It's so fluffy....
....

　Meku was squirming in Luli's arms.
　He seemed quite unwilling, but he didn't resist and remained quiet.

　While Meku was wriggling, I decided to ask my apprentice, Luli, what kind of person the Life Witch was.

'What kind of person is your mentor?'
He's a nice guy.

　He smiled and replied with a smile.
　I could tell from his smile that he had a good feeling for the Life Witch.

'She helps people a lot, and she teaches me magic nicely... sometimes she goes out for a long time, like this time, but I think she actually helps people too, although she says it's for a vacation or something. He's a nice guy anyway.
Hmm. Why did such a good man put a curse on me?
So it's not a curse.
What is it if it isn't a curse?
'I'm not sure why you think I'm cursed. Aren't you cute looking like that?
'Not only is it comical!　Besides, I can't eat or fight with this figure. Frankly, I must say, it's a bit of a hassle.
'What?　Why don't you just go back to normal?
If I could go back, I would!　Lately, thanks to Tetsuya, I've been able to get back for a certain amount of time, but other than that, I can't!
'What?　You can't go back?　Why?　Master will be back to normal in that form.
Does this mean that I can change my appearance at will from the plush toy to my original? Well, that's great for the user, but I'll always be this way.
That might be a bit of a problem.
That's not even close!

　Mek yelled angrily, then clapped his hands as if he had an idea.

''That's right. If you think about it, if you're your Lord's disciple, wouldn't you be able to break this curse?
'Well, it's hard. I'm still an apprentice and they haven't taught me the magic of becoming a stuffed animal. I've asked them to teach me, but...
Well....

　Meku's shoulders slumped in disappointment.

　We spent the night in the hiding place after that.
　The hideaway was reasonably large, and there was enough room for us to sleep.

　And the next day.

Let me be the fattest!

　Luli cried out to him.

'No!　That was over yesterday!
Ugh, we'll miss you.

　Luli bursts into tears.

'Well, why don't you come with us, Luli?　That way you might be able to meet Luli's mentor sooner.
Do I have to go with you?　I hadn't thought of that idea.
Are Tetsuya and Master okay with this?
I don't have a problem with that.
I don't mind.
'Hmmm, it's not really good to be away from home for so long... and I don't like to go out much... but it would be nice to possibly see my mentor sooner.

　Luli is troubled.

'Oh, but it sounds good to be able to fluff Mek-san the most.
'Wait!　Even if I were to go with you, that was only yesterday!
Oh, no!

　Meku's refusal to muffle makes Luri start to worry again.

'Master~ You should at least allow him to muffle himself.
No. Wouldn't it be better if such a master could assume the form of a cat and keep it plump?
Oh, I don't want to look like that, because I'm miserable!　And it's Master that Luli wants to fluff, not me.
''Oh, um, I'm sad I can't fluff you, but I still can't wait to meet my master, and I'd like to join you all if I'm not interrupting you.''

　Finally, Luli concluded that he was going.
　Luli, the witch's apprentice, joined the group.