The Thorn Witch Wants Friends

The first 〈Thorn Witch〉, Raoul Roseburg's ancestor, was a great and famous mage—so famous that virtually everyone in the country had heard of her.

Not only could she freely control plants, she was also a genius who developed countless magical formulas. It was said that she had even mastered "black flame," now forbidden in modern times, and used it to slaughter many dragons.

Yet it would be inaccurate to say that she was merely a hero.

Rather, tales of the 〈Thorn Witch〉's heroic exploits had always been accompanied by stories of her outrageous behavior.

They said she turned anyone she disliked into a subject for magical experiments, or had roses drink the blood of young men. It was unclear how much of this was true, but apparently the king of that time had truly been entirely at her beck and call.

The king was not the only one who had been under her thumb.

The 〈Thorn Witch〉 was so beautiful that she seemed inhuman, and every man was helpless before her beauty.

A legendary witch who possessed immense magical power and unparalleled beauty, and had ruled the country. That was Raoul's ancestor.

Born with his ancestor's beauty and magical power, Raoul had been cherished and raised as the heir to the Roseburg family from the time he was old enough to understand anything.

The adults of the Roseburg family constantly called Raoul a throwback to his ancestor and told him how exceptional the first 〈Thorn Witch〉 had been. But Raoul could never bring himself to agree...