The Irregular Circumstances of the Close-Knit Family / The Educational Circumstances of the Mysterious Life FormThe Irregular Circumstances of the Close-Knit Family: 207-year-old witch Alyssa finds an abandoned human baby and raises her as her daughter named Viola. 16 years later, Viola becomes so tall and buxom that people mistake her for being Alyssa's mother. Alyssa worries Viola might become a rebellious teen and considers becoming strict, but due to her doting nature decides against it. Men are drawn to Viola but she believes they are lusting for Alyssa and scares them away. Viola later summons a phoenix as a pet. Alyssa worries Viola might start dating, but not only is Viola uninterested she plans to stop Alyssa from dating too, even summoning a golem to keep men away.
The Educational Circumstances of the Mysterious Life Form: Viola decides to get a familiar but cannot decide what kind; while Alyssa does not have one, Viola's honorary aunts Giriko and Luna have a snake and a harem of masochistic men, respectively. As familiars take a lot of responsibility, Viola decides to raise a flower first as practice. Phoenix, pouting over them wasting his time, becomes Viola's familiar anyway and develops a rivalry with the flower. Alyssa becomes fond of Phoenix as he acts more like a cat than a bird.