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Authors Note: Welcome to the third bonus chapter of "ESP x Infinity".
Guys, you don't know how difficult it was to get everyone's age right. -.-
Did you know that Yuta is actually two years older than Yuji? And Rika is one year older than Yuta, which means that when Yuji was eight years old, Rika was already eleven. Pretty crazy.
Rika was eleven when she died in 2011, so her birthday should be somewhere in the year 2000. The trees looked like it was summer when she died, so I hope her birthday was early 2000 and not late 1999.
We know Tsumiki is one year older than Megumi, and Nanako and Mimiko are also one year older than him.
So in the summer of 2011, Megumi and Yuji should be eight, Tsumiki, Nanako, and Mimiko should be nine, Yuta ten, and Rika eleven. I hope I got that right. xD
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ESP x Infinity – How To Raise a Sorcerer
The first year of Guardianship:
Megumi: 4 years old; Tsumiki: 5 years old; Mimiko: 5 years old; Nanako: 5 years old
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"I won't eat it."
"You will eat it. I cooked it, and you will eat it."
"No, I will not."
"I didn't stay in the kitchen for thirty minutes just for you to be a stubborn piece of work. EAT. IT."
"We had pasta yesterday. I want something different."
Welcome to the household of a colorful family containing Tatsumaki, Satoru, Megumi, Tsumiki, Nanako, and Mimiko.
It was around noon, and Tatsumaki was sitting at the table with Megumi, who stubbornly refused to eat the dish Tatsumaki prepared for him. Both stared each other down. They were inside the kitchen of the dormitories of Jujutsu-High.
"So? It tastes good and is good for your health. Eat it."
Megumi huffed and began to pout. "NO!" He childishly exclaimed. "I want to eat Omurice."
Tatsumaki was reaching her limit, and a tick mark appeared on her face. There was no way she would throw away the food she had prepared. The child will eat this or starve for all she cares.
"Listen here, brat, you will eat my cooking, or I will-"
SLAM!
"Hellloooo, beautiful people. Satoru is here to save the day." Satoru walked inside the kitchen with a bag in his hand. Behind him, the twins and Tsumiki were following him.
Satoru scanned the room, and his eyes fell on the dish on the table. He took the plate with the pasta and threw it out the window.
"HEY! SATORU, WHAT THE HELL!?" Tatsumaki screeched at her boyfriend with rage. How dare he throw away her cooking.
Satoru ignored Tatsumaki and put the bag on the table. He opened it and took out food from McDonald's. Immediately, Megumi's mouth began to water. Finally, something different than Pasta.
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The second year of Guardianship:
Megumi: 5 years old; The girls: 6 years old
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Tatsumaki was woken up by someone knocking on her door. It was in the middle of the night, so who would- … ah.
"Come in," Tatsumaki called from her bed. And not a second later, Mimiko opened the door and stood in the frame with a troubled expression.
"Mimiko, what's wrong?" Tatsumaki was still sleepy and tiredly sat up to check on the girl.
Mimiko hesitated and looked at the ground as she fidgeted with her fingers. "Um, I … can I sleep with you? I- I had a bad dream. Please?" She quietly said with a lowered gaze. Her eyes had tears in them.
The esper sighed. "I thought you were a big girl? Sleep in your bed; you're already six." She tiredly said in a soft tone.
But Mimiko tightened her fists, and her lower lip began to tremble. "Please, I- I'm scared. I don't want to be alone." Her voice was shaky.
Tatsumaki held her gaze for a few seconds before eventually sighing and closing her eyes in defeat. "Alright, but only for this night, okay?"
The small girl's mood immediately brightened, and she rushed to bed. She crawled under the blanket and snuggled close to Tatsumaki with her face buried under Tatsumaki's chin.
"I love you, Mommy."
'I'm not your mother.' Tatsumaki thought, conflicted with herself. Nonetheless, she wrapped her arms around the girl to hold her close and protected.
They stayed like this for a couple of minutes, and right before Tatsumaki fell asleep …
"You're a good mother, Tatsu-chan."
"Shut up, Satoru."
