After the honor duel, the farm returned to its original routine.
What was a little different from usual was that the farm work was not completely carried out by me due to the injury in my right shoulder.
Except for a few things that require a lot of effort, I continued to do the rest of the farm work.
For example⊠taking care of Aara and Dora
GULP GULP
On my lap, Dora drank Hap from the bottle.
She used to feel awkward drinking from baby bottles not too long ago, but now she got completely used to it.
I had to neglect taking care of Aara and Dora for a while because of the honor duel.
Fortunately, both babies were growing up healthy without any problems.
The small body was plumped up, and the fluffy fur was glossy.
The horn, which had only traces on their heads, was gradually showing its presence.
Just by feeling the power, sucking Hap from the bottle, I could feel that baby yakums were growing day by day.
Of course, the fatal cuteness has also grown day by day.
BOK!
âDid you drink it all?â
PowiiiâŠ
Dora cried quietly and buried her face in my arms.
When I slightly touched her stomach, it felt like she was already full.
When her sisterâs meal was over, Aara, who was waiting quietly, approached me.
âAara, do you want to sleep with your sister?â
â Pow wo wiiii!
I lifted the Aara and carefully put her on my lap.
Then she approached her sister and settled down next to her.
Dora naturally stuck to her after smelling her sister.
I looked at the baby yakums falling asleep on my lap.
âUgh⊠My heart achesâŠThey are so cute.â
âI should capture this scene!â
I took out my cell phone and took a picture of baby Yakums sleeping in my lap.
Compared to the three siblings, Tanduk, Kawaii, and Akum, the two sisters Aara and Dora were very calm.
In the case of the three siblings, every meal was like a war.
The greedy Tanduk always rushed to steal his siblingâs share, and the curious Akum never stayed still even during mealtime.
If it wasnât for the gentle Kawaii, I would have collapsed a few more times.
On the other hand, Aara and Dora sisters were really calm.
While one of them was drinking Hap, the other stood with her eyes sparklingly from the side.
They looked completely different from the three siblings, who had to be separated at every meal.
So even with the shoulder injury, it was not that difficult to take care of Aara and Dora.
âIt might have been hard if it were the three siblingsâŠâ
The three Yakum siblings, who can no longer be called babies, came to the barn.
The first one to come to me was Kawaii.
Boooo wooo?
âShh, babies just fell asleep.â
BooooâŠ
Kawaii quickly understood what I was saying and lowered her crying voice.
Then she approached me carefully and stared at Aara and Dora.
Except for their mother, Chorongi, and I, it was Kawaii who showed the most interest in new babies.
Maybe she was a little lonely among the brothers whose personalities didnât match with hers, so she always hung around the babies.
It was very good to see Kawaii, who was always quiet, moving actively.
In particular, it was very commendable to see her protect the babies by claiming to play the role of their elder sister.
On the other hand, Tanduk and Akum were not very interested in babies.
Tanduk got scolded by Hermosa for trying to play pranks on his little sisters, scolded by me, and even got scolded by his younger sister, Kawaii.
After being scolded three times, he never played pranks on his younger siblings.
At that time, I felt sorry for the sullen Tanduk, but it was inevitable since it was for the babies who still needed protection.
In the case of Akum, he was hovering around but did not show much interest in the babies.
He didnât even play near the barn, because of his sister who suddenly got angry.
He felt lonely because he lost his position as the youngest to the babies
I also paid the most attention to newborn babies.
From the point of view of Akum, who usually stuck to me, it might have felt like I wasnât paying attention to him.
Nevertheless, he was never grumpy or he was never envious of his younger siblings.
In addition, maybe because I hurt my shoulder, the three siblings were less playful than usual.
It was touching to see them mature little by little.
The three siblings flocked around me and settled down, perhaps because my hands were good for the first time in a while.
I patted the heads of the growing three siblings, who still acted cute next to me.
Itâs been a while since I felt this much happiness looking at the baby Yakums.
For a moment a big happy smile formed on my face, but soon I realized reality and smiled bitterly.
âHow⊠How do I get out now? I have to prepare lunch soon⊠â
I was forced to be held by the children for a while in that state.
Todayâs lunch menu was Japanese omelet rice!
Due to my shoulder injury, I finished preparing the ingredients at home with the help of my mother.
I stir-fried the prepared ingredients and rice well and then prepared egg garnish that cannot be left out in the omelet rice.
I wrap the egg garnish on the well-fried rice and put a lot of sauce on it
The simple salad and warm omelet rice were carried to the table with the help of Lia.
The Dining room was filled with the smell of sweet sauce that stimulated salivary glands.
The farm members sat in their seats.
Kaneff, who recently returned, sat in the upper seat and announced the start of the meal.
âLetâs eat.â
âThank you for the meal.â
âThank you for the meal, Senior!â
I watched everyone eat while taking care of Speranzaâs meal next to me.
It was my habit to look at other peopleâs reactions before starting my meal, as the farm family grew.
It was easy to understand Liaâs feedback because she immediately exposed her feelings in her facial expression.
She filled her cheeks with omelet rice and smiled happily.
