After Natsumi left, she left Shido alone in the Itsuka house, surrounded by several little girls, at a complete loss over what to do.
"How is it? Can you do it?"
He looked anxiously at Mikoto, who had manifested Tsukuyomi and was trying to reject the little-girl form.
"No good. Nothing's changing."
Perhaps Tsukuyomi could not reject a change that had already happened. Perhaps after becoming a little girl, Mikoto's already sealed power had dropped even further. Or perhaps it was simply the will of the great universe. In any case, Mikoto shook her head, showing that there was nothing she could do.
"No choice then. At least we managed to save everyone who disappeared."
Shido comforted her.
Considering that everyone had been turned into children and needed soone to watch over them, and that the Itsuka house had too few rooms, continuing to stay there would lead to the hopeless situation of seven loli and one Shido split between two rooms. So, with Fraxinus's help, everyone simply used the transporter and moved to Mikoto's house.
Tamako-obaa-chan's house was large, with quite a few spare rooms, so at least they avoided the trouble of everyone being cramd together.
After a long, exhausting day, everyone fell into a deep sleep.
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October 25th, early morning.
"Fuaah…"
Shido opened his eyes and saw a ceiling that was neither unfamiliar nor all that familiar.
"Looks like it's a bit early."
He got up and left the room. Looking at the sky, which was only just beginning to brighten, Shido realized he seed to have woken up a little earlier than usual.
Chop. Chop… chop.
After washing up, Shido ca to the living room and heard the sowhat uneven sound of a kitchen knife coming from the kitchen.
[Who is it?]
Wondering who could be in the the kitchen this early in the morning, Shido walked to the kitchen doorway. What ca into view was Mikoto, who, because she had beco a little loli, had to stand on a stool just to reach the cutting board.
The girl was cutting vegetables. Perhaps because she was still unused to her current body, the knife moved in a way that looked extrely dangerous.
[Does Yakumo-senpai usually get up this early?]
Shido watched the girl's tiny figure working so hard, and a rush of emotion filled his chest. Thinking about it carefully, since she normally had to make breakfast for everyone, she must have been getting up very, very early every day.
"Let do it, senpai."
He walked over and took the knife from her hand.
"Shido? Mm, then I'll leave it to you. The knife I'm used to using feels so heavy now."
Mikoto gave a wry smile as she looked down at her current self. She had a young body like a third grade elentary schooler, wore pink pajamas with a strawberry pattern, and had a little bear apron tied around her waist. She looked just like an elentary-schooler trying her best in ho economic class. Incidentally, the children's clothes for the Spirits had been prepared by Fraxinus.
"Yeah, leave it to . Is cabbage salad okay?"
Shido stood before the cutting board and skillfully decided on the dish based on the ingredients available.
"Sure. Then I'll wash the cherry tomatoes."
Mikoto carried the stool over to the sink and prepared to wash the cherry tomatoes often used in salads.
"Um… I can make it by myself, so senpai, why don't you rest in the living room for a bit?"
Seeing Mikoto standing on the little stool, Shido could not help advising her.
"Uu… even if I got smaller, I'm not a real child! I can totally help Shido!"
As if she could not accept being pushed out of the kitchen, Mikoto turned around and pouted at him angrily.
[No, no, senpai, you're completely throwing a child's tantrum right now.]
Looking at the little loli stomping her feet on the stool, Shido thought with a helpless smile.
Although they were not actually children, the Spirits who had been turned small had more or less picked up a little childishness. This was sothing he had already noticed when he spoke with them after Natsumi left.
"Ahwawa!"
Suddenly, Mikoto's foot slipped, and she fell from the stool.
"Look out—!"
Shido threw aside the knife in his hand and rushed toward Mikoto.
Thud!
With a heavy impact through his back, he just barely managed to catch Mikoto in his arms at the last mont and fell onto the kitchen floor with his back hitting first.
"Uuuh… that hurt…"
"Sorry… Shido… it's all because of …"
On the other side, Mikoto, who had lost her balance, opened her eyes and discovered that she had not co into cold contact with the floor like she had imagined. Instead, she was buried in a warm embrace. She imdiately understood that Shido had protected her.
"It's okay, senpai. Don't worry about it."
Seeing Mikoto's face looking as if she was about to cry, Shido reached out with his left hand and stroked the girl's cheek.
"But… Shido—blood?"
Mikoto held the hand that Shido was using to stroke her cheek, and then felt sothing wet on her fingertips.
"Ah, I probably cut myself with the knife earlier."
Shido looked at it. Apparently, when he had hurriedly thrown the knife aside, he had accidentally cut his finger. The wound was shallow and not especially serious.
"Uuu… I'm sorry…"
Thinking that Shido had been injured because of her, large tears began to well up in Mikoto's eyes, almost spilling out.
"It's fine! Look, it's just a little cut. So saliva will fix it."
Shido hurriedly said.
"Uu… I understand. Shido, please don't move."
"Eh?"
It had only been words ant to comfort her, but Shido's eyes widened as he watched Mikoto sit on top of him, take his finger in both hands, bring it to her mouth, and put it inside. (TL: huff huff, it's getting hot here, phew, not because of what's happening okay? SEA is just very hot right now hmph!)
"Uu…"
For a mont, Shido froze.
In the kitchen early in the morning, a little loli was sitting on top of him. His lower abdon could feel the small softness of the girl's tender rear, and Mikoto held his hand like that, taking his index finger into her mouth, gently licking the wound over and over with her tiny tongue. (TL:why Shido always like this in every fanfic's Natsumi arc lmao)
The scene was far too cute, and also faintly immoral. It even made Shido forget the pain. He simply lay there blankly, letting Mikoto heal him in that way.
"Um… does it… does it feel better now?"
After who knew how long, the girl pulled his finger out of her mouth. Under the sunlight, a clear thread stretched between her lower lip and his fingertip. Mikoto looked at Shido with an uneasy expression, carefully asking him, as if she would keep sucking on it a little longer if it still hurt.
"It's better! Completely better! No problem at all!"
Coming back to his senses, Shido hurriedly stood up with Mikoto. The wound did not matter anymore. If this kept going, sothing much more dangerous might happen on another level.
"Anyway, leave this to . Yakumo-senpai, please go rest properly!"
After making Mikoto leave the kitchen, Shido took several deep breaths before barely managing to calm himself down. He found a bandage, stuck it on his finger, and began preparing breakfast.
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After breakfast, Shido decided to go to school.
Although there was still Natsumi's matter, as well as a whole group of little loli who needed looking after, his classmate Yamabuki Ai had been dragged into this for no reason because of him. So no matter what, he wanted to go to school and confirm her condition.
"…So, I'll go to school first. I'll leave early and co back later. Until then, I'll leave things here to you, Yakumo-senpai."
"Mm. Be careful on the way."
Mikoto waved, seeing Shido off. She stayed at ho with Reine and looked after the house full of little loli.
Original author's ps: Recomnding the book: The Princess's Hero Raising Plan. It's a gender bender romance with yuri elents, so readers who like that shouldn't miss it~~~ (TL:hoh hoh~, interesting)
(TL: Also lately, I've found a super interesting Re:zero fanfic, I kindaaaaaaaaaa want to translate it now....ahh....but I still got this two.....ahhhhhhh)
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