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Yeah, Tatsumaki and Satoru are living together now. A few months ago, they bought a house to live in with the kids. It had enough rooms for all of them, too.
Satoru turned around and wrapped an arm around Tatsumaki to pull her close.
Tatsumaki didn't object and fell asleep quite fast.
They didn't notice Nanako sneaking in and snuggling close to Satoru.
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The third year of Guardianship:
Megumi: 6 years old; The girls: 7 years old
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Tsumiki is waiting at her school for Satoru to pick her up. She is in second grade now. Megumi is a first grader who was picked up by Tatsumaki earlier because school finishes sooner for him.
She didn't have to wait long as Satoru appeared next to her via teleporting.
He waved and gave her a friendly smile. "Yo."
Tsumiki smiled brightly and crashed into him. "Uncle Sato, you're early."
"Heh, I would never be late to pick you up."
The young girl gave him a sly smile and put her knuckles on her hips. "You're typically an hour late."
Satoru opened his mouth to protest but was interrupted by Tsumiki. "I bet Aunty Tatsu forced you to be punctual for once," she said, giving him a smug smile.
Rubbing his head in embarrassment, he gave in. "Yeah, hehe, she said I would have to sleep on the couch if I forgot to pick you up again."
Tsumiki smiled fondly at her uncle. "You should try not to annoy her too often, Uncle Sato. Aunty has her limits, you know?"
After hearing that, Satoru waved her off and arrogantly exclaimed, "Pffff, please, Tatsu-chan is way too soft. She would never do anything reckless."
Tsumiki deadpanned. "You mean like last time? When she locked you outside our house for three days?"
"Well, that was only because-"
"Or the time before that. When she trapped you inside a barrier for multiple hours?"
"O- okay, maybe you-"
"What about that one time where she locked the bedroom door with both of you inside, and you came out with a sore bu-"
Satoru quickly covered her mouth. "Tsumiki, we will never speak about that day, okay?"
The girl nodded, and Satoru uncovered her mouth. "Good. You ready to go home? Tatsu-chan cooked pasta."
Tsumiki sighed again. "Yeah, I should really learn how to cook. It gets tiring eating pasta five days a week."
She quickly grabbed Satoru's hand, and they vanished without a trace.
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Mimiko and Nanako left the school building and looked around for Tsumiki and Satoru, but they were nowhere in sight.
The blonde-haired girl sighed, exhausted. "Dad forgot about us … again. I can't believe it."
She quickly pulled out her phone to call someone. "Let's call Mom and see what she does to him this time."
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The fourth year of Guardianship:
Megumi: 7 years old; The girls: 8 years old
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Nanako was excited beyond reason. There was a new toy store in their district that sold rare stickers, which she needed, of course. Mimiko and Tsumiki had no interest in it and stayed home with Megumi and Tatsumaki. This means that it was Satoru's purpose to accompany her and buy her all the stickers she needed.
"Come oooon, daaad. We must hurry, or all the stickers will be sold out." She whined as she dragged Satoru behind her, who had a lazy smile on his face.
"Or, we could just teleport there, you know? How about it? It would be much quicker." Satoru offered smugly.
Nanako gave him a frustrated expression. "No way, you will just mess up my hair again. It's way too rough this way."
"How about I teleport there and buy your stickers?" He offered excitedly. He just wants to use his powers to show off to his little girl.
The girl gave him an angry pout and stomped the ground. "No, Dad, that's even worse. You don't know what to buy. You'll just buy something stupid instead."
Satoru leaned back and crossed his arms as he lazily smiled. "Heh, you're right about that one. How about I buy everything in the store? That way, I won't buy something wrong."
He received a blank stare. "Dad," Nanako began, tired, "I want to be the one buying it. If you buy my stickers, it will be totally pointless. Where is the fun in that?"
Sighing, Satoru gave up and began to walk with Nanako to the store.
Walking.
Like a normal person.
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How boring.
At the store, Satoru stood beside Nanako, who was on the verge of crying.
Why?
Because all the stickers were sold out already.
"For the record, you were the one telling me we shouldn't teleport."
Nanako's lower lip quivered. "D- Dad. Please don't talk to me."
