Raven was persuaded to open one gift from each person and leave the rest for the next day so that he could get his sleep properly.
Of course, after everyone wished him a good night and left, Raven crept out of bed and stared at the mountains of gifts again, giggling foolishly to himself. Then he got into bed again and tried to sleep, but the gifts seemed to be beckoning him to open them…
…and thus, the birthday boy was found with dark circles and a sheepish grin the next morning by Mana, who came to fetch him for breakfast.
Looking at the piles of opened gifts scattered all over the room, Mana shook her head helplessly. "Too excited to sleep?" she asked the boy.
Many thanks to Akita for the gift! It will feature in the next chapter!