ESS Chapter 1: Time to go to sleep…but not before a bedtime story!

Mrpandopool

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Now, onto the chapter! And head's up, ESS means "Euphemia Side Story"!

*yawn*

“Mñom…mñom…sleepyyy…”

Hm…?

AH!

Why are you here at this hour?!

Huh? You just arrived?

Wait...you weren't here while I was doing all the important stuff in the Kyrie Kingdom?

You weren't? Aliens confused you? What?

Are you telling me that I painstakingly narrated the entire alliance ceremony with the Church up to the tiniest detail and you weren't there? Because of aliens?

Really?!

What videogame was it?!

Oh well...what's done is done...

But still…I’m sorry to tell you that compared with that there is not much to narrate here.

I mean, I’m just on my way to my room after eating some light dinner...

“Haa…”

…seriously...my social batteries are drained...

Heck…even my body feels drained…

Huh? What am I wearing, you ask?

Well…do you remember the trench gown outfit that I bought from Lady Solmi a few days ago?

Yeah, the one that I tried on in the date with Gabrielle. That one.

But man…if I can be honest with you, I just can’t wait to take it off, put on my chibi-waifu shirt and forget about wearing anything down there besides my panties, which are black by the way.

You're welcome.

Anyways, opening the door to my room now.

"Oh, there you are. Welcome home dear."

"Father...welcome..."

"Papa! You’re back! Welcome, Papa! Welcome!"

Aaaah sho cuuuuute…my whole being is being healed right now…this welcome…sho good…sho, sho good…

Furthermore, my gorgeous heroine of a Goddess is seated on the bed with our two cute and very happy daughters…AND THEY ARE ALL WEARING ONESIES!! ONESIEEEEEES!!

KAWAAAAAAAIIIIIIII!!!

Nerinne is in a fox onesie! Ilya is in a bunny onesie! And Celesia is in a dragon onesie!! THEY ARE ALL SO ADORABLE I’M ABOUT TO MELT!!

But! I need to answer to their warm and loving welcome, so let’s do that with a big, loving, and warm smile.

"I am home everyone."

“Father…Ilya missed you…”

“I also missed you, Papa!”

And right when I finish with my answer, my cute daughters jump off the bed and run towards me with their arms wide open, wanting to hug me.

“I missed you too, my sweet honeybuns.”

I, of course, crouch down and hug them both.

This.

This right here.

This warmth is something that I never want to lose.

And I will protect it…protect them with everything I have.

In any case, after staying like this for a bit it’s time to lift them up and carry them on my arms!

“Now, up we go!”

“Up…hihi…”

“Up! Up!”

Hehehe look at those smiles, they love it just as much as I do, if not more, hehe.

"So, do you want to tell me why you two adorable cuties are still up at this hour?"

So, I ask them as I kiss little cheeks and walk towards the bed.

"We...wanted to wait...for Father..."

"Yes! We wanted to hug Papa lots and lots before sleeping!"

AHHHH SOMEONE! SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE!! MY HEART CAN’T TAKE MORE OF THIS SWEETNESS!!

"Fufufu~, there you have it, dear. Although, our little dearies don’t seem to be that sleepy even after they did what they wanted to do, don’t you think?”

"Yes, they certainly don’t look sleepy at all.”

I mean, just look at them–yes, again–they are hugging me quite energetically, rubbing their cheeks with mine, and their joyful eyes show no sign of sleepiness.

I really don’t want to put my two cinnamon rolls on the bed, but I need to change my clothes if I want to hop on the bed with them, so I do that and take off my clothes with magic instead of undressing manually.

Hey! No 'Aww, shucks' you pervs! This is a wholesome scene! Not a fanservice one! Besides! I’m technically in my underwear now, so just screenshot away!

…

Ok. Ok. Fiiiine…

Here…have some bouncy fanservice as I take off my bra and put on the shirt…

…IN SUPER SPEED!

DONE! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

“And you seem to be just as full of energy now, dear. Even when you entered the room looking like a tired salaryman coming back from work.”

“Huhu…what can I say, darling? Our adorable daughters have that kind of restorative effect on me.”

I mean, whose energy wouldn't be completely restored with all this sweetness?! So much sugar!!

"Fufufu~~true and true. Now dear, I see that you are done changing, but aren’t you going to follow this night’s theme? Do you really want to be the only one without a comfy onesie?"

"Father...we have to…match..."

