723 – If You Don’t Mind, Please Sign Just One Sign – 1

The honeymoon after three years ended happily.

Although there was a small commotion during the honeymoon, it was literally just a small incident that occurred while traveling to a foreign country. As time goes by and I think about it, I realize, ‘That happened.’ A happening that can be laughed off. I am so grateful to Alice for giving me such memories.

She returned to the empire with such a satisfied feeling,

“Mary. “I want to go to Dad’s bathroom.”

“Huh…”

“Dad, I’ll try my best to endure it.”

Her karma was returned to her for leaving her newborn baby on her honeymoon.

As soon as I returned, Phine came running to me with a pale face. In Fine’s arms, Mary was crying loudly, and Mary, who was already crying loudly, started crying even louder as soon as she saw me.

“Meh, Mary misses her daddy so much…”

“Give it to me…”

As soon as I heard that the reason for crying was my longing for my father, I felt an indescribable sense of guilt. While I was having fun, Mary found her father.

The good news is that Mary did not look for her father from the beginning. If Mary had been sobbing all through her honeymoon, I would have bitten her tongue by now.

‘Are you surprised because there’s no familiar voice nearby?’

I patted Mary, who was snuggling in my arms, and smiled bitterly.

Newly born babies cannot see things because they are out of focus. Thanks to this, Mary only knew her father’s her voice her her her, but she did not see his her face her her her.

Then, finally, it started to come into focus, and she could immediately see her mother her her her, who always looked after her-but her father her her her, who had been losing his voice for some time, was nowhere to be seen? This is a catastrophe that is not strange to cry about. I hadn’t even considered that.

“I have to be careful from now on.” I thought she would be okay since she was just born, but I never thought Mary would remember Carl’s voice of hers.”

Mar next to me muttered with a somewhat sullen expression.

Mar’s guilt probably isn’t that small either. In a way, she robbed her youngest child of the manor’s affectionate father. Even if it’s because of her honeymoon that she didn’t enjoy three years ago, Mar’s personality means she’s likely to blame herself for what she did to Mary.

That would not be possible. She said it was I who suggested her honeymoon to Mar, and it was I who set the date and location for her. She is the one who wronged Mary, and the one who wronged Mar is also me.

“Dad, I made a mistake because I was still immature. “I hope Mary will forgive me.”

That’s why she smiled faintly and blamed me for her situation.

Martha has just returned from her intimate trip. Even though she enjoys that lingering feeling, she doesn’t want to make her feel bitter and guilty about not being good enough. Just as Mary is my precious child, Mar is also my precious wife.

“It’s common for a child to cry because she misses her parents. It’s just that her father happened to be away when Mary cried, so she doesn’t have to take it to heart. “

Fortunately, Pine also gave Mar some small consolation.

It is truly a heartwarming sight. Isn’t that small consolidation proof that her wives are on good terms?

“Still… “

“More than that, it’s my first time taking care of a child, so there are a lot of things I’m inexperienced with. If it’s okay, can I get help from Mar? Mar is the one with the longest experience as a mother among us.”

If you really feel sorry, I suggest that you pretend that you are helping him. At that suggestion, Mar blinked a few times and could barely smile.

“Of course. If it’s your sister’s child, it’s just like our child.”

“Thank you, Mar.”

Weird. It’s definitely a beautiful sight, but it feels like my eyes are blurring.

For a moment, I thought my eyes were going blind because of the light emanating from the two ladies, but seeing that the corners of my eyes were strangely moist made me think that wasn’t the case.

‘Is this the tears of my heart?’

Tears from the heart that can only be shed when one is happy, not because one is sad. It’s a gift too much for me so I wipe my eyes for no reason─

“Huh…”

“Okay, I’ll keep holding you.”

As soon as she removed one hand, Mary’s eyes began to water.

I didn’t mean to put it down, I just wanted to wipe my eyes for a moment… I was planning on wiping it for a moment and then getting back on the road…

‘It’s my karma.’

However, I couldn’t dare to be dissatisfied. It’s because of me that Mary is obsessed with her father’s hand.

If I hadn’t left Mary on that long journey, she wouldn’t have burst out crying and she wouldn’t have clung to my hand in hers. Let’s not forget this and try to become a better father.

***

The Minister and the Countess returned to the Islands.

I wonder if it was necessary to spend the honeymoon in a foreign country, but the Minister has already visited the Holy Church with Duke Ma. If even one of her wives enjoyed traveling to a foreign country, it makes sense to enjoy it with other wives as well.

‘There are only four left.’

Laughter naturally came out. This time I went with the princess of the Barenti duchy, and last time I went with Duke Majong, so there are four out of six people left. I’m really excited to see which country the four of us will go to.

Of course, considering the minister’s personality, it is not strange that they all go to the same place, but is not he a minister who shows strange consideration in unexpected places? Just because you can’t make memories with your wives, you can’t ignore the possibility of them going to different countries.

