Dokkaebi Fire.
It was the being inside the lantern that the Agency had lent to me for the sake of the me who had lost an arm during a mission at the Supernatural Disaster Management Agency.
It was also the being that had stayed by my side until the very moment I drank the Wish Ticket potion.
After that, I would occasionally worry about whether it had made it safely back to the Agency….
‘…What a relief.’
The fact that it was here in front of me now meant it had returned safely.
I looked at the Dokkaebi Fire that had come out of the lantern and was drifting in front of the paper door.
I was happy to see it.
But that didn’t mean I could expect it to recognize me. Given how I looked right now….
Whoosh.
The Dokkaebi Fire flew over and stuck itself to my head.
‘…!’
No, I mean, it really came flying like an arrow, pierced right through the paper of the door, and hit so squarely between my horns that it wouldn’t even have been strange if there’d been a wet splat sound…!
‘Ah, no.’
Startled, I raised a hand and carefully tried to take it off, but the Dokkaebi Fire climbed along my horn and formed a shape.
…The shape of blue, warm fire giving a thumbs-up.
Then it clung there, scorched onto my horn, and began to slide down.
As if it were crying.
‘……’
So it had recognized me.
“Do-Dokkaebi friend! If you act that rudely…”
[Gratitude: A welcome reunion.]
“……!”
I soon pulled myself together and let the Dokkaebi Fire roam around over my horns.
Today’s agent assigned to me saw that sight and, instead of panicking, quietly pushed up their glasses and…