Shop Fairy No. 2

“It’s not a ghost.”

Al walked briskly toward the direction she had pointed, with Kent and Rachel following close behind.

“Heave-ho, heave-ho.”

Al pushed aside the mountain of scattered debris.

“I found it.”

“Ah, this is…”

Kent recognized what Al had discovered.

“It’s a gold Maneki-neko, isn’t it?”

Rachel said, illuminating it with her flashlight.

It was the “Beckoning Cat” with a bugging function that Kent had previously created to spy on Etsigoya’s movements. Since it had disappeared from the reception room where it was originally placed, he had assumed someone looting the place took it for its gold value, but it appeared it was still inside the shop.

“So, what about this gold Maneki-neko?”

Kent asked Al.

“It’s a bit low on magical power, but if we add some, it will transform into a shop fairy.”

“Eh?”

“Are shop fairies originally objects?”

Kent and Rachel were startled by Al’s words.

“Normally, objects that have been in a shop for many years absorb the ambient magic within the store to undergo ‘fairy-fication’ and become shop fairies. However, this one might have been absorbing Master’s magical power. I believe if either Master or Rachel-sama pours just a bit more magic into it, it will materialize.”

“Wait, do I have magical power too?”

Rachel asked, sounding surprised.

“Not as much as Master, but I sense it from you. To be precise, like Master, it’s something slightly different from magic, but you can consider it nearly equivalent. It’s best to think of it as something you acquired when you were reincarnated.”

“Onii-chan is the only one with cheats, that’s so unfair. In that case, can I have this little one?”

“If you put it that way, I can’t really say no.”

“Then it’s settled! I’ll take it. So, how do I replenish the magic?”

Rachel asked Al.

“Normally, this Maneki-neko? would become able to move on its own and collect it voluntarily, but since it doesn’t have enough magic to move yet, I’ll act as a bridge this time. Is that alright?”

“Yeah, yeah. I leave it to you.”

Rachel would later regret agreeing without hearing the details first.

“Here I gooo!”

With that, a strong green light emanated from Al. Then, countless tentacles sprouted from the ground.

“Eh? What? Kyaaa!”

Rachel was ensnared by the tentacles, and her clothes were stripped off one after another. In the blink of an eye, Rachel was rendered buck-naked. Other tentacles neatly folded her discarded clothes and placed them to the side.

“Onii-chan, don’t look! This is embarrassing!”

Because Al was glowing intensely, the inside of the shop was very bright, and Rachel’s body was clearly visible. Even if her “inner self” was his sister, her outward appearance was different, so Kent’s eyes naturally drifted toward her.

A tentacle picked up the gold Maneki-neko and pressed it against Rachel’s body.

“Hyan! Don’t rub me there… wait, a weird voice is coming out!”

It seemed that magic could be replenished by bringing it into close contact with Rachel’s body. The tentacles entwined in a complex manner, seemingly transferring the magic.

“No, nooo, I’m starting to feel weird… uuuuuuhhh!”

Rachel’s body jerked and twitched before she went limp.

“Rachel-sama, thank you for your hard work. The magic charging has been successfully completed.”

The tentacles carefully dressed Rachel back in her clothes.

“Haa… haa… honestly, if I had to get naked, you should have said so first!”

“But I started because you said you’d leave it to me…”

“It was my fault for not checking…”

A haggard-looking Rachel said.

“Onii-chan, you saw, didn’t you?”

“I got a very good look. You’ve grown, my sister.”

“Onii-chan, you idiot!”

Rachel turned away.

“N-nyaa?”

An unrefined cat’s cry was heard from their feet.

“A cat?”

Kent looked toward the sound and saw a small golden cat.

“Wow, a tiny cat!”

“Hey, Akane! Stop grabbing it like that!”

Rachel had picked up the small golden kitten by the scruff of its neck. It was the so-called “cat-scruff” hold. While some think it’s fine since mother cats carry kittens by the scruff, others consider it borderline mistreatment. Kent fell into the latter camp.

“What’s the big deal?”

Despite complaining, Rachel changed the way she held it.

“So, is this the shop fairy?”

Rachel asked Al.

“To be precise, it’s not a shop fairy yet. It becomes one the moment it contracts with someone. But since the shop is in this state, it doesn’t have much power right now, you know? As the shop grows, its abilities will increase, and it will eventually display great power. Well, it’s just a lower-tier fairy, so it doesn’t even reach the feet of a mid-tier fairy like me.”

Al said, puffing out her chest.

“But wasn’t it an even match with Emily the other day?”

“Ugh… that’s because my magic hadn’t fully recovered… fine, I get it! That blonde, big-chested idiot has more power at the moment! And that’s only because Master made the shop too big!”

Al said, sounding grumpy.

“So, how do I form a contract?”

“N-nyaa.”

The golden cat was acting as if it were just a normal cat.

“Don’t play innocent. Or should I…?”

“Pigyaa!”

Al approached the golden cat while cracking her knuckles. The golden cat looked utterly terrified and clung to Rachel.

“So… will you form a contract with me?”

