852 – Like the Master, Like the Dog – 3

The first day of Titi and Jenny’s puppies’ birth. Titi temporarily changed her residence from our house to Luciano’s mansion.

The next day. The children who saw the baby Injeolmi for the first time were so shocked that they refused to leave Luciano’s mansion.

But it’s still like he stayed there like a ghost from morning till night, and when the sun was about to set, he returned home obediently. Fortunately, it seems that our children have the perception that ‘home = a place you must return to no matter what.’

“Welcome back, Carl. You’ve been out all day, it’s been tough.”

“It was hard. I just watched and did nothing.”

When we returned to the Urur mansion with the children, I smiled awkwardly at the sight of Mar welcoming me warmly.

I’m not just saying this out of politeness, I really didn’t do anything. If I got close, Titi would switch to alert mode, and if Titi got sharp, the kids’ Injeolmi viewing would be forcibly stopped. Then, a terrible situation would occur where Titi and the kids would both be resentful.

Thanks to that, I could watch the kids, but I couldn’t get close. I just watched them blankly, sucking my thumb. Luciano’s wife did all the looking after the kids.

‘Next time we should go with a group.’

A guest who brought a bunch of children and didn’t even take care of them and just watched them. It was my own misdeed, but it was also a real crime even if I thought about it myself. If my status wasn’t overwhelmingly higher than Luciano’s, it wouldn’t have been strange if I had been cursed at.

So next time we go, let’s take Yuris and Sophia with us. They’re the closest servants to the kids, and they’re also the youngest of the servants, so they have a lot of energy.

Besides, if you take the maids with you, won’t Luciano’s wife be able to treat you with ease? If you take the wives with you, it’s no different from Luciano’s wife having to worry about more masters.

“Okay, everyone wash your hands and let’s go to the restaurant. Are you hungry?”

“No! I ate some cookies and I’m fine!”

“So? You can still eat, right?”

“yes!”

“You can eat it!”

In the meantime, he led the children to the bathroom.

Washing your hands right away when you get home. Eating meals together as a family even if you eat snacks outside. He was personally teaching children useful habits to get used to.

Thanks to that, I couldn’t help but smile. I’m proud of myself for playing with my children well as a father, but honestly, I wasn’t sure if I was teaching them well. If I tried to teach them based on my own experiences, I would have learned something. Before being possessed, I was an orphan, and after being possessed, I was 16.

So I can’t tell you how lucky I am to have Mar, who is a princess and the youngest. The manners I learned from the duke’s family and the love I received as a youngest child. All of those things are being passed on to the children through Mar.

“Come with the knife. You’re not going to leave the kids while they’re washing up, are you?”

“Come on! Dad, you’re valuable too!”

“Daddy’s hand! I’ll squeeze it!”

“Let’s do it! Two glasses of daddy’s hand!”

Starting with Mar’s words, I watched the children open their mouths and then started walking.

I feel like my hands are going to get torn apart by the kids. Seeing them being so passionate, I don’t think today will be the end of it.

‘You shouldn’t wash your hands for the time being.’

To be exact, I shouldn’t wash on my own. If I wash by myself instead of leaving it to the kids, I can clearly see the future where the kids will be shocked.

If your hands get even a little dirty, let the kids do it. This is also a form of play, so let’s play while teaching the kids about cleanliness.

“Mom, do it too!”

“Yeah! Maru’s mom is worth it too!”

“Both dad and mom are clean!”

“Haha, okay. Let’s all do it together.”

Mar, who had suddenly gone from being a guide to a playmate, let out a small laugh as he found the situation enjoyable.

And, as expected, the children who thought that washing their hands was a game ended up getting their clothes, mine and Mar’s, completely soaked.

Yeah, I knew this would happen. It’s even stranger when kids play with water and it ends quietly.

“If I had known this would happen, I should have taken a shower instead of just washing my hands.”

“Yeah, it would have been over quicker that way.”

With a bitter smile, she wiped the children’s faces and heads one by one with a dry towel.

It seems like it’ll take quite some time to change these clothes. If I keep doing this, the meal I prepared in the kitchen might get cold.

The children who were about to go to Luciano’s mansion ran into the Crown Princess who had just come to visit our mansion.

“Huh? Where is everyone?”

‘ah.’

My heart sank for a moment. I had thoughtlessly taken the kids to Luciano’s mansion, but if I had done something wrong, I would have clashed with the Crown Princess. The children and I would have been left alone in the mansion without Titi.

In fact, the Holy Spirits would be fine even without us, so the Crown Princess could have fun on her own, but she might have been really upset, wondering where she had gone off to play, leaving me alone. I almost saw the Crown Princess lying on the floor, kicking her butt in earnest.

“Your Majesty, you have come at a good time. I have been waiting for your arrival.”

“Huh? Me?”

That’s why I continued the conversation as naturally as possible.

We’ve been waiting for the Crown Princess from the beginning. It’s not that we forgot about her, we just wanted to go together.

“I’m going to Helen’s house. There’s something really good there.”

“Is it okay?”

The princess’s eyes began to sparkle at my words.

Fortunately, she was still young, so she didn’t feel uncomfortable and just got over it. If the Crown Princess had matured a little, she would have realized the contradiction in what I said.

The door to the mansion was already open, despite the fact that they had been waiting for her. The children looked like they were going to run out at any moment.

“Our children like it. I’m sure Your Majesty will like it too if you go and see it for yourself.”

“I want to go! I want to go right away!”

“Yes, let’s go right away.”

But the truth of the world is that as long as the results are good, that’s all that matters. No matter how flimsy the excuse is, as long as the person involved doesn’t notice, there’s no problem.

I was waiting for the Crown Princess. That’s it.

***

Wow…

Woohooo!

