Uncle and Lolita

At first, Flona thought that with such a domineering name like “Demon Extermination,” and being an organization of special ability users formed to fight Uru, its headquarters should be quite high-end.

At the very least, it should be bigger than the rural church she came from.

“This is a bit different from what I imagined.”

Before her stood an utterly unremarkable ordinary house, yet hanging on the door was a sign that read “Demon Extermination.” The huge contrast made Flona reveal an awkward expression.

It was really not even as good as the countryside church.

And also, why had Suzuki Megumi come all the way here together with her?

Flona looked at Suzuki Megumi beside her in confusion. “Weren’t you going to meet a friend? Why are you following me the whole time?”

“I’m not following you. My friend lives right here.”

Suzuki Megumi pulled the lollipop out of her mouth and pointed at the house as she spoke.

“On the other hand, what are you doing here?”

“I wanted to see what an organization of special ability users is like.”

Suzuki Megumi chuckled lightly. “Then you’re going to be disappointed.”

After saying that, she strode forward and pushed the door open.

The space inside, furnished with very little, felt exceptionally empty. In the deathly silence, there was no sense at all of anyone being inside.

Flona followed closely behind, feeling slightly puzzled. “No need to ring the doorbell?”

“At this time, he’s probably still—”

Before she could finish speaking, Flona had already caught a whiff of a pungent stench of alcohol, mixed with the murky smell of tobacco. She instinctively turned her head aside, wanting to avoid the unpleasant odor.

Seeing this, Suzuki Megumi covered her forehead, looking like she had expected it. “Wait outside for a bit. I’ll take care of it.”

“Let’s do it together. It’ll be faster.”

Smelling the alcohol, Flona could more or less guess what the situation inside was like. If there was cleaning to be done, she could help too.

Seeing that Flona was willing to help, Suzuki Megumi said nothing more and handed her a mask. “Then put this on. If you can’t take it, come out first.”

Flona tilted her head. What was this?

After seeing Suzuki Megumi put the mask on her, Flona followed suit somewhat clumsily. The irritating smell immediately lessened quite a bit.

They went deeper inside. The curtains in the room were drawn tightly shut, and only faint light leaking through the door cracks illuminated the scene of chaos on the floor.

Empty wine bottles lay scattered everywhere, some having spilled brownish liquor that spread into dark stains across the floor. The glass ashtray on the coffee table was already overflowing, cigarette butts sticking out of it like withered branches.

Forget about a “Demon Extermination” organization—if you told Flona this was a slum, she would believe it.

“So this is where you were.”

Flona was drawn by Suzuki Megumi’s movement, and when she turned her head, she happened to see it.

Suzuki Megumi was holding up a loli by the scruff. The other person was hugging a wine bottle, with some of the liquor apparently spilled onto her clothes. Her flushed cheeks and half-lidded eyes clearly showed how drunk she was.

“Hic—! Xiaolin, didn’t you say you were quitting the organization? Why did you come back to look for uncle again?”

Clearly a loli, yet speaking in a raspy smoker’s voice, the sense of dissonance was overwhelming.

“What Xiaolin? You’re drunk out of your mind, aren’t you!” Suzuki Megumi shook the little loli angrily. “Old Yu, open your eyes wide and look at who I am!”

Yu Dun rubbed his eyes. “It’s Xiao Hui!”

“Uncle… Old Yu?”

Flona sensed something amiss. She gathered holy energy to her eyes, a faint golden glow flowing through her blue pupils as her ordinary vision was peeled away layer by layer.

Looking at Yu Dun again, Flona discovered that beneath this petite girl’s body lurked a completely different soul.

A sturdy, upright figure formed a glaring contrast with the outwardly childish body.

It was clearly the soul of an adult man!

Yet the compatibility between the soul and the body was astonishingly high—so much so that Flona hadn’t noticed anything wrong at first.

Before she could resolve the doubts in her heart, the conversation between Suzuki Megumi and Yu Dun reached her ears, leaving her even more confused.

