Chapter 7: Age is just a Number
Author: Geraint
(3rd Person's POV)
----In the playground park where children are playing and having fun, Rumi was sitting on the swing and she looks very bored, staring at the clouds with a shape of carrots.
"Looks delicious..." she mumbled.
"Sorry for keeping waiting."
Ichika arrived carrying a two boxes inside the bag and two drinks with covered cup and straw.
"Ichika, why are you taking so long? I'm really bored. We should have match instead!"
"No!"
Ichika sat on another swing and opened the bag.
He took out one of the box and inside was several delicious looking Takoyaki dipped in different sauces.
"Here..."
He gave it to Rumi together with the drink and they ate together watching the children playing around.
Rumi felt weird when she realized something.
The children playing around the park look the same age as the little boy beside her.
Some of them are having fun playing in the sand, some are playing tag and one of them is boy crying being cleaned by his mother from getting stumbled down. They are all acting like a ordinary kids.
As she glanced at Ichika who's sipping on his drink after eating Takoyaki,
"Hmmm~ Not bad."
She realized that he's acting totally different from a normal child. It felt like she's talking with an adult man. That was her impression of him.
As a smol child, he can already do a lot of things that normal child can't do. In other words, he's too reliable for a kid.
"Uhm... Ichika?"
"What is it, Rumi?"
"How old are you?"
*Sip* *Sip*
"I'm currently 7 years old. Actually, I'm going to be 8 years old two months later."
"You really are just a kid!"
"That's what I've been telling you, idiot!" Ichika retorted.
"Who are you calling an idiot?!"
"There no one else here but you!"
"What?! Let's take this outside, you little twerp!"
"We are already outside, you idiot!"
"You!"
"Wait, Rumi! There's a sauce on your mouth."
Ichika immediately took out his handkerchief and wiped Rumi's mouth.
After that, l
"Now, let's fight, Ichika!"
Rumi took her stance against Ichika but suddenly,
*Ring!* *Ring!*
Ichika's phone rings from his pocket.
When he took it out and answered it,
"You mean, Usagiyama? She's here with me in the playground park."
*Murmur* *Murmur*
"Wait! You're near around here?"
*Murmur* *Murmur*
"Okay then... We'll wait here."
*Murmur* *Murmur*
"No problem."
He closed his phone and put it back on his pocket.
He gave Rumi a smug smile,
"Sorry, Rumi. It's time for you to go home."
"What?! I'm not finished yet with you!"
All of sudden, a car stopped in front of the playground park and two people came out wearing a professional uniform.
"Huh?"
They came behind Rumi and grabbed her.
"Usagiyama-san!"
"How did you this far away? You have get back quickly!"
They dragged her with them to their car.
"Sensei! Wait! Just let me fight him!"
Rumi struggled.
"Bye~ bye~ Rumi!" Ichika waved his hand at her as she left.
"You little--"
They entered inside the car and closed the side doors.
"Thanks, kid!"
The driver waved his hand.
"No problem. Please take care of her."
"Yeah."
The driver nodded then they left.
...
*Sigh*
Ichika sighed, scratching the back of his head.
"Well... that's unfortunate and I actually want to hang out with her more, but that's it..."
Thinking of the age difference between them,
"Age is just number and I'm an adult inside this child body." he mumbled.
He walked back home alone.
---
(MC's POV)
A week later,
"Kacchan!"
Bakugou was lying down on the ground after getting beaten by me again.
"Ichika-san, that was too much!"
Izuku was shaking him.
Bakugou tried to attack me from behind and I thought it was an enemy assassin that I accidentally knocked him out without holding back my strength.
"Sorry... I'll be careful next time not knock him out."
Suddenly, Bakugou twitched after I said that.
"Damn you, Ichika!"
"Oh, he's back!"
*Clap* *Clap* *Clap*
I was amazed, clapping my hands.
This kid reminds me Rumi on how energetic he was.
"Ichika!"
I heard a very familiar voice, yelling my name behind.
"Ugh! Don't tell me..."
Turning around, I saw Rumi in her school uniform, breathing heavily with full of sweat.
"Ah, Ichika!"
