The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

On that day, the teacher had a faceless face.

Mid-January. I'm relieved to have finished the assignment test at the beginning of the winter holiday with a slightly better score and not to mention this at home, and the faceless teacher.

Such a Saturday at 1pm.For late lunch, I'm a grated daikon radish cake.The teacher boiled the grated daikon radish.In other words, I'm eating without rice cakes.

... I'm supposed to have eaten the rice cake at the teacher's house at the end of the summer, and I know what happened to the teacher more than the rice cake came out again.

Maybe, Doctor, I went home.I think the mochi was held as a souvenir.

I'm not feeling well.

"Hmm? Really? Well, yeah.I'm not fine. I'm not fine, but when you tell me that, I'm finally not fine. "

The teacher said such a thing and put down a pen with something on it.And instead, when you get a big mug, you don't eat the green tea that's in it, you don't drink it, you drink it.

"Well, it's nothing to hide.I came home on New Year's. "

"Yeah, I got it from the mochi."

"You're a famous detective, Togo.... but no matter what kind of detective you are from here on out, you won't know. "

The teacher seems to be feeling a little energetic, and after giving me a big trick... he said slowly at once.

"... my uncle told me, 'If I die, my house will give way to protection'... so I rubbed it."

"About inheritance?"

"Well, it's about inheritance.Even so, my uncle still has a tingling sensation, and he's too old for me to die.Yeah... next year, the demon laughs, but when this happens, the demon laughs like hell, huh? "

The teacher said that and sighed with a face far from a smile.

"As far as I'm concerned, I'd be happy to have this house.It's a nice place to live, and you're coming. "

... I'm so happy that you're counting me as "happy".I'm sorry, but I'm glad the teacher didn't notice.

"Just, hey... when you start wandering around this house..."

Perhaps this is what the teacher sometimes says: "It stings."The teacher seems to like this house and has a good life here.And yet, if something happens that's not fun at all because you're stuck in this house... yeah. It stings.

"My uncle doesn't have any children.So, if you inherit properly, my mother or your grandparents... no, well, my grandparents don't live on a boulder when my uncle dies.To the boulder. Yeah, well, does that mean my mother?Yeah... what's so sad about inheritance disputes with real parents? "

I don't have much to comment on. [M]Therefore, add tea to the teacher's cup with the thoughts of "Thank you very much".

"I don't know if I'm going to tell you this... but my mother is as troublesome as you are or worse."

The teacher gestures to thank him for the tea, then tilts the cup again and looks reluctant.I drink tea with you, but I'm not that reluctant.

The point is, for a teacher, tea is more disgusting than talking.

"She has a treasure knife from a legend called 'That's all I've done for you'.... Besides, I don't think it's because of her that I'm in my current position, and I got a call every night asking me to quit until I get my name right in the first place... ah, that's enough.Let's not. We're barren. I lose my hair. I lose my hair. "

Yeah... I feel like my teacher's hair root will always be fine, but I may not be surprised.Me, too.So let's not talk barren.

... no, even if it's not, let's stop talking barren. I get tired.

"Children can't choose their parents, but they can choose to some extent what to do after standing alone.However... even if you can choose, it's not that easy to completely separate yourself from your parent.Recently, I realized that. "

The teacher, who stopped talking barren, seems to have settled down the topic of barren but somewhat constructive talk.While talking about it, I shake my body a little cold in the first place.

"I don't know, but I'm a parent.Yeah, it's not necessarily just bad memories.This is the trouble.Still, it's not like I'm going to be able to finish everything myself..... "

"Yeah."

Somehow, I know that.

If you're a teacher, you can understand that, and you can understand the reasoning behind what you're saying.

... and maybe I feel the same way. That's why I know.

When I was nodding, the teacher looked at me and then, fluffy, distracted his eyes.I put my fingers together in front of my face, and I'm moving my fingers around.

"... I think it's funny, but there's something like a loss for not meeting expectations. Just a little."

And I can't imagine how lonely I feel from my usual teacher... no, I'm sorry, right?Yeah, with that face, the teacher kept silent for a while.

Looking at that, I... I thought, well, I'm not the only one.

Somehow, I felt like I was the only one thinking about this.At least I thought so when I was at school.

There were some who fell first, but none of them seemed to think like me. [M]

I somehow realized that others were trying for nothing without trying.

After all, there is a big difference between the meaning of "parent" for other people and "parent" for me, but I'm the only one who realizes it, and I'm the only one on the other side of the distance....

... but apparently, it's not just me.

"Don't you think it's someone else?"

I wanted to make sure it wasn't just me, and I asked the teacher that.

It seems that the teacher who kept his fingers closed was quite surprised by my inquiry. [M]He blinked his eyes and then started thinking about the meaning of the words I said.

