Volume 9 Chapter 1: Morning With Espresso and Cuu
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 9 Chapter 1: Morning With Espresso And Cuteness
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mhmmghh," As Keith tried to take a breath, everything felt muffled. Something is on my face. He tried to move his head to shake it off. However, it seemed this mysterious creaturetched on tight, refusing to let go!
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cuu!" A cute cry came as it nibbled on his face! There was no attack damage there. Picking the creature up,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Ruby, why are you sleeping here? Shouldn''t you be with your mother?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cuu!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Alright, alright. I''ll wake up." Keith looked down to see Fira still sleeping.
<span style="font-weight:400">Taking another nce down, he saw the little spirit sleeping on his stomach. He patted the spirit''s head and slowly moved her onto his pillow. He turned to Aria, who pped her wings, knowing what he wanted. Like so, Keith and one white creature walked out.
<span style="font-weight:400">First thing he needed for his morning was espresso. As he waited for the drink to drip, he diced a mango.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cuu!" The little fe quickly nibbled on it. Keith patted his head, "You''re still growing, so eat more."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cu," As the baby continued to eat,
<b><i>Hug.</i></b>
<span style="font-weight:400">Keith looked behind him to see it was a silver-haired beauty who looked up to him with a big smile, "Good morning."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Morning to you as well," Keith nodded as he patted the princess''s head. Some things have changed these past few days. One thing that changed was the increase of one person on the ind. And it was none other than this girl right here. Also,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cuu!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Ruby, did you go and bother Daddy again?" The white creature flew over to Carolyn.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''m not his father." A t reply.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You''re his daddy. You found the egg, and I hatched it," Carolyn grinned.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cuu!" Ruby sounded off as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...That doesn''t mean I''m his dad." Keith groaned. However, he couldn''t deny the rest. Ruby came from the egg he obtained in the S-rank dungeon. However, the man thought it was just a regr stone since it didn''t react to anything. Never did he expect it would hatch in Carolyn''s hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">Everyone was quite startled by Ruby''s sudden arrival.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmpf, Daddy is being a tsundere." Carolyn pouted as she turned to Ruby.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cuu!" Ruby sounded.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hah," Not going to say anything about that. Keith raised the kettle up, "Want some?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''ll take milk tea instead," "Sure." Keith brewed ck tea and swirled in some condensed milk. Sipping on it, "Delicious."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm," Keith sipped on his espresso.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I feel like nothing has changed with me being here." It had been two days since her birthday party. Everyone was going about their day like any other.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s because you have been one of us from the start." Carolyn hade to his ind many times before. It was like another Tuesday for the rest of them.
<span style="font-weight:400">"True," Carolyn chuckled. While they talked,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" Mir summoned himself into the kitchen.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sup, Mir." Keith patted the snowball''s head. It had been some time since he had seen him.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Where have you been?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Po! Po!" Mir jumped up and down.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I see, so you''ve been training."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mir! It''s been so long!" Carolyn quickly hugged the little snowball.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" Mir was content as he licked the girl''s face, showing how excited he was to meet with her again. But as he did so,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cuu!" Ruby sounded from the girl''s shoulders.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Po?" The snowball was now staring at the cute creature. Carolyn grinned, "Mir, this here is Ruby. Please take care of him; he needs to learn many things."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" "Cuu!"
<span style="font-weight:400">The two were ced on the table where Ruby tilted his head before he hugged the snowball.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" Mir sounded when the creature jumped on his body.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...To adorable," Keith held his mouth while Carolyn nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''m going to go to the garden now. Help me collect the ingredients." It was time to prepare breakfast.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sure." Carolyn grinned as the group headed to the second ind. When they did,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Cu!" "Po!" Mir and Ruby started to run around. It was much more open on the second ind. Keith could only shake his head while Carolyn held his arm,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Don''t you think this is so nice?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Yeah?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"It''s like we''re on our honeymoon."
<span style="font-weight:400">"...You''re really going all out."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm, I told you before that I''m going to make you fall in love with me." A deration of war. This girl confessed her love only to know it would get rejected.
<span style="font-weight:400">Yet, that didn''t stop her. She vowed to get this man to look at her.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." While Keith was lost in thought on what to say,
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Hah!"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"They''re going at it." To the ends of one corner of the ind, Herrick and Melor facing one another.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Trying to change the subject, huh?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Let''s head to the farm." Keith quickly headed over with a grinning Carolyn following behind.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Good morning, Eldi." When they arrived, they were first met with a giant red bird.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Cooo!"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Can I get some eggs?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Coo," Eldi moved away from the nest, and there were already a couple of eggs. Keith nodded, "Nice. Thank you."
<span style="font-weight:400">Carolyn''s eyes glimmered, "Even when I see it again, these are just giant eggs."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"I know." The size of these eggs was quite unbelievable.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What are we making today?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Do you want sweet or-" "Sweet!"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Of course," This girl would always choose the sweet option. It was not a surprise.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Then I will be making chocte pancakes with honey and whipped cream," Keith already had an idea of what to do.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Yipppe! Breakfast is going to be great, Mir! Ruby!" "Po!" "Cuu!" Carolyn started to twirl the two around with happiness. Keith shook his head as he brought the ingredients into the kitchen, "You go and y with the two. I''ll deal with breakfast."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Gotcha!" Carolyn didn''t deny his words as she quickly went out to y with them.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Diana, we are going to be making a lot today."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hehe, understood." Diana appeared before him. She had heard the entire conversation between the two. And she was quite excited by the breakfast as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">Chocte pancakes.
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<span style="font-weight:400">Making the pancakes was simple enough. Mix flour and melted chocte. Afterward, add the wet ingredients, such as milk and eggs. Then, pour that mixture into the pan; it was good to go. The only thing Keith and the great spirit had to do was rinse and repeat.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, is breakfast ready?" Sarah questioned.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah, We''ll-"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Can we have breakfast at the perg?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?" "It''s a sunny day, and I think everyone would be d we do something like this.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s a great idea." "Mmhmm,"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Let''s-""Carolyn and Herrick have already called everyone outside."