She pointed when she saw me.
"Rumi..."
"Gyaru girl?"
I gave Izuku a thumbs up,
"No bad, Deku! You're updated to new trends."
"Hehehe... It's not like that." Izuku looks happy.
"Deku, why are you happy about that?" Bakugou followed with cold tone.
Rumi smiled brightly,
"Anyway, Ichika... let's finish what we started! Let's fight!"
"We haven't started anything, silly head!"
...
There was an awkward silence.
"Haaa!"
Rumi rushed towards me and start kicking around.
I just moved side by side dodging all of her kick.
"Wow! Ichika-san is amazing! He was going toe to toe with bigger and older opponent!" Izuku looks excited.
"Tch!" Bakugou looks frustrated watching me.
As Rumi kicks, I noticed something when her short skirt flipped up.
I jumped back, making a distance between us.
"Rumi! why are you wearing a bunny girl costume under your uniform!" I shouted pointing at her.
"Bunny girl costume?" Izuku was confused.
"What?! I thought it was an undergarment?" Rumi was surprised.
"It's not, idiot!"
"Then what is it? A sleeping wear? I wore it when we slept together that night!"
"Huh?"
Bakugou and Izuku didn't understand it but the parents who's watching over children head it and they were completely shock.
"Did you just heard that?"
"Is she serious? We have to call the cops quickly!"
"She just seduced a little child with that outfit!"
I immediately went to clear the misunderstanding, waving my hands.
"It's a misunderstanding! It's misunderstanding! Nothing really happened! She's a hero in training and it was her hero costume! Nothing inappropriate happened!" I yelled loudly.
But they still looking at us suspiciously.
I immediately went behind Rumi, pushing her away from scene.
"Sorry, Deku! Bakugou! We have something important to do and we're in hurry! See ya guys later."
"Yes..." Izuku responded.
We escape out of the playground park.
As I dragged her in the orphanage,
The other children saw me bringing her to my room in hurry.
After turning on the air-conditioner,
"Ah~ You're room is really the best! It's really comfortable that I want to live here."
...
I took out some slices of cake from my refrigerator and prepared glasses of iced tea then I brought it to her.
"Hey, Rumi! Why did you come back here? And how did you get here?"
After drinking her iced tea, she grinned at me,
"Did you think you can get away from me just like that, Ichika? I even ran here by foot just to see again!"
Seriously?
"You ran? Isn't Hiroshima more far away from here?"
"No problem! I believe in my legs that I will arrive here!"
She looks proud of herself.
"What about your parents? Aren't they going to be furious again?"
"They didn't after I explained to them why I want to come here in the first place."
"Huh? What did you tell them?"
"Hehe. I told them that I have this boy I'm interested about in the city and I want to see him again. After that, my parent sent me off with tears of joy. I don't know why are they crying but who cares... I can finally come here to fight you."
My cheek twitched hearing what she said.
They must be happy to see their delinquent daughter being interested in opposite sex but unfortunately, she just came here to challenge me for a fight.
"I'm not in a mood to fight you but I have a way settle this."
I took out the playstation controller, showing it her.
Few hours later,
The two of us are sitting on the couch, playing fighting games,
"Take that!"
Rumi moves a lot with the controller.
I evaded her arms, doing a full combo.
"Even thought you're a beginner, I will never hold back!"
*K.O.*
"I win!"
I raised my arm.
*Yawn*
She yawned.
I noticed that she looks very sleepy.
"Sorry... Let me sleep for a little bit."
"Huh?"
Suddenly, she just lay down her head on my lap and sleep fast.
"Hey!"
*z Z Z*
...
*Sigh*
I sighed, turning off the game.
When I switched it on TV mode,
I frowned seeing the news.
[News: Hero Association passed a more strict laws against illegal and uncertified heroes.]
"So... This must because of me."
In this world of superheroes, a person can be punished for acting heroically.
Looking down, staring at Rumi's peaceful sleeping face,
...
I smiled as I touch her long white hair.
Let's see what can they do against me.
(To be continued.)
(A/N: I time skipped two years instead of five because I made a mistake in the timeline. I'll fix my mistakes later.)