696 – The Arctic Needs Your Attention – 1

I should have noticed the heavy snowfall during the New Year’s wedding.

This winter is not an ordinary winter, but a real winter with concentrated cold and cold.

‘It’s cold.’

When I open my eyes in the morning and step on the floor with my bare feet. You can roughly guess the weather that day by looking at the chill that comes up at that moment.

And if my body can feel the cold momentarily, it is not ordinary cold. The island guards are probably tearfully clearing snow outside the mansion. No, even your tears may freeze and you may not be able to close your eyes.

‘Still, I’m glad it got colder after the wedding.’

If it had been this cold at Erich’s wedding, there would be no such disaster. Erich and Zenobia, who had to wear relatively light clothes, may have suffered from a cold.

– Kiiing…

“TT. If you’re cold, come up to bed.”

– Woof!

While she was thinking about that and closing the curtain, Titi, who was sleeping in her corner, whimpered.

Even furry Titi shivers from the cold. How cold is it outside?

“Oh.”

I was completely amazed by the view outside the window.

Before we knew it, the island had become a city of pure white rather than a city of splendor. A clean, pure white city without any traces.

‘It’s going to be a bit of a struggle.’

I felt the beauty of nature for a brief moment, but soon I began to feel sorry for the security guards who were supposed to clean up that white trash.

I’ll have to send at least some comfort food to the security guard soon. If you eat well, you will feel less sad.

“Titi.”

– Bruise?

“Do you want to go for a walk today?”

As a joke, I said this to Titi, who had already climbed onto the bed, and Titi snuggled into the blanket without saying a word.

Thanks to this, I learned that Titi has a high tolerance to cold, but it doesn’t mean she can’t feel the cold.

‘Thank goodness…’

I’m truly glad. If Titi had reached a point where she couldn’t feel the cold, she would have gone out for a walk even in this weather.

It is a terrible disaster that makes my hands and feet tremble just thinking about it.

The cold that silenced even Titi also hit the children directly.

However, contrary to my worries, the children had many ways to protect themselves from the cold.

“It’s warm!”

“Warm! Warm!”

“Good luck~”

For example, like the triplets laughing happily while clinging to the body of Boongang, the sheep.

Sheep’s fur is definitely much warmer than that of other animals. If anything, I would use sheep’s fur for cloth.

“My daughters. Did you sleep well?”

“Ah! Dad!”

“Wow! Sleep well!”

“Dad, are you good at measuring?”

The triplets responded happily to their father’s greeting her, but the cold seemed to be stronger than her her love for her her father her her her, so they did not think about leaving Bounhan’s body her her her.

I was a little disappointed, but understandable. Honestly, if it were me, I wouldn’t have left if I could be hugged by wool.

‘Sleep well.’

Meanwhile, Rich was sleeping soundly with his body curled up in a circle. Is it because I sleep a lot, or is it because I’m being harassed by the kids that I fell asleep?

“Dad. Should I wake you up?”

As I looked at Bounhap blankly, Maria poked her nose.

“It’s okay. Just let him sleep.”

This guy is already very active as a biological hearth for children. There’s no need to wake him up and make him tired, so let’s just leave it alone.

More than that, that guy’s fur was really furry. If I didn’t have children, I might have closed to it too.

“Huh?”

After confirming that the triplets were playing well, I was about to check on the condition of the other children when I noticed something strange.

“Cattleya?”

“Ugh?”

“Where have the spirits gone?”

Spirits that do not think of leaving around Cattleya. Those spirits disappeared.

To be exact, among the four elemental spirits, the red fire spirits have disappeared.

“Mom took it!”

“Mom?”

“Wow!”

It was an unexpected answer. Since it is a spirit that can be said to be a close friend of the elves, the spirits tend to follow Trixie’s control her to some extent, but they are not at the point of leaving the side of Cattlea, who has tremendous spirit affinity ＜ br﹥

Of course, if the spirits were forcibly collected, they would inevitably fall, but there is no reason for Trixie to do so. Even if we collected the fireflies, what would they be used for?

“With the other mothers! With Peddie! You said you would give me two younger siblings!”

“Ah.”

However, I was convinced by what followed.

Somehow, only the fire spirits disappeared. Since it was cold, it was being distributed to be used as a living stove.

‘Following fireflies, biological stoves…’

I can’t tell why the spirits’ position is getting narrower or wider day by day.

Since it is being used for multiple purposes, it seems to be expanding its position, but is it okay to use the spirit as a stove? Even when the spirit kings get angry, they have nothing to say.

Still, it was the spirits’ choice to leave the World Tree and come into our mansion. I believe you will understand this level of cooperation.

“Ugh… It’s heavy…”

“Ah.”

While stroking the triplets for the last time, Boonghan, who had been weighed down by the children, groaned and opened her eyes.

You too have suffered a lot. Please do your best this winter.

The inside of the mansion was cozier and warmer than expected. I guess it’s because the dozens or hundreds of fire spirits that were hovering around Cattleya have spread throughout the mansion.

“Wow! It’s warm!”

