306 Celebrating the 10,000 mark, Cinderella suddenly appeared!? (Middle) (1/2)

When we arrived at the party room, the first thing we did was to pour the cocoa into the hot milk.

Mix the hot milk with the cocoa, and then hold out a mug to the girls who are looking around restlessly.

The sweet scent of cocoa will make them smile and drink it.

Meanwhile, we take off our equipment and change into civilian clothes.

When they are finished, I start talking to them.

”Well, I think your mother will be here in a little while.

The story's opening is me, of course.

Bending my knees, I meet their gaze.

Sitting side-by-side on the sofa, I can't help but feel a little more in my element, but it still feels strange, as if Suela and the others have grown older.

”Well, Helena, how old are you this year?

Have you forgotten that your father turned six years old on the seventh of last month?

”Me too - I turned six the day before yesterday!

”I'm only five years old.

”I'm only five years old.

”Oh, yeah, yeah, that's right.

I asked Helena, who seemed to be the oldest, her age, and I found out the ages of all of them in a chain reaction.

I started with the easiest part of the question, but she was about five or six years old, so I thought she might be a bit younger. I tried to remember my old tone of voice, but I couldn't remember, so I looked at my mother and convinced myself that she was taller than I was.

The more you kneel down and make eye contact, the more you look at each other, the stronger you feel that the child is your own, somehow.

I wonder if Helena has her hair color from Jiro.

You're right. Maria's eyes are senior?　I feel a little sleepy.

”I think Kasumi-chan's nose looks like its leader, that it does.

”Really?　I think Claire's nose looks more like yours,

Hmmm, do people still look more like their mothers?

I'm not worried about my feelings of seriousness, as I'm judging the children's characteristics at a leisurely pace.

Normally, I would switch my mind with a cigarette or a sigh, but I can't do that in front of the kids.

It's fortunate that the smile is different from an affectionate smile, but it's difficult to know what more to ask, information that any parent should know.

Then, do you know how old your father is?

And even though I knew he was about to be born, I was quite embarrassed to refer to myself kindly as a father.

But I didn't think it was right to use the first person like me or me with a child.

So I decided to use the first person, ”father.

Pfft!

I had expected it, but I caught a couple of guys.

OK, I'll close up Kaido and Minami, who were behind me.

Hey!

I put my right hand behind my back and lowered my thumb from top to bottom so that Helena and the others wouldn't see it, and then I heard a scream behind me.

Kaido and Minami's reaction is so sudden that Helena and her friends question it, but they understand when I tell them it's nothing.

They are thinking hard to answer my questions.

If I can see my future age here, I can figure out how many years they've been here.

That should help me return them to you.

And I start to gather information.

”Yeah, and she's what, about 40 years old?

No, I was much younger!

”Uh, my father at the age of five

”Fifty years old!

Yeah, I don't know.

How could you possibly know the exact age of your parents at this age?

Helena tilts her head back, desperately trying to remember.

Her gesture is similar to Suela's.

Maria dismisses Helena's answer, but I wonder if she gets the memorabilia for her pacing.

You're going to be able to find out the best way to make use of your own personal computer.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

It's heartbreaking to see these girls so despondent that they say they don't understand the consequences of their actions.

So I patted their heads one by one, and just by doing so, their smiles overflowed.

Jiro-san is surprisingly fond of children.

From what I've seen, I'd say that's true.

No, that's not a glimpse of a pedophile, is it?

I don't think I can handle additional sanctions, either.

”I'm not going to pick up your bones, for Christ's sake.

”Za!”?

Kaido, you know what you're doing.

Minami, I was going to make the next training session a hard one, but I think we can take it up a notch.

I've got a chill!　Fear!　Why not?

Feeling something creepy, Minami is hugging her arms and looking around her in a panic.

I buy the ability to be alert to detect such a disturbing thing, but it's too late.

The instructors are discussing the introduction of homemade training menu with a grin in their minds.

Nan-chan never learns.

Well, that's how they tease my father every time he comes to visit us and set up a training menu.

Kasumi and Claire laughed happily at Minami's reaction, calling it a familiar scene.

I can't do it anymore, calling you by your nickname, Minami.

But~ I was asked to call you Minami-chan too~ only Helena~ we call you Minami-chan by your surname~

”Uh, but

Such sisters (?) Helena complains about the exchange of ”I don't know,” but it seems to be a bad flag.

