My youth story, a crossover anime, turns out, is FGO!

"Because I love my master the most, meow~" Tamamo Cat said bluntly.

Ishigami covered his forehead, thinking, "Damn it, why did this happen?!"

"Me too, me too..." Ishigami's brain completely went blank at this moment. "Anyway, cats need to learn to take care of themselves, and pay attention to the annual... cough cough, anyway, don't just think about your owner, it's important to feel happy yourself!"

Although Tamamo-no-Mae is called a cat, as it is Tamamo-no-Mae's tail, it should logically be a canine.

"Tamamo Neko," Ishigami's voice softened, "you must be happy and joyful from now on."

Tamamo-no-Neko's golden beast eyes widened, and the ears on its head twitched.

"I understand, Master!"

Both sides could sense that this was the final farewell, because the time was almost up, and the heroic spirits would eventually depart.

"It's time to leave work, and it's about time for the cat to go too." Tamamo Cat looked dejected, its cat ears drooping. "I knew I would be very sad if my owner left... but this time I'm leaving first."

"A loyal cat shouldn't abandon its owner; I really want to take it with me!"

Ishigami scratched his head: "That would be great, but if I go with you, I'll just be a burden to Tamamo Neko, so let's not do it."

Ishigami has always been this kind of person, not wanting to cause trouble for others.

"No way, because I'll take care of my master!"

Tamamo Neko said with great seriousness that being Tamamo Neko's acknowledged owner is indeed a very happy thing.

"Oh, right, this is the last gift. If you don't like it, you can accept it..." Ishigami rummaged in his pocket and took out a black necklace with a red heart-shaped pendant hanging on it. The polished curve shimmered beautifully in the light.

"I love it! The sparkly collar!" Tamamo Cat's eyes lit up, and her big tail started wagging again. In this respect, she was indeed closer to a canine.

"Please put it on for me, Master."

Tamamo Neko approached the stone.

Ishigami swallowed hard, carefully removed the bell collar from Tamamo Cat's neck, and then put the collar in his hand on.

During this time, he inevitably touched the other person's delicate and warm skin, and Ishigami felt that he didn't know where to look.

Although he is a physiologically normal male, he is definitely not a pervert!

"I've put it on!" Tamamo Cat happily fiddled with the heart-shaped pendant around her neck with her paw. Although it didn't make a sound like a bell, the way the red gem swayed against her snow-white neck was exceptionally beautiful.

"How's it going? Does it look good?"

Tamamo Cat happily spun around in front of Ishigami.

Ishigami nodded repeatedly: "It's beautiful."

He held the collar he had taken off in his hand.

"They'll give me a beautiful gift; my master really likes me!" Tamamo Neko's keen intuition kicked in again at this moment.

"……Um."

“In that case, the cat will leave home.” Tamamo Neko waved her paws at Ishigami. “Master’s eyes are so warm. This time, all the good things have happened. Isn’t that wonderful? If we can open a coffee shop with Master after the battle and spend the rest of our lives together… it’s like a beautiful dream under the eaves!”

Ishigami could hear the voice of his own expectation: "If that's the case, it really feels like a beautiful dream."

Imagine opening a café with Tamamo Neko, with her bustling around in the kitchen under the warm sunshine, while you take charge of taking orders and serving food. Running a small but cozy café together—that's what a real wife and husband's life would be like.

Meanwhile, Tamamo-no-Neko was already saying goodbye.

"Next time, I will serve my master the most delicious food again!"

Will there be a next time?

"Of course!" Tamamo-no-Mae answered firmly.

Ishigami then realized that he had actually asked the question.

"Because the cat will definitely return to its owner!" Tamamo-neko said with unwavering confidence in her last sentence.

"...Then I'll believe you. Cats don't lie, do they?"

Speaking softly to the empty room.

……

Kaito Kuroba's expression was gloomy, or perhaps sad?

"Hey, didn't you expect me to leave so no one would turn you into a pig? Why are you making that face now?"

Circe's pinkish-green eyes reflected Kaito Kuroba's expression, a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"What?! I didn't want you to leave! Of course, that is, if you don't use potions or magic on me again!"

