The Spirit King and Cicerius (2)
“This one is Riou, Lyuu’s daughter. This one is Sakuya, Lefi’s son. By the way, Setsu was born in between the two, so she’s a little sister to Riou and an older sister to Sakuya.” (Yuki)
[Well…both of them certainly have the looks of their parents. Mm, mm, it is a wonderful new life.] (Spirit King Ygg-Drazil)
“It’s true, the quality of their magic power is easily recognizable, and they are adorable children, just like their parents. Hmmm, how precious, witnessing the birth of a new life. It gives us vitality.” (Cicerius)
[I totally agree. I have lived a long time, but it is moments like this that make me look forward to living a little more.] (Spirit King)“I understand. We must find pleasure in living. If we become bored with everything and spend our time wandering aimlessly, we are as good as dead. But thanks to moments like this, we can feel our emotions swinging, we can feel life. I’m looking forward to seeing these kids grow up, and that’s what gives me even more strength to live onward.” (Cicerius)
[Mm-hmm…I strongly agree with that, as well.] (Spirit King)
Looking at the faces of the babies that Lefi and Lyuu were holding respectively, the King of Spirits and Grandma Cicerius were even more excited than before.
I feel… the same, kind of.
King of Spirits and Grandma Cicerius were so familiar with each other.
“Spirit King, I promised to let you hold my child, didn’t I? Here.” (Lefi)
[Mm…thanks.] (Spirit King)“Cicerius-san, would you like to hold my child?” (Lyuu)
“Yes, I would like to do that. Thank you.” (Cicerius)
Then, being careful not to wake the sleeping pair, the Spirit King took Sakuya in his arms and Old Lady Cicerius took Riou in hers.
The King of Spirits held Sakuya in his arms, or rather, from another perspective, Sakuya seemed to be floating in the air on his own.
It was quite a strange sight.
[…It’s warm. Well, how lovely a juvenile creature is.] (Spirit King)
“Leficious, you should take them to the Dragon Village one of these days. Since the Demon Lord, the king of the Dragon Clan, is their parent, you could say that both of these children are related to the Dragon Clan, and I’m sure those old people will be happy to see a child from your family for the first time in a long time.” (Cicerius)
“To the village? Well, I suppose so. When the children are a little older, perhaps the whole family can go there again.” (Lefi)
Lefi nodded in agreement to Old Lady Cicerius’ words.
To the Dragon Village, which she hated so much before, huh?
“Hmm? What is it?” (Lefi)
“No, nothing.” (Yuki)
She didn’t seem to be bothered by it, and I answered with a smile.
But still, come to think of it, Riou, who had the characteristics of a war wolf, could also be said to be of dragon descent.
Although I’ve stopped being the Demon Emperor, I still possessed the position of Dragon King for nothing.
The Dragon King was not as important as the King of other races, so it was easier for me to accept that title.
The Dragons may crown me as a King, but that didn’t mean that I could rule over them.
[…alright. I would like to give them my blessings as gifts on this happy occasion. I had a hard time deciding, but eventually, there was nothing else that I could give them that I was confident of, so…] (Spirit King)
“Hmm? Can our children accept your blessings?” (Yuki)
[It seems so. Perhaps these children have inherited some form of the Demon Lord’s amorphous vessel.] (Spirit King)
…I forgot to mention that the blessings that the Spirit King could give were not something that he could give to just anyone.
I have an amorphous vessel, as well as Illuna, but I have it because of my peculiarity as a Demon Lord, and Illuna had it because of her inborn talent.
So these kids inherited my physical peculiarity.
“Oh, wait a minute, it was very painful when it happened to me, but is it safe to do this to a baby…?” (Yuki)
[That will not be a problem. It won’t be like your time.] (Spirit King)
“Then… okay, I’ll leave it to you. Thank you.” (Yuki)
