episode_0083

Even while holding little Yuu’s hand, coming down from the mountain and walking through the middle of the village, the shocking sight I saw at the shrine wouldn’t easily leave my mind.

‘Fumika Unnie, really, how lonely must she have been to do something like that even with a child around…’ Unnie and I have seen each other through thick and thin since childhood, but that sight was quite a shock. Because the Unnie in my heart had always been upright and pure.

Even if she didn’t show it on the surface, Unnie must have felt very empty after Brother-in-law left. She should probably find a good man soon. Since all the men in this village are no good.

‘This time, I ran away as if fleeing, but next time, I should talk to her in detail.’ Until now, I thought Unnie and I wouldn’t be able to communicate, so I’d been avoiding topics related to that as much as possible. Maybe she’ll be a better conversation partner than I thought.

I might not know about romance, but when it comes to *that* area, I’m quite knowledgeable.

‘Still, she seemed to have no energy before, so it’s a relief that she seems a bit better today. I wonder if something good happened?’

“Noona, is something fun happening?” My thoughts were cut short by a sudden voice from beside me.

Turning my head towards where the sound came from, clinging right beside me and following with short steps, Yuu’s small crown of his head sparkled in the sunlight.

“Huh?”

“Because you’ve been smiling since earlier.”

It seemed my unconscious internal smile had leaked out. “…It’s nothing. By the way, what did you do with Fumika Unnie?”

“Huh? Just… I just played with Fumika Noona.”

“What do you mean, ‘just’? What exactly did you do?”

“Hmm… We went for walks together, played hide-and-seek… Oh, we also exercised!”

“You played boringly.”

Well, if you’re playing at a shrine in that mountain valley, that’s probably all there is to do. Unnie probably doesn’t know games that kids nowadays would play. I briefly wondered if Fumika Unnie had brightened up because of him. But that’s probably too much of a stretch.

“I’m heading back to the shop like this, are you going straight home too, little one?”

“Hmm. Probably?”

“What’s with that vague answer? Weren’t you following me out to go home?”

“I just followed because Honoka Noona said she was going.”

At that utterly simple answer, the strength drained from my body for no reason.

“You’re really carefree… Well, all little kids are like that.”

Is that what they call unspoiled purity? No, is that just having no thoughts at all?

Then, a sudden question arose.

“Hey, little Yuu.”

“Noona. Do you have to call me ‘little one’?”

“Why, don’t you like it? Do you have pride just because you’re a boy?”

“…Ugh.”

When I teased him, Yuu glared at me with dissatisfaction, puffing out his cheeks slightly. Far from being scary, it was cute, and I just snorted.

“Oh my, how scary~. Alright, alright. I won’t tease you anymore. Anyway, what does it feel like to become younger?”

“…What do you mean, ‘what does it feel like’?” He tilted his head, seeming not to understand my question well.

“Like being excited, or having fun. Something like that, right? How is it?”

“Hmm. At first, it was really scary… but now it’s good! Akari, Noona, and Fumika Noona, everyone treats me really well.”

Come to think of it, he said he only had his childhood memories left, right? Hmm. Losing all memories until now in exchange for returning to childhood, huh. That doesn’t seem so great.

By the way.

“All you talk about is how much you liked the Noonas. This little one is already spoiled rotten.” No, wait. Since he got younger, is ‘already’ a bit strange? Ugh, my head hurts.

“But why do you ask things like that? Do you want to become younger too, Noona?”

“Huh? No, well… it’s not necessarily that… It’s just, sometimes you want to play without thinking, throwing away all responsibilities, right? Don’t you?”

“I don’t really know.”

“Hmph. Of course, how would a little kid know how an adult feels?”

Sigh. This is no fun. Seriously, every day is so boring lately. The same rural scenery every day. The same people. Even the perverted old men who occasionally stop by have the same patterns, to the point where I could only yawn. Even masturbating every single day was starting to get tiresome. I desperately needed something new. A very intense stimulus.

‘Something new…’ My gaze naturally turned towards Yuu beside me, a thought flashing through my mind.

‘A little one who reverted to his childhood form after making a wish at a shrine.’ In a way, there’s no one as mysterious as him in this village, no, in the entire world.

“Hey, Yuu.”

When I lightly tapped his shoulder, Yuu stopped walking and looked back at me.

“Why, Noona?”

“If you don’t have anything particular to do, do you want to come play at my house today?”

“At Noona’s house?”

“Yeah. We can eat tasty snacks, and play fun games with Noona. Noona even has the latest game console, you know?”

