"...... Okay, that's the one. That's the only way.
Alone in his office in the capital of Agartha, Linos folded his arms and thought. And now the conclusion has been reached.
He rang the bell on his desk and called the guards outside, telling them that he was going out and would not be back today. The soldier looked surprised for a moment, but then bowed reverently and left.
"Well, let's go to ......."
With these words, he began to clean up his desk.
He was a very good man.
"Oh, Mr. Linos. ......"
It was Matkal who was the first to express his surprise. She is holding her baby, born a few days ago, and her eyes are round and surprised. He had gone directly from his office to the Agartha Medical Institute where she was hospitalized.
"What's going on at this hour? Political affairs can be found at ......."
"Oh, it's okay. I'm skipping work today."
With that he sat down slowly in a chair beside him with a smile on his face. At that moment, there was a rustling under Matkal's bed. He opens his eyes and braces himself in surprise.
"...... that's why I told you. You can't hide anymore. You'd better come out."
Matkal mutters as he looks up to the heavens. Then, a pretty girl peeks out from under her bed.
"Eril! Why are you here?
"u......u......u......u......"
"Please don't be angry with him, Mr. Linos. I called him.
"Mato?
Matocal explains to the stunned Linos the circumstances that have led up to this point.
"Haaah ....... I didn't know you came here without telling me. ....... I'm surprised you didn't find out.
No, they probably know.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm sure Lady Mei is taking care of it. Otherwise, no one would be here at the time Eryl is supposed to arrive."
"...... sorry."
With tears welling up in her eyes, Eril bowed her head. She looked so cute that Linos couldn't help but smile.
"But Eryl is probably here without telling Rico-sama. He doesn't seem to have found out yet. ......"
"Okay. I'll tell Rico. You're good, Eril. You've managed to get here on your own in the wards. ....... You're a great big sister now."
Eryl nodded his head with a slightly happy expression on his face. In his heart, Linos realized that Rico probably knew that the girl had come here. Rico, being the worrier that he was, could not be unaware of Eryl's behavior. Besides, Sidi was in the house. It would be almost impossible for the child Erile to act in secret behind their backs. According to what I have heard, Eryl has been coming here since before Matkal was born. This means that Rico, May, and Sidie must have known about it and did not dare to say anything. This made Linos feel a little happy, knowing the depth of love his wives had for their daughter.
With these thoughts in mind, he sits down in his chair again, puts Eryl on his lap and sits down.
"The name of our child... ......"
"Oh, you've decided?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's just that I'm so close to getting out of the hospital. I had a few ideas for a name, but I just now decided on one. If Mat likes it, I'll go with it."
In the Linos family, it is basically an unspoken rule that when a child is born, the mother who gave birth to the child and the Linos consult with each other to decide on a name. He decides on the name after seeing the child's face, and since he had already decided on the name of Soleil's child, who had been born recently, he was late in deciding on the name of Matkal's child.
"So, what kind of name are you going to give him?"
Matkal leans forward and straightens his posture. Sensing the mood, Elil also gets off his father's lap and stands by Matkal's side. Linos looked at the baby in Matkal's arms again, and then slowly exhaled and opened his mouth.
"Yeah. The master who taught me magic. I'm thinking of naming it after Falco, the great mage."
"What a ....... Are you sure? Such an important name. ......"
"I've given it a lot of thought. But this girl has talent. She already has the skill of ."
"What? No way. ....... Oh yeah. ....... When I was at the Imperial Academy in Lamaron, I was told I had no aptitude for magic. ....... I must have been like Linos."
"I don't know. I thought that Seisam, whom Soleil gave birth to, looked like me, but he didn't have any skills. Does she look like ...... me? It's kind of like a ...... master reborn."
She looked into the baby's face. The baby was sleeping in his mother's arms. Matkal nodded slowly with a smile on his face.
"Then, from today on, his name will be Falco. Barsam Darke Falco."
"Falco, good name!"
Eryl looks into the baby's face with a smile. Then she looks at Matkal and speaks to him in a small voice with a slightly worried expression on her face.
"Mato-chan, ...... when are you coming back?"
"Oh, don't worry. I'll be out the day after tomorrow. Two more sleeps and I'll be back at the mansion."
You're coming home? Wow!"
Eryl throws his hands up in the air in joy. Matkal looks at him with a loving expression.
"Matocal, when you come back, teach me how to use the sword!
"Yes, of course."
With these words, she turns to Linos again.
"Master Rinos, it seems that Eryl has a talent with the sword. Let me teach you the sword.
"Huh? Didn't I tell Mat? Eryl has had the <> skill since he was born. Please do so.
"That's the first I've heard of such a thing: ....... I see. No wonder she has such a beautiful stance. She was able to make such a beautiful stance even though no one taught her, because she had talent. ......
"I'll tell Rico to teach Eryl swordsmanship when he has time. But Mato has just given birth, so don't push yourself too hard. Talk to Mei about it. And Eril..."
"Yes."
"Learn a lot of swordsmanship from Mato, and teach it to Toutan."
"Yes!"
"And when your little brother Falco grows up, teach him swordsmanship from Eril."
"Yeah, okay."
"Well, now that we've decided on a name for our child, is it time for me to hold him?"
"Of course. Here's your father.
Matkal hands the baby to Linos slowly and carefully, as if he were handing over a treasure. Linos took the baby from her and with a big smile on his face, he spoke in a small voice to his child, whom he named Falco.
"Welcome back, master. I will protect you this time. Oh, and please refrain from drinking and being with women.
The sleeping baby's face seemed to have a slight smile on it.
The baby's face was a little smiley.
At the same time, Gon was visiting his master, the great-grandmother, alone.
"...... is good. Make sure everything is ready.
"UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Gong lies flat on the floor as if he is rubbing his head against the floor. The grandmother stared at him with a horrified look on her face. Around her, several foxfires of anger appeared. .......