Chapter 51 - Can"t Imagine
In a Victorian style gazebo, Davi and Mr. Kazuki sat facing each other, both looking serious as if the most awaited interview of the century was about to begin.
"So? What"s your question?" The elegant looking old man began as he smiled softly, breaking the quiet atmosphere. Davi, who was deep in thought, was immediately brought back to the present. She straightened her back and looked at the old man intently, looking as though she was a treasure hunter on a hunt that was about to begin.
"W-what was Sei like when he was younger?" she asked. Her voice was soft, filled with curiosity and sincerity. Her eyes suddenly shone intensely and the feeling she was emitting almost felt out of this world. The way she asked him felt indescribably strange that even an old man like him felt a faint feeling of something akin to… comfortable danger. Her eyes, her voice, and her words were like a magic potion, powerful enough to make even the most secretive person answer all the questions that she dared to ask.
At that moment, the old man smiled secretly, as if he just discovered a hidden treasure. A treasure so beautifully breathtaking and at the same time, comfortably dangerous. The most interesting thing was that, she didn"t seem to have any awareness about her natural prowess at all. She was just being curious and sincere, not knowing she was doing much more than that.
The old man then smiled at her as he spoke. "How young?"
"Mmm… around ten and younger?"
Looking pleased with the girl"s question, the old man nodded happily as if he was excited to tell a certain bed time story to his little grandchild. "The young master that age was… mmm… would you believe me if I told you he really was quite adorable, especially when he was still a toddler to about 5 years old?"
"R-really? Did he laugh and talk a lot?" Davi"s eyes were sparkling as if she was a child getting really excited about what adventures her favorite fairy tale character would be going onto next, eyes that were begging for her grandfather to quickly tell her more.
"Haha, not a lot but yes he did a bit when he was around that age. He was quite a bright kid, too. Really clever and really sweet."
"Eh? S-sweet?" Upon hearing this, Davi reflexively tried to imagine him being sweet and her smile slowly faded. She imagined a frozen statue with a cold black mask being sweet and all and it left her pretty speechless. She even tried visualizing the masked man feeding her with chocolate as he said words "say ah" while smiling sweetly and her brain burst as she choked on her own saliva. Davi coughed slightly as the old man patted her back, laughing mischievously at her as if he completely understood why she reacted like that.
Davi didn"t know it would feel so d.a.m.n strange, as if the man in her brain wasn"t Sei at all, but a completely different person. All she could imagine was him being adorable as she pet his head while he sat motionless and expressionless, like a soft snowman.
"Haha. So you can"t imagine the young master being sweet, huh. I understand, I understand. Did you know that back then, he even kissed me on my cheeks and hugged my thigh when he cried?"
Davi"s brain started to spin as the old butler continued. She could only feel that part of his story-telling was to tease her, and the mischievous old man"s plan was more than successful. Davi started imagining Sei kissing her cheek and telling her words like "sweetheart, let"s cuddle" as he hugged her legs while kneeling in front of her. These images completely threw her off and she shook her head violently like a broken robot. "No, no, no. Stop it, gramps. It"s impossible for Sei to act like that."
Amused with her priceless reaction, the old man could only laugh wholeheartedly.
"What are you even thinking anyway, young miss? Please don"t forget that I am talking about the little five year old, young master."
Mr. Kazuki"s tone was mischievous and as soon as Davi heard his words, she face palmed and laughed at herself as well.
Ha ha ha. What the h.e.l.l am I imagining in the first place?
It was indeed impossible for Davi to even imagine the current Sei suddenly being all sweet and cuddly, however, when the a.d.u.l.t Sei shrunk into an irresistibly adorable five year old boy in her mind, Davi started fantasizing. She would really love to shower little Sei with hugs and kisses even if he was just as cold and emotionless as the current him.