‘It looks like I suddenly got disciplined.’

I laughed again when I recalled what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had notified to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gereno.

The notice warned that the minister’s visit was a private visit and that no one should make personal contact. In one way, it was the empire’s consideration for the minister and countess’s peaceful travel, but in another way, it was possible to create a structure of ‘the kingdom’s administration bowing to every word of the empire.’

But the structure is accomplished four more times? Against a country so strong that a minister would choose it as his honeymoon destination?

‘Good.’

I am satisfied. If an empire picks a fight with the foreign ministry of another country without any reason, it is an atrocity that follows the path of Apels, or it is a valid justification to issue a warning through a visit by a key member of the country.＜ Br﹥

Honestly, it’s a justification that requires a bit of force, but what’s the point? That level of cooperation can be masked by national power.

‘Shall I recommend your next travel destination?’

I had a pleasant dream for a moment. If you send a minister to a country that needs to maintain appropriate discipline, a hierarchy will automatically be established between the empire and the country in question. What a joy this is.

So where should I send it? Armain and Juven are large, so if you try to maintain discipline, there may be backlash, and the Winter Three Kingdoms are already loyal friends of the empire.

Leon? The southern part of Leon is already an extension of the empire’s territory. Quoronos? Since the last Leon incident, Quoronos has also fallen flat on its face against the Empire and Armain.

‘Leutton or Balcross would be appropriate.’

By excluding various countries, representative countries were selected.

The Kingdom of Lyutton, a Buddhist country located in the southern part of the Winter Three Kingdoms. Balcross Kingdom, a cultural powerhouse located in the northeastern part of Zereno Kingdom. These two are just right, and I think it would be better to think about the other two slowly.

…

‘Even if I recommended it, they would probably ignore it.’

I quickly gave up my pleasant imagination.

The minister tends to follow work-related orders with shedding tears of blood, but he goes so far as to ignore personal requests or advice even from the emperor. If I were to recommend a honeymoon location for 100 days, the response would be, ‘Then you go.’

So let’s be content with just having fun imagining things for a moment. Let’s take this opportunity to organize the countries that the empire needs to discipline.

That’s what I thought for a moment.

“Zereno announced a new national treasure?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Until I heard the report from the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

“Is that national treasure the sword of the Minister of Inspector General?”

“To be exact, it is a sword with the signature and text of the Minister of Inspector General written on it.”

For a moment, I felt like my vision was becoming distant.

It is not the sword the minister used, nor is it the sword he had, but simply a sword with his signature on it. What kind of situation does that mean that it has become one of the national treasures of the Zereno Kingdom?

‘Why the signature of a nobleman from another country?’

It was absurd, but I tried my best to understand it.

First of all, the minister is a blessed person. This is not a beatification after death, but a living blessing who received God’s blessing during the wedding ceremony. It is even confirmed that he will be canonized as a saint after his death.

Moreover, the minister is not only the best sword in the empire, but also the best warrior on the continent. Since he is a person who carries both religious authority and the respect of warriors, even from Gereno’s perspective, he can be viewed as a continental great man, not just a nobleman from a foreign country.

Of course, such a conclusion can only be reached if you do your best to convince yourself. If you think normally, you can’t understand it.

‘What the hell.’

I touched my forehead and sighed.

Actually, Gereno is Zereno, but the spectacle is even more bizarre. What on earth did they do in Zereno that the sword with the minister’s signature ended up in the hands of the Zereno royal family? Did you forget to take the money and sign it? Take this instead of money?

No, that’s not likely. What noble in this world would use something like that instead of money?

“Minister.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Didn’t the Kingdom of Zereno contact the Minister separately?”

“The Zereno administration said that it kept silence for the travel of the Minister of Inspector General and the Countess. In reality, the only circumstances under which the administration moved were to maintain public order at the travel destination before the Minister entered the country.”

This is even more incomprehensible information. The Gereno administration didn’t even contact us first, so what on earth is happening with the minister’s sword…?

‘What about the executive branch?’

Something is strange. So does this mean that an organization other than the administration contacted you?

“Check about Zereno’s nobles as well. It looks like there are people who are beyond the control of the administration.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I will report to you immediately upon confirmation.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs stepped down with those words.

Seeing that he was moving quickly, it seemed like the Minister of Foreign Affairs was also keeping the local nobles in mind.

The next evening, the Minister of Foreign Affairs returned with two news.

“The person who contacted the Minister of Inspection is Alice Newdo, the first princess of Zereno.”

“It’s not like they belong to the executive branch.”

“Also, a few hours ago, there was a request from the Kingdom of Armain. Could they also be given a sword with the signature of the Minister of Inspector General…”

“I’m going to be amazed.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the dizzying news.

It’s truly mind-blowing.