Thanks for the chapter. Nice bit of background lore this time, judging from appearances on page 9 Noru-sama's original companion/owner might have been a witch with him being taken in as her familiar (potential use of magic might be an explanation for why he's not like the other half/beastmen like the Mailcat or the Doctor). Also on page 5, I like how since Noru-sama is so big his sun hat is huge too and when Aria-chan tries to put it on it looks totally ridiculous like it could swallow her whole. And Noru-sama's cute paw prints in the freshly tilled field soil were also precious.