”You're going to let your kids call you by your nickname in the future?

”It's pretty bad, considering my age.

”We can't be responsible for the future, that we can't!　False accusations, that is!

And Helena wasn't the only one who became distantly unflattered.

Kitamiya and Kaido, as well as Katsu and Amelia, who didn't say what they were doing, looked at the kids and accused Minami of being innocent.

Well, it's not hard to understand both opinions.

The other is the future, at least five years later, Kitamiya and the others are dismayed by Minami's behavior, which she makes the kids call her by her nickname.

You can barely get by with a chan name in your early twenties, but after that, it's all about looks.

And from the current Minami's point of view, it's an attempt and a reputational damage.

I can understand why you want to scream and deny it like that.

The girls seem to be enjoying watching such a familiar exchange.

Now, it's good that the atmosphere is starting to get pleasant.

The girls from the future, Helena, a dark elf girl like Suela, Maria, a vampire girl like Memoria, Kasumi, a fallen angel like Himik, and Claire, a demon like Ms. Evia.

All of those children are my children.

I was confused at first, but now I'm not in that much trouble.

The nervousness I had been feeling is not so much now, but more a part of me is genuinely worried.

The only time I've seen that interaction is with a certain cat-shaped robot in a story, such as time travel.

If you think about it in reality, the act of traveling through time is not so easy that it can be solved with the word ”difficult”.

Then it's natural to feel uneasy about whether or not you'll be able to bring them home.

With my anxiety at my side, the girls happily watch Minami and the others making noise.

The sound of chimes echoing in such a space.

Oh, it's this magician!

”Oh, this magic power is definitely my mother!

”Hmmm... I don't know, I don't know, but if there are two of them, I wonder if their mother is there too?

I think you are.

At the sound of the chime, the children jumped up from the couch and ran to the front door.

Oh, hey!

Suela and her friends are on high alert for various reasons. You should not let these girls charge in front of you, so you get up and go to the front door, but you are unable to catch up with the surprisingly quick movements of the children.

Oh, it's Ka-San!

”Mother, I've been waiting for you!

””.........”

The front door was opened by Kasumi and Claire, who were leading the way, and we saw the two jumping at Evia and Himik.

And while Himik is still recognizable, it's the first time I've ever seen Evia's horrified expression.

You're going to be able to have a great time with this one, as well as the physical ability of the two of them, as well as the fact that they couldn't possibly catch a child, so they simply held her in their arms and didn't shift their gaze from the child.

It's more accurate to say that there is no sternness in his eyes, but rather confusion.

What is the situation?

Ask for an explanation.

And so it is with Suela and Memoria.

Helena is hugging Suela's growing belly, fearfully touching her belly, and Maria is hugging Memoria, pressing her face to hers like a cat.

Maria is hugging Memoria like a cat, pressing her face against hers.

The two do not show their disgust at the scene, but rather they are confused and accept it with open arms.

......... I want to hear it.

I'm the only one who wants to hear it from them.

Scratching my head, I lead them inside, and the party room, which holds nearly three times as many people as usual, feels a bit cramped, even though it's large.

But that's not the case.

With the girls smiling and hugging their mothers, you can finally proceed with the conversation.

You're going to be able to find out the best way to get the most out of your own personal life.

”Mmm, do you want to hear it first, Lord?

But surely it would be easier to get that out of the way first?

Gathering up tables and couches, they set up a place where they can all discuss the topic at first, and then Himik and Evia speak with conviction.

”Definitely. . this girl is my daughter.

”Me too. I'm sure of it, Lord.

”And I'm sure those two guys wouldn't be wrong either.

These two men are the devil and the angel.

And demons and angels can sense and appraise souls.

That's probably why they were so surprised on their doorstep.

That's why I checked the prerequisites first.

This is not a man-made ploy that happened in the present day as we had originally thought, but something else that caught the children of the future up in it.

?

”？？？？

Kids who can't understand why you would ask such a question naturally have a question mark in their heads.

I'm sorry for the kids, but let them swallow it for now.

And once we determine that they are the four biological children, we have a move to make.

You know, this is really hard to say.

Get up and get on your knees for the children at each mother's side.

And children are sensitive to the air around them.

They are quite sensitive to the signs of something strange, dangerous, and disturbing.

These children are no exception, and they are beginning to notice, though they may not understand, that something strange is going on.

Squeeze your mother's clothes and wait for me to say something.

