Celebrating my twelfth birthday doesn't make a difference in my life when it comes to this.

I am having another normal routine after my happy birthday.

But from the Gaius guys I'm spending time with, they say I've grown up a lot.

I think Gaius is changing from boy to adult.

"... What's up, Lernda"

Hold still, if you stare at Gaius, Gaius will ask me.

"Gaius said he's grown up."

With that said, I try to reach for Gaius' head. But my back and Gaius have a bigger difference than they used to.

It didn't make such a difference before.

"Lernda, what are you doing..."

"Me and Gaius, the difference in height has opened."

It's a strange feeling that Gaius's back is faster than mine.

Will Gaius grow taller? —— Mr. Athos was tall, too. I wonder if Gaius will be just as tall.

"That would be right. Because I'm a man and Lernda is a girl. And Lernda's younger."

"Oh well."

After having such a conversation with Gaius, I decided to take the Griffons for a walk.

Take Wanon and Yuin out for a walk with you. Of course, if you're going to be able to hunt some demons or collect fruits or something along the way, I plan to collect them.

Gaius is changing into a wolf figure. —— Gaius runs through the sky looking like a wolf. I get on top of that occasionally.

It was hard at first to get on top of Gaius and run through the sky.

Gaius never drove a man through the sky, and I was about to be shaken down once in a while.

But now, little by little, Gaius can drive me around.

It really feels good to be able to fly through the sky, feeling Gaius's mundane fur, too. When he rode to fall asleep on Gaius' body, Gaius was in a bit of a hurry at first. And it's really mundane and pleasant.

"Gee...... (don't stroke me like that too much)"

"Oh, I'm sorry. Gaius fur, because it feels good"

"Whether or not (if not when you're not flying in the sky)"

Gaius doesn't say anything that far when he looks like a wolf, or strokes his mundane fuzz around, does he?

He seems to be because he has a strong consciousness as a wolf, but he doesn't let me stroke him when he looks like a person, so I'm happy to be stroked about Gaius as a wolf.

"Guru. Guru. (Gaius is better at running the sky, too)"

"Guru (I'll give Lernda a ride when I'm older)"

Wanon and Yuin are flying right next to us. Though Yuin was also bigger than when we first met, some of the smallest of the child Griffons were still not big enough for me to ride.

"Yeah, looking forward to it"

I think it would be nice to have more fun this way.

"Ugh (Speaking of which, you're going to the ruins)"

"Did you hear Gaius, too? Talk about going to the ruins"

"Whether or not (I just happened to hear Mr. Lang and Mr. Dong talking)"

"Oh well. I told Mr. Lang I wanted to go to the ruins."

"Whether (Really?

"Yeah. It'll be after I do my research, but he told me I could go. I'm looking forward to it."

He is also currently discussing with Mr. Lan and Mr. Dong how to conduct an investigation into the site.

He said it would be after investigating that there was no danger first.

"Whether or not (I want to go, too. I'll tell you)"

"Yeah. I wish I could go with you"

I thought if I could go with Gaius, it would be fun if I could go see something new with Gaius.

I met Gaius, and I came this far.

Gaius was here so I could get here.

The thought of you kind of loving Gaius when you think about it still floods me. I suddenly want to tell him how I've been overflowing, and Gaius's of the wolf figure also opens his mouth, indulging in mundane fuzz.

"Gaius, love it"

"Ugh (what, suddenly)"

"I thought I loved Gaius."

Laughing and saying so, Gaius turned me away.

"Gaius?"

"... but I'm twelve years old, so I can't say it lightly like that)"

"Why?"

"Whether or not (why, it's the year Lernda can get married too when she's a little older. Weird to be mistaken)"

"Mistake......?

"Whether or not (if you don't understand...)"

Gaius cut the conversation there, so I don't know why it's not working after all. Speaking of which, that's what the Kayus were talking about before.

If I asked, would you tell me? Let's hear it.

With that in mind, we went back to the village picking fruits and such.

- The girl and the plan to head to the ruins one.

(Plans are underway for the ruins in the village of the divine girl)