Accepting the chocolate with one hand and letting the girls hug him, Negi smiled at them. "I... thanks, everyone. For bringing me back."

He looked at his hand which had once been curled and clawed, and he clenched it, a line of tattoos running across his hands briefly. "Everyone, I mean it."

"Aniki," said Chamo softly. "You're... not human anymore, are you?"

Negi blinked and shook his head. "No, I'm not."