Shido: The easy solution would be to start with Rasiel, but I think I'll leave that for ter. Haniel is also tempting... but to use it, I need to fully understand what I'm transforming things into, their minimal structure. That’s why Natsumi only transformed objects into plush toys: they’re simple, easy to imagine, and don’t need a complex structure.

  Putting it into words, Rasiel and Haniel complement each other very well. The same could be said for Raphael and Zadkiel: one controls winds and hurricanes, the other water and rain.

  While Raphael takes the form of a pair of wings, chains, a spear that turns into a bow... Zadkiel is a mount. It would be great to combine them ter on.

  Shido: But for now... I'll just practice with Zadkiel. The worst that can happen is that I get the floor wet. If someone notices the water, I can just say I went to the bathroom. I won’t summon the complete angel, just use his powers over the three states of water.

  I went to the bathroom. It was empty and filled with steam, as if recently used. Since I'm still small, I usually bathe with one of my parents. But right now, Mom is cooking and Dad is at work. He works as a saryman. Haha, I hope I don’t end up like him.

  Since I’m alone... this is my chance.

  Hmm... I can’t quite reach the water. I climbed onto a stool to look inside the bathtub. Done. I can see the water. Though if I fall, I’ll probably drown, so I didn’t get too close.

  Now that I think about it... how am I supposed to activate my powers?

  I never thought about that. But if I have to remember... Mio used Sefira crystals. And if I'm not mistaken, she used Reiryoku, pure spiritual energy. Basically, it’s like mana, but denser and more unstable. That’s why spirits could cause spatial quakes just by existing.

  And when Shido sealed them, they stabilized. Although they were weaker, they controlled their Reiryoku better, and he acted like a sort of grounding cable... a regutor.

  First, I’m going to visualize Yoshino’s Sefira. It’s easy: a beautiful blue sky, like her hair and eyes. All spirits have a Sefira matching their hair color... except Tohka, whose angel is rainbow-colored and whose Demon King is a dark purple.

  I thought of the Sefira with the intention of summoning it... and it appeared in front of me!

  It was beautiful. It looked like a sapphire floating in the air.

  With that, I confirmed that I do have powers. I focused on the energy emanating from it and... somehow, I just knew what to do.

  I don't know if it was thanks to Rasiel, or if it’s that natural intuition that spirits have about using their angels. But I felt it clearly.

  First, I focused...

  And suddenly, the entire bathtub was frozen.

  Perfect. Now, to turn it back into liquid... done! It turned back into water as if nothing had happened.

  And now... let’s try the gaseous state...

  ...bad idea.

  Later, I’ll learn that when a liquid turns into gas, it expands up to 20 times its original size. The bathtub, which already took up most of the bathroom, turned into a dense cloud that filled the entire space.

  I don’t know how to describe it... it was like trying to breathe while being underwater.

  I was drowning.

  And it’s not a pleasant feeling.

  I quickly used Zadkiel’s power again to turn all that steam back into water.

  BANG! I ended up completely soaked.

  I, who didn’t want to drown in the bathtub... ended up almost drowning because of a damn cloud that colpsed on me.

  HAHAHA, damn Murphy’s Law: if something can go wrong, it will go wrong.

  I used Zadkiel’s power once more to gather all the water and return it to the bathtub.

  I think that’s enough for today.

  Later, I’ll bring the summary of this year, up to reaching my room, and continue like this until I turn ten.