Chapter 41: Narrowly Abandoned from Arrest, Children Meet but Don't Recognize Each Other...
Whether the magic trick is real or not, what matters is that the feelings at this moment are more real than anything else.
Mainkuhn had always been most afraid of children crying, but when he heard Fimini crying, he felt a little relieved.
Cry, cry.
The half-demon longed to transform into a large, silver-gray cat and hold the child tightly in her arms.
You've always missed your mom, right? And you're scared to suddenly live with strangers, right?
You didn't complain at all, and you were always considerate of me, this annoying guy. You're really amazing.
Mainkuen's hand opened and closed repeatedly, wanting to touch Fimini's head, but in the end he clenched it tightly.
No, my nails are dangerous...
*
'Luckily, I had a flash of inspiration! Otherwise, if the performance had failed, I'd have been humiliated and ruined my reputation!'
Amidst Fimini's soft, weak sobs, Linni's magic trick gradually came to an end.
'This embarrassment and fear will be repaid a hundredfold to you, you suspicious individual!'
Mainkun saw the little magician approaching quickly and seriously, his face tense.
Why that expression?
Mainkuhn was startled.
'Could it be that today's income was bad?'
The sharp claws began to rummage through the pocket.
'I need to give him some money...'
Unexpectedly, the little magician's expression suddenly turned tense when he saw him touching his pocket.
'His reaching into his pocket at this hour...is he pulling out a gun?'
Linni gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and rushed forward!
'Want a hug...? No, I'm not in cat form right now! Ahhh, get away!'
"Sir, from the security team!"
Linni grabbed Maine's stiff arm, her small body hanging firmly on it.
"This is the suspect I was talking about! Don't let him get away!"
"!!!?"
Mainkuhn was horrified, panicked, and bewildered.
"Where?!"
The officers arrived, guided by Lynette, and gave the boy and the child he was "holding" a sharp look.
Holy crap! A textbook example of a suspicious individual!
"Are you ashamed to be seen by others? Why are you covering yourself up so tightly!"
He grabbed Linni behind him and yelled at Mainkuen:
"Take your hands out of your pockets and put them where I can see them!"
"???"
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Help...
I'm going to faint.
The thin iron chains on Fimi's arms were forcibly removed by the guards.
Although he had committed multiple crimes, this was the first time Mainkuhn had been treated as a criminal.
"What is your relationship with this child? Speak up!"
Whoa! So fierce!
What is he saying?
Mainkuhn's brain attempted to analyze: %@#
The program is not responding.
Overwhelmed by extreme panic, the half-demon stood frozen in place.
"Wow, how arrogant..."
As Linni watched, she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
The suspect, whose only feature was his fierce, vertical pupils, didn't even bother to answer a single word when confronted with the stern questions from the security guards!
That's outrageous! Lynette, do you think we'll report a wanted criminal?!
"Uncle, uncle, you've misunderstood. He's my brother En!"
After a brief moment of panic, Fimini recovered faster than Mainkuhn.
"You said he's your brother, so why did he tie you up with chains?"
"because......"
Mainkuhn didn't explain it to him, so Fimini could only guess:
"He was afraid I'd run away!"
"Then why didn't he hold your hand instead of going to the trouble of using a rope?" the officer continued.
"Because he doesn't like physical contact with people, Uncle!"
Fimini answered sincerely, but Linni didn't believe a word of it.
"Do you dislike physical contact with people, including family members?"
He looked at Fimini seriously:
"When you were sad and crying, he didn't comfort you at all."
No one can stand by and watch their family cry!
This was the key reason why Linni decided to call the police.
"And you said he's your brother."
Lynette added:
“But you and he are nothing alike... Even if you don’t look at the ears on the top of your head, but look at the shape of your eyes, the color of your pupils, and the color of your hair, you have no resemblance whatsoever, unlike me and my brother.”
"I, we..."
Fimini was on the verge of tears. He truly didn't know where this being named En came from, only that he could trust him.
“We’re not blood brothers, but Mom said he’s my older brother!”
"Mother?"
Linni suddenly realized that she might have misunderstood something.
"So your mother is still alive... Oh no, no!"
If it was the younger brother's mother who said it, then the boy can indeed be ruled out as a suspect.
"I didn't expect this result, hahaha, looks like I was overthinking it..."
Linni turned around with a sheepish smile, only to meet the eyes of the half-demon.
“.
A pair of naturally ruthless golden beast eyes reflected a cold light under the brim of his hat.
'You two, you repay kindness with enmity!'
Mainkuhn desperately suppressed his trembling body, his eyes wide open as he cast pleading glances at the magician siblings:
'So many humans... are secretly watching me! How terrifying! I need to find a way to get rid of them!'
"......"
"...How scary, brother."
Lynette's cat tail quietly curled up a little.
Indeed, that's true.
Linni silently retracted her previous statement.
"As expected, it's still very suspicious."
Hello! !
With his keen cat ears, Mainkuen heard everything clearly.
