âFrey and Daniel decided to sleep together?â
Damon and Arseneâs eyes shone brightly.
âI didnât know it, but sleeping together meant that they liked each other very much.â
Besides, if two people sleep togetherâ¦
âTeddy bear family storybook!â
The two remembered an illustration of a fairy tale in which a mother bear and a father bear sleep in the same bed.
It was specially made by Prauseâs employees for the basic sex education of the youngsters.
âSir Luke said that if you do that, you will have a younger brother.â
Before Frey appeared in prause mansion, it was Damon and Arsene who always spent time relying only on each other.
Heâd always hoped that Frey and Daniel would sleep together, holding hands, so heâd have a cute little brother to play with, and that wish might come true today.
âShall we sleep now?â
âHoamm⦠I feel sleepy.â
The two naturally climbed onto the bed. The bed smells even more of Danielâs usual scent.
Arsene sneaked a peek using his powers.
Daniel, who was looking at Frey, who had just come out of the bath, was giving off a very deep pink air.
âQuickly, quickly!â
ââ¦.â
Daniel lay down, unable to resist Damonâs pounding on the bed.
The sudden appearance of children. It was a really unexpected variable.
I wanted to tickle the childrenâs chubby soles of feet for a long time, much to his disappointment.
âOkay, letâs just sleep for now, shall we?â
Frey also lay down on the bed, leaving the unknown mind behind.
Apparently, Damon and Arsene had gone somewhere, and she couldnât send the tired children back to the Prause mansion.
[Pat Pat]
Frey covered the children with a blanket and gently patted them on the chest.
Arsene quietly felt the gentle touch and whispered softly.
âLady Frey. If we do this, will I have a younger brother?â
âyounger brother?â
Freyâs eyes widened.
Arsene waited for an answer with an innocent face, not even knowing what question he had asked.
âWell, Arsene. Younger brotherâ¦â
Daniel answered on behalf of her, as she rolled her eyes in confusion.
âArsene. A brother can only make it when the two of us are alone. I canât because youâre here now.â
âoh.â
âAnd we canât make Younger brothers just because you want one like a toy.â
âHuhâ¦â
âAnd I donât want to forget how to make your younger brother, so Iâll practice whenever I can.â
Daniel spoke to the children in a worldly friendly voice. But he was staring at Frey.
âIf Frey allows me.â
ââ¦..â
Frey held his breath.
Hearing Danielâs voice, pretending to be for the sake of the children, slyly tempting her, her face grew hot.
âFrey. Is it real?â
âAre you going to practice?â
Damon and Arsene asked with their eyes sparkling, so there was no way to escape.
âYes. I will try not to avoid it next time.â
âHehe.â
âYou promised. Okay?â
The two children went to sleep with satisfied faces only after confirming Freyâs affirmation.
When Frey could barely make eye contact with him through her blushing face, Daniel said.
âNext time, I will really do it even if you are shy. What couples do.â
âIf you say that, it sounds like youâre going to push me even if I donât want to.â
Frey closed her eyes as if she was about to fall asleep.
âI donât hate it.â
ââ¦.!â
âYou can look into my future if you donât believe me, Daniel.â
[gulp]
Daniel involuntarily swallowed.
In the glimpsed future, Frey was only trying to leave himself.
âHas the future changed?â
Daniel waited until Frey fell asleep, then reached out and held her hair in his hand.
In an instant, the magic of the transcendent was manifested, and her future was drawn in his field of vision.
[âFray, come here.â]
âI knew it.â
It doesnât look particularly hot, but his future self was still omitting the top.
[âDanielâ¦â]
Freyâs outfit was not too different from the one Emma had chosen for her on the first night of their honeymoon.
âIt seems that the future has changed.â
âI almost stopped using this ability for a while because of pride.â
He peeked at his future lover with tight lips, trying not to show his delight.
however
[âSorry. I donât want anything to do with you, Iâm just scared of theâ¦rumors.â]
ââ¦?â
He tried to hug her, but soon her expression distorted and he stepped away.
âWhat kind of rumors?â
Judging by the circumstances, it seemed Frey hadnât left him.
However, because of the unknown rumors, she frowned and rejected him.
I thought weâd gotten past the remarriage ending.â
No, he didnât even know that the future of remarrying Vikram, which he had seen before, would happen after Frey rejected him.
With Prauseâs ability, he couldnât determine exactly when the future he had glimpsed would happen.
I canât believe youâre going to reject me and then remarry that blue-haired wizardâ¦â
Danielâs expression hardened.
The future heâd just seen hadnât happened yet, and it might not happen at all.
As a transcendent guardian of time, he knew better than anyone.
But he had said he loved her.
[âFrey. Then letâs change our future.â]
That meant she was the only one who deserved Freyâs gaze, past, present, and future.
