Chapter 88

As autumn passed normally, winter arrived.

This year’s winter is quite cold, with snowflakes flying even before December.

Snow has already piled up here and there, and everyone is wearing very thick clothes.

“Already Christmas…”

“Wow, my original weight… has returned…”

Surprisingly, Yura had great determination and lost a lot of weight in just a month.

At this point, she deserves some praise.

…But going out on Christmas? Yura must be up to something.

She doesn’t have a boyfriend and usually stays holed up at home…

“I’ll be back at night!”

“Alright, be careful.”

Yura left in the morning.

She must have a boyfriend after all…

“…Hey, Chubby. What do you think about Yura?”

“Huh? Hmm~… Could it be she got a boyfriend?”

“You think so too?”

That girl… her looks are decent, so it’s not strange for her to get a boyfriend.

…Now, since it’s a Christmas party with the juniors, I should stop worrying about it.

By the way, I used to wonder why people even have parties, but now that I have some free time, I’m throwing one.

Same with Halloween… Having money is really nice.

Plus, I’m grateful for the juniors who come running as soon as I invite them.

I thought they’d have their own schedules, but they said they’d come right away…

“Unnie! I’m here!”

“Oh, Typhoon is first. Didn’t you have plans with friends?”

“I don’t have friends anyway!”

“Ah, I see…”

This kid… Her middle school syndrome is so strong that she’s proudly boasting about not having friends…

Really… It’s almost bringing tears to my eyes…

“…? What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, it’s nothing. Hang in there.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

I should be kind to Typhoon for a while…

She seems kind of, really pitiful.

…Well, once she gets over her middle school syndrome, she’ll probably make friends again.

“By the way, what’s the food for this Christmas party?!”

“Food? …First, there’s chop steak, coffee pork ribs, meatball pasta, gambas, pizza, three types of classic chicken, lemon cream shrimp, salad, roast beef? Desserts are separate.”

“Wow… Are you making all of that?!”

“Chubby is really into cooking, so she said she’d make it all. The kitchen is fully equipped, so there’s nothing lacking.”

“I’m already excited! Ah, can I eat this bread?”

“Sure, go ahead. But eat moderately so you’re not too full for dinner.”

“Okay~! Sausage bread!”

By the way, I didn’t expect Typhoon to charge in like this from the morning.

I did say they could come early, but… she really came this early.

And the sausage bread is way more popular than I thought.

Pretty Heart ate the most sausage bread, and Yura and I are also mainly eating sausage bread…

The combination of sausage, spicy ketchup, mayo, and cheese is just too overpowering.

…But lately, when the mascots come in, they just bow and head straight to my room.

I don’t know what they’re doing, but since they all do it, I’m a bit curious…

I know they’re not doing anything weird, but it’s my room they’re going into.

“Chubby.”

“Yes?”

“Why do the mascots go straight to my room when they come to our house?”

“That’s… because there are a lot of game consoles!”

“Ah~ Game consoles? Are they that fun?”

“They’re all really enjoying it! It’s the first time they’ve experienced it since coming to this world!”

“Well, that makes sense.”

Hmm… It’s better than having the mascots flying around making noise.

Then I’ll just let them play games in my room.

After all, the mascots can’t really eat much beyond tasting the food.

“Juice, juice… Ah! This cake is huge!”

“Cake? That’s going in the center of the table. And since Pretty Heart eats a lot, it has to be this big.”

“Ah… Nari eats a ton too…”

Pretty Heart can devour a normal cake in no time, even right after a meal, so we have to make it 2-3 times bigger.

But there’s another glutton on that level…

…Luckily, she lives in America.

If she lived in Korea too, the number of gluttons would double…

“By the way, does everyone not have plans? They all said they’d come…”

“Usually, on holidays, everyone just rests at home, right? At most, they might get some cake.”

“Even the rich kids? My friends couldn’t come because they were busy with something at home.”

“What kind of life do your friends lead…”

“I don’t know. Even though they’re rich, they’re made to work, and they’re taken somewhere on weekends.”

“That’s terrible…”

Rich kids often have weird family policies.

How those guys became my friends is really a mystery.

“By the way, unnie, are you officially dating Pretty Heart? A yuri couple?”

“No? Are you crazy? Why would I date a kid?”

“But you act like a real couple…”

“She’s the one who clings to me too much. Sigh… At least if she were an adult, I could consider it.”

“So you do have feelings for her.”

“…She’s my most cherished kid.”

“Heh~… Such a fresh couple!”

“We’re not a couple.”

This kid is already assuming we’re a couple.

At this point, there’s no way to convince her otherwise.

In her mind, she’s already convinced we’re a couple, so no matter how much I deny it, she won’t budge.

“By the way, where’s Ayun unnie?”

“At the mart. But she said she was going to buy some things and hasn’t been back for 2 hours.”

“So she’ll be back soon?”

“Well, maybe.”

Speaking of which, where on earth is Diamond Dust and what is she doing to be this late?

…Ah, she just came back.

“I’m back.”

