607 – Your King Will Watch – 1

These days, there are many cases of people crawling on all fours again.

There is no particular reason. That’s because there are three children running around on all fours in our mansion.

“Aww! Aww!”

“Our eldest daughter! Maybe because she’s the older sister, she’s the fastest!”

“Awww!”

When she heard my praise, Maria crawled vigorously and smiled and flapped her ears.

Amazing. Elves can move their ears no matter what their age.

‘It’s cute.’

A confident wave, a proud face, and a majestic walk on all fours.

It made me smile because he looked like a little general. It is Ida who will succeed Trixie and become the fifth duke of the empire.

“Bye!”

I crawled side by side with Maria with a happy smile, and Cecilia, who was behind Maria, jumped out and came out.

“Bwawoo!”

Then he looked at me and Maria and his eyes lit up. It’s like ‘I’m fast too!?’ As if bragging.

“Our Cecilia is also great.”

“Bwaaa~”

He was really fast, so he patted Cecilia’s head. How did such a small body achieve such speed?

Of course, no matter how fast it is, the baby’s body has not yet exercised properly. She looked exhausted from her sudden boost, so she held Cecilia with one hand. Wouldn’t it be okay to just walk on three legs?

It’s a feat that others wouldn’t dare imitate, but I am the father of triplets. I can do this easily─

“Baa!”

This time, Cattleya used a booster.

We’re in big trouble. It’s physically impossible to crawl while holding two people.

“Bow!”

But she couldn’t ignore Cattleya, who was stroking her head and giving her a look that seemed to want her to hug her.

Yeah, who cares if it’s physically impossible or not. The daughters want to be embraced by their father.

“Now, Cattleya, give your dad a hug too.”

As I slowly stretched out my hand, Cattle Lea crawled over and grabbed my finger.

My mind becomes calm. People get married and have babies for this happiness.

“Should Maria play with her dad more?”

“Aww!”

With Maria’s bold answer, we started walking around the mansion again.

Naturally, it was not a quadrupedal walk. How can I do that when I have two precious daughters in my arms?

‘Cheer up, my knees.’

He just walked around on his knees like someone who entered the house without taking off his shoes.

Only this way she can make eye contact with Maria to some extent. When she stands upright on her feet, with only Maria on the floor, she cries, thinking that Maria, who would crawl alone, is being ostracized by her.

So I trusted my knees and chose this method. I believe that my body will be as strong as a diamond as much as my passionate love for my children.

“Wow, I can’t stand it.”

“Aww?”

In the end, Maria also walked normally in her arms.

Since they were small children, I was able to comfortably wrap my arms around three of them.

“Awww!”

“Bye!”

“Boo!”

Fortunately, the triplets also liked moving with a higher view than crawling on the floor.

Let’s go like this for the time being. Knee walking was crazy.

“Knife.”

“Trixie?”

While I was walking around with the triplets, Trixie, who was supposed to be resting in her room, approached me.

“Can you give me a moment?”

“Time?”

Although time is an overflow at this point, I was a little confused because it was a request that came out of nowhere.

What? Are you asking me on a date? If that’s the case, I’m willing to follow you even if you scold me to follow you right away, rather than asking you to give me some time.

“I suddenly had to go to the elf residential district…”

When I tilted my head, Trixie continued speaking awkwardly.

“Then I should go.”

After taking the triplets, who were fluttering in his arms her towards their mother her her her her her, into Trixie’s her arms her her her her her, he adjusted his clothes her her her her her. If you are going to see your maternal grandmother, it is right to make time even if you are busy.

“I guess my grandmother also wanted to see her great-granddaughters.”

I smiled and stroked the cheeks of the triplets huddled in Trixie’s arms.

They have pure white hair and white eyes like Trixie, and the genders are the same, so they are triplets that seem to be from Trixie’s childhood. Since she is a maternal grandmother who has occasionally seen the faces of the triplets through a communication port, she must want to touch them and care for them in person.

“This is not what my grandmother is looking for.”

“Huh? No?”

It’s surprising. I thought that if Trixie was going to the elf residential district in a hurry, her maternal grandmother was the reason?

“Well, the spirit kings…”

“Spirit King?”

Those words reminded me of something that happened last year.

– By the way, have you recently had a daughter?

“Yes. “I have three beautiful treasures.”

– If you get the chance, bring him here. Since he is a spirit king, he can give at least a blessing.

It was said that if the Fire Spirit King brought the triplets to him, he would give his blessing. So, I planned to take the triplets when they were old enough to walk, but I didn’t know that the spirit kings would find them first.

‘What’s going on?’

Spirits are beings that live almost forever, so they have a loose concept of time. In fact, didn’t the Fire Spirit King whom I met after a few months say that he felt like he had just seen him? The fact that such a spirit king is urging us after less than a year means that there is something.

‘…You’ll find out when you get there.’

There is no problem as I am going to the place I was planning to go a little faster anyway.

─ I thought.