It's the truth, but it still hurts me so much! I want to become a big shot and bite your butts!
"Alright, kids."
The officer watched their argument quietly for a while before finally speaking.
“Since you say his name is En, you are brothers who are not related by blood.”
He looked down and asked Fimi:
"What's his last name?"
"...Huh?"
"Yes, surname. I need to know his full name."
The officer looked down at the child:
“I am a member of the security force and I have the ability to identify him based on his name, and thus determine whether he is a criminal.”
Linni: "Oh, there's such a method? Little brother, you should tell him."
"......"
Lynette: "Why aren't you answering?"
“Answer me, child.”
The police officer discreetly reached for his gun in his pocket while simultaneously pushing the child behind him, away from the dangerous-looking teenager.
"You don't even know your own brother's surname?"
"......"
Fimini really doesn't know.
But you really can't blame him for this.
The older brother, named "En," is overly silent.
She silently prepared meals, silently played with him, silently listened to his stories, with minimal physical contact and almost no verbal communication.
It's not his fault that he didn't know the surname.
Moreover, Mainkuhn didn't even have a surname.
But Fimini is really a good kid.
"I'm sorry, little friend, I have to invite your brother En to have a cup of tea."
His previously mild expression vanished, and he raised his voice to warn Mainkuen, while simultaneously reaching out to press down on the man's shoulder:
"Take off your scarf and mask, raise your hands, and let me see your face!"
"Please don't do this!!"
"He doesn't like people touching him, and he doesn't like people looking at his face!"
My brother has helped me so much, yet I don't even know his surname. I'm so bad!
Almost instantly, intense self-blame and regret threatened to overwhelm Fimi.
"Don't arrest him!"
The child grabbed the police officer's uniform, squatted down desperately, and tried to pull and drag the officer's steps forward.
"Arrest me instead!"
"It was my fault!"
No!
It was my fault.
Almost the instant the child's negative emotions arose, the half-demon realized that he could no longer wallow in fear.
It was my fault.
Because I was too cowardly to speak human language, the originally introverted Fimini was forced to speak a lot every day.
Because I was too cowardly to go out onto the streets, Fimini could only play with his toys at home by himself.
Because I shamefully grew ten sharp claws like those of wild beasts, but failed to grow matching claw sheaths, nor could I retract them like in my cat form—
So I didn't dare touch Fimini's hand, didn't dare touch his head, didn't dare pick him up at the beginning, and escape from the questioning voices of humans.
It's all my fault!
What needs to be done next is clear.
Each of Mainkuhn's fingernails was several centimeters long, strong, flexible, and connected to bone and flesh, making them almost indestructible.
Fortunately, I had something sturdier in my pocket.
The half-demon took a small breath and, using the immense strength of a demon, pressed his long fingernails against the surface of a hard object—Mora—without changing his expression.
Thanks be to the Rock God, may his kingdom be as enduring as his creations.
Click.
Without batting an eye, Mainkun snapped off five fingernails in his pocket.
"Sir, I suspect you are involved in a recent disappearance case—"
Amid the questioning from the guards, he knelt down on one knee, extended his palm, and placed it on Fimini's beautiful blond hair.
younger brother.
"!"
Fimini was astonished by this rare contact.
"Brother En."
He shifted uncomfortably, his head bobbing wildly in the half-demon's palm. "Are you alright? Where does it hurt?"
"......"
The guards, seeing his bloodied hands, calmly blocked the two children behind him, their tone softening but still dutiful:
"Sorry, but that doesn't prove anything..."
There's nothing we can do about that.
Mainkuhn, a half-demon, lifted the human child with one hand and supported Fimini's back with his chest.
"Brother En!"
Fimini was even more worried.
Are you really okay?!
"go home."
"Go home? Sorry, you can't leave—!?"
A strong gust of wind swept by.
There was no one in sight.
"Where did you go?"
Linni rubbed her eyes, still confused:
"Magic tricks?"
"No, brother."
Lynette crouched down to inspect the cobblestones of the street with a grim expression.
Half a shoe print—mainly the first half from which the force was applied—was deeply imprinted on the rocks.
It wasn't some clever trick, just pure power.
That guy managed to break free from our encirclement!
"elder brother!"
Lynette immediately lowered her ears, the curve even lower than Mainkuen's:
"We...we seem to have accidentally provoked a super scary person!"
*
Mainkuen opened the door and put Fimini back on the floor.
"......"
A pair of blue eyes, slightly gloomy in the indoor setting, were staring at him without moving.
W-What's wrong, Fimini?
Why are you looking at me like that?
Few could detect any guilt in the half-demon's indifferent eyes.
Fimini could barely be considered one.
"Brother En."
With his innate sensitivity and exceptional dexterity, the child's expression turned serious, and he made a request that sounded almost like a command.
"Show me your hand."
*
"......"
Huh? Huh? Huh?
The timid half-demon slowly hunched his back.
Fimi suddenly looks terrifying, is it just my imagination?
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Author's note: Two ultimate self-blaming maniacs have met.
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