Tsubaki's Adventure

Having burned and scorched their cocoon, Tsubaki emerged and let out a spirited cry.

It was their second grand birth.

"Mimimii! I'm an adult!"

After spending a long, boring doze in the narrow cocoon, the fresh air tasted delicious. The flames danced, and Tsubaki's mind cleared.

Standing tall on their hind legs and stretching their limbs and tail, Tsubaki noticed that their tail was gone.

"Mii!? My tail. No tail. It disappeared..."

Tsubaki muttered dejectedly while stroking their rear.

The Spider Witch had said that growing up was wonderful, but that there were many difficult things, too.

Having received the baptism of adulthood right away, Tsubaki cried, "Mimimi." Being an adult was hard.

Tsubaki fidgeted restlessly in their unfamiliar adult body for a while, then remembered the two cocoons nearby. The three of them had become cocoons together in Oori's workshop, so naturally the other two cocoons were here as well...