It was a well sunny afternoon.
　As I was relaxing in the garden of the mansion, I saw Midea about to leave.

　She looks out of the ordinary.
　She's wrapped in a headband and her face is also very enthusiastic.
　What's going on?

Midea.

　I called Midea to talk to her.
　She ran in a flurry when I called her.

'Master!'
What's up with your outfit? What are you going to do? You gonna break the dojo?
Close enough, Master!
Hmm?

　What do you mean?　I stare at Midea with my eyes.

"I heard from Lady Solar that Loto Lodos recently appeared in the city of Pindos. I'm just going to take him down because he's screaming, 'Let's go get a strong guy' and all that.
Okay, so that's what you're up to.
Yes!
All right, be safe. You have a safe trip. Oh, and by the way--
I know!　I am of the Nanas style.

　Midea replies without hesitation.
　She already seems to know very well that no matter what, she is not to mention my name.

　I watched Midea go off as a student of the Nanas School.
　I try to stay clear of that sort of thing, the good fighters that have come to Pindos.

"Hermes.

　This time it was my sister.
　She came from the back of the house in a straight line towards me and stopped in front of me.

"What's the matter, sister?
I need you to see this.

　Sis said and held out an exaggerated box that looked like a jewelry box to me.
　I took it and opened it, and inside were not jewels, but two pills about the size of the tip of my little finger.

'Pills?'
Yes, I want you to see if this is the real thing.
What kind of drug is that?
'I won't give you any preconceptions. I want a more accurate conclusion.

　There was a devilish look on her sister's face.

　Is it really that important?

　I steeled myself, accepted the box and studied the pills closely.

　From the color and smell, it does not seem to be poisonous.
　Or rather.

'I don't see any harm in it either.'
Harmful intent?

　She tilts her head and asks back.
　She glances around, and it's just her.
　Then there's no need to hide anything or say anything suspicious.

You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them. The more advanced a thing is, the more it is in your mind. The more advanced the object, the stronger it is. A typical example is a youkai (sword). In some cases, the resentment of the swordsmith or the sacrificed person is embedded in the youto.
I see.
So, no harm in that. Rather--what?　Blessing?　I feel like.
'Really?!'

　When she hears the word "blessing", her sister shows her joy.
　Does that mean the blessing is real when it's caged?

　I took one of the pills in my hand and sniffed and licked it further.
　I knew it wasn't poisonous or anything negative at all.

　What in the world is this all about - where I was wondering.
　My vision, what I was seeing, rapidly became distant.

　I lost consciousness in an instant.

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'Hermes!　Duh, are you sure you're okay?
....

　In front of Solar, a child (,) scurries around, looking around.
　After a moment of looking around, he fixes his gaze on Sola.

'Sister, are you a visitor of your father's?'
What?
'Are you my cousin's?　You look a lot like your mother, and I've never met her before.
Hermes, you...

　Thorah got a puzzled look on her face.
　But she's a very intelligent woman.

　After Hermes licked the pill, her body shrank rapidly and some dialogue that now became.
　From that, I drew one conclusion.

''...How old are you now?''
I'm seven.
'I see. ........So it's a real rejuvenation potion, but it means that even your mind is reeling.

　Thora let out a big sigh.

'What's up, sister?'
No, it's just that the world doesn't always work out so well.
'I don't know, but I don't think there's any need to feel down about it. She's very young and beautiful.
Did you hear that?
Yeah, I've got good hearing.

　The child who answered innocently - Hermes, who had become a young child under the power of the drug, made a statement that easily acknowledged his abilities, unlike the usual.

''Is that so........''

　Kippy, and a suspicious glint behind her eyes, Solar.
　She's a brilliant woman, and a conspirator, which even Hermes admits.

　Such as she is, Hermes, who has reeled back to her spirit and become honest - there is no way she would miss this situation.

'Hey Hermes, do you feel something strange about your body?'
Weird?　Oh, is that medicine?　That's weird, I'm not sick or anything.
You understand.
Yeah. But don't worry, I'll be off of it in an hour.
I suppose I don't have time to dawdle, do I?
'What?　What do you mean?

　Hermes wonders, while Sola has a determined look on her face.

'Hey Hermes, can you show me around the city?
A guide?　Yeah, sure, sis.

　Hermes still smiled innocently and readily agreed to Thora's request.