Next up is Alfred.
He tends to be strict with table manners, so I couldnât understand anything at first because his expression didnât change much.
These days, I have accumulated a lot of data about Alfred, so now I could check his reactions with a small change in expression.
Fortunately, todayâs lunch seemed to be to his liking.
Next is Speranza, my lovely girlâŠ
âSperanza, is it good?â
âUn! Itâs good, Papa.â
Of course, free pass!
I feel good when other farm members respond that it is delicious, but the best of them was my darlingâs response.
Isnât this why mom tries to feed Speranza?
Next, I turned my gaze from Speranza and turned toward Kaneff.
But, unexpectedly, Kaneff had a very unhappy look on his face.
I spoke to him with a slight uneasiness.
âBoss? Is the food not to your liking?â
âNo! I like the omelet riceâŠ.â
ââŠ.â
âWhy the hell is that geezer still here? And why do you keep taking care of his meal?â
The young Kael, sitting next to Alfred in Andrasâ seat, who was away because of his work as Vice-chief of Germour, was concentrating on the meal with his eyes wide open as if saying that the Omelet rice was delicious.
Like Alfred, he kept his table manners, but the reaction was clear at the level of Lia, giving me a new sense of pride.
âSihyeon, this omelet rice is very delicious.â
âIâm glad you liked it, sir.â
Iâm now quite adapted to his way of speaking, which felt a little off because of his appearance, and now it is possible to have a normal conversation.
Kaneff, who looked at it as if he didnât like it, suddenly intervened.
âHow long are you going to stay here, geezer? Why donât you go back now?â
âWhy do you care where I am?â
âOf course, I care, because Iâm the one in charge here!â
Kael looked at Kaneff with his sharp eyes.
âFrom what Iâve seen for the past few days, you donât look like an in-charge, rather like a freeloader, who eats and sleeps here. The farmâs important work is done by Sihyeon, while the works for others is also set, youâve not done anything more than what Iâve been doing here.â
In fact, Kael helped quite diligently.
He cleaned the stable with Alfred, helped with housework along with Lia, and sometimes taught Speranza and also played with her.
These days, heâs even sparring with Alfred on behalf of me, who hurt my shoulder, so heâs really doing more work than Kaneff.
But would Kaneffâs notoriety have spread this far if he got pushed back just by these words?
âSo what? This is my farm. Iâd have fun and eat whatever I want.â
As expected of the Boss.
Kaneff replied with a rather brazen face.
But Kael was also a person who canât be just pushed by words.
âI donât think anything would change if I stayed here rather than going back to the family and spending the days in a boring way. Iâm going to send a formal letter to the Demon Lord in that regard.â
Kaneffâs face distorted when Kael said he was planning on permanently staying on the farm.
âOh, you really want to play with me, geezer?â
âDo you think that kind of threat will work on me? And from now on start acting like a grown-up. How long are you going to be acting like a spoiled child?â
âThis geezerâŠ!â
âOh, stop it, both of you.â
I intervened as the mood was getting weird.
âOthers canât eat properly because of you two. And Speranza is watching, arenât you ashamed?â
âHmmmâŠ.â
As soon as I mentioned Speranza, the two lowered their spirits with embarrassment.
Alfred and Lia, who were looking at each other, gave me a weird look for treating the two men who had a great position in the Demon world like that.
I know that they are in great positions, but right at this moment, in my eyes, they are just two people who are interrupting the meal.
When the atmosphere of awkwardness lingered in the Dining room, someone hurriedly opened the door of the Dining room and stepped inside.
It was Andras, who was away because of his work.
I spoke to him with a startled look.
â Andras. Youâre very early, arenât you? Didnât you say youâd be back only in the evening?â
âOh⊠Yes, I did say that in the morning. But suddenly I had some news to tell, so I came back in a hurry.â
He walked straight up to Kaneff with big steps.
âWhat?â
âItâs a letter to Mr. Kaneff.â
âMe?â
Kaneff accepted the letter with a casual look, but as soon as he read the name of the sender, his expression became a little stiff.
He tore off the enclosures, took out the contents, and immediately began to read.
He continued to read the letter to the end without stopping, complaining that there was too much unnecessary rhetoric.
Looking at Andras standing next to him with a nervous look, it seemed to contain important content.
The other members looked at Kaneff with a mixed look of tension and questions, similar to mine.
After a while, Kaneffâs expression after reading the contents was full of annoyance.
âWhat a⊠bother⊠Is this real? You didnât write it, did you, geezer?â
âMe, me? Thereâs no reason for me to impersonate that person and write a letter unless Iâm being crazy, is there?â
âWellâŠâ
I couldnât resist my curiosity and asked the question first.
âWho is it from, boss?â
âThis one? Whoâs there to make me bother?â
ââŠâŠ?â
âOf course, itâs from the Demon Lord.â
As soon as the name of Demon Lord was mentioned, everyoneâs expressions, except me and Speranza, hardened.
Kael, who had little change in his expression, opened his mouth again.
âWhat did the Lord say?â
âIt seems like thereâs someone that the Lord wants to meet.â