The Lanixer family had woken up quite early on Astraea's birthday as they wanted to finish the preparations they had for the party. They had decided that they didn't need or want to have childish decorations, balloons, or party hats as their house was much fancier than cheap decorations, it was also going to be a small party with people they were close to. 

They had decided that they would arrange activities that would showcase the growth of Astraea, allowing the other kids to participate along with her while the adults cheered on and took pictures for their family albums. Paela was also going to cook up a feast consisting of her famed dishes along with some kid-friendly dishes that the kids would love as she was a brilliant cook. 

She hadn't forgotten the most important part of the party and had ordered a customized birthday cake a few weeks ago and it had been delivered just the day before as she had requested.

They had invited a small number of people including two of their close friends, who both had a spouse and kids. Paela also invited her parents while Aereon had invited his mom and his sister as hid dad had passed away when he was much younger. 

While Paela was starting to cook with the ingredients she had prepared the day before, Aereon and Astraea were currently in her room dressing up and making her pretty for the party, not to mention cuter than she already was. 

Her room no longer had a crib and baby toys but instead was filled with an assortment of stuffed toys of varying sizes, along with a cute pink toddler bed.

During the outings Paela had taken her out on which included the local park and shopping mall, she had not once failed to point at a stuffed toy, shout out with a tone of desire and want when in toystores or when she saw them on storefronts.

She had done this as she had wanted to further test her cute charm power by slowly increasing the size and price of the stuffed toy she would want to test the reaction of her mom, she had even attempted to buy a load of stuffed toys at once to see if there was a difference in her reactions. 

For the entire experiment, there had been little to no hesitation or change in expression regardless of the size or the number of stuffed toys she had wanted, with the biggest stuffed toy she now owned being bigger than her dad, making her doubt if her mom was actually human. 

Despite the seemingly great effectiveness of her power, she had learned was that she could no longer attempt to test her power by using her parents as the test subjects.

While the results she had gained could prove that her power was highly effective, she still wouldn't be able to tell if it was actually due to her power, or if it was the status of her parents who were upper-middle-class citizens with a decent amount of wealth that hundreds of stuffed toys wouldn't make them flinch. 

She also had doubts if it was also due to their nature as extremely loving and caring parents like she had requested that allowed them to easily dote and pamper her without a hint of hesitation. 

Despite the time wasted from the experiment, she had to admit that her room was less lonely than before and had increased greatly in cuteness, making it properly complement her own cuteness. The number of stuffed toys she owned was so great that she had taken multiple naps in them just from their comfort and fluffiness.

Astraea was currently seated in small stool in front of the full-body mirror she had while her dad Aereon combed her medium length hair. Looking into the mirror, she focused on her image, looking at every part of her year-old body.

She had bright silver hair that reached just below her neck, huge golden eyes that held more intelligence that a year-old should and pink rosy cheeks that puffed up cutely with baby fat. She had a small slender body in comparison to the normally chubby bodies of toddlers and skin that felt and looked like peach-colored silk with no visible flaws.

she was slightly shorter than toddlers her age as she currently had a desire that purposely delayed her growth as she wanted to maintain her status as a 'loli' even as she grew older. If she wanted to grow taller, she could always just add a desire to do so. 

she was currently dressed in a cute pink dress with hot pink frills, and pink heart patterned socks. Aereon had finished combing her hair and had started styling it into a cute ponytail that hung from the side of her head.

"Astraea sweetie, you excited for your party and to meet your grandparents?" her dad asked as he was styling her hair. 

"Yep!" She replied cutely, swinging her legs while humming a playful tune. From the past year of not being able to control her bodies reactions due to her enhanced behavioral cuteness, she had learned how to let her body do its thing and act how it wanted without it greatly affecting her, making her easily act like a normal child, albeit cuter than normal.

Over the past two months, she had slowly revealed that she was able to understand the simple sentences her parents were teaching her, making them praise and adore her once again at her talent.

"You excited for the presents you'll get? I bet you'll get a bunch of new stu-" Aereon paused his sentence halfway as he glanced around the room. 

"Maybe something other than stuffed toys..." He finished with a chuckle, eliciting cute giggles from Astraea as she internally agreed. 

"And... done! Now you look... a million times cuter than usual!" He stated with a satisfied nod, thinking to himself that his daughter was cutest in the world. If Astraea had heard his thoughts, she would have shaken her head disappointedly at the small scale she had put her cuteness in, at least make her cutest in the galaxy!

Exiting her room, the two decided to go to the kitchen to try and help out, as the guests would be arriving in the afternoon and they still had a lot of time. 

Though Paela had not rejected their desire to help, they were only allowed to do the more menial tasks like chopping up the ingredients which was done by Aereon and passing things she needed which was done by Astraea. 

They had finished cooking all the dishes half an hour before the start of the party and had beautifully set them on the table like it was the last supper, with Astraea helping by carrying some utensils. 

