[I've prepared a gift for your birthday. If you find the owner of these shoes, your wish will be granted by this white paper.]
Mori's head ached. Based on her experience so far, it seemed unlikely that Ibelia had given up without meaning to. After all, she wouldn't have even realized she was giving a barefoot child a restful night's sleep. So she probably told Chession before she even woke up.
Of course, there was something odd about that. Ibelia had lost all her foresight while dealing with the demon. So, there was no way she could have known in advance that Mori would have a dream. It would be another matter if the disappearing foresight suddenly returned to normal.
"Chession."
"Yes? Why??"
Chession looked at the white shoes in the box and answered.
"Does your sister have a disease that will kill her if she is made to understand words?"
"That's right."
Mori pulled out a shoe. She picked it up and made a puzzled expression. What on earth was she supposed to do with it?
"Are you telling me to search the whole neighborhood to find the girl who for this shies? Like that, Cinderella? Like in that fairy tale?"
"Hmm, I don't think so, but Ibelia must have hidden some deeper meaning."
"Of course, she knows that I'm incredibly busy and wouldn't be doing all these useless things."
"You're not busy."
"No. I'm always busy."
She's busy searching for a sunny spot to take a nap, lying around blankly, thinking about how to annoy Isolene.
Mori, no longer willing to be fooled by Ibelia's inscrutable schemes, resolved to simply grab Ibelia by the collar. Even a dog with a sense of fear would know how to confess. And now, a witch was grabbing Inelia by the collar and scaring her.
"I'll just go and ask."
"Ibelia has now gone to the Kingdom of Sekron."
“Huh? Why?”
"Her fiancé is the Second Prince of the Sekron Kingdom. She went to prepare for the wedding and left a few days ago."
"Damn it. Why are you telling me that now?"
"I just found out now."
"How did you not know until now that your sister was leaving for another country?"
"I first heard about this from the messenger who delivered this box today."
Ibela must have regained her powers of foresight. So, fearing the witch's threats, she must have fled to another country long ago, hiding her plans from even her older brother.
Mori took a shoe in each hand and strode briskly toward the fireplace, sensing a sense of foreboding.
Chession called her.
"Huh? Mori? You're not going to burn that either, are you?"
"I'm going to use it as firewood."
"Hold on a second! This could be important."
"What if this happens again and makes us suffer like this?"
"It was given as a birthday present, but could it really be something like that? I don't know what's going on with Ibelia, but it's a birthday present."
Mori, who had already arrived in front of the fireplace, pondered for a moment in front of the roaring flames. Could he have given me something strange even on my birthday? To a terrifying witch who united the human and demon worlds. Iberia is a person who knows how to save her own life, so she will not do such a thing.
"How on earth are you going to find the owner without any information?"
Why does she feel a sense of obligation for nothing? These shoes, if she just ignores them, she'll be fine.
Maybe it's because she fell in love with the girl in her dream. Her feet, which were swollen and looked so painful, kept tickling her head uncomfortably.
Mori moved away from the fireplace and put the shoes back down in the box. At that time, she found a small note under the box.
Mori unfolded it.
[You were about to throw this away, but my brother stopped it and put it back in the box, right? I know everything.
Has my foresight returned? No, but if you have even a little bit of observation, you can predict all Mori's actions. Because you're simple.
If I had predicted this in advance, I would have written it down in a place where you could see it clearly, so why did I hide the note somewhere else so that you could find it later? It's just... I wanted to play a prank.
Anyway, this is not a bad gift. This is an ancient magic tool that is said to have been left behind by demons.
It is said that these shoes have a presence that grants wishes. However, the way they grant wishes is unique. Ordinary demons get paid after granting their wishes, but these shoes only grant the wishes of those who pay the price in advance.
I believe that the existence of these shoes will recognize Mori's hard work. I hope it makes your wish come true. It is known that the owner of the shoe is walking around with a very ordinary appearance. ]
Feeling toyed with for some reason, Mori threw the note into the fireplace.
The shoe owner is looking normal. If so, it will definitely not be the appearance that appeared in the dream. If she had a child with colorful rainbow eyes, she would have become famous immediately.
***
When Bailey cleaned the owner and his wife's baby's room, she was always quiet, unlike usual, when she played all kinds of pranks.
At first, it was just a formal baby room. It's just a space filled with a little hope and hope that Chession has.
However, at some point, traces began to accumulate one or two in this place. It started with a small teddy bear that Chession found while passing by the market. Since then, small cutlery and bowls have also emerged.
In addition to that, if he had a child someday, he gathered a little bit of things here that he would like to give. Before he knew it, many of the gifts were waiting for their owners without any promise.
'It's really bad.'
Carefully wiping away the dust from the small cutlery, Bailey let out a deep sigh.
Three years have passed since the human world, and the demon world continued, and naturally, love that transcends races has often been achieved. However, she did not hear that they had a child between them.
After finishing tidying up the table, Bailey decided to tidy up the crib. Although no one used the bed, Bailey would always replace the sheets with new ones. She didn't want to see dust settle on Chession's hopes.
By the way.
"Huh?"
The bedding had changed to something she couldn't see. With a very cozy white pillow and a futon that feels like a cloud.
Did Chession go to this room again? No, it is not. Such good bedding can only be obtained by asking in the demon world. There is no way that Chession, who had been busy all day yesterday, would have gone all the way to the demon world and obtained the highest quality bedding one by one.
'In the end, Mori's sister noticed.'
It seemed that the existence of the baby's room, which had been hidden for three years, had finally been discovered. Bailey swallowed bitterly. Then, after laying down the little teddy bear smiling next to the bed, she covered it with a blanket when spraying.
After finishing her tidying up, Bailey left the crib. And when she picked up the broom that she had left in front of the room and stood up.
"Hey, Bailey."
"Ugh! Sister!"
Bailey made eye contact with Mori, who was holding a small shoe.
Bailey's eyes, which had been panicked for a moment, quickly became sad. It seemed that our sister Mori had prepared something else for the baby. Looking at the shoes with cute laces, it seems that she is hoping for her daughter. But should she tell her that those shoes seem a bit big for a baby to wear?
"What? Why are you staring at me like that?"
"No, I don't. Sister. I'll get out of the way. Please come in."
Bailey, holding the broom tightly, tried to back off in a staggered manner, but Mori shoed her shoe.
"Hey, shoe."
"Yes?"
"Put it on."
"Yes, that? Is it me?"
"Then who else is here but you? Try it on."
Bailey put the broom on the wall and took off her shoes. Could it be that this sister is trying to give her shoes as a gift? Oh, it's Christmas soon, so maybe that's the case.
After all, our sister Mori is attentive. She usually pretends to have no thoughts and seems to be only interested in goat meat and her husband, but she secretly takes care of these things.
Bailey put her foot in her sister's out-of-the-box shoe. After all, it didn't fit because it was small, but Bailey, who wanted to live up to her sister's expectations, managed to get her feet in it.
"Sister! Watch this! It's a perfect fit! I'll wear it well! Hehe."
"That's funny. None of them is right."
"No! It fits well enough..."
"Come here."
Mori snatched Bailey's shoe fiercely. And without looking back, she left to find another shoe owner.
"How do you go find the shoe owner one by one? I know where it is."
Bailey muttered and stared blankly at Mori's back as she left. And she laughed.
"It seems that you often read children's books for babies these days, but this time you were impressed by Cinderella?"
She's been taking her with her for three years, but sometimes she still doesn't know what's going on at all. Maybe it's just that she doesn't have any thoughts.
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