl; discrimination and hostility still exist.

"Coming."

The navigation app for MindNetwork is much better than any mobile phone. I took the two little girls to the resettlement point that we had contacted in advance.

This shelter is located on the ground floor of an office building, making it convenient for the animal girls in the area to come and eat. It also comes with a huge basement as a space for the animal girls to move around.

The gate was unlocked, clearly to allow the animal girls to come and go easily.

"Serno!"

Before we even got inside, our dog ran out from behind the door.

"Ah Huang?"

"Hehe, Barbara said you were coming, so I'm waiting at the door."

Do you work here?

"Yes! The dog is a staff member at the resettlement site!"

A blonde magical girl wearing an apron pushed open the door, ran out, and hugged Nana and Luludo.

"You've come at the perfect time, I'm cooking!"

Is she also responsible for arranging the animals' meals?

The dog can not only cook, but also go to work.

This made me blush with embarrassment, as I used idol activities as an excuse to skip my studies.

But even if she wants to continue going to school, we should wait until Miluno has some free time, right?

The accommodation is somewhat like a cat cafe, with an open kitchen and dining area inside, and capsule rooms in the basement for the animal girls to stay overnight.

It's worth mentioning that nearby office workers also come to dine here.

Is this a restaurant?

"It is a restaurant, but not a proper restaurant."

Ah Huang gave an ambiguous answer, then explained, "There's no menu. The menu depends solely on what the dogs cook today and what they feed the girls. That's what the diners eat. Although it's all communal cooking, it's definitely not bad! Because it's delicious and inexpensive, and you can interact with the animals while eating, it's perfect for office workers to relieve stress."

So this really is a cat café.

No, should it be called "Kemono Friends"?

Compared to docile pet cats, these young women living in the city, who still retain their wild instincts, risk being bitten when petting them.

Although she was transformed directly from a dog into a magical girl, the Golden Ship's situation was similar to that of these animal girls, so she felt a strong affinity for these animal girls.

"Please have a seat, I'll bring it over for you in a bit."

"It smells delicious. Are you making tomato soup?"

I pulled the two little ones to sit down at the bar counter by the kitchen island.

"Hmm, Russian red soup! Fomalhaut taught me this. It's delicious as long as you reduce two-thirds of the sugar from her recipe!"

Miss Beiluoshimen makes all kinds of dishes that are cloyingly sweet; even I can't stand them.

The Golden Ship quickly brought out the set meal: beef broth, fried pork chops, stir-fried vegetables, and rice. Although it wasn't a lavish meal, the combination of meat and vegetables was sufficient for the animal girls at this charitable shelter, and the quality of the food was enough to fill them up.

However, they couldn't use chopsticks, not even Nana and Lulu. They could only eat with spoons. Other tables had people eating with their hands, and some didn't even know how to use their hands, so they just buried their faces in the bowls and ate...

The scene before me was incredibly wild.

Those white-collar magical girls not only had to take care of these mythical beasts while eating, but they were also essentially paying to do volunteer work, thus solving the problem of insufficient manpower at the resettlement site.

However, they all seemed to be enjoying themselves.

"Where will they go after that? Aren't you going to send them to school?"

"It depends on their own choices, right? Nobody will starve in the new world. They can do what they want, or even do nothing at all. But everyone will pursue their own ideals, right?"

Not only are resources abundant, but there is also a magical industry, which reduces the cost of trial and error.

"I think……"

Nana, who is always quiet, spoke up.

She pulled a magazine from her bag; the cover featured an artistic portrait of a magical girl with short black hair and white accents, wearing a yellow scarf.

"I want to see you, Antarctic Star."

"……Um?"