"Yes! Papa needs to look like us!"

Gnnn…a three-way attack of eager looks! How could I hope to resist?! Oh well, not that I planned to resist in the first place because…OF COURSE I WANT A ONESIE!

"Done~~."

Huh?

OHHH! I’M WEARING A BLACK WOLF ONESIE NOW!! IT EVEN HAS A TAIL!

But...

"…when did you…?"

"Fufufu~~, oh dear, do remember that I can use my powers here. So, do you like it?"

"I love it. A lot."

It’s so soft...this onesie is so soft...

"Good~. Now come here, I believe I have a solution for our little problem."

I’m all ears.

Both physically and mentally, heh.

Spiritually too!

Anyways, I do as my darling says and I hop on to our recently expanded bed, which is now big enough for the four of us–plus another two lovable people, if you catch my drift–and sit on it while crossing my legs. And that’s when Celesia crawls towards me and sits in the empty space left in the middle of said legs.

“Hehehe!”

She is very proud of snagging such a VIP seat.

“Hihi…”

Meanwhile, Ilya decided to do the same but with Nerinne. 

"How about a bedtime story?"

So says my smiling darling as she plays with Ilya's fake bunny ears.

"Hooh~~ that sounds interesting. Don’t you think, Ilya? Celesia?"

I respond while playing with Celesia's fake dragon wings.

"Unn...Ilya wants to hear...the story…Mother..."

SO CUTE! SHE IS LOOKING UP AT NERINNE WITH EAGER KUUDERE EYES!!

"Nuuuu...I-I too want to hear it...Mo-mother! B-but it’s n-not because I want to listen to M-mother’s stories or a-a-anything like that…! Nu!"

AAAAAHHHHH SO CUTE!! MY MINI-TSUNDERE!! MY MINI-TSUNDERE IS SO CUTE!!

"Fufufu~~, very well. But before we start, we need one more person here.”

"Huh? Who, darling?"

Nerinne smiles at me and then she looks at Celesia, who starts to ponder about it until…

"Mama! We are missing Mama!"

...she says that in the cutest manner.

"Ding, ding! Correct!"

And my lovable Goddess softly claps at Celesia’s correct answer while smiling and winking in a charming way as she says that.

"So, can you bring her here, Celesia?"

"Yes!"

Hehe, she looks so happy about going to get Ere. Let’s accompany her so that she doesn’t go alone…wait, why is my violet princess weaving her mana?

"Bookie that moves things! Come! Come! Come! [Spateh—!"

Ah, she bit her tongue...

"You can do it, Celesia!"

"Ilya...knows you can..."

"Go for it, Celesia!"

Hearing Nerinne, Ilya, and me cheer for her, Celesia puffed her little cheeks in embarrassment, making her look like an adorably angry squirrel.

Ah, but that doesn’t mean that she has given up! Because she is weaving her mana once again! Aaaaaaand…

"Nuunununuuu...! [Spatiophagos]!"

…SHE DID IT! SHE SUMMONED HER MAGICAL COLORING BOOK!!

Also, not only did Mika surprise me with the fact that she knows that Celesia is Violet Death’s reincarnation, but she also told me that she thinks Celesia’s ‘library’ of grimoires turned coloring books is like an inheritance from her previous self.

Which should’ve been impossible, at least going by Nerinne’s words that she is a different person now and so on. Then again…she also said that Celesia’s case was not a normal one…

And then there’s Scath to consider too. After all, she said that all that she was belonged to me, and that library was hers…so could it be that she gave them to Celesia to fulfill those words in a more roundabout way? No…perhaps…perhaps the library itself followed its master regardless of them technically being a new person?

Haaa…this is so confusing...seriously….

Anyways, whatever the reason, I love my little violet princess, and it seems that she just found the page that contains the spell she wants to use. And yes, if she doesn’t want to use a random spell from her books, she needs to look for it, at least until she completely masters each book.

"Bring Mama here! Now! Now! [Teleport]!"

What? You expected some poetic chant? Nah, wait for her to grow up a bit before that. Maybe her chuuni phase? Hehe.

Still, the magic circle is not appearing beside the bed, huh. Where could it be…?

"Dear. Up."

Up?

UP!!!

The magic circle is on the ceiling!

"Kyaaa!"

And Ere just fell right out of it while letting out such an adorable scream!

*POMF*

Of course, I immediately get up while taking care of not hitting Celesia and catch this falling princess in no time, and I do so with a princess carry.