And the Crown Princess, who came to visit the mansion after crossing the thick snow barrier, opened her eyes wide and loved it as soon as she entered the mansion.

Thanks to Trixie’s quick response to her, she was able to prevent the Crown Princess from running around in the cold mansion. That’s a good thing.

“Stub! Why is Stub’s house so warm? It’s amazing!”

“It’s thanks to the spirits saying their highness was coming so they used their power.”

“Sparkles?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Then the crown princess’s eyes began to shine like her spirits.

“Then glitter! If I bring it, my house will be warm too!? Carolusu will be warm too!”

The corners of her mouth her her her rose automatically at those words.

He is still young and wants to keep his little brother warm, so he targets spirits. What a kind-hearted older sister she is.

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. Those children need to stay in our mansion to strengthen themselves.”

“Hey…”

In fact, it could serve as a stove in the imperial palace, but since it is unlikely that the spirits would go to the imperial palace, it was surrounded appropriately.

The spirits are beings that have made Cattleya their base her her her her. Taking such spirits outside the mansion would be met with considerable resistance, and it would only be possible to capture them by force and then place them in plastic, as before. I feel sorry for the spirits for having to do that twice.

“Your Highness.” Don’t worry, the imperial palace will soon become warm thanks to the efforts of the wizards.”

“Really?”

“Of course. Isn’t this where you and your family live? The wizards will work hard like fireflies in our house.”

Only then did the princess’s expression brighten again.

I felt sorry for treating the imperial wizards like fireflies, but if the reward was the princess’s smile, the wizards would be happy.

“Matta! It’s time!”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Please speak.”

“This! Dad used it!”

After saying that, the Crown Princess took out a small box from her arms.

Red wrapping paper and black ribbon. And a white bear drawn in the upper right corner.

…

?

‘What is this?’

It is a familiar animal logo with a somewhat familiar color arrangement. Red, black and white bears. This is it.

‘No way.’

Aside from my pounding heart, my head is screaming no. It’s not what you think. I tried so hard to find it, but in the end I shouted that I couldn’t find it.

This world has carbonated water but no ‘that black thing’. Cider can be recreated poorly by adding sugar to carbonated water, but there was no answer to ‘that black thing’.

Yeah, probably not. There is no way it would suddenly appear in the world.

“They say it’s a small guy from far away!”

“I see…”

But it’s also strange. Even though I knew it wasn’t the case, my heart ached for no reason when I heard the Crown Princess’ confirmation of her.

Damn this. They packaged it in such a confusing way. I understand the colors, but why did they include the white bear?

“Further than that. Where did it come from?”

That’s why I looked more closely at the box the Crown Princess took out.

Because I feed the Crown Princess and her children, I know all the famous chocolate brands in the empire. In recent years, neighboring countries such as Armaine and Gereno have also been looked into. Even for me, this is my first time seeing this type of packaging and brand.

“Uuuuu… “

At my words, the Crown Princess pursed her lips and pondered,

“Lu…San…? Nusan? They said they came from that place!”

I mentioned a country that was farther away than I thought.

Kingdom of Lucerne. A weak country located at the northeastern tip of the continent, a country with extreme cold and permanent snow.

It is not a country with a significant presence on the continent due to its location on the outskirts, small territory, small population, and low national power, but it is a country that is well-known among the imperial nobility because it makes the emperor’s favorite vodka so well.

‘…Couldn’t it be chocolate with alcohol in it?’

I became anxious for no reason. After all, it was Lucen’s item, and the emperor gave it to him. It’s not surprising that it’s chocolate with vodka in it.

***

I gathered my thoughts while drinking the vodka gifted by the Lucerne Kingdom delegation.

‘It’s delicious.’

No, other than this thought.

As soon as I put vodka in my mouth, I quickly shook my head at the thought that came to mind. Now is the time to focus on something else than vodka.

‘…Making it well means making it really well.’

However, the Kingdom of Lucerne is already famous for vodka. Isn’t this vodka that Lucerne made strictly for me and for the emperor? The taste is bound to be even more special.

Didn’t he even bring chocolate to give to the Crown Princess? At first, I was worried that it was chocolate containing alcohol, but Lucerne is a country that has to endure the extreme cold with limited resources. Surprisingly, along with vodka, a chocolate culture that can fill you with energy has also developed. I didn’t know because I only drank vodka.

Anyway, the Kingdom of Lucerne sent a delegation to the empire to celebrate the new year, offering their special products and pledging unwavering respect and reverence for the empire. This is truly a satisfactory attitude.

If I had stopped there, my head wouldn’t have been this complicated,

‘It’s the Allied Powers.’

Not only the Kingdom of Lucene, but also the Kingdom of Stiniye and Nosgor, which borders the Kingdom of Lucene. The envoys of the three countries, collectively known as the Winter Three Kingdoms, said something unusual.

Since they are trying to form a union, they are asking for permission.

‘The three kingdoms unite…’

A troubling petition to unite three countries as one, no matter how far they are from the empire.

I’m still worried about how to do this.