“I’m so hungry after exercising!”
“I’m hungry too, like, really hungry!”
The Demi-Goddess had already reverted to her usual tone. Even with our Familiar, Fubukimaru, lounging in the garden…
“Felmaa, the Puppy Fenrir are awake too. Shall we all have breakfast together?”
I intended to ask Chef Carol to prepare meals for everyone, but…
“Wow! A breakfast buffet!”
A table had been set up in the garden of the Log House. On it, a variety of dishes, both Japanese and Western, were beautifully arranged.
“Did you switch from hot sandwiches to a buffet, anticipating more guests…?”
Chef Carol gave a thumbs-up. All of our Familiars were exceptionally skilled, which was quite reassuring.
“A buffet for our last breakfast! How delightful!”
The Demi-Goddess piled food onto her plate. Hmm…? Last breakfast? What could that mean?
Just then, Fubukimaru, in his little fox form, woke up.
“Wha—? Where am I…? Huh? Who are you all…?”
Feruta and Feruco were sniffing Fubukimaru curiously.
“Meow!” “Mew!”
Feruta and Feruco playfully nibbled on Fubukimaru’s tail.
“Gyaaa!”
Fubukimaru dashed away, with Feruta and Feruco chasing after him.
“Don’t come near me! I’m not food! Stop it!”
“Stop it, both of you!”
Felmaa, their mother, intervened and lifted Feruta and Feruco.
“There’s no value in eating him… He’s the flesh of a fool who dared to challenge the Saintess…”
Felmaa seemed quite displeased.
“Hmph! …Hmm? What’s this…?”
Fubukimaru hopped onto the table, drawn to the Japanese food section.
“What in the world is this golden-clad object…?”
Fubukimaru’s interest was piqued by the Inari sushi.
“This is Inari sushi.”
“Inari sushi…?”
He picked up a piece and popped it into his mouth.
“Mmm, delicious!”
The sweetness burst in his mouth, perfectly complementing the slightly vinegared rice.
“Felmaa, would you like to try some too?”
“Oh, yes! Wait! Feruta! Feruco! Stop squirming!”
The mischievous Puppy Fenrir were still wriggling in their mother’s arms.
These energetic little ones were certainly keeping their mother on her toes.
At this rate, she wouldn’t be able to enjoy her meal in peace…
“What’s this…?”
“Do you want to try Inari sushi?”
“N-no, not really…?”
Fubukimaru was clearly intrigued by the Inari sushi. He kept glancing at the piece I held.
“I can share if you want.”
“R-really?!”
I picked up another piece of Inari sushi and handed it to him.
“Nom! Munch munch… Uwah, this is amazing!”
Fubukimaru wagged his tail excitedly.
“I’ve never tasted such a delicious feast before!”
It seemed that foxes had a fondness for Inari sushi.
“Want more?”
“Absolutely!”
“Then you need to work for it.”
“Huh? Work…?”
I took Feruta and Feruco from Felmaa.
“Feruta, Feruco, this fox will play with you.”
I released their hands.
“Meow!” “Mew mew mew!”
Feruta and Feruco began chasing Fubukimaru.
“While your mother enjoys her meal, take care of them. If you do, I’ll give you more Inari sushi.”
Fubukimaru took off, and the Puppy Fenrir followed his tail.
“Now, Felmaa. While the sitter looks after the kids, let’s have breakfast.”
“Sitter…?”
“That’s what we call someone who takes care of children.”
“I see… That would be quite convenient.”
Felmaa needed to hunt, and while she was busy with the little ones, she couldn’t eat her own meal…
Just then, a series of beeps echoed.
“Oh, it’s my smartphone!”
The Demi-Goddess, who had been engrossed in her breakfast, picked up her smartphone, her expression suddenly grave.
“…I have to return to the Heavenly Realm now.”
The Heavenly Realm is where the Gods reside.
“I used my vacation days to come to the surface. But now that my vacation is over, I have to go back…”
“Gods have vacation days…?”
“Yes… Sigh… My next break is in a hundred years…”
…Isn’t that a bit too much like a black company for a God?
“I don’t want to go! I can’t live without the food and baths here!”
“You’ll get in trouble if you don’t go back, right?”
“True, but… I don’t want to go… I want to come back…”
“Why not use your vacation days again?”
“I don’t have any left…”
“Oh, I see… Then it’ll be a hundred years until you can come back.”
“No! I don’t want to wait a hundred years to come back to this paradise!”
Then… the Demi-Goddess looked at the Puppy Fenrir.
And then she grinned mischievously.
“Fubukimaru. Come here.”
“Y-yes! Aurora God!”
Fubukimaru approached the Demi-Goddess and sat down, his tail being nibbled by Feruta and Feruco.
“I hereby appoint you as the guardian of Nagano Mika from today. Become her Familiar and serve her.”
“‘…What?!’”
A guardian? Fubukimaru?
“God! What are you saying?! I am a Familiar of the Aurora God!”
“Yes, but from today, you will also serve as a Familiar.”
“I refuse! I have sworn loyalty to the Aurora God! I have no intention of serving another God!”
I was being treated like a God so casually…
“Nagano Mika is very important to me. It would be troublesome if she were to get hurt. You will stay by her side and protect her.”
“B-but…”
“This is not a request; it’s an order. Do you understand?”
“…Yes.”
Fubukimaru nodded reluctantly, though he looked very displeased.
“So, Mika, please take care of Fubukimaru.”
“If the Saintess says so…”
Felmaa looked extremely reluctant, but it seemed she would at least listen to me.
“Don’t call me Fubukimaru. That is the name given by the God.”
“Then I’ll call you something else. What’s your gender?”
“I’m female.”
So the name Fubukimaru was given to a girl… that Demi-Goddess… clearly didn’t check the gender.
I opened the “Let’s Become Familiars” app.
“Then from today, you’ll be known as [Pet Sitter – Fubuki].”
With a flash, Fubukimaru—now Fubuki—began to glow.
Before my eyes, she grew larger…
“Human transformation?! This is impossible! She didn’t have such a high-level skill!”
Nine fox tails sprouted from her backside.
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Fubuki
【Race】Nine-Tailed Fox
【Level】900
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“It seems that by becoming the Saintess’s Familiar, Fubukimaru has evolved from a Yoko into a nine-tailed fox.”
Fubuki gasped, “I can’t believe it…!”
“Even when I was bestowed a name by my God, I did not undergo such an evolution…!”
Can a Demi-Goddess not evolve monsters…?
“Who are you…?”
“I’m just a mere hermit.”
“How can someone like you even exist…?!”
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