"Um, it's a creature that's different from me, or something like that... I don't know, I feel like a creature that mutated suddenly..."

As she repeated her words thinking about how to explain it, the teacher moved her fingers from the front of her face to the desk and stepped out a bit.

"You too, Togo."

... and I'm kind of so happy with that one word.

"Yes, what is it... well, I think it overlaps with the negative story just now, but I feel like I've... mutated, and I spent my adolescence.Let me tell you, I'm the only mutant in the family.My parents and brother are human..... "

That's what the teacher said... and then he smiled bitterly and drank tea.Slowly stretch your fingers to the mug, lift the mug up and carry the contents to your mouth.I watched the sequence of movements slowly...

"Well, I'm sorry, but not really right now."

When I heard the teacher say that with an unspeakable face, I lost a little strength!

"For now, I just think that parenting is a creature that is different from me while I am growing myself.It may be my fault, but it's also my fault.Yeah. If I were a mutant, I'd be a different kind of mutant.Anyway, all humans are mutants! "

In addition, I am slightly impacted by the spreading circle of mutants.If everyone is a mutation, what exactly is a mutation in the first place...

"It can't be helped if it doesn't work.It's a different creature. It's also a monster vs. a monster, so I can't help but understand it.After all, if two giant monsters gather, there will always be battles there.The turtle was fighting too..... "

The teacher spoke so energetically, grabbed the grated daikon radish and drank tea... suddenly, he looked soft.

"At the same time as I think..., there are parts that I can understand a little bit, and I still have them now.Hmm. It's not like I'm drowning like you, and I can't breathe, but sometimes it's at my feet. "

... well. There's something at my feet.I see. Is there something at my feet...?

"It's like a water reservoir.If you want to jump, you may be able to jump, and within that, you may be able to jump just by crossing with pepper.But sometimes I get very sick when I stick my foot in it, and for a while, my shoes and my shoes are a mess. "

I've never put my foot in a water reservoir... but, uh, on a rainy day, I know how it feels when my shoes get dirty and rainwater gets soaked.Oh, I see. Is that what you think?

"Yeah, that's right. We're mutants, but if you let me tell you as a mutant senpai, the swamp you're drowning in right now will dry up to the bottom of it."

The teacher kept laughing while I thought about the feeling of my full shoes and socks. [M]

"Well, even if we were different creatures, wouldn't this be bad?Let's mix it with human society and live well.Sometimes meetings between the same kind of mutants are being held, with a slightly narrower shoulder and a backlash..... "

The teacher said that and sighed with a much brighter face.Maybe it's a sigh to breathe in.

"I can't help it. We're creatures like this.I can't be what others want. "

Yeah. Well, we're creatures like this...

... I'm not strong enough to shake off everything you want and say, "It can't be helped."So, I feel like I'm trying to get between "I want to pretend to be a human" and "I can't help it."Or is it fluffy or not?

I think it would be better if it was halfway through.I don't think it's a good idea.I know you'd better either way.

But... I'm still drowning.It seems that the swamp I'm drowning in will be about the size of a water reservoir, so... I think I'll be staying like this for a while.

"But... when I look at you eating the mochi that I was brought home from my parents, somehow... I feel like my debts have been digested.So, well, I think the mochi and the parents aren't that bad. "

When I was eating a cake that had gotten a little stiff, the teacher looked at it and said it was a bit impressive.

"Well, you are. [M]It seems that bad dreams can be eaten. "

So mochi is a nightmare?... it must be a nightmare for you.For me, it's a source of nutrition.

... is that what this is about? If that's all right, I'll eat as much mochi as I want.

Yeah....

"Um, Doctor, can I have another mochi?"

"Hmm? Of course. Eat until you are satisfied."

In that case, I won't hesitate to eat cakes. [M]I want to digest the teacher's debt. I also want to eat nightmares.

"... well, don't break my stomach."

The teacher laughed a little bit illuminated when he said that he was serving rice cakes from a freezer that he knew.



Chapter 12: Mutants of Mutation



"Demon King! Stay still!"

When Laocles' voice flew sharply, the demon king snorted and stopped moving.Then Laocles ran out of the sword and cut off the hand that had grabbed the Demon King's tail.

"Demon King! Over here! Come on!"

Reaching out to the free Demon King, the Demon King, Maoon!Running around whispering, he jumped into my hand. [M]

... so the tube fox comes out and slaps the hand that came out at my feet with its tail and pays off. Thank you, thank you!

"Corn, are you okay?"

"Ah, yeah! I'm fine!"

Seeing the tube fox and the phoenix protect my feet, Laocles quickly goes out to fight the zombies that are coming out elsewhere.

Corn-san, can we leave this to Tube Fox?

"Yes. The tube fox and the phoenix... Ah, the demon king will fight too."

