387 – 370.Epilogue-3
After destroying the Empire’s garrison, the Empire withdrew its declaration of war as rumors spread that the Kingdom of Holden was hiding a secret weapon.
A separate secret letter was sent to Charlotte, the first queen of the Holden Kingdom, asking her to respond to the empire’s offer of a peace agreement.
Since the empire fought first, it is okay for the kingdom to gain some benefit.
However, if conditions close to exploitation are imposed, there is a high possibility that the empire will consider war again.
Therefore, he instructed them to secure the benefits but follow common sense and conclude a peace agreement with the empire.
I have no intention of dictating the affairs of the kingdom, but I did not want to see war break out again.
Since I, Rin, and Chaos brought an early end to the war, I think I have the right to comment on diplomacy with the empire.
“Eventually, dawn has finally begun to break.”
“I’m sorry…” ….”
“I’m truly sorry, I didn’t mean to blame you. “I was just worried that the children sleeping in my room might be startled by their father’s sudden disappearance.”
“Everyone was eagerly waiting for the West to return. “Apologies should be made to the children.”
“If you’re like me, you tend to sleep a lot in the morning, so you might still be sleeping soundly.”
“I hope so.”
This mountain lodge was often indebted to me whenever I climbed the snowy mountains of the north.
After all the fighting was over, I renovated and decorated the place and transformed it from a mountain cabin into a home.
Thus, it became the dream home that my wife and children were waiting for.
It was a good house to live in because there was no traffic and it had the advantage of being surprisingly close to other villages.
It often got cold enough to cause a blizzard, but with Freehart’s blessings granted to the children, there was no need to worry about the cold.
“True! Even if I go back home, there won’t be any time to rest. “I have to take the kids to Yuran today.”
“Now that I think about it, you said it was Sestia’s birthday, right?”
“That’s right. “Even if that wasn’t the case, I went to see him the day before, and Harun and the other children were crying out that they missed him so much.”
“I work in Yuran, which is far from my home, so I won’t be able to travel back and forth often.”
“But you can come whenever you want. Even though it’s half the size, it’s still a dragon and it has wings. “It’s just that as a lord who has to manage Yuran, he doesn’t have time to look at the children.”
It would have ended if the lordship was handed over to someone else, but Cestia firmly refused.
She said that in the future she would like to show her children the city of her dreams and that she might have a child who would like to become a lord. Until then, she will take over on her own, she said.
Although she spent little time together, she was a mother who faithfully loved her children and thought about their future.
“I guess it would be okay if I moved to Yuran… ….”
“You were also vehemently opposed to that.”
In our eyes, children are cute children, but to others, they are gemstones with great inner potential.
If you trim it to look good, it is a wood that can make an era go by.
There was no way they wouldn’t be coveted, so if there was someone who recognized their potential, they would most likely target children.
As Yuran is an area where hundreds of thousands of people come and go every day, there was a high probability that children would be exposed to others.
Taking that into consideration, Sestia strongly hoped that she would raise her children in a quiet place like the northern snowy mountains.
“When I see her trying to resolve any complaints at all costs, and seeing her take on the complaints and fulfill her role, I realize once again how great the position of a mother is.”
“If I were Cestia, I would have made the same choice. “Any treasure in the world seems insignificant compared to a child.”
“That’s what family is like.”
“…… Yes♡”
Lin leaned her head gently on my shoulder as she watched the rising sun.
Although there was still a long winter left until May and New Year, my heart was warmer than usual.
I may be greedy, but I thought that it would be nice if days like this could continue in the future.
“Sorry to break the mood, but we’ll be arriving soon, so get ready to get off.”
“Uh, huh.”
As Rin and I were creating an intimate picture together, Breeze made a grumpy voice.
It would be natural for her to be angry because her husband was flirting with another wife during a difficult flight.
Deciding to punish myself for this later, I prepared to land with Rin.
Out of consideration for her children, who might still be sleeping, Breeze carefully flapped her wings and landed on her ground.
As Rin and I jumped down and stepped on the ground, the door suddenly burst open and a black-haired child came out.
“Mom!”
Gren was the eldest son born between me and Rin and the third of the children.
Despite Renee’s warning not to run behind her, Gren continued to run on her snow field.
Rin, who was happily looking at the scene, carefully placed her hand on her sword.
Pulling out her sword, she swung it without hesitation at her son who was running towards her.
It was truly crazy, but Breeze and I just watched quietly.