“cute!”

As soon as I got to Helen’s house, I was surprised.

It’s tight! It’s really tight! That’s exactly what he said! This is really tight!

“Right? Isn’t it cute?”

“Whoosh!”

Paedi Malae nodded immediately.

What a cute Titi! Titi is cute, but she’s even cuter because she’s small! And there are 14 little ones! They’re even cuter!

“What the heck! This is fatal! Show me this kind of thing, Jaeya!”

“We had our first time yesterday too?”

“What?”

Then, Ganchan-ah! If you saw it yesterday, I can see it this time too!

“Helen Jockett…”

“Hehehe, let’s go! This is so cool!”

I looked at Helen, who was next to me, and she was laughing too.

I’m jealous! I’m so jealous! If I had kids like this at home, I’d be super jealous!

“And Titi is our child too?”

“Huh? Really!?”

“Yeah. Titi’s sister’s house is here.”

What the heck is that! I’m so jealous!

There are a lot of kids like Titi, but I’m still jealous! The other kids are cute too, but Titi has his own cuteness!

“What time!”

Send me a Titi for my family too!

I was trying to say that, but I couldn’t see the time.

“Pedi. Where are you from?”

“I don’t know either. I didn’t see Dad yesterday either.”

Pedi Mal-ae blinked her eyes.

It’s strange. You came with a timer, so why isn’t the timer there?

– Woof!

“Ah! Tti-tti!”

I tried to find the time, but I gave up because the clock was ticking.

“Titi! Where have you been? Did you just eat?”

– Woof woof!

Tit ti tail! Shake it quickly! You must have eaten something delicious!

But if you have a Titi, you can eat a lot of delicious food! There are 14 little Titi! These Titi have to protect all of them!

***

Today, I looked at the children and injeolmi playing happily.

‘It looks good.’

Seeing everyone laughing made me smile. Titi and Jenny seemed to know that the kids were good, and they didn’t show any signs of wariness when I touched the chicks.

It’s a shame that I’m the only one who’s not there. And what’s even more sad is that no one is looking for me. Not even my children.

‘Are the injeolmi better than this dad…?’

To be honest, it’s so good that I can’t help but feel disappointed. How can I resist those small, squishy rice cakes?

– Count?

“Oh, yes, Your Majesty. Go ahead.”

At the Emperor’s voice, I hurriedly turned my gaze to the communication port.

The Emperor sent a message and was talking to me, but I was distracted by the children for a moment and ended up looking somewhere else. Children’s temperament is scary.

– Oh. Did you contact me when you were busy? If it’s difficult to talk, let’s contact each other later.

“No. I just turned away to check something for a moment, but I can’t be more relaxed than I am right now.”

It’s a problem because I’m so idle, but I didn’t mention it.

I never imagined that I would be alone and blankly staring at our children, Titi’s puppies, right in front of us.

– Really? That’s fortunate.

The emperor nodded slightly and remained silent for a moment,

– Jim has a rather difficult request to make of the Count. I’m glad you have free time.

‘What.’

He blurted out a bombshell.

My eyes trembled without me knowing. The words ‘difficult’ and ‘please’ came out of that kid’s mouth at the same time. What on earth was he trying to say?

– I heard that the Count’s pet dog, Titi, had a baby. Is that right?

“Yes, that’s true.”

I answered the following question with a somewhat bewildered feeling.

What the heck. Titi’s baby was born two days ago, so why did the Emperor hear about it? If the Crown Princess said so, isn’t this the first time she’s heard about it?

‘Is it because of the Ministry of Justice?’

The Ministry of Prisons, where Luciano works as a section chief. If Luciano had told his colleagues or subordinates about Jenny’s birth, the news would have spread and spread, reaching the Minister of Prisons. If the Minister of Prisons had known, it could have reached the Minister of the Imperial Household.

And if the Imperial Household finds out, it is natural that the Emperor will find out. If it is through that route, it is not strange that he will find out in two days.

– That’s what I’m saying.

But what’s important now is not the source of the information, but the Emperor’s request. What on earth was that kid trying to say that he admitted it was a difficult matter and used the word request instead of order?

– The situation also took interest in the fact that Titi had seen a baby. It seems that the baby was raised by the situation before being sent to the count.

“Your Majesty. Could it be─”

– Don’t worry, His Majesty will not be visiting there. Do you think His Majesty would move so lightly?

No, I instinctively shook my head.

– But, since you want to see it with your eyes… After the Count contacts His Majesty’s communication port, I would like you to show the pups through the communication port.

“yes?”

– Didn’t I tell you? It was a difficult request. Of course, it wasn’t something you asked directly, so you can refuse, but it seems like you secretly want to see me.

At those words, I just stared blankly at the communication port.

The original owner becomes interested because the child who gave the puppy to the adopter saw it. The old man wants to see it himself but is holding back because of his social status. The son feels sorry for the old man and tries to show him the puppy somehow.

It is a touching and heartwarming story. If the main characters had not been in a situation or the emperor, it would have been an ordinary daily life.

‘…I can’t show you.’

I barely managed to suppress the sigh that was about to burst out.

If you want to show Titi’s babies through the communication port, you have to get close. But I can’t get close to Titi, so that’s why I’m doing this.

‘What should I do?’

If it was a 100% pure request from the Emperor, I would say, “Stop being a jerk and ask someone else,” but it’s strange that he so ruthlessly ignores it because it’s related to the situation.

The situation is difficult for me too… Besides, I feel bad that I can’t even grant a single request like that to someone who has suffered and retired like me…

‘Should I just rush in?’

I quickly turned my gaze to Titi, Jenny, and Injeolmi.

If I barge in and shine through the communication port, will something happen? I think Titi might forgive me if she sees the previous owner through the communication port.