509 – Last Vacation – 1

The wedding with Trixie, the resurrection of the World Tree and the second advent of Constantine, participation in the Council at the invitation of the Pope, the pregnancy of triplets discovered during the honeymoon, and the commotion of the job announcement that shook the whole continent .

Even though we went through all this, summer vacation wasn’t over.

‘Is it a dream?’

To my horror, I even had that thought. It was definitely a hectic time, and there was a lot going on, but when I looked at the calendar, it was still summer vacation. There’s even about a month left until school starts.

It’s strange. In the past, it felt like time passed quickly during vacation, but this time, the vacation period seems to have extended to about three times the usual amount. Did the principal add bonus time because it was the last vacation? They are also very considerate.

‘It’s the last vacation.’

I picked up a cookie while watching Titi running around the garden with Yuris and Sofia.

I didn’t realize it at the time of the vacation because I was too busy preparing for the wedding, but this vacation is the last vacation of my life. When the vacation ends, the second semester begins, and when the second semester ends, all members of the confectionery club graduate and return to their home countries.

If that happens, there will no longer be a need to stay at the Academy in the position of Academy Inspector. The Academy, which has become a powder keg on the continent with key figures from each country gathered together, will return to a normal academy.

‘Last.’

The more I thought about it, the more I felt refreshed and empty. When I first received this task, I hoped it would be finished quickly, but now that the end is approaching, I have mixed feelings. As if I became attached to the relationships I built at the academy.

I definitely became friends with competent and normal people like the principal, vice principal, and Villar. Especially since they had something in common: they were subordinates who suffered from being hit by their superiors.

And because I went to the academy, I was able to meet Mar again and meet Rize and Rin. Becoming friendly with Erich, whom I had a somewhat awkward relationship with, was also a good result.

‘It wasn’t bad.’

When I think back, the two and a half years at the academy were a great time that had a huge impact on my life. If I had only served as the head of the inspection department instead of working as an inspector general at the academy, what would I have been like now? At least he probably wasn’t a very fun or happy person.

‘Should I be thankful to those guys?’

I smiled and drank the coffee I had placed next to the cookies. If the Gaenodap members hadn’t come to the Imperial Academy, I wouldn’t have had to go to the Academy either. In a way, I guess I am who I am today thanks to those guys─

‘Thank you so much.’

I tried to have a moment of warm reminiscing, but when I remembered the members of the 1977 season, I got goosebumps all over my body. I almost glorified it because they have become quiet recently.

No matter how positive you think about it, it is not right to express gratitude to them. Whenever they committed all kinds of misdeeds, I took care of them behind the scenes, so it would be correct to think that I got my current happiness in return. It is not happiness received unilaterally, but a thorough equivalent exchange.

‘Live like a normal person in your country.’

Still, I said a small prayer in my mind because I had a close relationship between advisor and member.

There is enough eccentricity at the academy, so please, when you graduate and return to your home country, live as an ordinary prince and the next saint. That will be the way to save your face and the dignity of the country.

“Titi! You’re not eating that!”

– Kiiing…

“You can’t make a pitiful face!”

Meanwhile, Titi was being scolded with a sullen expression on her face, as if she had eaten some flowers growing in the garden.

When I saw Titi’s gaze subtly directed towards me, it seemed like she wanted me to stop her, but since it was Titi’s fault her, I ignored it. I’m giving them rice made with good ingredients every day, but why do they just eat the grass? Anyone who sees it will think you’re starving.

‘Are you a vegetarian by any chance?’

If that’s really the reason, I can understand it. If it is a taste that is not forced upon others, isn’t it right to respect it? I should try serving meat and vegetables at the same time for dinner tonight.

“You don’t even pretend to see it.”

– Woof!

And that evening, Titi ate meat without any hesitation and lay down.

If it’s going to be like this, why in the garden?

The sun, the sky, and the plants did not show any presence for a while after settling in Trixie’s arms, but her first snow was seen growing day by day.

“Carl, can you get me some strawberries?”

And a growing child eats that much.

“Strawberries? Okay, I’ll be right back.”

The first snow that was sleeping soundly in Mar’s arms must have woken up, and Mar, who was drinking tea peacefully, suddenly asked for strawberries.

It is difficult to find fruits that are in season in spring in summer, but if you have money, money, money, what is impossible? In the first place, in a world where magic exists, the word ‘season’ is nothing more than ‘a time when you can eat cheaper.’

“Do you need anything else?”

“Uhm, I’m okay now.”

“Really? If you remember, please contact me right away.”

“Hehe, I understand.”

I almost laughed bitterly at the sight of Mar smiling brightly. Have you ever been so afraid of the word ‘now’?

