As she quietly put her arms around her waist and spoke, Pena lightly poked her with her elbow.
no father Really.
Because my metrics are accurate.
“Ah, more than that, what should Arna wear?”
“Because you are still young, it would be best for Arna-sama to wear comfortable clothes.”
“That too.”
“The nanny is right. And most importantly.”
Come to think of it, I shouldn’t forget these words.
“The warmest and like-new underwear?”
“…What do you mean by that? Of course.”
Pena gave a subtle smile as if saying something strange.
Come to think of it, she doesn’t know what this means.
I just shrugged.
That’s right, it was only about 20 years ago.
The time passed quickly too.
“Do you mean something?”
“well?”
There is such a thing. there is not
If you’re curious, ask my mom later.
Anyway, this is the decision.
I’ll make everyone bow down in front of my daughter.
* * *
Banquet preparations were made immediately.
The banquet preparations are carried out without any problems in an atmosphere in which others actively agree.
Invitations were handed out without a hitch and without omission.
In particular, I turned everything around, including the families that came to me on my first birthday.
Surely you can’t come with an excuse of being busy? Whoop whoop whoop.
I didn’t particularly engrave such a phrase, but my invitation must have been permeated with this kind of selfishness.
When the day of the banquet to celebrate Arna’s birth came, should I say that I was surprised…
or should I say it was natural?
All the heads of noble families in the kingdom or direct representatives, as well as guests from other countries, all attended.
yes yes Do you dare to leave without coming?
I crossed my arms in delight and nodded my head.
“… Wow, everything is really here.”
Pena sighed as if she was tired of seeing the procession of nobles outside, holding Arna in her arms.
“I really don’t know if it will be okay for Arna.
It seems a bit embarrassing because things are getting bigger than expected.
What is this enough?
“Is this really okay?”
Apparently, since there were so many people, Pena was worried again that it might become a burden to Arna.
“No problem.”
When Dia heard the story, she said it was okay and demonstrated it.
Currently, she was setting up a magic circle to spread magic for Arna.
“First of all, Pena-sama and Arna-sama told Dia to put Arna down on top of the cradle with the magic circle drawn on it.
Then, he infused mana into the magic circle.
Then, several layers of magic circles exerted an effect equivalent to the mana injected at the same time.
A translucent sphere appeared in the place where the cradle was, and then it completely assimilated into the surrounding landscape and disappeared.
“When you step inside this sphere of influence, the noise outside becomes completely inaudible.”
“Wow… it’s quiet.”
When Pena entered the barrier as a test, she realized that Dia’s words were true and burst into admiration.
“You really don’t see anyone but us.”
If you enter the barrier that Dia casts, you won’t see the nobles reflected in the scenery outside, nor will you hear their chatter.
Only Oroni Pena, me and the nanny can be seen.
It is an application of a simple barrier for camouflage.
“First of all, we have to show the effect, so we applied it to Pena-nim, but during the banquet, we will only apply it to Arna-nim. This way, Arna-sama will be able to stay comfortably.”
In this way, guests can see Arna’s appearance and Arna will not be burdened by their appearance.
Pena admired the effect.
“I never thought they’d develop something like this so quickly… that’s amazing.”
“Unfortunately, it’s just an application of what I’ve used before.”
“Applications? Did you ever write something like this?”
When Pena asked a question without thinking, Dia kept her mouth shut.
I was silent as well.
I can’t even see it and can’t hear it.
Well, there are surprisingly many places to use such barriers.
It is essential to survive in this harsh world.
However, it is not something to be proud of openly.
Dia quickly changed the subject, as if changing her words.
“And this also works.”
When Dia manipulates it further, a colorful mobile-like shape appears and floats on top of the cradle.
Not only does it emit various lights, but its shape keeps changing.
It also changes to the shape of various animals.
“Perfect.”
“No… I think this is a bit excessive.”
I agree too.
Rather, I think a mobile made with that color of mana would be insane, right?
“….Is that so.”
Dia slightly drooped her shoulders.
He looks a bit discouraged.
Actually, was this one more confident?
“anyway! With this, I can show you Arna without any burden.”
“This is not some kind of art or exhibition. Isn’t that excessive?”
“You’re not wrong, are you?”
In a sense, that’s right.
Now, look at our daughter and praise her.
And applaud.
It’s a place for that.
As the celebration began, the guests finally entered the banquet hall one after another.
Each aristocrat comes and politely raises a congratulatory greeting.
“Congratulations, Arell. It is an honor to be able to attend this auspicious day and I send my greetings.”
Male nobles greet me like this.
The noble ladies who attended with them looked at Arna while bowing in the order of authority of each family as carefully as possible so as not to be a nuisance to Pena.
“Oh my, how pretty.”
“How could the two of you look so alike?”