"M-My Lord?! Wha—?! Where—?! Goddess?!"

And as expected, Ere is very surprised by it all, asking all of that in her shock.

"Calm down, Erevain. Our little Celesia teleported you here, but it seems that she still needs more practice regarding her magical circle placing."

So I say as I slowly put Erevain on the bed, right beside Celesia,

I say while putting Erevain down on the bed and beside Celesia, who immediately hugs her.

"I-I am sorry Mama... I will p-practice more tomorrow with Miss Mika..."

Awww…she looks sho shorry...

Even her tail is down….

And her eyes are all teary…

AHHHHHHH I WANT TO HUG HER NOW! BUT I CAN’T!

Sniff…sniff…anyways…seeing all of that that, Erevain quickly gets her bearings and smiles warmly at Celesia while hugging her back.

"It is fine, my violet twinkle star. You have only discovered something you need to improve on and what do we do when that happens?”

“We…we work hard to improve!”

“Exactly. So, work hard and make Mama and Papa even more proud, yes?"

Motherly Erevain is…hnnngh…so good!! I’m just can’t enough of her!!

"Yes, Mama! Yes!"

Awwww!!

"Now, My Lord, Miss Nerine, pardon my asking but…what are you wearing?"

"The same thing you are wearing, fufufu~~."

"Wha—?!"

Yep.

Nerinne just used her powers to put a white dragon onesie on Ere, surprising her and—oi.

Nerinne, why a white dragon onesie?

"..."

Don't ignore me while using that smile of yours!

It’s way too on the nose! No, it’s just plain obvious!!

You’re referencing Eternal Winter with it!

“This is…”

See?! Even Ere seems to have noticed it!

"Yay! Mama matches with me!"

"I-Indeed, it seems I do."

“I love you, Mama!”

Buuuut I guess it’s alright since Celesia is quite happy to see Ere like that, and the reassuring look Ere just gave me now while putting on her onesie’s hoodie tells me that she thinks the same.

Alright, if she doesn’t mind, then I can move on to say that she looks really frigging cute!!!

Like it actually looks very go—

*clap*

And Nerinne just interrupted my praise of Ere’s cuteness with such a clap.

“May I have everyone’s attention, please? The reason why Celesia brought you here is simple. I wish to tell our daughters a bedtime story. One that I am sure you would like to hear too."

Erevain seems a bit confused by Nerinne’s words, but I can also see a glint of curiosity in her eyes.

Ah, by the way, I’m now sitting right between Ere and Nerinne.

Meanwhile, Ilya is now sitting in the same VIP place as Celesia before Ere came, as in the empty space left in the middle of my crossed legs.

No. I am not going to explode. You are the one who’s going to explode with all this fluffy onesie cuteness!

"Still, if I may ask, is it truly alright for me to intrude in your private time like this, Miss Nerinne? I know that you cannot be with My Lord physically outside the castle so..."

Oh Ere…you truly are earnest and respectful to a fault, even after being given a onesie you still ask that…

I so love that about you.

"You do not want to intrude in our precious time together when you and Gabrielle have Auros for most of the hours in the day? Is that what troubles you?"

"...! I-I…y-yes...that is my concern…"

"Fufufu~~, you are so sweet, Erevain. No wonder Auros is always thinking about how much she loves you. She even did so right now.”

“That’s…! Amm…”

Oi! Stop using my thoughts for surprise attacks like that! Even if surprised blushing Ere is adorable as heck!

Fufu~~, very.

“Anyways~, there is nothing for you to worry about. While you and Gabrielle look over Auros physically and in many other ways, I do so too from above and on my own ways. You could even say that I am technically the one who spends more time with her. Thus, you can think of this as a sort of compensation for that. But truthfully, I just wanted to share this story with you because it is one that I am sure you would like to hear.”

So says this first heroine of mine as she smiles at the still adorably blushing second heroine in a ‘divine grace-mode’ kind of way, but she ends up looking a bit silly because of the onesie.

A cute kind of silly, of course.

Still, it seems that both those words and that smile had an effect on Erevain because she is now smiling at her.

“I see…then I shall stay, Miss Nerinne, as I cannot reject such an honest invitation from you, and I would be lying if I said that I was not interested in hearing that story. Furthermore, I…would be happy to be here with everyone…”

““…!!””

ACK! MY HEART!!

MINE TOO!!

SHE IS SO PRECIOUS!!

