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Episode Four: The Future of Children - Before

Guided by Sonia was the private room of Emperor Glenvarga.

I arrived in a room that would only be allowed to enter about the nearest of the ministers without being stopped by anyone.

Because the trip took place in Sonia's [transfer hole (warp hole)].

This skill is very powerful. Anyway, you can travel freely to and from places other than those that are preemptively stretching boundaries that inhibit spatial metastasis.

Cut all travel thanks to it.

I could get there in an instant.

"Well done for coming."

The room was full of Rio and his family.

I am generous for putting a tea set on the table in the center of the room today because it was making me a complete holiday without all my appointments.

"Oh, I heard you wanted me to help."

First I decided to just listen to the story.

If it was just a message, it would be enough to hear from Sonia, but given the importance of the matter, I was moved because I thought it would be better to set up a place for direct discussion with Rio.

"First of all, this way too."

Summon all family members with [Summon].

Melissa and Noel are also accompanied because this is a discussion.

However, the biggest purpose is not to discuss.

"Guardil"

"Sierra."

Behind Rio was his eldest son, Gardil.

Gardill, who turned two this year. He seems to be growing up fine and fine, and in a few years he will debut as the Crown Prince, and slowly should be succeeding the Emperor's throne from Rio.

I'm Rio, the current emperor, but he's going to give up early because he just took over the emperor's position by becoming a labyrinth lord.

Kids encounter.

Because parents know each other, let's meet the children.

They don't know you, Gardill, but the sudden appearance of so many strangers made you afraid and hidden.

That was confusing because my Sierra didn't know how to treat the first people I saw with the same.

"Sierra, do you have a greeting?

"... here, ha"

It was worth the effort to teach and I could even say a quick greeting at the age of one.

I guess this is also Tishua-sama's influence, but only with Sierra's efforts to be a fine sister.

"Absolutely!

"Yeah!"

Looks like we both broke it off by saying hello.

It's like meeting two people for the first time, but I only see them once as babies. Because of this, I brought him in today to let him see me for a long time.

Guardil, I also had two sisters beside you.

Because of this, I just want the four of us to hang out.

Plus Alf and Sophia, who weren't there at the time, are with us.

There is a carpeted place in the Emperor's private room where even newborn children can safely play.

There, a few months after birth, there are the children of Rio.

You should let your kids play with each other as much as they were born.

"Keep you two company."

Sit down the two that Sylvia was holding.

"Huh?"

Four Rio children approach the two I see for the first time. One is a girl, the second child born to Mr. Cattleya. The other three are children born to Mr. Iris, Mr. Button and Mr. Nanaka, with two boys and one girl.

The four children approached each other with a smile to welcome them and began to play with each other's hands slapped.

The twins seem to have easily tamed me.

Nevertheless...

"That's a lot more than I've seen in a while."

If you noticed, Rio's children were growing to seven.

We plan to add two more next year.

Mr. Cattleya and Mr. Marie are pregnant. Mr. Cattleya, who has already had two children, feels a little overworked.

"I'm like a new emperor. Thinking about the next generation, I'm going to need a child who can be used to marry a nobleman."

When Rio became emperor, many of the royal family were renewed.

Rio, who had been treated unfairly because of his low status. Unlike myself, there is no reason to continue to let the royal family, who grew up with favourable treatment, receive favourable treatment solely on the grounds that they are sons and daughters of the emperor.

He sent them to the border for various reasons and lost their identity to civilians.

That reduced the number of aristocrats with blood connections to the emperor.

Political marriage was imperative given the next generation.

"But it's not like there's a problem."

Even if he was a prince or a princess, his mother's status is low.

Families of Rio, even those who were adventurers, priests and, at the end of the day, stray children of no idea from whom they came.

For this reason, there were places that were seen lightly, even if they were children of the Emperor, except for the children born to Mr. Cattleya.

"About Rokshana can be used to marry senior aristocrats. The other children cannot be used for political marriage. I'll admit to marriage that whoever likes you will be a civilian."

It was necessary for Mr. Cattleya to work hard because of an identity problem.

Good luck.

"... are you okay?

Worried Sylvia labors Mr. Cattleya.

"Yeah, I'm fine. You know, if you had a baby, too, you'd know, but having a baby is so hard. But I'm more than happy to see Guardil and Rokshana grow up."

"I know how that feels, too. We've been together since we were born because we're twins, and we've had the same reaction, but as we get bigger, it's starting to make a little difference. It's a lot of fun to see him like that."

Two people clapping their hands in the same motion like twins.

The way I laugh and the way my hands move just look the same to me.

But from her mother, Sylvia, they make a difference.

"I would annoy Cattleya, but she has accepted me. We'll have to work hard."

Rio staring somewhere far away.

You must have worked really hard.

"There's going to be more of you."

"Well, yeah"

The spearhead goes to Melissa and Noel if we talk about more children.

Mr. Leesia and Mr. Iris are checking on the two of them in such a way as to be intrigued.

Women thrive on children's stories.

I feel an increase in magic watching the state of it in peace with Rio.

"What......!?

"Hey......!

Guardile and Sierra are the ones emitting the increasing magic.

Sierra with [the protection of the wind god] can use the help of the wind god to give strength.

Guardil, you also deserve the blood muscles of the Emperor, not only are you born to possess some skills, but you are stronger than a child of the same age because you have been educated as brilliantly as possible by the Crown Prince right after his birth.

We're both used to dealing with power.

But the two of us are in danger in a state where we're letting ourselves be angry right now.

"Here!"

"Guardil!"

Two fathers hold each other's children to stop them.

I can't help it because I need to be careful not to hurt the child in my arm. That's why they're both jittering in their father's arms.

You can look at them as quite angry, apparently.

"What happened?

Sierra is not an angry child for no reason.

When I asked what was going on, I was puffed away from my face.

"Um..."

One of Rio's daughters was pulling if she saw her foot in the feeling of being pulled on her pants.

It's Lydia, Mr. Leesia's daughter. It explains me from the wit I inherited from my mother of something I followed in a young tone.

The beginning of the matter was that Guardil bragged about his father.

My own father is the Emperor. Greatest person in the country.

Two of my sisters were also snorting at the pride.

It was Sierra who couldn't keep her mouth shut when she heard such pride.

Sierra also boasted that her father was amazing.

"I got rid of Mr. Tsugumo-san!

He also explained to Sierra, although the story of the defeat of Kimyra omitted details.

Having listened with sparkling eyes, Sierra thought she was a really awesome person about her father.

That's why I said it back.

"But if your old man says, 'Booshan'..."

They made fun of me.

Rio became emperor from adventurer. He still thought Guardil was lower than his own father about me as an adventurer.

It's a childish way of thinking.

"Guardile, the customer who's coming today explained that he's the one who helped his wife and that he's a benefactor to her father."

"Yes......"

"It's really more overwhelming to be a father in character. But you're a benefactor I appreciate about your wife, so that's not a good attitude. Look, make up with Sierra too."

"And Sierra."

"Yeah."

Put the two you held on the floor.

Tech, and I shook my hand as I slowly approached him.

This completes the reconciliation.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

For some reason, a laugh sounds.

Kids surprised by that voice. The same goes for adults.

"What's wrong, Marie? Oh, come on."

It's Marie who's laughing.

She couldn't stop laughing for some reason.

"It's nothing. Never mind. Play."

"Yes."

Gardill, you pulled my hand and Sierra goes to the back of the room. There's your favorite toy there, Mr. Gardill, and he seems to treat you well.

"So, what future did you watch?