“Yay!”
As Gren was running, she jumped up and gently dodged her Lin’s sword.
She then stepped on her sword, leaped once more, and fell into Rin’s arms.
A child who was only 7 years old avoided the Grand Sword Master’s sword and even used it in reverse.
This is why Sestia said she was worried about her child’s potential.
“It’s a no-frills move. “You did very well.”
“Hee hee!”
Rin was stroking her son’s head as she sheathed her sword.
Except for the scene just before, she only seemed like an ordinary mother and son who were friendly with each other.
It was an incomprehensible sight to me, but Rin just ignored it because she hoped to raise her eldest son, Gren, to be strong.
“Ah! “Daddy’s here too!”
“Oh my!”
Gurren, who was in Lin’s arms, leapt forward, gently stepping on Lin’s shoulder.
It spun around twice in the air and then fell into my arms.
Is our eldest son a super baby from another dimension?
He was showing movements that you wouldn’t think of as an ordinary 7-year-old child, as if it were natural.
“Gren, no matter how happy you are, you shouldn’t worry Renee’s mom.”
“hehehe, sorry!”
Even when she was scolded for pointing out her mistakes, Gren was smiling slyly.
Seeing how she lived up to her title of being the best naughty girl, I slammed Gren’s head into her fist.
But the guy was still smiling, showing that he had excellent durability and pain resistance.
“We can’t stop this naughty boy.”
I walked home, carrying Glenn on the horse.
Lin, who is smiling coldly, will probably be much better at disciplining you than me.
As I entered the house, there was a face I hadn’t seen in quite some time.
“Marianne?”
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“Ah! Long time no see!”
“It’s been a while. “By the way, weren’t you busy with the work of the elf country?”
At one time, the elves’ territory was a forest, but not anymore.
When the magic tower collapsed due to the elves’ all-out attack, the elves took over all the land that the magic tower controlled.
In addition, by absorbing some of the western lands that the kingdom had given up on managing, the elves grew into a completely independent nation.
In the end, a country of elves was established under the name of Alfheim, and it was now showing its power as an ally of the Holden Kingdom.
Marianne ruled the country together with Rosemary as a saint according to the oracle of the Earth Mother.
“You too, Bern! “Today is the day the Earth Mother said she wanted to bless Floren, right?”
“Oh, I forgot!”
As Floren is the daughter of me and Marianne who possesses the power of the Earth Mother, she was watched over by the Earth Mother from the moment she was born.
She is the next elf saint and was scheduled to receive the blessings of the Earth Mother from the age of five, but for some reason she postponed it.
Then she finally exploded and the Earth Mother told her to come to receive a blessing today, and she had completely forgotten that fact.
“What should I do? I’m scheduled to go to Cestia’s birthday party today…….”
“Knowing that, the Earth Mother told me through an oracle to invite the leader of Yuran to the forest as well.”
“Chaff, what is the result?”
“He said he would come to the elf forest as soon as he finished his work. And… ….”
“And?”
“He asked me to tell Mr. Bern, who had not informed me of such a serious matter, to be prepared.”
“It looks completely broken.”
I was already reminded of Sestia getting angry.
As I was imagining it, a fist hit my head.
It was Gren’s fist.
“Hee hee!”
I think he knew I did something wrong and tried to punish me like I did before.
This time it was my fault, so there was no room for argument.
“Anyway, I will take Floren to the forest first to prepare for the blessing ceremony.”
“See you later, Dad!”
“Yes.”
Marianne hugged herself and her daughter Floren, who was just like her, and climbed on top of the wyvern she had parked in her backyard.
Afterwards, I followed the elf daughter, who was waving cheerfully at me, and waved her hand as I sent her away.
I hope Floren has a great time chatting with her mother whom she hasn’t seen in a long time.
“We also quickly prepared and went to the forest… ….”
Before I could say let’s leave, I was speechless.
Flowers and trees filled the house.
Considering that the surrounding area was a snowy field with nothing but snow, the environment at home was quite heterogeneous.
However, I wasn’t too surprised because it wasn’t my first time seeing it.
“I think we should clean up before leaving for the elf forest.”
“Yes.”
Floren’s ability to grow flowers and other plants according to her mood.
I couldn’t help but understand the reason why she received the attention of the Earth Mother and was considered to be her next saint.
Even though I didn’t receive the blessing, it was like this, and I was already afraid of how my daughter’s talent would blossom after receiving the blessing.