Chapter 213 – An Obvious Question.

Chapter 213 – An Obvious Question. Announcement

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While Hishya and Akagi roamed about in Omara, Kana sat down with Yumi, Alice, Himari, and Miji for dinner. It was rare to not have either troublemaker with them, so they were enjoying the moment, though it was not without its issues.

"Oh, Miji..." Yumi sighed as she wiped sauce off her sister's face, something the girl resisted vigorously. "Come on, let me get it off! Goodness, why do you have to make such a mess? It's just pasta!" She'd come to understand what her parents meant when they said Miji could be a handful.

{HOW DO YOU MAKE SUCH A MESS?!?} (Yumi)

"I think it's just in a kid's nature to make a mess with spaghetti and sauce." Kana glanced over at Himari. The spirit had not gotten herself covered in sauce, but Kana was waiting for it.

"Oi!" Himari cried out. "Why are you looking at me like that?!?"

{Do you think I'm some kind of messy kid?!?} (Himari)

"No reason." Kana smiled as she went back to eating.

"You think I'm a child, don't you?!?" Himari pouted. "You're just like Momo! I'm not that irresponsible!" Though that meant she was admitting at least some irresponsibility in her behavior.

"Says the girl who somehow managed to tie herself up in the hose while watering the plants..." Alice commented with a smirk. She enjoyed watching Himari wiggle around like a worm as she tried to get out, before reminding the sword to just vanish and reappear next to Kana.

"That thing is evil! I swear it moved of its own free will!" Himari growled as she recalled her epic battle with the hose. “It was truly a Demon!”

{Next time, I shall be the victorious one, Mr. Hose!} (Himari)

"Maybe Akagi turned into the hose and attacked her!" Yumi laughed, knowing full well that Akagi could, would and had done exactly that.

"I could see it." Kana nodded. "She's already gone cat, so at this point, anything goes." She shivered internally at the thought of Akagi transforming into a rope and tying her up.

"Yeah, but at least Mama is cute. Himari... not so much." Alice had a devilish smile as she casually dissed the sword girl.

"Why are you so mean to me?!?" Himari cried out in protest.

{The Evil Child is so mean to me! Its like I have another Momo to deal with!} (Himari)

"Well, she is Akagi's daughter." Yumi was trying to hold in further laughter. "She's taught her well in the art of teasing and bullying."

"But why must it always be me?!?" Himari hung her head in defeat.

"It's not just you. Alice picks on Sakura all the time." Miji said as she casually got more pasta on her face, much to Yumi's chagrin. "She even caused a bucket to fall on her head when she entered the classroom the other day." She and Alice had been getting tutoring via Sakura at Akagi's suggestion.

"That was funny. She even tripped over a chair and fell out the window." Alice giggled as she recalled the funny scream the fox made. "Though she paid me back later with those sticky traps..."

{She really is just a small version of Onee-chan. I think the world should be happy she can't have any actual children of her own, otherwise reality might be doomed...} (Kana)

"Please don't take after Akagi or Alice, Miji..." Yumi sighed as she wiped her sister's face, again.

"Don't worry. I'll be a good girl." Miji smiled, but something told the Priestess that it was already too late.

{I guess Akagi corrupted me, and Alice/Akagi corrupted Miji...} (Yumi)

"Onee-chan really is a bad influence, isn't she?" Kana said while eating some garlic bread.

{She corrupts everyone around her, including me and Hishya.} (Kana)

"In more ways than one." Yumi gave a wry smile. "I never imagined that I'd look forward to petting the cat version of the woman I loved, and now I can't imagine a life without it..."

{I've been tainted by the kitty...} (Yumi)

*DING*

As they were talking, Kana got a notification from Mika. After reading it, she couldn't help but laugh. "Well, Mika is excited." Kana said. "Apparently, Imp finished the magical girl transformation item for her, so she's giddy right now." She showed them a picture of Mika out on a date with Yuzu and Suzu with a big smile on their faces.

"Oh? I must admit that I'm interested in seeing her get dressed up like that, if for nothing else than morbid curiosity." Yumi didn't really understand the whole Magical Girl thing, but figured that since it was Mika they were talking about, it would be fun.

"Magical Girl? What's that?!? It sounds cool!" Miji had no idea what it meant, but the little girl was interested.

{It seems that even kids from other worlds are enthralled by them...} (Kana)

"Think Alice but cuter." Kana chuckled.

"Oi! I'm plenty cute already!" Alice cried in protest. "I doubt Mika will topple me off the top of the cuteness ladder!" She puffed her cheeks.

"I don't think you were ever at the top." Kana grinned. "Catkagi is probably number one around here." She had no polling data to back that claim up, but Yumi agreed with her assessment.

Alice clicked her tongue in frustration. "That's not a fair comparison. Mama cheats..."

{I can't compete with her! She can become anything and that means being super cute and fluffy is easy for her!} (Alice)

"Yeah, when you can turn into anything, you won't really win against in a cute competition." Yumi giggled.

"Am I cute?" Miji turned and asked her sister.

"Nope." Yumi shook her head, much to the girl's dismay. You're adorable!" She grabbed her sister and started to hug and squish her. "You're the second most adorable person I know."

"Yeah!" Miji giggled.

"Am I cute?" Himari tilted her head.

"Hmmmm." Kana thought for a moment. "About as cute as a stray cat that you find in a box at the side of the road." She smirked.

"Why did I ever expect anything else?" Himari sighed. She knew that Kana would never give her a break.

{Why am I friends with this girl? Does this mean I LIKE getting picked on?} (Himari)

"I think you're cute." Alice smiled as she praised Himari's cuteness.

"Aww, thanks!" Himari appreciated the young girl's kindness.

"Uh-Oh..." Miji knew Alice's words meant trouble. "Alice enjoys making cute things miserable and picking on them, just ask Ms. Sakura."

{Though to be fair, Ms. Sakura picks on other people too...} (Miji)

"You wouldn't!" Himari looked at the little girl, who returned an obviously fake smile.

"Do I look like the kind of person who picks on others?" Alice asked with a tone of voice that caused everyone to shiver slightly.

{Considering you killed a ton of people, picking on them isn't that out there...} (Kana)

"Yes!" Himari exclaimed. "You're just as bad as that mother of yours! You both enjoy picking on people! Heck, Momo is just as bad!" She had no clue why her sister acted like that, but blamed their creator.

"It just means they care about you. Think of it as how Onee-chan and Alice show affection." Kana laughed.

"I don't want that kind of affection!" Himari groaned.

{Do you think we want it either?} (Kana x Yumi x Alice.)