TOO PRECIOUS!!

SHE WENT AND SAID SOMETHING SO WHOLESOME WHILE STILL BLUSHING!! AND THAT SMILE FROM THE BOTTOM HER HEART!! HNNNNNNNGGH…I'M MELTING!!

STOP REMINDING ME OF IT OR I’LL START MELTING TOO, DUMMY DEAR!!

JUST MOVE ON BEFORE WE TURN INTO PUTTY BECAUSE OF HER PRECIOUSNESS!!

R-RIGHT!

"Ahem…perfect.”

*fwoosh*

Oooh! Nerinne just made a mist-like screen with her powers! 

And that means…she is going that way with the story! Heck yes!!

“Then without further ado..."

There it is! The mist has started to show images in a very specific style! As for the contents…they are images of a country in the middle of a great forest.

No…it is a country that is part of that very same great forest.

The Elven Nation of this world.

Deamis.

“…let us begin.”

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Our story begins in a Kingdom that some say is the oldest in the whoooole world~.

Whether that is true or not, I cannot say, fufufu~~.

But that is neither here nor there, as that is not what our story is about.

What our story is about, however, is the princess that lived there for the past five years.

When she first arrived there, she did nothing but cry.

She cried and cried and cried.

She cried for an entire week.

Locking herself inside what was to be her new room for the entirety of her stay.

Why?

Because she was separated from her family, my dear Ilya.

She was sent away even when she wanted to stay, even when she wanted to help them.

Yes…she wanted to help her dear, dear Big Brother in the battlefield.

She wanted to help her dear, dear Brother in the palace.

She wanted to carry a small bit of what they carried.

No matter how small.

She wanted nothing but to help.

But she couldn’t.

Why?

Because her magic, the only thing that would let her help those she loves, was not something she could use.

At least not back then.

But most importantly, my adorable Celesia, she was only a small child at the time.

As small as you two cutie pies.

So, she cried.

She cried as her heart was filled with frustration, uselessness, and impotence.

Feelings that appear whenever we can’t do something we want to because we either lack the strength to do it or the knowledge.

Imagine this, my dearies, imagine that you want to help Father protect something, but you can’t, and you don’t know how.

It feels bad, right dearies?

A murky feeling that makes you want to cry? Aww, my cuties…it’s fine…you are studying and practicing your magic, focus on that, so when and if the time comes you will be able to help.

But always remember that everyone is doing their best to make it so that time never comes.

Now…where were we? Ah, right, fufufu~~.

While they were worried, the princess’ personal attendants–Charles and Sistina–felt that letting her cry was the best they could do.

And they were right, for when the dawn of the eighth day came, the princess, Euphemia vi Kyrie, emerged from the room, eyes filled with determination instead of tears and declared:

"I have cried enough! Everyone is doing their duty back home! Father, Big Brother, Brother, and Big Sister! I want to help them! I want to be there with them! But if my duty is here, then I will do it! Charles! Sistina! Please, help me be better! Help me become someone that can help my family!!"

““Of course!!””

Moved by the determination she showed, her personal attendants swore to the themselves that they would do everything they could to help the princess reach her goal. 

And so, time passed.

But the memories of the events that had taken her to that Kingdom turned into the dreams that she had the whole while.

And that is only counting the times when she remembered said dreams.

Were they nightmares, you ask, Ilya dearie?

Some would say that yes, at least in a way as they were dreams of that parting, always filling her with the feelings that were in her heart that day.

But they were not nightmares for the princess.

No.

Instead, they were what motivated her.

They were that something that inspired her to keep moving forward, and it was born the day of that strong declaration.

And wielding both that seemingly endless source of motivation and her firm determination, she entered the Royal Academy of Deamis to become one of the best students that had ever enrolled there.

Gone was the princess that ran away from her classes to look for candy and in her place was the princess that ran away from her classes to go to the library.

Fufufu~~, there is nothing to be embarrassed about, Erevain. At least her objective changed.

And let me tell you, she devoured every book that caught her eye.

See that pile of books on her left? Those are the books she had already read that specific day.

Those that could make her stronger.

Those that could make her wiser.

Those that could make her more capable.

Those that could make her better.

She read them all.

That of course grabbed the attention of all the teachers, specially an old–perhaps even ancient– teacher’s, as they were taken aback by the sight of someone so young being so focused on her goal and so determined in her actions to accomplish it.

