She resembled a doll that had been haphazardly put together. Even her hair was a mixture of blood-red and silver-white. It was a complete mess.
Seiji looked at the girl for a while.
"Will she attack me if I wake her up?"
"I don't think so. Even if she tries anything, you should be able to easily block it. "
"Because she's a 'child'?"
"That's right," Yomi said. "I suggest that you bring her down from above. Otherwise, it won't be easy to talk to her like this."
Seiji nodded and then cast [Evolved Telekinesis] on her.
A giant golden hand appeared and grabbed the little girl. It tore through the silver strings and pulled her down.
Many puppet parts and human body parts fell to the ground and scattered everywhere.
Seiji controlled the giant hand to take the little girl to a relatively empty spot and gently put her down.
"Wake up, Shinobu Miaki." He crouched down next to her and looked at her small face that was half puppet and half human as he called out to her.
The little girl didn't react.
"Wake up!" Seiji increased the volume of his voice.
There was still no reaction.
"Why don't you give her some Mana?" the female spirit suggested once again.
Seiji placed his hand on the little girl's chest and gave her Mana.
…
Icy cold, bloody, and dark …
She had just been born. She didn't even have a clear understanding of these concepts yet, but she already felt them.
"Answer me. Who are you?"
These were the first words that she had ever heard in this world.
"Do you know what you are?"
That was the second sentence that she heard.
After that, she was in a daze … She felt like she knew some things and did some things, but her consciousness wasn't clear at all.
'Who am I?
What am I? '
There were only two clear sentences and two questions that she felt like she should answer. However, she was unable to answer them.
'If I can't answer them … will I always be like this? '
She thought and did her best to think. However, not only was she unable to find an answer, she was gradually losing her ability to think. It was as if she was being devoured by something.
'Don't be like this … I don't want to … die … '
Death.
She didn't have a clear understanding of this concept yet, but she could already feel it.
'If I die, I won't be able to think about it anymore. I won't be myself anymore. '
And, she didn't even know what she was yet.
'No … '
She shouted and resisted. However, that thing that was gradually devouring her didn't stop at all.. com
Despair.
This feeling that she also didn't have a clear understanding of was enveloping her …
At this time, a different feeling suddenly appeared.
Warmth, gentleness, light …
Her consciousness cleared a little.
She wasn't swallowed up. Instead, she was given something that allowed her to maintain her existence.
I want this.
Realizing that this was something to her advantage, she instinctively craved more.
It was as if it knew what she was thinking and gave her something. It continued to give her …
…
The little girl slowly opened her eyes.
"He's awake." Seiji stopped injecting his spirit energy and retracted his hand.
The little girl looked at him.
He looked into his eyes and saw that the other party's eyes were filled with confusion … ignorance.
"Shinobu Miaki, can you understand me?"
The girl looked at him.
"Shinobu … Mieming?"
"That's right, that's your name."
"My … name," the girl spoke in a soft voice. "I am … Shinobu Miaki."
"Yes, you are a human puppet created by Akira Mitarai. He gave you this name."
"Akira Mitarai … human puppet …"
Seeing how confused she was, Seiji realized that she really was a "child"!
"Who … are you?" The girl … Shinobu Miaki asked him.
"I am Haruta Seiji, Akira Mitarai's enemy."
"Haruta … Seiji?"
"No, Seiji, Haruta Seiji."
"Haruta … Seiji …" She looked directly at his face. "Did you … give me … this?"
"I just gave you some Mana."
"Mana … very good …" The little girl's expression slowly changed. Her mouth arced upwards slightly as she smiled faintly. "Thank you."
Her smile wasn't beautiful, but it was incredibly pure.
Seiji widened his eyes in surprise.
Then, he smiled as well.
"No need to be so polite."
…
After chatting with Seiji for a while, Seiji came to a conclusion: he couldn't just leave this child alone!
Shinobu Miaki was as innocent as a blank piece of paper. As long as she was properly taught, she could definitely become a good person … no, a demon.
And right now, she was being affected by the negative aura. Or perhaps it should be said that she was being corroded. She was losing her sense of self.
The moment that she completely lost her sense of self would be the moment that she transformed into an evil demon.
"It would seem that you've already made your decision."
"Yep, I'm going to educate her properly so that she won't become an evil demon with no sense of self."
"Even if you're helping your enemy by doing so?"
"Indeed, helping that guy makes me feel bad. But, compared to letting that child become like this, what's this bit of emotion?" Seiji folded his arms. "Not only am I going to educate her, I'm also going to steal her so that she can properly grow up."
"Heh heh …" Yomi chuckled. "You're actually concerned about a puppet created by your enemy? How interesting."
"You're the one who lured me to this point!"
"You're the one who made the decision ~"
"Oof …" Seiji found it difficult to refute this.
"So what if I care!? Shinobu-chan is a good child. "Seiji decided to admit it.
"You're even calling me by my name."
"I'm just such a man! Do you have any objections? "
"Heh heh …" Yomi chuckled happily.
"It should be possible to steal Shinobu-chan over through a duel, but that'll have to wait until next week. Besides, she's going to participate in the duel as well, and it's highly likely that Akira Mitarai will do something to her … Is there any way to protect her?"
"Not at all. But, it's possible to take this child back right now."
"Right now? Here? "Seiji was astonished." Is that really possible!? "
"Yes, but this will cause her soul to leave her body. She'll receive some damage."
"Damage … how serious will it be?"
"She'll become incredibly weak, and become a weak demon," Yomi explained. "But, if you properly raise her, she'll be able to become stronger. If you steal her body, you'll be able to find a way to take her back. "
Seiji fell silent upon hearing this.
He looked towards Shinobu Miaki. Shinobu was currently silently looking up at the sky as if she wanted to see through it.
Should he leave this child here, or take her away?
Seiji was more inclined to take her away. Although doing so would cause her to receive some damage, he would take responsibility and take good care of her. He would also steal her body and try to take her back.
But, if she stayed here, he didn't know what would happen to her — who knew what Akira Mitarai would do to her!
"Shinobu Miaki … Is it alright if I call you Shinobu-chan?" Seiji asked after some consideration.
The little girl looked towards him and nodded.
"Shinobu-chan, would you like to come with me?" Seiji smiled and asked her.
Shinobu blinked in surprise.
"Come … with you?"
"Yep. I feel like this isn't a good place for you to stay, so I'd like to take you somewhere else."
"Somewhere else … where?"
"My territory." Seiji pointed at himself. "I promise that I'll take good care of you. Do you want to come?"
Shinobu looked directly at his face.
She recalled what he gave her, and compared it to what she felt if she stayed here …
"I want to … come with you."
She made her first choice ever since she was born.
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