Chapter 188: Humanity
After consuming Vahn's potion, the mass of pink flesh that was Mitty produced a tremendous quantity of fragrant, pale pink steam that filled the cramped interior of Nanachi's home nigh-instantaneously.
"You! What did you give her...!?" exclaimed Nanachi, dropping low to the ground and crawling toward Mitty's steaming body with an exceedingly anxious look. A familiar paw emerged from the steam to grab their hand reassuringly, but Nanachi's momentary relief turned to confusion as they witnessed the black claws attached to the paw inflate, metamorphosing into four digits with black nails before contracting to look like a relatively ordinary, albeit fur-covered hand.
'Could it be...?' Nanachi asked themselves, their yellow eyes hopeful as they watched the slumped, melted parts of Mitty's body recede, taking the shape of a pair of fur-covered legs, four-toed feet with paw pads, a round tushie, and a rabbit-like tail that was hot pink on the top and pale pink on the bottom. A few moments later, the steam had largely cleared away, revealing the sparsely furred form of a young girl with rather large breasts for her apparent age, long and messy red hair adorned with cat-like ears, a second pair of elf-like ears, and two pale red eyes with maroon pupils, which were currently opened to their limits as their owner stared at Nanachi with a broad and growing smile.
"Nanachi~!" exclaimed the girl, pouncing on her confused and comparably furrier companion, squeezing and nuzzling them enthusiastically.
Recovering from their stupor, Nanachi's befuddled expression collapsed into one of unspeakable relief, nearly resembling despair as they promptly broke down, screaming, "Mittyyyyyyyy—" before hugging their friend and bawling with all their might.
"There, there...no need to cry..." whispered Mitty, embracing Nanachi tenderly and sporting a surprisingly motherly expression as she did her best to console her rabbit-eared companion. Her pale red eyes developed a rather prominent layer of moisture, but as she had always been the rock Nanachi could lean on, she adamantly refused to cry. Instead, she looked up at Vahn, smiling and mouthing the words 'thank you' before closing her eyes and resting her head against the bawling Nanachi's...
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After waiting for Nanachi to settle down and providing Mitty with some much-needed clothing, Vahn explained, "The potion I gave you, in very simple terms, healed your wounds and purged everything negative from your body. Your humanity should be possible to restore, but considering where we're at, it might be better to retain your current form."
Nodding energetically and smiling, Mitty happily affirmed, "I don't mind staying like this forever as long as I get to stay with Nanachi. The two of us can be fluffy together~."