Contagious Feelings? Miluno

(Miluno)

Outside the "Heavenly Wind" bathing beach.

"Wow Nia~!"

Because it was time to pay the bill, Babaluno was the last to come out, stretched and made a cat-like sound, appearing very nonchalant.

He muttered to himself, "It's comfortable, but it's still not as good as a real hot spring. Next time, let Heat Haze take us to Japan!"

Has she forgotten that Heat Haze is a fake Japan person who grew up in Hawaii?

"Then let's just go back to the hotel... wait?!"

Miss Freya's steps faltered, and she looked like she was about to fall, so I quickly helped her up.

Mono had put his baseball cap back on, asked, "Huh? What happened?"

"She's completely infatuated."

Soaking in hot water accelerates blood flow, making it easier to get drunk. This wouldn't be a big problem for a magical girl, but she didn't transform.

Mono and Babaluno are both short and can't support Freya, so I'm the only one who can lend her my shoulder. Although she's put her translation device back on, she's not really listening to me, so I have to take her back to her dorm first...

"Let's go back quickly. Once we get back, we need to make Barbara practice speaking. We have to get her to say it today, no matter what."

In response, Babaluno pointed to herself and said:

"It should be fine, look how fluently I speak."

No, that's because of the presence of Ceruno in it. Barbara definitely needs to get used to speaking on her own.

Leaving the "Heavenly Wind" hot spring bath, the autumn wind felt a bit chilly on my still-dry body. In order to use long-distance teleportation magic, I transformed back into Miluno.

This time, after experiencing the changes before and after the transformation, my emotional fluctuations quickly dropped to zero, and my facial expression became indifferent, as if I had suddenly become expressionless, with my facial muscles becoming very inflexible.

As I was thinking to myself, Babaluno hugged me from behind, nuzzling her little head against my back.

She said, "Miluno, welcome back!"

Is it necessary to say this specifically?

"Yezi is Yezi, Miluno is Miluno; they're different to me!"

There was a time when Ceruno did say she would treat my two identities differently, but I didn't feel that her attitude made any difference.

I asked, "Is Babaluno the same as Ceruno?"

"Hehe, that's not it~"

Babaluno's personality is more like Ceruno's; I don't see any resemblance to Miss Barbara, perhaps just a more carefree attitude? Our Shenmu- san has never really had much of a personality to begin with...

If I had to describe her, she was like clear morning dew; on her own, she was clean and transparent, but once she was integrated into Ceruno, she became difficult to detect.

But she still exists.

We're back!

They traveled through a teleportation portal back to their dormitory at the Zodiacal Magic Academy, located tens of thousands of meters above the desolate South Pacific Ocean.

The children in the family were gathered in the living room watching an animated movie. The Doggy was being held by Azura was being held by Xiaojie, and Xiaojie was being held by Xiaoling. The three of them and the dog were squeezed onto a sofa like a game of Jenga. It was quite a sight to behold up close.

"Oh? Mom!"

But noticing us, Azura sat up from the sofa, ran over to me, and then raised her arms for me to hug her. This child is less than 1.2 meters tall, and her little head only reaches my belly; she is someone I really need to look down at.

I knelt down in front of her and naturally placed my hand on her white head, which was similar to mine.

Rub it~

Rub rub rub~

Hmm, it feels really nice. Although they both have white hair, the young girl's hair is softer and more delicate.

"You're not allowed to call me 'Mom,' you said you'd call me 'Sister,' right?"

If Aldebaran's previous statement is true, then I am at most considered half of her older sister.

Azura, however, kept crying out, "Mommy, I want Mommy!"

"This girl..."

He's so mischievous at such a young age; he'll probably be the next Mono when he grows up... That would be a real headache.

I picked Azura up and sat her on the sofa, letting her sit on my lap.

She lay back against my chest watching the movie, but seemed a little uncomfortable, occasionally shifting her bottom to adjust her position. It wasn't until Mono placed a soft cushion behind Azura's head on my chest that she stopped shifting... Was it because it was too hard?

Having a daughter so unexpectedly still leaves me feeling a bit unsettled.

"Azura, have you been a good girl and listened to your sisters?"

Azura nodded, and Xiaoling, who was standing next to her, said, "She's quite sensible and gets along well with Xiaojie, since they're about the same age."

Actually, I don't know Azura's mental age, but Xiaojie looks like a proper seventeen-year-old girl, quite different from Azura.

"Thank you for taking care of the two little girls."

Xiaoling shook her head.

"Sister Miluno is being too polite with me. I quite like them, so how can you call it troublesome... But who is this sister?"

She was referring to Babaluno, but the latter just smiled and didn't answer, instead saying:

"Guess what? There's no reward for guessing correctly~"

Still keeping us in suspense.

"Hmm..."

Xiaoling rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment before quickly replying, "Could it be that Sister Ceruno and Miss Barbara have combined their powers?"

Wow, she guessed right!

"You got it right! Now I'll change back to normal?"

Babaluno placed her hands on her chest, her whole body glowed white, and then...

It split open in the middle.

Although it sounds a bit scary, it's actually just that the glowing white ball split into two, which then became Barbara and Ceruno respectively. Visually, it's quite soft, although the white glowing ball does look a bit like Black Mud.

The power of the Star Crystal and the "Great Will" do indeed share similarities.

"Oh! I've separated!"

Ceruno looked at her own hands, then at Barbara beside her.

"Can you speak now, Barbara?"

The time has come to verify the results.

Apart from Freya, who was fast asleep on the sofa, everyone else was watching Barbara nervously, and even Azura had quieted down due to the tense atmosphere...

Even she didn't understand what was happening.

"..."

Barbara looked at me and gently opened her mouth.

Take a breath in, then move your lips and slowly exhale, making a sound.

"Mi, Lu, Nuo."

It was just three simple words, and although she spoke slowly, her pronunciation was very clear.

"Yay! You said it!"

Ceruno, delighted by this, hugged Barbara and jumped up and down in cheers.

But the latter went on to say:

"... like."

"Um?"

Ceruno was holding Barbara, froze, her face filled with panic as she asked, "Wait! Is 'like' the kind of 'like' I understand?"

"I feel good from the feelings I get from Sai, Lu, and No. I also like Mi and Lu."

Barbara's voice was clear, yet raw.

But the way she looked at me seemed to have something new in her eyes that she hadn't seen before.

"Ah?!"

Ceruno was in a flurry of activity.

If they are together, will the feelings of liking still be contagious?

Barbara: suki~~