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Just as they had finished setting the table, a notification appeared on Aereons holowatch indicating that multiple people were at the entrance and were requesting entrance into their condominium. Granting his permission, a few seconds passed and the magic circle on their entrance platform glowed brighter and four figures suddenly appeared on the platform. 

Before Astraea could take a good look at the guests, one of them had pounced onto her and brought her into their arms and hugging tightly. 

"Oh-Em-Gee!! She's so cute!!! A million times cuter in real life than in those pictures you sent bro!" A feminine voice said as she swung Astraea's body from side to side while hugging her. 

"Careful now!! You might hurt her!" Aereon worriedly said as he approached the person who had assaulted her. Though Astraea wasn't hurt, she was nauseatingly dizzy and would have vomited all over the guest if she had eaten prior to this. 

"Sounding more and more like a dad everyday aren't you bro?" The guest, who Astraea was able to identify as a girl after the shaking had stopped, said teasingly but with a hint of pride in her tone. 

The girl looked around eighteen years old and had long dark green hair, with baby blue eyes and a face that screamed 'playful'. She had a slender yet strong body as Astraea could feel that she didn't have the typical soft body of a woman and was instead quite muscular. She was wearing long pants and a plain black shirt, with her hair in a ponytail. 

Though the shaking had stopped, the girl, who was obviously her dad's sister from the way she addressed him, had decided to keep carrying her like a stuffed toy against her ample chest instead of putting her down. 

While a normal child would attempt to struggle from being held by an unfamiliar person, she decided to let her behavioral cuteness takeover, making her giggle cutely and swing her limbs around playfully, earning a squee from her dad's sister and smiles from the other guests and her parents.

"She is a cutie indeed Kaelie, way cuter than your sister-in-law ever was." A guest added on while chuckling, receiving a pout and a glare from Paela. 

The guest was an elderly man with faded brown hair, kind yet confident brown eyes and looked as fit as an athlete, he had no hunch and walked with confidence. He was wearing a black suit that made him look very dashing despite his age. 

"Don't tease her too much dear, or she might not let you hold your newest granddaughter." Another guest said as they came up beside the elderly man.

They were an elderly woman with long faded blonde hair and blue eyes. She had a figure that could rival mature models in their forties and had little to no wrinkles on her face or exposed skin. 

 "Don't worry dear friend, I'll make sure to give little Astraea a lot more hugs and kisses on your behalf." The last guest said as they approached Astraea who was still in being held by her aunt.

They were another elderly woman with short black hair and black eyes, being shorter than the previous guest and having a similar figure. 

Everyone besides the elderly man laughed at the joke the elderly woman had made, causing him to roll his eyes and shake his head while sporting a small smile. 

 "Alright everyone, since you came a bit early, let's move to the couches and we'll introduce Astraea to each one of you before our friends come," Paela told them all.

They moved to the nearby couches at her request with Astraea still being held by her aunt as they both sat down.

"Come on now Kaelie, put her down, I think you've had enough time with Astraea." Aereon teasingly said to his sister.

"Aww... do I have to?" Kaelie asked with a small pout, eliciting crossed arms and a raised eyebrow from Aereon.

"Fine..." She said, reluctantly putting Astraea down in the middle of the seated people.

"Astraea dear, how about you introduce yourself to the guests? Starting from your paternal grandmother over there." Aereon asked while pointing at the black-haired elderly woman.

The group of guests looked at Aereon in confusion, not knowing why he would ask something that Astraea wouldn't understand, and furthermore, asking to introduce herself as well?

While the two parents had sent multiple pictures of Astraea to their family members over the past year. They had not revealed the level of intelligence that little Astraea had, wanting to surprise them today and to see all of their reactions at once.

Astraea nodded cutely as she walked over to her paternal grandmother before starting to speak.

"My name Astraea! What your name?" She said as did a cute bow.

The reactions the guests had were priceless, ranging from surprise to amazement as they listened to Astraea introduce herself.

Despite being a little speechless from the amazement of her grandaughter's intelligence, the black-haired elderly woman promptly answered Astraea's question.

"My name is Vaena dear, and I'm your grandmother. Does she know that? Grandmother?" Vaena looked towards the two parents as she asked her question.

 Before they could answer, Astraea had already beaten them to it.

"I know, I know! Dada's mama!" She proudly said, further increasing the amazement the guests had for her intelligence.

"Wait, did you actually teach her what paternal and maternal means?" Vaena questioned the two parents, the two of them smiling cheekily in reply.

Astraea went up to three guests one by one, repeating her introduction to each of them while asking for their own.

She had found out that her maternal grandmother and grandfather's names were Elle and Dagen respectively, and had confirmed that her aunt's name was Kaelie like she had heard her dad call her.

 As Astraea finished introducing herself, she climbed onto the couch Kaelie was sat on and sat down on her lap, having a cute smile the entire time.

Seeing this, everyone, including Astraea's parents all thought the same thing.

'How cute!'

Today was surely going to be filled with cuteness and fun.