“Hmm…” His reaction was duller than I expected? The village kids go crazy just hearing ‘latest model’ and ‘game console’.

“Why, don’t you like games?”

“No, it’s not that, it’s just that they told me not to follow strangers who offer snacks…”

I was momentarily dumbfounded by his perfectly innocent words, then burst out laughing.

“Hmph. Hey, am I a stranger? This Noona, I’m a very trustworthy person, more so than anyone you know. And I’ll really give you snacks, you know?”

“…Really? Then I’ll follow you, Noona!”

At my confident assurance, Yuu smiled brightly as if he’d never hesitated and grabbed my hand. Kids are still kids, after all.

“Okay~. It’s decided then.”

If Unnie’s words are true, then he doesn’t have much time left in this form. Before that, it’d be okay if I played with him a little, right?

Just as I was pulling Yuu’s hand and turning the corner ahead. *Pitter-patter!*

“Honoka Noonaaa! Found you!!”

“Huh?!”

Suddenly, a bold shadow burst out from beyond the alley with a booming shout.

And the next moment, an unidentified squishy object flew towards my face. By the time I realized it was a water balloon, there was no way to dodge, so I reflexively raised both arms to cover my face.

*Splash! Splat!*

“Ugh!?”

I flinched at the cold, wet sensation enveloping my entire body. When I barely opened my eyes, I was drenched in water from my upper body to my lower body, with droplets dripping down. Yuu, who was beside me, was also completely soaked like a drowned rat, looking helpless.

More importantly, who on earth threw that water balloon just now…?

“Hahahaha! Finally caught you, Honoka Noona! This time, it’s my perfect victory!” Turning my head at the familiar voice, sure enough, it was him.

“It was you after all, you damn Kenta!” Kenta was like the alley boss of this village. A troublemaker who would try to play childish pranks on me every chance he got.

“Hehehe! You got completely drenched like this because you let your guard down! Oh? Noona, when you’re all wet like that… I can see everything~! Blep~ Hehehe!”

At his words, I looked down and saw my chest peaks clearly visible through the thin, wet shirt. The sensation of the clothes heavy and clinging to my body was very unpleasant. That brat, lately he only chooses pranks that are close to sexual harassment; I wonder where he learns such things.

“Hey, little Yuu. Are you okay?” After wiping the water from my face, I immediately checked on Yuu’s condition. Perhaps because he was beneath me, he took the water directly, so his hair was soaked, and he could barely see.

“Uh, yeah… I was just a bit startled, but I’m okay. Honoka Noona… are you okay?”

“…Huh? Of course, I’m fine. You, who’s worrying about whom?” What is this? Why does my chest suddenly feel so heavy?

“Huh? Who’s that kid again? I’ve never seen him before.” I stood frozen for a moment by the inexplicable sensation, then somehow my temper flared at Kenta’s taunting tone brushing past my ears.

“Hey, stupid Kenta~?”

“Huh?” At my deeply lowered voice, Kenta stepped back, flustered.

“Even if it’s a water balloon, what if you throw it at someone? What if it flew and hit Yuu instead of me? He could’ve gotten badly hurt.” I blurted it out as it surged, but after I did, a sense of unease swept over me. This kind of prank from little kids wasn’t new to me, and normally, I would have retaliated in the same way or just given him a smack and been done with it. But right now, I was clearly angry. Why was I so angry? Just because Yuu got wet? Or… because Kenta’s tone towards Yuu bothered me? Common sense, uncommon sense. Regardless of right or wrong, it was completely unlike me.

“No-Noona. I’m okay…” At that moment, Yuu’s voice, tugging at my fingertips, finally cooled my hot head, and my vision cleared.

“U-ugh.” Looking again, Kenta, who had been swaggering just moments ago, was clinging to his pants and whimpering.

“It was just, just a little prank…! Ugh, you boob monster!!”

“Hey, who are you calling a boob monster?!” He yelled at me with all his might, then ran off beyond the corner he had burst out from. I thought about running after him to catch him but realized I wasn’t in a situation to do so and stopped my foot from stepping forward. He’s just a kid anyway; he’ll forget something like that quickly. But why do I feel so bothered?

*Achoo!* Ah, right. This isn’t the time for this. Coming to my senses at the sound of a sneeze, I turned my head and approached Yuu. Seeing Yuu shivering, hugging himself with both arms, I felt my chest tighten once again. What’s wrong with me, really?

“We’ll both catch a cold like this. Yuu, let’s go to Noona’s house first and dry off quickly. Okay?”

