Nextgen Kids: Legend of the Nine Newborn

The Northern Giants

Back in World Rings, we got to see the home of the Fanalis tribe! But while there, we were alluded to a similar tribe on Glacia!

Gourmet 9: The Northern Giants

Traveling to multiple planets in one day could make it easy to lose track of time. But between Avalar and Zathura, the Marzipans eventually felt weariness after returning to space, so they found a nice asteroid to park the ship.

Augustus donned his pajamas, consisting of a dark-yellow sweater with an image of a smiling pig and the text Hungry Boy, along with soft blue pants and socks. Just as he finished brushing his teeth of lollipop residue, he stepped out of the bathroom, nearly bumping into Tressa.

"Oh, hey, Cap!" she greeted. She was wearing a light-brown nightgown with little boat slippers. "You must need a while to brush your teeth~"

"Believe me, you don't wanna skip out on your dentist appointments. My mom taught me that the hard way."

Tressa snickered. "Did your mom also get you that shirt?"

"Hey, she knows I'm a hungry boy! At least I don't have ships for feet!"

"You can't tell me my Slip-on Ship-ons aren't cute."

"Yeah, well...they totally are actually, I'm kind of envious." He spoke with genuine honesty. Just seeing her in those slippers really highlighted her cuteness.

"Well, they're not for sale. But, listen, Captain, I wanted to ask you something. Like, when you convinced me to join you on this adventure... I actually felt a little special."

"It was my honor~" He smiled smoothly.

"Yeah, but, seeing so many other girls onboard... I dunno, it makes me feel differently."

"What's that mean?"

"It just... feels like you just like picking up girls."

"Pfft, I get that the gender ratio could use some balancing out, but I don't just pick up girls for no reason. I only pick up crewmen if I see potential in them, if I have a strong need for them, or if they just happen to get onboard because they need something from me. Like Kohaku and Melon Girl wanted to get on to see the outside world, or how I needed Yuzu for this Gourmerry mission and the Gourmet Hunt itself."

"True. I guess you only wanted me to come so you didn't have to pay for my map."

"I-It's not like that." Augustus blushed. "After getting to know you a bit, I also thought you had the right stuff for this voyage. I like having you onboard. What, do you not like it here?"

"No, I do. It's been pretty exciting so far, and getting off the planet is refreshing. It's just... I dunno what I was expecting." Tressa scratched her head, looking away with a frown. "I guess the way you were talking to me... just made me feel like I was different. ...Time to brush my teeth!" She entered the bathroom and shut the door.

"Hm...different?" Confusion on his mind, Augustus began the walk to his room- "Oh!" before shortly encountering Yuzu. "Heh, just bumping into everyone now!"

"Captain, I think Tressa likes you." Yuzu said simply. She was wearing a white nightgown with light-blue socks.

"Well, I am pretty likeable." He replied agreeingly.

"Captain!" Yuzu puffed her cheeks in frustration. "You played with her feelings. She thought you liked her because of how you were flattering her."

"But I do like her." Augustus walked around to continue on to his room, with Yuzu following.

"But you act that way to almost every girl. Saying things like, 'Oh, she's a looker' or something."