The Impure Irene
Gently placing her hand on her belly and stroking it, Ho'olheyak felt that it wouldn't matter if she was really pregnant. In fact, it wasn't that she hadn't met people she liked since she met Mizuki, although it had been many years.
But she never spoke of it, nor dared to talk about matters of the heart. She worried that her son or daughter would follow in her footsteps, and she didn't want her children to suffer that kind of inhuman torment again.
She was subjected to transformation from birth, implanted with a bunch of memories and responsibilities that weren't her own, her lifespan was shortened for no reason, and she didn't even have a normal life. She had already experienced what that was like.
Ho'olheyak knew very well that although her family was nothing compared to the Melnade Foundation, they were not someone she could deal with on her own. Once they found out that she had found a partner, they would definitely try every means to urge her to have a child, and then let her child take on the mission of restoring the Feathered Serpent Clan to its former glory.
"I'd like to see if you dare to come again..."
A fierce glint flashed in her eyes. It is said that a mother's love makes her strong. If the family really wants to harm her child, she will tell Mizuki not to hold back. She knows very well that Mizuki is not as naturally kind as he appears. He is a good person, but not a benevolent one. He is equally ruthless and decisive.
"But why is it so noisy next door? Did those people start again so early in the morning?"
Slightly puzzled, Ho'olheyak scratched her head, but she didn't bother to care anymore. Anyway, she needed to recuperate and couldn't join the battle.
On the other side, Irene, who had just run away from Mizuki's room, sat in front of her dressing table, trying to calm herself down. She patted her face a little and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Seriously, if only I hadn't kissed her so forcefully yesterday. That was her first kiss; it's not so easy to just pretend nothing happened.
And just now, she had accidentally bumped into Mizuki's chest, especially after hearing what he said. After hesitating for a while, Irene took off her clothes, looked at herself in the mirror, and then tried them on. They weren't exactly small, just not big enough.
Compared to Skadi and Miss Doctor, she really wasn't up to par. Irene thought that being that big must really hinder her movement; she really didn't know how they and those Sea Siren adapted.
"Sigh... I wish it were a bit bigger, at least not worse than that woman's."
Irene was referring to Hai Mo, of course. Although she was rather arrogant, she was more competitive and unwilling to admit defeat. She was resentful of being outdone by Hai Mo yesterday.
The Sea Siren promised to talk to Mizuki and ask for her help so she could develop again; I wonder if that's settled yet.
With a loud bang, the door to Irene's room was violently pushed open and then slammed shut. She was startled and turned her head to look at the boy Mizuki, whose face was covered in lipstick marks.
He seemed panicked and a little anxious. His clothes were disheveled, and he probably tripped and fell several times as he ran over. He didn't care about anything else and locked the door to Irene's room. He turned to look at Irene as well, as if he had seen a savior.
"Sister Irene! Can I hide here with you for a bit?"
Before Irene could even pick up her weapon, Mizuki dashed to her bedside like a gust of wind. After glancing around and finding no gaps to hide under the bed, she slipped into Irene's wardrobe without a second thought.
Everything happened so suddenly that Irene didn't even have time to process what had happened. She was a little confused. She thought Mizuki wanted to unleash his beastly desires and do that to her, but it seemed more like he was trying to avoid disaster. Wait a minute, what could possibly scare him? Irene had heard that his strength hadn't changed.
"How could that be... Were you too shy to lock the door just now?"
Irene thought to herself, picking up her clothes to put them back on... put them on... put them on!?
The slow-witted Little Bird suddenly realized something: she had not only taken off that cumbersome dress, but also the undergarment she was wearing.
"!!!!"
Irene was about to cry out instinctively, her face turning as red as a ripe apple, but the sudden knocking on the door made her stop abruptly. She was really feeling awful.
"Irene, can you open the door?"
"Not here!"
Irene replied instinctively, only then realizing that it seemed to be Doctor at the door.
"Don't worry, I didn't bring Laurentina. I came to see Mizuki."
Now Irene knew why Mizuki was so scared; it was because of this. It seems that shrinking can have some psychological impact.
However, thinking about how she had just been seen naked, Irene still didn't know what to say.
"I... I'm changing my clothes."
Irene's words only made things worse. The person outside the door panicked. The door lock couldn't withstand the Abyssal Hunters's gentle grip and shattered. Skadi burst in, not wanting her little brother's boyish charm to be taken over by someone else on his first try.
