MONSTER HUNTER - 13 DEMON KIDS
PASHA AND VADIM*

Mandarin looks happy when hugged by two fat children who look familiar with him. Azumi still kept her distance and chose to stand while observing the three people.

They speak in English. Translation.

"Hey, Azumi, come here. Meet them, they're my friends. Our parents work for the same company. I already consider them both like my brothers," said Mandarin after giving up longing.

Azumi nodded and stepped in doubtfully. Pasha and Vadim smiled, not showing any more fierce faces.

"Hey. I'm Pasha. You're the prettiest Asian girl I've ever met," she said, causing Azumi to immediately blush in embarrassment. Mandarin squinted looking unhappy.

"Hi, I'm Vadim. We are both from Russia. Your name is Azumi, right? Are you from Japan?" tanyanya as she invites shaking hands.

"Yes. I'm from Japan. Greetings," said Azumi as she bowed.

Vadim and Pasha look clumsy while following a bowing style as a salute of respect. Mandarin smiled thinly.

"You said from Russia? As I recall, Mandarin from China. Where does your parent company work? Russia and China are quite far away in my opinion" Azumi asked in full questioning.

The three men blinked looking puzzled in giving an explanation.

"The company's boss of our parents is based in Russia, but there are several other companies managed are located in other countries. Usually, we gather once every year fellow working families who are still in the scope of a group of companies with always different locations. However, there is a grand event that we will be attending in Russia soon. It was our first meeting with another family member from another well-known company. Unfortunately, we were stranded on this planet in the middle of nowhere" said Mandarin disappointed.

"Great meeting? In Russia? You mean ... events such as gathering all family members from different countries? Is ... that place is in Kaliningrad?" azumi asked innocently which made the eyes of the three boys widen for a moment.

"You know about the invitation?!" pekik Pasha, and Azumi nodded.

Mandarin squinted. It was like he realized something.

"I feel like the four of us are destined to meet. Even though we didn't gather at Borka Castle, Russia, we met by accident in this place. Does anyone agree with me?" tanya Mandarin guessed.

"Is this intentional? Are they our parents? Then ... why are we placed on a strange planet with many creatures from a fairyland?" vadim asked as he looked out the window of his tree house.

"Eitherway. Therefore, we'll find out. By the way, where did you get all that food? I'm hungry, for ya," asked Mandarin.

Pasha and Vadim nodded allowing with a smile to develop. Hihi closed the door and flew around the four human children who were sitting in a circle with plenty of food in front of them.

"Emphs. All this food, we brought it from the camp. You know, if food is important for survival. Well, when the portal that sucked us open, I caught all the backpacks I managed to reach while in the vacuum. I don't care who the bags belong to, what matters is, I'm not starving!" pasha said while chewing potato chips with passion.

Azumi and Mandarin chuckled. They did not expect if Pasha still had time to think about food even though the condition was precarious.

"Me and Pasha are not together. I was in Florida at Manda's grandmother's house. Actually, there were some other children who were sucked in. But strangely, when I woke up, the children who entered the portal with me were not around. I'm alone" said Vadim as he opened a package containing caramel-flavored popcorn.

"What ... did you guys get the mission?" asked Azumi curiously.

The two children looked like they were remembering, but in the end just shrugged both shoulders. But it seems like they know something.

"I've seen some kids change shape like creatures on this strange planet. You see Hihi?" vadim asked pointing at the swirling fairy.

Mandarin and Azumi nodded slowly.

"He was human before. Little girl, yes ..may be about 7 or 8 years old. He caught a fairy. However, he did not pay attention to instructions. Whether she was stupid or how, the elf who had been captured was instead eaten. Therefore .... he can no longer be human" Vadim explained.

Practically, Azumi and Mandarin's eyes widened.

"But .. fairies are big," said Azumi looking at Hihi with fear.

"No. Originally, the body of the fairy was small. Mm ... around ...," Pasha replied looking at her palm, "ah, as big as the index finger. However, the moment Hihi changed, he became that big. This place is really strange" continued Pasha who made Mandarin and Azumi gawk at him for a moment.

"You were there when he ate it?" tanya Mandarin. Pasha nodded.

"It turns out, the location where I and Vadim are not too far away. When Hihi ate it, I shouted hysterically. Vadim came to me and that's where I met him. It seems, Hihi can't turn into a human anymore" replied Pasha judging.

"However said the Tree lord, Hihi is a forest elf who lives in this place," asked Azumi in surprise.

"Oh! You guys met the Tree Lord? Ah, he's senile. He always repeated the words until we got bored. He can't even tell me apart from Vadim" Pasha replied.

"Let me guess. Must you have been taken to a tree house that said it was his father's body?" ask Vadim. Mandarin and Azumi nodded in affirmation.

