As soon as the news broke that his daughter had returned, Lord Schrnape, Esbern, immediately came to the farm.
âFatherâŠâ
Lilia, who had just washed up, looked surprised when she saw Esbern arriving. And she bowed her head as if she was apologetic.
Esbern strode up to Lilia and asked.
âLilia, are you hurt?â
âNo, I am fine, Father.â
It was a little blunt, but there was a warm feeling in it.
After looking at his daughterâs face, Esbern seemed to be relieved.
He gently hugged his restless daughter in both arms and swept her back.
âIâm glad you came back safely.â
âIâm sorry, Iâll never do such a dangerous thing next time.â
âYes.â
Lilia, held in her fatherâs warm arms, had a smile that she had never shown before.
Watching the heartwarming father and daughter, I wanted to quickly go to Earth and see my mother and Speranza.
Other farm members also watched the two with happy smiles.
Except for one personâŠ
âWhat? How long are you guys going to do that?â
Kaneff, who looked somewhat dissatisfied, barged in.
âThings went well, still, Sihyeon, Andras, and Ryan have been through a lot. Even if you pay off your debt later, how can you forgive that tomboy so easily? When did the Schnarpe family rules become so soft?â
Andras and Lilia flinched at the words filled with thorns.
âBoss, why are you suddenly being grumpy? We shouldnât tell others what to do about their family.â
âAre not even annoyed? You suffered because of someone elseâs family.â
Esbern agreed with Kaneff, releasing Lilia in his arms.
âI know my daughter has caused you a lot of trouble. This debt will be paid in the name of the Schnarpe family. And you donât have to worry about Liliaâs punishment.â
ââŠâŠ?â
âMy wife has already prepared thoroughly. From basic etiquette class, we also have prepared teachers to build her mindset and discipline as a hostess of a noble family. Sheâll be stuck in the mansion for at least a few months.â
âOh, father?â
âThere is also an opinion in the family to find a suitable fiance for her on this occasion and get them engaged. My wife also seems to be thinking positively about it.â
As Esbernâs mouth spilled out the things he had been preparing, Liliaâs face got paler and paler.
She shook off her fatherâs hand and ran toward me.
âI, Iâm not going home. I want to be with Brother Sihyeon. Brother Sihyeon, can I stay here?â
Lilia asked me with a desperate look.
It was a little sad, but there was only one action I could take.
âLilia. If you do something wrong, of course, you have to take responsibility for it.â
âUgh!â
âDonât put the Lord in any more trouble, and just return to the family.â
I thought it was too much to get engaged all of a sudden because of one mistake, but I couldnât say anything about what the family decided.
As I spoke softly to Lilia, Kaneff looked satisfied, while Lia and Alfred looked at Lilia sadly.
Lilia looked at her brother as the last resort. However, Andras also shook his head and responded firmly.
When she realized that she had no one on her side, she dropped her head and went to Esbernâs side.
Like that, the missing case of Andrasâ sister got closed, and I was able to return to my usual farm life after safely returning the tomboy to the Schnarpe family.
If there was one thing that was different from before, it was I sometimes get a call from Lilia, who was stuck in her familyâs mansion, and bored.
There was also one more thing that changed, the surveillance of the Angels on Earth had intensified.
After taking Lilia to the Demon world, a couple of Angels frequently came to Ryanâs office.
Ashmir, the Surveillance officer, treated me with a neutral attitude, but the Angels who identified themselves as âExecutive officersâ treated me with a very coercive attitude.
I felt very bad about the attitude of the Angels, but I agreed to be low-key at Ryanâs advice and I couldnât help it now.
Sometimes I thought of Bellion, whom I met in a strange world.
There were still a lot of unanswered questions about it, but it got pushed away by my busy daily life, and I quickly forgot about it.
It began to rain on the farm after a long time.
The rain and strong winds were much stronger than I thought, so the farm members moved busily.
It was not easy to check everything around the facilities of the farm.
I checked the Yakums, the barn, and the stable.
Thanks to the usual good management, there was no big problem with drainage, and the barn, which was extended with the help of the Barbatos family, protected the Yakums from the rain.
Lia checked the inside of the farm building. She checked if the windows of the building were properly closed, and organized the laundry.
Andras checked the grain of the farm and the strawberry fields. In particular, the strawberry field was about to be harvested, so it seemed like he prepared to prevent strawberries from being hurt by the rain and wind. Alfred also followed Andras and helped him with the strawberry field.
Now, thanks to the huge increase in the size of the strawberry field, Elden Villagers had to move their bodies restlessly to protect the field from the rain.
âPhew! Itâs over.â
I straightened my back after finishing checking the drainage and organizing the inside of the barn.
When I was stretching, Bighorn came closer to me.
-Booo woo wooo.
It felt as if he was saying [good job].
I smiled and slapped him on the side.
