# 460 Puppies, and a Morning Moment

TLN: Sorry for the late upload again! I finished my project, so here I am again! I was originally going to start translating this yesterday morning and finish in the evening, but I went onto the Forums and started to rapidly post messages so as to reach the like goals! So, I was basically just procrastinating…. The first part of this chapter could be from Tsuzuri's(Mother’s) point of view. I placed it with interchanging POVs. All credits go to Patora Fuyuhara and his publishing company!

"Dah, daa~"

"Hmm? What's wrong, Fuyuka?"

　A woman follows the figure of a little girl going towards the window with her eyes. She's always in a good mood, but today Fuyuka seems to be in high tension. Tsuzuri wonders if this child had that dream too.

　Last night, a son who died met her in a dream. Nine brides also followed. Although she thought it was a dream that she herself conjured up, Tsuzuri was still surprised at the absurdity of it. It felt a bit too much. However, all the girls were good people.

　When Tsuzuri told this story to her husband, he was surprised that she had the same dream. When they talked about the dreams they had in detail, the two could only think that they had exactly the same dreams. It can be called strange if two people have the exact same dream.

　Tsuzuri wondered if such a phenomenon happened because they both worked in the same house and have the same rhythm of life.

　In the case of Tsuzuri, she didn't think too much about it, so she accepted only the fact that they both had a mysterious dream, but her husband still thought about it.

"Hmm, this may be a suggestion of something from the spirit world ... No, if it was an astral bodied creature who told us that in the first place ..."

　...... Maybe he’s just thinking it could be used for manga ideas.

　Even so, it was a very clear dream. Almost a lucid dream. In that dream, her daughter Fuyuka also came out. That's why she thought that this young child might have had that dream too.

"It could not be."

　Tsuzuri shakes her head and denies the idea. That couldn’t be true. She’d like to confirm it, but she can't confirm it with the baby Fuyuka.

　Fuyuka is standing near the window sill and hitting the sweep-out window that goes out to the garden. Do you want to open it? Since the lower part of the window is made of frosted glass, the garden cannot be seen at the height of the line of sight of Fuyuka. She may want to see the garden.

"What? Do you want to go out?"

"Wow, wow, wow!"

"Wow?”

　When Tsuzuri was tilting her head to the pronunciation that her daughter said which she didn't understand, she heard another, "Wow! '' in a smaller voice.

　As Tsuzuri stood up and approached the window, she saw a puppy sitting in the garden in a well-behaved manner. It is a pure white color and beautiful puppy. As for the breed, it looks like a Siberian Husky puppy, but it's a little different. Is it a hybrid?

"Wow, wow!"

"Oh, doggie, huh?"

　The mother finally understands what her daughter is saying and opens the window. When she saw her daughter who was about to rush towards the puppy, Tsuzuri hurriedly picked up Fuyuka. Please refrain from making your baby clothes muddy in the morning. 

"Wow!"

"Yes, I understand."

　Tsuzuri put on her sandals and went out to the garden with the Fuyuka she picked up. The puppy sat still and did not move a lot. Tsuzuri thought that it was quite quiet. Normally, when it’s a puppy like this, it will be interested in anything and run around.

"Look, a puppy!"

"Wow!"

"Hmm."

　The puppy barked a little to answer Fuyuka’s words. Tsuzuri bent over while holding Fuyuka, and reached out to stroke the puppy's head. The puppy does not run away and is patted while being obedient.

"You're a baby who's used to people a lot. Are you someone’s pet?"

　Tsuzuri tries to move the hair around the puppy’s neck, but there is nothing like a collar. She thought that the puppy might be a lost dog because she was really used to humans.

"Kun!"

　The puppy is spoiling herself by rubbing her head against Tsuzuri’s hand. So cute! This is bad. It's not as cute as my daughter, is it?

"What? Tsuzuri-san, what happened to that puppy?"

"Oh, Touichirou-san. It looks like a lost dog."

　Looking back, Tsuzuri’s husband was looking at her as he leaned out of the open window. He immediately puts on sandals and comes down to the garden.

　Her husband likes dogs. Tsuzuri also likes dogs, but they don’t have a dog. She once tried to get a puppy, who was born from an acquaintance’s other dog, but for some reason it was frightened by Tsuzuri, hated her, and so she gave up because she couldn't get close to it. This happened three times with different dogs.

"Kun?"

　For that reason, she had given up on keeping a dog, but for some reason the puppy is really obedient to her. She thought this was fate for herself, who is disliked by puppies.

　It doesn't seem like a coincidence that the puppy appeared the next morning after dreaming of her deceased son. (It's certainly not a coincidence.)

