"Eri-chan."
"Eri."
""Happy birthday!!!""
"Thank you!!!"
Eri-chan responded with a big smile.
I'm really glad we prepared for it.
For several days, Miho-san and I talked about Eri-chan's birthday and prepared decorations, gifts and Eri-chan's favorite food.
Hah… It was really a lot of work.
"Let's have dinner."
"Yes!!!"
Eri-chan nodded more happily than usual. So cute.
"Eri-chan. Here, ahnn."
"Ahnn. Ufufu, you're very aggressive today, Yukishiro-Onii-san."
"Eri-chan doesn't like it?"
"I like it! More, please!"
As she opened her mouth like a baby chick, I gently brought the spoon to her mouth.
"Nnn.. yummyy."
She licked the spoon in her mouth.
"Eri-chan, can you let go of the spoon?"
"So delicious."
"…I see."
"Yes!"
"What do you want to eat next?"
We almost got in that kind of mood, but I somehow managed to carry on.
"Hmm…"
Eri-chan was even more spoiled than usual, and I responded by bringing her mouthfuls of food to her mouth.
After a full meal, it was time for gifts.
"Eri, this is from me."
"Wow! Thank you, Mom!"
Miho-san gave her a practical microphone for streaming.
Eri-chan had said hers hadn't been functioning well recently.
And from me…
"Here, Eri-chan."
"Ah, I've always wanted a hair clip! Thank you!"
Then…
"Wait a minute."
"Hmm? Okay."
I went to another room with Miho-san.
It all started when I said I wanted to give Eri-chan a present that would be memorable.
Miho-san made this suggestion to me.
"Yukishiro-kun, you can be a present yourself."
When I first heard this, I wondered what she was talking about, but apparently I was really going to be the present.
Miho-san dressed me in a butler's outfit, put me in a present box big enough to hold a large person, and placed me on a cart to be carried away.
"Eri, open it."
"Where's Yukishiro-Onii-san?"
"Open it and you'll see."
"Okay…"
"…I'm the present!"
"!?"
Eri-chan looked surprised, but quickly understood and wrapped her hands around my cheeks.
"Yukishiro-kun belongs to Eri all day today."
"Mufufu. Now, what shall I do?"
"Please go easy on me."
"Yukishiro-Onii-san looks so cool in a tailcoat."
With a captivating touch, she traced her fingers along my chest and grabbed my hand and led me into the bedroom.
The next day, Eri-chan, with a radiant smile, said it was the best birthday ever.