Chapter 4: 4. Party
[A/N: Writing this chapter, I realized how much I suck at writing about 5 y/os. It turned out as convos among adults. So I decided to use AU element as plot armor. In this universe, Devil brains mature more than 2× faster that humans. So a 5 year old is similar to a 12 year old or more. kek, AU will be my Hashirama cells for this fic.
I know that it is a very cheap method but cut me some slack. The most I have written before this were the 200-word essays in my English class.]
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"Yahoo~ Magical Girl Levia-Tan is here!!!"
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I blink multiple times looking at the beautiful petite girl in front of me. Her gorgeous black hair tied in twin-tails with those blue eyes made her look like a porcelain doll. Then my eyes roam around the room to see a red-haired man apologising to my parents. It took me a little while to regain my composure. After all, anyone would be shocked to find themselves witnessing such a grand entrance by one of the maous. Yes, this was Serafall Leviathan née Sitri, the current Maou Leviathan and the strongest female devil of the underworld. Then my eyes fall upon the apologising Sirzechs Lucifer previously Gremory, the current Maou Satan and the strongest devil in the underworld alongside Ajuka Beelzebub.
"Hello." I said to the cute devil who was looking at me with curious eyes. I was unsure of how to react in this situation.
"Do you know who I am?" She asked which confused me.
"Forgive me for the disrespect ma'am, you are Serafall Leviathan, one of the four great Maous and also the strongest female devil of the underworld." I say with respect while putting on my most polite face.
"That's it?" she asks with a cute tilt of her head.
"You are also the strongest ice magic-user."
"That's it?" She asks again which confused me a lot.
'Am I missing something?' I reply with a bit of uncertainty in my voice. "Err… Yes"
I am not sure if that was the right choice as her eyes opened wide when I said that. "You seriously don't know anything else about me?"
'What the hell am supposed to say?!' Trying to keep my cool, I reply. "Yes, did I miss something? I am sorry if I did ma'am." I say with a slight bow.
"What about my dress. Do you remember anything looking at it?" She asks while pointing at her frilly blue dress. It looked pretty in my opinion but I don't think the dress rings any bell.
"Umm… no"
"Y-You don't know Magical Girl Levia-tan?!?"
'Magical Girl Levai-tan? What's that?' I reply while scratching my cheeks. "Sorry, I don't think that I have ever heard of Magical Girl Levia-tan."
She was about to say something when a cute girl of around 5 years wearing glasses said "Onee-chan stop harassing Seere-san."
"B-But but, So-tan he said that he doesn't know Magical Girl Levia-tan!" She said almost shouting in a childish manner.
"Not everyone knows your show or magical girls." said the cute spectacled girl before turning towards me and bowing a bit. "I apologize on behalf of my elder sister, Seere-san. But she gets a bit over-enthusiastic when talking about magical girls."
"No, it's alright. I should be the one to apologize for not knowing about magical-girls that the Maou Serafall is associated with.
Sona made a funny face when I said that but
quickly tried to regain her composure (and failed miserably) before saying "Let's forget about it. Here, this is the gift I brought for you." She handed me a nicely wrapped gift. "Hope you like it." She said before dragging away her sister with her.
"Mou So-tan I haven't even wished him yet." Serafall said before shouting. "Happy Birthday, Shi-tan!! I will talk to you again after I greet your parents"
"Thank you, Maou Leviathan." I said politely while trying to ignore the 'Shi-tan' part.
Shaking my head I decide to greet the other guests. I know there are many famous devils in the party but despite being the birthday boy, I can't just walk up to any devil and start a conversation. The safest bet is the children, kids my age should be a good way to start a friendship with different pillars.
Why do I want to make friends with devil children? Because once my sensei told me that, 'no matter how strong you are, without someone supporting you, you will always fall down. And with support, even if you do slip, they will help you to climb back up.'
Looking around the room to search for kids my age, my eyes fall upon the heiress of the Gremory pillar. She has beautiful crimson hair and blue eyes. But looking at the way she was sticking to her older brother, the Crimson Satan. I decided to avoid talking to her for now.
