Volu 5, Chapter 14: What I Wanted to Say, Part 3
“It seems that nowadays, elentary schoolers also have stuff like this.”
“……society nowadays is dangerous?”
I was struck with an idea, and tried to do sothing I hadn’t with the battery-powered cellphone inside of my pocket.
Even if the battery was running out, it would still startup for a few seconds. I tried to touch the screen while it was in my pocket, and if I was lucky it would redial soone.
However, my unnatural movents were discovered, and my mobile phone was taken.
“Fumu…… The battery seems to be out. Oi.”
One of the black-suited n handed my cellphone to that man I t in the shopping district.
“After charging it and checking the contents, leave it at the riverside there. It’s likely that they’ll track the GPS function. Also, watch out for fingerprints.”
“Understood.”
“You, what are you doing……?”
As I asked him with a sowhat unpleasant premonition, he had a thin smile on his face and bowed as if he was facing a noble.
“Please, call Kyoji. Oh yeah, you were carrying that phone. But it’s so common for children to go missing in the river”
So said Kyoji as he cut himself off in the middle of his explanation.
Was it because it was troubleso? Did he think that children wouldn’t understand? Maybe it was both.
But surely it was sothing like this.
If they mistook that I had drowned in the river, the police would take their ti to search it. But since I wasn’t going to be in the river, the investigation would be derailed.
And finally, he was going to make a “drowned body”.
…… again.
From the depths of my heart, “sothing” like a fragnt of a mory erged. It gradually connected the dots little by little and filled with color.
There was sothing like this before……? I was kidnapped…… what did I do? I rember little boys and girls…… eh?
As it was, I was taken onto their car and taken sowhere.
By the feel of it, it was about an hour. I thought that we were going quite fast because we got on a highway along the way, but we got off and on several tis, and ended up in a narrow street as if we were waiting for soone.
As I glimpsed behind , the fake taxi driver who was sitting in the rear passenger’s seat stared at with eyes filled with hatred, and I waved at him lightly while smiling.
“You’re rather composed.”
Kyoji looked at with eyes of amazent.
“Is it uncute?”
“You’re definitely composed……”
While that was happening, we entered a region with many trees, and reached a building.
“……A school?”
“Yes, that’s right. It was a school that went out of business five years ago due to the decrease in enrolnt. They had thought that the counterasures against the declining birthrate would be effective and the number of children would increase, but the results are as you see.”
“Even though counterasures and subsidies are alright… with no hope for the future, the number of children won’t increase, you know?”
“…… are you really an elentary schooler?”
I was taken out of the car and was having a conversation while we walked, but Kyoji stopped for a mont and stared at my face.
“Yes, I’m a second-grader in elentary school. In other words, I have nothing to do at all with that shopping district.”
It was aningless to keep it hidden now that we were here. I didn’t an to capitalize on it anyway.
“As expected, you are smart, Yuzu-san”
Kyoji called my na despite not having introduced myself.
“When did you notice that we were aiming for the shopping district?”
“That aside…… I also thought that it would be good to show my hand. But…… are you ok with ?”
“At first I thought that you were the child from that shop…… but it was good either way. Because Yuzu-san is famous in the shopping district.”
“……Life sure is full of parts where things don’t go one’s way.”
“Truly, you are unlike any child. If you were an adult, I might well fall in love with you. It is a pity that I will not see you again.”
“Yeah…… it is.”
Really…… why am I not afraid?
I knew that it might be possible that I wouldn’t be able to see my family any more, but in one corner of my head, I got this sense that it wasn’t entirely certain that if I was killed, my life would disappear. …… or so I thought of myself.
Whatever kind of elentary school student I am.
“I’m going to the principal’s office on the second floor of the office building.”
“It is because there’s a reception area?”
“That’s right. The leader wanted to know the progress, so we ca to this place. Will you make trouble if we et?”
“It can’t be helped…… I wonder if you’re having trouble with your subordinates?”
“Really, I’m just a worrier.”
There wasn’t any electricity except for so ergency lamps in the corner of the hallway where we passed by. When I entered the principal’s office, there was an older man that looked very much like Kyoji, and next to him was a powerful-looking grandpa in a kimono.
There were several other black-clothed guys in this room. By the ti I’d gotten into the principal’s office and the school building, I’d seen dozens of these black-suited, ill-bred n.
“Kidou, is this child related to the shopping district?”
“Yes. She is related to one of the people living in the shopping district. Because her face is well known, it should be enough to fuel the anxiety.”
“Might you be Kouki-kun’s grandfather?”
As I said my thoughts, the grandfather’s eyes suddenly widened, and he looked straight at my face.
“……that uniform, is it Takamine’s? I see, did you hear about from Kouki? Loose-lipped fellow. It would have been good if he had just married who I chose for him. It’s horrible to think of that child as my grandson.”
“…………”
Seriously…… talking about doing whatever you like.
“I am looking for soone to carry on my post. Let’s carry on with the plan after I return to the world of politics.”
“Understood. Make sure you get a good partner that will bear decent grandchildren.”
“Is Sir going to make one himself?”
Said Kyoji from the side, interrupting the conversation between the grandfather and Kidou.
“Hey, Kyoji!”
“Hmm…… Myself? That is also agreeable, but it would be a scandal if I had a child at this age. Even if I raised him as a grandchild, a girl from a well-educated and well-grood family would not accept being relegated to just having such a child. Besides, I do not have the ti to wait until he becos an adult.”
“Several years from now…… Thinking about it, it should be soone of a good family, and with intelligence. Hey… here, is soone who has seen through the plan that Sir is behind the entirety of everything……”
“……Hohooh.”
Suddenly, everyone’s eyes were staring at .
“She’ll be able to have children in about 5~6 years. She’s pretty and has a good head. Furthermore, she’s a missing person too.”
“Hmm.”
I could feel their “malice” bubbling up like hot coal tar……
From within , sothing brushed aside my warm everyday life, and a dark lump slowly appeared, smiling faintly.
A person who doesn’t think of others as people, a rotten heart. Aah…… why……
It just looks so delicious……
“……”
Kyoji felt sothing, and then started back when he looked at .
With his eyes following quietly, perched on top of the large tree outside of the window of the principal’s office, was that [Black Cat].
…… I see. [He], wanted to tell this……
I…… am a [Demon].
“……aHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”
Author’s Notes:
It’s a serious developnt.
Next ti, on Demon Noble II, 1-15, [A Demonic Christmas.]
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