Missing a lot of Things
After successfully calming down Aika, Yuki tried to carry her in her arms but she found that she couldn't because of her new body which irritated her, but she can't do something about it because that is the price that she needs to pay for resetting her Rank. Normally she wouldn't mind such change, but some parts are annoying that came her becoming smaller and that was her having no chance to be intimate with her Wife just like her current situation, she can't carry Aika or the other two because it would look awkward if she ever did it. Yuki gave up on the idea of carrying Aika, instead, she gently wipes the tears in her eyes using her fingers before kissing her forehead which made Aika a lot better after that.
"Come on now, let's go back. Call that little bastard-, I mean Noir and go back. We still have a Dinner to attend to." Yuki said as she stood up and held her hand out toward Aika. Aika seemed stunned for a moment, but after getting over her shock, she accepted her Mommy's hand and also stood up. Maybe today she didn't have to chance to do any damage to Yuki, but it can't be guaranteed that the same will happen in the future. If she wants to do a better job, she needs to work harder to try to catch up to her Big Sisters and finally her Mommy, that is her biggest goal. For the past 4 Months since her Mother was gone, she puts a little bit of pressure on herself which made her more mature than before. Since she keeps hearing rumors/stories of how great her Mommy was, she felt that she also needs to do the same because she doesn't want other people saying that she only has that kind of Glory because of her Mommy and Sister's hard work, even her Sisters has already done something great which made them more famous, but she still yet to do something worthy of mentioning.
When Noir finally came back to Aika's side, he felt a cold and piercing gaze from Yuki which made him shiver once more. Making a pitiful gaze towards his Master to save him from his demise of accidentally calling Yuki an old woman, he keeps trying to send signals because he can't talk as Yuki will also hear it and he is afraid of what she is going to do if she ever heard what he said to Aika. Sadly though, Aika didn't understand his message and only thought that he was hungry, carrying Noir in her arms she showed her a smile before asking to take them back.
"Can you take us back now, Noir? I know that you are hungry, but you need to wait for a while before you can eat." Aika gently reminded which made Noir's face fall in despair and from that point it was already too late for him to be saved from Yuki. Quickly accepting his fate, he tried to act cool and collected even though deep inside her was afraid, he was doing this so that he wouldn't lose face in front of his Master. If he were to get embarrassed in front of her, he doesn't know how he would be able to face her, she was a majestic Void Dragon, one of the most powerful and prestigious Dragon Race, and he wouldn't let his pride be easily stomped on. Yuki chuckle lightly when she saw how Noir was trying his best not to show any fear, but no matter how good he is at hiding his emotion, he can't escape Yuki's keen eyes. Those eyes that have already seen what the Mortal has to offer, the eyes that were filled with nothing but coldness that looked like it was going to suck you in the inside of them.
Once the three of them were finally back, they found Yumie and Katsumi who were patiently waiting for them to come back. They were chattering with themselves while having some cookies which Asuka brought down since she knew that they were currently practicing because of how the ground was shaking so much. This kind of event was normal inside Yuki's Villa, it happen so often that even the maids were no longer afraid of it. When Yumie and Katsumi felt a ripple of Mana in front of them, they knew immediately that they are back.
"Mother, little Sister! You're finally back! So what is the result of your spar?" Katsumi was the first one to ask Aika, but after getting a good look at Yuki and Aika's current state. She no longer needed an answer because just from their appearance, she can already tell the answer. Just as she was getting ready to apologize, Yumie was one step ahead of her as she was held down by her on the shoulder. Looking behind her, she saw Yumie who was shaking her head. Taking it as a sigh to shut up, she does so as she silently backed away.
"You don't need to feel sorry about me, Big Sister Katsumi. I am fine, I lost today because I wasn't strong enough yet, but in the future, I will try my best to make all of you proud of me!" Aika said as she clenches both of her fists, her eyes burning with determination as she said all of those making the three people smile. Though, Aika doesn't realize that she has already done a lot of things that were never before seen in the Mystic Dragon Heaven which can make all of them undoubtedly proud. All of them praised Aika and told her to try her best but not to overdo it because her health is the most important and finally continued their way above to take a quick shower. Along their way, they were having a few small talks about what has happened, and when it was Aika's turn to talk, Asuka suddenly cut her off.
"If I may say, Little Miss. I think that you have already done so many things that can make Master Yuki proud of you. Such as being the youngest Beast to receive the title of Saintess in the church, a prodigy who created a type of medicine that works better than any Pills and Potions and all of them are even easily accessible to the public. The person who graduated from Royal Beast Academy only under 2 Months. Finally… You may be the only person who can wield 10 Power all at the same time, isn't all of that achievement something worth being proud of?" Asuka began to list the things that Aika did in the past 4 Months, hearing this Yuki was momentarily shocked as she also didn't know, but soon she felt a pang in her heart. She felt pain because she wasn't there to celebrate her achievement.
"Well… yeah, I know that it is great. But compared to my Big Sister Yumie who has made an Artifical Star using her Flames that helped the Beast Kingdom significantly because our Kingdom is the oldest causing many Stars to die all around us, or Big Sister Katsumi who has easily expanded the Universe with her Space Manipulation, this led to the creation of new Plantes and with the Artifial Stars of Big Sister Yumie, our Kingdom has grown exceptionally over the past few months." Aika's whole sentence made Yuki stop her movements causing the rest to be confused. They don't know why she stopped and just as they were about to ask her, Yuki shook her head and said that she was fine before continuing ahead of them.
'Damm! How much did I miss when I was gone? I thought that nothing will change that much even after 4 Months, but I was wrong. There are many things that I have missed, my daughter is growing up so fast that they have already done so much. I promise, from today onward, I will never leave by their side.' Yuki promised herself as a bit of guilt begin to eat her heart away.