“Where did you go?”

“Fairy snacks are tasty, but I missed regular snacks… I ended up buying a lot.”

“So, did you deliver the snacks?”

“…Three boxes.”

“You spent 2 hours choosing that?”

“Yes.”

“…Alright.”

Well, having a variety of snacks is good.

But are they planning a snack party tonight again?

…They definitely will.

When the kids get together, there’s no way they wouldn’t do something like that.

“Oh? Daeun is already here.”

“Ayun unnie!”

“…? Was her name Daeun?”

“Huh?! Didn’t I tell you her name?!”

“No? You never did.”

“My name is Park Daeun! Please remember it!”

So Typhoon’s name is Park Daeun…

…Wait? Come to think of it, I don’t know Crazy Heart’s name either?

I should ask her when she comes.

―Ding dong.

…Just as I thought that, she arrived.

Crazy Heart is here at this time too… Why is everyone coming so early?

“Hello~!”

“Hey, come on in. By the way… what’s your name?”

“Huh? Me? My name? …Didn’t I tell you?”

“No. You never did.”

“Really…? Well, my name is Kim Jieun.”

“Jieun, huh. It’s quite ordinary compared to your magical girl name.”

“Isn’t it better to have an ordinary name?”

“Well, that’s true.”

Having a unique name just leads to being teased as a kid, so ordinary is better.

Just for being a bit different, people tease and ostracize… I really don’t understand why humans have that tendency.

“Hey, you guys~! Let me feel how much you’ve grown~!”

“Eek.”

“…I’m not growing.”

“Huh? Really?”

“I’m stuck in this state…”

“That’s so sad…”

As soon as she arrives, she’s trying to feel the kids’ chests… Why does she like chests so much?

Could it be the result of her family’s overly open sex education…

Being too repressive isn’t good, but being too open is also something to think about.

“St-stop touching me!”

“Daeun, your chest is already filling one hand~!”

“……”

…First, I should kick Crazy Heart’s butt once.

“Ouch?! That hurts!”

“It’s supposed to hurt. Stop groping the kids’ chests.”

“But checking their chest growth is essential, right?”

“What kind of crazy person thinks that’s essential?”

“My mom.”

“Ah, I see…”

Crazy Heart’s mom… Please don’t pass on that insane mindset…

If this doesn’t get fixed, she’s going to get cursed at by others later, and she’ll have no right to complain…

“Anyway, just because you’re both girls doesn’t mean you can touch someone’s chest. Got it?”

“I don’t do it to just anyone! It’s because we’re close as juniors…”

“Even if you’re close, stop touching their chests. Some people really dislike it.”

“Okay…”

With that, Crazy Heart’s rampage has somewhat stopped… and it’s almost lunchtime.

Pretty Heart said she’d be a bit late in the afternoon, so lunch should be a bit more modest.

“Chubby. What’s for lunch?”

“Since you’ll be eating a lot for dinner, I prepared something light for lunch!”

“Sushi. But where did you get all this?”

“I went to Busan, and Crazy Heart bought it for me.”

“…Really?”

“Checking the freshness of seafood is a piece of cake for me!”

“That’s right!”

I didn’t know Crazy Heart had that kind of knowledge… Really unexpected.

And when did she even do this?

“Did you buy it yesterday?”

“Yes!”

“But why is it so fresh?”

“That’s because I used space-time magic to slow down the flow of time!”

“Like what the Fairy Queen did? But isn’t that hard to maintain?”

“For a small space, I can maintain it for about a day!”

“Is that so…”

Slowing down time just to keep seafood fresh for a day…

Then how amazing is the Fairy Queen, who maintains an endlessly large space?

“…Oh, the wasabi is perfectly balanced. It’s just the right amount of spiciness, and you nailed it.”

“I matched it to Rampage’s taste!”

“Good job.”

Now, what about the others… Yep, they’re all enjoying it.

Alright, let’s try the next sushi!

“By the way, senior, you’ve gotten really strong again, huh?”

“Me? …Well, yeah.”

“You said you train every morning, but what exactly do you do?!”

“…The Fairy Queen made a special place for me. I train there for two months without eating anything, but it’s compressed into two hours in real time.”

“…Huh? What?”

“By the way, that place is so hellish that most magical girls would die the moment they enter. Do you want to experience being crushed and burned to death?”

“W-what is that…”

Oops, maybe I should’ve kept that a secret.

Crazy Heart was so shocked she almost dropped her sushi.

Was it really that big of a shock…

I thought she wouldn’t be fazed by much.

“Well, there’s a reason I’m doing this.”

“What’s the reason?”

“There’s… a really strong guy in the demon realm.”

“So, you’re going to invade and kill him?”

“That’s right.”

“But how did you know about him?”

“I met him. He said he’d wait, so I have to live up to that expectation and kill him.”

“Ooh…! That’s so intense!”

“I’m not taking you with me, so don’t get too excited.”

“Huh! Why not?!”

“Because… you’re weak.”

“……”

…Ah, that was a bit harsh.