Kamijou Touma of a Stand-in Messenger

"Really? Don't be polite to me. You can eat as much as you want, and it doesn't cost much."

Maybe it was because the results of the divination made Mugino too happy, or maybe it was because Index was originally that kind of cute and pleasing girl, so Mugino was rare and kind.

"I'm really full, thank you so much, hey, my name is Index, how about you sister?"

She intends to remember the other party's name, and if given the opportunity, this kindness must be reciprocated.

"Muye, Mugye Shenli, well, don't think about how to repay me, I've already said that these things won't cost much."

Being able to make yourself happy is something that no amount of money can buy.

After speaking, Mugino picked up his satchel and walked into the store to pay the bill.

And at this moment, Index keenly caught a sense of familiarity.

Those two people came again.

Sure enough, they didn't go far, but they didn't appear for the time being because there were others around them, but planned to reappear when they were alone.

If you continue to stay here, you will cause trouble for the other party.

Taking one last look at Mai Ye Shenli's back, the silver-haired girl remembered her appearance, then stood up and trotted away from the spot.

Not long after, the girl in the white nun uniform disappeared into the steel jungle.

"Huh? What about people?"

After paying the bill, Mugino came out and found that the silver-haired nun had disappeared.

For a moment, Mai Ye, who has rich Anbu experience, thought of many possibilities, but finally shook her head, she would rather believe that this was really just a chance encounter.

Just like the hedgehog head said, I am no longer my past self.

Not paying attention to this matter any more, Mugino walked back home as if he was in a good mood.

"what?"

As soon as the door was opened, Mai Ye was stunned by a pair of women's shoes she had never seen before at the entrance, but then she realized it.

The kid is back.

The mood was like a roller coaster again, but Mugino still took a deep breath, put down his satchel, and walked into the living room.

No one, it seems that they are in their own room.

Biting his lower lip, Mugino looked at the time, and it was almost time for dinner. It was rare to come back from school, so let's make her a meal after a long absence.

Putting on the apron, Mai Ye entered the kitchen. Fortunately, there are a lot of ingredients at home, so he can fully display his cooking skills.

Washing, cutting, cooking, and waiting, these processes were repeated several times, and an ordinary but delicious dinner was ready.

I checked the time, it was just right.

Walking to the door of the girl's room, Mugino knocked on the door.

There was no response, and just when Mai Ye was about to open the door directly, the door was opened.

"Is there a problem?"

There was nowhere to put the hand he picked up just now, Mugino stroked the hair next to his ear in embarrassment.

"Dinner is ready, here are your favorite golden shrimp balls."

The tea-haired girl who was half a head shorter than herself was stunned, and there was a trace of softness on her originally expressionless face.

"Oh, just wait for me."

After speaking, he closed the door again, not knowing what she was doing in the room.

Sighing, since the child entered junior high school three months ago, his appearance has changed every day. Both appearance and personality seem to have been reshaped, and even her guardian feels a little strange.

I asked a lot of powerful psychiatrists, and all of them gave the answer of 'adolescence', saying that it is a natural phenomenon of girls' growth, and as a parent, I must learn to accept such changes.

The truth is true, but the daughter I raised suddenly has some gaps with me, how could Mai Ye accept it immediately?

However, apart from having some little secrets of her own, this child has not changed much, and her concern for herself has changed from being shown on her face before to being integrated into her behavior, which makes her feel very relieved.

And she is not completely ignorant of the girl's little secret. Although she doesn't tell herself, she will tell Saten Ruiko, and Saten Ruiko acts as a bridge between them, connecting them. channels of communication.

Although she has grown up, Wu Zero is still a simple child. Apart from not wanting to tell herself, she is not rebellious like other adolescent girls, or has become difficult to control her emotions.

Not long after, Kamijou [-] came out again, closed the door, and locked it in front of Mugino.

"...Is there anything in your room that you don't want me to see?"

Couldn't help asking, Mai Ye was really curious.

"It's nothing, Mai Ye, leave it alone."