And it was those things that began to pull people towards her, people who wanted to help her, people who wanted to see her reach the goal that burned brightly in her eyes, people who…wanted to be her friends.

Yes…she was not alone, Erevain.

Far from it.

She even made friends with one of the Princes of Deamis and many other talented and not so talented people, the latter being of those whose hard work was enough to match the former.

All nurturing her, just as she nurtured them.

She was, and still is, someone that inspired others with that incredible conviction of hers.

Of course, academic knowledge is not everything.

But do not use that as excuse to not study, dearies~~.

What I mean is that academic knowledge was not the only thing Euphemia needed to pursue to reach her goal, she also needed enough strength to fight beside her dear, dear Big Brother.

Thus, fueled by that desire, she underwent a rigorous training under none other than one of her very own attendants, Charles, formerly known as the ‘Iron Gentleman’.

And from the solid foundation that were his martial arts, Euphemia began to build her own fighting style, her own strength.

Every time she fought against someone else, be it friend or rival, that strength was nurtured and refined.

Until…

"Haaah! [Wave Breaker Strike]!!"

*SLAM*

"Gah—!"

*CRACKCRACKCRASH *

"Prince Lomiel's barrier has been broken! Prince Lomiel is unable to continue! Princess Euphemia wins!"

“Ha…ha…hehe…it was a good fight, Lomi!!”

“Heh, 'twas indeed, Euphy.”

…she was able to fight against her royal friend with only her body as her weapon and win.

Yet, she still felt that it was not enough.

After all, her Big Brother was her shining goal~.

Her shining hero~.

A Knight of the Kingdom that wielded the light of a unique attribute for the good of others.

Fufufu~~…so, yes…if she wanted to reach him, she could not stop and settle on the peak she had reached.

She needed to go beyond it.

And for that, she was missing something.

Something to cover for her inability to use traditional magic.

Something that her other dear attendant, Sistina, had been tirelessly searching for ever since the day Euphemia stopped crying.

And thanks to the incredible pool of knowledge that Deamis has, she found it.

Scepters.

More so, an old and unique variation of them that was used a long, loooong time ago.

These scepters would bind themselves to their wielder’s mana and would let them use attributes they’d normally not be able use.

If they sound like the wands you learned about today in class, dearies, it’s because these scepters are their grandpas! But while wands have limited uses and can only let their wielders use a very limited range of spells, these scepters had neither of those limitations.

The downside was…that using them put a great burden on the bodies of their wielders, exhausting them much, much quicker than when using magic normally.

Thus, people slowly stopped using them in favor of other weapons or other types of scepters.

"Princess, if you can master these, I am sure that you will be able to fight beside your brother."

"Then there is nothing left to say, right, Sistina? Let’s do this!"

Then again, there was no ‘normal way’ for Euphemia to use magic from the beginning, and since she was already used to experiencing great burdens thanks to her training, they seemed to be a perfect match with her.

So, she quickly started using them in her training, and as she grew accustomed to them, her fighting style not only improved, but evolved.

She learned how to fight even more efficiently as she became keenly aware of both her stamina and mana by training with the scepters, and in turn she became able to manage them in combat with a precision that matched that of a veteran of many battles.

And of course, fire, water, air, earth…all those attributes, all those ways approach things, were now available to her thanks to those scepters, with she adding more as her strength grew.

Light, darkness, nature, and even space, she added them all without hesitation.

Even when she knew that the burden on her body would become greater with every scepter she added.

She did not care, she was set on mastering them for the sake of her goal, and she was going to do it.

So, she just kept training.

Eventually, all that hard work paid off as she became able to wield them all at once, awakening the things that crowned her as a full-fledged warrior.

Her Class and a trance skill.

And that meant that she had done it.

She had finally obtained the strength to fight beside her dear, dear Big Brother, and the knowledge to help her Brother.

She was ready to help her family.

It was then that her attendants deemed her to be ready and gave her the letters and documents that her brother had given her that fateful night, plus some more that he had sent over the years.

Things that contained the truth.

Things that filled her with the same emotions she had felt that night when she arrived at Deamis.

No…they were more intense.

Her loving Father…was a traitor.

Her dear, dear Big Brother…was missing.

And both her Brother and Big Sis…were dirtying their hands to save the Kingdom.

All as she lived peacefully in Deamis…

Frustration.

Uselessness.

Impotence.

They all threatened to take her once again, but she was different now, and instead of letting those emotions turn into tears…she used them once again.