“Time! Where are you going!?”

“I’m going to the elf residential district for a moment.”

“Er… F… Housing…?”

At the appearance of a difficult word, the eyes of the Crown Princess, who was riding her injeolmi, rolled around.

“This is where people like these kids live.”

She smiled at that and explained her her her her eye her level her her. It is said to be a place where people with pointy ears like triplets live.

“I want to go too!”

However, it was too high-level and caught the attention of the Crown Princess.

“Me too! Me too!”

“Well, Your Highness. If you go somewhere else, Your Majesty the Emperor and the Empress will be worried.”

“Ganchana! Aunt Ttaburang! Ischana!”

I can’t bear to say, ‘I’ll be more worried because I have an aunt.’ I couldn’t say that.

Because she was in an awkward situation, she looked at her maid, and the maid gently lowered her head and opened her mouth.

“His Majesty said that it is okay for him to go wherever he goes as long as the Minister accompanies him.”

“Huh.”

I couldn’t help but sigh because it was an unexpected guideline.

Emperor, you b*stard. How on earth were you pushed aside by the princess in the imperial palace?

***

I felt anxious as each day passed. Have I, the Spirit King, ever been so preoccupied with the sun rising and setting only once?

‘When on earth is it coming?’

But it can’t be helped. This is an issue related to the contractor, not any other issue. This is a situation where a talent who has not appeared for hundreds of years—who can make a contract with our spirit kings—may appear.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited. It’s obvious that other guys will be as restless as me.

‘You must give blessings and become familiar with spirits from a young age.’

The elder’s granddaughter had three children. At least one of them was a child with the qualities of a spiritualist, and at least one with advanced qualities. As soon as she is born, she is a great talent who can make a contract with a high-level spirit.

What if such a talented person receives the blessings of the Four Spirit Kings from a young age? What if he makes a contract with a low- or mid-level spirit and spends every day with the spirit?

The already high spirit affinity will increase even further. Then, there is a very high possibility that they will join hands with us by the time they become adults.

– Whoosh… Whoosh…

A breath of fire mixed with extreme excitement burst out.

I don’t know if the elder and his granddaughter will raise the child to be a spiritualist, but first of all, we need to develop a sense of affinity with him so that he may make a contract with us or not in the future. This is not a choice, it is a necessity.

“King of Fire.”

I hurriedly turned around because I heard the elder’s voice behind me.

“The children say they are coming today.”

– Today!

– Is it true?

– It’s finally coming. I’ve waited a long time.

As soon as the elder finished speaking, the water and wind that had been wandering nearby came running.

I thought these guys would be waiting too. That’s where the king’s thoughts lie.

‘It looks like the land has been captured again.’

In the meantime, only the ground was visible, but it was obvious that the fairies had caught them and were playing with them again. There is no need to worry too much.

“I had no idea that the kings would show such deep interest in my relatives.”

The elder’s gentle smile pricked my conscience a little, but to an elf, the spirit’s blessing was a benefit, never a disadvantage.

That’s why you can be confident. We do not take advantage of the elder’s blood relatives, but rather build his or her favor by giving him the gift of a blessing. Even if it was called use in the first place, it would mean nothing if the person involved, the maternal great-granddaughter, refused.

***

I entered the elf residential district under the enthusiastic gaze of the elves.

“Are those children the elder’s great-granddaughters?”

“Yes. They are children born last year.”

“They’re cute… They’re really just born, right?”

“Look at those cute ears. The short ones are cute too, right?”

I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized that those passionate eyes were interested in cute babies. Honestly, ‘a young child married a younger child and gave birth to an even younger child.’ I was a little worried about what would happen if we looked at each other the same way.

“…But you have another child?”

Eventually, the elves’ attention turned not to the triplets in Trixie’s arms, but to the princess in my arms.

“Hello!”

As if she had noticed their gaze, the Crown Princess, who was looking at the elves with sparkling eyes, raised her hand and shouted.

“Hehe, hello?”

“Kid. Where do you come from?”

The elves, who had blinked blankly at the loud greeting, smiled and waved at each other.

“Me! Come home with me!”

“This is a message from the Crown Princess.”

“Oh.”

“What?”

The elves’ hands suddenly stopped at my explanation. Even if elves and other races are nominally ‘close friends of the emperor,’ they cannot treat the next emperor carelessly.

That little child will become an emperor in the future, but if that child has a bad image among other races, it will be a lot of trouble. It was the emperor’s will that the empire give preferential treatment to and protect different races. This is because it is the emperor’s will that carries out his will.

Of course, preferential treatment of different races is beneficial to the national interest and the authority of the imperial family. The future crown princess will not suddenly resign, but it is convenient for the elves to be cautious as they are very few in number.

“Ears! Long!”

“Uh, huh?”

“It’s pretty! It’s amazing!”

The expressions of the elves quickly softened at the bright words of the crown princess.

A child… Has the power to melt the atmosphere…