âIâve done everything I can. Iâll leave the rest to you now, Leader.â
-Boo Woo wooo!
âI should go rest now. Donât overdo it and rest properly.â
Even in such bad weather, Big horn never stops being wary, and I said him to rest with a little concern.
As if my emotions got conveyed, Bighorn nodded a little.
I felt proud of the reaction of Bighorn. Once again, I hit him on the side and smiled pleasantly.
I left the barn by saying goodbye to Yakums.
The rain, which had slowed down for a while, was about to pour down heavier again.
I had been walking around in the rain since morning, so I was soaked even on the inside of my raincoat.
I finished almost all my work roughly, so I thought of going in and washing up quickly.
I wanted to change into neat clothes and relax a bit.
âPapa!â
â Biip biip!
â Biip biip!
I heard Speranza and baby Griffins calling me from behind.
Itâs not much different from usualâŠâŠbut the sense I learned as a guardian of the children warned me of something.
With a slight tremor, I slowly turned my head back.
âPapa! Are you done with your work?â
âUh⊠yeah, itâs over. But Speranza seems to have had a lot of fun with Grify and Finny.â
âUn! I had a lot of fun. Right guys?
â Biip! Biip!
Biip!
The Griffins, excited by Speranzaâs question, answered by flapping their wings.
ââŠâŠâ
Normally, I would have laughed together at the innocent appearance of the children, but now I couldnât laugh sincerely.
No wonder I had a chilling sensationâŠ
Speranza and Griffins in cute raincoats were all covered in mud.
When I removed the mud from Speranzaâs silver hair, she smiled as if it felt good.
âPhew⊠Letâs go in and wash up before you guys catch a cold. How about everyone taking a bath together?â
âYay together.â
Biip!
â Biip biip!
The children jumped up and down and rejoiced but I couldnât.
Looking at the mud between Speranzaâs hair and Griffinâs hair, a helpless smile came out of my mouth.
âOh, Sihyeon and Speranzaâ
âSenior, are you coming down now?â
Lia and Alfred, who were in the living room, came out to greet us, who came after washing up.
I nodded with an exhausted look.
âIt got a little late while giving a bath to Speranza and Griffins.â
âOh my! Did you bathe the kids by yourself?â
âYou should have asked for help. I could have helped you bathe the Griffins.â
âItâs okay. You worked hard on the strawberry field. The same goes for Lia, you had your hands full .â
To be honest, I thought about asking for help, but I just washed the children alone because I felt bad since everyone was having a hard time because of the things I started.
Thanks to this, it took an hour and a half just washing up.
At least I was skilled at giving baths to the children, so it did not exceed two hours.
âSihyeon, wait for a little. Iâll get you some hot tea and snacks right away.â
Lia quickly went to the kitchen and prepared tea and snacks.
I leaned on the cozy couch with a cup of warm tea.
The comfort of the sofa, the tiredness accumulated from moving busily since morning, and the freshness after washing added to it, I felt a strange pleasure.
Speranza, who also seemed to be infected with a drowsy feeling, stuck tightly to my side and made a comfortable expression.
At that time, when we were enjoying our healing time without any conversation, Andras and Kaneff appeared in the living room.
Andras looked as if he had washed himself out, just like us, and Kaneff⊠as usual had his disheveled appearance.
âThank you, Andras, for taking care of the strawberry field. You must have had a hard time since this morning.â
âNo, not much as Sihyeonâs.â
While greeting Andras, Kaneff naturally went to his usual seat and flopped down.
âHaaaaâŠ. Did you guys done preparing for the storm?â
âIâve done everything I can. Later, when the rain and wind subside, I want to make sure the situation is okay.â
âHmm. Really?â
âBy the way, what brings you here, Boss? You donât come out of your room at all in this weather.â
Normally, Kaneff was lazy to come out of his room, but he didnât want to come out even more in bad weather. In particular, on a stormy day like this, he stayed in his room, and even refused to come to the dining room to eat.
Other farm members also had a similar question and waited for Kaneffâs answer.
But he brought up something that had nothing to do with the question.
âThen everyone is going to stay inside all day today, right?â
âPerhaps? Iâve finished the urgent work early in the morning, so if thereâs nothing special, I wonât go out to the stormy place.â
Kaneff smiled strangely, while his eyes shined.
âHuhu. Then itâs not fun if you just space out all day, right? Itâs rare for everyone to get together in such a relaxed manner, so shouldnât we do something fun to enjoy the time together?â
âHmm⊠What is he trying to do this time?â
Everyone couldnât hide their confused expressions because it was completely different from the usual Kaneff who was bothered by everything.
âBut itâs not fun if we just do something. I think itâll be fun to make a bet. For example, the person who wins the betâŠ.â
ââŠâŠ?â
ââŠâŠ?â
âGets the chance to go out to the other world together with Sihyeon on his next vacationâŠâ