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The Reason Miledi Doesn’t Tell Anyone Her Birthday

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaait!” Salus shouted, stopping Oscar from activating his Dark Key. Laus had fully recovered, so they were just about to head off for Sainttown.

Miledi let out a surprised “Gah!” and hurriedly said, “O-kun! Open the gate now! Hurry up! Please!”

“O-Okay? Why are you in such a hurry?”

Is there some emergency announcement Salus just remembered or something? Oscar thought absently. Laus and Lyutillis were thinking something similar, and they all gave Miledi curious looks.

But then Salus arrived, clung to Miledi’s waist, and exclaimed, “Don’t go, my cute Milediiiiiiiii! Don’t leave me behind!”

“Stop clinging to me, Sal! Do you want me to make you go splat against the floor?!”

Salus was acting like an overprotective grandfather who couldn’t accept his granddaughter becoming independent. That being said, Salus had known for a few days now that they were going to Sainttown. No one could fathom why he’d decided to protest now, of all times. Fortunately, what he screamed next made that clear.

“We still haven’t celebrated your birthdaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!”

Meiru and the others gasped in surprise at this. Oscar looked especially shaken. None of them had known when Miledi’s birthday was. Oscar was usually good about these sorts of things, so he was mentally kicking himself for never asking. He’d had plenty of opportunities to do so, and in fact, he’d even tried a few times, but he’d always seemed to miss his chance. Eventually, he’d forgotten all about asking.

“I-I tell you every year, I really don’t need a birthday party!”

“Too bad! You’re getting one!”

It seemed Miledi didn’t want to celebrate her birthday for some reason, but Meiru and the others were all on Salus’s side. She pinned Miledi’s arms behind her back while Lyutillis nodded to Salus and said, “Absolutely!”

Cloris showed up a few seconds later and stated, “The party hall is ready! Come on, Mi-chan, just give it up and let us celebrate your birthday.”

“I refuse!”

“Meiru-san, Lyu. Dress Mi-chan up!”

“Aye aye, ma’am!”

Mieru and Lyu bundled Miledi up, and she looked like a lamb being taken to the slaughter. Oscar, Laus, and Sharm exchanged glances. It was clear to them that Miledi hated celebrating her birthday for reasons other than mere embarrassment, but what could possibly be so bad about a birthday party? With a little bit of trepidation, they followed after Salus. He led them to one of the holds, which had been fully decorated for the party.

“Happy Birthday, Miledi!” a group of Liberators shouted as she entered the room. Singing commenced, and Oscar looked at the giant, triple-layered cake with fifteen candles on it that sat in the center of the room.

Miledi trembled in embarrassment, her face beet-red. Meiru and Lyutillis had dressed her in a frilly white wedding dress and done her hair up in a very complicated, but also very beautiful, hairdo. They’d also put makeup on her. She looked like a princess. Meiru and Lyutillis smiled, proud of their handiwork. The guys loved Miledi’s new look, and Reinheit was so overcome by emotion he looked like he might faint. Miledi glanced over at Oscar, and after seeing how taken he was with her new look, started trembling even harder.

“Now then, I know it’s not much of a party, but happy fifteenth birthday, Miledi!”

There was a massive buffet in one corner of the room, and basically every Liberator on the ship was in attendance. There was a veritable mountain of presents, as even those who were still at the various support branches had sent something to her. If this was “not much of a party,” Oscar didn’t want to know what Salus considered a real party. His love for Miledi knew no bounds. Everyone wished Miledi a happy birthday, and while she thanked them, she looked like she was on guard.

“Now then, it’s time to change up your clothes,” Cloris said happily.

Miledi tried to sprint away upon hearing that, but Cloris tackled her before she’d even made it two steps.


“Come on, Miledi, it’s time to wear the outfit I made for you!” Salus said cheerfully.

“No, she has to wear mine next!”

“Wait, I made a traditional bunny girl outfit for her!”

The other members of the Liberators all shouted different ideas as they closed in on Miledi like a group of zombies.

“This is why I hate birthday partiiiiiiiiies! You guys treat me like a dress-up doll every single year!”

Not only did Salus and the others force her to dress up in all manner of outfits, they also forced her to sit still while people painted her portraits, and even force-fed her. Basically, her birthday party was an excuse for everyone to treat her like a pet. Oscar could see now why she had wanted to avoid it. He could also see why she’d never told him her birthday, despite being such a big attention-seeker all of the time. Miledi’s birthday was a day for everyone who loved her to mess around with her as much as they pleased.

He could hear Miledi weakly shouting “S-Stop it...” as the girls surrounded her and made her try on outfit after outfit.

Everyone let out a cheer when she came out dressed in a dragonman kimono. They cheered especially because it was loosely tied, leaving her shoulders bare. Then, of course, she was shuffled back into the crowd, and changed into a bunny girl outfit. It was quite revealing, and she fidgeted in embarrassment. Meiru and Lyutillis plied her with hair and face ornaments, while plenty of others presented their gifts directly to Miledi as well. Salus and the others also fed her so much her stomach began to expand, and she ran away so that Oscar wouldn’t see her looking bloated.

Eventually, the party began to wind down, and an exhausted Miledi could see the light at the end of the tunnel. Just then, Lonely Wolf—aka Loman—showed up and said, “Whoops, sorry I’m late. Happy Birthday, Miledi.”

Someone had put him in a fish tank so he could take part in the festivities, apparently.

Miledi gave him a weak, “Shank youuu...”

“Hm? It’s her birthday, so where’s your gift? You’re a disgrace to men everywhere,” Loman said, looking up.

Miledi followed his gaze and saw Oscar a short distance away.

“Ain’t that right, Oscar?”

“Huh, me?”

Miledi jumped to her feet the moment Oscar opened his mouth. She tried to clamp Loman’s mouth shut, but unfortunately, the seamen used telepathy.

“Miledi here’s been wondering this whole time why you haven’t given her a gift. She’s worried you might hate her. In fact, this whole time she’s just been thinking about you—“

“Heavensfall!”

The tank exploded, and Loman flopped around on the dry ground. In the silence that followed, Miledi muttered, “I-I’m not worried at all” in a tiny voice.

Everyone turned to Oscar, a murderous glint in their eyes.

“Miledi,” he said plainly.

“...Yes?”

“Congratulations on turning fifteen. It’s the day you finally become an adult, so it might actually be the most important birthday of your life. But that’s precisely why I want to make sure my gift is suitably special. Can you wait a bit longer so I can finish making it?”

“I-I don’t need anything, really.”

“Just give me a few days. I’ll give you the greatest gift I can make.”

“Okay...”

Embarrassed, Miledi ran out of the room. Grinning, Laus gave Oscar a nod of approval, while also putting a wide berth between them. Oscar smiled as well. He’d already been prepared to face Salus and the others’ wrath the moment he’d addressed Miledi.



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