Hey there, hello. It's Naoya Zen'in-kun, who yesterday had the care of Mai-chan permanently forced upon him.
What is with these brats?
Maki seems to have become Yuki's disciple in exchange for cooperating with her. Perhaps inspired by that, Tsumiki and Megumi seem to be mixing in with Maki's training without even understanding why.
Well, even yielding a hundred steps, that's fine. Unlike with me, they are frolicking with Yuki. It's cute.
But what is up with Mai? Why come to me? Isn't she too annoying? Even though I tried to make her refuse using every trick in the book, she wouldn't refuse...
But well, if she's that stubborn, then I have an idea too.
I'll make her strong just as she wishes, but in exchange, I'll make the future Mai suffer.
You know, that thing. She herself says she wants to be like Precure, right? I have to grant that dream.
What I'm going to make Mai do this time is the same as me: 'Unreasonable bindings imposed by oneself after being told by others'. It's a reproduction of an artificial Heavenly Restriction.
But well, I'm not a demon either. I don't intend to make the content something like training to the death; let's think of bindings that the 'current' Mai will be happy with.
...And so, when I, having enthusiastically thought up the contents of the bindings, taught them to her, Mai joyfully accepted the bindings just as I expected.
She's an idiot. She really trusts me. You shouldn't, you know? Trusting a Zen'in man. Because we all come with a 100% Gutter Trash guarantee, complete with a producer's label.
Now, the contents of those bindings are the following seven.
1. A binding that she can never break the seven bindings established this time by herself.
2. A binding that she cannot wear any clothing other than the 'Magical Mai-chan Dress', except for underwear and medical appliances.
3. A binding that from now on, she cannot construct anything other than 'Magical Mai-chan's 7 Tools' with her Construction Technique.
4. A binding that she can only mold cursed energy for within two hours after dancing the 'Magical Mai-chan' transformation dance.
5. A binding that she can only use her technique for within two hours after shouting the 'Magical Mai-chan' transformation catchphrase in a loud voice.
6. A binding that she must speak completely in character as 'Magical Mai-chan' during combat.
7. A binding that the settings of 'Magical Mai-chan' will follow the 'Magical Mai-chan Great Encyclopedia' written by Naoya Zen'in.
That's it. Well, it's nothing special. I just bound her so she absolutely cannot use jujutsu without playing make-believe, improving the fuel efficiency of her technique to the limit, and externally compensating for Mai's trash-like cursed energy sense.
Now then, I have to work hard on writing the 'Magical Mai-chan Great Encyclopedia', don't I?
Since I'm at it, I'll draw it seriously on a drawing tablet. ...I don't have a technique that looks like anime for nothing. I even draw anime myself for the sake of understanding and pursuing my technique.
Look forward to it, Mai-chan.
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Now, half a month later. The masterpiece of Illustrator Naoya Zen'in, the 'Magical Mai-chan Great Encyclopedia', was bound at a serious printing press, finished as a foil-stamped, PP-coated hard-cover picture book with a book case, and had arrived in Mai's hands.
Moreover, in order to prevent destruction or deterioration due to Naoya's cursed energy, it is a special specification gem that has been turned into a cursed tool by undergoing a 'Bath', soaking for three days and three nights in the tears shed by a tortured Grade 2 cursed spirit, granting it durability beyond the common sense of a 'picture book'.
By the way, due to the printing press's circumstances, the issue number is 50 copies. Since I had them, I mailed 3 copies to Naobito for preservation, storage, and propagation, similarly sent 3 copies to Yuki, and 3 copies to Mari as harassment. The remaining 40 copies are currently continuing the 'Bath', cardboard box and all, in the 'Cursed Warehouse' managed by Naoya.
In that 'Magical Mai-chan Great Encyclopedia', the choreography for the transformation dance, the transformation lines, and detailed explanations of 'Magical Mai-chan's 7 Tools' are described along with Naoya's wholehearted illustrations. Of course, the 'Magical Mai-chan' appearing in all those illustrations is the figure of 'Mai Zen'in grown up into a Magical Girl', drawn in an anime style by Naoya based on the facial features of her mother Mari and the current Mai.
The concept is 'Psychological Special Grade Cursed Object'. It was harassment with Naoya's whole heart and soul, filled with malice toward the future Mai.
However, the key point here is that the current Mai is merely a four-year-old, and the children around her are also four and three years old.
"Mai-chan, this is a present. Try opening it."
"Yeah! ...Wooooow!"
"Mai-chan, that's so nice!"
"Naoya, is there none for me?"
"Mai-neechan looks like a princess."
This present, which was very well received, was safely judged as a 'Good Deed' in Naoya's binding, and Naoya's stock did not drop among the children.
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