My Guardian Is Chuuya

[Raising Chuuya, w. Blurb screenshot taken on 24/2/15]

The mafia's gravity manipulator thought that, with all his life experience, nothing could ruffle his composure anymore. That was, until a business trip to Tokyo turned him into a cat.

Then a little girl picked him up.

The girl was living under someone else's roof and never had enough to eat, but she still found ways to get food for him. She protected him from the other brats who picked on him, and gave him every bit of kindness she had.

She was a good kid, even if she could be a little slow on the uptake sometimes.

"I'll tell you a secret." The girl leaned in with a mysterious look. "I'm actually a mage. I can use magic to heal your injuries."

Nakahara Chuuya: ...

If he hadn't been a cat, he really would have teased her. Really.

But then...

She actually healed him.

The girl: Look! This is the power of the world's greatest mage!

Nakahara Chuuya: ...

Later, the girl saw him off, reluctant to let him go.

The mafia's gravity manipulator was loyal and grateful, and always repaid a debt. The girl's one wish was to have a family.

That wish... he would make come true.

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Hibana Ruri's birth was a tragedy.

Her parents died of illness, and she was left in the care of irresponsible relatives, living as an unwanted guest in someone else's home.

The only turning point in her life came when she picked up an orange cat.

It was the same shade of orange as her hair.

She loved the cat so much that she came to rely on him as family, because he was so dependable.

But Hibana Ruri knew that the cat didn't belong there. So, no matter how reluctant she was, she had no choice but to say goodbye.

Not long after she sent the cat away, a group of people claiming to be jujutsu sorcerers showed up at her door.

They told her she was a blood descendant of the Zenin family, one of the Three Great Families, who had been living outside the family. Now they were taking her back.

Hibana Ruri knew why: ever since she was little, her mother had told her never to reveal that she could see the monsters no one else could.

Never go back to the Zenin family.

It was hell.

But no one gave her a choice.

Her relatives had accepted money from the Zenin family.

Just as Hibana Ruri was falling into despair, a familiar flash of orange appeared.

"I'm here to make your wish come true."

That day, the mafia's gravity manipulator crouched down to meet her eyes. He didn't care that his expensive coat touched the ground. He simply looked at her and held out his hand.

"Starting today, I'm your guardian (your protector)."

Theme: Kindness is a cycle.