Chapter 25: November, Two Incidents
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Chapter 25: November, Two Incidents
Gurgle… gurgle…
Only that vibrating sound reached the ears of the young girl, Imado Kirie.
Kirie was completely naked, with dozens of tubes connected to her body for injecting chemical solutions, and she was placed in a huge, tank-like device filled with green chemical solution.
(It hurts, it hurts… It's painful, help me, someone....)
Kirie repeatedly pleaded in her hazy consciousness.
But those words couldn't be heard outside.
Her mouth and nose were covered by an oxygen mask from her lower jaw, and her body was completely deprived of movement by the chemicals.
Gurgle... gurgle...
And even if she could speak, her words couldn't possibly reach the outside world, separated by the thick glass and the chemical solution filling the device.
Furthermore, even if they did reach the outside world, there was no one to understand her thoughts.
Instead, there was only a man in a doctor's white coat, screaming in ecstatic joy, since he was alone in the dark laboratory.
"That's it, that's it...! Kirie...! With this device, you will obtain the greatest magical power on Earth...!"
The man stared at Kirie inside the device with eyes filled with madness.
His name is Imado Kaizou.
He is Kirie's father.
"With this device of mine, anyone can acquire immense magical power! The Three Great Families of Exorcists are nothing special!
Just watch, those foolish, ignorant, and utterly devoid of wisdom who banished me!"
Kaizou laughed maniacally, drooling as he imagined his own victory.
"My research is not wrong. I am right! I AM RIGHT!!"
Yes... this man, Imado Kaizou, is a fanatical believer in his own theory that human magical power can be increased through scientific means.
His fanaticism has led him to this outrageous act: using his own daughter as a test subject.
"Now then, Kirie... Today is your birthday! It's the perfect day for you to be reborn!
Be reborn anew by your father's hands!!!"
Kaizou's hand was about to reach for the lever to activate the device.
That's when it happened....
"That's enough!!!"
"Huh!? Wh-who's there!? Agh!?"
Suddenly, a voice rang out, and as Kaizou turned around, a flash of light streaked across the air, and Kaizou's body sent flying high into the air from the powerful impact.
It was an attack using a basic magic spell—a "Light Bullet"—which fires a mass of magical energy as an impact energy projectile.
Kaizou was then slammed against the reinforced glass surface of the device, and then fell to the floor with great force.
"You really were trying to use your own daughter as a test subject, weren't you?"
A voice filled with hatred was hurled at Kaizou, who was groaning in pain on the floor.
The voice belonged to a woman.
The one who fired the Light Bullet was the Elite Exorcist, Madozono Mima.
Instead of her usual business suit, she was clad in a provocative silver dress-like suit that exposed a lot of skin and accentuated her figure.
She looked far too glamorous for a mother of a five-year-old, but this was her spiritual armament as an Exorcist in this world.
Behind Mima, female police officers
flooded into the laboratory one after another.
They apprehended Kaizou, who was lying on the floor, and handcuffed him with his hands behind his back.
"Imado Kaizou! You are under arrest for kidnapping a minor, illegal drug use, and all other offenses!"
"...! You...! That can't be! How did you find this place?! Let me go! Let me go and let me continue my experiment!
Otherwise, you will regret this for the rest of your lives!"
Kaizou struggled and screamed as he was pinned to the floor.
Looking coldly at Kaizou, Mima declared:
"Your research is a complete failure. You almost destroyed your own daughter's magical power generation ability."
"Wha...?!"
Kaizou's mind froze for a few seconds.
Then, his face flushed red with rage, he began to yell.
"What nonsense are you spouting, you woman?! My research! My theory! It couldn't possibly be wrong! The experiment! There's no way it could fail!
You dumb bitc—ugh?!"
The female police officer slapped Kaizou across the face, interrupting his insults towards Mima.
Mima approached Kaizou and coldly told him the truth.
