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Vol 9 Chapter 1

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Chapter 6:Little MonstersThe ChildrenPart 1

29th October, Sunday.

There is an uproar right now inside the Itsuka house.

'shidou! I am hungry, shidou!”

“Shidou, I want to pee. I can’t go alone. Follow me, Shidou”

“Darling! darling!”

“E-eerr…….Shidou-san………..”

“Everyone calm down! Wait, ah! Kaguya, Isn’t that my chupa chups!”

“Shidou! I want to eat rice, Shidou!”

“Kuku, you baby. Don’t be bound to such trivial matters, you will be disclosed as a pygmy you know?”

“Consent. Isn’t one okay”

“Wait, you two! Give that back!”

“Uu………..ueeeeeee……………”

“Aaaaah, here, it’s okay, it’s okay”

“Shidou, it’s going to leak”

“Ku-kukuku! I will not return it back once it has fallen to my hands!”

“Escape. Catch me if you want it back.”

“Darling! Darling!”

“……………….”

Naturally, Itsuka Shidou was carrying his head while letting sweat drop down his cheeks.

Even though he has a headache from the lack of sleep under normal circumstances, the continuous echoing high pitched voice, and *bata**bata* footsteps were mercilessly hitting it. Incidentally, 4 sides of his shirts hem was being pulled from just now and is seemingly being stretched.

Inside the Itsuka house living room right now, there were 7 small demons…………rather, small girls there.

Everyone’s age is most likely around 10 years old. It is an age which causes a lot of problem even under normal situation. In addition, each one of them would cry, shout, pull Shidou, and chase each other as they please. Being charged to look after these girls starting from a few days back, Shidou’s fatigue can easily be guessed.

But, that was only normal. It’s not like the girls wanted to be like this. Shidou made a small sigh before lifting his face, looking at the little monsters rampaging in the living room.

One was calling him repeatedly because she was hungry, and is a beautiful girl with long black hair and crystal eyes.

One has been persistently trying to invite Shidou to the toilet from just now, and is an expressionless girl that looks like a doll.

One is a girl wearing a puppet in her left hand and looks like she is about to cry any moment soon.

One is a proud looking girl with her hair tied into two sides while eating chupa chups.

One is prank loving girl which is in the middle of escaping from the previous girl because she stole a candy.

One is a girl with a blank expression and has the face similar to the prank loving girl.

One is a girl with a very beautiful voice and is a little taller than everyone else.

Everyone would be very cute girls if they kept quiet. But--------the important thing wasn’t that. Shidou looked at the girls by order and gulped. Shidou was familiar with these girls’ faces.

Tohka, Origami, Yoshino, Kotori, Kaguya, Yuzuru, and also, Miku.

Yes. These girls are Shidou’s friends or sisters, and completely have the same body characteristics.

If others who does not know anything about the situation sees this, they would probably think they are relatives or possibly someone else who miraculously look like them.

But, Shidou knows. These girls are unmistakably the real persons themselves.

If thinking normally, this would be an unthinkable phenomenon. Normally, the body of living things will, grow or age as time passes. But even so, Tohka and the group were turned into children as if their time was turned back by a few years’ worth.

No……….more specifically, that representation might not be a random one.

Shidou does not know whether if the Tohka, Yoshino and the others spirit bodies grow just like humans as time passes. He has no confirmation whether Tohka and the group looked like this few years back ago.

Which means, rather than them having their times turned back, their bodies were [Transformed] into bodies of a child.

“Why would………Natsumi do this…………..”

My mind turned towards the witch figured girl and I muttered to myself.

Few days from right now. Shidou had a match with a spirit called Natsumi-------and achieved victory.

However after that, Natsumi transformed the body of everyone in that area before disappearing to somewhere.

As a result, from that day onwards, the situation in the Itsuka house has simply become a nursery.

“Shidou! Shidou!”

“Shidou, I am almost at my limit”

“U-uuu…………”

“Why you, stop right there!”

“Fuhahaha! Come over here!”

“Scorn. Is that all?”

“Darling! Darling!”

“I get it! I get it so everyone please calm down for a while………….!”

Being pulled in four sides, even though his body was being swayed, he shouted. However, everyone totally did not quiet down.

And.

“……………sorry to bother you”

When Shidou was in great perplexity like a homeroom teacher in a chaotic class, the living room door opened suddenly and one woman came in.