She used them make her motivation burn brighter than ever.

Why? Because her family and her Kingdom needed help and she was going to go and help them.

Just like her dear, dear Big Brother would have wanted.

Even if that meant facing and stopping her own Father.

But if she was to do that, she was going to do it right.

So, she took a hard look at herself and concluded that if she only returned with the strength and knowledge she had now, it wouldn’t be enough.

After all, if she was to be successful along with her Brother and Big Sis, then the Kingdom would need to be cared for until a new Regent was chosen. 

And that responsibility would fall on them.

Politics, city administration, agriculture, economics, and more, they were all subjects she had already delved into and studied in full, but she decided to go deeper, to obtain real experience, and with the help of her friends, and a certain old teacher, she did it.

She mastered them just like she mastered her scepters.

All so that there was no doubt in her mind that she was more than capable of not only helping her Brother, but also that she was capable of bringing something to the table.

Sadly, that also meant that her time in Deamis was coming to an end.

Both she and her friends knew it.

And while they were saddened, they knew they couldn’t stop her, nor they wanted to.

They wanted to see her accomplish her goal and return triumphant, so instead of letting the departure of her friend be a sad memory for her they threw her the grandest of goodbye parties.

One where everyone whose life was touched by Euphemia participated, bathing her with love and good wishes.

And amongst those who attended was none other than the Regent of Deamis, that ancient trickster of an elf…fufufu~~.

He had been the old teacher that helped her along the way, his true identity hidden behind one of the many disguises he uses to spend his days.

Oh, and not only that, but that old elf knew everything thanks to his nosiness…erm…I mean, thanks to the wisdom he had acquired throughout his long life, which blessed him with very accurate insight and…foresight.

Not unlike your Father’s instinct, dearies.

At least, in some ways.

So, he assigned a unit of trusty escorts to her, all very well trained, earnest to the core, and eager to see their mission completed.

Officially, such action was only a token of his gratitude for Euphemia’s friendship with his great grandson. But unofficially, he knew that those with great potential always encounter many trials, and he had foreseen that his unaware student was not going to be the exception to that rule, so he couldn’t help but want to lend her a hand.

With that, after five years of living there, the Princess, Euphimia, left the elven country of Deamis.

And while her eyes were filled with tears from leaving her friends behind, they also burned brightly with determination.

She was coming home.

But not before that old elven Regent was proven right.

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"Now, I think we will leave that part for tomorrow's night, as part of our audience is already asleep, fufufu~~."

"Zzz...Ilya wants...cookies...zzzZZz...Father...hug...Zzzzz..."

"Zzzzz...Mama...Mother...love you...ZzzzZ...both...lots…lots…never...leave...ZZZzZ..me...ZzZzZz…"

Sho cute…our daughters are sho cute…they are sleeping while holding hands…and of course, Ere and I totally agree with what you said, Nerinne.

Even if we only nodded because we can’t take our eyes off Ilya and Celesia, heh.

Fufufu~~don’t worry, dear. I understand that very well. After all, I can’t take my eyes off them too. They are just so cute!!

Yes…we truly are blessed with these bundles of joy.

Also…

“…did you hear what Celesia said, Erevain? You cannot leave her, so you are not leaving.”

I lean in and whisper into her ear before pulling back and showing her a roguish smile.

"...! I...yes…”

For a moment she is surprised but then she smiles warmly at me before turning to Celesia and…

“I could not possibly leave her after she said that...our daughter is too precious to me after all."

…countering with that while playfully touching Celesia’s hair……my heart…my princess heroine is so wholesome…

"Fufufu~~, then let us all sleep now. If today was anything to show for, then tomorrow will be quite the busy day for you two."

“That’s…true…”

You didn’t have to remind me, Nerinne…now I can feel the mental exhaustion coming back and making me sleepier…

Anyways, time to turn the lights off with a snap of my fingers after getting into the bed and…well, you know the rest.

*snap*

Goodnight my lovely, lovely family.

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Meanwhile, in some faraway place outside of the perception of everyone in that room, someone was planning something bothersome as she watched them through a ‘window’.

“Kaka! ‘Tis not something bothersome, Yawue! ‘Tis but the contrary! Although, it seems I need to take my time to do this, seeing as I could not invite her outright. But that is of no problem as I can always make more time for mine self. Kakakaka!”

Haaa…

To be continued...(cue illustration of everyone listening to Nerinne’s story while in their onesies!)