"Certainly, your device can increase the target's magical power beyond its limits. But, it only temporarily increases magical power by forcibly squeezing out the body's magical power generation capacity to an irreversible degree, generating magical power at a rate that could kill the target.
What would happen if you applied such a suicidal enhancement method to a small child's body?
A smart mind like yours should understand, right?"
Mima's sarcastic conclusion caused Kaizou's face to change from red with anger to blue with despair.
"Th-that's ridiculous...! My, my research! My theory...!"
"It seems pointless to talk any further. Now, you can test your theory as much as you like in prison. Take him away."
At Mima's command, Kaizou was led away by the female police officers.
Kaizou was now completely dejected and showed no sign of resistance.
Only muttered, regretful words escaped his lips as he was quietly led out of the laboratory.
Meanwhile, the medical team from Madozono's House swiftly began rescuing Kirie from the device.
"Mima-nee-sama? Is it alright now...?"
Then, a clear, transparent voice rang out.
"Maria. Yes, it's alright now."
After Mima's reply, an angel with long, ruby-colored hair appeared on the scene.
It was Maria, accompanied by Kanaho, who was dressed as a maid.
"How horrible!"
Maria saw Kirie being rescued from the device and covered her mouth with both hands.
Then she pleaded with Mima.
"Mima-nee-sama! Please, let me cast the healing magic on Kirie-san...!"
★★★
"Uhhh..."
The little girl, Toribiki Mai, opened her eyes, feeling lethargic and listless.
An unfamiliar ceiling, illuminated by pink light.
Mai was confused.
(Where am I...?
When did I fall asleep...?)
Mai tried to remember what happened before she fell asleep.
(It's my birthday, so I was going for a drive with Papa until late at night...
We had a meal at a really nice hotel restaurant, and then... wait...?)
Mai realized she had no memory of what happened after that.
Clink!
"Eh..."
It was then that Mai finally realized the abnormal state she was in.
She was dressed in a pure white, frilly children's dress that wasn't hers, and lying in bed.
With her arms raised above her head, Mai's wrists were bound with chains and restraints, connected to the edge of the bed.
"Wha... why...?"
Mai tried to sit up, but the restraints and chains wouldn't allow it.
Anxiety and fear filled Mai's heart.
Screeeeeeeeeeeechhh
"Hiiiiiekkk!"
Turning her eyes towards the sound of the door opening, Mai let out a frightened cry.
A bald, obese man, practically naked except for his underwear, had entered the room.
"Hmmmm? Mai-chan, looks like you're awake...?"
The man, Sunpu Eita, licked his lips as he approached the bed where Mai lay.
"No! No! Papa! Papa! Help me!!!"
Mai cried out, pleading for help from her unseen father.
laughed mockingly at Mai.
"It's useless, Mai-chan. You were sold by that Papa of yours, you know? Oh, you poor thing!"
"Eh...?"
"Papa.... Sold me...?"
Mai couldn't understand the meaning of what Sunpu had said.
Her father sold her?
Why?
Is that even possible?
For young Mai, this situation, everything Sunpu was saying, everything was beyond her comprehension.
"Ahhh, Mai-chan, you didn't know, did you? Your dad, you see, spent the money that was supposed to be used for his work, all on himself!
Then, he tried to , but failed! A huge loss! So he came crying to me, begging me to do something. He said, 'You can do whatever you want with my daughter!"
Sunpu climbed onto the bed with a creak.
"Hiieekk...!"
Mai cried out in terror again.
Mai didn't quite understand what Sunpu was saying, but it was clear that he was trying to do something bad to her.
"Ah... no, no.... No!"
Mai tried to escape, frantically shaking her arms, but the restraints wouldn't come off.
Perhaps this aroused Sunpu's sadistic desires, as his breathing became heavy.
"It's alright, it's alright, you know? There's nothing to be afraid of. In fact, it'll feel pretty good..."