Kaito Kuroba spoke with conviction, his clear blue eyes brimming with youthful spirit and energy.

Yes, although he was very annoyed that Circe was always oppressing him, he really didn't want her to leave.

As both Kaito Kid and Kaito Kuroba, the only person who can truly understand and help him, and who is also his ever-present butler, is the only one who can simultaneously experience both sides of him. As for Akako and Hakuba Saguru, their relationship is somewhat of a mix of rivalry and friendship.

Circe, being a witch, completely disregarded his human identity and interacted with him solely as a servant, as a wicked witch.

After losing his father, Toichi Kuroba, Kaito Kuroba truly no longer wanted to lose anyone else. Even though the return of a Heroic Spirit was not death but separation, it was still difficult for him to accept it with equanimity.

"What a willful brat! But I am a Servant, and now that I've completed my mission, it's time to go back and rest. Or would you like some barley porridge?"

The last sentence was practically a threat!

"I don't want to drink it!" Kaito Kuroba shivered involuntarily. "Why did it produce such a weird effect?"

As a Master, he was the one who suffered the most! He left behind a lot of embarrassing moments.

“Because I’m a witch, isn’t that only natural?” Circe grinned mischievously. “This is the Great Witch’s workshop, you know? The carefully selected ingredients and the food I make are what I’m most proud of!”

"Do you want me to stay?" Seeing Kaito Kuroba's conflicted expression, Circe couldn't resist teasing him. She took out a bowl of steaming hot porridge and handed it to Kaito Kuroba. "Then give it a try."

"This wheat porridge, 'Shukeweng,' is both medicine and poison, and it's food of the gods. Hehe."

Kaito Kuroba looked at the ordinary-looking porridge in front of him, but wondered what strange effects it might have, and nervously swallowed.

It wasn't that he was being overly sensitive; he had simply been tricked by Circe many times.

This time... Kaito Kuroba closed his eyes, quickly took the porridge from Circe's hand, and drank it down in one gulp.

"Huh? Wait a minute, weren't you scared? Why are you drinking it?" Circe exclaimed in surprise.

"What? Phantom thieves are fearless!" Kaito Kuroba wiped the food crumbs from the corner of his mouth, his eyes bright and confident.

"What exactly is the effect of this porridge?" Kaito Kuroba asked anxiously. Of course, the phantom thief wasn't afraid; he was just a little concerned.

"Don't worry." Circe didn't expose Kaito Kuroba's thoughts, and gave him a reassuring look. "It's the Shock King that cures all diseases. I told you, it's both medicine and poison. Everything is up to the witch's whim."

Because witches are such capricious creatures, it would be incredibly foolish for them to make themselves look so pathetic, like Medea did.

Circe lowered her eyes, but why did she still feel a little envious?

"That's good, cough cough, I expected that." Kaito Kuroba pretended to be confident. "Now, we can stay... Hey, don't you dare sneak away!"

As a stubborn teenager, Kaito Kuroba would never say anything like "please stay," not even to a friend.

"...I was just kidding."

"what?"

"I will still leave; I won't stay."

Weird.

Actually, given Circe's abilities, it wouldn't be impossible for her to stay by force; after all, she was the great witch of the Age of Gods, but...

Circe's pinkish-green eyes reflected Kaito Kuroba's young face, which was completely unnecessary; they hadn't reached that level before.

That's enough. We were just ordinary friends, ordinary master and servant, and then we went through a not-too-bad time.

There were no more romantic feelings, nor much sadness or grief; occasionally, Circe longed for such a simple relationship.

"I see, then there's nothing I can do about it." After accepting the fact that Circe had to leave, Kaito Kuroba showed his magnanimity. After all, he was Kaito Kid, and he didn't want to act coy.

"Well then, goodbye, Circe."

Kaito Kuroba's azure eyes reflected Circe's image, and he gave her a bright smile.

"Well, goodbye, my contractor."

Circe waved at him and said deliberately, "I hope the next contractor will be a more mature and better man. After all, I can't bring myself to do it to a brat like you."

Even if she likes handsome men, is Kaito Kuroba, who is still underage, still okay?