　The idea that this dog might be her reborn son came across Tsuzuri’s head, but the puppy desperately shook her head to the side as if to deny it. ...... It may be different.

"Touchirou-san, can't we keep this child?"

"Hmm, if it was a stranger’s pet, it will be hard to say goodbye ..."

"Wow! Wow!"

"Look, Fuyuka also likes it."

　Fuyuka reaches out from Tsuzuri’s arms and strokes the white puppy's head. On the other hand, the puppy was just sitting there, allowing itself to be stroked.

"It's a really obedient child, isn't it?"

"Hey, can we keep it? You want to be my pet too, right?"

"Hmm!"

　The puppy barked cheerfully as if to reply. Tsuzuri and the puppy glance at Touichirou’s expression. He slowly opened his mouth, raising his glasses with his middle finger.

"It isn’t that simple...."

"Eh!?"

"Dow!"

"Kun ..."

　Dissatisfied and disappointed voices leak from his wife, daughter, and puppy.

"No, we have to go through the procedure first. The puppy has to go to the veterinary clinic and then go to the registration process. It may have been kept somewhere. Then, we will keep it."

"Yay! Thank you, Touichirou-san!"

"Wow, wow!"

"Hmm!"

　There is a white puppy, running around at the feet of Tsuzuri ... The former subordinate god was breathing a sigh of relief on the inside.

<< First of all, it's a success. I have to do my best to protect Fuyuka-san from now on. >>

<< This is my last duty as a subordinate god. I need to compensate for the sins I have committed. I cannot become a lower god until I have achieved it. >>

　Eventually, she will create her own body, and while changing her age in appearance, the Subordinate God will continue to protect this person.

"Wow!"

"Hmm!"

　In this way, a new family member has been added to the Mochizuki family. Eventually, this puppy and her master, a very special little girl, get involved in various strange incidents ... That's another story. (TLN: Part about Touya’s family, end.)

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"Fa ..."

　I go down the stairs while rubbing my sleepy eyes. I couldn't sleep because we were up late last night. A nap ... in the evening? I will probably do that later.

　Since it was a grandpa's house, and grandpa had many visitors, there were as many futons as there were people to sleep in them, but there is no room where all of them can be laid in one spot. That's why we decided to divide the rooms and sleep.

　No matter which room I went to, the other side said it was unfair, so I had to sleep alone, but on my honeymoon… Normally, couples sleeping in separate rooms would be divorced.

　But yesterday was hard ...

　I wonder if that Subordinate God has safely won over my parents’ hearts. I think she’s okay because they both like dogs.

　My mother loves dogs, but for some reason dogs are scared of her because of the atmosphere around her. If an animal is cute and sweet, she will be very happy at seeing it.

　By the way, my grandpa and I were more in the cat sect.

　Anyway, that Subordinate God is going to protect Fuyuka instead of me. Thank you. Even though you will only just be a guardian deity and not a formal god.

"Hmm?"

　A nice smell drifts from downstairs. When I headed to the kitchen, I saw the back of Lu, who was wearing an apron and cutting something with a knife. The morning sun shines through the kitchen window and wraps her around. Lu looks beautiful…….

"Oh, Touya-sama. Good morning."

"Very pretty……"

"Eh?"

"Oh, no! Nothing! Good morning, Lu!"

　When I sit on the chair at the kitchen table, Lu brews tea from a tea pot and pours it into a tea cup.

"You got up early. Did you sleep properly?”

"I was always up at this time in the castle, so I'm in the habit of it. I got up perfectly."

　Well, Lu was helping the chief cook, Claire, make breakfast in the Different World, so I guess she would wake up really early.

　It's hard to get rid of these types of ingrained habits. If you continue to live the same way, your body will become more familiar with it.

"What about the others?"

"Yae-san, Hilda-san, and Elze-san are already awake. They are having a mock battle in the garden. Linze-san and Yumina-san are watching TV in the living room."

　I mean, everyone got up early. Well, people in the other world don't spend much time sleeping at night. Everyone goes to bed at 10 pm at the latest. (TLN: Lol…. not me. I go to bed the next night, sometimes…. I know it isn’t healthy for me, so I only stay awake until like, um, until, um, 4 a.m. in the morning and wake up at 1 p.m. …. During my vacation days… or very rarely…. Haven’t done that yet… except for the “stay awake until 4 a.m.” part. I woke up at around eight today and slept at around 2 p.m..)

"What about the other girls?"

"They’re still sleeping. I'll call them when we have breakfast, so let's let them sleep a little longer. They were very tired yesterday."

