Three wonderful years of Yumi and Spice of Life [3rd-year Anniversary Special]

"Mama! I hungry!" Yumi babbled.

"Oh, you're talking now. Ah, just two years we heard your sweet babbles. You're growing up so fast," Rika smiled as she wiped away a tear.

"She's already become one of those... chess masters, so I think she's grown up already more so than the average infant," Masaru grumbled.

"Ah, but she really is going to start talking now. I'm going to miss her babbling days."

"Why? You can't really converse with babies."

Rika scowled as Boldo, Mace and Jasmine leaped onto the table and laughed as they ran around on it. "There's drawbacks, but also, they don't misbehave as much!" she roared as she snagged the three kids up with her arms. "No running on the table! Especially not on Yumi's birthday."

"But Ma," Boldo whined.

"Into the height chairs with you."

"Mace did it!" Jasmine cried.

"It was Boldo! Stop blaming me!" Mace cried.

"I did nothing," Boldo scoffed.

"You three really need discipline," Waki glared as she adjusted her glasses.

"That's a type of water, right?" Cinnamon smiled.

"Nah, "discipline" n' "distilled" are two different things," Togarashi scoffed as he landed before everyone.

"I'm not the biggest fan of your acrobatics, but at least you're getting the hang of cooking," Masaru sighed.

"I bet I'll be taking over full-time soon, Pops," Togarashi smirked.

"Yeah, not yet," Rika grinned as she tossed a tomato to Togarashi.

"Huh? What's this? I gotta- WAH!? There's a hole in the tomato! Is it bad!?"

"No, I just poked a hole in it with my nail. See, still got ways to go."

Togarashi pouted as Yumi began smacking her hands down. "Cake! Cake!"

"Alright, one cake for our three-year old little baby girl," Rika smiled as she headed for the kitchen to retrieve the cake. "Really does feel like it was just moments ago that I gave birth to her," she thought.

...

September 23rd, 2023...

Rika grimaced in pain as she laid in bed.

"Alright, you've done this 3 times before, and just like the first, it's only one," the nurse smiled.

"Oh, think I can remember 1 after I birthed out three in one go a few years ago!?" Rika fumed.

"Push! Push!"

"Ngh, AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The sound of infant crying rang out as Rika began panting.

"And it's a little baby girl. Any idea for a name?" the nurse asked.

Rika smiled serenely as she stared down at the baby. "Yumi... Your name is Yumi."

The baby gently smiled and babbled as she held up her tiny hands.

"Yeah, yeah, exclusive milk, but only for a limited time," Rika smiled as she freed up one of her breasts.

"MILK!? I wanna drink good milk!" Cinnamon cried as she ran up.

"No. It's for the baby," Waki glared as she stopped her twin sister.

"I want Momma's milk!"

"Just a bit. Yumi needs the milk more than you."

"Yay!"

Rika let out a sigh as Cinnamon began sucking milk from her other breast. "You are still cute, but still, you gotta grow up."

"I wanna suck Momma's milk forever!"

Rika serenely smiled and patted Cinnamon and Yumi on their heads.

...

Back in the present, a cake was placed before Yumi. After singing "Happy Birthday", Yumi blew out the candles, earning her applause from all.

"So, the cake good?" Rika asked.

"Yes! Can I have that candy now?" Yumi asked.

Rika glanced over at a picture of a patron who had sadly passed away from old age. He was a man that would often play chess with Yumi, however, the candy he offered up as a reward couldn't be eaten yet by Yumi. However, now she was old enough to finally munch on the candy.

"Only get one piece even though the candy's a store brand," Rika smiled as she handed Yumi the candy.

"It special. It the one he said I could eat," Yumi smiled as she unwrapped the candy and ate it. "Frame this!" she cheered as she held up the candy wrapper.

Rika nodded and took the wrapper, placing it inside a frame next to a bunch of still-wrapped candy. "You make him proud, my little grandmaster."

"I'm gonna become a grander master!" Yumi cheered.

"You already are," Rika serenely smiled.

[End]