Continuing my search for someone my age, I find a boy with deep blue hair and squinted eyes. I don't know why but I felt like punching him the moment I saw his face. Better avoid conflicts. Moving on!
Searching for a while, I find a girl sitting at the corner of the dining hall. She had green-tinted blonde hair with dark pink eyes. She was wearing a beautiful blue dress with thin-framed glasses. She seemed a year or two older than me, but enough to make acquaintance with her.
Calmly walking towards her, I took a plate of pasta with me.
"Pasta?" I ask her with a smile. Hearing my voice she was woken up from her tranced state.
She looks at me for a little while before replying, "thank you." She took the plate from my hand and gave it a taste. "It's good." She replied.
"It's my mother's recipe, she likes cooking." I said with my usual smile. 'Damn, I smile a lot.'
"I see. Your mother is a good cook." She said while enjoying the dish.
'She is the cold type hmm… or maybe she is just shy.' Looking around her and seeing no one I ask. "Aren't you a bit lonely sitting here alone?"
"I don't like crowded places." She said, finishing the last bit of food left on the plate.
"I see. I know a quiet and beautiful place. If you want I can show it to you." I said calmly.
She studied my face for a while but ultimately accepted with a nod.
"By the way, I am Shisui, Shisui Seere."
"I know who you are Birthday boy. I am Seekvaira, Seekvaira Agares." She said smiling a little.
[Seekvaira PoV]
I didn't think that this was going to be fun. I never liked parties or social gatherings but being the heiress of the strongest devil pillar, second only to the Baels is a big deal. From my birth, I was taught how to act with various people. Pure-bloods, reincarnated ones, high-class, middle-class and low-class. They made sure that I remember it.
But I never liked any of those. Right after I was able to think, I knew that I had no freedom. Being an heiress is difficult and being the heiress of the Agares Pillar is even more difficult. Our Pillar has always been one of the proudest because of our bloodline ability and position in the devil community.
I showed signs of awakening my bloodline abilities at the age of 5 and one day when I accidentally stopped time to save a kitty from falling down from a tree. I was deemed a prodigy. And from that day my life was even duller, with all the restrictions placed over me. I had almost no freedom at all.
My parents told me to stay away from low and middle-class devils, and even though I don't like it. I had to follow their wishes. This caused me to have no friends. I never wanted to be a loner but circumstances forced me to. I was not allowed to make friends with low and middle-class devils and the high class were extremely proud and arrogant. So, I stayed away from them.
I thought this was going to be another boring party and it felt that way until a boy who seemed to be around 2 years younger than me said. "Pasta?"
I was thinking about how boring the party was before he woke me up from my stupor. Looking at him, I saw the famous jet-black hair of the Seere and the onyx eyes of the caim. He seems to have inherited physical traits of both his parents.
Thinking that it will be very rude to reject the food, I accepted it saying "Thank you."
Giving it a taste, I was surprised at how good it was. "It's good." I said and I meant it.
"It's my mother's recipe, she likes cooking." He said with a smile. 'His mother cooks for him, huh. I wonder when was the last time my mother even looked towards the kitchen."
"I see. Your mother is a good cook." I said with a tint of jealously in my voice.
"Aren't you lonely sitting here by yourself?" He asked with a curious look. I was kind of surprised, this was not the first time a boy came to me to talk but definitely the first time a boy asked me this. All the pure-blood devils I met were too engrossed with themselves and talking about their greatness that they didn't even realise that I wasn't interested. I have never talked to a pure-blood devil who isn't arrogant but this boy seems humble. But then again, he is only 5 years old.
"I don't like crowded places." I said and it was true.
He stayed silent for a while before answering with. "I see. I know a quiet place with a great view. If you want I can show it to you."
It surprised me a bit. I tried to study his face but couldn't find anything wrong with it. So I ultimately accepted with a nod.
"By the way, I am Shisui, Shisui Seere." He said, making me smile a little.
"I know who you are Birthday boy. I am Seekvaira, Seekvaira Agares." I said. 'This party might not be as boring as I thought.'
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