'Oh, but first--so!

　Thora threw down the other remaining pill with a bold form, despite her dress, and threw down the other pill.
　A woman's dream, a rejuvenation potion, was in her possession, but it would be of no use if her spirit was wound back up, and with a time limit.

　After throwing it away with all her might, Solar threw it away, and then took the wide-eyed child Hermes to the city.

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　The kids, Hermes and Thora, went into town side by side.
　After wrapping up the conversation by being a relative's sister, Thora has Hermes show her around town.

'I wonder if there's a shop that sells flowers?
Flowers?　Then there's a flower market over there.

　With the child Hermes to show her around, Sola led her accordingly.
　After a while.

"Huh?　There's a crowd of people here.
Don't you normally have that?

　Sola, who knows the city of Pindos and what's going on here (,) asked Hermes back with a sense of bluntness.

''Yeah, it's a flower market, so there are usually more women here but I have a bad feeling about it...''

　The child Hermes scowled.
　He looked extremely uncomfortable.

'Huh-ha-ha, weak, weak!　Is this all the messengers in this town!

　As I approached with a look of displeasure on my face, I heard a wild voice from beyond the onlookers.

　One man and one girl were there, surrounded by onlookers.

　The man thumps his unplucked longsword carelessly on his shoulder, showing that he has room to spare.
　The girl - Midea. She looked at her longsword, the shattered longsword, and made a regretful face as she looked at her own longsword, the shattered longsword.

　It seems that the man and Midea fought and the result of the man's fight was a complete victory for him.

''Mo, again!''

　Midea bit back.
　It was a normal reaction as one that didn't agree with the game.

　But the man's reply was the worst.

'Okay?　In return, if you lose again, you'll have to deal with me tonight.
W--

　Midea exclaimed, the crowd buzzed around her.

'The way you swing that sword, the flesh of your waist. You don't know anything about men, do you? I'm going to teach that body what it means to be a man.

　Then the man disgustedly moved his hips back and forth as he carried his sword.
　Midea rasped and shuddered, and there was a shout of condemnation from the onlookers.

'Don't!'

　Midea was lost.
　Then a young voice interrupted her.

　The child Hermes advanced through the crowd of onlookers.

'What are you?　Kids go home and suck on your tits as you go.
You're a bad person.

　The child Hermes refused to do so and turned to the man.

　The man sputtered at first, but then his expression changed.
　He changed his hue and took a step backward with a zap.

　The people around him buzzed.

　I don't know why, but the phenomenon is palpable.

　The man was pressured by the angry boy. The cause is unknown.

'Whoa, whoa!'

　The man who was pressed, eventually swung the longsword he was carrying with an impatient face towards Hermes.
　A sharp blow, a masterful slash that overwhelmed Midea is a nod to the fact that it overwhelmed her.

　It is completely undaunted by Hermes - he clipped it with both hands.

　Serious White Blade-taking.

　It is a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
　And then--Pakin!

　The child Hermes twisted his hand and the longsword broke with a clean sound.

　Immediately after, the man's clothes were torn - or rather, cut into pieces.
　His entire body's clothes were instantly carved like ragged scraps.

''Nah!''

　The man is astonished.
　He understood in an instant that the child in front of him was far stronger than he was.

　But more than that.

　Couscous.

　He heard laughter from the onlookers.

'Chitty.'
You were crazy in that size?
No more than a toothpick.

　An exchange of taunts could be heard from here and there.

　The man's face turned bright red and wavered and shuddered.

''Whoa!''

　He turned the tables and slashed at the child Hermes with his remaining half of the sword blade.

　At that moment, another strange change occurred.

　The child Hermes' body "Poof! With a swoosh, it swelled rapidly on a cellular level.
　Immediately after - back.

　The child Hermes returned to its original form.

　Gakkien!

　Hermes easily received the man's sharp, upsetting and murderous slash with his snapped blade.

　That would be instinct, and it's probably because he returned (,) right after, and his body reacted for no reason.
　However, the phenomenon is still palpable.

''Ooohhhh!''

　With the snapped end, Hermes received the master's slash with a tip that he would normally hesitate to even grasp.
　Hermes was cheered by such a Hermes.

　Hermes looked around.

'My memory is gone, is it medicine?'

　Hermes immediately understood the situation.

"...Did I do something again?

　Lightly, he let out a sigh.