At the Northern Fort

The day of my second family vacation has come.

Like last time, after my father came to my mother's house, the three of us moved to the fort. Then he joined the captain, the knight of the ship's eye, Kix, Tina, and Reka.

"Do you have any toast today?

"Oh, I have it ready."

Looking down at me as a fox shaking his tail and asking, the knight of the ship's eyes smiled.

He also nods in turn to the questions of his mother and father.

"I suppose there's some kind of jerky, too?

Yes, there is.

"Jam...."

Yes, sir.

When I heard the answer, my mother and father looked satisfied. Have you both been eating under my influence?

"So, do you want to leave?

"Ahh....."

When the branch commander prompted me, my father picked me up and used mobility. I wondered if my father's body had turned into a white fog, which enveloped us all.

And at the next moment, I arrived at my destination.

"... ahh!

As soon as I arrived, my mother shouted.

"Hmm...."

I roar in my father's arms. I looked at the intense sunshine, but I could see the brightness of the surroundings from under my eyelids.

"Judging here...?

I slightly open my eyes and murmur. Every time I breathe, hot air fills my lungs and makes me uncomfortable.

"How hot is it?"

"It's a violent sun."

Tina and Reka arrive here and wipe the sweat that comes out in a flash.

"What are you doing here? It's just sand!

Kix was surprised when he opened his eyes. I've never seen the desert before.

"It's too hot to die! It's hard for us to get used to the environment of the northern fort! Are you sure this is the destination for your family vacation!?"

Don't hesitate to ask your father, Kix. My mother and I are already losing our heads with insect breath.

Father says with a little confusion.

"It's definitely here... but it's getting hotter than before..."

I wonder if that was different from the time I came today. I hear that the temperature is completely different at night and during the day depending on the desert, and it was probably a cool time in the morning when my father came.

It's morning in Aridra, but there's a jet lag across the border, and maybe it's midday in this desert country.

"Such a place without moisture would be a bad place for you... Why did you bring me to this place?"

Mother listened as she fluttered, and father looked back.

"I thought that water... was as beautiful as a jewel... If you look at it, Milfilia will be happy....."

There was a small oasis, and the sparkling waters were certainly beautiful. It looks like a large blue gem is embedded in the desert.

But it's still too hot. I can't afford to sit back and look at the beautiful landscape on this burning earth.

"I can't anymore...."

And my mother fell asleep because of the heat.

"Snow Rare"

Father takes his mother by the hand of the one who does not hold me. I'm already at my limit...

"Let's go back. Immediately."

Shortly before I lost consciousness, I heard the impatient voice of the branch commander, and at the same time I was wrapped in cold fog.

When I realized it, I stood on the ground with glittering flowers.

I recognize you here. This is where I came in my dreams before.

At that time, I was divided into three parts: the human, the spirits and the fox, but now I am the fox as usual.

And as I looked around, a young man with a turban stood in front of me. I've met a young man in my dreams before.

"Wow, I'm surprised!

I'm sorry to surprise you.

A pale blonde young man smiles gently and apologizes.

"I saw you before....."

"That's right. I'm glad you remembered."

The young man crouched in front of me and smiled and got to the point.

"So today, I have a favor to ask of you, my dear friend."

"Suddenly?"

"I'm sorry to trouble you with the memories of my previous life, but I can't believe I asked you to do this. But you're the only one I can ask. I'm begging you to reopen it."

"I still....."

Like someone who can't lie.

"So, you just said it was okay?

I'll listen to you for now.

When the young man knelt on the ground, he looked in trouble with his eyebrows in the shape of a hat and grabbed my forelegs.

"Milfilia, will you help me increase the number of spirits?

"Number of convulsions?

"That's right. Although there is a constraint that you can only have one child, it is equal to not having a lifespan, but now I think the number of spirits is a little small. I want more spirits."

If it's less, is it really less? I didn't really care about the number of spirits until now.

The young man keeps changing the color of his eyes as he blinks.

"Thank you for the San Narcissi and Lunabella. I am also very happy to have twins between us, and I am grateful to Milfilia for bringing us together. But the last thing I want you to do is create a legacy."

"Father?"

"Yes. Even though water is important to the earth, to humans, animals and plants, to every creature in this world, there is only one Spirit of Water now. That's why I want Wartrust to make a legacy."

"Hmm... okay! I'll try!

I thought about it a little and agreed. Because if my father made a heir, it would be my brother.

I'd be happy to have a brother.

Imagine having a little snake brother, and I smile.

Then the young Turban smiled and said.

"Thank you for your cooperation, but I'll make you more attractive. I will increase the fur's fluffiness by 10%."

When the young man held his hands against me, his body somehow warmed up.

But what is it that increases the feeling of the plump by 10%? Isn't that subtle? Couldn't it at least increase by 30%? I mean, I don't need any more fufu, so why don't you give me something else? Something really powerful.

"See you later!

While I was complaining in my heart, the young man waved at me with a clear smile.

When I woke up, I was lying face to face, and my body was buried in the snow. What? This situation.

Mill, have you noticed?

Looking up, the Knight of the Ship's Eye peeks at us and says, "It's a relief." I was surrounded by my mother, my father, my brother-in-law, Kix, Tina, and Reka.

"Milfilia....."

My father exhaled with relief, digging me back out of the snow and lifting me up.

"Good... I'm sorry... I didn't know the desert was so hot..."

Father looks depressed by his failures. I lick such a father's cheek.

"I'm all right. I'm feeling better. But here....."

"It's Mt. Snow Rare. Looks like Waitrast brought us back here in a hurry."

My mother answered. My mother also seemed to have regained her vitality and smiled at me.

"I was just telling you about a time when Milfilia wasn't even born."

"Huh? My story?

I hold my father in my arms.

I see. For example, when Milfilia had not even opened her eyes yet, she followed the strange smell and told me about the cuteness of coming here with great effort. "

Mother continues in a good mood.

"It was too small to be buried in the dead grass of my beds, and sometimes I snorted and asked for help. When I hugged him when he was squealing anxiously, he fell asleep with peace of mind. Even after growing up a little, I was scared of the sound of the wind passing through the cave during the snowstorm, and I kept wondering where the sound was coming from. It was just adorable. When you go to the back of a fearful cave, you get scared and immediately run to the stray, or fall with your legs on the way. I wasn't good at running yet."

Mother, you talk so much. I don't remember much about that time, so please don't be embarrassed.

And my father murmured with a flickering face.

"... why didn't I go to see Milfilia at that time..."

The knight in the boat's eye also gripped his fist and regretted "I wanted to see it", while the branch commander covered his face with both hands and trembled "I heard the best story...".

And Tina and Recca and Kicks had this conversation.

"Just listening is cute."

"But I also wanted to see Mill-sama when she was younger than now."

"No, but if the baby mill came to the fort, it wouldn't be good. People don't get to work. There are times when I'm still at the mill after work."