"No! No! Nooooo!!"
"Oh, that's right... Mai-chan's birthday is today, isn't it?
Happy birthday, Mai-chan♪
Happy birthday, dear Mai-chan♪
I'll take good care of you, from now on, forever♪"
Sunpu drooled, chuckling, and was about to pounce on Mai's young body.
At that moment.....
"That's enough!!!"
"Oink!? Wh-who's there!? Guhahh!?"
Suddenly, a voice rang out, and as Sunpu turned around, a flash of light emanated, and chains of light wrapped around Sunpu's neck and limbs.
It was a basic magic spell—a binding spell using chains formed from magic—that restrained the target.
Sunpu was dragged forcefully backward by the chains of magic and slammed to the floor below the bed.
"To try and lay a hand on such a small child... You scum...."
The voice spat out with utter disgust at Sunpu, who was groaning in pain on the floor.
The voice belonged to a woman.
It was Mima, the Exorcist who had captured Sunpu with the "Binding Chains."
She was clad in the spiritual armament of an Exorcist, a provocative silver dress-like suit.
Behind Mima, female police officers flooded into the laboratory one after another.
They pinned Sunpu, who was still bound by the chains of magic, and handcuffed him with his hands behind his back.
"Sunpu Eita! You are under arrest for human trafficking, non-consensual indecency, and various other crimes!"
"Oink!? You think you can get away with this after doing something like this to me!?
I know tons of politicians and high-ranking police officers! I'll fire all those lowlifes and petty police officers in no time!"
Even as he was pinned down, Sunpu struggled and shouted.
Giving Sunpu a contemptuous look, Mima snorted.
"...'Lowlifes,' you say? Ignorance is truly a sin. Now you'll learn who your enemy is."
"What...!?"
Sunpu's heart was filled with rage.
His previous arrogance, the belief that women could be manipulated with power and money, even at this point, only fueled Sunpu's futile struggle.
"You woman! Who do you think I am?! I'm known as a man of influence in the political and financial world! Even powerful politicians bow to me!
You'll regret thi— OINK!!"
The female police officer punched Sunpu in the face, so his insults towards Mima were cut short.
Mima approached Sunpu and mercilessly told him the truth.
"Your island and mansion. The police are probably investigating them right now. It seems you've done whatever you pleased until now. You squandered your money and treated the girls terribly...
But that's all over now. We already have your important client list and your secret ledger. Aren't you happy? You'll be going to prison with your close friends.
Perhaps 'taking you to hell' is a more accurate description?"
At Mima's checkmate, Sunpu's face instantly turned ashen.
"W-What... Even my island...?! H-How...?!"
"You don't need to know. You can just continue to agonize over your mistakes in prison. Take him away."
At Mima's command, Sunpu was led away by the female police officers.
Unable to fully accept the reality, Sunpu's expression was one of utter bewilderment, as if his soul had left his body.
His will to resist seemed completely extinguished, and he was dragged out of the room by the female police officers.
Meanwhile, the medical team from Madozono House swiftly began to release Mai from her restraints, which had bound her to the bed.
"Mima-nee-sama. Is it all over now?"
A clear, pure voice rang out.
"Maria. Yes, it's all taken care of."
At Mima's reply, Maria entered the room accompanied by Kanaho, dressed as a maid.
"That's good. Mai-san is safe."
"She's fine. Not a single scratch. It's all thanks to you, Maria."
As they watched Mai being cared for by the medical team after being released from her restraints, the two exchanged these words.
"But the shock she suffered must have been terrible..."
Recalling her own horrific memories, Mima blurted out her true feelings briefly.
Hearing this, Maria's face clouded over with pain.
Then she pleaded with Mima.
"Mima-nee-sama. Please let me cast a healing spell to calm Mai-san's heart."
AN:
STOP Child abuse!
May we live in a world where children can grow up healthy... (˘ω˘)
Author's Note
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