Pasha and Vadim chuckled while casually chewing food.

"Yes, that's it. He just can't remember if Hihi can turn out to be this big. It's like he didn't realize it. Just imagine, from the index finger can turn to chest height. The Tree Lord seemed to be myopic," kekeh Pasha and Vadim instead laughed happily.

Azumi and Mandarin looked at each other with a smile.

"Then ... did you find any other humans?" mandarin asked curiously as she opened a package containing potato biscuits.

"Yes. However, some of them chose to go on adventures. We thought if it was better to stay here because there would definitely be other children coming. And look, we met you two. My theory is great" said Vadim proudly.

"Well, you're one thought to me!" sahut Mandarin is carefree, and Vadim invites tos, as well as Pasha.

"Eitherway. The weather and sky here are strange. We can't tell when it's morning and night. We just know, when our stomachs are rumbling," replied Pasha casually.

"Huh?" asked Azumi confused.

"Bdomen rumbling, a sign of mealtime. Consider it now. When you came, we were having lunch. Well, if later our stomachs rumble again, the sign is already night. Because as I recall, I walked into the portal after breakfast, "pasha replied seriously.

"So ... time indicator of stomach rumbling huh? Sure enough," said Mandarin, and Pasha nodded steadily.

Azumi was silent for a moment to think. "Yes. I think you have a point. As I recall, when the portal sucked me and the other kids, after we had breakfast. Then, the match was made. You guys are smart," Azumi said in praise as she picked up a chocolate bar ready to eat.

"We told you, we're geniuses. You have to believe in us!" vadim said proudly.

Mandarin and Azumi nodded in agreement. The four children looked happy. Hihi also enjoyed the chocolate that Azumi gave her. That day, the children gathered in the tree house thinking about the next plan.

It turns out, the words of Vadim and Pasha are true. Where they are, it is not seen when the time changes at night and morning because their territory is in between.

Azumi looks painstaking when cleaning the house helped by Hihi collecting food waste packaging. Azumi even counted the rest of the stock because she was sure that she would stay long enough in the tree house.

"Azumi's. We're gonna take a shower and get some water. You wanna come?" asked Vadim who made Azumi immediately step closer.

"Mandi? Where's where?" asked Azumi curiously.

"There's a river near here. However, if we enter the territory, the atmosphere is like night. Well, but don't be afraid. Evening in this place is safer than in the morning. We've been there 3 times at night and did not meet any creatures, but if the morning comes, many creatures come to the river. So in order to be safe, we have to exchange time with the creatures" Pasha explained.

"Woah, you're great. You've learned all the ins and outs of this place well. I admire you" said Mandarin in praise and the two children looked proud of their knowledge.

"Come," take Vadim as a guide.

Hihi took part with the road at the very front to indicate the direction. The flickering light from Hihi is helpful as a dark path light.

Azumi looks scared, but the Mandarin always takes her in and makes sure that they will be okay.

Vadim and Pasha were holding a backpack that contained nothing. They walked behind Mandarin and Azumi casually.

Finally, they arrived at a river that looked beautiful. Pasha gave Hihi a match of gas and the fairy flew to light the lamp of a lighting device that had been hung on a tree.

"Whoah! Very beautiful," said Azumi happy because the place although dark and blue, but does not look scary.

"You can shower here. Well, Azumi, put this on. I found a woman's clothes that seemed to fit your size from my bag of findings," said Vadim while giving a change of clothes to the beautiful girl.

"Well, thank you," Azumi said happily.

Azumi, who had gotten used to bathing with her sister, looked unclumsy while taking off her clothes.

Vadim, Mandarin and Pasha were stunned when they saw Azumi wearing only clothes like a bikini entering the river with Hihi swimming with her.

The three young men even gawked when Hihi and Azumi instead looked happy when splashing water with each other.

Hihi wings also turned waterproof like poultry feathers. Hihi easily fly and dive like no trouble.

Hihi helped Azumi by rubbing her back using the flowers that bloomed on the banks of the river to make her body fragrant. The two girls, though different in form, looked happy. They enjoyed their bath together.

"Ehem!" dehem Mandarin because his two friends even daydreamed to see Azumi take a bath.

"Hehe, hehe," Pasha so did Vadim.

"So ... What's the contents of your bags?" tanya is curious Mandarin who covers the figure of Azumi with her back.

"Oh! We have a lot of drinking water bottles. We take drinking water from a small waterfall near here for supplies" replied Vadim.

Mandarin nodded slowly. However, he is worried if Azumi is left alone.

"Don't worry, Hihi will protect her," said Pasha and Mandarin nodding softly.

Azumi sees the Mandarin coming to her and leaves to fetch water. Azumi nodded without objection.

Azumi looked comfortable while bathing in the clear river in a bluish dim light with Hihi.

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