Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Honey-Colored Memories①
She met him at the 'Clone Dolly' Workshop.
She was 11 years old, participating in the 'Exterior Project'.
He was 23 years old, a researcher for the 'Exterior Project'.
Her name was Shokuhou Misaki, and he was Nanaya Kiryu.
Two people who should have had no interaction met there.
Misaki's terrifying ability, 'Mental Out', made her a target for the Clone Dolly Workshop. She was also interested in becoming a so-called super ability user, so she accepted the invitation from Clone Dolly and joined the First Research Institute.
He was the one who brought her into the institute.
The first time he looked at her, his eyes were very complex, giving her the feeling that he had known her for a long time.
Even though they had never met before!
"Little Bee, you must understand my helplessness. I have no choice. After all, people need to make a living. Besides being smarter than the average person, I have no other skills. I inexplicably became a researcher here, and there's no way to get out."
When she first heard this, she laughed.
What kind of novel pick-up line was this?
And 'Little Bee'?
Hmph~! He must be a perverted loli-con!
She was confident in her appearance... She may have been small, but she was still a budding beauty.
So she sarcastically replied, "The pairing of an old man and a loli is outdated, don't you know? And don't call me 'Little Bee', I have no interest in researchers, and this is our first meeting, so don't try to get close to me."
But he was thick-skinned if nothing else, "You'll get used to it." He persisted.
Their first meeting wasn't pleasant.
Her initial impression of him wasn't good, and as time went on in the institute, she found him increasingly annoying.
Whenever he had free time, he would come to chat with her. Even if she used her ability to embarrass him, like making him strip and dance in front of other researchers or hug and kiss a pillar...he would still come back unfazed.
He was like an indestructible cockroach, and she felt helpless against him.
She could not kill him, scolding didn't work, and teasing him did not even bother him... What else could she do?
Sometimes, he would say things that left her confused and furious like "Queen, your figure is like a child's. I'm worried about your future," "Remember to drink more papaya milk. Do you want me to prepare it for you?" "I think you should start exercising now," "Are your eyes naturally sparkling? Just like in shoujo manga..."
"This is natural! Didn't your mother teach you not to mock others' bodies?"
"Do you have the nerve to say that?"
"Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya!" Is the noise she made to try to tune him out.
He often made her so angry she could die, but she couldn't do anything about him.
In short, he was so annoying, annoying, annoying, annoying, annoying!!!
Super annoying!!!
However, even though he such an annoying guy, she gradually got used to his presence due to his relentless persistence day after day. The smiles she never showed in front of other researchers appeared repeatedly in front of him, filled with joy.
He would also privately mock the Clone Dolly Workshop to her.
He said Clone Dolly was actually a loli factory, with all the test subjects being young lolis, and he looked sympathetic.
After the daily experiments, what she looked forward to most was sitting on his lap and listening to his stories.
"Kiri-kun, Kiri-kun! What story are we telling today? If your story power isn't satisfactory, I'll make you strip and dance again!"
She loved calling him 'Kiri-kun', a name only she used!
"No need for a strip dance, Little Bee. Look at me, such a handsome guy. Do you really want those middle-aged men, old geezers, and elderly female researchers to take advantage of me? You're wasting a treasure. You should monopolize me!" He would say this with a pained expression, looking at her accusingly, which she always found amusing.
Although he would complain after being teased, she could tell he was never really angry, and even if he got angry, he would quickly return to normal, his optimism was unlike the other filthy adults!!