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Happy New Year, everyone!

Yuma and I just got back from spending the New Year with our family in Heartland. It's always lovely to see everyone and spend time with them. Yuma's parents have gone back to travelling since they are no longer bound to the Astral World, so they brought everyone gifts from the places they've been to over the last year or so.

We also have a bit of an announcement to make.
Yuma and I are expecting our first child together later this year, due around late July or early August. We actually found out I was pregnant last month, but with me being busy with work and the holidays, I didn't have much time to announce it. Though I figured waiting a little bit was probably good too, since I'm still really early on.

We're both really excited, and a little bit anxious, but we're looking forward to getting to meet the baby when it arrives.

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Happy New Year.

... If you even need any help, please do ask. I'll make sure the time exists to give you priority.

Thank you so much, Souha-san. I really appreciate that.
I have been a little worried on how the pregnancy will interact with my abilities, if it will at all, so it's always good to know I can come to you if I notice any change there.

The baby itself will also have a very mixed heritage, between human, my demon heritage and Yuma's Astral heritage, so that's going to be a bit of a question mark on if any of it will effect the baby, or not.

Yes, that is part of why I'm worried... but I definitely want to see it go smoothly. I'm sure I'm equipped to handle any problem that might come up during it, but I want to ensure that no problems happen in the first place, if they can be prevented.

Yes that's very true. It might be an idea for me to have regular check-ups with you throughout the pregnancy, just in case we are able to catch anything before it becomes an issue, since there are just so many possible question marks.

As long as you're comfortable with it, we can schedule times for you to come in and do check-ups, yes.

Thank you. I definitely appreciate it and I think it'll help settle any worries I have.

If you need any advice on parenting and childbirth, just ask.

Believe it or not I have 3 kids and have raised 4.

Oh wow, you're really experienced then!

I'll definitely ask if I need any advice or guidance. With this being my first, I know I'm definitely going to have a lot of questions and worries going through this. I imagine most first time parents do.

My first piece of advice is you will mess up, but it does not mean you're a failure. Motherhood is a learning process as much for you as it is them.

Thank you, Shiroko-san. It's really reassuring to hear that.
I know that messing up has been one of my worries, and has definitely been a worry for Yuma too.

Also, don't be afraid to ask for help. It takes a relative village to raise a child. Asking is not failure.

Thank you. I'll definitely ask for help if we need it.

I'm definitely going to have to work out a balance with the baby and my business, but I should be able to bring them to my office space with me, at least until they're old enough to go to nursey for some of the day.

Yeah that's another one, you're gonna run into bozo clients who aren't going to accept "I'm stepping back slightly to focus on my family".

But just make sure your office space is like, babyproofed. Kids will get everywhere.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to have to step some things back with it. I'm hoping most of my clients will understand, but I know I'll probably get the odd one that will have an issue with it.

I'm hoping I won't have to take too much time off before and after the birth, but I know I'll have to really listen to my body on that one and it'll highly depend on how the birth goes and how much healing I need to do afterwards.

Haha, and yes, I'm absolutely looking at childproofing the office.
And the apartment. We're going to have to make sure a lot of Yuma's collection of artifacts that he got from his parents are out of the reach.

Uh. If you need like. Display cases, I can front the cost. If they're a bit out of your budget.

Because yeah, no artifacts in the range of the kid.

I'll definitely take a look into getting display cases that we can lock. I have a feeling we'll probably end up with more stuff like this as Yuma's parents are 100% going to start collecting this kind of stuff for the baby too.

I had to tell them to absolutely make sure what they pick up on their adventures isn't dangerous, or cursed.

It will absolutely be dangerous or cursed.

Which is why I'm going to have the last say on what we let into our apartment, and what gets buried in the attic of Yuma's family home in Heartland.

It will amalgamate into an evil god that is pretty a teenage girl if buried in the attic of the family home.

I guess I'll... have to see how it goes.
I'm pretty sure there is a chest of questionable items already in that attic that I've told Yuma to never bring to our apartment.

...

Kotori, I apologize being bossy, but can you ask your husband if I can take those to my Significant Other's workplace so he and his staff can make sure they don't turn into a tempermental teenage girl with world domination goals, and maybe have them circulate in museums.

Oh absolutely! I'll make sure to ask him.

To be fair, his sister who lives there, has really been wanting to clean that attic out, so this will be a great opportunity to do so.
These items would be much better off in museums, than in a dusty attic.

And... y'know, have someone make sure they aren't a danger to society.

Okay!

Anyways, if you need any help, feel free to ask, Kotori.

I'm always available for advice.

Thank you, Shiroko-san!
I really appreciate it.

Any time!

That's amazing news.
Congratulations to the both of you.

I'll echo what others have said here. If you and Yuma need any help at all, myself, Yuya and Yuzu would all be happy to help out if we can.

Thank you, Yuto. That really means a lot to us.

Whoa...! Congratulations!

I guess everyone's gotten a bit busy... with the new year and everything, You Show Duel School always gets an influx of attention, since the holiday period brings a lot of sign-ups. I hadn't even gotten a chance to see this yet!

Thank you so much, Yuzu!

Yes, the lead up to the holidays is always quite hectic. I usually get a lot of orders for outfits for the holiday period. I'll admit, I did take a bit too much on the last few months, but I'm definitely going to have to be a little easier on myself going forward, now.
It's really good to hear that You Show Duel School is doing well!

Well, I'm hoping it keeps "doing well". A lot of the holiday influx usually drops off... But since I went to Duel Academy at all, I'm able to actually help with teaching about other summoning methods instead of the schools that charge a ton to specialize in, back in Maiami. But I feel like our resources could still be better to retain more sign-ups...

But, well, that's something for dad and I to figure out as we go on, you know? I'm just glad we've been getting better year after year.

Well, I really hope it continues to get better in the years to come!
It's also great you are able to teach the things the other schools charge a fortune for.

Who knows, maybe one day in the future, Yuma and I can sign up our child for it when they're old enough. Entertainment dueling always looks like a lot of fun.

Mmm, well... I-I guess that'd be for some years at this point!

I'm gonna make sure I keep You Show going! Not just for dad or myself... but because I want people to see what makes Action Dueling and Entertainment Dueling so great!

Yes, definitely some years away yet!

I think keeping You Show going and continuing to teach people how great Action and Entertainment duels are is a great goal to have!

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