88-87. Onee's Heritage




 One afternoon, I was reading the latest edition of this year's Ortizia in my study, trying to relax today.

'Hi there - I'm here to visit again today!'
Yeah, I knew it.

 I sighed and placed the open photo album on my desk.

 Life is not easy.
 Whenever I'm trying to relax, I'm interrupted.

 What can I say, fate?
 It's called "destiny" and it's called "saddame".

 I gave up and said to Kaori, who came crashing through the ceiling.

"Next time you come through the door, make sure you don't come through the door.
It's okay, servant 1024.
I'll take care of it.

 The servant 1024 appeared out of nowhere.
 He repaired the ceiling with the same magical finesse that Kaori had used to blow out the wall before.

'You see, nah,'
No, no, it's not just a matter of fixing it.
What's more, what are you reading?
Listen to me...

 I formally prodded her, but gave up with a sigh.

 Kaori looked at the photo album I had open on my desk.

'What's this?'
'This year's Ortizia, probably the hottest beauty of the year.
You like this sort of thing?
I'd say I like, well, it's a boy's dream.

 I've never seen Oltia in a photo book before.

 Magical photographs, although they show a person who looks the same on paper at first glance, are often less attractive than the person you see in person.

 I always wonder why, but I don't really understand that part.
 What I do know is.

'It's fun to imagine that someday we'll meet, it's exciting, it's thrilling.'
Hmmm ... wait a minute.

 Kaori stopped peeking and began to stretch in place.

 It's a funny thing to watch the young Kaori do that...............but it's Kaori, after all.

 You can't help but feel a little uneasy about what you're going to start.

''Then we're going. Ce-no!

 Once the stretching was over, Kaori stretched at the end, and poof! The room was enveloped in smoke with a crashing sound.
 The smoke soon cleared, and there was - "It's a success.

It's a success.
...grown up?
That's not all, or did you end up with the same body as the woman in that picture?
'What? Oh, it's true!

 He lifted the photo and compared it to the "transformed" Kaori in turn.

 Kaori, who had been a young child herself earlier, had become exactly the same nice buddy as Oltia in the photo book.

''You can do this too?''
My nephew can't do it, can he?
Ummm, well, what can I do if I want to?

 I've never done it before, but the bottom line is that it's physical manipulation, right?
 I feel like I could do it if I tried - but I won't.

 I like to look at girls' bodies, but I don't have the hobby of becoming one.

'But ... yeah, I guess there's a difference between looking at pictures and seeing them in person.
Is that so?
Yeah.

 To be honest, I'm thrilled.
 It's the best proportions of the best Oltia.

 Just the fact that she's in front of me, a perfect replica of the real thing, makes my heart throb with excitement.
 The base of my ears are burning hot.

.........gulp.

 The next moment I stared at Kaori and couldn't help but gulp down a raw gulp of air.

 With a sound of air loss, Kaori returned to her original form.

'I'm back.
Is there a time limit?
'That's right. This kind of transformation is limited to about three minutes.
Three minutes........three minutes........

 It's troubling that it's a delicate time to be able to do this.
 No, well, I'm not doing anything.

Anyway, what are you doing here today?
That's right!

 Kaori clapped her hands with a pop and pulled out a bottle.
 It was an unremarkable bottle with a metal lid and the same width as the bottom and opening.

'This one won't open, please open it.
The bottle?

 I take the bottle from Kaori's hand and turn it around.
 It's a bit stiff.

'It's kind of nostalgic, I remember my sister asking me the same thing when I was a kid.
Is that so?
Yeah, it was pretty solid there too... okay.

 He opened the lid of the hard bottle and offered it to Kaori.
 Kaori didn't take it and marveled, "Oh.

What's up?
It's amazing, nephew, he really opened it.
'Huh? What does that mean--wait a minute, what's in this bottle?

 I went through it because I was remembering my memories of my sister, but it was a funny story to begin with.

 Kaori, the Demon King, couldn't open the lid of the bottle, so he made me open it?
 Why didn't I notice that?

'This is the bottle that your father and sister Hikari sealed.
What did you say?
'Well there was a letter from your sister in it.

 Kaori was right, there was a small piece of paper in the bottle, a letter.

 Kaori took it out and read it out.

'In this bottle, I've sealed Oto-san's extra power. The person who opens it will have all of their powers doubled, so please make use of it--
What did you say?

 Oh my God, it's a joke.
 I tried out the desk with a decoupling pin.
 I did it lightly, but it blew a corner of the desk to smithereens.

 I know what I feel because it's my body.

"The force ... doubled.
Oh, congratulations!
Oh my God...

 I'm in trouble for just being a force to be reckoned with, but I'm going to be doubled.
 I wanted to get my head around the fact that I was going to be getting into more and more things in the future.