The forest of Lunois, north of the royal city of Agartha. Three fathers and their children are standing in the deep forest. The forest is inhabited by many demons, and it is difficult for any but the most skilled adventurers to return home. It is a rare sight to see a father and his children in such a place.
"Well, here we are!"
"......"
It was Linos, the king of Agartha, who was smiling as he spoke. He looks lovingly at his daughter Alilia, who is clinging to his leg and hugging him. Allyria, however, looks anxious and stares deep into the forest. Her mother, May, is looking at her with kind eyes. May looks at Alyria and Linos alternately, staring deep into the forest.
"...... here I come."
Linos muttered to no one in particular, and the trees in the forest seemed to move as if they were some kind of creature, and the entrance to the village appeared between them.
"Come on, let's go."
"Is Mommy really in a place like this?"
For Alyria, it was impossible to imagine that the gorgeous Soleil was deep in such a grassy forest.
It has been about two months since Soleil, aka Mamy, returned to the village of Silures. Alyria, who listened to her lullaby every night, had already reached the limit of her loneliness. One night, when Rinos saw Alilia crying out for Soleil's name in her sleep, he immediately decided to go to the village of Cyrrhus. He wrote a letter to Vivar, the chief and Soleil's mother, and told him that he wanted to visit his wife once. The reply was immediate, stating that the Siljus would welcome him with open arms.
Alyria's mother, May, thought Linos' action was naive, but she was glad that he had acted immediately for the sake of her daughter. She was also concerned about Soleil's health, as she had heard that she would not be able to receive the blessings of the spirits when she was pregnant, and that her resistance would be extremely low. Although there was a skilled apothecary in Silures, Mei was still worried about Soleil's health. When she and Alyria of Linos were told that they were going to visit Soleil, Mei said she would go with them and came here. One of the reasons was that she feared that Soleil, whose resistance was weakening, might be infected with some disease by their visit. May decided to take a day off from her busy schedule and accompany them.
Rinos, with a familiar and nostalgic look on his face, leads Alyria by the hand into the village. Just then, something fell from the sky. Startled, Alilia immediately hides behind her father.
"We have been waiting for you!
Three beautiful Siljus smiled and spoke to us. Linos apologizes for the rudeness of his sudden intrusion and politely thanks them for coming to meet him. They entered the village, guided by Siljus and the others.
"It has been a long time, sir."
Chief Vival greeted them with a smile inside the tent-like building where he lived. He was as handsome as ever, and May couldn't help but look at Linos. However, he is talking to Vival without hesitation, with the same expression on his face as usual.
"How is Soleil?"
"Yes. I'm fine. Please, take a look at him.
After saying this, she stood up, led Linos and the others outside, and turned her gaze to the giant tree growing in front of her. Then she hummed a song-like rhythm, and the giant tree transformed itself into the shape of a human being.
"Mommy!"
Alyria runs with her hands in the air. The giant tree had changed into the shape of Soleil. She catches Allyria with a gentle smile.
"Mommy! Mommy! I missed you ......"
Alyria is shedding tears as she nuzzles her face into Soleil's chest. Soleil stroked her head gently.
"How are you feeling?
"Thank you, Miss May. Thanks to you, everything is going very well.
Saying this, she gently patted her stomach. Looking closely, I saw that her stomach was bulging. May puts her hand on it. Linos also slowly put his hand on Soleil's belly.
"I hope you give birth to a healthy baby, Soleil. And come back to the house soon. Alyria misses you."
"Yes. I'll do my best. Alyria, if you get lonely, you can always come to Mommy. There's a transfer line from the house to the entrance of the village, so you can ride it.
"Yeah. But ......."
For a moment, Alyria looks happy, but then her expression quickly changes to one of sadness.
"Mammy said I shouldn't go there because I'm prone to illness. ......"
Alyria looks at May as she says this. She shakes her head a little with a stern look on her face.
"Lady May, if you don't mind, please take Alyria to the village once a week."
"But ......"
"There is a spirit of the forest that my mother has a contract with here. They are not as powerful as Shenlong-sama, but they are of the highest rank among the spirits of the forest and they protect us. Therefore ......"
"Mother. I wash my hands properly. I brush my teeth. So please let me go to Mommy."
Alyria then bowed her head. The sight of her made Linos' heart tremble. What a lovely figure. ....... With a certain emotion, he looked at Mei who was standing next to him. Noticing his gaze, she quickly crouched down and gently hugged Alyria's shoulder.
"Well, I guess I'll only have to visit you here once a week. You must always obey your mother's words, because you don't want Mommy to get sick. Is that clear?"
At these words, Alyria nodded her head with a serious expression on her face. Seeing this, May turned her attention to Soleil and gave a small bow to her, and then to Vivar, who was standing by her side.
We at Siljus welcome you all at any time. However, I am a little worried about Alyria since she is still small. Someone should pick her up.
"No, you don't have to go that far. ......"
"Chief, leave that role to me!"
Suddenly, a woman's voice is heard. Startled, I look in the direction of the voice and see a beautiful girl with big eyes standing there with her arms folded.
"Mr. Linos, Ms. Mei, it's been a while!
Both Linos and May looked surprised when they were suddenly called by their names. The girl spoke to them with a big smile on her face.
"He~e~e~. There is such a cute girl! She looks just like Mei, and she seems to be very smart. I'll pick her up. Don't worry. We haven't seen each other in a long time. Tell me what you've been up to!"
"Um, ...... sorry, who are you?"
"What? It's me. Don't you remember? ...... Lady May?"
"Uh ...... sorry. Who was that?"
"Oh, no. ......, that's terrible."
Tears well up in the girl's eyes. Vival watches her and giggles.
"No wonder you two don't recognize each other. It is Irizar.
"Irizar?
Linos and May look at each other in surprise. Then they stare at the face of the girl called Irisal.
"You ....... Are you Irisal, the shut-in?"
"That's rude! I wasn't being withdrawn! I was just having a hard time in my room!"
"Hah ....... It's certainly been many years since I last saw you. ...... I didn't expect you to be so beautiful."
"You flatter me now, Master Linos."
"No, I'm not flattered. I really didn't know your name until you said it."
Yes, I didn't know that either. You have become really beautiful. ....... I miss it."
Rinos, Mei, Irizar and the others laugh at each other. At the same time, however, something terrible was about to happen at Rinos' mansion in the Imperial Capital.
"......"
A room on the outskirts of the imperial mansion is equipped with a shifting ward. A girl was standing there. She was looking around her, but then she made a determined expression on her face and turned her eyes to the transfer wards in front of her.
The girl was Eril, the eldest daughter of the Linos family. .......