Yu Dun laughed mischievously. “Xiao Hui, did you come to get back together with uncle?”

“In your dreams. We broke up long ago.” Suzuki Megumi angrily pinched Yu Dun’s chubby little face. “Unless you get rid of this bad habit of always getting drunk.”

That said, the texture actually felt pretty good.

Yu Dun didn’t care that his face was being pinched and only hugged his wine bottle tighter. “That won’t do. I still need it to get through this difficult period.”

Flona cut in and asked, “What exactly is going on now?”

“Oh, sorry to embarrass myself in front of you, Flona.” Suzuki Megumi let go and put Yu Dun down.

Yu Dun immediately tried to run away, but Suzuki Megumi grabbed him back. “As you can see, this useless guy is my ex-boyfriend.”

Flona nodded instinctively. “I see… wait!”

As soon as the words left her mouth, she belatedly reacted. Her gaze moved back and forth between Yu Dun and Suzuki Megumi, her tone full of disbelief. “You mean this girl is actually your ex-boyfriend?”

That shouldn’t be right! Even if the soul was male, the body was still a girl—how could Suzuki Megumi bring herself to do that?!

“I think you may have misunderstood.”

Just as Suzuki Megumi was about to explain, Yu Dun spoke first instead. “Little sister, this is the price of uncle’s special ability. After a while, I’ll be able to turn back into a tall, mighty man.”

As he spoke, he confidently struck a bodybuilder’s pose, but his slender arms looked completely powerless in Flona’s eyes.

“The price of a special ability?”

【Like Hoshino Sakio’s ability—although it can help escape danger each time, it also often brings bad luck. Powerful special abilities are often accompanied by a certain price.】

Thinking about it, this was probably why powerful special ability users were so rare.

After reading the explanation from the eyeball, Flona nodded in understanding. “Got it. No time to waste—let’s clean this place up first.”

She felt that if she stayed any longer, she might actually start getting used to the smell.

“You accepted it that quickly?” Yu Dun stroked his smooth, beardless chin. He had thought he would need to explain a lot more.

“Flona is also a special ability user. Look at her—she’s much better than you.”

Suzuki Megumi punched Yu Dun on the head and snatched away his wine bottle. “Unlike you, who started drinking heavily after turning into this.”

“I just want time to pass a bit faster.”

Yu Dun was a very traditional-minded person. He simply couldn’t accept the fact that he, a dignified man, would turn into a little loli, yet his special ability was something he couldn’t stop using.

Because of this, whenever the price appeared, he would rely on alcohol to kill time.

As Flona gathered the scattered wine bottles into one place and heard this, she suggested, “If you’re only troubled by your current appearance, I have a friend who might be able to help you.”

“Really?”

Yu Dun got so excited that he leaned toward Flona, only to be yanked back by Suzuki Megumi. “You reek of alcohol. Don’t get so close.”

He coughed twice, somewhat embarrassed. “Cough, cough… I got a bit too excited.”

Flona asked, “Where are the other members of the organization?”

“Yeah. There was a case before involving special ability users kidnapping people. Once that happened, many innocent special ability users were also viewed with suspicion by the public. Some even came here to hurl insults. Some of the younger ones couldn’t handle the pressure and quit.”

“Those guys are really something. I also helped when we were catching the kidnappers. How can special ability users just be lumped together like that?”

Thinking of this, Yu Dun gloomily tried to reach for another bottle, but Suzuki Megumi stopped him with a look.

“So the entire ‘Demon Extermination’ branch doesn’t consist of just you, right?”

“Of course not. It’s just that the core members usually track Uru and don’t stay in the same city for long. So they left uncle here—this local of Qingteng City—to hold the fort.”

Yu Dun, having nothing to do, wanted to join in the cleaning as well, but with his state—unable to even carry a single crate of wine bottles and almost tripping—Suzuki Megumi promptly sent him off to take a bath.