I felt a warm body heat and looked to the side to see Yuin and Rumiha burrowing in.
Oh, soft and fluffy. Touching them with both hands made me somewhat happy.
When I got up from the bed, Yoo-In and Rumiha also woke up and looked at me sleepily.
"Gururururu (morning?)."
Gururururu (Good morning).
They were so cute that I sat up and stroked them.
They are really cute and make me happy.
It makes me happy to wake up in the morning with these two adorable dogs.
Good morning."
I think it's a nice day with the light coming in from outside the window.
I get out of bed with the two dogs and head for the living room. Ran is not there. I peeked into the room to see if he was still sleeping, but he was gone.
I wondered if he had gone out early in the morning.
Thinking like that, I went outside.
"Good morning, Lelunda. Good morning, Lelunda. And congratulations!
I was greeted by Mr. Lan smiling like that.
Is Mr. Lan dressed up too? Instead of his usual researcher-like robe, he is wearing something like a beautiful dress.
I wondered why he was dressed like that, and Mr. Lan continued, "Lelunda, I didn't notice.
'Lelunda, didn't you realize that today is your birthday?
Ah."
I finally realized it when Mr. Lan said that.
Oh, so today is my birthday.
I finally realized that it was my birthday. It's Lelunda's birthday, so let's all celebrate in a big way.
Lelunda pulls my hand as she says this.
I heard that Lelunda had gone out of her way to get dressed up because it was my birthday. Mr. Lan took me to Zesich's house. When I arrived at Zesich's house, all the women were changing.
"Good morning, Lelunda!
Good morning, Lelunda!
Among them were Kayu and Shinomi.
When they saw me, they immediately called out to me.
Good morning. Are you all dressed up?
Yes, we are. Today is Lelunda's birthday and we all planned to get dressed up for the occasion!
We can't wear these outfits we made unless it's a day like this, can we?
Kayu laughed happily at my question.
I knew that Sadda-san had come to the village and opened a store, and that he was going to put a lot of effort into clothing.
I knew that Sadda had made clothes different from the ones he normally wears, although there were no clothes other than the ones he normally wears in this village.
But I wondered when I would wear them. I wondered.
This time, on the occasion of my birthday, everyone was supposed to wear something different from their regular clothes, which Sadda-san had made on his own initiative.
Many of them are pants style so that they can jump out immediately in case of any emergencies.
I think Kayu and Shinomi look so cute today, their mood is different from usual.
Look, Lelunda, let's be cute too!
Lelunda, let's be cute!"
As they say this to me, I am made to sit in front of Ms. Zesich.
It seems that Mr. Zesich is dressing everyone up for the occasion. Come to think of it, in the urban stories I heard from Sadda-san, she said that in big cities there are occupations just for dressing people up.
In this village, it is Mr. Zeschich who fills the role of such a profession.
'Lelunda, let's change into these.
Fluttering."
With a big smile on her face, Zeshihi-san brought a sky-blue dress with many lace and flower decorations.
I made this dress in sky blue because Lelunda is the divine child of the sky god.
The sky-blue color also had a meaning.
I love the clear sky. I was a little happy to think that I could wear that color.
But still, seeing everyone in different clothes than usual makes me feel strange, as if I had somehow wandered into a different place.
If I were to wear this sky-blue dress, would I be able to transform into a different person?
It is a strange feeling to think that I might become a different person than I usually am.
I look at the people around me, dressed differently than usual, and they all seem to be having a lot of fun.
They were saying "cute" and "beautiful" to each other, and the older people were dressed up as well, making me feel happy in this fun space.
I do as Zeshihi says and change into the sky blue dress.
My hair is also different from usual, and Zeschich pulls it into a ponytail on the side.
Zeschich told me that since I have long hair, it was fun to change my hairstyle in various ways.
I also put this on."
The necklace he put on me as he said that has a small stone on it.
What is this?
It's a necklace that Mr. Biller prepared for Lelunda's birthday. It seems that there is a lot of ore in that area.
Apparently, this was a gift from Mr. Biller.
I had to thank her later, I thought as I was being dressed up by Zeschich and the others.
--The Girl's Twelfth Birthday 1
(The celebration of a godchild girl's twelfth birthday starts with dressing up.)