Ch 46: Operation Moonlit Festival Date: Day Two （part 1）

On the second day of the Light Moon Festival, Bal and Phia woke up at the same time.

“Good morning, Wife～”

“Good morning meow.”

Seeing that Phia wanted to continue sleeping, Bal pulled Phia onto his chest.

“So warm meow.”

Watching Phia rub against him, Bal decided to sleep with her for a while longer.

After sleeping for an hour, Phia finally woke up, mainly because she was hungry.

“Bal, I’m hungry.”

Phia shook Bal’s body wanting him to make her a meal. Bal turned around, using the hand he had draped around Phia’s waist to forcefully switch Phia from his left side to his right. Phia was startled by this action; after being forcibly moved, she immediately burrowed into Bal’s arms and began to tremble.

Bal felt the cat’s trembling in his arms, so he also woke up a little; he touched Phia’s cat ears.

“What’s wrong? You’re still trembling like this in my arms, are you cold?”

“Um… I just… flew up…”

Listening to Phia’s trembling voice, he felt like Udel, completely baffled.

（Udel: ?）

He tried to comfort the frightened kitten in his arms, but no matter what he said, Phia wouldn’t leave; he had no choice but to use his trump card.

Bal forcefully lifted Phia’s chin with his hand, then demanded that Phia look at his face. Phia looked at Bal with fear; the next second, Bal’s mouth kissed her lips. Phia’s eyes widened; she felt Bal using his tongue to fiercely attack her teeth, so she loosened her mouth, inviting Bal to continue deeper. Bal was ignited by this invitation; he mercilessly used his tongue to scrape every corner of Phia’s mouth, finally targeting her small and nimble cat tongue. The two kissed passionately on the bed.

After the comforting, Phia lay in bed panting, and after stabilizing her breath, she began to scold Bal.

“You Dumb Dog, Lecherous Dog! You were the one who forcefully switched my position, and then you forcibly kissed me, and for so long, did you want to suffocate me?!”

“But you were inviting me when I kissed you.”

Bal knelt on the bed in wronged complaint, starting his defense.

“How would I know you wanted me to suffocate you!”

Seeing that Phia was already flushed, Bal decided to take a step back.

“I’m sorry, Wife. I was wrong, I’ll definitely pay attention next time.”

“Hmph, quickly go make me breakfast, I’m still hungry.”

Seeing Bal’s sincere apology, Phia became tsundere, urging Bal to quickly make breakfast.

After Bal left the room, Phia took out a set of clothes from the corner of the wardrobe. It was a pure white women’s shirt paired with a pleated skirt that reached just past her mid-thigh. She put on this outfit, tucking the shirt into her skirt, then began to put on a pair of knee-high black stockings. Finally, she took out a custom-made wizard’s robe; the collar of the robe hung on Phia’s back, and the waist was cinched, which further highlighted Phia’s slender figure. Finally, she braided a strand of hair on one side of her temples and put on a pair of clear glasses. At this moment, Phia looked like an intellectual sorceress.

Phia went downstairs; she saw Bal busy in the kitchen, so she put on an apron and went to help.

“Indeed, Dumb Dog, even making a meal is so clumsy.”

“Wasn’t I worried you were too hungry?”

“…Remember to get something for Moony and Snowdrift to eat as well.”

“Alright, no problem.”

The two busied themselves in the kitchen for a while, then carried breakfast out together. Because they had gone to bed late last night and woke up late this morning after lingering in bed for over an hour, they were at an awkward time, ten o’clock. It was too late for breakfast, and too early for lunch, Bal considered this, he decided to mix the two meals together.

Bal took two of the three fish left over from yesterday and made grilled fish; he removed the bones from the remaining one and gave it to the fairy birds. Phia put two bowls of creamy mushroom soup on the table, then brought out a vegetable salad with mayonnaise and sliced whole-wheat bread from the kitchen. This was their early-lunch combination meal.

Just as Bal sat down to eat, Phia pushed her meal towards Bal, then got up and went to Bal’s side, sitting down on his lap.

“What’s this?”

“This Young Miss is going to eat on your lap; this is a great honor for you. What, not happy?”

Phia, the drama queen, began to act out a scene of a domineering young miss teasing a weak male butler. Bal immediately understood Phia’s intentions, and then feigned a shy look and replied.

“No… I wouldn’t dare. It’s my honor that Young Miss is willing to sit on my lap, please do as you please, Young Miss.”

Seeing that Bal was so understanding, Phia began to eat comfortably, swaying her jade feet in black stockings. Seeing Phia so happy, Bal embraced her in his arms, slowly enjoying the delicacies and the beautiful woman.

After eating, the two relaxed on the sofa for a while. It wasn’t that they wanted to continue sleeping, but the place Bal wanted to take Phia to wasn’t open yet, so they could only stay home.

At this time, Moony flew over, carrying a plant in its mouth; Bal, who was well-versed, immediately recognized it as herb. He reached out, and Moony placed the herb seedling in Bal’s hand; after receiving the herb seedling, Bal got up and walked to the backyard; he was going to plant the herb.