I know very well that pregnant women’s taste buds fluctuate because I have learned this and that. I also know that changing appetite and morning sickness are not the fate of pregnant women, but are like fate and cannot be controlled no matter how hard one tries.

Still, knowing with your head and moving your body are two different things. He said he wanted to eat an apple, so I brought it to him, but in the meantime, his taste changed to tangerines, so I ended up chewing the apple on my own. I don’t know how Mar, who wants strawberries now, will change in 5 minutes.

‘He’s also very moody.’

Before leaving on her strawberry expedition, I carefully stroked Mar’s tummy, where her adorable first snow was.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t tired of being subject to my whims, but I don’t particularly hate it either. Mar, who rarely asks for anything first, relies on me because of her first sight her, and as a father-to-be, it is natural for her to take care of what her child wants.

…Instead, I hope you’ll be patient with me looking for steak in the early morning. That might be good for her first sight her her her, but it’s hard for Mar. She wondered how difficult it would be in the morning if she went to sleep after eating steak at dawn.

“Ah, Carl.”

“Huh?”

“Ugh, please give me a kiwi too.”

As Mar said that, her face turned strangely red. With her own mouth she said she didn’t need anything else now, but she seemed embarrassed because in about 30 seconds she reversed.

Of course it wasn’t unpleasant. On the contrary, I am just glad that the first snow seems to have been considerate of this father and immediately stimulated Mar’s appetite.

‘They show filial piety even before they are born.’

I don’t know whose child it is, but it’s really pretty.

***

I was both thankful and sorry to see the knife disappearing quickly as soon as it heard my request.

In my opinion, being willing to do something that can be bothersome is always being willing to give in to a capricious request.

‘There is no need to go in person.’

And while he is a nobleman who can control his employees with just a word, he moves directly.

Carl did not hand over my favors to others unless he had to cook. No matter how far away something was, he moved it himself, and even if it was precious, he personally searched for it.

At first, I was surprised and embarrassed by this, so I tried to resist eating as much as possible. If I say anything, he jumps out in his sleep, so how can I open my mouth?

However, the more I held back, the more obvious it became, so I was eventually caught by Karl.

“Children are a couple’s treasure, but it’s not right for Mara to have a hard time. Besides, if you want to tell First Snow that your father also fed you, you have to do this much.”

I just nodded absentmindedly as I saw Carl laughing and stroking my head. And it was then that I realized that it was possible to fall in love with the same person multiple times.

My mother also said that her husband looked his best when he was newlywed, but even taking that into account, Carl was very handsome and kind. How can a noble show such an attitude? Who would think that this person is a powerful figure in the empire who rose to success at a young age?

“You think so too, right?”

When I spoke to the first snow while stroking its stomach, the first snow responded by kicking.

I ended up laughing at this strange timing. I don’t know if First Snow really listened to me and did this. I also know that it is more likely to be just a coincidence.

Nevertheless, for some reason, I could feel that First Snow had the same thoughts as me and that he liked his father.

“…Ah.”

After patting my stomach for a while, I let out a low exclamation.

There is one more thing I want to eat.

***

I quickly found the kiwi, but surprisingly, there were no strawberries in sight.

– Isn’t the system’s working class at the level of the local middle class? If only such people live together, why would they bother to look for fruits that are out of season? Even if I eat a trivial dessert, I eat it with taste in mind.

I couldn’t find an answer, so I contacted Manager 2, her newlywed senior, and got the answer.

It’s a difficult answer to understand, but I thought so. He was an experienced person whose wife suffered from morning sickness before me, and the 2nd manager’s family also came from a family that started in the distribution field. It’s not strange even if you know things I don’t know.

– Still, it’s not that there is no demand at all. If you search, you will find it.

“What about quality?”

– Of course it’s good. If you are a person who sells shoddy goods in the system, you cannot even enter the system in the first place.

I felt relieved because it was a confident answer. Yes, it must be somewhere in the system. That’s it then.

– Ah, manager.

“Why?”

– If you’re going to bother searching the institutional market, looking into each and every detail, would you at least sign a contract with our family?

Those words made his head roll for a moment. If I make a contract with the head of Section 2’s family, it seems like I will be able to easily find food that I couldn’t find now.

However, it is embarrassing to conclude a small-scale contract with a noble family that is not just a merchant or store. There is no need to make a family-level contract about how much Marr eats during pregnancy—

– Since you have six wives, I think you will be like this for several years.

“Send the contract.”

– Yep.

Manager 2 reminded me of something I had briefly forgotten.

Six wives will get pregnant, and the pregnancies will not end in just one, so as the second manager said, we will have to endure this hardship for several years.

‘Is this the weight of being the head of the family?’

It’s so heavy.