“It’s really lovely.”
The noble ladies’ greetings begin with praising Arna’s appearance.
Anyway, since they have children, they must know how to be flattered.
Coincidentally, Arna also opened her eyes and smiled at her mother.
“How can you be so calm?”
“My child was very shy when guests came.”
That’s because Arna can’t see you guys. I deliberately covered it up because it was a time when only good things were to be seen.
Well, I didn’t bother talking about the barrier that Dia created.
The barrier seems to be working properly.
Thanks to this, you can feel safe even in noisy places.
However, there is nothing good to use too much, so I will use it only at this time.
If there was only one downside, it would look like Pena talking to herself in Arna’s eyes.
If I had grown up a little more, I would have thought ‘Why is my mother like that?’ Would you have wondered?
“It seems that Arna resembles Yii and doesn’t shy away from it.”
Pena is also responding appropriately by taking advantage of him.
It’s not a lie.
Because Arna doesn’t shy away from strangers that much.
He easily smiles even when his aides look into him.
But is it because it resembles me?
Do I look that easy?
After a quick greeting, Arna fell asleep again, probably because it was quiet and boring.
Pena can’t help but entrust Arna to her nanny, and now begins to talk with noble ladies in earnest.
From trivial fashion stories.
Even the absurd topic of ‘Have you decided on a future date for Arna?’ has already become a hot topic.
In a sense, it was the day Pena returned to the social world after giving birth to Arna.
There seemed to be no end to the procession of noble ladies who talked to her one way or another.
It’s something you have to pay anyway, so it would be better to deal with it at our side banquet than to go somewhere far away.
I wasn’t too lazy either.
As if it was an opportunity, each of the nobles were talking to each other.
In particular, the heads of aristocratic families with daughters seem to think that they have gained some sympathy, and they are excited and talk to them on their own.
“It is truly auspicious. There really is nothing in the world to be envious of, since he looks exactly like Arel-nim and his wife.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
I don’t know if it was there before.
The aristocrat, who did not know what I was thinking, continued with a nostalgic look in his eyes.
“I remember when my daughter was born. I’m busy right now, so I’m sorry that only my mother follows her around hahahaha.”
“Arel-nim should be careful too. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to play with my child, but phew….
For some reason, it sounds like a complaint from the middle?
Stop talking like that already.
Even if you don’t worry about that, I’ll play very well with Arna, right?
No, I’m just going to play and not work.
If you say later, ‘I’m going to play with my dad! I’ll let you say ‘I like you more than my mom!’
Still, if it’s a topic like this, I can listen to it with all my heart.
At least it’s a hundred times more beneficial than those that bring up trivial political disputes.
but.
Occasionally, there was a guy who brought up a subject that could be said to be truly fearless.
The guys who took advantage of the opportunity as if it was a good opportunity and approached them.
“Congratulations on the birth of Arel-sama’s successor.”
“Yes, thank you.”
If I answered roughly like this, I was mistaken that I had listened to the story to some extent.
“I’m very sorry to say these words at such an auspicious occasion.”
Then don’t do it.
But I’m not smart enough not to say that.
“For the prosperity and future of Arell-nim’s territory, shouldn’t we strive for a greater future?”
“It’s the future… You seem to be looking far into the distance, right?”
I was dumbfounded and had to put up with the fact that I almost burst into laughter.
It’s pretty straightforward.
What he meant was that since the first child was also born, shouldn’t we take an additional concubine and focus on raising the child even more?
I admit that it is a natural idea of this era.
In any case, the only idea is to strengthen the family by increasing the number of successors.
There is also a perception that the status of a man from an aristocratic family here means how many women he can have.
That is the reason why I did not dare to be criticized even though I secretly lived freely in many ways until the past.
If you think about it like that, I think it’s a pretty good era here too.
Once you understand.
‘No matter how impatient he is.’
probably impatient
I guess this place will also be a place to filter out these ignorant people.
“If you have a hard time thinking of a relationship because you are busy, it’s a good time…
“…No, I understand your meaning well. But I don’t think that’s the time yet.”
I drew a line around it well and resolutely.
“As you said, I think there are many ties. Wouldn’t it prosper if you take it in carefully?”
It means ‘Even if I accept it, I will not accept a child stained with your desires.’
There are people who walk like this.
Some even bring their own sisters or daughters.
This is kind of annoying.
It’s a bit chilly, especially when Pena and the others look at her with a smile.
‘You’ll know if I pass, right?’ It is an eye to
Don’t worry. don’t go over
Still, there are times when it is annoying to kick openly.
as soon as.
“I’ll see you in a while, Mr. Arele Ernesia.”
I heard a voice that seemed to have been heard somewhere.
It was impossible to ignore it for now, so when I reflexively turned my head, I saw the young lady’s face as expected.