But there was indeed only Irene in the room, and no one could be hiding under the bed, so it must be... the wardrobe?
Seeing Laurentina staring at her from behind the Doctor with eyes like a wolf eyeing a sheep, Irene almost burst into tears. What was this all about? Couldn't she at least wait until she got dressed?
"Sorry to disturb your changing."
Skadi was in the wrong. She had always been impatient when it came to Mizuki. Just now, when she heard Irene say that she subconsciously thought of some bad things while changing clothes, she couldn't help herself.
"No, it's nothing."
She had to hold back. Although Irene was furious, even more so than her earlier embarrassment, she still had to restrain herself. Compared to yesterday's argument, these three people were nothing.
"Is Mizuki hiding inside the closet?"
"Ah, no, no."
Irene was about to nod in agreement instinctively, but when she felt something wrap around her thigh and tug gently, she quickly shook her head.
"Yeah?"
Specter's smile had a unique quality that made you want to clench your legs together. Irene clenched her fists and then relaxed them. Finally, wearing only her underwear, she walked to the wardrobe, opened the door, and looked at Mizuki, who was curled up in a ball.
He didn't look at Irene, which relieved Irene somewhat, but then she realized that he had already seen quite a bit, and she felt both embarrassed and angry.
"So you scared Mizuki away?"
Irene pretended nothing had happened and calmly selected clothes.
"I just wanted to tease him, but I didn't expect it to scare him, hehe."
"Just teasing him..."
Looking at the bite marks on Mizuki's neck, Irene seemed to guess what these guys were up to. They all deserved to be arrested and imprisoned!
"Since Mizuki isn't here, we'll be leaving now. Sorry, I'll have Mizuki help fix the door later."
Since it was indeed the other way around, the Doctor felt embarrassed to stay any longer and, together with Specter, dragged Skadi out of the room.
After stepping outside, Specter and Doctor exchanged a glance, a tacit understanding flashing in their eyes, and their smiles were exceptionally sly.
"Aren't we being a little too cruel?"
"They're all going to end up doing it sooner or later anyway, it's all the same."
Skadi scratched her head in exasperation, completely unable to understand what the two were saying. She really wanted to find Mizuki, especially since she had personally witnessed Mizuki running into Irene's room. How could no one be there? Had she slipped away through the window?
Only Doctor. and Specter knew what was going on. They smiled knowingly and dragged Skadi away. They still had to go find Ho'olheyak. It was most important for the sisters to get along. Ho'olheyak and Specter would definitely have a lot to talk about.
Miss Doctor glanced back at Irene's room. Actually, she had originally planned to send Mizuki to Hai Mo's room. After all, although Hai Mo's feelings for Mizuki weren't that deep, she would definitely be happy to join their alliance.
Doctor. even came up with a name for the league: the SpongeBob Club, dedicated to catching jellyfish and squeezing Jellyfish-chan!
"Phew... Irene, Sister Elena, otherwise I would have been taken back."
After his body shrank, even his mindset changed. Mizuki quickly accepted his change in identity, patted his chest slightly, and thought that it was inconvenient to be small. He had no intimidating power at all. Even Texas couldn't help but want to press down on him. Most of the lip prints on his body were made by Specter and Texas.
"You... I... what kind of situation is this?"
After the tension in her heart subsided, the grievances that had been suppressed for so long finally overcame her strength, and Irene couldn't help but cry. How could such a nice young girl end up with this group of abnormal people?
I just lost my first kiss yesterday, and today someone saw me naked, and it was the same person all of them. What a twisted fate!
"Ah! Don't cry, don't cry!"
Upon seeing Irene crying, Mizuki quickly reached out and rubbed her head to comfort her, while simultaneously wondering why Irene was crying. She had only borrowed Elene's wardrobe to hide in; oh, it must be because Skadi had torn down her door!
"Don't cry, Sister Irene. It's just a door, I'll fix it for you! I can fix that too!"
"... It's not a door."
Mizuki's words completely stumped Irene, who almost forgot to cry. She wondered how Mizuki had come to this conclusion. Was she deliberately changing the subject? It didn't seem like it.
"Couldn't you have knocked on the door? You've seen everything."
Irene sobbed, but not too loudly, after all, she still had her pride. If others knew, they would definitely misunderstand. Even if she was a judge, she was still a girl in her twenties who had never been in a relationship and had encountered something like this before, so her reaction was not surprising.
