Tale of Discovery

Chapter 7: Pizza Sauce

"You can turn invisible?" , I ask her, as curiosity builds up within me.

She stares at me for a short while before canceling her invisibility and standing in a more normal posture. She then says,

"No, it isn't invisibility. My power allows me to make myself invisible to one person, while others are able to see me normally."

"That's true, all I saw was her attempting to punch you, and you dodging...", adds the freak with a thousand injuries.

That's one stupid and incomplete power to have. It would've been much more amazing if she could make herself completely invisible.

"As you might have realized, you aren't the only one with supernatural powers. These powers can be considered to be an illness and will disappear in due time, that is, adolescence. Until that happens, I would like to commute to our school, Hoshinoumi Academy.", she says.

"I've already gotten permission from those that have parental authority over you.", she adds as-a-matter of factly.

Before I could say anything in return to her reasoning, she says

"However, I'm sure you'd be popular with your looks. Did you really need to play the role of a cheater? But that did help close the gap between you and that female you were targeting."

"I was just bored. Besides, I never cared about the female student that you speak of. Something must've gotten into me and affected my mind. I'd much rather go for someone like you." , I attempt to dismiss her taunting by trying to make her feel awkward.

Against my expectations, she turns transparent once again and attempts to kick me. Such a kick would never be able to reach me, and I block it by grabbing her foot with my left arm. I drag towards myself and held her closely as I whisper in her ear,

"You're much more eager than I thought you'd be."

Suddenly, I notice a punch being thrown in my direction by the weirdo with glasses. I let go of Nao and redirect the punch, grab him from under his shoulder, and throw him about 6 meters away.

"Too slow." , I taunt him.

"I would like to sincerely invite you to join our school. For that matter, we would like you to become a part of the student council." , Nao says, just as it was starting to get fun.

I realize that I don't have much choice in the matter. I have a history as a cheater thanks to the original owner of this body, making it impossible for me to return to my old school...

"Also for that matter, we find people who use their abilities unwisely, such as you and get them to transfer to our school.", she adds.

I'm sold. Basically, the school is a hotspot for people with supernatural abilities. That sounds fun to me.

"Very well." , I casually agree.

I notice the weirdo getting up and coming our way as if nothing was wrong. He stands in front of me, extends his hand and says,

"Welcome to Hoshinoumi Academy. I look forward to working with you.", he says in a peaceful tone.

"Me too." , I lie through my teeth as I shake his hand.

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I finally reached my home in this world. Not bothering with anything else, I unlock the door and step right inside.

"Welcome back, Brother Yu!", an energetic girl, which happens to be my sister exclaims.

"Hey, hey. When you were out, we got a super amazing call from uncle! He said that we are going to be transferred to a school that is called Hoshinoumi Academy! Hey, is it true?", she continues exclaiming.

Nao sure wasn't kidding when she said she has already gotten the permission... Leaving that aside, this girl is adorable. Her height is almost at the level of my chin, and she has long purple hair. Her eyes seem to be shining, and the way she talks and moves is adorable.

Unable to handle the cuteness, I slowly approach her, and pat her head while saying,

"It's true. Rather than that, shouldn't you be sad? You are going to be transferring schools and leaving your friends behind, you know?"

She closes her eyes and listens to me, and once I'm done, she replies with,

"I know, but that's what smartphones are for! I can call my friends and we can see each other's faces!"

I chuckle lightly, a little amused by her response.

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After being told to sit, Ayumi goes to the kitchen, grabs a plate, and places it in front of me on the table.

"It's Brother Yu's favorite, Omelette Rice (Omurice)!", she exclaims. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omurice)

Uwah. According to this body's memories, he had said that the food was his favorite when they were young, and she thinks it still is, even though she has been told time and time again it's not.

I grab a spoonful, eat and swallow it. Sweet. Too sweet. She uses pizza sauce as a "secret ingredient" making it extremely sweet...

As we continue to eat our dinner, Ayumi begins talking about some random stuff related to our family members.

"Hey. Ayu sometimes thinks that there was one more family member somewhere...", she says. (Ayumi refers to herself as "Ayu")

According to the memories I've received from this body, there is no such person. Before I could retort, she says,

"It's a weird feeling, but I know it's true."

Well, I'll let her believe in whatever she wants to. There is no harm in such a way of thinking. Worst case scenario, said-person doesn't exist, and that's it.

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Our futons have been laid down on the floor. I am currently on mine, which is blue, and staring at the ceiling while thinking of various stuff. I notice that Ayumi is stargazing through a telescope rather than trying to sleep.

"You should sleep now. You have to wake up early tomorrow for school." , I voice my concern.

"Just a little more!", she replies quickly.

Letting out a sigh, I get up from the futon, and move over to where she is. I lift her up by her armpits, making her let out a cute yelp, as I place her on my lap. I pull the telescope closer to us and take a quick glance at the starry sky. Then I say to her,

"Hey take a look over there. Do you see those four small stars that form the English letter 'y' with three other stars above the open end?"

She looks for a short while and then lets out an "Um!" implying that she does.

"That's a constellation, and its name is Cancer." , I state.

"Cancer? Like the terrible sickness?", she asks cutely while tilting her head to the left slightly.

I let out a small chuckle and pat her head, then tell her,

"No, they just happen to have the same name."

I continue telling her about constellations and point them out to her, and after a while, I tell her that it's time to sleep.

"Come here." , I beckon her while patting the pillow to my side.

"Roger that!", she replies as she practically jumps over and lies down beside me.

Some time passes, and just when I think that she has fallen asleep, I hear her say,

"Brother Yu, today you were super nice to Ayu! I want us to be together forever and ever!", she exclaims albeit softly.

I find myself smiling at her antics. As I slowly reach out my hand and pull her within my arms, I whisper to her,

"Of course. I have such a cute little sister, how could I not be nice?"

She giggles a little and closes her eyes. I move my head closer to hers, lightly kiss her forehead, and wish her goodnight.

You know, this isn't bad in its own way. Becoming stronger and gaining power is one thing, but this energetic ball of cuteness is something else.