　Apparently Su, Sakura, and Leen are still sleeping. I'm a little relieved that I am not the last person to wake up . If possible, I would like to avoid being a husband who sleeps until breakfast and having everyone wait for me to wake up.

"Su was tired from playing with Fuyuka yesterday, so she is sleeping in. Sakura has a hard time getting up since the beginning. Leen ..."

"I tell you, it's not because of my age ...?!"

"What !?"

　When I turned around to the direction of the voice, I saw Leen, with half closed eyes, standing in her pajamas, and I couldn’t tell whether she was drowsy or was glaring at us. You surprised me! You stood behind me without any sign!

　Instead of the usual twin tails, she has her hair flowing down. As I always think, Leen in this figure is also cute.

"I wasn’t about to say anything! Even if you're old, you'll get up early. You care too much about those petty things." (TLN: In case you didn’t get it, Lu was about to say that the reason for Leen not having woken up at that time was because of her old age… because it is a stereotypical thing that we think of for old people…)

"That's fine. Lu-san, I'll get some tea, too."

"Sure, go ahead"

　Leen still looks drowsy but pours tea from the tea pot into a cup.

"Did Sakura and Su also happen to wake up with you, Leen-san?"

"They’re still sleeping. Let's allow them to sleep for a while. So, Darling, we’ve finished our main purpose for the time being, what should we do now?"

"Yeah, I'm thinking of consulting with everyone and deciding. We can't come to this world after this, so we have to do what everyone wants to do."

　At this rate, all we have done is that we’ve gone to the zoo and met my family. We need to do more, because it seems a little boring for a honeymoon.

　We can go anywhere by using the [Gate] through my smartphone. It consumes Divinity, so it can't be used much, but I don't think it's a problem if we go back and forth to places for a day.

"Oh, by the way."

"What's wrong, Darling?"

　I remember something and head to my grandpa's study. Books are neatly arranged by genre on the bookshelf, so it's easy to find. For some reason, Grandpa was very organized. Ummm……. Is this this?

　I return to the table with my book of interest.

"This is?"

"I believe it is a ... Travel guidebook, maybe. A book written by an acquaintance of my grandpa, I remember seeing it a long time ago."

　If this is the case, famous places around the world are listed. The book may be a little old, but the sights of the world won't change that much, so there's no problem teleporting to them using [Gate].

　Leen receives the book and flips through it.

"Hey. There are some interesting buildings. I can almost feel the scent of ancient relics from this place. I like it, like this."

"Chichen Itza? It's an ancient city from about a thousand years ago."

　It says, "One of the largest ancient Mayan cities, in the Post-Classic period (900 AD)", so it's about that. (TLN: Mayan City Called Chichen Itza. Can’t do accents on my computer….)

　The page opened by Leen contains a photo of the famous "Temple of Kukulkan". It's a pyramid with a lot of steps.  It is a pyramid where the shadow of a snake appears on the stairs on the spring and autumn equinox days. (TLN: Go look up at the above link for facts. I’ve already given you links, so you need to just look.)

　It is said that the snake is a god called Kukulkan in Mayan and Quetzalcoatli religions from the Aztecs ....

"Why has the city of a thousand years ago deteriorated?"

"It’s because there is no preservation magic here."

"Oh, that's right."

　Strengthening buildings with earth magic is pretty popular in the Different World. Noble’s homes and castles are usually created with that.

　If there was preservation magic in this world as well, we might have seen various ruins before they decayed. It's a shame.

　In addition to ancient ruins such as the Sphinx and Stonehenge, the guidebook also included buildings such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Eiffel Tower. Of course, there are not only buildings but also natural things such as Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon. (TLN: Was about to go to Niagara Falls before Covid-19 struck… T-T…)

　Oh, there are some famous places in Japan. Heavenly Hashidate, Tokyo Tower, etc. There is no Sky Tree, though. Could this book be too old?

　When I was looking into the book Leen was holding, the microwave beeped.

"Nyhaa~~ Touya-kun, why are you waking us up so soon?"

"Mmmm, King-sama."

　When I returned to the second floor and entered the Japanese-style room, Su and Sakura in pajamas were rolling out of their futons. Why do I think that the defenselessness is cute and am not considering the young maidens’ disappointment?

"Su, get up. It's morning!"

"Unyu ... I'm still sleepy ..."

　Su is being shaken by me. I wonder if Leim had a hard time ... Leim, the butler of the Ortlinde family who was with Su, is now serving Su's younger brother Ed. However, he is in the process of retiring, and after a few months he will hand over the work to his successor, his son.

　When he thought about retiring as it was, Leim’s brother Lime-san said that he should work at Brunhild. Everything seems to be happening because they want to take care of Su and the child we will have.