Phia understood and used magic to dig a hole for Bal to plant the herb; after Bal got up, she used magic to press the soil down at the roots and then used magic to generate water to irrigate the herb seedling. After completing the planting, the two looked at each other and smiled happily.

“Herb, herb, grow quickly, so I can drink herb milkshakes.”

After exchanging glances with Bal, Phia squatted beside the herb seedling, urging the herb to grow quickly.

Just then, Phia felt a magic fluctuation coming from the barrier at the gate. She got up and pulled Bal towards the main gate to see who it was.

When they arrived at the gate, a woman wearing a hooded cloak stood there; the two pointed triangles protruding from the hood hinted that the visitor was not human. The mysterious woman, upon seeing Bal, immediately rushed towards him.

“Bal! I finally found you!”

The mysterious woman leaned her head against Bal’s chest and shouted Bal’s real name loudly. Bal lowered his head and saw the woman’s face; he was stunned. At this time, Phia had already taken out her spear and pointed it at the mysterious woman.

“Who are you? How do you know his name!?”

Seeing that the woman didn’t speak, Phia immediately prepared to cast magic to separate the two; at this time, Bal reacted.

“Phia, don’t be impulsive! Stop, she’s my sister!”

“Sister?”

Phia stopped the magic she was about to cast; she still pointed her spear at Bal’s sister.

“Yes, she’s my sister; it’s a long story. Nia, can you let go? Your sister-in-law is going to be angry.”

The woman named Nia reluctantly released her hold on Bal, then turned to look at Phia.

“Are you my sister-in-law?”

“Although we haven’t gotten married yet, I’ve already accepted Bal’s proposal; this is the evidence.”

Phia didn’t deny the title of sister-in-law; she raised her right hand, and the engagement ring on her ring finger sparkled.

“Sister-in-law is so cute! Bal, how did you chase after sister-in-law?”

“Let’s talk inside; I have something to ask you too.”

“Okay.”

Bal put his arm around Phia, then took Nia back to the living room.

As soon as they entered the living room, Nia took off her hood; what appeared before them was a mature woman with fox ears and a fox tail, golden eyes, a stunning face, and a perfect figure.

“First, you have to answer me this question, how did you find me?”

Bal spoke first. Nia took out a portrait from her bosom; the man in the portrait looked quite beautiful, but some details showed that it was Bal.

“I heard from people in the Ferenti Kingdom that you were dead, I didn’t believe it, and then I tracked your magic all the way from the Fral God Kingdom here. Oh, I didn’t tell anyone else that you were still alive, and I didn’t say your real name when I was looking for you; I just showed this portrait to the people here; surprisingly, the people in this town are quite enthusiastic; as soon as they heard that I was looking for you, they all started to help me.”

Hearing Nia’s explanation, Bal breathed a sigh of relief, then he continued to ask.

“Aren’t you a Divine Envoy in the God’s Country? You’re running over here now, what about the God’s Country?”

“Hehe, I left secretly; no one noticed. And I also left a note saying that I went back to the Kingdom. Now those people in God’s Country are probably asking the Kingdom for me.”

“I’m done, Phia, what about you?”

“I have questions! You say you’re Bal’s sister, but you don’t look alike at all.”

“Did you not tell sister-in-law about what happened when you were in the orphanage?”

“Um, this…”

Bal stammered, unable to speak.

“Since Bal didn’t tell sister-in-law, I’ll tell you. Actually, Bal and I grew up in the same orphanage; I was a human back then; Bal often took care of me, and later I asked him if he could be my brother, and he agreed. That’s how it is.”

Hearing Nia’s words, Phia caught the keyword, and then she continued to ask.

“You said you were human before, so why did you become what you are now?”

“I was indeed human before, but after I came of age, I was possessed by the Beast God, and then I became like this; now my identity is Divine Child.”

Nia finished speaking, shook her ears, and placed her fluffy tail on her lap.

“Okay, then why did you feel that Bal was still alive?”

“I’m a Divine Child, you know; after being possessed by the Beast God, I gained some of the Beast God’s power. Besides, Bal is the strongest hero in human history, how could he be killed by a mere Evil Dragon.”

“Then why did you come to find him?”

“I heard that Bal was dead, but I didn’t believe it; I know this is a countermeasure Bal took to conceal a certain truth. And I’m also tired of those old fogeys in God’s Country; they kept me locked in the temple to listen to divine pronouncements; I was fed up, so I ran out to find Bal and seek refuge.”

Phia nodded after hearing Nia’s explanation.

“Bal, she’s not lying; I used Lie Detection Magic to check, it’s all true.”

“Wuwuwu, I didn’t expect brother and sister-in-law to be so wary of me. I’m so sad.”

Hearing Phia’s words, Nia immediately put on a crying face and covered her face with her hands. Bal panicked; he felt like he needed to change the subject.

“Nia, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?”

“I want to eat your pan-fried steak!”

Hearing Bal’s words, Nia immediately raised her face; she showed a bright smile and then made her request.

“What a scary woman.”

Phia commented like this.