As night fell, the door of Cuiwu was closed.

But unlike usual days, today's Cuiwu is brightly lit and extremely lively.

"Happy birthday!"

Looking at Fate and Alicia, Illya smiled and handed over the gifts in her hand. She gave them two half-human-sized lion dolls, which looked furry and quite cute.

"Thank you, Sister Illya!"

Alicia happily took the doll and hugged it tightly in her arms.

"This is so cute. I will take good care of it. What about Fate?"

"Ah, yeah, me too..."

Faced with Alicia's question, Fate looked a little embarrassed, but she also blushed a little and took the lion doll handed to her by Illya.

"Originally, there was one for Xiao Hei and one for me, but since Xiao Hei went out with her master, I had to deliver it for her."

"Is the teacher not coming?"

Hearing this, Fate was obviously a little disappointed. Looking at Fate's expression, Illya realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly waved her hand.

"Ah, but the master said that he would let Sister Tilia come instead of him... Don't be so disappointed..."

"I know. Thank you, Illya."

Hearing Illya's comfort, Fate smiled and nodded, and dropped the subject.

After that, the others also gave gifts to Fate and Alicia. Nanoha gave them a headband, Sakura gave them pendants, and Tomoyo gave them a pair of pendants. After all, they were all still elementary school students, and they didn't care about comparisons, so the gifts they gave were all very daily.

However, some people give gifts that are really laughable.

For example, Shana was fighting before and ended up not being able to buy a present, so she had no choice but to give the two of them her treasured pineapple buns, and Anzi stuffed each of them with a Taiyaki. As a result, Fate and Alicia were almost fed before the birthday party even started.

Then Xia Shi, Cui, Tina, Yanzhu and others also presented their gifts.

And after that, Tilia and Anya also came.

"My elder brother is unable to come because of something else, so I am here to congratulate you on his behalf."

Tilia still had that smiling look on her face, but anyone who had spent a long time in the Tiandao Palace knew that this elegant and charming girl who always seemed to be smiling was actually a smiling tiger. You know, in the Tiandao Palace, Tilia's name could now stop a child from crying!

Didn't you see that the little girls were standing there quietly without moving? Even the most active Yeon-joo was acting like a good kid!

It was a pity that Fate had never been to the Tiandao Palace. She reached out to take the gift from Tilia, smiled and nodded to thank her.

"Thank you……"

"You're welcome, um..."

Having said that, Tilia suddenly narrowed her eyes and looked at Fate carefully.

"Please, what's the problem?"

Noticing Tilia's gaze, Fate suddenly became a little nervous, while Tilia looked at Fate meaningfully for a moment, then giggled.

"It seems that after all, we should ask Brother-sama to come in person."

"Why?"

Faced with Tilia's unexpected words, Fate was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say. However, Tilia did not wait for Fate's answer. After handing the gift to her, she lifted her skirt elegantly and nodded to Fate.

"Well, the task that my elder brother entrusted to me has been completed. I will take my leave now. There are still many troublesome matters at the Tiandao Palace that I need to deal with."

"Oh, yes, sorry, that..."

At this moment, Fate was flustered and had no idea what to say. However, Tilia did not give her a chance to speak and turned away with a meaningful smile.

And just after that, Anya also came, but the gifts she brought for Fate and Alicia were even more surprising.

It turned out to be a cute Labrador!

"Wow, what a cute puppy!"

Looking at this furry Labrador, Alicia felt like her heart was melting, while Anya nodded at them expressionlessly.

"I give it to you, to keep the dog company."

As she spoke, Anya glanced at the little red wolf...dog that was napping beside her.

Alf was yawning, but when she heard Anya's words, she jumped up and looked at the Labrador in horror... Wait, what do you mean? It can't be a male dog!

Before Alf could think more, the Labrador saw her, its eyes suddenly lit up, and then it barked twice and pounced towards Alf!

"Waaaaaah, don't come over here!!"

Seeing the dog running towards her with its tongue hanging out, Alf also screamed and turned to run.

If I get caught, my innocence will be in jeopardy!!!

Just like that, amid Alf's "screams", a lively birthday party began.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."

For Fate, this was her first birthday party since she could remember. Looking at the friends around her, Fate even felt that it was a little unreal. No, strictly speaking, this was her first birthday as "Fate". After all, the birthdays she remembered before were only Alicia's memories, not her own.

But now, this is my precious memory.

only……

Fate glanced at everyone, then sighed deep in his heart.

Mr. Fang Zheng is not here...

"Fate! Get ready to blow out the candles."

At this moment, Alicia's voice sounded in Fate's ears. She turned her head and looked at Alicia who was looking at her with a smile.

"Come on, make a wish."

"Um."

Hearing Alicia's words, Fate nodded, then she clenched her hands in front of her chest and closed her eyes.

I hope Mr. Fang Zheng can come to my birthday party...

She said this silently in her heart, and then Fate smiled bitterly in her heart. Then she opened her eyes and blew out the candles with Alicia.

At this moment, applause broke out.

As time passed, the lively birthday party came to an end. The girls said goodbye and went home, and Fate and Alicia also returned to their homes with Preshia, carrying large and small bags of gifts.

To be honest, Fate felt very happy on this birthday, but... it always seemed like something was missing.

Standing on the balcony and looking at the night view outside, Fate sighed again. Then she lowered her head and looked at the plate in her hand - there was a piece of birthday cake on it, which was specially prepared by Fate for Fang Zheng.

I just don’t know...when this cake will be delivered to him.

However, just as Fate lowered his head dejectedly, suddenly, a big hand appeared out of nowhere and touched Fate's little head.

"What's wrong? Are you eating cake here alone?"

Hearing the voice, Fate was stunned for a moment, then she turned around quickly and looked back with wide eyes in surprise.

Behind her, Fang Zheng was standing there, looking at the girl in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Happy birthday, Fate."