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	{{Short description\|Japanese light novel series}}		{{Short description\|Japanese light novel series}}
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	{{Infobox animanga/Header		{{Infobox animanga/Header
	\| name = Witch and Mercenary
	\| image = Witch and Mercenary light novel volume 1 cover.jpg		\| image = Witch and Mercenary light novel volume 1 cover.jpg
	\| caption = First light novel volume cover		\| caption = First light novel volume cover
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	\| publisher = Micro Magazine		\| publisher = Micro Magazine
	\| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher\|NA=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]]}}		\| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher\|NA=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]]}}
	\| demographic = Male
	\| imprint = GCN Bunko		\| imprint = GCN Bunko
	\| first = May 19, 2023		\| first = May 19, 2023
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	\| publisher = [[Kodansha]]		\| publisher = [[Kodansha]]
	\| publisher_en = Kodansha (digital)		\| publisher_en = Kodansha (digital)
	\| demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga\|Shōnen]]''
	\| imprint = Shōnen Magazine Comics		\| imprint = Shōnen Magazine Comics
	\| magazine = Magazine Pocket		\| magazine = Magazine Pocket
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	{{Nihongo\|'''''Witch and Mercenary'''''\|魔女と傭兵\|Majo to Yōhei}} 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.		{{Nihongo\|'''''Witch and Mercenary'''''\|魔女と傭兵\|Majo to Yōhei\|lead=yes}} 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.

	==Characters==		==Characters==
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	===Manga===		===Manga===
	A [[manga]] adaptation illustrated by Makoto Miyagi began serialization on [[Kodansha]]'s ''Magazine Pocket'' manga website on January 28, 2024.<ref>{{cite web\|script-title=ja:5日連続！マガポケ新連載5連発開催中！各作家コメントあり\|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005838.000001719.html\|website=PR TIMES\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|date=January 26, 2024\|lang=ja}}</ref> The manga's chapters have been compiled into five ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes as of May 2025.<ref name="manga-vol5"/> The manga's chapters are simultaneously published in English on Kodansha's K Manga app under the title ''The Witch and the Mercenary''.<ref name="license"/>		A [[manga]] adaptation illustrated by Makoto Miyagi began serialization on [[Kodansha]]'s ''Magazine Pocket'' manga website on January 28, 2024.<ref>{{cite web\|script-title=ja:5日連続！マガポケ新連載5連発開催中！各作家コメントあり\|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005838.000001719.html\|website=PR TIMES\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|date=January 26, 2024\|lang=ja}}</ref> The manga's chapters have been compiled into five {{Transliteration\|ja\|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes as of May 2025.<ref name="manga-vol5"/> The manga's chapters are simultaneously published in English on Kodansha's K Manga app under the title ''The Witch and the Mercenary''.<ref name="license"/>

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	==Reception==		==Reception==
	The series was ranked fifth in the ''bunkobon'' category at the 2023 Next Light Novel Awards.<ref>{{cite magazine\|script-title=ja:【次にくるライトノベル大賞2023】『クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった』（文庫部門）、『TS衛生兵さんの戦場日記』（単行本部門）が大賞受賞\|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202402/26335242.html\|magazine=[[Famitsu]]\|date=February 26, 2024\|access-date=December 22, 2024\|lang=ja}}</ref> The series was ranked second in the same category in the 2024 edition.<ref>{{cite web\|script-title=ja:大賞決定！「次にくるライトノベル大賞2024」結果発表！　文庫部門『境界のメロディ』単行本部門『私の心はおじさんである』に決定！\|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000016417.000007006.html\|website=PR Times\|date=February 24, 2025\|access-date=March 20, 2025\|lang=ja}}</ref>		The series was ranked fifth in the {{Transliteration\|ja\|bunkobon}} category at the 2023 Next Light Novel Awards.<ref>{{cite magazine\|script-title=ja:【次にくるライトノベル大賞2023】『クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった』（文庫部門）、『TS衛生兵さんの戦場日記』（単行本部門）が大賞受賞\|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202402/26335242.html\|magazine=[[Famitsu]]\|date=February 26, 2024\|access-date=December 22, 2024\|lang=ja}}</ref> The series was ranked second in the same category in the 2024 edition.<ref>{{cite web\|script-title=ja:大賞決定！「次にくるライトノベル大賞2024」結果発表！　文庫部門『境界のメロディ』単行本部門『私の心はおじさんである』に決定！\|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000016417.000007006.html\|website=PR Times\|date=February 24, 2025\|access-date=March 20, 2025\|lang=ja}}</ref>

	The manga adaptation has been nominated for the 11th [[Next Manga Award]]s in the print category in 2025.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults\|url=https://us.oricon-group.com/news/5058/\|website=Oricon\|publisher=[[Oricon]]\|access-date=June 24, 2025\|date=June 19, 2025}}</ref>		The manga adaptation has been nominated for the 11th [[Next Manga Award]]s in the print category in 2025.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults\|url=https://us.oricon-group.com/news/5058/\|website=Oricon\|publisher=[[Oricon]]\|access-date=June 24, 2025\|date=June 19, 2025}}</ref>