If he didn't want to share it with him at all, Mai Ye could only stop paying attention and walked to the restaurant with the girl.

"Recently, is there anything interesting in school?"

Sitting opposite each other, there was a table of sumptuous dishes between them.

"It's nothing."

"Are the students getting along well?"

"Well, that's it."

"I always see you go home alone, although a kid at this age is really annoying sometimes, but..."

"Are you following me again?"

The delicate face made a fake angry expression, Mugino could only laugh while playing with his hair.

"Well, after all, it's the first time you've been away from me for such a long time..."

LV5, code-named Atomic Honkai, may only be so weak in front of this girl.

And maybe some dark-haired teenager.

These two people are really their nemesis.

Thinking of this, Mugino sighed indistinctly.

"Although it may not be good to say so, your situation is more worrying than other children, so I..."

"I'm stuffed."

Some abruptly interrupted Mai Ye's nagging, Wu Ling picked up her tableware, as she said, she had already finished eating.

"..."

Wu Zero's attitude made Mai Ye angry, but she, who had grown up, calmed down quickly.

After that, Wu Zero put on a thin coat and walked to the entrance.

"I noticed it before, you don't wear home clothes but dress up like this, where are you planning to go? It's getting dark outside now."

Following behind the girl, Mugino asked.

"I, go out a little bit, you know, the same as before."

With slightly dodged eyes, Wu Ling didn't seem to intend to continue talking to his guardian.

However, when Wu Zero was about to open the door, Mai Ye, whose bare feet were 1.7 meters taller, was instantly blocked between himself and the door.

She lowered her head, looking down at herself.

"I think we should have a good chat."

"..."

"Don't you think that since you went to middle school, the relationship between you and me has become a little distant? Of course, this may be a natural phenomenon in your growing up, but just because you don't plan to do something doesn't mean that I don't I want to just sit there and die."

Mai Ye couldn't bear it anymore.

"...Is there anything in your room that you don't want me to see?"

Hearing this, Wu Zero, who was dodging his eyes just now, raised his head in an instant and looked straight into Mai Ye's eyes.

"Don't even try to go in, I'll be angry."

Mai Ye, who originally planned to have a peaceful talk with Wu Ling, broke his defense instantly after seeing the faint ray of anger between Wu Ling's eyebrows.

"Are you losing your temper with me?"

Wu Zero's words and tone didn't have any obvious meaning of getting angry, maybe there was, but it was only a little bit, the kind that would hardly be noticed by anyone, but Mai Ye, who has a close relationship with Wu Zero, caught this point .

The child who had worked so hard to raise suddenly talked back to him, maybe this is Mai Ye's current mood.

"You don't want to go anywhere tonight!"

Turning around, Mai Ye locked the door.

"Why? You promised me that you wouldn't restrict where I want to go."

As early as when Wu Zero just entered junior high school, Mai Ye thought that the child would grow up and she should be given some personal space, so he promised to give Wu Zero time for her own activities.

"I've temporarily changed my mind now."

Because of his height, Mugino was still condescending, and Mugino stood at the door with his arms crossed.

"But, I've already made an appointment with someone else."

"Then call to apologize and say that you can't go because you have something to do at home today."

"You taught me that you can't easily miss an appointment in this kind of thing."

"If you find it inconvenient, let me, the guardian, call you."

Acting like a patriarch in a feudal society, Mai Ye said forcefully.

"..."

"Okay, that's it. You go to your own room to make a phone call, and then come to the living room after you calm down a little. I have something to tell you."

After speaking, Mai Ye looked at Wu Zero and found that she had her head down and didn't know what she was thinking.

Leaving the door, Mai Ye planned to sit on the sofa in the living room and wait for Wu Zero to finish talking with her.

However, to her surprise, there was a sound of unlocking the lock directly behind her, and when she turned around, the child Wu Ling was opening the door.

This was unexpected by Mugino. In the past, he was able to calm down the other party by achieving this level of anger, but now, his method seems to be ineffective.

Is it because my prestige has weakened, or is this child really in the rebellious stage?