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The fifth year of Guardianship:
Megumi: 8 years old; Tsumiki: 9 years old; Nanako: 9 years old; Mimiko: 9 years old; Yuta: 10 years old; Rika: 11 years old
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"This is Rika. She will be living with us as of today. Be nice to her." Satoru excitedly introduced the new family member to the kids standing before them.
"Hello, nice to meet you all. I hope we can be good friends." Rika introduced herself stiffly and turned around to look at Satoru. "Where is Yuta?"
"Hmm? Oh, he is with Tatsu-chan right now. She said she wanted to see his power fully unleashed. Don't worry; he will be here soon."
Then, he gave her a little push, and she stumbled forward. "Come on, let's play with your new friends."
Rika caught herself and looked up directly into the eyes of Tsumiki, who smiled at her kindly. "Hi, I'm Tsumiki. Do you want to get a tour through the house?" She offered gently to let the new girl know that she was no threat to her.
Rika was a little taken aback by her kindness and fumbled over her words. "U- umm … sure?"
"Awesome, let's go then. I need to show you everything." Tsumiki excitedly exclaimed and grabbed Rika's hands. Then, she turned to look at the twins. "You want to come too?"
Nanako turned down her offer and shook her head. "Nah, I have to paint my nails. Have fun." She offhandedly remarked and left the room.
Mimiko, on the other hand, was excited to show her house to a new family member. She excitedly nodded her head. "Yeah, sure. Let's show her our rooms first, okay?"
The last person, Megumi, wanted nothing to do with it. "I need to study, but … have fun, I guess."
With that, the three girls ran through the house to explore every little corner.
Rika was happy. She never liked living with any of her family members. She only had eyes for Yuta. But this family could finally be the home she needed.
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The sixth year of Guardianship:
Megumi: 9 years old; Tsumiki, Nanako, Mimiko: 10 years old; Yuta: 11 years old; Rika: 12 years old
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It was thesummer of 2012. Tatsumaki had just turned 22, and the sixth year of living together with Megumi and the other kids had just begun. She couldn't believe that it had been five full years since they took in Megumi.
Five whole years and the sixth had now begun. It was unbelievable how fast time flies by.
These past years were some of the best of her life. If only Fubuki could be here, too, then Tatsumaki could truly be at peace. But she still enjoyed the small family she built together with Satoru. Megumi, Tsumiki, and Rika saw them as their aunt and uncle, and the twins saw them as their parents. It was a weird family, but she would never trade them for anything.
She would protect them with everything she had and not lose them like she lost Fubuki. Tatsumaki still hadn't lost hope, but she was getting desperate. She just wanted to see her little sister.
Just now, Tatsumaki stood in the kitchen to prepare breakfast. And preparing breakfast for seven different people, including herself, is very difficult. Tsumiki is satisfied with toast, eggs, and milk. Megumi just wants to eat the same as Tsumiki. The twins, however, are a different story; Nanako only eats cereal that the current Idol Aqua recommends, which varies daily. Mimiko only eats things without milk in them.
Urgh, and don't get her started on what Satoru eats for breakfast. Really, Tatsumaki could place a mountain of sugar at his place, and she's sure he wouldn't see the difference. The idiot drinks his coffee with 100g of sugar in it and 500ml milk.
And lastly, Rika. The girl has taken a liking to Tatsumaki and eats the same as her every day.
The door opened, and Satoru walked inside, with Nanako and Mimiko following behind him. "Goooood morning, my dear Tatsu-chan. What has my absolute beautiful and tiny and wonderful and flat and-"
"Satoru."
"… and hot-tempered girlfriend prepared for us?" Satoru said with a sly smirk, wrapping his arms around Tatsumaki from behind. He looked at the plates on the counter, and his mouth began to water. "Hmmhhhmm, looks delicious."
Tatsumaki sighed, already used to his antics. "Morning to you, too." She turned her head, and they shared a quick kiss.
After that, the other children entered the kitchen, and everyone took a seat to eat.
Megumi and Tsumiki talked about school, and Megumi was scolded for beating up a classmate. The boy defended himself, saying he only protected a bullied kid.
