"What kind of woman are you?"
To say he hadn't thought about having a child would be wrong; he already had a physical relationship with two concubines in the harem.
To say he had thought about it would also be incorrect; he hadn't married an Empress from Royal lineage.
The old butler left to investigate the cause and effect. With his tight control over the Empire, finding out a woman and two infants won't be difficult, right?
*******
"Adam, Natalie and Bryan... You are already the 6th ring Mage.
Can you use magic?"
"Yes, Mother. We can..."
"Then, it's easy. I won't take you all to the Prince mansion. For now, Noah will teach you how to live like a human. Try not to show your face outside. Make a mask that covers your face from the nose bridge to the neck..."
I made a gesture with my hand to show them the appropriate amount they need to cover up.
"You can take off your masks when you think you are away from the officials or priests, but you should dye your hair before taking off your masks. Your faces are too eye-catching. Remember that..It's okay if you don't want to...Mother won't force you..."
Actually, I was not worried. Even if they were seen by Evan, he won't be suspicious because they are not related by blood.
I just have to act like we were not familiar with each other. It's not like there weren't similar people all over the world.
I called Noah and Liam in.
They should meet their siblings.
"Kids, they are your eldest brothers..."
"No, Mother. We are not!! We are the first generation.."
I frowned at what Liam said.
They were born to me but he said that they are not siblings.
"Mother, we are really not related as siblings. They can be defined as second generations from our point of view..." said Noah.
[ Veronica!! Explain!! ]
[ It's true. They are not siblings. If not, how can the elf tribe's population multiply? With just your little effort? Now you have three batches of elves, one first generation; Liam and Noah...Two second generations; Adam, Natalie and Bryan in one batch... Alex and Alice in another....]
Oh shit!! I covered my face with my hands. Why did today's information hurt me like this?
One more explosive than another.
[ So,in conclusion, they can marry each other. Wtf!!! It's not incest? ]
[ How can it be incest? They are not siblings...remember ...They are not siblings. Liam and Noah are brothers. Adam, Natalie and Bryan are siblings. Alex and Alice are twins. They can get married as long as they are not from the same batch.That's the fact.]
The old mother wilted like a flower in the hot water. Today is an unlucky day for me, right?
Melancholy !! It's funny. Only I feel that way now....
So, that's what made me the Progenitor. I was only responsible for the foundation.
"Mother, are you okay? We can be siblings if you want us to..."
Seven pairs of eyes are focused on me. I coughed to relieve my embarrassment...
"No need. I was just caught off guard.."
I introduced the seven children to each other. After that, I thought.... What now?
The plan couldn't keep up with the changes.
My plan was disturbed by the appearances of the children.
Is this what they call 'Nintendo'? Should I really leave my luck to Heaven?
Then, I sincerely thanked the goddess of fate, whose existence I wasn't even sure of.
[ Send inherited memories to the second generations, Veronica. ]
[ Master, I found some music files in the database and some instruments in the space. There are no ancient instruments like harp, Lyre and Lute.. or classic instruments like Violin, viola, cello and double bass. However, I found piano and modern instruments. They are not classic enough for the elegant elves in your imagination but enough to fool the living beings of this world, as there are no species called elf here. Do you want me to import the data?...]
[ Import!! Of course, must import ... Send them to me too. I also need to add some music cells into my brain. ]
We needed to learn as much as we could. The reputation of Elegant Elf can't be lost.
[ Take a look at your status, Master..]
Hmm, right....
I needed to look at my status. I was here with the excuse of retreat.
[ Show me ]
Gloria Avery Silverleaf [ Progenitor ]
Level : 7th ring Advanced Mage
Race : Elf Mother Tree[Small Tree ]
Gender : Female
Height : 5' 8"
Class : SSS
Talent : Archery, Healing, Holy Light, Holy Light ( Purification ), Alchemy
Occupation : Monarch
[ I'm 7th ring Advanced Mage!!! Awesome....But I'm 5th ring the last time I checked? And what about the talents? ]
[ It's the feedback from the S/SS level children. The talents are the talents of their lineage. Hehe.. it's their father's talents..]
[ No one called you mute even if you didn't talk Erase that line!! ]
[ I can't..]
I raised the middle finger to her. I asked myself, am I annoyed... or not?
I knew it, they are different. I ignored the formal names of Alex and Alice subconsciously and the fathers name in their status windows...
In Evans' case, just a touch didn't make him father.
