Four years had soon passed since The Birth of The Abyssal Prince, Annie has not yet returned after completing her preparations however she would occasionally send letters, souvenirs, and even memory crystals.
The weirdest of which was her sending Mili an Abyssal Dragon Egg and a Low-Level Sacred Abyssal Dragon Crystal from his father The Abyssal Lord who had just learned he had a son a year earlier.
Ames also sent a letter however it was fairly vague and couldn't be translated until Mai discovered it was in fact written in an Ancient Abyssal Dragon.
Resulting in Mai wanting to fulfill her previous promise to break The Abyssal Lord's Legs once more until realizing she's a responsible Demigoddess and would rather stay and play with Mili instead.
Both Amber and Vivian had also fulfilled their promises by visiting and having sleepovers as much as possible causing many to wonder where they had run off to for days at a time.
While many still wonder how Vivian was turned into a little girl. However, she had chosen not to talk about it and instead childishly played pranks on both Sansa and Marjorie.
Both of which almost had heart attacks after seeing Vivian as a little girl again seeing as when she was a child she had relentlessly played pranks on many poor souls and it seemed she had reverted to her previous behavior.
All the while Mili learned his first word which was also a name in this case during one of Amber's and Vivian's sleepovers.
Said honored name was in fact Mai causing her to then both treasure and coddle him as much as possible, Mai, Amber.
And Vivian had even played dress-up using Mili as the test subject due to him already looking like the spitting image of Annie as a child causing them to then let his hair grow out before then fitting him with an adorable bow.
Mili now wore an elegant white and silver traditional Inari Kimono and an adorable bow much like Mai's complimenting his now long pristine whitish blonde hair, and paleish blue-violet eyes.
Little Elf ears, and adorable features, Aldra occasionally dropped by and participated in these dress-ups however due to her already busy schedule it was rare for her to stay for long.
Soon Mai got a letter that Annie should be returning within the next several days causing Mai, Amber, and Vivian to coddle Mili as much as possible.
"Your mommy should be finally returning soon!"
Mai happily exclaimed before then quickly hugging Mili causing him to then adorably blush before then adorably pouncing on Mai and hugging her to the fullest.
"I sometimes forget who the real Inari is!"
Mai joked causing Vivian to then happily join in.
"Make room for your favorite kitten!"
Vivian warned before then pouncing on both causing all three to then giggle.
"I'm jealous! And I've always wondered.. is it an insult to call an Inari a fox and a Feless a cat?"
Amber curiously queried causing Vivian to then shake her head.
"It really just matters on the context and how it's being used! Calling me a stupid cat is in fact offensive to both me and The Feless however if you had instead called me the best cat in the whole world then that would be an amazing compliment!"
Vivian explained causing Mai to then quickly nod in agreement.
"The same would apply with the Inari!"
Mai proudly added before then kissing Mili on the cheek causing him to then become flushed.
"So kawaii!"
Mai adorably exclaimed.
"I heard that a few times before! What does that mean?"
Amber curiously asked before then happily pouncing on all three.
"It's Ancient Inari! Kawaii means cute! Even though most Inari speak common today it doesn't mean we would suddenly stop using our ancient tongue! Plus Kawaii by definition sounds really cute!"
Mai explained.
"Kawaii!"
Mili adorably chimed in causing all three's hearts to then melt.
"Your right!"
Amber confessed causing Vivian to then nod.
"Mili say onee-sama!"
Mai asked all three to then look to Mili who had an adorably curious expression.
"On-Onee-sama!"
Mili mumbled causing all three's hearts to then explode.
'Kawaii!'
All three thought.
"Hai!"
Mai giggled Vivian to then nod.
"That sounds cute too! Hai hai!"
Vivian confessed.
"Hai hai!"
Mai laughed before then quickly remembering something.
"Right lunch! I almost forgot! What do you three want to eat?"
Mai curiously queried.
"Pudding?"
Mili adorably asked causing Mai to then helplessly shake her head.
"Food first pudding after!"
Mai explained causing Mili to then adorable pout and Mai to then nibble his ear in response.
"Pout and your adorable pointy ears are mine! Num-num-num!"
Mai joked causing Vivian then smile before then taking his other ear.
"So-Sowwy no num-nums!"
Mili cried causing Amber to then giggle at such a sight.
"Poor Mili!"
Amber chimed in before then reassuringly hugging him.
"Deep-fried pork cutlets on a spicy Inari curry sounds amazing right now!"
Amber confessed causing Vivian to then nod.
"That! Let's eat that!"
Vivian approved causing Mai to then nod before then looking to Mili.
"What do you think? Or maybe I should put your ears on the menu!"
Mai jokingly asked.
"Cuwwy no ears!"
Mili adorably pleaded causing all three to then laugh.
"The way he pronounces curry as cuwwy is so precious!"
Amber giggled causing Vivian to then shake her head.
"Precious? No! It's perfect!"
Vivian laughed causing Mai to then happily nod.
"Deep-fried pork cutlets on a spicy Inari cuwwy coming up!"
Mai giggled before then getting up and going to the kitchen before then being stopped by a small hand on her kimono.
"Hmm? Wait.. Mili did you want to help?"
Mai surprisingly queried causing him to then nod causing all three's hearts to then burst.
"If he's helping I want to help too!"
Amber proclaimed causing Vivian's eyes to then sparkle at such a thought.
"Yes! That! Me too!"
Vivian excitedly added causing Mai to then excitedly nod before then happily hugging Mili.
"Cooking with Mili is too precious to miss out on!"
Mai confessed, soon all three entered the kitchen and began cooking deep-fried pork cutlets and spicy Inari curry!
