508 – The Day You Were Born, the Entire Continent Sounds About Your Existence – 3

The job posting for Duke Katoban has been completed.

That’s because the duke’s vassals checked the application with keen eyes, and even the experienced nanny who raised Erich and I helped the vassals with an expert eye. Due to the combination of passion and ability, the selection itself was completed quickly. The problem was that it took a long time to write rejections and consolation replies to those who were eliminated.

Anyway, half of the people chosen were middle-aged women who had just retired from their jobs as nannies, and the other half were old women who had also raised several successor nannies. It seems to be an appropriate balance, so I believe there will be no problems with education.

“These are the distinguished guests who will rebuild the broken tradition, so it would be a good idea to hold a small banquet when they gather at the castle.”

– That is a wise statement. Considering the ages of the VIPs, we will create a calm and grand atmosphere rather than extravagance.

Even though I just asked the topic, I found myself nodding my head at the sight of the deacon filling in the content on his own. Every time I see Chief Butler, I feel like I’m running a good AI automatic hunt. It’s so comfortable.

“We will also participate in the banquet, so please know.”

– Yes, Your Excellency.

I watched the head deacon bow his head politely for the last time and put the communication device back in my bosom.

I feel sorry for the head deacon who is always sincere and polite, but the important thing right now is not the head deacon.

“Knife.”

Trixie opened her mouth with a slightly, very slightly trembling voice.

“Oh, yes. Let’s go. “My maternal grandmother will be waiting.”

The only thing that matters now is that I have to see my maternal grandmother, who is in a fierce conflict between reason and instinct.

Arrived at the entrance to the elf residential district.

If I use teleportation, I can get to my grandmother’s house right away, but I deliberately stayed far away to prepare myself a little.

It was a wrong choice.

“Oh my god, oh my god.”

“It’s true, how good it is.”

Every time I walked through the elf residential district, I could hear the nearby elves whispering without filtering.

If you think about it, it’s natural. Although among the elves, the news of the pregnancy was only announced to the maternal grandmother, this is a tourist attraction and a protected area for other races. Since the news of Trixie’s pregnancy spread throughout the continent, it is highly likely that other elves also learned of the pregnancy through tourists.

“There are really three. The most recent twins were born during the Apels era, and suddenly they are triplets?”

“Constantina came down at her wedding. I guess she was blessed then?”

Crucially, elves are a race specialized in magic. In other words, just by looking at Trixie’s body her her her, you can tell that new mana has been created in her her body her

I was foolish. It’s like throwing yourself into a pack of hyenas to avoid a lion named your maternal grandmother.

“But is this okay? Isn’t that kid just over 120 now?”

“It’s a problem by elf standards, but he was raised in human society. Moreover, he’s a mixed race, not a pure blood.”

“Is that so?”

However, even in this sad and shameful moment, I kept my ears wide open. Only by listening to the elves’ conversations will you be able to understand the current public opinion of the elves and the feelings of your maternal grandmother, who may be similar.

‘It’s okay.’

And public opinion was fortunately friendly and neutral. There were no elves who actively defended or convinced us, but at least there were no elves who pointed fingers at us or clicked their tongues. It’s just, ‘It’s a bit like that, but by human standards, it’s okay.’ The level of understanding.

I heard that most of the current elves are young blood born after the founding of the empire, and perhaps because of that, they have a relatively open mind. I’m so glad.

“My child won’t have to look at me with harsh eyes.”

Trixie must have been thinking the same thing as she quietly whispered in my ear.

“They’re all good people. If you say they’re cute, they’re cute, but that won’t happen.”

He answered while gently holding Trixie’s hand

I think I understand what Trixie was worried about. Thanks to the elf blood flowing through his body, he had to build a wall between himself and humans, but for 100 years he couldn’t even get along with elves. We must have been worried that our children would experience those 100 years in their lifetime.

It can’t be said that it’s an exaggerated thought, but having children is a situation that is far from the common sense of elves. We may treat our children coldly because of a huge sense of disconnect. Fortunately, like Trixie said, it doesn’t seem like that will happen.

“…Let’s go quickly. If we stay any longer, we’ll be surrounded.”

Of course, apart from the relief, receiving the attention of all the elves was more burdensome than I thought. Even the look in his eyes is so unusual that if he takes more time, it seems like he will come up and talk to me instead of just whispering.

If I had known this would happen, I would have gone to my grandmother’s house from the beginning.

***

Mortals with a fixed lifespan seem to live complicated lives.

“Congratulations. You are having three children at once. If this is not a blessing from God, what can it be?”

“Thank you, grandmother.”

The elder congratulates with an awkward smile, and the elder’s granddaughter hesitantly expresses gratitude.

And even her benefactor quietly lowered her head and looked at the floor.

‘Why are they doing that?’

Can not understand. When a new spirit is born in the spirit world, everyone rejoices. Even if a spirit, which is an immortal being, falls into a death-like sleep, it will wake up again one day, but on the other hand, the probability of a new spirit being born is also slim.

However, not one but three of the elder’s granddaughters embraced new life. If you’re a mortal with a fixed lifespan, wouldn’t the sooner you have children and the more you have, the better?

– It’s hard to understand.

– That’s the charm of this world.

At my muttering, the Fire Spirit King flew over and sat on the shell.

“Uncle Fire! It’s hot! Get away!”

