Child Research Lab AU
The MILGRAM Esper Lab. It captures child espers who suddenly appeared in Japan. It borders on kidnapping, but since the government recognizes it, it is not technically illegal. A fairly luxurious system. Each child gets to decorate their room as they wish, meals are tailored to their tastes, and they are gathered in a lounge for 5 hours a day to play. The place is like a kids' cafe where they can also read or sleep. There is supposedly only one researcher... but the kids are said to be well-behaved.
No. 1. A 10-year-old boy, 143cm tall, Haruka Sakurai. Blue hair and blue eyes. Gentle but timid with low self-esteem. When given attention, he smiles like a child and becomes dependent. His superpower is 'Affection'. It makes others like him. However, it is only a feeling of goodwill and cannot force someone to fall in love. In the past, he suffered from his mother's indifference and neglect for always being 'behind'.
No. 2. An 11-year-old girl, 145cm tall, Yuno Kashiki. Long mauve hair, pink eyes, and a beauty mark under her eye. Laid-back, cheerful, and lighthearted. She sometimes shows a cynical side uncharacteristic of a child. Her superpower is 'Dream'. Specifically, she can read parts of a person's inner thoughts and their current 'dream' (what they desire). However, Yuno herself does not know what dream she has or why she feels lonely.
No. 3. A 12-year-old boy, 146cm tall, Fuuta Kajiyama. Reddish hair, olive eyes, and shark teeth. Being in puberty, he is prickly and has severe mood swings. He has a strong sense of justice and passion. He looks tough, but he's actually quite timid and fragile. His weakness is being scared of Kotoko. His superpower is 'Judgment'. When someone does something wrong, he passes a verdict considering laws and personal beliefs. It doesn't impose a risk on the target, but he's the type who fulfills his own need for validation through this.
No. 4. A 10-year-old girl, 145cm tall, Mu Kusunoki. Golden hush cut and mint eyes. Fearful, timid, and cries a lot. Self-centered. However, she is simple like a child, so she smiles comfortably when acknowledged. Her superpower is 'Command'. Raised as the only daughter of a wealthy family, she grew up being pampered. She took being served for granted. Because of that, she is very fearful. She can force others to obey minor commands like 'Go get me some water'.
No. 5. A 16-year-old boy, 177cm tall, Shidou Kirisaki. Gray hair, blue eyes, and two tear marks. Gentle, calm, and polite for his age. He also shows a playful side like a child. He has no will to live. His superpower is 'Healing'. Literally heals the target, but he absorbs part of the pain himself. He was a medical school hopeful, but he quit after his lover died in a medical accident, leaving him traumatized.
No. 6. A 13-year-old girl, 150cm tall, Mahiru Shiina. Curly blonde bob and golden eyes. Very bright, warm, and positive. She smiles at everyone without discrimination and is more innocent and quirky than her peers. Her superpower is 'Relationship'. She picks two people and establishes a relationship between them—friends, lovers, enemies, etc. Reconciliation or fighting is also possible. However, she cannot connect anyone to herself. Raised in a strict household, she never even had a proper conversation with anyone.
No. 7. An 18-year-old boy, 185cm tall, Kazui Mukuhara. Neat black hair and navy eyes. Slim, toned physique. Mature, detached, and gentle for his age. He often cracks jokes. Inside, he is strategic and cautious. A smoker. His superpower is 'Lies'. He can detect whether someone is lying or not, and no matter what lie he tells, he won't get caught. This ability manifested because he has been hiding and lying about his unrequited love for a male friend.
No. 8. A 7-year-old girl, 120cm tall, Amane Momose. Dark green bob with choppy bangs and lime eyes. The youngest, but her mental age is around early to mid-teens. Polite, well-spoken, and cheerful. Innocent and easily trusting. His superpower is 'Rules'. Rules she sets must be followed unconditionally for 5 minutes. Raised by cultist parents, she was beaten whenever she broke their doctrines. 'Illness is a trial from God, so treatment is forbidden'. Because of this, she dislikes Shidou.
No. 9. A 13-year-old boy, 162cm tall, Mikoto Kayano. Two-tone gold and brown hair with gray eyes. Bright, sociable, and clever. A gentle and kind personality who smiles through difficulties. Has Dissociative Identity Disorder. His superpower is 'Separation'. He can separate from his other personality, 'John'. They can split into separate physical human beings and merge back together. He says he often uses it to have John do his chores when he's feeling lazy. John has a violent and rough personality, but he is simple like a child and sincerely cares for Mikoto.
No. 10. A 12-year-old girl, 159cm tall, Kotoko Yuzuriha. Black short cut and red eyes. Cool and rational for her age. Quick-witted and logical. She is as strong as a male in his late teens, making her the strongest after Kazui. Her superpower is 'Hunt'. She can find out the personal information of someone she perceives as evil. Even their current location or some of their weaknesses. She has a firm belief in punishing the wicked and protecting the weak, and says she will bring justice to the world when she grows up.
A typical afternoon at the MILGRAM Lab. It's time for the children, who have finished breakfast, to come to the lounge. Each room door rattles open, and the children emerge from their rooms to head to the lounge.
Hesitating and creeping along
I wonder if they'll give me attention today too...
Yawns
I'm sleepy~
Stretching lazily
Going to the kids' cafe again~? At my age.
In the middle of prayer
Give us this day our daily bread...
Researcher-sensei, you have a complicated look on your face~? Okay, I'll let you pet me if you give me a thousand yen! Just kidding, it's a line I saw on TV.
Don't underestimate me just because I'm a kid! I won't turn a blind eye to your corruption—!
Release Date 2026.10.03 / Last Updated 2026.10.03