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"Oh, girl. What do I do?　Am I sick or something?"

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　The first winter has come since we orphans came to this village of Barca.

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　The cold season has come, and snow is falling.

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　There are days when we wake up in the morning and the ground is completely white.

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　I hated winter.

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　I hate the cold.

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　Because it was during this winter that my father and mother died.

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　I used to live in a really small, cramped, shabby house in a poor neighborhood.

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　But there was nothing to eat, so our father and mother gave away their food to us sisters.

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　And then they died.

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　I still remember how cold they were when I woke up in the morning.

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　After our parents died, our lives changed.

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　We could no longer live in the house we had been living in, and we had to live on the streets.

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　We had nothing to eat.

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　So we started living with other orphans, scavenging for leftover food.

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　But such a life as orphans usually does not last long.

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　Last year I was really lucky to make it through the winter without dying.

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　I have heard that it snowed less often, so it was still better.

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　But that's just a coincidence.

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　If the next winter was as cold as usual, I don't know if we would have made it through the winter.

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　We are able to live without worrying about the cold, even in such a cold season.

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　That's because we are here in Barca village.

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　It is not cold at all in this village even though it is snowing.

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　It's a wonder.

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　The mercenaries who live in the village now have their own houses and live in the village.

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　But once a few days they come to the house in the middle of the village, which is also the house of Master Alphonse and where we orphans live, to worship.

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　He comes to worship the statue that is placed in the garden of this house.

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　The statue looks like Master Alphonse.

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　But it is not Alphonse.

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　To be precise, it seems to be a statue of the Sky King, the elder brother of Mr. Alphonse, who rides a beast called Valkyrie.

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　And this statue has a secret.

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　It is said that this statue absorbs cold.

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　The statue of the Sky King keeps us warm in winter.

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　The mercenaries know this, so they come to greet him and worship him.

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　Maybe because I have seen this statue so many times, I have come to look at it often.

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　He really looks like Mr. Alphonse.

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　He looks so cool, like he has grown up bigger than Mr. Alphonse.

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　This statue keeps me warm in winter.

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　After I heard that, I started to worship the statue myself.

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　I put my hands together in prayer, thinking in my heart, "Thank you very much.

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　It was during this time of prayer, in between my daily study and training, that Mee approached me.

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What's wrong, Mee? What is ......, huh?　What's wrong with that?"

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"I don't know. I just suddenly had this thing in my head."

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"Wait a minute. There's something over there, too. Are those ears and a tail?

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　I was approached in front of a statue in the garden, and when I turned around, there was my sister, Mee.

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　My only sister.

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　My precious child was there, looking like she was about to cry.

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　And there was something different about her body.

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　Her head and buttocks.

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　There were ears and a tail.

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"Is she sick?"

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"I don't know. I don't know. I'm going to ask Dr. Ai. Dr. Ai knows a lot of things, maybe he can tell us something.

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"Okay. Will you go with me to ask him?"

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Of course. Let's go, me.

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　I didn't know what it was.

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　My sweet sister had black cat ears on her head, the same color as her black hair, and a black tail on her bottom.

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　Maybe cat ears.

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　Before I went to see Dr. Ai, I let Mee touch them and they were nice and warm and bushy.

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　It felt like it was being touched, so I'm sure it wasn't made up or something.

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　But I don't think there was anything like that at the morning meal.

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　What is it really?

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"What do you think, Dr. Ai?　I think Mee is sick with something, don't you?"

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　I found Dr. Ai as soon as I entered the house from in front of the statue.

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　There, he showed her the head and buttocks of Mee, while showing her the ears and tail there.

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　I feel that it is better not to tell her that she is sick in front of her.

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　The normally cheerful Mee looks anxious.

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　Her tail is also looking a little sad.

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"I think this is a sign of physical change.

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"Physical changes?　What's that?

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"I don't know exactly what that is. However, it is reported that some human beings can change their bodies. For example, Atmos warriors such as Ian can temporarily transform their bodies into giants by their magical power. In other words, the phenomenon that a person's body can be changed by magical power is called a physical transformation for the sake of convenience.

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"Well, does that mean that Mee is using magic to change his body?"

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"Perhaps, but it is possible.

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"It will return to normal, right?"

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I don't know. We have confirmed a story in Briaria that there used to be a race of subhuman beings on the Demon Continent. We have information that the subhuman race had physical characteristics different from those of humans. They were said to have ears, scales, and tails on their bodies. However, this information has not been verified yet.

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　...... Dr. Ai sometimes uses confusing phrases.

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　But I think it is more likely that Mee changed her body by her own magic power.

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　You mentioned that there were subracial people, but neither my father nor mother had cat ears on their heads or tails on their hips, and I don't either.

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　How could this be happening to me and my blood relative, Mee?

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"Well, Mee, can't you put those ears back on yourself?　If your ears were changed by magic, I'm sure you can change them back. ......"

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"Well, I don't know how to do that, girl. How do you do it?"

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"...... I don't know what you're asking me. Then, how are you feeling?　Do you have any pain or anything unusual?"

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"Well, you know, I'm fine!"

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"I see. Then I guess there's nothing to worry about for now. Let's get a good night's sleep and if things don't go back to normal, we'll think about it again.

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　I put my hand on my sister's head, which suddenly has cat ears, and stroke her hair.

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　Somehow, I spent more time stroking her hair than usual.

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　Her cat ears are cute.

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　My sister was cute to begin with, but I never thought she would turn into a cat.

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　She seems to be in a good mood and wagging her tail like a cat.

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　I think it's okay if she stays like this for a while.

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　I forgot about Mee, who had been on the verge of tears a few minutes ago, and just thought about that.

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