CH 362

Chapter 362 – Noisy but Happy Days

Well, it seems that all I’ve been doing recently is working on developing new means of transportation and taking care of Ellen and the kids, but actually, that’s not all I’ve been doing. No, I would be lying if I said I haven’t been focusing on that, but that’s not all I’ve been doing.

So what is it that I do?

“Shouldn’t we be taking more of what we call marital time?”

“Yes, I think so, too.'”

“Hmm, I think so too.”

“Isla stays with Kosuke during the day, doesn’t she?”

“Work is work. A marital time is different.”

“Eehh, isn’t that unfair?”

I relax with Sylphy on my right, Melty on my left, and Isla on my lap, feeling the warmth of the three of them. This is also an important part of my role. Grande, who is still buried in the cushions, and Shumel and the others, who are enjoying their drinks at a table a little further away, are watching us, but they don’t seem to be offering any particular help. Well, all three of them are just playing around and not really arguing.

“I wonder if we can’t just split Kosuke in half…”

“Hey, don’t say such a scary thing.”

“I wish we could divide him into four parts, not halves. There are four sections: the administrative office, the research and development department, the saint’s place, and the free section.”

“What is that? You have your exclusive quarters, and mine will be shared?”

“Wouldn’t it be better if we could divide it into ten parts?”

Grande and Schumel were making fun of me from the outside. Even if you’re joking, don’t suggest cutting me into little pieces like that. It’s frightening.

“Hmm, I can divide up to three people, but not ten.”

“Can you do it? Even if you can, don’t divide me up!”

“Up to two people, but if you divide him into three people, he’ll put his instincts first, so don’t do it.”

What do you mean by ‘instinct first’? Whether it’s alchemy or magic, it’s scary.

“If we can’t separate him, we’ll have to ask Kosuke to do his best, won’t we?”

“I guess so. Oh, that’s right. I’ve secured various sizes of maid’s clothes made by Kosuke.”

“Hou. Then today, why don’t we wear them and play around with them? Master?”

Saying that, Sylphy tickles my chin with her fingertips while smiling. Is there a maid with such an irreverent attitude? Ah, no, that may be true. There are many kinds of maids. It’s not good to think of things in terms of a template, right?

“The size doesn’t fit me.”

“I can’t wear it, can I?”

“It’s out of standard, so please give it up.”

“”Eh.””

Bella and Grande booed at Melty’s merciless words. Yeah, I can make an ogre-sized maid outfit in no time, but it’s a little difficult to make one that Grande can wear right away. The wings and tail, plus the big claws on her hands and feet… It’s fine for the skirt underneath, but not the jacket.

And so, as I was looking at Sylphy and the others, who were being so congenial―yes, generally congenial―there was a knock at the door of the room. When I answered, the door was opened, and a visitor entered the room.

“Good day, everyone.”

“Mother.”

Seraphita-san and Driada-san, and even Iphrita and Aquawill-san have come into the room. The Sylphy family was all there. Behind them, Leviera also entered.

“Oh, is that the new maid’s outfit?”

“Yes. I thought I’d wear it and play with Kosuke-san.”

“Ara ara ara, that sounds like fun.”

With a smile on her face, Seraphita-san approached the table where various sizes of maid’s uniforms were spread out and started looking for a maid’s uniform in the size that fits her best.

“Um, Mother?”

“What is it?”

“What do you want to do?”

“I’m just trying to get Kosuke-san to play with me, too?”

What are you asking me? Sylphy held her head before Seraphita-san, who said so with a smile on her face.

“Mother, you have to understand your position…”

“Sylphiel. Putting it aside for an official occasion, you should not be concerned about such things in a private setting. Besides, you are the current queen, aren’t you? Compared to you, I am just an ordinary woman without a title and crown, right? What’s wrong with wearing a maid’s outfit and having fun with Kosuke-san?”

“Kuh…”

Sylphy kept her mouth shut in the face of Seraphita-san’s fair argument. It is true that Seraphita-san does not have any position or status in the current newborn Merinard Kingdom. She is the mother of Sylphy, the queen, so it is not that she has no authority at all, and she has her own personal connections and experience of being a queen, so she is a kind of advisor to Sylphy and Melty.

“…..”

Aquawill-san, with a pouty face, sat roughly on the seat to my right that was vacated by Sylphy’s departure. I know she sat down as roughly as she could, but she was so small that I didn’t feel like she did.

“What is it?”

“It’s nothing.”

I looked at her, and she glared at me, so I said so and looked away. Then, Iphrita sat down on the left side of the seat where Melty had been sitting just a few minutes before.

“It’s hard for you, too, isn’t it? Don’t you have time to relax?”

“I don’t think so, but if everyone is happy, that’s all that matters to me.”

“Oh, I see. Well, that’s a good thing, then.”

“Will Iphrita join, too?”

“I’ll think about it. It is never boring with this guy, isn’t it?”

To Isla’s words, Iphrita replied and waved her hand in the air. If she says she’ll think about it, does that mean Iphrita might join us sooner or later? Are you serious? When I looked at Iphrita, she slapped me on the cheek as if to tell me not to look at her. Ugh.

“I won’t join you.”

“Oh, yes.”

When I turned my head to face the other way after Iphrita’s smacking, Aquawill-san, who was sitting on the other side of me, gave me an absolute zero-degree stare. Let’s face the front.

“If you insist that much, let’s see who can serve Kosuke better! Mother!”

“Fufu, do you think you can beat your mother?”

I don’t know when or how it happened, but Sylphy had declared war on Seraphita-san. Wait a minute, what happened while I was taking my eyes off her? And you’re going to start changing your clothes here?

“Ouch!”

“What are you looking at, you scumbag?”

“At least close your eyes, close your eyes.”

While I was looking at Sylphy and Seraphita-san, who had started to take off their clothes, hands reached out from both sides and blocked my view. Yeah, the hand reaching out from the left is fine, but the one reaching out from the right is more of an eye-blinder than a blocker. What the hell was I supposed to do…!?