Claire also came from somewhere (really somewhere!) I took out the knife and cut off the hand of the zombie, but in the meantime, the hand that extended to me was driven away by the tube fox with its tail, and the phoenix that also popped out followed and kicked it.

In addition, it seems that the demon king who watched and learned from the tube fox is threatening zombies by swinging his tail, and sometimes eating zombies from his tail, so maybe we'll be fine.Loud, but dependable.

"Yes. Can I see what's happening to the town?I'll leave this to you and the Knights. "

"Yes, please!"

Mr Crowe ran away as soon as he heard my reply. [M]Rapid and supple dressing reminds you of wild animals.Mr Crowe quickly disappeared into the dark at night.

... and...

"I'm sorry! This is the second wedding venue of the prestigious Knights of the Forest!"

That's what Mr Mersen shouted, and he started fighting quickly in his tuxedo.

Perfect for waking up drunk!

Interlia started fighting too quickly.

I wonder if the festivities of marriage can be added to the festivities of victory! Nice! "

"Alright, my arms are ringing! Let's kick it off!"

So all the Knights of the Forest who remained in the venue began to fight.

So... in less than 10 minutes, all the zombies were wiped out by the hands of the knights who fought with pride.

... the zombies must be in the wrong place to attack.Don't come out where the knights are!

And while the zombies were clearing up, I was... painting something glowing to clean up.Look, the sunlit zombies seem to disappear into ashes, so... this place is filled with zombies knocked down by knights. Yeah.

Incidentally, you're drawing something like the honey of the opaque sun.

... no, it's hard to paint the honey of the sunlight.It's very clear, mellow and irregular, and it's even more shiny, so... it's incredibly difficult to draw.So, to make it a little easier, I tried to make it opaque.

... but after all, the honey of the sun had to be clear, so what I drew out was... glowing mochi.

Luminous and soft freshly baked rice cakes are glowing.... hmm, I've created something strange.After all, it's not something to think about.

The mochi light seemed very different and the zombies never turned ash in an instant.However, since zombie carcasses are cleared in such a way that they melt away into the light, I mass produce glowing mochi thinking it's enough.

In that way, the birds fly in and eat glowing mochi, or the demon king who loves glowing mochi holds the glowing mochi and squeals, so it doesn't progress inside...

"Wait, are you okay?"

There, Claire came back sometime. Someday.

"Yeah. This way... the knights kicked me out."

Crowe looked around us and saw the knights laughing joyfully and delighted at the victory... smiling.

"Zombies, you're out in the wrong place."

Oh, you think so? I think so.

"How was town?"

Is it strange to say that I hold a demon king with a glowing mochi and a zombie corpse?) Laocles, who volunteered my escort while I was lighting up, asked Claire immediately.

"Well, in conclusion, no problem.There were few zombies in the city, and even if they were, I could do it alone.I wonder if you're lost. "

As long as it's reliable. Thank you.

"But... Golda's time, this time, I don't think it's the earliest coincidence."

Laocles looked reluctant to hear Claire's report and felt something similar to me. [M]

... yeah. Maybe that's it again because a zombie came to the Mountain of Golda where the Spirit and I are together.

I mean... you're here for the Spirit.

"Is this another night country?"

"Yeah... I don't think so."

These monsters remind me of creatures in the country at night.The creatures of that country are in a different form than humans. Tark, suddenly.

But I don't think the zombies were in the country at night.... Hmm, but when the Dragon King attacked the forest town and seized me, there were quite a few monsters coming.I wonder what that kind of thing is?

"... similar tendencies to the Knights of the Bones."

And if you think further back... the Knights of the Bones.Their presence is new to my memory because they are still vigorously guarding the city today.So, you don't think that bones and zombies are a bit similar...

"Ah... is that the Markpink family?"

"I don't think so. I don't think you're going to do it anymore, Mr. Marpink on the boulder...."

Mr. Markpink, I hear you're keeping your contract with me.I haven't heard Mr. Marpink move while I was asleep. [M]

Well... now that the country is being divided into three parts, I think we're working together somewhere.But I don't think it's easy to work with monsters again.From the terms of my contract.

"I see... then you still have the same existence as the Knights of the Bones.And there's something lurking behind it. "

"Hmm...."

Something's lurking behind it.Well, the zombies I saw in Golda and the zombies I saw here didn't seem to have their own intentions... I wonder if anyone was manipulating them.

"... I thought the Dragon King was behind the Knights of the Bones."

"... that's right."

Yes, it is.

I thought it was the Dragon King who was attacking this town with a monster. [M]The purpose is to make honey by grabbing me and using it as a candy bait...

But if...

If it wasn't the Dragon King who controlled the Knights of the Bones... it would be something we didn't know.