Japanese light novel series
 is a Japanese light novel series written by Kaeru Chōhōkiteki and illustrated by Bench Kanase. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in June 2021. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it under their GCN Bunko imprint in May 2023. A manga adaptation illustrated by Makoto Miyagi began serialization on Kodansha's "Magazine Pocket" manga website in January 2024.
Media.
Light novel.
Written by Kaeru Chōhōkiteki, "Witch and Mercenary" began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on June 9, 2021. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it with illustrations by Bench Kanase under their GCN Bunko light novel imprint on May 19, 2023. Five volumes have been released as of November 2024. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
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Manga.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Makoto Miyagi began serialization on Kodansha's "Magazine Pocket" manga website on January 28, 2024. The manga's chapters have been compiled into four "tankōbon" volumes as of January 2025. The manga's chapters are simultaneously published in English on Kodansha's K Manga app under the title "The Witch and the Mercenary".
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Reception.
The series was ranked fifth in the "bunkobon" category at the 2023 Next Light Novel Awards.
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