But the blood made the difference. The Emperor became the father directly.
Alex Light Silverleaf and Alice Light Silverleaf .. Seems like my genes have the upper hand by looking at the last name Silverleaf.
F*ck it.
Do I have an ironic sense of humor?
The line "Father: Griffin Light Lewis" seemed to mock me in my face.
So glaring that I wanted to murder that hypocrite.
Alex and Alice, I should just hide them in the small world before I go back. If it was not discovered, it could be treated as if they didn't exist.
The three siblings? I told Noah to smuggle them out from the Temple one by one. With the lead of Noah, I believed the three children would become fishes in water in the human territory, in no time.
Yeah....
I kissed the foreheads of the twins.
"I am very sorry. Mother also wants to live with you. But the situation is a little difficult for me. Stay in the small world with your aunt Veronica, okay? Mother will take you out after we are back in the forest..."
Then, I put them into the small world.
[ Take care of them, Veronica ]
[ I'll, Master. Like you said, I am their aunt.]
I should prepare to implement plan B and plan C. I asked Veronica to pass all the data from her database into my consciousness. I had to speed up my kingdom building plan.
Agriculture, Urban planning, Architecture, Geography....
The most important things for the kingdom are food, clothes and available resources.
After that, religion was also an important factor.
First, I had to choose a place to define the geography of the Elf Kingdom. Next, create a hierarchy power. Add the culture and traditions laterIts easy for us, as we can just import the data directly in the form of inherited memories.
The difficult parts would be the population and then...economy and resources...
Forget it... I will attend the Academy for now. I needed to understand the Magic's role in this world to create my own system.
Calculating the time, the Academy was opened for nearly two months.
[ Veronica, cover up my level. The level of 5th ring Intermediate Mage should be enough. It's still eye-catching but not much. If my 7th ring level is shown blatantly, I think I will be caught as a monster. ]
After the three siblings were gone, I took my entourage back to the Prince's mansion.
*******
In the Palace of Bright Sun Empire....
Griffin vented all his accumulated anger in the training ground. It's been a week since the investigation showed no result. He even searches for infants all over the Capital city.
Still no sign of his offspring..
Sebastian stood near the benches with a towel in his hands. His face lowered, looking at his toes. He knew the source of the Emperor's anger. And he could do nothing about it. Who told the Emperor to forget about the one night stand or whatever....
Frustrated, Griffin threw away the sword in his hand to the target used for archery training and sat on the bench.
"Wet towel, Your Majesty.."
He took the wet towel from the steward and wiped it on his face unceremoniously. He couldn't even pretend like an elegant ruler. His patience to act was consumed by the pent up anger.
"Can't find the children among the infants? What about the Royal lineages I asked you to take note of?"
"There are only three ladies with Royal blood in the capital. Lady Ariel Rose Winslow; your cousin, Princess Eleanor Ray Levine; the princess of Sylvia and Princess Alexandra Snow Solace; the princess of Ice Paradise. Oh, one more.... Princess Gloria Avery Silverleaf .."
"Details..."
Griffin gestured with his hand, letting the steward go on
"Lady Winslow..."
"Skip her. She is impossible..."
"Princess Eleanor; 20 years old, 4th ring Novice Mage (Wood attribute). Arrived at the capital four months ago. Princess Alexandra; 21 years old, 4th ring Novice Mage (Ice attribute). Arrived at the Capital three months ago. They are both attending the Royal Academy. Princess Gloria; Age unknown, the Prince's attendant said she is a healer. She is preparing to attend the Royal Academy. I heard she is late because she was on a retreat three months ago..."
Griffin leaned back on the back rest of the bench. Taking in the information his steward found, he felt wrong everywhere. Everyone's details showed him that they are, in fact, impossible.
One detail caught his attention...
"Why is Glorias age unknown? Isn't she a five or six year old brat? I doubted her age, too. When she visited the Palace, I remembered she was 5th ring Intermediate Mage. I was a little surprised at that time .... "
"This old servant hasn't seen her. According to the Prince's attendant, she grew up into a teenager in a month. Now, she looked like a 14/15 year old girl. That kid even said.."
"Hmmm?.."
"He said her beauty was so overwhelming that the praising words such as 'gorgeous, stunning, charming, lovely, radiant and breathtaking' are not enough..."
"What? Hahahaha....."
Griffin busted out laughing. It was the first laugh in this week
Of course, he didn't believe it.