I Live With My Villain Uncle

hought she had a pretty voice.

 

She sounded like a canary singing.

 

[You‘re so cool.]

[…Not really.]

 

Is that something that’s supposed to be called ‘cool’?

 

If he said he was going to the Imperial Palace, they would tell him to do this again, do that, thus he only came with Kamaye.

 

But when he heard the pretty girl called him ‘cool’, he was quite proud.

 

[Hey, Russphe.
Do you come here often?]

[Yeah.
Why?]

[We’re friends now.
Let’s play more next time!]

[Next time…?]

[Yeah, next time.
Then bye, for real!]

 

He couldn’t even ask Aika if she could be his friend, yet she became one.

 

For the first time in forever, he felt that he wanted to be someone’s friend, but it was already decided.

 

He wondered if he could do that, but he had already slept for 10 nights and they even promised to meet again.

 

They were close enough for him to receive all the candies in the bag.

 

That day, Russphe kept the candies in a small bottle decorated with a ribbon that Kamaye had found for him and he hadn’t taken them out yet.

 

And today, when we met again, Aika protected me.

 

Although he was the adult I hated the most and didn’t want to meet.

 

[Don’t bully Russphe, Mister!]

[Russphe is my friend! You bad mister.]

 

At that voice, he looked at Aika, and her back was shining brightly.

 

Rainbow light.
No, a prettier light than that.

 

Because she was emitting the prettiest light in the world, Russphe unknowingly hugged Aika tightly like a doll.

 

[Russphe?]

[Aika, thanks.]

 

For being kind, for being great.

 

And for protecting me from someone I hate.

 

Also for being friends with me.

 

So, Russphe decided that he, too, would become the greatest and best friend to Aika.

 

For the first time, he has something he wants to do on his own.

 

…But why isn’t Aika coming?

 

Russphe eventually got up from his seat again.

 

I must go find my friend Aika.

 

#5.
Exploring the Ancient Library of the Imperial Palace! The Chosen One, Awaken the Power

 

Is Russphe trying to trick me, just like me?

 

I sneakily looked through all eight bookshelves, but couldn’t find Russphe anywhere.

 

And Zenda and Kamaye were nowhere to be seen.

 

The door was still closed, though…?

 

I was terrified.

 

I hurried toward the door.

 

I don’t know what kind of joke was played, but this was a bit scary.

 

I was about to run to the door when a little rabbit suddenly appeared in front of me.

 

“…Rabbit?”

 

But it wasn’t just a rabbit, its body was translucent, so the other side was showing through.

 

What on earth is that?

 

The rabbit was running through the bookshelves as if it were nothing.

 

I stopped, mesmerized, to watch the rabbit running around the bookshelves.

 

“I guess I’m just seeing an illusion.
What is that?”

 

Then the rabbit jumped up, stopped, and stared at me.

 

Before long, he jumped at me once.

 

Startled, I took a step back.

 

No matter how cute it was, it could actually be a terrifying ghost.

 

There’s no way such thing as a translucent rabbit could exist.

 

“Who are you?”

 

“Gasp…”

 

It looked at me and asked who I am? Did that strange rabbit just say that?

 

No doubt, it must be a ghost.

 

“W-Who are you?”

 

“I’m asking.
Who are you? How did you get in?”

 

“You are… Who? Why is the rabbit transparent?”

 

“I can’t even be transparent? I asked who are you?”

 

“Are you a ghost? Tell me first.”

 

“I asked you first.”

 

“If you want to know someone’s name, you have to say it first before asking.”

 

I had a long fight with the rabbit.

 

Thinking that the rabbit must be a ghost, I didn’t say my name until the end.

 

The rabbit didn’t even respond to my answer.

 

What kind of rabbit is that?

 

With each jump of the rabbit, I took a backward step.

 

Before I knew it, my back bumped into a bookshelf full of books.

 

The rabbit reached my feet.

 

My body got hot and I broke out in a cold sweat.

 

Am I suddenly falling asleep and dreaming?

 

What if it’s like a monster that came out of a dream?

 

I had no idea what to do with that little mouth with thorny teeth.

 

Sniff, sniff.

 

The rabbit that really came right in front of me put it on my foot and sniffed it.

 

In an instant, its drooping ears pricked up.

 

“Do you know Seria?”

 

Seria?

 

It’s my mom’s name.