Maimi starts the new year off with a visit from a rambunctious relative in her January 18th update “Powerful!!(^^)“. Full translation below.

I said that I’d write about my New Year’s with my nephew later,

but I didn’t write about it at all,

so shall I get started…(^O^)

To start, I think everyone has probably forgotten…(￣▽￣;)

When I returned home from the Countdown Party on New Year’s Day,

my sister-in-law and nephew were there
My brother had various things going on, so he couldn’t come,

but everyone but my nephew was awake waiting for me(^^)

Everyone was watching Chisato’s appearance on a live program,

so my pet dogs tried to stay up with everyone at the start,

but they fell asleep before I realized it Cute

Too cuteeeeeeee

In addition, as I was thinking that I couldn’t stand how cute the ones sleeping cuddled up to me were,

someone snuggled up to my shoulders…

I leaned back against the sofa,
and she slept on the top of the sofa clinging to my shoulders

In addition, she made an annoyed face when I took the picture σ^_^;lol

 

We went to sleep early in the morning,

but around noon,

I was woken up by the voice of my nephew saying “How late are you going to sleep?“! lol

When I went into the living room, everyone was already awake,
and my bustling day off began

It seems my nephew loves Yo-kai Watch,

so we began pretending we were in Yo-kai Watch!

He asked me “Which does Maimi-chan like?“,

but I don’t really know the characters,

so I pointed at one and said “Alright, maybe this one?“,

and he handed me a piece of paper saying “Okay! Help me make it!!” and we began work togetherlol

It turned out like this

My nephew drew it and I colored! lol

By the way, before I woke up, my family had already made this! lol

He said “Try wearing it!”,

and it looked like this when I put it onlol

My dad did housework while wearing it! lol

After playing Yo-kai Watch make-believe, we all went to our first shrine visit of the year

When we got into the car, my nephew said “Maimi-chan, sit next to me!”
He sang the eeeeeentire time until we arrivedlol

After we got there,
my mom and sister-in-law walked ahead,

and my dad and I walked behind them holding my nephew’s hands,

and he asked us “Um, do ‘vooom!’“

“Vooom!”, huh……

I liked it when I was little too, so people often did it for me

It’s where you lift the person up by their hands

We said “One, two, threeeeee” and lifted him up,

and it seems he liked it, because he asked us “Again, again!” countless times

It made my arms really tired! lol

He even made plans to do it on the way home saying “Again, when we go back, can we do it?“! lol

It was cute how he always stuck to me saying “Hold my hand!” during the shrine visit

During the prayers, he clapped in time with those around him and bowed silently,

so I admired him thinking “He’s a kid who can read the mood!”

 

On the way back, there was a cart selling cotton candy in Yo-Kai Watch bags,

and he said “I want that!“…

And then,
it seems he also wanted to eat a chocolate banana,

so I bought both for him,

and he looked at me and said “Thanks!”

He asked me “Does Maimi-chan want to eat some too??(•o•)”,

but I said “It’s okay! Eat it(^^)”,
and I was surprised that he really ate all of it

I thought he’d fill up on the banana and there’d be some left over,

but I guessed wrong!! lol

In addition,
he’d look up at me and say “It’s yummy” with each bite（≧∇≦）

If it makes him that happy,
I want to buy him as much as he likes! lol

We returned home,
and I helped out with dinner by making the miso soup,

and he said “Eh? Maimi-chan made it?(((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o))) It warms me up~” before he even drank it… lol

He’s really good at praising(￣▽￣)lol

Even though he had eaten a chocolate banana,
he ate a lot of dinner,

and said “Seconds! …Hey? Aren’t I amazing?(^o^)”… lol

He’s at that age where he wants to be praised

After eating,
we played with Yo-Kai Watch medals,

but while playing, I’m the one who became sleepy! lol

Children’s endurance is immeasurable∑(ﾟДﾟ)lol

It might have been because he was actually sleepy,

but he became grumpy when it was time to go home…

 

Nephew “Huh? Where’s the Yo-Kai Watch bag?” (←The one that had the cotton candy in it!)

Dad “Sorry. There was nothing left in it, so I threw it away(⌒-⌒; )”

Nephew “Why!(#｀ε´#)”

Dad “Grandpa’s mistake, alright, look! I’ll clean it up with a wet tissue!”

Even still, he didn’t stop pouting…

Mom “If you keep making that scary face,
Maimi, did you say will you stop playing with him? That scary face isn’t cute!”

Me “That’s right. Is it alright if I stop playing with you?”

He shook his head while making a face like (◎｀ε´◎ ),

so my mom said “Look, you need to smile and say bye-bye! Say ‘Let’s play again!'”,

and he tried to smile with all his might while glaring, so it was a funny face(｀u´)

Everyone was laughing because it was cute!

That made him mad again,

and he left like “Hmph!(｀ε´)”!

 

Oh my~(^◇^;)
He became angry!

So I gave up and went back into the living room,

but after a while,
the door to the entranceway opened,

 

and he said “Maimi-chan, let’s play again!(＞ロ＜)”!

When I rushed over to the entranceway,

the Jibanyan bag I gave him before was hanging from his neck,

and he said “Thanks for this too(＞ロ＜)”…（≧∇≦）

 

Did he think “It’ll be bad if she doesn’t play with me anymore!!” and frantically search for something to break the ice?（≧∇≦）

He’s really cute

I said “I got it! I got it! Let’s play again“,

and we properly parted with a smile

 

It was a hectic and bustling New Year’s Day,
but my nephew shared his power with me