A Ball on a Winter Night, or a Portal-Traveler as a Gift

Making a wish on New Year’s Eve, don’t forget to consider the consequences. You wanted changes in your life and new prospects for meeting people? Here you go— sign here, please, and get ready. A little girl with fiery red hair, a couple of mysterious strangers, and a strange artifact—what else could you want?

But fate wasn’t satisfied with that either: it threw a powerful fire mage at me—who, coincidentally, is also the father of my young acquaintance. He is determined to find out who I am and where I came from. And me? I didn’t do anything! I just want to go home—although first I’ll figure out this suddenly awakened strange magic in me and my clingy familiar, who insists he is a descendant of the very ancient dragons!

The main thing is to stay calm and keep your distance from the fire mage, because it seems he thinks I should remain here. But what if everything were that simple…

In the text you’ll find:
– New Year’s magic
– A sarcastic fire mage and his little daughter
– A cheerful reincarnator
– A funny New Year’s symbol familiar
– Light humor
– HE