“U-unyaa. I understand. I understand, so please stop making that scary face-nya.”

Terrified by Rachel, who looked down with a vein popping on her forehead, the golden cat gave up.

“I think you’ve heard about me from the green fairy there, but I’m called a shop fairy-nya. I was just born, so I can’t do anything yet-sa. But once the shop gets bigger, I think I can be useful in many ways-nya. A contract involves receiving the Master’s bodily fluids, but since I’m a newborn, I want milk-nya.”

“I… don’t produce milk, though…”

Rachel said apologetically.

“Milk? I think if Master rubs Rachel-sama’s breasts, it will start coming out.”

“ “Eh?” “

Al spoke up suddenly, causing Kent and Rachel to cry out in surprise.

“Wait, I haven’t had a child or anything, can it really come out like that?”

Rachel asked Al, sounding shocked.

“It’s fine. You’ll understand if you try.”

“Mmm… being rubbed by Onii-chan… but I want the shop fairy… I’m so torn.”

Rachel seemed to be agonizing over it.

“Are you going to contract with me? If not, I’ll have this Onii-san with lots of magic become my master-nya.”

The golden cat-like creature asked Rachel.

“If this keeps up, it’ll end up being Onii-chan’s… I’m reluctant, but Onii-chan, I’m counting on you.”

“Are you sure it’s okay if I rub them?”

Rachel seemed to have made up her mind. Kent checked one more time just to be safe.

“It’s fine already! Just rub them quick!”

“Well, in that case, don’t mind if I do.”

Kent moved his hands toward Rachel’s chest.

“Master, doing it over the clothes is no good. You have to lie down and touch them directly, or it won’t be effective.”

“ “Eh?” “

Al delivered the final blow.

“Ugh, whatever happens, happens!”

With that, Rachel took off her top and lay down on a suitable spot. A pair of reasonably-sized breasts appeared before Kent.

“Then… I’m going to rub them, okay?”

“Go… ahead.”

Rachel said, suddenly becoming quiet after Kent asked. She was bright red and seemed nervous.

Squish, squish

“That tickles.”

“Then, how about this?”

Knead, knead

“It feels… kind of weird.”

Kent tried various ways of rubbing Rachel’s breasts, but there was no sign of milk appearing.

“Al, did you lie to me?”

“Master’s rubbing is insufficient! Like this!”

Al began rubbing Rachel’s breasts to demonstrate.

“Haa… haa… wait, what is this? I’m starting to feel strange.”

Rachel’s breathing became heavy, and her demeanor changed.

“Now, Master, please continue.”

Al swapped places with Kent. Kent began rubbing Rachel’s breasts with a squeezing motion, just as Al had done.

“Wah… I feel something coming… I think they’re getting tight… it hurts, it hurts…”

Rachel seemed to be in pain. Kent instinctively started to stop his hands.

“Master, please continue. It’s almost out.”

Warned by Al, Kent continued to rub Rachel’s chest.

“Ah… ah… something feels like it’s coming… it’s coming, it’s coming! A lot of white stuff is coming out!”

A white liquid overflowed from Rachel’s nipples like a fountain.

“Look, house fairy, it’s milk. Hurry up and drink it to form the contract.”

“Ugh, it can’t be helped-nya.”

Hurried by Al, the gold cat jumped onto Rachel’s stomach and began to suckle.

“Hey, don’t use your teeth! That hurts!”

Ignoring Rachel’s pain, the golden cat slurped up the milk.

“I wonder what it tastes like?”

Out of curiosity, Kent licked some of the milk that had gotten on his hand.

“Hmm, I think it’s a bit sweet…”

“Onii-chan, don’t lick the milk that came out! You pervert!”

“Hauah!”

Being called a pervert by his sister dealt Kent a massive psychological blow.

“The contract is finished now-nya. Since you are my first Master, please give me a name-nya.”

“Well, you’re a cat, so let’s go with Mike.”

When asked by the golden cat, Rachel gave a name immediately.

“Then please call me Mike-nya, Master.”

“Nice to meet you, Mike.”

Thus, the contract between Rachel and Mike the shop fairy was completed. Afterward, Rachel hurried to fix her clothes.

“By the way, isn’t ‘Mike’ a name usually given to female cats?”

“Why? Isn’t Mike a common name for calico cats? It’s the first thing that came to mind for a cat name, so it’s fine, isn’t it? It’s a name you can give to either a male or female, right?”

Kent mentioned his doubt to Rachel. Rachel seemed puzzled as to why Kent would bring such a thing up.

“This little one is a male cat, right?”

“That’s right. He’s got a fine set of parts, too.”

In response to Kent’s question, Rachel pointed at Mike’s “parts.” Mike appeared to look a little embarrassed.

“Do you know that calico cats are almost exclusively female?”

“Eh? Really?”

Rachel said, looking surprised.

“To be precise, the answer is that they almost never exist. I heard if one actually existed, it would be traded for an incredible sum of money.”

“Heh, is that so? Well, that doesn’t matter in this world! So, no problem!”

With that, Rachel cut off Kent’s explanation.