It was only right if the others didnât have a chance.
âNobody but me, Frey.â
Daniel stroked Freyâs long hair, trying to keep himself awake by running the numbers.
* * *
âOh my! Youngsters!â
Wiz, who had ridden in from the north at the crack of dawn, burst into the room, seeing Damon and Arsene.
âAh, grandfather Wiz!â
âEven if you answer so cutely, my gray hair has already grown. If the spirit is 980 years old, itâs still a bright ageâ¦â
Wiz lamented and took the two children into her arms.
Frey smiled at Wiz.
âThank you, Wiz. Iâm begging you for the time being. Iâve persuaded the children well, so they wonât disappear twice.â
âI just hope so, master.â
Frey waved to the children who were disappearing beyond the magic circle.
âI have work to do here.â
This morning.
This morning, she had a long talk with Daniel who seemed to have had trouble sleeping at all because he was thinking hard about something.
The conversation was mainly about how to deal with the undead monsters destroying the divine power barrier yesterday.
[âIt was obviously Lydia who controlled the undead monsters. However, since there is no physical evidence, Gelon will not admit it.â]
There was no way to prove that Lydia intentionally broke the barrier by manipulating the undead monsters.
âBecause no one will believe it unless Lydia testifies herself.â
It is also impossible for the priest knight to analyze how the magic of Lydia, the transcendent, worked.
Gelon wouldnât budge even if Daniel broke Lydiaâs magic and claimed to have sensed who used it.
âBecause there is no objective evidence.â
Moreover, the fact that the emperor vomited blood was known to be due to a hidden âchronic illnessâ.
âEven if my father died while trying to stop the monsters that suddenly attacked, Gelon would say it was an accident that happened because the timing wasnât right.â
And he will quickly put Tahar on the throne.
But Frey was convinced that the crown prince and his knight were trying to use the monsters to make the emperorâs death look natural.
My mother was driven to her death using similar methodsâ¦â
Because of that, Frey could no longer avoid a fight with Tahar.
âThen Iâll be back, Daniel.â
âOkay. Donât worry, Iâll take care of what you asked me to do.â
Frey headed to the emperorâs bedroom.
When she arrived at the door, the empressâ maids, whom she didnât want to see, were waiting.
âLady Frey. Right now, Her Majesty the Empress is looking after Her Majestyâs health.â
âI will join. I also came to see Her Majesty the Empress.â
The empressâs maid was unable to respond to Frey, who smiled.
âUntil a few years ago, if I told her that the Empress was inside, she would have left on her own.â
It wasnât just that Freyâs eyes and demeanor had changed.
âThat lowly thing doesnât even know what itâs talking about, how dare it challenge the imperial power!â]
The maids working in the Empressâs palace had seen the Empress shouting and throwing porcelain to break countless times.
âWhat could be the reason?â
âThe Empress has decided that Lady Frey has become powerful enough to cause problems for the succession of Crown Prince Tahar.â
âIâm sure Lady Frey realizes by nowâ¦â¦ that she can bite us.â
Ceklik!
The maid, who already had a history of looking down on Frey, had no choice but to open the door for fear of repercussions.
âGreetings to Her Majesty the Empress, the mother of the Empire.â
âHahâ¦Frey?â
The Empress couldnât believe her eyes when she saw Frey walk through the door. Frey went straight to the bed where the Emperor was lying.
According to the doctor, the Emperor was supposed to be asleep all day today.
â They said that if he doesnât sleep until the fatigue of the whole body is relieved by using drugs, the trouble will come soonâ¦â
It means that the body, which had been using divine power too much, was slowly breaking down.
The Doctor who had been rushed from Prause had said the same thing.
âYour Majesty, Iâm sure youâre wondering why Iâm here, and Iâm afraid that someone is going to try and take advantage of my beloved father by using the pretext of taking care of him as an excuse.â
A statement made clearly with oneself in mind. The corner of the empressâ eyes twisted slightly.
âHow dare you!â
âI know how to scare you and make you run away just at the slightest provocation.â
The Empress calmly opened her mouth.
âOf course. After all, the Imperial Palace is a place where poisonings and assassinations happen all the time.â
Frey automatically thought of her mother. Her body stiffened, her heartbeat quickening with anger
The empress grinned.
âThere may be those who are aiming for His Majesty, so the successor must prepare for the throne at any time.â
Frey clenched her fists.
âYouâve been targeting him. You figured out that my fatherâs body was weak and sent Lydia to send undead monsters.â
âI wanted to say that, but I endured it because I saw the Doctor in the room.â
Instead, she smiled the graceful smile she had practiced so many times.
âYou are right, Her Majesty the Empress.â
ââ¦.?â
âSo Iâm going to stay in the capital for the time being, not on the Prause estate to learn politics.â