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Chapter 21- I'm being interrupted in my training!

"Well, since we're here, why don't you come visit us today?"

My heart was pounding as I said that.

I wondered if I could just say that I was nervous.

I had never invited a friend to my house in a previous life, and now I was inviting a friend to my house.

It would be impossible not to be nervous. Of course, this is the first time for me to invite a girl to my house.

But Nina-chan wasn’t bothered by my nervousness, and she thought about it for a moment.

“At your house? Hmm… I don’t know.”

Nina-chan glanced at the clock on the wall.

“I'd love to go..... but I have a curfew.”

“Curfew? What time is it?”

“It's May, so it's 5:00 p.m."

It's May, so 5:00 in the afternoon?

Then will it be 8 p.m. in August?

How could it be?

I nodded to myself and said, "I see”.

Maybe it's that one. That's the one that wants you back before the sun goes down.

But there's no problem about that.

“Don't worry! Papa will drive you home."

“Really? Your dad is also an exorcist, right?”

“Yes, he is. He's very strong.”

“Stronger than you?”

“Yes, more than me.”

I nodded, and Nina-chan continued.

"If Itsuki says so much, it’s fine to come.”

“Really? Then come on!”

Saying that, I picked up my school bags.

Nina-chan also picked up her own school bag, and as we walked out of the classroom together, we passed our homeroom teacher who was just coming up the stairs.

The teacher looked at me and Nina-chan with a satisfied look and said goodbye.

“See you tomorrow, you two.”

“Bye-bye, sensei."

Nina-chan murmured quietly beside me as I said this.

"...... Good-bye."

“Yes. Good-bye."

I was surprised that Nina-chan, who had been going home silently all this time, would greet the teacher. But the teacher returned it with a smile.

“......What?”

"Nothing.”

I was scolded for looking at Nina's profile with surprise.

So I shrugged my shoulders, acted like it was nothing, and went down the stairs.

As I took my shoes from the shoe box, Nina-chan asked me as if she suddenly remembered.

“Come to think of it, don't you have a curfew at your house?"

“At home?”

Curfew. Was there any?

Thinking back, I remembered what my mother had told me.

“She told me to be back by 6:00 p.m.”

“Is it okay if you come home that late?”

“What do you mean?”

“Because 6 o'clock is in the evening.”

“Ah...."

I understood what Nina-chan was trying to say.

I mean.

In other words, she is worried about whether or not she will meet a monster.

When the sun sets, it is time for the monsters to wake up.

The reason is that it is the "time to meet the monsters".

“Yeah, I'm fine. I've never met a monster on my way home from your house."

"Oh, really? So I guess it's okay then....?"

Nina-chan nodded her head in agreement.

That said, I have only been to Nina-chan's house a few times to visit her, so I can't rule out the possibility that I haven't been lucky enough to meet the monster.

So I took Nina-chan home with me.

We talked a little while I was leaving the school, and my nerves were relieved, but as I got closer to home, my heart began to beat very loudly.

When I arrived at my apartment, I took a deep breath.

I took a deep breath and introduced Nina to Itsuki, saying, "Here it is”.

“Is this your house? That's a long way from school."

"Actually, the house we used to live in is being rebuilt. So this is where I live now.”

“Rebuilding? You mean remodeling?”

“Yes. A monster destroyed it.”

“Huh....?"

Nina-chan looked at my face and the apartment alternately, as if she was half in doubt.

Well, that’s a normal reaction.

If Aya-chan and Nina-chan suddenly told me that their house had been destroyed by monsters, I wouldn’t have said, "What?” I've actually had my house destroyed, so "Are you okay?” will come out. But I don't think I'd be worried if it hadn't been destroyed.

So I took Nina-chan to the front door and unlocked it.

“I'm home."

“Welcome home!"

As I said that, Hina-chan came running from the back of the room with a thud.

She came running and froze when she saw Nina-chan behind me.

“Hina-chan. This is your brother's friend, Nina-chan.”

"Nice to meet you! I'm Nina.”

Hina-chan was still frozen with her mouth open when she saw Nina-chan.

When I was wondering what happened, HIna-chan spun around and returned to the room.

“Papa! Niicha brought a doll!”

“A doll?"

My father's voice came from the back of the room.

I looked at my shoes in the hallway and saw that my mother's shoes were missing, so I assumed that she had gone shopping.

As I was thinking this, only my father came from the back of the room. Where is Hina?

I don't know whether it was because he knew I had brought a friend or a girl, but he froze, so I introduced Nina-chan to him.

"Papa, this is Nina-chan.”

“Nice to meet you, I'm Nina.”

She introduced herself for the second time today.

I guessed that my father had understood from her name, because he showed me a soft expression that didn't match his face.

“Oh, so you're the one. I've heard a lot about you from Itsuki. Take your time."

“Oh, I'm sorry to bother you.”

So I took Nina-chan to my room and led her to the room where I am sleeping with Hina-chan, although I don't know if I should call it that. As expected, the apartment we’re living in doesn’t have a room for each person.

"Is this your room? It's not as empty as I thought it would be.”

“Well, most of it is Hina's stuff.”

The room I showed her is filled with Hina's toys and dolls and stuff.

The case for temporarily storing the treasure of Raikou-douji is placed on the study desk.

It's not that I don't want things, it's just that what I want doesn't match what a six-year-old wants.

"Is your dad usually home a lot?"

“No, he's not. He's off work today.”

“I see. He's like my mom.”

“Because they’re exorcists.”

When I said that, Nina laughed and said, "That's right”.

Then she asked me in a hushed voice.

“So do you do that here? Practice for magic recollection.”

"Yes. No?”

“B-but I don’t mind! Umm… I'm a little nervous because it's the first time I've been in a boy's room.”

I felt a kind of intimacy with Nina-chan, who said that she felt a little uncomfortable.

I see. I was nervous to invite Nina to my house, but I guess she was nervous too.

So I said something to her to ease her nerves.

"Don't worry. It’s my room with Hina-chan."

“What's okay...?"

She calmly told me.

If you think about, It didn't make much sense. I regretted it.

"Oh, well, that's okay. Then let's get started.”

As we were about to start practicing magic, the door was opened as if to interrupt us.

I turned around to see Hina-chan there.

“What's wrong?”

“Hina's playing here, too.”

“Hina too?”

Hm?

......hmm?

Well, that's fine then.

I turned to Nina-chan and said.

"Let’s start, Nina-chan.”

“I know I'm only halfway through the exercise, but I'll do my best to teach you as much as I can.”

Nina replied with a calmer look than before.

But for some reason, Hina-chan came all the way between us and head-butted me in the chest.

“What’s wrong, Hina-chan?”

“Nothing.”

Hina-chan pulls my clothes off as she answers.

“What's wrong?”

"Nothing."

Really? Is it nothing?

It's really nothing, isn't it?

“Okay. Then, Nina-chan. Don't worry about it. Let's get started.

"Oh, you sure?"

“Yes, it's good.”

When I said that, Hina pulled my clothes tighter.

You said it was nothing!

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