- Iori -

I think I handled this quite well. Okay, I admit, Damina is going to handle this for me, but I think this is fine. After all, she told me already more than often enough how much she appreciates it if I ask her for help. She'd say she lives for doing so, but calling it something less extreme sounds still fine. It's not like I was forcing her. I even said she could refuse, yet she was through the portal before I could even fully state my request. Well, it's also helpful that she apparently can somehow download all the associated information right into her head, so I didn't even have much to explain to her. Basically, she knows everything she has to now. I'm sure, later on, she's even going to brag to the others about this mission.

So yes, I don't feel bad about appointing Damina. After all, isn't delegation also some kind of necessary skill for someone in my position?

How would I even have a chance to deal with situations like this otherwise? If this was truly caused by Switchy spreading my name through the multiverse, then I can certainly count on getting more calls like this in the future. Worse, the kind that is solely based on a misunderstanding! This mage seriously thought I'd be happy or even require a human sacrifice. What kind of sicko does that?

Seriously, I couldn't help but get angry at this idea. People going about killing people, not only in my name, but so I do stuff for them. Things like destroying kingdoms, furthermore! And then such a ridiculous name. Thanostra. If that isn't hyperbolic, I don't know. Yeah, reviving that poor woman was definitely the right course of action. Even if I seem to have scared her quite a bit. Yet I still think she prefers being freaked out over death. I just hope that Damina is going to treat her well. After all, she only has to deliver her home and then use the connector I gave her to return back home. It wasn't even all that difficult to make that happen. Okay, I'll be honest, the "connector" is a piece of my flesh.

Yeah, you got me. I implanted into her this part of me that would connect right to the rest. Just like my body, hers is currently at the end of an interdimensional antenna. Not like she seemed to be particularly against this. In this sense, I think I can just avert my mind from this episode and hope that this was the last summoning I had to deal with for the time being. I mean, even if word about my existence got out, there can't be that many who'd consider it even a remotely good idea to summon someone introduced as the "Devourer of Worlds", right?

Be that as it may, I'll now stop thinking about it and focus on getting this night past me. By now, I've already got a lot better at killing time. Not literally, of course. It just kinda works out that I can make myself, so to speak, perceive the flow of time not quite as lengthy. This sounds kinda bigger than it is. Essentially, I'm dumbing myself down. Stuff like needing minutes to read a single manga page while not breaking my focus.

I'd say this is probably some form of meditation technique I'm honing there. Some very dumb technique, that is to say. However, it still beats accidentally accelerating time by some degrees whenever I wish for it to go faster by far. Mum was right, it truly could be a good idea to ask some expert on this. I'm sure I could find a picture of Tibet or so, and just teleport to some kind of temple. Or maybe already one of the exorcists knows better about this. After all, asking questions is free.

For now, I'll make do with the fact that the next morning comes soon enough. I still get up, once it seems in any way reasonable at this time of the day. As it is still too early, I can't do much else but roam the living room. Though, I'm not the only one.

"Mum!" (K)

Yeah, it shouldn't come as a surprise that this mini-demon is up early.

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"Hi, Kuri. Is there anything you need?" (I)

"I didn't know what to do. You're always gone!" (K)

Yeah, the mini-demon is a bit needy.

"I don't know what to say. You know, I can't take care of you all day, and I'm about to get even more busy. I'm sorry, but I fear you'll have to make do with the amount of visits I can manage." (I)

"Owh!" (K)

Now she's sulking. I start patting her head, which serves to instantly better her mood.

"Iori? You're already awake?" (S)

Mum?

"Oh, I'm sorry. I sometimes forget that you can't... No, again, sorry. I tried not to think about it." (S)

It's not like I blame her. She's giving her all and really tries her best to support me.

"What about you?" (I)

"Uh, well, it seems like my need for sleep is reduced as well." (S)

Yeah, that's on me.

"But anyway. Did something happen?" (S)

"It's alright, Mum. Nothing too bad happened tonight." (I)

At least, nothing I couldn't fix.

"Well, if you want to talk about it, I'm here." (S)

"You know what? I think I will." (I)

And so we sit down on the couch, and I tell Mum what all happened. Not only this night, but a complete update in detail about all the things I've dealt with and still have to deal with. It's quite heartfelt, but not particularly dark. That might be because I am not having a too pessimistic a mindset right now towards all this.

"My. Sacrifices? That's quite a lot to take in." (S)

"Yeah, I'll have to do something about it." (I)

"Iori, you're not responsible for everyone's actions. People like these will always find a reason to do terrible things." (S)

"I know. But still. I won't allow them to do it in my name." (I)

"Alright. If you think this is for the best." (S)

"Thanks, Mum." (I)

"So what was that now about Switchy?" (S)

"Oh, don't me get started about them..." (I)

So we continue, and after a while, even Dad emerges from the bedroom. Yet he looks as if someone sucked the very lifeblood out of him. Which, given Mum's guilty look away, might in some way be the case. Just why did my future self not block this part of their intercourse?!

"Hello, my little dreamer. Did you sleep well?" (Chr)

"I had worse nights. In general, I'm considerably well." (I)

"That's nice to hear. After all, it's a school day." (Chr)

Yeah, don't remind me about this. There's so much I have to handle there. Then I notice how Dad gives Mum a meaningful look.

"Did you already tell her?" (Chr)

"No, it didn't come up yet." (S)

"What? What didn't come up?" (I)

"Nothing bad. Your mother just thought we should involve you as well, as you two spend so much time together." (Chr)

"Your father and I talked, and we think it's time to send Kuri to preschool." (S)

Ehm, excuse me? Are they right in their head?

"Ahem, Mum, aren't there certain issues with that?" (I)

I'm not even speaking about the fact that she has no documents. Now she even looks guilty at me! Why?!

"You see, your Father had arguments I couldn't rebuke." (S)

"While I find it problematic that Kuri's parents don't handle these things, school is still mandatory for children her age. So while she's our guest, we also need to meet certain criteria." (Chr)

You can't put a demon together with a bunch of little children!

"But how?" (I)

As I said, documents!

"It might be difficult to pull off, but your mother assured me that Kuri's parents would handle the official business." (Chr)

Now I look panicked at Mum.

"Mum, why?!" (I)

"I'm sorry, but I literally couldn't tell him that she's your demon daughter and doesn't have documents. I fear we'll have to work around it." (S)

You mean I'll have to!

"It's not like it's directly going to happen today. Apparently, such things can take their sweet time. So you don't need to worry that Kuri will suddenly have a spot. Now that that's settled, why don't we eat something?" (Chr)

What about this is settled? However, I can't argue with him. The fact that Dad doesn't get the true state of affairs is certainly an issue. Yet none I could change yet.

After this, we have breakfast. A rather leisurely variant of it. Dad even starts the news while we eat, but there isn't anything interesting. Which is probably a good thing. Ever since I got my powers, I've kinda felt afraid that the next official announcement might be something about me I didn't know yet. So, no bad news is good news.

It's definitely nothing noticeable. Rising tensions in Korea, protests in China, a dispersing tropical storm that now won't hit the coastline, and which soccer team is going first. In the first place, I was always one of those who either tried to blend out the news or would get depressed about all the bad stuff. Now I maybe could change stuff, but knowing me, it would end in catastrophe. Even if I could change anything in the world, should I really do so?

Guess it's time for another boring school day.

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