”I think you guys are from the future.

And I'll be the first to tell them loud and clear: ”Mirai~?

”Mirai~?

What do you mean?　You know what I mean, Helena?

”......... future means tomorrow, so, let's see.

”Does that mean we're here tomorrow?

Children discuss with each other from behind their mothers' backs, but they don't seem to understand much.

It would be difficult to ask a child of five years old to understand and explain the principle of time.

It's a little difficult, you see. Your father is, well, your father, but he's not your father yet.

And also difficult to chew and explain.

The children are even more confused by my explanation.

It's almost as if the word ”daddy” is going to cause a gestalt collapse.

How am I going to explain it?

It is necessary to explain to them if we can't continue with the current situation.

But just because you explain it doesn't mean they will understand.

This kind of explanation would cause even more confusion.

”Huh, what are you doing. Don't scare the kids.

When I'm at a loss to explain, Evvia quickly picked up Claire in her arms and smiled softly at the girl who was anxiously holding back her tears, and said to her, ”Don't think about it.

It's not a difficult thing to think about. If you don't know, then just don't know. You're my daughter and this place is like a dream. Sleep and wake up and tomorrow will come. Now just think about enjoying this place.

”Yes, yes, okay mother!

I felt maternal in her gestures.

I felt a burning sensation in my cheeks at the startling gesture.

”Yes, you know. There's nothing wrong with these kids. You're definitely my child, it just came a little early.

”There is no doubt. A child from the future has come to visit you. If you think about it, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

”Mm! I guess the bottom line is that you just need to spend more time with your daughter now!

Evvia's words seemed to relax Suela and the others, and they began to gently stroke the children's heads.

So, we can't continue like this. Now, my daughter.

”Yes!

”Introduce yourself properly, okay?

”Yes!　I'll take care of it!

With such an air flow, Evvia easily pulls out the information that I have been waiting for, and she easily pulls out the information I have been waiting for.

To meet her mother's expectations, I fluttered my red hair like Evia's, grabbed the hem of the clothes I was wearing and bowed gracefully, albeit awkwardly.

My name is Claire T. Nodis!　Father Jiro and Mother Evvia's Daughter!

Then he looked up and proudly introduced himself.

You'll be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

However, after that, it seems to be a point of demerit for me to check with Evia to see if she was being childlike, and if not for the end, she would have been decapitated and decapitated.

It's time for you to introduce yourself.

”Yes ma'am,

And the next to introduce herself was Helena.

Gently pushed back by Suela, she stepped forward, and after a graceful bow, she too bowed.

I am Helena T. Hendelberg. I am the daughter of your father Jiro and your mother Suela. It will be my pleasure to serve you henceforth.

Helena smiled as she was greeted with applause, even though she was a bit nervous about coming forward, she smiled as she was greeted with applause, and then she tech-walked back to Suela and complimented her on a job well done.

Then you're next.

”Hmmm, okay mom.

The third self-introduction was a little sleepy-eyed but with a firm step and only Maria .

My name is Maria T. Tris. My hobby is napping. It's nice to meet you~

I thought her introduction was typical of her, even though we've only met for a few hours.

I think that's what the girl called Maria is all about.

I'm sure you'll be ready for the evening.

Then finished introducing himself by adding that he had forgotten.

A little laughing applause followed, and finally he introduced himself by saying, ”Here you go.

”Here you go.

”Yes!

Kasumi, a word that suits her well, raised her right hand and began to introduce herself.

My name is Kasumi Tanaka!　Looks like a fallen angel, though!　I love this name!

It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

”By the way, Minami, would you like to introduce yourself?

”What's the penalty, that?

When I talk to her, she refuses to say ”no thank you” as if to say ”no thank you”.

Laughter erupts in the room, and after the introductions are complete, it's time to discuss future plans.

”Hey, Ka-san, I'm hungry.

”Mm, I see. Is it noon already? Hang on a second, I'll make you something.

”Yeah!　Oh, I want a Neapolitan!

”Hmm, if you're going to make it for a few people, that's more like it, okay, I'll have a Neapolitan today.

I'll help you, too.

But a chorus of guffaws and hunger pangs echoes through the room.

Helena and Claire are blushing.

Kasumi honestly complains of hunger and says she just realized she's hungry, holding her stomach and

As I said, Maria.

If you look at the clock it is a little past lunch time.

A child should be hungry.