Chapter 252

Chapter 252

TL: Zimmings

My uniform was hanging onto my small body like a sack, my hands and feet became as small as those of a four-year-old, and my forearms were chubby like sausages.

'I've gotten younger.'

[Child, are you okay? Huh]

Boone's urgent voice rang in my head. I know I'm not in a good condition when I feel the cold sweat all over my body.

I hurriedly looked around.

Mina was lying on the floor.

As I came closer to her, I could see Mina gasping, but she didn't seem to be in a dangerous state. She wasn't even young like me.

'Why did only Mina was in this state? Her divine power is said to be much stronger than me.'

I looked at Mina's etwal. Unlike my first life, her etwal was empty.

'Did Boone protect me?'

[Yes, the wave was unusual, so I protected you.]

[Me too! I protected you faster than this idiot!]

Boone spoke in a somewhat proud voice, and Pur quickly intervened, saying that he was faster.

I didn't faint because the devils protected me, but Mina seemed to have fainted because she didn' have anyone protecting her.

'But why am I the only one who got younger?'

As I was looking at Mina, I heard the sound of footsteps from afar.

"The semester must be over soon. These freshmen do not know how to organize themselves."

"Didn't you grumble like that last year too?"

The maids were walking towards us while hugging the laundry.

'I'm in trouble. If I get caught being young...!'

I hurriedly ran into the bush.

And I was crouching when the maids approached the back door and saw Mina who fainted, they screamed.

"She's a freshman!"

"Anyone here?! A student collapsed!"

People began to flock towards them.

'They'll take care of Mina. But what should I do?'

I don't know what would happen if people saw me. What if they said that what I called out in the last battle was actually a devil, not an angel, and that I became young due to the devil's curseM

"Ugh..."

What? My voice!

I was surprised and covered my mouth with small hands.

'Oops, it's hard for me to think clearly because I'm young.'

I slowly got hungry. In this situation, if my mind completely becomes a child, many unwanted things could happen.

'First... let's run away.'

After deciding, I tiptoed and quietly turned around.

***

In the senior dormitory, Henry's room, Isaac sat on Henry's sofa, messaging his stiff neck.

"Ugh, I really can't even sit and talk for hours."

"It's a meeting, meeting."

Henry handed over his teacup. Isaac answered lightly, "Anyway," and received a glass.

"I don't think Chief Kuhelm has any intention of opening his mouth. What if I end up torturing him until the vacation?"

"I hope not."

"Yes, this year is the kid's last holiday!"

In this empire, children will be considered an adult on their 18th birthday. Therefore, 17 years old is the last period of adolescence, hence a big festival is held every time this is called the Last Holiday.

"I'll tell you in advance. The kid will come out and do the dance with me for the last holiday."

"Nonsense, she'll pick me."

"Damn, as I thought you weren't going to take it easy. Our father and eldest brother are also aiming for the dance, aren't they?"

"Usually, the dance of Last Holiday is performed with their father or the eldest son of their family."

"I can't lose like this... alliance?"

"Yes."

Isaac and Henry lightly held hands. After that, they heard a small knock.

"Who is it?"

He asked, but the answer didn't come back for a long time.

Isaac narrowed his brows and asked again.

"I asked you, who is it?"

A small murmur was heard from outside the room.

"I'm hewe to cwean up. (I'm here to clean up.)"

"A little girl?"

They've never heard of a child among the school's maids. As soon as Isaac and Henry exchanged strange gazes, a murmur was heard again from outside the door.

"Cwean... (Clean...)"

Isaac got up from the sofa and approached the door. He opened the door, but he couldn't see anyone in front of him.

"What. No-"

Isaac stopped when he looked down and saw someone.

It was a small girl, who wore oversized clothes.

She was looking up at him.

Curly, light brown hair.

Small hands.

A plump cheek that looks soft.

Blue eyes.

"...Kid?"

"What?"

Henry approached Isaac in a hurry. The child seen over Isaac's back was definitely Leblaine in their childhood.

When the two were stiff, Leblaine tried to explain it to them.

"Youwger..." (Younger...)

***

Henry and Isaac looked at me as I ate bread in a hurry.

Even though I've already finished four slices of bread the size of Isaac's hand, I was still hungry.

"Cough! Cough, cough!"

Henry handed over a cup of milk when I choked while eating bread.

"Eat slowly, Leblaine."

Isaac, who was holding his chin while I drank the milk, said.

"So, Mina's devil passage and your amethyst overlapped, and this is what happened?"

"Ywes. (Yes.)"

'... My pronunciation!'

I quickly replied again with a stern look.

"Ywesh. (Yes.)"

'... No, why can't I even say that properly!'

Be serious. Be serious

Fortunately it was easy for my brothers to understand my words.

"How old are you?"

"Four."

"No, you're smaller than when you were four years old."

"It's twue. I'm four." (It's true. I'm four.)

"No. You were as small as a bean when you were four, but now you're even smaller. It's definitely not your age."

"Then twee yeaws old..." (Then three years old?)

I also do think my pronunciation is worse than when I was four.

'It's difficult to estimate my age.'

"So what are you going to do now?"

"Twat's the pwoblem. How can I attwend schoow? (That's the problem. How can I attend school?)

"It's amazing that you're worried about school first. Brother, what do you think?"

"......."

"Brother?"

Henry didn't answer, just staring at my hand holding the glass of milk.

"...ute."

"What?"

"Nothing."

Henry coughed and sat down next to me.

"It's okay. There is a way."

As expected, Henry is more dependent than Isaac.

I waited for Henry's answer. Henry smiled kindly and patted my disheveled head.

"You can live again from the start like this."

"...Wha? (...What?)"

"You've done it once, so I'm confident you'll do better the second time, Leblaine."

"It's weird!"

I banged my glass and protested, waving my arms recklessly.

"If pweople found out that I'm youngew, it'll be a mess. I hwave to hide. How awe you going to make me an idwentity?

(If people found out that I'm younger, it'll be a mess. I have to hide. How are you going to make me an identity?"

Then Isaac said.

"We can say that you're father's illegitimate child..."

"Awe you cwazy? (Are you crazy?)"

"I'm joking. I have another idea, kid."

I looked at Isaac with anticipation again this time. Isaac said with a triumphant look.

"Let's call you our eldest brother's illegitimate child."

"......."

"......."

Me and Henry looked at Isaac with astonished looks.

Isaac continued,

"No way. No one will believe us. Our older brother is perfect. But it might also ruin his reputation."

"Isyak. (Isaac.)"

"Yes?"

"You dwon't need to think from now on. (You don't need to think from now on.)

Isaac became sullen, and Henry nodded.

"First of all, you should apply for a leave of absence. Let's say you're recuperating in the mansion."

"I gwess so. Bwut what do I do when I'm young? (I guess so. But what do I do when I'm young?)"

"I can't send you to the mansion where our father and brother are. The two of them are so busy that they don't have time to take care of you."

"What about sending the kid to aunt?"

"If it's the capital city, it will be more dangerous as people could recognize her."

"But we can't hide the kid from remote areas. If Dubblede's soldiers suddenly move to remote areas, it will be suspicious."

I also agreed with both of them.

'It can't be helped.'

I take a deep breath.

"I hwave a way. Bwefore that... (I have a way. Before that...)"

"What?"

"Tell me."

"Are there strawberries?"

... Let's eat strawberries first.

[Strawberries!]

It's hard for me to think when I'm hungry. It's not like I really want to eat strawberries.

N-no way.