"Ah, this..."
Mizuki finally realized what was going on. Oh, so that's why. But then again, Mizuki's values are somewhat different from others'.
"Actually, I wasn't paying much attention. I was in such a hurry to hide that I couldn't see anything at all. I'm sorry, Sister Irene."
Mizuki's apology was sincere, but perhaps feeling that an apology alone wasn't enough, she thought about it and decided to lean in a little closer.
"Why don't you hit me again? I definitely won't escalate this to the diplomatic level."
"Real?"
"Um!"
Looking into Mizuki's sincere eyes and expression, Irene clenched her fists, then realized she couldn't bring herself to do it. If it were the usual Mizuki, she would have slapped her or even pulled out a gun, but the problem was that Mizuki in front of her was still thirteen years old, too young.
"... Change back to normal and let me hit you once."
"That won't work. It'll take at least another three hours, otherwise I wouldn't be being chased by the Doctor and the others."
Mizuki fiddled with his fingers, looking pitiful. His appearance was indeed very attractive to women older than him, and Irene suddenly felt that he had a tough time.
"Then... we'll talk about it later. For now, we'll owe you, and pretend this never happened!"
"What is it?"
"It was you... you who saw me!"
"But Sister Irene, you're not dressed properly either."
With her innocent, big eyes blinking, Mizuki successfully broke Irene's defenses again. Eline looked down at her, then covered her head in despair.
"Well, at least it's better than before."
"Actually, you don't need to worry, Irene. I've seen plenty of Skadi and Doctor girls around the same age, they wouldn't be interested in someone like you!"
"..."
Irene suddenly felt an urge to beat Mizuki up. It would have been better if she hadn't said anything at all; had this child always been this honest since she was little?!
So you mean you think I'm too young?
"Um... not small, not small."
Thinking of Exusiai from the past and Rosemary from the present, Mizuki quickly shook his head. Irene seemed increasingly unhappy, even though he had been trying to clarify the relationship.
"I heard from the Sea Siren that you can help, you mean... help me grow bigger, okay?"
"Are you... sure you want to try?"
Chapter 177 The Impure Irene
"It's finally back to normal..."
Feeling that the clothes finally fit her again, and after briefly testing her height and finding no problem, Mizuki breathed a sigh of relief.
If he can't change back, he can basically imagine what will happen to him; he won't be able to sleep well at night anymore.
They even had the nerve to bring up Rosemary to tease this Doctor? Seriously, birds of a feather flock together.
"Yeah, that thing is gone too."
He touched his head, then looked in Irene mirror again, but couldn't see the Black Crown. If that thing couldn't disappear, it would be inconvenient to go out; it would definitely attract attention.
Why did you become like that?
Irene picked up a hair tie and tied her long hair into a high ponytail, still blushing as she thought about what had just happened.
"Can I not say?"
Mizuki didn't intend to pretend he knew nothing; he just didn't want to answer the question directly. Everyone could see he had something on his mind, and it was impossible to hide it from Doctor. and Exusiai.
Since Mizuki isn't saying, it means it's inconvenient or impossible for her to tell them, so there's no need to press her further.
"If it's inconvenient, then forget it."
"Thank you. How are you feeling?"
Irene instinctively covered her chest, her face flushed with embarrassment, but after a while she stammered out a sentence.
"Hmm, it feels a bit hot..."
"After all, this is the first time I've done something like this. I've only ever done treatments before. Fortunately, there were no aftereffects this time, probably because I didn't infuse much life force into it."
Mizuki habitually pressed his index finger to his lips. He had been worried that his actions might cause Irene to lose control like Lemuen and the others, but surprisingly nothing happened. However, Irene blushed so much that she almost slapped Mizuki a few more times.
To be honest, Mizuki himself felt embarrassed. In the past, the most intimate place he had ever touched while treating someone was the waist. He would never do anything too inappropriate. But today... never mind.
Irene was just as dazed as Mizuki. She hadn't yet realized what had just happened, but her memory was clear: she had indeed lost her temper again and had let Mizuki touch her.
(Suddenly I really want to find a block of tofu and smash my head against it!) ×2
Mizuki and Irene reached a consensus at this moment. Just now, it was because Irene was angry, and the young Mizuki was too obedient. They could only be thankful that he was obedient enough, otherwise the author might have had to write an extra chapter.
"Don't tell anyone about this."
"... good."