I quickly organized what I was doing and went back to the farm building with Andras.
Brought farm members together and explained the current situation.
Under these circumstances, I thought it would be better for Speranza to not hear about the baby Griffins, so I asked Lia to take care of Speranza for a while.
Me, Andras, and Alfred gathered in Kaneffâs room.
âDid Barbatos ask you to bring Sihyeon?â
âYes. Iâve just been contacted.â
âThose spineless b*stards. A few days ago, they ignored our opinions and took the baby Griffin at will, but now asking Sihyeon to come because they have a problem? Huh! Just ignore it!â
Kaneff snorted and showed his uncomfortable feelings.
Alfred also looked resentful as he recalled the feelings from that time.
âYouâre right, Mr. Kaneff. Theyâre the ones who took the baby griffins. I donât think we have any obligation to comply with their request.â
Kaneff nodded, seemingly agreeing to Alfredâs words.
In response, Andras spoke with a slightly confused look.
âI fully understand how you feel. What the Barbatos did to us was certainly rude, but itâs not their behavior that matters now. I donât think Grify and Finny are in a good situation right now.â
I rushed to Andras, feeling my heart throbbing.
âWhat happened to Grify and Finny? Whatâs wrong with them?â
âI havenât heard the exact situation either. They said itâs a matter about the baby griffins, so Iâve been told to bring Sihyeon as soon as possible.â
Itâs only been a few days, so it wouldnât be that big of a deal, right?
Are they struggling because they canât get used to the place? Or what did the Barbatos doâŠ?
Ominous feelings kept coming to my mind.
Kaneff and Alfred, who were reacting negatively, also crumpled their faces.
All the farm members loved Grify and Finny so much.
They couldnât bear to maintain their cool if the issue was about the little griffins.
Andras briefly examined the mood of the rest and spoke again cautiously.
âWhat shall we do? Rejecting their request will not be a disadvantage to us. The Griffins had already left our hands the moment they took them.â
âWait, Andras! If the baby griffins are in a bad situation, they could have bought them here, right? Is there any reason for us to bow down and listen to their request?â
âThis is my guess, but the young griffins in the Barbatos family canât be moved easily. Itâs most likely related to the various problems within the family.â
I couldnât understand Andrasâ explanation, but Alfred quietly shut his mouth as if he could guess something.
Kaneff lamented, kicking his tongue with a bitter look.
âTsk tsk⊠after all, this is how things go. Damn f*ckâŠ.â
There was a heavy silence in the room for a moment.
Soon, everyoneâs eyes turned to me.
As usual, it seemed like they would leave the decision to me.
Obviously, I didnât like the Barbatosâ behavior of taking the baby Griffins away.
But I was more worried about the baby Griffins than wanting to get even with them.
When Grify and Finny left the farm, the moment when they cried anxiously and pitifully kept ringing in my head.
The decision did not take so long.
âI think I should go. I donât like their behavior, but I canât turn a blind eye to Grify and Finny.â
âOh. I knew it. An expected answer from the Master PushoverâŠâ
Kaneff frowned as if he didnât like my decision.
But he didnât block or condemn my choice.
He just grumbled like a distressed child.
âIf youâre going to go, hurry up and leave. Iâm going to take a nap.â
Everyone smiled slightly at Kaneffâs response.
I, Andras, and Alfred completed the preparations for going to the Barbatos family.
Andras immediately made preparation for dimension leap magic.
âAndras, are we going to take a leap right into the Barbatos mansion?â
âThatâs right. They told me the coordinates so that I could move directly to the family mansion.â
âWow⊠It must have been very urgent.â
Alfred explained on behalf of the busy Andras as I looked like I didnât understand their conversation.
âDimensional leap coordinates that can lead directly inside the family mansion are not usually told to the outsiders. There are chances of getting used for infiltration, so itâs dangerous to leak it.â
âOhâŠâ
âBut their willingness to give us those coordinates proves that itâs urgent.â
I understood and nodded.
âSo for the safety of the family, every family changes their dimensional leap coordinates periodically. Maybe the Barbatos will also change their coordinates as soon as theyâre done with us.â
As expected of Andras, the farmâs chief explainer.
While preparing for the dimensional leap magic, he hurriedly added an explanation.
âIâm ready. Weâre running out of time, so letâs move on.â
Andras immediately cast the dimensional leap magic as soon the preparations were done.
A powerful flow of magic began to flow around us.
My eyes turned white as I felt the dizzy sensation that I am now used to.
After a while, the voice of Andras came along with the surrounding crowd.
âI think weâve arrived properly.â
âOh! Youâre really here. Itâs nice to see you again.â
When I heard a familiar voice, I naturally turned my head.
My vision, which had been blurry for a moment, was focused, and I was able to quickly identify the owner of the voice.
âMr.Bebetoâ
âYou can just call me Bebeto. Itâs an honor to meet you again, Sir. Sihyeon.â
Bebeto welcomed me, followed by a brief greeting to Andras and Alfred.
âWeâre in a hurry, so Iâll take you to the mansion right away. Forgive me for my rudeness.â
We followed Bebetoâs lead.
As we left the inside of the building where the Dimensional Leap coordinates were located, the soldiers guarding the entrance blocked our way for a while.
When Bebeto showed something out of his arms, the soldiers immediately gave way.
The solemn atmosphere was completely different from when I visited the Schnarpe mansion.
I was astonished at the size of the huge mansion, which became visible little by little.
