Chapter 134: We Can’t Have Everything! But… (4)

Chapter 134: We Can’t Have Everything! But... (4)

“Wow, holy shh...!”

Naru was happy.She couldn’t finish her science homework because of playing yesterday, but when she opened her eyes, the homework was all finished.A filled notebook.Someone surely must have finished the homework for her while Naru had been sleeping.

“Molumolu?”

Perhaps it had been the Demiurge of Science Homework, Molumolu?Thinking ‘what if’, Naru checked Molumolu’s house.

“Did Molumolu do the science homework? Molumolu, did you become the Science Homework Demiurge like Naru had said?”

Molumolu’s house was made out of fluffy cushions inside Naru’s room, and it was where it stayed when it felt bored inside Naru’s shadow.A dolmen made of cushions.Molumolu wasn’t inside.

“Molumolu?”

Naru then went out into the garden and checked Molumolu’s food bowl.

The fresh, morning air woke Naru up completely.It felt like the air traveled through her nose down to her fingertips.

Passing under the sun’s rays that were aptly warm for summer, she saw a food bowl piled with pet food, acorns, and biscuits.The red food bowl had 「Molumolu」written on it in squiggly writing.It was handwritten by Naru herself when Molumolu became family.

“Molumolu....”

Molumolu’s food bowl was still full.Molumolu hadn’t eaten anything.

“Molumolu, must be hungry.”

Naru tossed the food bowl with drops of dew into the garbage bin in the garden. Then she took Molumolu’s bowl to the kitchen and filled it up again with pet food, biscuits, and fresh strawberries.

“Molumolu! Come eat!”

Naru shouted into the area around her.Before, Molumolu would’ve popped out with a ‘Miaaao—’ or ‘Kong— Kong—’, but today there was nothing.

Flutter— Flutter—Instead, there was only a strange butterfly flapping around.It was a white butterfly.

“Butterfly!”

The color of its wings, rather than a simple white, was closer to a glowing mini bulb.When it landed on Molumolu’s bowl, something unbelievable happened.

Fwoop— Fwoop— Fwoop—Molumolu’s bowl suddenly started to empty!

“Hiiik...! The butterfly ate Molumolu’s food...!?”

Naru was stunned.But at the same time, she thought something was off.How did a butterfly the size of Naru’s hand eat the large bowl of food so quickly?

“... A legendary butterfly?”

It could be an amazing butterfly.Flutter— Flutter—Looking now, there were many of these butterflies in the garden.

“One, two.... eight, nine....”

About ten.Ten butterflies were sitting on the strawberry tree as if resting their wings. But the fascinating thing was that the tree had a bunch of fruits.

“Winter strawberries!”

They were strawberries that only grew in the winter.Being hard to find in the summer like this, it was an expensive fruit that Naru wasn’t able to have easily.How were winter strawberries grown already?

“... The winter strawberries are already grown!”

Thinking to get one and see, Naru reached towards the winter strawberry tree.

“Naru!”

Whoosh—Someone grabbed Naru’s shoulder and jerked her back.Because of that, Naru fell into something warm that smelled nice, and when she looked up, Brigitte was watching her surroundings warily.

“Don’t touch those butterflies. They aren’t normal. Since you’re awake, let’s head to the basement for now. We’ll take Hina and Cecily as well.”

“Brigitte, smells like grapes!”

Anyway.With that, Naru headed to the basement.The basement was already full of adults.

“Brigitte, how’s the situation up there?”

In response to Salome’s question, Brigitte described all that she saw.

“The butterflies decreased in number. There are about ten left in the garden. It’s better compared to over a thousand from earlier, but they might have flown away elsewhere.”

There had been an immeasurable number of butterflies in the garden.But when it became morning, they all flew off somewhere, leaving only a few.Was it a good thing?

Conversations were happening.Naru quietly listened to the adults talk.She was smart, so Naru had no problem understanding what the situation was outside.

“Don’t want to write the letter!”

Then the other kids who also didn’t do their homework all nodded their agreement, saying, “I know,” and “Me, too.”Just then, Hina took something out from inside her jacket.It was a glass container for holding peanuts but instead of that, some other weird thing was inside the transparent bottle.

“Wow, holy shh...! It’s the glowing butterfly...!”

It was an illuminated butterfly.Hina carefully opened the lid and placed the butterfly on top of the paper.When she did, something astonishing happened.

Scritch— Scritch—Words appeared on the paper.

「I’m sorry for not doing my homework. I will study harder from now on.」「I’m sorry for not doing my homework. I will study harder from now on.」 . . .

Seeing this, Naru was amazed.

“The butterfly wrote the letter! Write Naru’s, too!”

Watching the butterfly, Naru reached for it.But the butterfly lost its glow and then vanished like melting snow.Seeing this, Hina muttered softly.

“Once it uses its power.... it must be the end.... Interesting butterfly....”

Hina felt like she understood a little about the butterfly’s powers. And the other children did, too.

“Let’s catch butterflies!”“I’ll make it write my letter for me!”

“There were a few out in the field!”

“Oh, holy shh...! Everyone follow Naru!”

The children followed Naru excitedly and rushed out of the classroom.The only ones left were Elizabeth and Tywin.Elizabeth was a little frightened of what had been happening since last night.

‘Dad told me not to go near the butterflies....’

Should she have warned the other kids?Hiding her unease, Elizabeth asked Tywin.

“Tywin, aren't you going to catch butterflies?”

“No. And they aren’t butterflies. It looks like one but it’s said to be closer to pure mana. It’s all white. You remember learning from science class, right?”

“So you’re saying that someone’s making these butterflies and releasing them? That it’s magic? Are they using magic to help the others with their letters or homework? But why?”

“I don’t know, either.”

Tywin didn’t know much, either. She had only overheard her mom talk on the phone with someone in the morning.

Her mom, Elle Cladeco, had said the butterfly had the ability to twist time.That it may be some kind of time magic.

Whatever it was, Tywin couldn’t say exactly but from her mom’s excited voice speaking into the receiver, it must be something astounding.

There might be a mage somewhere even greater than Tywin’s mom, Elle Cladeco.

‘If I find them.... then can I ask them to help my mom?’

Tywin thought of Elle Cladeco, her mom.And the experiment that she was still working on in the basement.

“.......”

The thought of it caused shivers all over her body.If that finished, it would mean an end....Knowing that, Tywin couldn’t stay put.

“I need to go, too.”

Drrrr—As Tywin pushed back her seat and stood, Elizabeth asked, startled.

“Need to go? Where? For what? The next period is going to start soon.”

“I have to go find a butterfly.”

“... Butterfly?”

Elizabeth was bewildered.But she felt a little envious picturing Tywin and all the other kids roaming the field to catch butterflies.Thinking that this could be when Naru and Tywin become closer than her, she also felt a bit nervous.

‘... I’m Naru’s best friend! If I catch more butterflies and give them to Naru....’

Fwsh—Finally, Elizabeth and Tywin also left the classroom.About a minute later...

“Children, today will be about predestination....”

The theology professor, Pelagius, entered Class A’s room.But the classroom was empty.

“What is /genesisforsaken