"What does this mean?! I'm not a brat!" Kaito Kuroba's forehead veins bulged, his focus entirely on the word "brat".

"You really are a brat to say things like that."

However, it's quite funny when you tease him. Circe said he really enjoys watching Kaito Kuroba jump around.

"You're about to leave and you're still saying things like that..." Kaito Kuroba pursed his lips, then took out a blue gem with a gold chain hanging from it from his pocket.

"This is?"

"Here's a farewell gift." Kaito Kuroba tossed it to Circe. "Don't worry, it's not stolen goods. It's from Dad's old collection. I've checked, it's not Pandora."

"We've known each other for so long, and the phantom thief isn't a stingy person."

Kuroba Toichi is a world-class sorcerer. The Kuroba family is actually very wealthy, otherwise they wouldn't be able to support Kuroba Kaito's lifestyle as a phantom thief. How could a poor person become a phantom thief?

The light refracted by the blue gemstone was reflected in Circe's eyes, and for a moment she felt that the gemstone was quite like Kaito Kuroba's eyes, both being bright and azure.

"A gemstone? You don't actually have a crush on me, do you? Even the beautiful witch can't resist fulfilling a little fantasy after all~"

"No—that's not it!"

Kaito Kuroba drawled out his words, "But I like Aoko."

Kaito Kuroba deliberately said, "This is a locator, you know. As a phantom thief, you'd naturally be incredibly perceptive about your own gems."

"Didn't you once say that your wish was to leave that island?"

In Greek mythology, Circe lived on the island of Ayyu after sending off the hero Odysseus, and her story has been passed down through generations.

“Although I wanted to leave that island, that’s not what I meant…” Circe’s expression was a little complicated. After all, the wish she wanted to make to the Holy Grail was actually that Odysseus would visit that island again and say those words to him.

However, Circe must have wanted to leave the island of Aiyu, which had trapped her soul.

"In short, consider this a promise."

Kaito Kuroba is full of energy.

"In other words, if we meet again and you're still stuck on that island..."

Kaito Kuroba grinned mischievously: "I'll steal you out."

"Huh?" Circe's clear, pinkish-green eyes widened. "What are you talking about? How is this possible?"

"I am the invincible Phantom Thief Kid. There is nothing in this world that I cannot steal."

"So even if you're trapped on that island, I'll steal you out without anyone noticing!"

Kaito Kuroba argued vehemently that as a magician and a phantom thief, the most important thing is performance, and the most important thing in performance is confidence.

Therefore, his firm belief that he could do it, and the fact that he had thought of it, was perhaps more important than the fact that he actually did it.

Because he noticed something that even Circe himself hadn't noticed.

Circe couldn't help but tighten her grip on the gem, the sharp edges of which stung her palm, but she was completely unaware.

"What a self-important brat," Circe deliberately showed an annoyed expression, yet also seemed somewhat melancholy. "Let me remind you, don't easily make promises you can't keep to girls, especially witches like me."

"You are someone who has a strong affinity with witches, and you will probably interact with other witches in the future."

For example, the Red Witch Koizumi Akako, or even other witches, may have some interaction with Kuroba Kaito in the future.

Even without a skill like clairvoyance, it wouldn't be difficult to see this possibility given the skill level of Circe magic.

"Even witches are fair."

Circe's eyes, as green as newly sprouted red flowers, curved slightly. She plucked a feather from the eagle's wing, and pink magic gathered in her hand, quickly crafting it into a feather-shaped amulet.

"This amulet can help you ward off curses, filth, and poisons. Consider it a reward from the witch."

"Although you don't intend to become my piglet, you are still my contractor, Circe, and I don't want you to fall into the hands of other witches who are not as good as me."

Kaito Kuroba accepted the gift with a heartfelt thank you: "Thank you, goodbye."

Circe smiled slightly.

Circe is a witch obsessed with love, but she possesses more than just love.

It doesn't involve any romantic love, and there's nothing wrong with that. Friend, for a witch, it's such a distant and unfamiliar word, yet it's so alluring.

Goodbye, you silly brat.

The Eagle Witch left without a sound.