　Thank you, but I think it's still a long way off. I sighed a little when I saw Su sleeping so innocently.

"Look, get up. Breakfast’s ready."

"Rice……"

　It wasn't Su who responded to my words, but Sakura who was hugging the futon and sleeping. Reacting to the mention of food is a disappointing way to get up, young lady.

"... I don't want the rice to be so delicious since I came here.... I'm definitely getting fat. I affirm."

"No, even if it is affirmed..."

"If I get fat, you will hate that ...?"

　Sakura tilts her neck and asks as if she was looking at me. What are you talking such nonsense about?

"I don't think it really matters. No matter what you look like, I can't hate Sakura."

"As expected, King-sama. I thought you would say that."

　Sakura lets go of the futon and hugs me instead. Wait a minute! I can't take it with my child's body!

　I was pushed down onto the mattress. I am held by Sakura as it is.

"Mmm. What are you doing at the bedside of a person ... Mix the straw!" (TLN: (...‘-’...)(...:-:...) what? Most probably a mistranslation.)

　Su, who was completely awakened by the commotion, leaned into us. Hey, stop, don't touch strange places ...!

"What are you doing?"

"""Ah..."""

　Linze, with her hands on her hips, stood at the entrance of the room with a surprised look, looking down at us as if she was looking at a bunch of little kids.

"Everyone is sitting in their seats and waiting already, right? You have to get up quickly so that we can start to eat."

　She blames with a slightly angry tone. Acha. Linze seems to have come to see us because I went to wake the girls up and didn't come down in a while. I did something wrong.

"I'm sorry. I'm going down soon ..."

　And I slowly divert my line of sight that is looking up at Linze. I don't know! I shouldn’t grin!

"What happened?"

"Umu. Is it intentional?"

“Eh?"

"I can see your panties."

　Linze, who wore her skirt loosely and heard Sakura’s words, jumped away from us who were lying down. No, we’re already a married couple, so why not go there? I also think that even a married couple should get rid of their shame. (TLN: *Perv*)

"The one you are wearing is the one you bought the day before yesterday, after a long time of choosing…."

"Nyhaa~~ It is cute but colored white. Linze-nee is already a married woman, so I wonder if you should wear something more 'adulty'."

"Oh, that's okay! I like this!"

　A married woman and ‘adulty’ clothes... Su said those words… has Cesca imbued strange things into her innocent mind? Or did you see it on TV?

"I'm already a married woman, so I'd like to wear something bolder. Yumina-nee says to me that it's still too early."

　That's because Su would still be a junior high school student at this age ... in another year or two, you will be treated as an adult over in the Different World.

　Surprisingly, the people over there have a long life. Lifespan, in this case, is the age at which you die of senility. When it comes to life expectancy, the overwhelming majority of people die young due to illness, damage from monsters, poverty, etc., so I thought it would be considerably shorter.

　As the Professor said, it is not uncommon for humans to be over 100 years old when long-lived blood is mixed within their ancestors, as in the case of elves and fairies.

　To tell the truth, as we learned from an inspection at the "Laboratory", Yae corresponds to that. It's a distant ancestor, but she seems to have a slight mixture of oni blood in her veins. Just a little bit.

　Shirahime, the emperor of Eashen, also has the blood of spirits and onis. Since there is a tribe called "Oni" in Eashen, she is probably one of Yae's distant ancestors.

　Every time I see Yae's incredible appetite, I wonder if it's something that is caused because of the blood of onis that is in her.

"Already! Get up early because it's okay! Otherwise we’ll run out of rice!"

"Mu. That's important."

"Nyhaa! Yae-nee! I won't have a small breakfast!"

　Su and Sakura bounded, almost fluttered, down the stairs. No matter how many times they’ve eaten it, the girls wouldn't touch it with a side dish. Well, there is a possibility that rice and miso soup will be replaced and disappear because of a large eater in our family.

"Touya-san, please wake up from your sleep, okay?"

"No, I wasn't sleeping ..."

　Whatever. Let's eat breakfast and talk with everyone about where to go. I went down the stairs while being pulled by Linze.

■ I think the honeymoon arc will end in one or two more chapters. Originally, I was planning to make an epilogue, an ending, and a big circle after that, but I'm at a loss when I think of how to do it ... I also want to have the girls play with the little Touya more and to travel a bit more. It may take some time for the next chapters.

TLN: The above was the author’s note left by Patora Fuyuhara! I usually omit the A/Ns if they are not that important to the readers, such as when he wrote author’s notes about when the anime came out, but if they are important, I put them in.