“Okay…” Holding Yuu’s hand as he gave a small nod, I quickly set off for home. Unconsciously, I put more strength into the hand pulling him along.

****

As soon as we returned to the shop, Yuu and I went straight to my room and frantically dried each other off with towels.

“Oh, what a mess this room is. I haven’t tidied up, so it’s become a pigsty. It’s dirty, but well, just bear with it for a moment.” After adequately wiping off the surface water, I went to the laundry room, grabbed an extra dry towel and an empty basket, returned to the room, and handed a towel to Yuu. ‘Since it’s come to this, I should wash these clothes.’

“Noona, what’s this?” I was taking off my wet top, thinking that, when Yuu’s voice came from behind me, and I turned my head. Oh, no!

Yuu was holding the dildo I’d played with all night, and then, tired, had just tossed under the bed, with a bright, innocent expression. Why did he have to find that at this exact moment?!

“Ah, that, you mean? That… it’s for massage. When your shoulders or back hurt, if you rub it with this, it gets really nice and cool.”

“Uh-huh. I see. It looks like a really big chili pepper?” A corner of my heart twinged at his words, but panicking here would only make it look weirder.

“It’s a bit… unique, right? Massage tools these days are all like that.”

“Hmm, I see.” Yuu was still examining the dildo curiously from various angles. Phew, I was saved because he’s just a kid.

“Alright, take off all your wet clothes and put them here for now, Noona will get you some dry clothes.” When I pointed to the basket I’d brought from the laundry room, Yuu began to fumble with his wet clothes, taking them off.

A slender, pure white body. Although it was clearly nothing more than an ordinary child’s body, somehow a strange, peculiar feeling arose within me. ‘Am I getting heatstroke, seriously?’ I was staring blankly as he undressed, then snapped out of it and was about to head for the dresser when.

‘But what’s he dilly-dallying for?’ He had taken off his top and pants, leaving only his underwear, and was hesitating to take that off.

“What are you doing not taking them off? Your underwear must be all wet too. Hurry and take them off. You’ll catch a cold.”

“Th-that… Noona…”

And then I saw it. Over his wet underwear, one particular part was bulging out to an embarrassing degree. That was undoubtedly the place where a boy’s, a man’s, most important thing is located, between his thighs.

“Heeh-.” A seductive smile unintentionally spread across my lips. My heart pounded uncontrollably. That kid, I thought he was just innocent… Should I tease him a little?

“Could our little one have… gotten excited seeing Noona’s wet chest earlier?”

“Ugh…!” When I emphasized my exposed chest by gathering my arms, Yuu’s face flushed bright red like a ripe apple. So honest. This is why it’s fun to tease little kids.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Boys are all like that naturally. You don’t have to be so embarrassed, it’s rather cute, really.”

“R-really?”

“Of course~. Come on, hurry and take off the rest. Noona probably has some pants left over from when I was little… Probably?” Yuu seemed to hesitate for a moment, then, as if gaining courage from my words, carefully pulled down his last remaining underwear.

Well, even if it stood up, a little kid is still a little kid, after all… “…Huh?”

But the next moment, at the sight revealed before my eyes, I involuntarily swallowed. There, a massive object, unbelievably large for a child, was confidently raising its head, already completely flushed and engorged with heat. That… is that really what’s in front of my eyes right now? It’s almost as big as my forearm! I thought things like that, things like that could only be made as toys?

Every cell in my eyes scanned the thick, prominent veins on its surface one by one. And my mind, based on that, painted dozens, hundreds of lewd fantasies.

“No-Noona…?” Perhaps sensing my gaze fixed downwards, Yuu called me uneasily. But I didn’t even have a moment’s composure to reply to his call.

‘…If that… if I put that inside me… what would it feel like…? If that enormous thing wriggled inside me… what would happen to me? Could I endure it?’ Just imagining it made my lower abdomen ache.

*Gulp.* Ah, no, no! Honoka, snap out of it! No matter what, the opponent is a child! In this world, there are lines you can cross, and lines you absolutely shouldn’t! But… how can I be unaffected with something like that right in front of me?! And besides, he’s only a child in appearance; he’s an adult originally. So, maybe it doesn’t really matter?

“…Yuu.” I called out softly, almost in a whisper. My voice seemed to tremble slightly.

“Noona, what’s wrong? Your eyes… they’re a little scary.”

“From now on, why don’t you and Noona play a very, very fun ‘game’? A secret game, just for the two of us, that no one else knows about.” A dangerous smile, one that shouldn’t have been there, was probably gracing my lips. But there was no helping it. Isn’t human curiosity often about acting even when one knows it’s dangerous?