Mili helped by adorably cutting up the vegetables for the spicy curry with the help of Mai before then helping with the rice and finally the battering of the cutlets.
Soon lunch was prepared and Mili sat adorably in Mai's lap looking at the masterpieces he helped create causing all three to then excitedly smile before then nodding.
"Curry or cutlet first? Or maybe both if you're adventurous!"
Mai playfully asked causing Mili to then adorably debate between these three options.
"Hmm.. why don't we try it this way!"
Vivian compromised before then cutting Mili's cutlet into pieces causing Amber to then nod before then preparing a spoon of spicy curry.
"Open wide!"
Vivian encouraged causing Mili to then adorably nod before then opening his mouth.
Soon both a piece of a cutlet and a spoon of spicy curry entered his mouth causing him to then finally chew before then turning red.
"Sh-Shpicy!"
Mili cried causing Mai to then shake her head.
"Maybe we made it too spicy or didn't wait long enough for it to cool down.."
Mai openly thought causing both Amber and Vivian to then helplessly nod.
"Wait I have an idea!"
Mai added before then placing a spoon of spicy curry in her mouth to cool it down before then finally taking it out once cooled.
"Try it now!"
Mai reassured causing Mili to then adorably nod before then eating the spoon of spicy curry.
"Better?"
Mai asked causing Mili to then adorably nod once more.
"Good! Let's just focus on the cutlet for now at least until the curry cools off"
Mai remembered, soon after eating lunch Mili fell asleep on Mai's lap causing all three to then poke his adorable cheeks.
"He must be full"
Amber guessed causing both Vivian and Mai to then nod.
"I wonder.. when Annie will be back?"
Vivian curiously asked.
"A few days maybe earlier? Either way, I'll miss our little Mili.."
Mai worriedly answered causing both Vivian and Amber to then hesitantly nod.
"Actually that might not be an issue.. you can always stay in The Celestial Palace! And Annie loves you two so I doubt she'd object to him having several loving protectors!"
Amber happily reassured causing both Vivian and Mai to then sign with relief.
"Is it really that easy?"
Mai helplessly asked causing Amber to then nod.
"It is.. plus I'd miss us being together like this! I'd hate to give this up knowing we already have an option not to!"
Amber explained causing Amber to then hug all three.
"I-I love my besties!"
Amber tearily confessed causing both Mai and Vivian to break down.
"So precious!"
Vivian tearily confessed as well.
"I love you three so much!"
Mai cried causing all three to start crying causing Mili to then adorably wake to this scene with an adorably worried expression.
"Big sisters hurt?"
Mili worriedly asked causing all three then shake their heads.
"N-No.. we just love you so much Mili"
Mai tearily explained.
"We love our Mili"
Vivian tearily confessed causing Mili to then adorably hug all three.
"I wu-wuv big sisters.."
Mili tearily reassured causing all four to then hug once more, moments later Annie soon hugged all four surprising everyone.
"An-Annie?"
Amber surprisingly asked causing Annie to then helplessly smile.
"I wanted to surprise you four but after hearing such a sad discussion I couldn't help it anymore! And Amber's absolutely right about everything! I was already hoping to drag you three to The Celestial Palace with me anyways!"
Annie confessed causing all five to then tearily hug each other causing Bradley who had hesitated to enter before to finally enter with a helpless smile.
"You've finally told Bradley?"
Amber asked causing Bradley to then nod.
"Her, Aldra, Kethryllia, and even Emilia found me and told me.. coincidently the same occurred with Bromley but this time it was her, Marjorie, and even Sansa while the same soon occurred to poor Silas but this time it was only her"
"And Selphie, and Lady Inari. to put it plainly, we were all separated and from there and ambushed.. we never had a chance to break that Ames's legs"
Bradley explained before then looking to Mili causing him to then freeze.
'Two Annies? Two Annies are too much!'
Bradley jokingly thought.
"Hello there you must be Aemilius Maiya Caedis Vale.. please forgive me for the hesitation! Your really a spitting image of your mother"
Bradley greeted causing Mili to then adorably rub his eyes before then looking to Bradley with an adorably curious expression.
"Big brother?"
Mili curiously asked causing Bradley's heart to melt before then shaking his head.
"You were very close! I'm your uncle Bradley The Celestial King"
Bradley explained.
"Uncle?"
Mili asked causing Mai to then helplessly smile.
"He just woke up not too long ago.."
Mai explained herself causing Mili to then sleepily hug Annie before then falling asleep causing Bradley to then helplessly nod.
"Right more time to prepare then!"
Bradley relented causing him to then remembering something before then touching a bright golden crystal.
"Theodore do you have a moment?"
Bradley asked causing the bright golden crystal to then glow.
"Anything for you Bradley! What is it?"
Theodore answered causing Bradley to then laugh.
"Can you send word back to the others and ask Aldra if she could help arrange a permanent residence for Lady Maiya with the addition of one special guest preferably in the room closest to Aurel's? Aldra should know who"
Bradley explained surprising everyone.
"Will do! And I can't wait see this special guest of ours! Aldra has already told me in advance! I'm surprised I wasn't told sooner!"
Theodore laughed causing Bradley to then helplessly smile before then putting the bright golden crystal away.
"Wait.. you heard us too?"
Amber surprisingly asked causing Annie to then nod.
"We came together!"
Annie laughed causing Bradley to then nod.
"I didn't have the heart to interrupt!"
Bradley confessed causing Amber to then happily adorably hug Bradley.
"You're the best big brother!"
Amber excitedly confessed as well causing Annie to then playfully smile before then doing the same causing Mili to wake up once more.
"Oopsie! Sorry Mili!"
Annie helplessly apologized causing Mili to then adorably nod before then burying his face into her neck and falling back to sleep once more.