It was incomparable to the house of the Schnarpe family, which I thought to be large.
âI guess it was true that the mansion we used to stay in wasnât that big. Itâs incredibly large.â
âCOUGH, the mansion Sihyeon visited is not one of our familyâs main houses. If we have a chance later, Iâll take you to Schnarpeâs main house and show you around.â
Andras coughed and showed off his pride in his family.
For some reason, the appearance was cute and a smile formed on my face.
While whispering and talking, we entered the entrance to the splendid mansion.
Bebeto walked quickly out of the aisle of the mansion.
It was not as much as the Demon Lord Castle, but there were long corridors that felt like I would get lost quickly if I was left alone.
âHere it is.â
Bebeto stopped in front of a room and carefully opened the door.
Female Demons in the Maid costume in the room were surprised and looked at us.
âMr. Bebeto?â
âYes. We have important guests, so please wait quietly.â
Bebeto, who was greeted roughly, led us into the room.
There was a luxurious cradle for babies to use.
When I approached carefully and checked inside, there was Grify and Finny.
As soon as I saw the baby Griffins, my head got filled with joy, Panic, anger, sadness, and doubtâŠâŠ
All the negative thoughts that filled my head made my body tremble.
âNOâŠâ
âWhat the hellâŠâ
âHuh⊠NO WAYâŠâ
Not just me, but Andras and Alfred also couldnât speak properly when they saw the baby Griffin.
To our response, Bebeto fiddled with his hands together with a restless expression.
â BiiiâŠp
â BbiiiâŠp.. Bbiii⊠P⊠Bii⊠PâŠ
Grify and Finny looked up at me with difficulty, instinctively noticing that I was here.
I was choked up by their weak cry.
âYeah, itâs meâŠâŠguys.â
â Bi..i..p.
â Bi⊠âŠii⊠âŠp⊠âŠ
In a voice slightly submerged in emotions, I called Grify and Finny.
As I slowly reached out my hand, they approached me desperately and rubbed their heads.
I wrapped my hands around them and hugged them carefully.
The weight of the children had become too light in a few days.
How hard it must have been for these guys who had a hard time leaving the farm.
I almost burst into tears.
Behind the dark and sad feelings, unbearable anger soared.
Quite naturally, this intense emotion was directed at Bebeto, who was next to me.
âMr.Be ⊠âŠno, Bebeto! What the hell happened to these kids? You have to explain it properly.â
Despite being as restrained as possible, my voice contained indisputable anger.
Bebeto made excuses in a flustered hurry.
âWell, I donât know. I saw baby griffins on the farm, and this is the second time Iâve seen them here today. Iâm telling you the truth. Believe me.â
âThen⊠who the hellâŠ?â
BANG
Suddenly, as if answering my question, someone opened the door and appeared with the soldiers.
âItâs been a whileâŠâ
It was Roedin Barbatos, who came to the farm a few days ago.
âAs you can see, the baby Griffins have been feeling a little under the weather lately, so we called you here. If you donât mind, can you stay here and take care of the baby griffins? Weâll give you enough compensation.â
âHahahahahahahahahaâŠâ
A disappointing laugh burst out my mouth without me knowing.
I wasnât even angry at Roedinâs shameless attitude..
After a moment, I asked in a calm voice.
âWhat the hell happened to these kids? Did you feed Hap properly?â
âWe tried to feed them as much as we could, but for some reason⊠they refused toâŠ..â
âThey refused to eat for no reason? Are you sure?â
Roedin remained silent throughout my interrogation.
My eyes towards him began to show stronger distrust.
Children who were so healthy could not have refused to eat for no reason.
Obviously, there was something more.
I stared at Roedin with an attitude that I would not deal with him if he didnât answer properly.
He frowned slightly and opened his mouth helplessly.
âIt seems that there was a bit of a problem with things inside the family.â
âINSIDE THE FAMILYâŠâŠINSIDE THE FAMILYâŠ.. Is that how the Barbatos deal with everything? You donât have any consideration for the other person, huh!â
ââŠYouâre talking a little too much.â
âIâm too much? What youâve done to these children is too much!â
I was outraged and I uttered words in a loud voice.
Grify and Finny trembled in my arms as if they were anxious.
I wanted to curse at them, but I lowered my voice in case it had a bad effect on the children.
âI donât think we need to talk more. Iâll take these kids back to the farm. I canât leave them in a place like this anymore.â
âWhat?â
âTake care of them here, or leave the baby griffins and go back quietly.â
ââŠâŠâŠ.What if I canât?â
âI hope you havenât forgotten where you are. Iâd like to keep our familyâs benefactor as a guest until the end.â
Contrary to Roedinâs polite words, the soldiers who came with him began to exude a ferocious atmosphere.
The maids in the room turned pale, and rushed back, while Bebeto did not know what to do with the harsh atmosphere.
A cold voice came out of Andrasâs mouth.
âI didnât expect the Barbatos family to be this rude⊠âŠand itâs very disappointing.â
âIf you had just met our demands, there would have been no problem. Make a wise judgmentâŠâ
Roedin was consistent in his manner and was obviously mocking us.
Without a word, Alfred put his hand on the handle of the sword and raised his spirits.
There was a sharp clash with eyes between Alfred and the soldiers in the room.
There was tension on both sides that could not reach an agreement.
I held the baby Griffin in my arms with a firm heart.
At that momentâŠ
âWhat are you doing? What a rude thing to do to important guests of the family!â
Tension shattered like glass at the angry voice of a woman.