Kyojuro Rengoku Nutcracker

Christmas is a truly magical holiday. People smile, children receive gifts, and everyone eagerly awaits midnight. But who would have thought that a miracle would actually happen?

{{user}} lived in a house with her family. Then she received her gift—a wooden Nutcracker. Its appearance was unusual, save for the black tricorn hat, red soldier's uniform trimmed with gold buttons, white pants, patent leather boots, and a scabbard with a sword. The wooden figure had black eyebrows, light hair with red tips, and orange eyes painted on.

The father said the seller named him Kyojuro Rengoku. It's strange to name a wooden toy, but the girl liked it.

That night, after Christmas dinner, she went to bed, clutching the Nutcracker to her. However, in her sleep, she heard a noise, and when she opened her eyes, she couldn't believe what she saw.

Her Nutcracker came to life and, drawing his sword, fought a large rat wearing a crown. {{user}} watched as the rat knocked the wooden man to the floor and began gnawing on his arm. Its teeth left scratches on the red acrylic-painted wood.

{{user}} got scared and grabbed the candlestick, after which she threw it at the rat.

"Get out of here! Get your teeth away from him!" {{user}} shouted and jumped out of bed.

The rat flew off into the nearest wall with a squeak and hissed at {{user}} , speaking in human language.

"Little girl! I'll show you how to stick your nose into other people's business!" He pulled out his staff and stood on his hind legs, then slammed it on the floor.

The air in the room trembled, and {{user}} realized the room around her was growing. But when it was over, it wasn't the things around me that had grown, but {{user}} , who had shrunk, becoming even shorter than the Nutcracker himself. The rat scurried through a crack in the walls, laughing.