At the Northern Fort

The next morning, when I woke up in my dwelling, my mother still slept in bed with her big stomach on her hand.

My father lay dead grass on the ground and I slept with him today. He sleeps with his father and his mother in turn.

Mother, Father...

I woke up Mother and Father because I slept well today and I was unlikely to sleep again.

It's still dim outside, but the sun is rising, and it's already morning.

Mother-

"Hmmm..."

I'll lick your cheeks, but you won't wake up.

Shall I put your mother to sleep?

"Father! Father!"

My father opened his eyes thinly when he persisted in his voice.

"Good morning! It's morning!"

"... good morning.... you're doing well."

Even with his sleepy eyes, his father wakes up with a sledgehammer and his upper body.

Father, what?

"Suddenly...?"

A few seconds after I woke up, I was invited to play, and my forgiving father was puzzled. When you live with me, there are a lot of things like this.

”My body hasn't warmed up yet... so I may not be able to move much...”

Father said with a stunned face. My father is a human now, but I wonder if his constitution is close to the snake of a warm animal.

"Then I'll come outside first!" If your body gets warmed up, your father will come too. "

Leaving that aside, I dashed out of the cave. I've slept a lot and I'm feeling energetic, so I have to let it go.

After running around on the snow outside, I run down the mountain. Sometimes I get caught in the snow and roll, but that's fun. It's great to jump with a runner, land on your stomach, and glide on the snow.

I was down the mountain for a while, and I could see the black dots moving at the edge of my sight.

Hmm?

When I turned my gaze to you, there was a white star. The tip of my tail is black, so I must have caught that part at the edge of my sight.

(Okojo!)

I don't know if there's any oko-jo in this world, but I call the white itch I see on Mount Snowlea in the wintertime oko-jo.

Because Okojo is cute, I will observe her for a while. It's hard to find movement quickly, so I'll be lucky if I meet you.

At some point the sun was rising and the area was getting brighter, but Okojo hadn't noticed me yet and was jumping on the snow. It seems they're trying to surprise and hunt the rats under the snow.

But in the end, the rats didn't seem to get caught, and Okojo suddenly looked at us with a heartless or disappointed face.

When my eyes met, I tried to escape for a moment, but I stopped to escape because I looked harmless to the fox.

And then I started jumping again. It's like twisting your body in the air and dancing a weird dance. Moreover, as I jumped, I was slowly approaching.

I've heard about it from my mother. Itachi danced, and the prey was like, "What? while they were hunting the opponent.

In other words, it seems that Okojo is not trying to surprise the rats under the snow, but to hunt me.

"Are there foxes that are being targeted by Okojo...?" Is it wrong of me to look at you like I'm at peace?

However, I was confident that I could afford to lose in the wild okojo, so I tried to escape quietly using my movement technique.

Okojo is quite ferocious, isn't he? A creature with a rough temper and a cute appearance, but a real opposite of the kind-looking knights of the northern fort.

─ ─ However, my father appeared in this spot before I could escape, and Okojo, who was surprised, turned back his heels and ran away.

"Father! Just in time."

"... is something wrong?"

"Yeah. There was an oko-jo, but that's okay." I'll do it! "

Shaking his tail, he smiled while still sleepy.

"I see, let's play..." Once my successor is born... it may be hard to find time to play alone with Milfilia... So... let's play a lot while we still can "

Yeah!

I'm looking forward to the day when my brother and I can play together, but let's enjoy the time that my father and I have together.

At noon, I break up with my father and mother and go to the fort as usual. I tried to fly today with the Commander of the Legion as my target.

The commander was in the stable, brushing Aima's Eilax. Looking happy, it feels like a blissful time.

When I find out that I'm here, the Branch Commander smiles even more.

"Mill! Thank you for coming."

The commander stopped brushing his hands and hugged me. And smiling like this.

"Let's brush the mill later." I also bought a new cream to apply to meatballs. This time, the cream smells like roses. "

It was the commander who was speaking in a good mood, but when the footsteps approached from somewhere, they suddenly became quiet and gently lowered me to the ground.

Ah, the Branch Commander. I knew it--

It was Gildo, the knight who was close to Kicks. However, when Zildo noticed that I was here, he made a face like "I'm dead".

The Branch Leader smiled out and said calmly.

"What's the matter? What can I do for you?"

"Ah, yes, I did, but... it's not a big deal, so I'll do it later."

Zildo quickly turned his heels and left. Apparently, Jildo realized that the commander was probably enjoying my hood right now, so he left with care.

When I stopped hearing the footsteps, the commander took a breath to relieve the tension and hugged me again.

And after a moment of silence, he says with a strange look.

"Mill... I've been hiding it... but actually... I like animals." I love cute animals. "

If you think about what to say with a serious face, is that so? What's the matter with you now that you're aware of the facts?

"I like animals, but I hide them from everyone. I thought I shouldn't lose my majesty as a commander when I saw you doting on animals."

Hmmm.

I suddenly hit a hammer thinking, "What's the matter?"

The Branch Commander was really serious, and he put his strength into his eyes and confessed.

But... it's time to get to the limit.

And this time, when she had a sad look like she was in trouble, she hugged me and continued with a quick mouth.

"It's hard not to love Mill where people are." Not only mill, but also Kugalg, Notte, Luche and lots of cute hoods, but it's hard not to fully adore everyone. Of course, I'm talking about Eilax. "

So the head of the support team reached out to Islax and snorted.

"When I first came to this northern fortress, I wasn't confident. I was afraid that the animal-loving side would be despised by the manly men of this fort."

I listen in silence. In order to take the position of branch commander, the branch commander was young, and the duke's house was probably a complex here.

"But since Mill arrived, all the knights here have adored Mill, and they've all known that they like their hoods." I'm not the only one. That's why I think it's okay to say that I like animals, too... but I'm not brave enough. There is no longer any fear that you might be disillusioned if you say that, but now I'm wondering when to expose it. ”

Well, it certainly is now. But it's not that much of an exposure. Everyone already knows you like animals.

You're the only one who thinks you can hide it.

"I think it's okay at any time." Everyone may have also noticed... "

I tried to tell the truth easily, but the commander of the support group shook his head.

"No, because my acting was perfect, no one should have noticed. Therefore, if you tell the truth, you will not be despised, but you will be surprised, and you should still look at the timing. I wish I had some good opportunities....."

It's good that the Branch Leader was confident in exposing himself, but even if you don't take it so seriously, I think the timing of telling everyone is always good.

"I've really noticed them all before..."