Having hair settled randomly and sleepy eyes decorated with splendid shades. In her chest pocket, there is a teddy bear with many scars stuffed in there. She is Shidou’s class vice-homeroom teacher and also the analyst officer of the secret organization <ratatoskr>, Murasame Reine.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“Reine-san!”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“…………you looked troubled, Shin”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>After Reine said that, she looked around the living room to understand the situation before, slowly extending her hands out forward slowly. She then caught the nape of the neck of the Yamai sisters running around the living room and stopped their movements.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“Nowaah!?”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“Impact. Kuhah”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Suddenly having their movements stopped, Kaguya and Yuzuru opened their eyes confused. But, after Reine gone down to her knees in a cool manner, she gently persuaded them by looking both of them at the eye.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“……………….Kaguya, Yuzuru. It’s not good to take someone else’s belongings. You wouldn’t like it if someone else eats your candy too right?”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>After Reine said that, both of them hesitated unpleasantly.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“………..Reflection. Sorry”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“…………….okay, both of you apologize to Kotori”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Reine* Pon* hit Kaguya and Yuzuru shoulders. When she did that, they looked back at Kotori’s direction and lowered their head.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“Fuun………….I’m sorry”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“Apology. I won’t do it anymore.”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“…………how about it, Kotori. I will replace the candy taken away later. Will you forgive them?”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Saying that, Reine looked towards Kotori’s direction, Kotori then snorted while folding her arms.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“I-I don’t care anymore, really………..I am also sorry for not sharing”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Reine patted Kotori, Kaguya and Yuzuru’s head in order. The 3 of them averted their sights away when she did that.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“……..alright then, I wonder what’s wrong with that side”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Next off, Reine walked over to Shidou’s side and looked at Tohka, Origami, Yoshino and Miku, these 4 who were clinging onto Shidou. She then heard what the 4 of them had to say before continuing her words slowly.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“………..Tohka, Shin is a little busy right now. Can you wait for your meal a little more? As exchange, I will specially give you this cookie………..Origami, Shin said he prefers a girl who can go to the toilet alone……….Yoshino, please be assured. Shin doesn’t mind you accidentally breaking tableware during the morning……….Miku, Shin can hear your voice clearly. It’s not like he was ignoring you”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>And so on, she talked to them one by one and easily calmed everyone who was making an uproar. It was a very skillful wile.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“I’m sorry…………….you saved me. I couldn’t do anything alone………….”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>"…………no, I felt sorry for leaving everyone’s care under you”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“No, I understand you are finding Natsumi’s readings. But even so-------“</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Shidou gazed at everyone who has completely calmed down while making a wry smile.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“That was amazing, Reine-san. It’s like you're a mother”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Reine slightly twitched the side of her shoulders quietly, when Shidou said that casually.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>At that moment, he immediately was taken back. It’s not like he had other intentions but…………rather, those were words filled with pure thoughts of respect but, thinking back calmly, it might be something not appropriate to be told to a woman who is unmarried yet. Shidou swung his hands in panic and take it back.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“I-I’m sorry. It’s wrong. I don’t mean it that way………….”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>However, Reine said that like she wasn’t really bothered about it……………since she is a female with an un-examinable expression normally, it was hard for him to make out if she was really not bothered about it.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“N-now that I think about it, Reine-san. Have you found Natsumi?”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>In order to change the topic, Shidou let out his voice and Reine immediately cast her eyes downwards before swinging her head.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“……………as expected, it seems Natsumi is able to conceal her Reiha. We have sent observation bots to go around in a vast range but, we have yet to find her readings…………naturally, there is a possibility she was Lost to the other world already”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>As long as they are unable to find the reason which is Natsumi, it was certain that the situation will not get better. Shidou once again, gazed at the girls who have completely changed before looking back at Reine.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“But…………I wonder why Natsumi would do something like this”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“…………….Let’s see, it might possibly be an emergency measure to escape from the spot, or maybe it might be she wanted to leave some kind of precaution behind by slicing off the battle assets of the Spirits. And----------“</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Shidou tilted his head before Reine erected one finger.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“……………It’s just simple harassment I guess”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Hearing Reine’s words, Shidou twitched his cheeks. Although it does sounds like a joke but, Shidou has no choice but to believe that is correct.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>It takes approximately 3 hours from the British Heathrow airport to reach Japan’s Narita airport.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Having finishing the remaining simple business inside the private jet, Isaac Westcott came out from the VIP entrance of the airport and rode the car waiting for him before heading towards the lodging area in Japan’s Tokyo metropolitan Tenguu city’s hotel.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>He was a characteristic tall man with dark ash blonde hair, and a pair of sharp eyes like naked blades. His age should be around in his mid-30 but, the dangerous atmosphere covering his body was disrupting the appropriateness of his age. At the least, he was somewhat too young to be burdened with a world class enterprise known as DEM industry---------such an impression was probably impossible to someone unless they have met with him directly.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“However, if we continue to have trips like this in short term, as expected it would be tiring. How about it, Ellen. Why not build a residence here in Japan?”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Wescott turned his shoulder while saying that before sharpening his eyes towards the Nordic blonde girl sitting beside him.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“Originally, the trip here to Japan this time was supposed to be postponed to later. Even though something like that just happened, I feel admiration for you to be able to leave your castle empty.”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>The girl said it with a strong tone. Ellen M Mathers. Westcott’s direct subordinate and the captain of the 2nd executive division of the shadow execution team in DEM industry.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“Don’t praise me like that. I’ll feel embarrassed”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“I wasn’t praising”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Ellen said it flat out. Westcott slightly shrugged his shoulders.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Nonetheless, it’s not like she doesn’t understand what he was saying. Actually a few days back, there was a request for Westcott’s dismissal in the board of director meeting that had taken place in the DEM industry main company HQ in Britain.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>At that time, things were managed without any problems because of Ellen’s physical persuasion but, if we were to leave the HQ this frequently then, the hated directors who do not think comfortably of Westcott will be given some sort of preparation time. The possibility of those people once again forming some kind of way to wave the flag of revolution is enough. It was only natural for Ellen to be nervous.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>However, Wescott slightly distorted the side of his lips.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“Not really, if that is the case then I don’t mind. I prefer humans filled with ambitions enough to bite off my neck when they get a chance”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“It might be okay for you but, please try placing yourself as someone that has to do the clean up afterwards”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>When Westcott said that, Ellen pouted a little unsatisfied.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“More importantly, did you investigate that matter?”</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>Ellen made a small sigh and took out a bundle of documents which were restrained with a clip. Westcott received that before lowering his sights at the printed photo and row of literature.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>It was an investigation document of the boy Itsuka Shidou and the environment around him.</ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr>“……………..I see. He became an adopted son in the current house from 10 years ago, huh. And his sister is being suspected as the Spirit <efreet>………….well it’s quite amazing you gathered this much. No…………..I should have it completed huh”</efreet></ratatoskr>

<ratatoskr><efreet>Westcott giggled and flipped the documents. In the next paper, photos of a number of girls were printed on it.</efreet></ratatoskr>

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