The twins talked about fashion and idols. It was clear they would grow up to be the embodiment of a Gyaru.
Rika was texting with Yuta on her smartphone. They had a date this afternoon, and Rika wanted it to be perfect. She had a massive blush on her face.
And Satoru …
The idiot tried to spoon-feed her. He had his usual idiot grin on his face as he poked her cheek with his spoon. "Come on, open wide. Here comes the train."
Tatsumaki knew he was provoking her on purpose. She won't give him the satisfaction of blowing up the room.
Poke
She will force down the urge to punch him.
Poke
She stands above him.
Poke
She will NOT give him a reaction.
Poke
"SATORU! STOP THIS, OR YOU WON'T GET ANYTHING TO EAT FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS!"
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Yes, a happy little family.
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But the biggest surprise has yet to come.
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The seventh year of Guardianship:
Fubuki, Megumi: 10 years old; Tsumiki, Nanako, Mimiko: 11 years old; Yuta: 12 years old; Rika: 13 years old
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Who would have thought that? Tatsumaki was finally reunited with her little sister, Fubuki. Now, the family was finally complete.
At first, Fubuki was overwhelmed by everything that happened after arriving in this strange new world. But it all calmed down the longer she was with her new family. It was a shock that her sister was an adult now, but she was way gentler with her now compared to the past. It was a welcoming surprise.
Her sister plays with her, they watch all the movies, and she isn't forced to train anymore. She still wants to be as strong as her sister, but it's nice not to get scolded for being too weak. Fubuki can even have all the friends she wants now. It was so awesome.
The love for her sister is greater than ever.
The best part?
She has a new brother now. Satoru is like the big brother she always wanted. He always cheers her up, and he is so funny. When Yuji comes over to play, Satoru always plays with them, like last time when he went curse hunting with them.
Flashback:
"Alright, target acquired. It is a feeble Grade 4 curse. Who wants to exorcise it?" Satoru told his two companions, hiding behind a bush and concealing his Cursed Energy to not scare away the Cursed Spirit. He turned around to look at the two kids behind him.
Fubuki had an evil smirk on her face. She raised her arm and hopped on the spot in excitement. "I want to. I want to. Please let me kill it," she exclaimed childishly.
Yuji butted in before Satoru could let Fubuki go at it. "But it looks so cute. Why do we need to kill it?"
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Satoru and Fubuki looked at him blankly.
"Yuji, this thing looks like it was flushed down the toilet. It has twelve bulging eyes and oozes grey slime. How is that thing cute?" Satoru asked the small boy, confused.
The ten-year-old shrugged. "Don't know. I just think it's cute."
Fubuki and Satoru decide to ignore Yuji and kill this thing as fast as possible.
End of Flashback.
And that's not all. Now she has so many friends. Her best friend Yuji is visiting her nearly every day. She loves to gossip with Nanako and Rika, and Tsumiki and Mimiko also play with her occasionally.
Yuta and Megumi are all right, too. But most of the time, she hangs out with Yuji, Nanako, and Rika.
Speaking of which, Nanako knocked on her door just now.
"Buki, come out fast. You have to see this." Nanako frantically shouted from behind the door.
Worrying what she could mean, Fubuki rushed to the door and slammed it open. Behind it, Nanako had a magazine in her trembling hands. "Nana? What's wrong?"
The young girl shoved the magazine in her face. "LOOK! The earnings of the new brand from Saito Aoi are now on sale. We need to hurry. Dad needs to bring us to the store ASAP." Nanako breathlessly told Fubuki, who widened her eyes after hearing her out.
"Then what are we standing around here for? Let's hurry, come on."
Both girls rushed through the house in search of Satoru.
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Yeah, she loves her new life.
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End of the third bonus chapter.
I hope you enjoyed the chapter.
This was just another short little bonus chapter. Don't worry; chapter 13 will come out on Friday, just as planned.
I wanted to show you what happened in the time skip between chapters 11 and 12 and a bit after chapter 12 now that Fubuki is back.
Well, that's all, folks. Please review. :)
Bye.