Mrpandopool

Hello again, once again!! First and foremost, I would like thank you all for your patience as I know firsthand how it feels to read a story you like and then BOOM! No more chapters!

I’d love to do this in Royal Road, but there is currently no way for me to do it right now without RickRolling everyone into thinking there’s a new chapter when its only a small progress update. When that changes, I’ll be sure to do it too of course!

By the way, I actually felt that “BOOM! No more chapters!” thing recently with a fun little story called “Project Magical Monster Girl” (Project MMG for short) by Warhawx (link in the comments below along with another cool story, Thabian’s “Grey becomes Light: The little joys.”).

But I digress, today I also bring good news about my Grandmother’s health, last week not only was she finally able to speak again, but I also was able to speak with her!! She was so grateful for the support and well wishes that all of you sent her! But that is not all, she has become able to walk again, albeit just a few steps but that is already a great sign! Lastly, she can now be without her oxygen machine for three hours straight!

All in all, she is recovering, and I have all of you to thank! Really, thank you so much! You are the best community I could have asked for!

Now…TIME FOR SOPHIE’S CHARACTER SHEET BY NONE OTHER THAN LARH!! YES! IT’S HERE! AND WHILE IT’S A SIMPLE ONE, I STILL THINK THAT IS A VERY NICE PORTRAYAL OF SOPHIE!

IF YOU ARE ON THE FENCE ABOUT IT, JUST YOU WAIT TO SEE HER IN ACTION (JOIN THE DISCORD AND YOU’LL SEE IN A FEW DAYS!!)!! BELIEVE ME, THIS DESIGN ROCKS!! I REALLY LOVE THAT FACE THAT SCREAMS “LITTLE DEVIL”, EVEN MORE SO WITH THAT SMUG SMILE IN THE EXPRESSIONS! HER HAIR IS ALSO PRETTY COOL SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE DOG EARS! HEHEHE! STILL, DO TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS BELOW IF YOU LIKED IT!

OF COURSE, THAT IS NOT ALL THE ART WE HAVE FOR TODAY AS WE ALSO HAVE SOME FANART!!! WE HAVE A DOSE OF STRONG, A DOSE OF HOT, AND A DOSE OF ADORABLE CUTENESS THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART!! SO HOW ABOUT WE START STRONG AND START WITH KRIS DONE BY NONE OTHER THAN OPHILIA!!

LOOK AT THAT! LOOK AT THAT BACK! LOOK AT THOSE ARMS! THE HAIR! THE EXPRESSION! EVERYTHING! SHE LOOKS SO FRIGGING HOT AND AWESOME!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH, OPHI!!

NOW! LORD FEMBOY, NOT SATISFIED WITH ONE DOSE OF FANART SENT TWO OF THEM!! ONE HOT AUROS, SO HOT THAT SHE IS SWEATING! AND AN ADORABLE ILYA WHO IS READY TO GO TO HER BLACKSMITH CLASSES!!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOVE HOW LORD FEMBOY DRAWS AUROS AND HERE IT’S NOT EXCEPTION, I LOVE HOW HE DRAWS AUROS FACE AND EXPRESSION AND AAAAAAHHH I LOVE EVERYTHING!

AND THIS SUPER INCREDIBLY ADORBS ILYA IS JUST SO CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!! SO CUTE THAT SHE EVEN EARNED THE LARH SEAL OF APPROVAL WHEN I SHARED THIS PIECE WITH HIM!! I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF LITTLE DETAILS THAT LORD FEMBOY WAS ABLE TO PUT IN THERE! THE CARROTS, THE STUFFED BUNNY, HER LITTLE ANVIL AND MORE!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!

In any case, that’s it for today! I hope you all liked the fanart from today! And if you did, please tell Ophilia and Lord Femboy in the comments below!

Of course, I also hope that you liked this new chapter, which marks the start of the side story that will bring us into Volume 2! So I hope you look forward to the remaining chapters!! Lastly, I’ll try to release the next chapter as soon as possible while taking care of my health!

In any case, thank you so much for reading, for your support, and for enjoying this story!

Please do not translate my work without my permission. Favor de no traducir mi trabajo sin mi expreso permiso.

Please do not repost the official or the fan-made art shown here and in the story in general. Por favor no repostees el arte oficial o el arte hecho por fans mostrado aquí y en la historia en general.

See you all next chapter! 

Love you all!