I keep using my enhancement magic. It seems to be slowly working. My physical abilities are getting better. I don't feel tired as quickly, either. It's weird...

Maybe my body is adapting to the enhancement magic? Or perhaps the mana given by the goddess is helping?

The remaining wolves surround the two of us.

Two of them are looking at the girl and the other two are looking at me.

"Stay behind me..." I whisper to her, looking over my shoulder.

She slowly steps behind me.

One of the wolves comes running at me, probably hoping to intimidate me.

I punched the wolf before it even gets close to me, sending it flying as well.

"...What's going on? This doesn't make sense. They're so easy to beat." I think.

It's strange. I know these are real wolves, not cartoon wolves, and I just beat two of them easily.

I rush and kick another wolf, sending it flying as well.

It surprised me again. I've never been that good at fighting before. It seems I am becoming stronger... Is that even possible?

One more to go.

This one came running at me.

I counter it with a punch, knocking it away.

It's still moving around, but it runs away. I guess it's because my punch was really powerful.

I guess I just got really lucky this time around.

"This is kind of hard to believe." I say, looking at my tiny hands.

I turn around to the little girl. She looks at me. We stare at each other for a bit.

"Are you okay?" I ask.

She doesn't reply. She just keeps staring at me.

She looks... In shock. It's weird... Why is she staring at me?

I walk closer to her. She looks at me like I'm weird.

"...Don't look at me like that." I say.

She doesn't seem to notice my words. She just keeps looking at me.

She doesn't even say anything. Is she injured? Did the wolves injure her? Maybe I should help her?

I stand in front of her, and I grab her tiny hands.

"You look... Dirty. Where is your home?" I ask her.

She doesn't reply.

Instead, she looks at my fox ears. Her pink eyes light up, and she tries to touch my ears.

It seems like she just got interested in them.

...

Her hand touches my fox ear.

She stops in place.

She seems mesmerized.

I guess she likes my ears.

Well, I wouldn't blame her. I also like them myself.

"That tickles... Where is your home?" I ask her again.

She doesn't reply.

She keeps staring at my ears, an expression of wonder and surprise on her face.

Maybe she is still in shock? She should be!

Wait... Could it be that she finds my fox ears cute?

It feels a little... Sexual. She's only a small girl. She shouldn't act like this.

"I swear... These fox ears are dangerous. Why do they do this?!" I think.

My tail wags again.

No way... Do I actually like her attention?

It feels weird that she's looking at me like this. She's gorgeous!

It's just a shame there's dirt and a few cuts on her body.

Her clothes are really worn out as well. She really doesn't look good, right now.

She stares at my tail, a look of pure bliss on her face.

"No tail touching! This tail is very sensitive." I say, hiding my tail behind my back.

It's so soft... I'll protect it. It's one of my cute parts. I really like it.

Suddenly, however.

Her face goes from joy to extreme fear.

"Ah!" She exclaims.

An awful feeling spikes within me.

The same feeling I had when I died back in my previous life.

...

But this time, I don't want to die.