Chapter 3220 Timely
Leonel didn't seem to notice the time flying by. He assumed that if the Zone was meant to last years, and he had destroyed the Zone so soon, then they would probably have to wait at least that long for everyone else to finish theirs.
And he didn't mind one bit.
Originally, he came here ready to miss the birth of his child and their formative years. But now, he had not only gotten to witness the birth of not just one, but two of them, but he also could watch them grow as well?
What more could he ask for?
Every day, though, his babies seemed to surprise him in new ways.
After they woke up from their first meal, they were already crawling around without any help at all.
Leonel formed some toys out of thin air and stoked some of their competitive spirit. much to Aina's dismay. She didn't want to trigger some sort of sibling war, but Leonel was here for it.
The two of them found a way to fight one another no matter the circumstances. There was even a time where Leah tried to monopolize both of Aina's breasts for herself, kicking her older brother away.
It was a funny sight, watching her little head bob back and forth as she tried to suck on both nipples. Leonel could practically see the gears churning in her noggin as she tried to figure it out.
Leo came back with a fierce vengeance, and Aina could only helplessly watch as the twins jostled for position when she clearly had more than enough room for both.
She looked to Leonel for help, only to find that he was laughing his ass off.
On the third day, the two of them were already walking, and by the second week, they were already running.
It was amusing to see their little bodies try to complete ridiculous maneuvers time and time again. They seemed to be very good at coordinating their bodies, but the problem was that while their brain and cognitive development was especially fast, their bodies grew at the same rate as other children.
As such, even if they could walk and "run"--which was actually much more like a fast waddle Leo picked up after snatching Leah's toy-they didn't have the body proportions necessary to make it effective.
Their stubby little legs couldn't even quite extend properly, and they were very top heavy, causing them to fall back on their bums all too often.
It was also probably because of this that their first words weren't until over a month later. Funny enough, they neither said mom nor dad. Instead, they each said one another's names first.
Leonel got a real kick out of that one. That was because it was definitely Aina's fault for calling out to them so often. Those two words were practically the only ones they knew.
Their bodies were still disproportionate, but the moment Leo got his hands on a spear and Leah touched her first bow, it was like their eyes had come alive.
"Nope," Leonel shook his head. "Don't even think about adding your own flare to it
until you can beat him."
"But dad! I already beat it!" Leo protested.
"Lucky shot," Leonel said with a grin.
Leah laughed from a distance, dancing around as she tried to get used to firing arrows
off-balance.
"It was not lucky!" Leo said somewhat embarrassed.
Leah laughed harder, Leo had only gotten a shot in because mom was scolding dad,
and dad was too busy flirting.
In truth, Leonel had allowed Leo to get a win in on purpose. How could he slip up like
that?
It was all for this moment.
Leah was too busy laughing and lost track of her steps. She stumbled over and slipped off of the wall, landing nearly in Montez's lap.
Leah froze, looking up at the scary man who had not said a single word in over two
years.
Tears brimmed in her eyes as she suddenly didn't know what to do.