“That’s right! Fire guy is hot! Water guy is cool!”

– Oh my, I’m sorry.

However, I quietly retreated due to the flames of the fairies who had already occupied my shell.

– Now that I think about it, the land lady said she wants to play with you.

“Ajumma Land? Really? Really?”

“Wow! I want to play tug of war!”

Eventually, the fairies flew towards the World Tree at the lies of the Fire Spirit King.

The Spirit King of the Earth was clearly enjoying a nap in the branches of the World Tree. He only expresses his condolences to the spirit king of the land who is about to be attacked in his sleep.

– Now we can talk among ourselves.

– Is this an important story?

– That’s not true, but aren’t those kids very innocent? In most cases, it is better to talk among ourselves.

I nodded at those words. Fairies are pure children who do not know lies. If I say something in front of such children, what I said spreads everywhere without me even knowing.

It’s not that I’m particularly malicious or mean-spirited. There are no secrets for those children, and they don’t know the meaning of hiding something.

– Anyway. Did you notice it too?

Following the Fire Spirit King’s words, our eyes turned to the elder’s granddaughter.

To be exact, towards my granddaughter’s stomach.

– It’s even weirder if you don’t know. Mana is mana, but it has a lot of natural energy. At least one of the three must have been born with the qualities of a spiritualist.

At my words, the flames covering the Fire Spirit King’s body burned somewhat passionately.

This damn guy. If you agree, you can say that you agree, but you’re setting a fire somewhere in the middle of summer.

– Yes, at least a senior spiritualist. Even though they are still in the womb, if they are at that level, they can make a contract with us if they receive proper education, let alone after birth.

However, I could sense a slight excitement in the Fire Spirit King’s voice his, so I held back. Actually, I felt the same way.

As long as the World Tree exists, spirits can come from the spirit world to this world at any time. This is a rule that applies to spirits from the lowest level to the highest level, and even includes the Spirit King.

However, leaving the vicinity of the World Tree is only possible with a contractor. No matter how powerful the Spirit King is, without a contract, he has no choice but to become a ghost hovering near the World Tree.

‘It’s a shame.’

After escaping from the boring spirit world, I was only able to stay near the World Tree. This is something that would make any spirit scream.

That’s why the Fire Spirit King can’t hide his excitement. The last contract we made with the spirits was about 600 years ago. Even taking into account the gaping years during which the World Tree burned down, our contractor has not existed for 300 years. It’s really unfortunate that even an elder can only contract with a top-level spirit.

Therefore, it is a happy thing if the elder’s granddaughter has a child with the qualities of a spiritualist. Yes, it is definitely a happy thing.

– Will that child choose the path of a spirit priest?

– …

The Fire Spirit King remained silent in response to the fundamental question.

Even in the past, elves often chose the path of a wizard rather than the path of a spiritualist. There was no particular reason, and since there were few elves with the talent of elementalists, it was natural that elementalists became a minority.

However, as elementalists became a minority, even elves with the talents of elementalists began to choose the path of wizards. In the first place, there was no need for elves born with magical talent to overdo it and take a new path. Sometimes there was a special species that chose both magic and spirit, but that was a truly special species.

Moreover, the world tree is now on fire and the lineage of spirit masters has been cut off. Although there is an elder who made a contract with spirits before the World Tree burned down, even that elder has not been able to deal with spirits for 300 years, so it is correct to say that spirit magic has actually been put out of practice.

But in such adversity, why did you choose the path of a spiritualist?

‘I won’t.’

The elder’s granddaughter is even said to be the pinnacle of magic, and her benefactor reached the pinnacle with a sword. It is difficult to leave such a clear path and choose a spirit unless you have a certain amount of courage and madness.

– …So you have to work hard to persuade them.

The Fire Spirit King, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

– If necessary, the treasure trove of the spirit world will be opened.

– Crazy,

Instinctively, harsh words came out, but I swallowed them back. Certainly, if that’s the case, it’s worth taking the path of a spiritualist. The treasure trove of the spirit world is a collection of things we have collected from all over the continent over thousands of years.

And in my heart, I was attracted to the Fire Spirit King’s opinion. If you can travel the continent in exchange for treasure that you will never use anyway, there is no other business left than that.

– Of course, not only you, but also the opinions of the wind and the earth—

– Kkkk!

Just as the Fire Spirit King was about to finish his words his his his, a desperate scream rang out from the World Tree.

I guess I’ll have to postpone reaching an agreement among the spirit kings until later.

***

I heard an oddly familiar scream from afar, but I ignored it. There are fairies and spirits nearby, so if something happens, they will take care of it.

“─So, take Clarice with you. Clarice is well-versed in elf history and traditional culture, so she will be helpful to the soon-to-be-born child.”

“As long as you feed me and let me sleep, I’ll work hard!”

The important thing now is to respectfully take the airborne troops that my grandmother personally installed.

“I will treat you so well that you won’t want to go back even when the work is over.”

“Aha, that’s difficult.”

Clarisse burst out laughing at Trixie’s words, but after experiencing the duke’s sincere hospitality for several years, she might really not want to go back.

…But even from an elf perspective, what era are we talking about when it comes to history and tradition? Is it the time of the Muno Empire?

‘It’s huge.’

It was the period of Apels’ pre-war empire. Just thinking about it makes my heart feel great.